Introducing IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance and IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition

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1 Introducing IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance and IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition Reduced cost and time-to-value; increased correctness and agility R.Vinoth Industry Solution Architect BFSI IBM SWG WWGSI Alliances 2010 IBM Corporation

2 Server Virtualization Perspectives WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance and WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition both leverage the benefits of server virtualization (specifically a type 1 Hypervisor - VMware ESX in first release) Both offerings extend the benefits received beyond what you get if you just use a hypervisor like ESX alone Software as a Service 2009 Cloud Computing 1990 Grid Computing Utility Computing Virtualization 2

3 What admin & management efficiencies can be made? The average lead time to get a new application environment up and running is 4-6 weeks Approvals, procurement, shipment, HW installation, license procurement, OS installation, application installation, configuration 30% of bugs are introduced by inconsistent configurations These bugs are often of the most difficult variety to detect They often emerge when moving between dev/test, QA, production Because it s so expensive to set up an environment, there is an incentive to hold onto them even when no longer needed just in case. Future environments = new hardware, instead of recycling returned hardware, and this takes time and money 3

4 WebSphere CloudBurst Vision Description WebSphere CloudBurst is a new class of secured hardware appliance that sits in a datacenter and dispenses hardened WAS patterns into a pool/cloud of virtualized hardware running a supported hypervisor. It is a self-service cloud management device that delivers immediate ROI through increased hardware utilization and decreased labor cost to IT operations. Key Points Secure Appliance Unmatched WAS virtualization management Support of multiple hypervisors Codifying 10 years of WAS best practices into reusable, well-tested patterns WAS technology delivered and supported in virtual image form Dramatically reduce deployment time by deploying pre-configured virtual images of WebSphere products 4

5 What is WebSphere CloudBurst? 1. An appliance from IBM Includes - hardware - WebSphere CloudBurst function - WebSphere Application Server images - WebSphere Application Server patterns 2. that manages your on-premise cloud Bring your own Enterprise cloud - hypervisors - storage - network Users and Groups OVF images Patterns and Scripts Web Browser, CLI, Web 2.0 UI 3. comprising WebSphere Virtual Systems - ize and extend images and patterns for your applications - Dispense and run in the cloud - Life-cycle management and optimization 5

6 WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance & WAS Hypervisor Edition 1) WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance (hardware) 2) CloudBurst dispenses WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition Servers 2) WAS HV (Virtual Imagesoftware) WebSphere Application Server IHS 1) User requests WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition Environment to be dispensed ization/ Connection function Linux 3) User can access WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition Servers (Virtual Image) The WebSphere CloudBurst appliance dispenses these virtual images into a private cloud 6

7 The Appliance Form Factor Plug and play Software on the appliance Catalog Patterns Dedicated storage Dedicated processing power Highly secure, tamper-resistant vault Secures sensitive information: Passwords Virtual Images Applications Scripts SSL Certificates 7

8 WebSphere CloudBurst Capabilities and Features Delivers as an appliance form factor Secure platform including catalog of images, pre-defined patterns, and cloud management capabilities Access via Web 2.0 User Interface, Command Line Interface, or REST APIs Define one or more internal clouds from your existing hardware resources VMware ESX 3.0.2, ESX 3.5, or ESX3i hypervisor support,, pseries, z/vm beta User and group permissions with fine-grained access control for images, patterns, and virtual systems Authentication with existing LDAP directory Create a set of reusable patterns specific for your company WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor versions 6.1 and 7.0 Images include SLES 10.2 operating system, or create your own image using RedHat.5.2 Multiple pre-defined pattern topologies (from standalone to highly available cluster patterns) Tools to support image customization Tools to create and modify patterns and add your own applications and scripts Supports maintenance of images and patterns Provide a self-service platform to deploy and use the patterns Deploy, start, stop, store, snap-shot, restore, delete, and apply maintenance Manage your shared resource pool Intelligent placement to optimize resource utilization Cloud resource utilization monitoring and reporting Data on users and group usage of virtual systems and cloud resources for charge back Integration with IBM License Metric Tool for sub-capacity license tracking Integrate with existing solutions Use TPM workflows to initiate WebSphere CloudBurst operations via the APIs Integrate RAFW to install and configure applications as part of pattern deployment 8

9 IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition Preinstalled, configured, and tuned Open Virtualization Format standard packaging Attended and unattended activation WebSphere Application Server 6.1 and 7.0 Available as a stand-alone image, or with WebSphere CloudBurst OVF WebSphere Parameters OVF System and Network Parameters OVF package Profiles WebSphere Application Server Binaries IBM HTTP Server (IHS) Operating System 9

10 WebSphere CloudBurst Catalog IBM provided Virtual Images of WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition V V DMgr Job Manager IHS Admin Agent Single Server V7.0 User supplied Script packages wsadmin or other scripts JEE applications DMgr Single Server IHS V6.1 Catalog Scripts and/or JEE apps 10

11 Patterns IBM Software Group WebSphere Software Appliance WebSphere patterns represent an entire middleware environment Contain both virtual image parts and script packages from the catalog Catalog Job Manager Admin Agent DMgr IHS DMgr IHS Single Server V7.0 Scripts and/or JEE apps Pattern for Clustered V7.0 DMgr IHS Single Server V6.1 Create Pattern from components available in Catalog 11

12 Preloaded Patterns Single Server WebSphere cluster Standalone node DMgr IHS IHS WebSphere cluster (dev) WebSphere cluster (large) DMgr/IHS Cutom DMgr 1 n+1 IHS 1 IHS n+1 10 IHS 4 Advanced Options for messaging, session persistence, and global security available 12

13 virtual images and patterns pattern CloudBurst pattern Extended image WebSphere HV Install WebSphere and fixpacks Install and configure OS Create Profiles Configure topology (federate nodes, start order) Install custom software pattern parameters CloudBurst pattern parameters User specifies User inputs pws, optional parms CloudBurst automatically set parms (network, etc) Install applications configuration (create clusters) Execute each time Script once Done once in image 13

14 Bring your own private cloud 1. Hypervisors 3. IP Address Pool VM VM VM DMgr Hypervisor (VMware ESX) 2. Storage Local or SAN Storage 14

15 Using WebSphere CloudBurst: Key steps 1.Set up the cloud 2.Work with virtual images 3.Add script packages 4.ize deployment patterns 5.Deploy virtual systems 15

16 Set up the cloud Identify hypervisors Identify eligible hypervisors in the cloud Hypervisors must be installed & running in the cloud before identification in CloudBurst 16

17 Set up the cloud IP Addresses for Virtual Systems Describe pool of IP addresses to be used for deployments View / Add / Remove IPs later 17

18 Work with Virtual images Preloaded images CloudBurst comes preloaded with two virtual images WAS HV WAS HV By default these images are owned by the administrator Administrator needs to grant permission to all required users of these virtual images These images can be customized to meet environment needs Eg, add monitoring/corporate governance agents 18

19 Work with Virtual images Attributes ize a copy Lock this image Delete Contains information specific to this virtual image such as Which parts make up with virtual image Which patterns and/or virtual systems are using parts from this virtual image Who has been granted access to this pattern Extend and capture a virtual image 19

20 Adding a script package Package format Script packages represent setup and configuration logic to be completed once the virtual system has been deployed create JDBC resources, deploy app Zipped into a single binary Example contents of a script package: 20

21 Adding a script package Uploading the package Upload script package Create environment variables Specify an executable Supply arguments to the executable 21

22 Deployment patterns Preloaded patterns CloudBurst comes preloaded with a set of best practices patterns - Can be used as is, or as the starting point for creating custom patterns Sample preloaded patterns WebSphere single server 1 Standalone server Total of 1 virtual machine WebSphere cluster (development) 1 Deployment manager / IHS 2 nodes Total of 3 virtual machines WebSphere cluster (large topology) 1 Deployment manager 10 nodes 4 IBM HTTP servers Total of 15 virtual machines 22

23 Deployment patterns Create new pattern Patterns can be created from scratch, or by extending an existing pattern 23

24 Deployment patterns Editing topology Assemble patterns by dragging virtual image parts and script packages from the palette on the left and dropping them on to the canvas on the right Choose # of nodes 24

25 Deploy virtual systems Now or later Deploy immediately Deploy at some later date and time Run forever or until some later date and time 1. Deploy from Pattern Detail view 2. Click to schedule deployment 3. Start deployment now or later 25

26 Drastically reduce setup & configuration time From clicking deploy to having a running system Eg, 4 node cluster: 30 minutes 26

27 Configuring WebSphere pattern deployments Configuration details for each WebSphere profile type Only configure what is unique for each deployment (i.e. cell names, node names, passwords, etc.) Some of this can be locked into the pattern 3. Configurable options 1. Deploy 2. Click part to configure 27

28 Scheduling WebSphere pattern deployments Deploy immediately Deploy at some later date and time Run forever or until some later date and time 1. Deploy 2. Click to schedule deployment 3. Start deployment now or later 28

29 Targeting WebSphere pattern deployments WebSphere Pattern DMgr/IHS Cutom Deployed to Cloud Group Hypervisor A Hypervisor B Dev Cloud Group IP Group # IP Group #2 Deployed to Cloud Group Hypervisor C Hypervisor D Test Cloud Group IP Group # IP Group #4 29

30 WebSphere management Web UI CLI REST APIs Virtual Catalog Patterns Resources Systems Access deployed WebSphere environments as if it were a normal deployment Apply interim fixes to the deployed WebSphere environments Apply service level upgrades to the deployed WebSphere environments WebSphere Administrator Deployment Manager IBM HTTP Server WebSphere Client Cloud 30

31 Virtual system administration View virtual system and WebSphere Application Server metrics Access WebSphere Application Server administrative console Access the operating system using SSH or VNC 31

32 CloudBurst: Users and Groups Web UI CLI REST APIs Virtual Catalog Patterns Resources Systems Users and Groups can be given granular permission to: Virtual images Script packages Emergency fixes Patterns Virtual systems Users and Groups with fine grained authorization permissions for managing appliance Administrator has all permissions no restrictions Admin permissions User permissions All users are given default permission to Deploy patterns in the cloud 32

33 Bringing it all together Web UI CLI REST APIs Catalog Patterns Virtual Systems Resources Job Manager Admin Agent Application Server Deployment Manager Monitor and access Virtual machines in Cloud Define Cloud Resources Deployment Manager Application Server IBM HTTP Server Deployment Manager OVF Images User provided Script packages IBM HTTP Server V7.0 V6.1 Preloaded Patterns Deployment IBM HTTP Manager Deployment Server IBM HTTP Manager Deployment Server IBM HTTP Manager Server User-configured Patterns WebSphere Administrator Deployment Manager IBM HTTP Server Components and activities outside the WebSphere CloudBurst appliance WebSphere Client Cloud 33

34 Datacenter integration CLI Automation / resource provisioning Licenses Users Resource pool Monitoring User management License management Tivoli management software REST APIs 34

35 TCO Analysis Quantifies WS CloudBurst Benefits 100% Without WS CloudBurst New New Development Development Software Software Costs Costs With WS CloudBurst New New Development Development Strategic Change Capacity Enabled by Virtualization Optimization Rapid provisioning Benefits Reduced Capital Expenditures Reduced Operating Expenditures Current IT Spend Power Power Costs Costs Labor Labor Costs Costs (Operations (Operations & & Maintenance) Maintenance) Hardware Hardware Costs Costs (annualized) (annualized) Deployment Deployment (1-time) (1-time) Software Software Costs Costs (reduced (reduced xx%) xx%) Power Power Costs Costs (reduced (reduced xx%) xx%) Labor Labor Costs Costs (reduced (reduced xx%) xx%) Hardware Hardware Costs Costs (reduced (reduced xx%) xx%) Reduced annual cost of operation by xx% Additional Benefits Reduced risk, less idle time, more efficient use of energy, acceleration of innovative projects, enhanced customer service Business Case Results Annual Savings: $MM (xx%) Breakeven: xx days Net Present Value (NPV): $MM Internal Rate of Return (IRR): xx% Return on Investment (ROI): xx% 35

36 For more information Overview video at: stpog.html WebSphere Cloudburst demonstration on youtube: WebSphere Cloudburst InfoCenter: WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance homepage: WebSphere Hypervisor Edition homepage: Developerworks Article (Willenborg, Amrhein) 36

37 Thank you! 37