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Objectives And Agenda Virtualization Background What is System Virtualization? Introduction to System Center Virtual Machine Manager Key Scenarios Architectures, Topologies, and Technology Partners, Timeslines, and Closing Comments
What is Virtualization? Without Virtualization With Virtualization With Microsoft s Virtualization Solution s installed to Specific hardware and OS Interface bound to process Operating System assigned to specific hardware Storage assigned to specific locations Network assigned to specific locations Virtual s Any application on any computer on-demand Virtual Presentation Presentation layer separate from process Virtual Machine OS can be assigned to any desktop or server Virtual Storage Storage and backup over the network Virtual Network Localizing dispersed resources Infrastructure Management Licensing Interoperability Support
Virtualization Investments A Multiple Level Approach Infrastructure s Management Interoperability Licensing Virtual Server 2005 and Windows Server 2003 make cost effective virtualization combo Windows Server virtualization is a component of Windows Server 2008 Accelerate deployment Reduce the cost of supporting applications Turn applications into dynamic, real-time services Ease consolidation onto virtual infrastructure Better utilize management resources Free up IT spend Heterogeneous support for Linux VHD Open Specifications Promise Standards Efforts DMTF: Standard APIs for VM management PCI-SIG: Standards for I/O virtualization Instance based licensing for Windows Server Unlimited instances with Windows Server Data Center Edition and SQL Server Enterprise Edition Support
Virtualization: Business Benefits Reduce Total Cost of Ownership Power Asset utilization testing Increase Availabilit y Backup Recovery Business continuity Enable Agility Dynamic provisioning Live migration Self-managing dynamic systems
Traditional Hardware Configuration Operating System Hardware
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Hardware Virtualization Guest Operating System Guest Operating System Hardware Virtualization Hardware Virtualization Host Operating System Hardware
Virtual Infrastructure Guest Operating System Guest Operating System Hardware Virtualization Hardware Virtualization Host Operating System Hardware
Next-Generation Virtualization Infrastructure Parent Partition Child Partition Child Partition Virtual Machine Virtual Machine Virtual Machine Windows Server Virtualization ( Viridian Hypervisor) Hardware x64 with Intel VT or AMD-V
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Virtualization Management in System Center Server consolidation via virtual migration VM provisioning and configuration Server health monitoring & management Performance reporting and analysis Patch management & software upgrades VM backup and recovery Disaster recovery
Increased Physical Server Utilization Deploys multiple virtual servers on 1 physical server Increases flexibility Sets up servers for testing Decreases hardware costs A centralized management application solution for Microsoft virtual server software. Centralized Management of Virtual Infrastructure Uses MOM pack for reporting and health monitoring Reports on consolidation candidates, utilization trending, optimization opportunities Rapid Provisioning of New Virtual Machines Enables end users to use Self Service Provisioning UI to request and place VMs Enables administrators to configure rules and boundaries for provisioning VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VMVM VM VM VM VM VM V M
Virtual Machine Manager Benefits Customer Pain Points Operational Cost (management, power, space, risk of new systems) Speed of Provisioning (time to deploy, machine sprawl [physical and virtual]) Virtual Machine Manager Solution Maximize Resources Centralized virtual machine deployment and management Intelligent placement of Virtual Machines Fast and reliable physical-to-virtual-machine conversion (P2V) and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) conversion Comprehensive service-level enterprise monitoring with Operations Manager integration Achieve Agility Rapid provisioning of new and virtual machines with templates and profiles Centralized library of infrastructure components Leverage and extend existing storage infrastructure Allow for delegated management of VMs Management Capability (Separate solutions for virtual infrastructure, not integrated, specialized staff) Leverage Skills Familiar interface, common foundation Monitor physical and virtual machines from one console Fully scriptable using PowerShell Leverage knowledge in Active Directory domain services to management of virtual machines
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Components of Virtual Machine Manager VMM Agent Windows PowerShell Administrator Console Delegated Provisioning UI Guest OS Guest OS Guest OS Guest OS Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Centralized Library Guest OS Guest OS
What's in VMM Every VMM component is remotely installable Support for hosts in a Perimeter Network Completely new Administrator Console Completely new UI based on the System Center Framework - same as System Center Operations Manager, Service Desk, etc. 64-bit VMM Server support Physical to Virtual Conversions (Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows 2000) Virtual to Virtual Conversions of VMware VMs and disks to Virtual Server VHD formats Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack and Reports
Key Scenarios Consolidation of Virtual Infrastructure Provisioning of Virtual Machines Administrator-based Delegated
Consolidation Physical Infrastructure Performance Physical servers data Physical collected converted to to machines identify virtual retired machines or consolidation repurposed candidates Prioritized report of consolidation Intelligent Performance Virtual Machine placement data candidates collected Manager of each from VM agents on VM hosts deployed optimal for intelligent to host virtual machine placement hosts Virtual Machine Hosts
Administrative Provisioning Centralized Library of VM Templates New VM created from configured template Pre-configured template selected for new VM Intelligent placement Performance of new VM on data collected optimal from hostvm hosts for intelligent placement VM configuration customized from template Virtual Machine Hosts
Delegated Provisioning Web- Based UI Centralized Library of VM Templates VM created from adminstratorassigned template VM automatically placed on optimally designated host Updated Delegated web user UI for begins delegated creating new virtual provisioning machine Virtual Machine Hosts
Virtual Machine Manager Architecture: Components Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Engine Server VMM Engine running on dedicated server VMM System Console VMM Agent Installed on the Virtual Server host machines Communicates with VMM Engine Library Server File store for the virtual infrastructure building blocks SQL Server Stores the configuration and discovery information Interfaces Admin UI Web Command line
Component: Library Provides a central store for all the building blocks of virtualization Virtual Machines/VHDs store for re-deployment Templates to create new Virtual Machines (VM) from ISO images used in VM management and creation Scripts to customize base VMs Decommissioned Virtual Machines/VHDs Hardware configurations profiles Remote Library Support Support for Multiple Libraries Automatic discovery of new library objects Enable/Disable resources Clone hardware and guest OS profiles
VMM Technologies: PowerShell The basis for the VMM Admin Console Command-line shell and scripting language >130 standard command-line tools Consistent scripting syntax and utilities that integrate with established tools and procedures All functions of the VMM Admin Console are based on PowerShell scripts
PowerShell - Command Line Interface PS C:\> Get-VMMServer Server1 PS C:\> Get-help Get-VM Examples EXAMPLE 1: Get all virtual machines and display complete information about each one. C:\PS> Get-VM -VMMServer VMMServer1.Contoso.com Gets all objects that represent virtual machines. This command retrieves virtual machine objects from the Virtual Machine Manager database on VMMServer1, which is located in the Contoso.com domain, and displays information about these virtual machines to the user. PS C:\> Get-VM VMMServer server1 select name, processortype, memory Name ProcessorType Memory ---- ------------- ------ Print Server 1-processor 1.00 GHz Pe... 512 LOB Server 1 1-processor 1.00 GHz Pe... 512 Dev Server 1-processor 1.00 GHz Pe... 1024 Test Server 1-processor 1.00 GHz Pe... 512
VMM Technologies: P2V Overview P2V is a core feature of Virtual Machine Manager, no additional costs per conversion VMM P2V includes the ability to create images of physical hard disks, prepare them for use in a virtual machine, and create the final virtual machine for an end-to-end P2V solution Support for Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2003 R2 No additional infrastructure is required; no need for PXE or ADS as in VSMT Simple wizard integrated in the main VMM user interface is used to perform the conversions P2V process is also completely scriptable via Windows PowerShell and can be done in stages (imaging, fix-up, virtual machine creation)
VMM Technologies: P2V Drilldown Wizard based within the Administrator Console Windows XP and Server 2003 supports Live migration Windows 2000 Server supports Offline migration Smart" disk copy Only occupied space on the source volume gets copied to the resulting VHD Source volume selection Support of Dynamic & Fixed resulting VHD Configurable size of the resulting VHDs We allow expanding the VHD Configuration of bus assignments (IDE\SCSI and LUNS) NIC migration with the preservation of network
Conversions V2V and P2V syntax Works from both Admin UI and PowerShell Convert (Offline) either a VMWare disk or the whole VM to the analogous VS vhd\vm representation Fix up (making OS bootable) for Win2K, Win2K3 Oses Support of four vmdk types (flat\sparse full\2gb split) V2V PowerShell syntax: $vmxmc = $c new-vmxmachineconfig -VMXPath \\server1\vmx\my_virtual_machine.vmx $c copy-vmdk -VMDKPath \\server1\vmx\my_virtual_machine.vmdk -VmHost $vmhost -Path F:\VMX\ $c new-v2v -Name vmx1 -VMXPath \\server1\vmx\my_virtual_machine.vmx -VmHost $vmhost -Path F:\VMX\ P2V PowerShell syntax: $mc = $c new-machineconfig -SourceComputerName compname -credential $cred copy-harddisk -Server $c -MachineConfig $mc -VMHost $vmhost -Path f:\ -VolumeDeviceID "C" -Dynamic -DiskAdd 1024 -Credential $cred new-p2v -Server $c -MachineConfig $mc -VMHost $vmhost -Path f:\ -Name vm_name -Memory 128 - Credential $cred
VMM Technologies: Reports The following reports are available in VMM with System Center Operations Manager 2007 integration: Virtualization Candidates Helps identify physical computers that are good candidates for conversion to virtual machines. The Virtualization Candidates report displays average values for a set of commonly requested performance counters for CPU, memory, and disk usage, along with hardware configuration, including processor speed, number of processors, and total RAM. You can limit the report to computers that meet specified CPU and RAM requirements, and you can sort the results by selected columns in the report. Virtual Machine Allocation Provides information you can use to calculate chargebacks to cost centers for virtual machines. Virtual Machine Utilization Provides information about your virtual machines. For the identified time, this report shows average usage and total or maximums for virtual machine processors, memory, and disk space. Host Utilization Shows the number of virtual machines running per host. For the identified time and host group, this report shows average usage and total or maximums for host processors, memory, and disk space. Host Utilization Growth Shows the percentage growth of host resources and number of virtual machines running for the identified time period.
Virtual Machine Manager Typical Topologies Stand-alone Single Server Installation Configuration Corporate Single Physical Location Configuration Enterprise Multi-site Configuration
Stand-Alone Topology Guest OS Guest OS Guest OS VMM Agent Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Centralized Library Windows PowerShell Administrator Console Web-Based Delegated Provisioning UI Hardware (Single Physical Server)
Corporate Topology Guest OS Guest OS Guest OS Windows PowerShell VMM Agent Library Server Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Centralized Library Windows Administrator PowerShell Console Administrator ConsoleWeb-based Delegated Web-Based Provisioning Delegated UI Provisioning UI Hardware (Single Physical Server) Virtual Machine Hosts
Corporate Topology Windows PowerShell Administrator Console Library Server Web-based Delegated Provisioning UI Virtual Machine Hosts
Enterprise Topology Windows PowerShell Administrator Console External Network (DMZ) London Web-based Delegated Provisioning UI Singapor e Remote Library Server Virtual Machine Hosts
Featured Partners VMPilot in conjunction with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 enables rapid deployment and migration of Virtual Machines (VMs) with SAN-attached storage. Virtualized HBAs can be uniquely zoned in the fabric to isolate each VM and its storage, and can be migrated without reconfiguring storage or copying files. Brocade s Resource Manager (ARM) simplifies SAN configuration and management unleashing the power of VMM by significantly reducing the complexity of managing physical fibre channel resources storage arrays, HBAs and fibre channel fabric devices, giving customers unparalleled levels of scalability, manageability and mobility for virtual machine environments. QLogic and Microsoft are working together to enable N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) technology within VMM, giving storage administrators the ability to maximize server utilization, enhance security, and simplify virtual server management.
Emulex VMPilot Optimizing SAN Connectivity Use Microsoft Virtual Server with Enterprise SANs Enable VMs with SAN-attached storage Comply with SAN management best practices Use standard SAN management tools Easy to Use Wizard Create VMs Define Virtual HBA ports Assign storage One-step VM migration Local and remote management Based on ANSI T11 NPIV Standard Virtual HBA technology developed by Emulex Supported by Brocade, Cisco, and McDATA switches Network and Systems Management Finalist Microsoft Management Summit 2007 Announcing General Availability Windows IT Pro Best of Microsoft Management Summit Finalist 36
Brocade Resource Manager ARM Works with Microsoft Virtual Server and supports FC and iscsi SANs Enable VMs with SAN-attached storage Comply with SAN management best practices End to end discovery, configuration, and management of SAN hardware Easy to Use Console Receipts for VM creation Heterogeneous HBA device discovery and configuration VDS compliant Storage allocation and assignment Automatic zoning to SAN best practices One-step VM migration Local and remote management Works with what you have today Legacy and NPIV enabled HBA s Brocade Fabrics, routers, and iscsi gateway Drastic reduction in TCO for VM SAN management
Pricing and Licensing VMM 2007 is available as part of the System Center Server Management Suite Enterprise Provides comprehensive management for physical and Windows Server and storage environments and includes: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 System Center Operations Manager 2007 Enterprise Edition System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Enterprise Edition System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Provides the rights to manage an unlimited number of operating system environments ( OSEs ) on a physical host server The Server Management Suite Enterprise will be available starting October 1 at a price of $860 plus two years of SA per physical host Starting in January 2008, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 Workgroup Edition will become available. This standalone SKU is targeted at the Mid-market Virtual Machine management market. VMM Workgroup Edition will manage unlimited number of VMs on up to five Virtual Server hosts at a price of $499 per license.
Unlimited Virtualization with Datacenter Virtual Sessions Per License Unlimited.. 32 16 8 4 1 Standard Enterprise Datacenter Includes host OS: NO YES YES Datacenter Edition makes licensing Windows Server for Virtual Machines easy. Simply license the processors. No need to count, track, or license the virtual machin
System Center Virtual Machine Manager Road Map The next version of VMM, tentatively title System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2, will be available in the second half of 2008 R2 will feature a series of new features and improvements to the VMM program We are developing features that will allow customers to use VMM to manage not only Windows-based virtual machines, but also VMware- and Xen-based virtual machines. Using VMM R2, administrators can also manage VMware-based virtual machines so they can truly have a common management platform for physical and virtual assets, from the desktop to the datacenter, across multiple virtualization platforms.
Server Virtualization Road Map Now 2008 RTM R2 Beta R2 RTM Beta 3 RTM R2 SP1 RTM w/ add-ins for Novell SLES 10 and Solaris 10 Microsoft Windows Server virtualization Beta RTM w/ support for Novell SLES 10
Virtual Machine Manager Resources/Tools Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Homepage: www.microsoft.com/scvmm Tech Center (for documentation and downloads): http://technet.microsoft.com/scvmm/default.aspx Datasheet: www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/scvmm/evaluation/default.m spx Email: scvmm@microsoft.com Microsoft Virtualization Homepage http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization Microsoft System Center Homepage http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/
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Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Virtualization application for Windows Guest OS & s Virtual Hardware Guest OS & s Virtual Hardware Select 32 bit Windows OS s supported No custom drivers required Runs most x86 operating systems Including Linux Up to 1 CPU per virtual machine Up to 3.6GB of memory per virtual machine Virtual Server 2005 R2 Windows Server 2003 32 & 64 bit Server Hardware x86 & x64 Multi-threaded Virtual Machine Monitor provides isolation Windows Server 2003 32 & 64 bit host Broad device compatibility Existing OS Plumbing Optimized for x64 Hardware Optimized for 2 to 8 way servers Scales up to 32 CPUs and up to 64GB
Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 New Feature - Hardware Virtualization Support Intel VT AMD-V Now Available! What does it provide? Increased reliability and performance Much better experience when consolidating Linux New Features VSS support (VMM and DPM) VHD Mounting on host What does it provide? Improved Backup and DR scenarios
High Availability: Quick Migration & Host Clustering Virtual machine Guests failover from one node to another Guest VM s can run any OS Hosts are clustered Guests are not clustered VS is a clustered application running on a cluster SAN.VHD s reside on shared disk
Virtualization Migration Virtual machine Downtime per month Downtime per year memory 512 MB 8 seconds 1.6 minutes 1 GB 16 s 3.2 m 2 GB 32 s 6.4 m 4 GB 1 minute 4 seconds 12.8 m 8 GB 2.1 m 25.6 m 16 GB 4.2 m 51.2 m 32 GB 8.4 m 1.7 hours GC V M1 V M2 V M2 V M3 V M1 V M2 V M1 V M2 V M3 Virtual Server Virtual Server Virtual Server Virtual Server HC 48
Windows Server 2008/Windows Server Virtualization 64-bit native hypervisor based virtualization (able to access up to 2 TB of physical memory) Integrates with System Center Family of Products New VSP/VSV/VMBUS (virtualized devices) hardware sharing architecture Server Core installation support Windows OS Enlightenment Virtual Machine Snapshots 32-bit and 64-bit virtual machines (32-bit and 64-bit guest can run concurrently) Single Processor and SMP virtual machines (up to 4 cores per Windows Server 2008 guest) Support for up to 16 threads of execution/logical processors Large virtual machine memory (support for greater than 32 GB of memory per virtual machine) Virtual SCSI and Enhanced IDE (Up to 512 virtual hard disks, up to 2TB in size) VLAN support
Virtual Server vs WSV Performance / Scalability Virtual Server 2005 R2 Windows Server virtualization 32-bit VMs Yes Yes 64-bit VMs No Yes Multi-processor VMs No Yes VM memory support 3.6 GB per VM 32 GB per VM Resource Management Yes Yes Availability Guest to Guest Failover Yes Yes Host to Host Failover Yes Yes Host Migration Yes Yes VM Snapshots Yes Yes Management Scriptable/Extensible Yes, COM Yes, WMI User interface Web Interface MMC 3.0 Interface VMM Integration VMM v1 VMM v2
WSV Architecture Parent Partition Child Partitions Provided by: OS Windows Server Virtualization ISV / IHV / OEM Microsoft / XenSource VM Worker Processe s WMI Provider VM Service s s s User Mode Windows Server 2008 Window s Kernel VMBus VSP Windows Server 2003, 2008 Windows Kernel VMBus VSC Non- Hypervisor Aware OS Emulatio n Xen- Enabled Linux VSC Kernel Hypercall Adapter VMBus Kernel Mode Windows hypervisor Designed for Windows Server Hardware
Windows Server Virtualization Windows Server virtualization (WSV) is highly scalable, enterprise class, 64-bit hypervisor based virtualization and a Server Role of Windows Server 2008 x64 Editions. WSV is designed to take advantage of advancements in hardware such as Intel VT and AMD AMD-V support. Windows Server virtualization can run as a role of a full installation of Windows Server 2008 or take advantage of the new Windows Server Core (recommended) installation option which provides a minimal installation option with a reduced footprint.
Windows Server Virtualization 64-bit native hypervisor based virtualization (able to access up to 2 TB of physical memory) Integrates with System Center Family of Products 32-bit and 64-bit virtual machines (32-bit and 64-bit guest can run concurrently) Single Processor and SMP virtual machines (up to 4 cores per Windows Server 2008 guest) Support for up to 16 threads of execution/logical processors Large virtual machine memory (support for greater than 32 GB of memory per virtual machine) New VSP/VSV/VMBUS (drive enlightened) hardware sharing architecture Server Core installation support Virtual SCSI and Enhanced IDE (Up to 512 virtual hard disks, up to 2TB in size) VLAN support Virtual Machine Snapshots MMC 3.0 based management (no more web interface)
Monolithic vs. Microkernelized Hypervisor Monolithic hypervisor Simpler than a modern kernel, but still complex Contains its own drivers model Microkernelized hypervisor Simple partitioning functionality Increase reliability and minimize TCB No third-party code Drivers run within guests VM 1 ( Admin ) VM 2 VM 3 VM 1 ( Parent ) Virtualization Stack VM 2 ( Child ) VM 3 ( Child ) Hypervisor Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Hypervisor Hardware Hardware
Microsoft SoftGrid Virtualization and Streaming Virtualization Remove barrier of installation and compatibility testing between applications Virtualized applications with a zero installation footprint Simplified packaging No alteration of the operating system Elimination of application conflicts and associated regression testing Dynamic Software Streaming Transforms software into a centrally managed, policy based service Software available dynamically via streaming technology Provisioning tied to user identity - separating hardware from users & apps Support disconnected mobile users Fully integrated into Systems Management Server 2003 Accelerated Responsiveness & Reduced TCO Make Windows more cost-effective and adaptable to application and operating system changes New applications and updates delivered based on real-time needs Safe self-provisioning Ease OS migration by streamlining deployment and reducing application compatibility challenges
Virtualization Strong Isolation with Controlled OS Interaction s are virtualized per instance: Files (incl System Files) Registry Fonts.ini COM objects Services s do not get installed or alter the operating system Yet tasks process locally on the host computer.
Microsoft SoftGrid Virtualization & Centralized Management Dynamically streaming software as a centrally managed service Rapidly packages applications through active watch technology including execution dependencies. s delivered by highly scalable infrastructure and assigned by Active Directory. Optional application license enforcement. Delivers launch threshold of application through dynamic streaming protocol and caches for repeat use. Supports disconnected mode.