Big gains with little virtual Machines: VMware Lab Manager. Sumeet Mehra Application & Management Solution Specialist 16 th October 2008

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1 Big gains with little virtual Machines: VMware Lab Manager Sumeet Mehra Application & Management Solution Specialist 16 th October 2008

2 Disclaimer This session may contain product features that are currently under development. This session/overview of the new technology represents no commitment from VMware to deliver these features in any generally available product. Features are subject to change, and must not be included in contracts, purchase orders, or sales agreements of any kind. Technical feasibility and market demand will affect final delivery. Pricing and packaging for any new technologies or features discussed or presented have not been determined. These features are representative of feature areas under development. Feature commitments are subject to change, and must not be included in contracts, purchase orders, or sales agreements of any kind. Technical feasibility and market demand will affect final delivery.

3 Agenda Challenges for the Dev/Test environment VMware Lab Manager Overview Demo and Use Cases Lab Manager Architecture Lab Manager Networking The Technical Heart of VMware Lab Manager: Leveraging Virtualization Linked clones for instant copies Fencing for simultaneous use of copies Saved state for bug capture and to save time Questions

4 Resource Requirements for the Lab Application Development Production # Users supported: 37 Development Test/QA 3 System Integration 1-2 Staging/UAT 1-2 Production Development and Test Lab Data Center

5 Typical Lab Infrastructure is an IT Headache Server sprawl under desks, in closets Aging, cast-off hardware Dirty systems inability to maintain clean state Users and IT bogged down in provisioning requests *Actual customer photos

6 Lab Users and IT Bogged Down In Provisioning Requests BEFORE Lab Manager Dev IT 3 days AFTER Lab Manager Dev 1 min

7 What is VMware Lab Manager? Shared virtual machine library Stores multi-machine configurations-- in state-- as a unit Creates copies of VMs using a fraction of storage normally required Runs identical copies simultaneously on the lab network Leverages central pool of virtualization resources A portal to access the library Easy to use web based interface, even for a non-it professional Quotas and Leases to control usage of resources Communicate copies of running machines with a URL (LiveLink) The premiere solution for managing transiently configured IT infrastructure Software development and test Patch testing, compatibility testing, onboarding new employees Technical support, demos, training

8 What is VMware Lab Manager? Shared virtual machine library Stores multi-machine configurations-- in state-- as a unit Creates copies of VMs using a fraction of storage normally required Runs identical copies simultaneously on the lab network Leverages central pool of virtualization resources A portal to access the library Easy to use web based interface, even for a non-it professional Quotas and Leases to control usage of resources Communicate copies of running machines with a URL (LiveLink) The premiere solution for managing transiently configured IT infrastructure Software development and test Patch testing, compatibility testing, onboarding new employees Technical support, demos, training

9 What is VMware Lab Manager? Shared virtual machine library Stores multi-machine configurations-- in state-- as a unit Creates copies of VMs using a fraction of storage normally required Runs identical copies simultaneously on the lab network Leverages central pool of virtualization resources A portal to access the library Easy to use web based interface, even for a non-it professional Quotas and Leases to control usage of resources Communicate copies of running machines with a URL (LiveLink) The premiere solution for managing transiently configured IT infrastructure Software development and test Patch testing, compatibility testing, onboarding new employees Technical support, demos, training

10 What is VMware Lab Manager? Shared virtual machine library Stores multi-machine configurations-- in state-- as a unit Creates copies of VMs using a fraction of storage normally required Runs identical copies simultaneously on the lab network Leverages central pool of virtualization resources A portal to access the library Easy to use web based interface, even for a non-it professional Quotas and Leases to control usage of resources Communicate copies of running machines with a URL (LiveLink) The premiere solution for managing transiently configured IT infrastructure Software development and test Patch testing, compatibility testing, onboarding new employees Technical support, demos, training

11 VMware Lab Manager System Layout New Jersey Dev Facility CIM Application Developer VMware Lab Manager Image Storage Library CIM Application Developer Customer Information Management (CIM) Application Development Team LAN/SAN Waldorf Dev Facility FP&A Application Developer Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Application Development Team Bangalore Outsource Partner QA Automation Engineer Application Quality Assurance Outsourcing Partner VMware Infrastructure Virtualized Server Pool Virtual Enterprise Application Development Lab

12 Demo

13 Scalable Lab Architecture: Global Deployment Development QA Helpdesk, Demos, Training Remote Users VMware Lab Manager 3.0 Dev Lab QA Lab Support, Demo Lab Offshore Lab VMware VirtualCenter + DRS, HA, VCB VMware Infrastructure 3 Local ESX Clusters Remote ESX Servers

14 VMware Lab Manager obsoletes many manual processes and lets us be more pro-active and innovative. I can't think of any other product, process or project that has had a greater impact in our daily activities. Everything just runs with little interference. Lab Manager will be key to the future success of software development in Avaya. Jay M. Leone Lab Manager

15 ROI From Our Customers Cost Savings Consolidation reduces the number of physical machines required Library/ Workspace allows physical machines to be freed for reuse (!) Linked Clones provide tremendous storage cost savings Time Savings IT spends less time provisioning machines you can allow users to do it themselves if you wish Create fully-loaded machines in seconds instead of days Set-up machines are stored in-state no time wasted waiting for machines to boot or setting up tests Everything can be automated

16 Lab Manager 3 Architecture Console ActiveX TCP 902/903 TCP 443 IIS with ASP.NET SOAP API TCP 389 or 636 TCP 25 TCP 443 Lab Manager Server SOAP API MSSQL Express TCP 443 IIS with ASP.NET VirtualCenter Server TCP 443 TCP 5212 VirtualCenter Agent Lab Manager Agent Host Agent vmkernel Media Share VM files VMFS or NFS Shared Storage

17 Lab Manager 3 Networking VMware ESX Host Unfenced VMs Fenced Configuration Virtual Router # " #!!! Virtual Network vswitch Physical Network vswitch (one per pnic) Fence vswitch (1 per fenced pnet) Virtual Network vswitch VMkernel port service console port Management vswitch! " # $ " # Lab Manager Server

18 Network Fencing Fence A Fence B Fence A Fence B A B C A B C A B C A B C VR VR Property 1: Isolation between fences VMs in fence A cannot directly communicate with VMs in fence B (including NETBIOS broadcasts) Property 2: Zero modification of VMs VMs resume from check pointed state directly Nothing is modified inside the VMs, e.g. MAC address, IP address, security IDs, or machine name Property 4: External resources accessible VMs inside a fence are able to access resources on the external network Property 5: Internal machine externally accessible An external IP address is assigned to the VM to be accessible from the external network, i.e., via RDP Property 3: Internal resources accessible VM inside a fence are able to access other resources on the same internal network

19 Lab Manager: Leveraging Virtualization

20 Linked Clones, Saved State, and Fencing Feature Benefits Linked Clones Saved State Fencing Speed. Copy a VM in seconds. Space. Copy the disk of a VM in 16 MB (initially). Consistency. Exact copies VMware Lab Manager manages all the files, setup, maintenance, and security associated with using these technologies. Startup Time. Never wait for a VM to boot. Setup Time and Expertise. Only set up a test once. Bug Capture. Record bug situations Concurrency. Allow multiple users to use benefits of Linked Clones and Saved State simultaneously.

21 Multiple Networks: Multiple NICs/Networks LM3 adds to those networking capabilities Unfenced VM VM VM Fenced VM VM VM Fenced with Virtual Network Routing VM VM VM Multiple vnic Multiple pnetworks each with own IP Pool V V F V F Virtual Network Templates Lab Network 1 VR VR VR Multiple vnetworks each with own IP Pool Lab Network 2 V = Virtual Network F = Fenced Network Virtual network routing

22 Organizations and LDAP Groups Allow multiple groups to use the same Lab Manager installation and have separation of entities and resources Lab Manager Installation Organization 1 LDAP Group 2 LDAP Group 3 Organization Administrator User LDAP Group 1 Administrator Organization 2 LDAP Group 2 LDAP Group 4 Organization Administrator User LDAP Directory User 1 User 2 User 3 User 2 LDAP Users and Groups mapped to Organizations Power User Roles assigned to Users and Groups LDAP Group 1 LDAP Group 3 Organization Administrator View Only User 4 User 5 LDAP Group 1 Dedicated Resources Dedicated Resources LDAP Group 2 LDAP Group 3 LDAP Group 4 Shared Resources

23 Q&A Big gains with little virtual machines Sumeet Mehra Application & Management Solution Specialist, VMware, Inc. October, 2008

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