CAS8250 Introduction to Workload Migration November 2014

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1 CAS8250 Introduction to Workload Migration November 2014 Pradeep Chaturvedi Product Management Jo De Baer Product Management

2 Agenda Workload Migration Challenges Choosing the Right Tools PlateSpin Recon PlateSpin Migrate 2

3 Workload Migration Challenges

4 What is a Server Workload? Server Data Applications Operating System A workload is the operating system, applications & middleware, and data that reside on a physical server or virtual host. 4

5 What is Workload Migration? Workload migration means moving or copying a server workload (the contents of a server, including the operating system, middleware, applications and data) from one location to another. What it Is Physical to Virtual Physical to Physical Physical to Image Virtual to Physical Virtual to Virtual Virtual to Image Image to Physical Image to Virtual What it s Not Operating System Upgrades (e.g., Windows XP to Windows 7) Unix to Linux 5

6 Workload Migration Activities Server Virtualization Converting physical servers to virtual machines Server Consolidation Combining multiple workloads on a single virtual host Lower the number of physical servers Reduce power consumption Lower data center cooling costs Free up floor/rack space Make more efficient use of existing resources Postpone purchases of new servers Hardware Migration Migrating to new or different hardware Upgrading to new server models Switching to new server vendor Cloud Migration Moving workloads to a public cloud environment Moving workloads to a managed service provider (private/hybrid cloud) Minimize manual processes, maximize automation Minimize production disruption 6

Which physical workloads should stay physical?

7 Challenges with Server Consolidation Which workloads are good virtual machine candidates? How many virtual hosts do I need? Which physical workloads should stay physical? Which physical servers are good virtual host candidates? Which virtual machines go on which virtual hosts?? Which workloads use the most resources? 7

8 Challenges with Workload Migration Workload Migration projects are time consuming. Challenges Manual rebuild process 5-7 hrs per server Which workloads/applications go where? Single core onto Multi-core? Workloads are coupled with Hardware 8

9 Choosing the Right Tools

10 6 Steps to Successful Migration 1. Inventory workloads o List all servers, workloads and applications 2. Planning & Analysis o Conduct an in-depth assessment of your infrastructure 3. Pre-Migration o Configure migrations jobs for automated, unattended running 10

11 6 Steps to Successful Migration 4. Migration o o Test workloads in the new location before going live Staged migrations are an effective option for migrations over slow WANs 5. Post Migration o Use scripts to automate post-migration events to further decrease manual intervention 6. Testing and Troubleshooting o Ensure that everything is running correctly at each level of abstraction 11

12 Workload Migration Product Portfolio PlateSpin Recon Take the guesswork out of server consolidation, DR and virtual capacity planning PlateSpin Migrate Efficiently and easily move and copy server workloads from anywhere to anywhere 12

13 PlateSpin Recon

14 PlateSpin Recon Advanced Workload Planning and Analysis Replace Guesswork with Hard Data 14

Planning an Agile Virtual Infrastructure 15 Server Consolidation Reduce number of physical Servers Speed up virtualization initiative Make efficient use of existing resource Postpone new hardware

15 Planning an Agile Virtual Infrastructure 15 Server Consolidation Reduce number of physical Servers Speed up virtualization initiative Make efficient use of existing resource Postpone new hardware purchase Virtual Infrastructure Health Check Find & Reclaim unused virtual capacity Maximize data center efficiency Increase VM performance Predict future resource needs DR planning Determine ideal place of workload of DR Maximize use of Virtual environment Define RPO with confidence Bandwidth sizing for desired RPO

16 5 Steps to Consolidation Planning Success 1. Install PlateSpin Recon on-site 2. Collect inventory data 3. Monitor workload performance and resource utilization 4. Report and analyze a) Identify best consolidation candidates based on performance criteria b) Create consolidation scenarios to distribute workloads across target servers c) Evaluate scenarios based on TCO, space, power and utilization 5. Export plan to PlateSpin Migrate 16

17 Consolidation Planning How our Consolidation Assessment works Install We install our assessment tool at your site Installed on dedicated collector servers No agents All data remains onsite 17

center Server type, CPU type, number of cores Name, IP address, domain Operating

18 Consolidation Planning How our Consolidation Assessment works Inventory Discover and inventory every physical server, virtual host and virtual machine in the data center Server type, CPU type, number of cores Name, IP address, domain Operating system, patches, hotfixes, applications Services Storage (total and available) 18

19 Inventory Summaries OS Summary Storage Architecture 19

utilization of each workload, physical server and

utilization Memory utilization Network throughput

20 Consolidation Planning How our Consolidation Assessment works Monitor Monitor the resource utilization of each workload, physical server and virtual host for 30 days CPU utilization Storage utilization Memory utilization Network throughput Disk throughput Complete 24-hour profile, not just peak usage 20

21 Utilization Reports Disk Utilization CPU Utilization 21

virtual host server models Set performance thresholds: 50% memory usage, for example Project each scenario s server

22 Consolidation Planning How our Consolidation Assessment works Analyze & Report Detailed reports & analytics on actual and projected system performance Good Consolidation Candidates report Create consolidation scenarios with different virtual host server models Set performance thresholds: 50% memory usage, for example Project each scenario s server count, rack space usage, power consumption, cooling requirements, etc. Map physical servers to projected virtual hosts 22

23 Consolidation Scenario Summaries 23

24 Consolidation Planning Ready for Execution Export to PlateSpin Migrate Send scenario directly to PlateSpin Migrate No need to re-discover physical servers and virtual hosts 24

25 Consolidation Planning The NetIQ Difference In-depth assessment with complete analysis & reporting Others may simply provide a consolidation document All data stays at the your site Slice & dice the data in multiple ways customizable reports, flexible charts Analyze your entire, heterogeneous environment Physical and virtual infrastructure Platforms: Windows, Linux, NetWare, Solaris Hypervisors: VMware, Microsoft, Citrix, SUSE Optimized consolidation plans Highest consolidation ratios Understand and account for different CPU architectures 25

26 Consolidation Planning The NetIQ Difference Consolidate and grow with confidence Make best use of the capacity you have Reduce server sprawl Reduce waste Defer hardware purchases Reduce bottlenecks and contentions Power & Cooling in reports Optimize resources continually Integrated with PlateSpin Migrate 26

27 What s New With PlateSpin Recon?

28 What s New With PlateSpin Recon? Version 4: Jan 2014 Disaster Recovery Assessments Bandwidth sizing Support for new VMware, Windows, and Linux versions Updated templates for Dell & HP servers Version 4.1: Sep 2014 Integration with PlateSpin Migrate Ivy Bridge processor support Updated templates for Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, & IBM servers; Forge 700 Support for new VMware, Windows, SLES, RHEL, & OES versions 28

29 PlateSpin Migrate

30 PlateSpin Migrate A powerful workload portability solution that automates the movement of server workloads over the network between physical servers, virtual hosts and image archives all from a single point of control. 30

31 Server Migration Options Rebuild Manually Target Vendor Tools Third Party Tools Time and Labor Intensive Free Limited use & interoperability Features, price, and performance can vary 31

virtual environment or to new physical platform Test new workload to ensure it runs as predicted with

32 Migration Process Data Applications Physical or Virtual Servers Operating System Server Workloads New Platform new Migrate Windows and Linux workloads into a VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, XEN, KVM virtual environment or to new physical platform Test new workload to ensure it runs as predicted with no impact to production server Sync over changes that occurred during the test cycle and put workload live 32

PlateSpin Migrate Overview Anywhere-to-Anywhere Workload Migrations Remotely decouples whole workloads (OS, application, middleware, data) from underlying hardware Streams live workloads over

33 PlateSpin Migrate Overview Anywhere-to-Anywhere Workload Migrations Remotely decouples whole workloads (OS, application, middleware, data) from underlying hardware Streams live workloads over the network between physical servers, virtual servers and image archives Automatically injects correct drivers for target platform Non-disruptive migration testing Server Sync prior to cutover 33

34 Flexible Automated Migrations Direct Peer to Peer Hardware and hypervisor agnostic Support for multiple source operating systems Migrate over LAN or WAN Up to 40 concurrent migrations 34

35 Minimize Migration Downtime with Server Sync 1 2 Initial Workload Copy Test & Verify App. Users App. Users App Test Team 3 Server Sync 4 Cutover App. Users 35

Requirements 1 Classic File Transfer 2 SAN Replication

36 Staged Transfer With Images and Server Sync Site to site interconnect Low bandwidth High storage footprint Requirements 1 Classic File Transfer 2 SAN Replication 3 Removable Media Source Site 4 Server Sync Target Site 36

37 Mass Migrations GUI Intuitive wizards Step-by-step instructions Detailed configuration options Batch Processing (new!) Command line interface Detailed configuration batch files Process large migration volumes unattended 37

38 Workload Migration The NetIQ Difference Fast and reliable replication technologies Block based transfer in addition to File based transfer Uses volume snapshot technology like VSS(Windows) & LVM(Linux) for application data safety Option to stop services during data transfer Option to compress & encrypt data while transfer Bandwidth throttling support, NATed environment support Updates hypervisor tools & drivers automatically updates drivers & hypervisor tools based on target platform Minimal downtime via delta transfer before cutover Supports large scale migrations projects Unattended migrations and Command Line Interface 38

39 Workload Migration The NetIQ Difference Multi OS & Hypervisor support Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2012 R2, SLES, RHEL, OES, OEL VMware, HyperV, XEN, XenServer, KVM Advanced target workload configuration options Ability to resize the target machine disk & volumes Automatically configures workload network, domain, hostname etc. Ability to run post migration actions Change service start up mode on target workload Global macros for VM names, VHD name/location UEFI/GPT as well as BIOS/MBR based workloads supported Staged migrations using imaging 39 Migrate workloads across physically unattached networks via e.g. USB disk

40 What s New With PlateSpin Migrate?

41 What s New With PlateSpin Migrate? Version 11: Mar 2014 UEFI & GPT support for Windows workloads Semi-automatic conversion to Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Support for new VMware, KVM, Citrix, XEN Windows, and Linux versions Version 11.1: Sep 2014 Fully automated Hyper- V migrations Command Line Interface for mass migrations Offline migrations Windows cluster support Support for new VMware, Windows, and Linux versions 41

42 Hyper-V Support in Migrate 11.1 Fully Automated Migrations on to Hyper-V For VMware to Hyper-V migrations, automatically uninstalls VMware tools and installs Hyper-V Integration services All combinations supported P2V, V2V, P2I & I2V, V2I & I2V Supported configurations IDE & SCSI disk support, Thin/Thick disk support Synthetic & Legacy network support Option to retain source mac address Hyper-V 2012 & Hyper-V 2012 R2(Gen1 & Gen2) UEFI/GPT, MBR/BIOS, Linux, Windows workloads Support for global macros for VM name, VHD location 42

43 Migrate CLI for Mass Migrations Migrate CLI allows to Run conversions in specific order for inter dependent workloads Script to run recurring server sync jobs Integrate conversion jobs with workflow automation tools Migrate CLI gets installed along with Migrate client CLI commands Can run in synchronous or Asynchronous mode Progress can be tracked in Client UI & CLI 43

46 This document could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein. These changes may be incorporated in new editions of this document. NetIQ Corporation may make improvements in or changes to the software described in this document at any time. Copyright ActiveAudit, ActiveView, Aegis, AppManager, Change Administrator, Change Guardian, Compliance Suite, the cube logo design, Directory and Resource Administrator, Directory Security Administrator, Domain Migration Administrator, Exchange Administrator, File Security Administrator, Group Policy Administrator, Group Policy Guardian, Group Policy Suite, IntelliPolicy, Knowledge Scripts, NetConnect, NetIQ, the NetIQ logo, PSAudit, PSDetect, PSPasswordManager, PSSecure, Secure Configuration Manager, Security Administration Suite, Security Manager, Server Consolidator, VigilEnt, and Vivinet are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetIQ Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States.

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