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1 SER2779BE What s New in vcenter Server Madhup Gulati Director, Product Management VMware VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication #VMworld #SER2779BE

2 Disclaimer This presentation may contain product features that are currently under development. This overview of 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. VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication #SER2779BU CONFIDENTIAL 2

3 Aligning To Your Strategic Priorities Your Strategic IT Priorities Transform Security Empower Digital Workspaces Integrate Public Clouds Modernize Data Centers Modernize Data Centers Any Device Any Application VMworld 2017 Any Cloud Your Strategic IT Priorities VMware s Vision Integrate Empower VMware Workspace ONE Transform Public Digital Desktop Mobile Identity Security Clouds Workspaces Traditional Apps Cloud-Native Apps SaaS Apps VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture Private Cloud Hybrid Cloud Public Cloud VMware vrealize Cloud Management Software-Defined Data Center F Content: Not for publication VMware Cross-Cloud Services VMware Cloud Foundation VMware Cloud Provider Partners 3

4 Evolving vcenter for the Modern Datacenter Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Cloud Foundation Private Cloud Networking Compute Storage Lifecycle Your Infrastructure CapEx vcenter Public Clouds Networking Compute Storage Lifecycle Others Infrastructure OpEx Same people. Same processes. Same tools. VMware Cloud Partners VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication The information on the roadmap is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. It is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated into any contract. CONFIDENTIAL Shared under NDA ONLY 4

5 vsphere 6.5 Update 1 shipped in July 2017 Production tested for over 9 months, with resoundingly positive customer feedback HTML5-based vsphere Client supports 90% of general workflows vcenter Server Foundation license now supports 4 hosts More than $5K savings for small environments Improved vsphere support and interoperability across ecosystems vsphere 6.5 Support Now Extended for a Full 5 Years EOGS: November 15, 2021 Upgrade from vsphere 6.0 U3 to vsphere 6.5 U1 possible VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication 5

6 vcenter Server for Windows will be Deprecated VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication 6

7 vcenter Server Appliance 6.5 Features HTML5 vsphere Client Appliance Management UI, Shell & REST APIs vcenter Availability VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Monthly Security Patching Image and File-based Backup / Restore Enhanced Linked Mode for up to 15 vcenters publication Integrated VUM vcenter Windows to Appliance Migration Tool Security Hardening For more information on all the new vsphere 6.5 features visit

8 vcenter Server Appliance Performance Larger inventory with better throughput Throughput (operations/minute) x more VMworld x more Content: Not for publication vcsa 5.5 vcsa 6.0 vcsa : 1K hosts, 15K VMs, 10K VMs powered on 6.0/6.5: 1K hosts, 35K VMs, 25K VMs powered on CONFIDENTIAL: The information in this presentation is intended to outline our general product direction, and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. It is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated into any contract.: : CONFIDENTIAL 8

9 VMworld x Increase in Scale Content: Not for publication 2K Hosts 25K VMs (Powered On) CONFIDENTIAL: The information in this presentation is intended to outline our general product direction, and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. It is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated into any contract.: :

10 vcenter Server Appliance 6.5 Features HTML5 vsphere Client Appliance Management UI, Shell & REST APIs vcenter Availability VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Monthly Security Patching Image and File-based Backup / Restore Enhanced Linked Mode for up to 15 vcenters publication Integrated VUM vcenter Windows to Appliance Migration Tool Security Hardening For more information on all the new vsphere 6.5 features visit

11 Flash based vsphere Web Client will be Deprecated VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication 11

12 Certified Plugins Future vsphere HTML5 Client Mar 2016 First Fling Latest features, updated every 1-2 weeks 57 updates, ~25,000 Deployments Tested to production quality Nov 2016 vsphere 6.5 GA Basic VM and Host Management New Visual Design Tasks+Alarms, Custom Attributes Mar 2017 vsphere 6.5.0b Advanced VM and Host Management Basic OVF deploy and Content Library Basic Storage and Networking management Basic Performance Charts July 2017 vsphere 6.5U1 Advanced Cluster, Storage, and Networking Content Library Basic SPBM DRS Advanced Performance Charts vsphere Integrated Container Future Full SPBM Further Guest OS Customization vsan, VUM, SRM and more Full Distributed Switch support Plugins: VUM, SRM, VSAN, NSX Full Parity VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication 12 12

13 vsphere Client Flings Deployed as an appliance pointed at existing vcenter 6.0 or 6.5 Supports subset of workflows, growing weekly ~25,000 deployments, 57 updates Try it now! labs.vmware.com VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication Dozens using in their largest environment (40% of survey respondents), including one environment at 3,000+ VMs, 100+ Hosts 13

14 vcenter Server Appliance 6.5 Features HTML5 vsphere Client Appliance Management UI, Shell & REST APIs vcenter Availability VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Monthly Security Patching Image and File-based Backup / Restore Enhanced Linked Mode for up to 15 vcenters publication Integrated VUM vcenter Windows to Appliance Migration Tool Security Hardening For more information on all the new vsphere 6.5 features visit

15 vcenter Server Appliance 6.5 Features HTML5 vsphere Client Appliance Management UI, Shell & REST APIs vcenter Availability VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Monthly Security Patching Image and File-based Backup / Restore Enhanced Linked Mode for up to 15 vcenters publication Integrated VUM vcenter Windows to Appliance Migration Tool Security Hardening For more information on all the new vsphere 6.5 features visit

16 vcenter 6.5 Native High Availability Recover from vcenter outages in less than 10 minutes Features 1-click automated setup Health monitoring of vcenter HA Cluster Health dashboard Alerts and SNMP traps Multi-site Support Latency < 35 ms Out-of-box with vcenter Appliance Benefits Recover in minutes not hours RTO target less than 10 minutes Application aware Protects against hardware, host and application failures Does not require 3 rd party technologies (such as Heartbeat, MSCS, etc.) No shared storage required VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication 16

17 vcenter Native Active-Passive High Availability Public IP vcenter (Active) Private IP DB and File Replication vcenter (Passive) (Active) Private IP Degraded Protection, Need Passive Public IP Active VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication Witness (Passive) CONFIDENTIAL 17

18 Passive vcenter Node Failure Degraded Protection, Need Passive Public IP vcenter (Active) Private IP DB and File Replication vcenter (Passive) Private IP VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication Witness (Passive) CONFIDENTIAL 18

19 Witness Node Failure Degraded Protection, Need Witness Public IP vcenter (Active) Private IP DB and File Replication vcenter (Passive) Private IP VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication Witness (Passive) CONFIDENTIAL 19

20 Roadmap Protect vcenter with Native vcenter High Availability Driving vcenter High Availability to Zero-Downtime Active 3-node vcenter HA architecture RTO less than 5 minutes Supported topologies vsphere 6.5 API and UI Witness Single Embedded PSC External PSCs with load balancer Basic and Advanced deployment options Passive Roadmap Single API and UI Availability Zone VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication Native scalable architecture Zero RTO Single API Endpoint Always available vcenter API The information on the roadmap is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. It is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated into any contract. CONFIDENTIAL Shared under NDA ONLY 20

21 vcenter Server Appliance 6.5 Features HTML5 vsphere Client Appliance Management UI, Shell & REST APIs vcenter Availability VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Monthly Security Patching Image and File-based Backup / Restore Enhanced Linked Mode for up to 15 vcenters publication Integrated VUM vcenter Windows to Appliance Migration Tool Security Hardening For more information on all the new vsphere 6.5 features visit

22 vcsa Monthly Security Patching Before GA 3m P1 6m 3m U1 VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication After GA P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 U1 1m 1m 1m

23 vcenter Server Appliance 6.5 Features HTML5 vsphere Client Appliance Management UI, Shell & REST APIs vcenter Availability VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Monthly Security Patching Image and File-based Backup / Restore Enhanced Linked Mode for up to 15 vcenters publication Integrated VUM vcenter Windows to Appliance Migration Tool Security Hardening For more information on all the new vsphere 6.5 features visit

24 vcsa Security Hardening VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication 24

25 vcenter Server Appliance 6.5 Features HTML5 vsphere Client Appliance Management UI, Shell & REST APIs vcenter Availability VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Monthly Security Patching Image and File-based Backup / Restore Enhanced Linked Mode for up to 15 vcenters publication Integrated VUM vcenter Windows to Appliance Migration Tool Security Hardening For more information on all the new vsphere 6.5 features visit

26 Tech Preview vcsa Enhacements Backup Scheduler VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Schedule daily, weekly, monthly backups Control # of backups to retain publication Choose data to backup (inventory, stats, events, alarms, tasks) Public REST APIs for Backup/Restore CONFIDENTIAL 26

27 vcsa Enhancements Simplified Restore Experience Tech Preview VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication CONFIDENTIAL 27

28 vcenter Appliance Management UI Demo VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication #SER3154SU CONFIDENTIAL 28

29 vcenter Server Appliance 6.5 Features HTML5 vsphere Client Appliance Management UI, Shell & REST APIs vcenter Availability VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Monthly Security Patching Image and File-based Backup / Restore Enhanced Linked Mode for up to 15 vcenters publication Integrated VUM vcenter Windows to Appliance Migration Tool Security Hardening For more information on all the new vsphere 6.5 features visit

30 vcenter Deployments are getting Complex OR A B C OR VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication D E 30

31 VMworld 2017 vcenter with External PSC Feedback on external PSCs suggests complicated lifecycle Configuration items, load balancers, backup and recovery, VCHA make Lifecyle more difficult Domains, Sites, AD, latency are a little complicated Content: Not for publication Early vcenters supported Embedded Nodes Replication We are looking at winding back the clock! 31

32 Tech Preview Embedded PSC with Linked Mode VC + PSC VC + PSC VMworld 2017 VC + PSC VC + PSC VC + PSC Content: Not for publication VC + PSC vsphere Domain ½ install / Upgrade ½ VMs ½ Config items No Sites 32

33 Roadmap Convert External PSC Configuration to Embedded PSC VC PSC VC PSC Conversion Tool VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication VC + PSC VC + PSC vsphere Domain 33

34 vcenter Server Appliance 6.5 Features HTML5 vsphere Client Appliance Management UI, Shell & REST APIs vcenter Availability VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Monthly Security Patching Image and File-based Backup / Restore Enhanced Linked Mode for up to 15 vcenters publication Integrated VUM vcenter Windows to Appliance Migration Tool Security Hardening For more information on all the new vsphere 6.5 features visit

35 VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication

36 Madhup Gulati VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication