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Figure 3: NSX Use Cases
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Figure 3: NSX Use Cases
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Virtual fibre-channel-hyperv-tb
1. DATA CENTER
Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V
Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V, a new technology available in Microsoft
Windows Server 2012, allows direct access to Fibre Channel (FC) shared
storage by multiple guest virtual machine (VM) partitions. Combined with
the Brocade cloud-optimized Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN)
infrastructure, this new capability simplifies connectivity between Fibre
Channel SAN storage and Hyper-V applications and offers unprecedented
levels of availability, scalability, and operational efficiency for virtualized
workloads and cloud architectures.
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CONTENTS
Contents................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Technology Overview........................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Technology Requirements..............................................................................................................................................4
Use Cases ........................................................................................................................................................................4
Distributed Workload Clustering ....................................................................................................................................4
Live Migration..................................................................................................................................................................5
MPIO Functionality ..........................................................................................................................................................5
Virtual SAN Support.........................................................................................................................................................6
The Brocade Advantage.................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Highest Levels of Availability ..........................................................................................................................................7
Unmatched Performance and Scalability......................................................................................................................7
Operational Efficiency.....................................................................................................................................................9
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
To gain the full benefits of server virtualization and cloud architectures, virtualized workloads need to connect easily
and reliably to existing SANs. For many enterprise organizations, Hyper-V deployments were limited in scale and
scope because they lacked the ability to directly connect VMs to Fibre Channel SAN storage from inside a VM.
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 now provides virtual Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) ports within the guest
operating system that runs the virtual machine, connecting virtual machines directly to Fibre Channel SAN Logical
Unit Numbers (LUNs). Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V provides several important advantages for Hyper-V
environments:
• Simplifies storage connectivity for virtualized workloads to ultra-reliable, high-performance Fibre
Channel SAN storage
• Enables new solutions that require shared storage, such as failover clustering, live migration, and
multipath I/O
• Leverages and protects existing investments in Fibre Channel storage
• Enables advanced FC SAN storage functionality for VMs
o Facilitates migration of FC workloads into the cloud
o Enables improved monitoring and troubleshooting, with visibility from the VM to the FC SAN
storage
o Enables centralized management of Ethernet and FC-based virtualized workloads
Combining Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V and the Brocade® Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure greatly simplifies
connectivity between Fibre Channel SAN storage and virtualized applications, enabling enterprise IT and hosting
providers to achieve new levels of availability, reliability, and scalability for cloud-based services.
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TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V (also referred to as Synthetic Fibre Channel) provides VM guest operating systems
with direct access to a Fibre Channel SAN by using a standard World Wide Name (WWN) associated with a virtual
machine. With this new capability, Hyper-V users can now use Fibre Channel SANs to virtualize workloads that
require direct access to SAN LUNs. Fibre Channel SANs also allow you to deploy new solutions, such as running the
Failover Clustering feature inside the guest operating system of a virtual machine connected to shared Fibre Channel
storage.
Mid-range and high-end storage arrays are capable of advanced storage functionality that helps offload certain
management tasks from the hosts to the FC SAN. Virtual Fibre Channel presents an alternate hardware-based I/O
path to the Windows software virtual hard disk stack, allowing the use of advanced functionality offered by FC SAN
storage directly from Hyper-V virtual machines. For example, you can use Hyper-V to offload storage functionality—
like taking a snapshot of a LUN--on the FC SAN hardware by using a hardware-based Volume Shadow Copy Service
(VSS) provider from within a Hyper-V virtual machine.
Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V guests use the existing N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) T11 standard to map multiple
virtual N_Port IDs to a single physical Fibre Channel N_Port. A new NPIV port is created on the host each time you
start a virtual machine that is configured with a virtual HBA. When the virtual machine stops running on the host, the
NPIV port is removed.
Technology Requirements
Brocade SAN environments using Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V require the following:
• One or more installations of Windows Server 2012 with the Hyper-V role installed. Hyper-V requires a
computer with processor support for hardware virtualization.
• A computer with one or more Fibre Channel HBAs with HBA driver support for Virtual Fibre Channel.
While the solution works with any HBA that supports Virtual Fibre Channel, updated Brocade HBA
drivers are included in-box with Windows Server 2012 to simplify deployment. The HBA ports to be
used with virtual Fibre Channel should be set up in a Fibre Channel topology that supports NPIV.
• A Brocade NPIV-enabled SAN
• Virtual machines configured to use a virtual Fibre Channel adapter, which must use Windows Server
2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012 as the guest operating system
• Storage accessed through virtual Fibre Channel support devices that present LUNs. Virtual Fibre
Channel LUNs cannot be used as boot media.
Use Cases
Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V allows the direct connection to Fibre Channel LUNs from within a virtual machine,
allowing the use of existing Fibre Channel investments for Hyper-V virtualized workloads. Virtual Fibre Channel for
Hyper-V also enables the use of any advanced storage functionality directly from the VMs. In addition, Virtual Fibre
Channel enables many new related capabilities, including distributed workload clustering, live migration, Multipath
I/O (MPIO), and virtual SANs, which are briefly discussed later in this document.
Distributed Workload Clustering
Clustering applications such as Microsoft Exchange or SQL Server that are running on multiple VMs allows workloads
to be distributed between VMs. Clustering high availability applications in this way allows workload balancing for
increased utilization and efficiency, as well as performing routine maintenance of individual VMs without disturbing
the workload. In the event of an application failure, the application can be migrated to another VM without any
disruption.
The new Virtual Fibre Channel feature allows VM clustering across a Fibre Channel SAN, allowing clustered Microsoft
Exchange, SQL Server and other key applications to leverage a highly available, highly resilient, and highly scalable
FC SAN infrastructure.
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Live Migration
Virtual Fibre Channel enables live migration of VMs without any reconfiguration of the SAN. To support live migration
of virtual machines across Hyper-V hosts while maintaining Fibre Channel connectivity, two WWNs are configured for
each virtual Fibre Channel adapter, as shown in Figure 1: Set A and Set B. Hyper-V automatically alternates between
the Set A and Set B WWN addresses during a live migration. This ensures that all LUNs are available on the
destination host before the migration and that no downtime occurs during the migration.
Figure 1. Alternating WWN addresses during a live migration.
MPIO Functionality
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 can use the MPIO functionality to ensure continuous connectivity to Fibre Channel
storage from within a virtual machine. You can use MPIO functionality with Fibre Channel in the following ways:
• Use MPIO for host access. Install multiple Fibre Channel ports on the host, and use MPIO to provide
highly available connectivity to the LUNs that are accessible by the host.
• Virtualize workloads that use MPIO. Configure multiple virtual Fibre Channel adapters inside a virtual
machine, and use a separate copy of MPIO within the guest operating system of the virtual machine to
connect to the LUNs that the virtual machine can access. This configuration can coexist with a host
MPIO setup.
• Use different Device-Specific Modules (DSMs) for the host or each virtual machine. This approach
allows live migration of the virtual machine configuration, including the configuration of DSM and
connectivity between hosts, and compatibility with existing server configurations and DSMs.
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Virtual SAN Support
Hyper-V enables IT administrators to define virtual FC SANs on the host to accommodate scenarios where a single
Hyper-V host is connected to different SANs through multiple Fibre Channel ports. A virtual SAN defines a named
group of physical Fibre Channel ports that are connected to the same physical SAN.
For example, consider a scenario in which a Hyper-V host is connected to two FC SANs—a production SAN and a test
SAN. The host is connected to each SAN through two physical Fibre Channel ports. In this example, two virtual SANs
are configured—one named “Production SAN,” which has two physical Fibre Channel ports connected to the
production SAN, and one named “Test SAN,” which has two physical Fibre Channel ports connected to the test SAN.
IT administrators can use the same technique to name two separate paths to a single storage target.
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 enables the configuration of up to four virtual Fibre Channel adapters on a
virtual machine, and it associates each adapter with a virtual SAN. Each virtual Fibre Channel adapter
connects with one WWN address (or two WWN addresses, to support live migration), and each WWN
address can be set automatically or manually.
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THE BROCADE ADVANTAGE
As the industry leader in cloud-optimized Fibre Channel storage fabrics and a strategic Microsoft technology partner,
Brocade delivers unprecedented capabilities for Hyper-V Fibre Channel environments. With an in-box Windows Server
2012 adapter driver that supports the new Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V feature, virtualized FC workloads can be
deployed quickly and easily. Brocade also offers an NPIV-enabled SAN with unmatched availability, performance, and
scalability, meeting the needs of demanding I/O-intensive virtualized workloads. With new levels of management
visibility from the VM to the LUN, Brocade also enables improved monitoring, Quality of Service (QoS), and
troubleshooting capabilities, ensuring maximum uptime and operational efficiency for Hyper-V environments (as
shown in Figure 2).
Figure 2. Brocade offers a robust, NPIV-enabled SAN infrastructure for optimized Hyper-V environments.
Highest Levels of Availability
Brocade Fibre Channel technology continues to be the solution of choice for highly virtualized enterprise and cloud
environments. With almost 99.9999 percent availability, Brocade Fibre Channel SANs deliver the reliability and
resiliency required to support virtualized mission-critical workloads and increasing virtual machine densities.
Brocade support for the Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V feature means that customers can now leverage their
highly available, highly resilient Brocade Fibre Channel SAN to support VM clustering and live migration, ensuring
non-stop application availability. In addition, Multipath I/O (MPIO) functionality can be used to ensure continuous
connectivity to Fibre Channel SAN storage from within a virtual machine, further increasing availability.
Brocade also offers proactive monitoring and advanced diagnostics capabilities that extend to Hyper-V hosts to
identify potential problems before they have an operational impact. For example, Brocade Diagnostic Port (D-Port)
capabilities non-intrusively test and verify transceiver and cable health to ensure link-level integrity from the SAN
core to the server edge. Not only does this accelerate fabric deployment, it identifies and isolates optics and cable
problems faster, reducing downtime.
Unmatched Performance and Scalability
Brocade leads the industry in transitioning Fibre Channel to 16 gigabits per second (Gbps), setting a new benchmark
for performance and scalability to effectively handle the peaks and valleys created by dynamic applications and
virtualized workloads. With a non-blocking SAN architecture and ultra-low latency, Brocade ensures maximum
throughput with full-duplex, line-rate 16 Gbps FC across the storage fabric.
Brocade also leads the industry in I/O performance through integrated adapter and switch technology. Delivering
over one million IOPS per dual-port adapter, the award-winning Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter extends the
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intelligence and advanced fabric services of Brocade FC fabrics into Hyper-V hosts. With support for N_Port Trunking,
users can have a 32 Gbps FC pipe that can be shared by multiple NPIV Virtual Fibre Channel ports, and they can still
use MPIO on top of Virtual Fibre Channel ports for high availability. Together with frame level load balancing and VM-
aware QoS, the Brocade 1860 delivers unmatched levels of performance and fault tolerance for demanding Hyper-V
mission-critical workloads. The Brocade 1860 also offloads tasks from Hyper-V onto the adapter, to reduce CPU
overhead and enable line-rate performance.
To ensure overall SAN optimized performance as the Hyper-V infrastructure grows and evolves, Brocade offers
unique capabilities, such as Top Talkers and Bottleneck Detection. Top Talkers identifies which data flows are
consuming the most bandwidth and correlates the top flows to the associated Hyper-V VM, identifying which hosts
may be causing issues. Figure 3 illustrates a VM Top Talker and associated Hyper-V host name through Brocade
Network Advisor.
Figure 3. Brocade Network Advisor identifies a VM Top Talker flow along with the source Hyper-V host name.
Bottleneck Detection identifies hot spots in the fabric-—caused by a slow draining device, for instance-—and
identifies which Hyper-V VMs are affected by the bottleneck. By selecting the Virtual Fibre Channel port and clicking
on the Properties button, a dialog (shown in Figure 4) is launched that shows the Hyper-V VMs affected by the
bottleneck.
Figure 4. Brocade Network Advisor identifies Hyper-V hosts that are impacted by bottlenecks.
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Reported through Brocade Network Advisor, Top Talkers and Bottleneck Detection give server administrators critical
information about the performance of Hyper-V hosts, SAN, and storage resources, to keep Hyper-V application
performance optimized.
Operational Efficiency
Virtualization and cloud-based architectures allow organizations to consolidate, simplify, and automate their IT
resources to increase business agility while reducing capital and operational expenditures. Brocade offers unique
technologies and capabilities that help IT achieve these objectives in Hyper-V Fibre Channel environments.
The industry-leading throughput performance, scalability, and port density of the Brocade FC SAN switch platforms
enable maximum consolidation, reducing VM infrastructure complexity. The Brocade 1860 and its Brocade AnyIO™
technology also facilitates consolidation, allowing organizations to consolidate multiple Network Interface Cards
(NICs) and HBAs while maintaining isolation, QoS, and bandwidth allocations for different Hyper-V workloads. The
Brocade 1860 also allows organizations to leverage highly optimized virtual server platforms to maximize VM and
application density.
In addition, the NPIV deployment in Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V allows increased visibility into the storage fabric
from the VM. Rather than simply displaying the WWN, Brocade Network Advisor provides the detailed information
available about a specific VM, including VM Name, VM Status, VM Memory Assigned, VM CPU Usage, and other VM
properties (shown in Figure 5), accelerating fault isolation and troubleshooting in VM environments. Device
tree/topology visualization of the NPIV support in Brocade Network Advisor is shown in Figure 6.
When using a Brocade HBA in conjunction with Virtual Fibre Channel, users can also monitor the LUN-level profile
that is associated to the VMs.
Figure 5. The properties dialog provides detailed information about a specific VM.
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Figure 6. The device tree/topology visualization available through Brocade Network Advisor.
In addition, Brocade Network Advisor consolidates SAN switch and adapter management under a single pane-of-
glass, providing health and performance statistics in simple, at-a-glance views. Brocade Network Advisor also
seamlessly integrates with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) for centralized control of Hyper-V
environments. This single consolidated view means that server administrators need less training and fewer tools,
increasing productivity.