Build an Integrated Software-Defined Data Center Stack with VMware

About the Presenter Ryan Johnson Presenter Photo Staff Technical Marketing Architect VCIX6-DCV, VCIX6-NV, VCAP6-CMA, VCP6-* VMware Validated Designs and VMware Cloud Foundation @tenthirtyam johnsonryan@vmware.com Ryan Johnson is a Staff Technical Marketing Architect at VMware. As an accomplished technologist his focus is enabling customers and community members to accelerate and simplify their infrastructure services and organizations through the Software-Defined Data Center. Ryan specializes in both the VMware Validated Designs and VMware Cloud Foundation 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 2

Any Device VMware Workspace ONE Desktop Mobile Identity Any Application SaaS SaaS SaaS Traditional Apps Cloud-Native Apps SaaS Apps Cloud Freedom and Control Any Cloud VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture Private Cloud Hybrid Cloud Public Cloud Software-Defined Data Center VMware Cross-Cloud Services vrealize Cloud Management VMware Cloud Foundation VMware vcloud Air VMware vcloud Air Network 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 4

VMware Softaware-Defined Data Center Any Device Any Application Any Cloud Business Mobility: Applications Devices Content Traditional Cloud Native Software-Defined Datacenter (SDDC) Cloud Management Platform DevOps vrealize Automation 1 VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO) 2 vrealize Operations 1 vrealize Log Insight 1 vrealize Network Insight vrealize Business for Cloud 1 vrealize Code Stream Extensibility Management Packs Virtual / Cloud Infrastructure Compute Networking & Security Storage Hybrid Cloud 1 vrealize Suite components 2 Included with vsphere Ent+ 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 5

Software-Defined Data Center Momentum vsphere 6.x Adoption vsan Ramp New Horizons - vsphere Integrated Containers / Photon NSX Going Mainstream vrealize Expanding Reach 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 6 3

But This Hasn t Been an Easy Thing to Do! Multiplicity of Components Multiplicity of Documentation and Reference Designs = Existing methodologies produce datacenters like snowflakes beautiful, but unique, unrepeatable, and fragile. 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 8

Approaches to Implement the Software-Defined Data Center Automated with VMware Cloud Foundation VMware Cloud Foundation is an integrated SDDC platform with built-in automation for bring-up, configuration and patching/upgrading of the stack Automatically implement an SDDC with a validated architecture that reflects with VMware best practices by deploying VMware Cloud Foundation Build Your Own with VMware Validated Designs VMware Validated Designs provide standardized architecture designs with extensively tested interoperability of the software components Manually deploy individual software components following the VVD guidelines and best practices to deploy and operate the SDDC Custom Do It Yourself Design a custom architecture with in-house knowledge Manually deploy and maintain multiple individual software components 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 9

VMware Validated Designs Prescriptive Blueprints with Comprehensive Deployment and Operational Practices Standardized Designs Proven & Robust Broad Use Cases Comprehensive Documentation 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 12

VMware Validated Designs A History Lesson VVD 1.0 Took 12 months of engineering effort. VVD 3.0 29 Sep 16 2 months of engineering effort. Region B with DR VVD 4.0 02 Mar 17 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec VVD 2.0 21 Jul 16 3.5 months of engineering effort however we reduced scope (i.e. region B, DR) and re-used 1.0 content. 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 13 VVD 3.0.2 15 Nov 16 1.5 months of engineering effort. VVD for M-Seg IT Automating IT Scenario Guide

Design Objectives VMware Validated Designs Scenarios Service Availability Scope Detail Type SDDC of Service Deployment Availability Greenfield 99% = 3.65 days downtime/year Customer Scenario Start-up, Expansion = 1.7 hours downtime/week Region Management Coverage Downtime Cloud Type Dual Region Workload Planned Deployment downtime expected for upgrades, patching, on-going maintenance. Expectation of some unplanned downtime. Private (VMware), Support Expansion to Hybrid Cloud Scale Management Platform Planned Downtime 10,000 VMsFixed (Provider defined) with Change Window 150 VM deployments per hour peak Management Platform Unplanned Downtime Limit 99% Control Plane - UI, API and Orchestration Workload 99% = 3.65 days downtime/year = 1.7 hours downtime/week 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 14

Design Decisions 290+ in the current VMware Validated Design for SDDC Ensures the design meets the design objectives. Reduces risk by providing a baseline of standardization. Reinforces standardization with justification and implications. Easy to follow checklist form. 15

Design Decisions 290+ in the current VMware Validated Design for SDDC Decision ID Design Decision Design Justification Design Implications SDDC-VI-SDN-001 Use two separate NSX instances per region. One instance is tied to the Management vcenter Server, and the other instance is tied to the Compute vcenter Server. SDN capabilities offered by NSX, such as load balancing and firewalls, are crucial for the compute/edge layer to support the cloud management platform operations, and also for the management applications in the management stack that need these capabilities. You must install and perform initial configuration of the four NSX instances separately. Locate the Design Decisions in the Architecture Guide Documentation 16

Software Bill of Materials VMware Validated Design for SDDC vsphere 6.5 vsan 6.5 NSX 6.3 vrealize Automation 7.2 vrealize Business 7.2 for Cloud vrealize Operations 6.4 and Management Packs Site Recovery Manager 6.5 vrealize Log Insight 4.0 and Content Packs For a complete list refer to the release notes. 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 17

Software Components VMware Validated Design for SDDC VMware Validated Design for SDDC VMware vsphere Replication VMware Site Recovery Manager VMware vrealize Automation VMware vrealize Orchestrator Core Platform VMware vrealize Business for Cloud VMware vsphere VMware vsan VMware NSX VMware vrealize Log Insight VMware vrealize Operations VMware VMware vsphere APIs for vsphere Daa Protection Data Protection (VADP) 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 18

Dual-Region Deployment Ready VMware Validated Design for SDDC San Francisco, CA Primary Region Characteristics & Restrictions Regional Distance is Rather Large A Region May Be Treated as an SDDC Multiple Regions are Not Treated as a Single SDDC Workload Placement Closer to Customer Northern California and Southern California US East Coast and US West Coast US Region and EU Region Common Uses Disaster Recovery: One region can be the primary site and another region can be the recovery site. Data Privacy: Address laws & restrictions in some countries by keeping tenant data within a region in the same country. Los Angeles, CA Secondary Region 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 21

Focus on What Runs in the SDDC VMware Validated Designs VDI Virtualized Datacenter to SDDC Business Critical Applications 3 rd Party Integrations Micro-segmentation IT Automating IT Disaster Recovery Compliance Capable Solutions 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 22

Documentation VMware Validated Designs Release Notes Architecture Details Architecture Diagrams Planning and Preparation Pre-Deployment Checklist Step-by-step Deployment Guides Operational Guidance Monitoring and Alerting Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Plus more Operations Add-ons Now Available Online and in PDF - vmware.com/go/vvd-docs 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 23

Sizing Tool on VMware Code https://code.vmware.com/group/dp/vvd-sizing-tool Provide PSO, SISO partners, SEs and customers a hardware sizing tool Online web based tool which integrates with VCG database to pull certified vsan ready node hardware details. 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 24

Simplicity Starts From Standardization and Integration Standardized Cloud Design Seamless Integration Simplified Operations Compute Storage Network Cloud Foundation Lifecycle Cloud Foundation automates the deployment of a VMware Validated Design. Standardized data center design based VMware best practices. Engineered solution that integrates compute, storage, and network virtualization into single platform. Complete interoperability across all cloud infrastructure services. Includes unique lifecycle management that automates day 0 to 2 operations of the cloud infrastructure. Automated bring up, configuration, infrastructure provisioning and updates/patches. 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 27

VMware Cloud Foundation APP APP APP APP Private Cloud Public Cloud Cloud Foundation Compute Storage Network Lifecycle Simple. Fast. Secure. Enterprise ready cloud infrastructure platform powering any application. Anywhere. 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 28

Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure Platform Evolving the market leading hypervisor into a fully integrated software defined infrastructure platform Server Virtualization Cloud Infrastructure APP APP Compute Storage Network Lifecycle VMware vsphere VMware Cloud Foundation 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 29 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved.

Hybrid Cloud Experience APP APP APP APP Private Cloud Public Cloud vrealize Cloud Foundation Compute Storage Network Lifecycle Single platform for private and public clouds. Automated delivery of cloud infrastructure, anywhere. Simple, consistent operational experience that leverages existing tools, skills, people, and investments 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 30

VMware vrealize Suite Enterprise-Ready Cloud Management Platform Any Device Any Application Any Cloud Business Mobility: Applications Devices Content Traditional Cloud Native Software-Defined Datacenter (SDDC) Cloud Management Platform DevOps vrealize Automation 1 VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO) 2 vrealize Operations 1 vrealize Log Insight 1 vrealize Network Insight vrealize Business for Cloud 1 vrealize Code Stream Extensibility Management Packs Virtual / Cloud Infrastructure Compute Networking & Security Storage Hybrid Cloud 1 vrealize Suite components 2 Included with vsphere Ent+ 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 31

Key Use Cases: >_ Cloud Foundation Private Public Virtual Infrastructure VDI IaaS DevOps Hybrid Cloud From Virtual Infrastructure to DevOps Ready 2017 VMware Inc. Inc. All All rights rights reserved. Slide 32

Out of the Box Enterprise Ready Cloud Infrastructure Services Services Product Compute Hypervisor Live migration Dynamic Load balancing High availability vsphere Storage Network Hyper-converged object storage All flash or hybrid Data services (deduplication & compression) Data protection & replication Storage policy based management Distributed switching and routing Load balancing vsan NSX Security Micro-segmentation/distributed firewalling Policy based VPN NSX Lifecycle Automation Automated bring up, configuration, policy based provisioning Upgrading and patching SDDC Manager 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 33

Simplified Operations with Lifecycle Automation Automates day 0 to day 2 operations of the entire cloud infrastructure Patching and Upgrades Compute Management Policy Based Provisioning SDDC Manager Network Storage Configuration Deployment 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 34

Outcomes with Cloud Foundation and vrealize Suite Benefits of VMware SDDC with simplicity of SDDC Manager Traditional DIY Up to 6 8x faster time to market VMware Cloud Foundation 30-40% TCO Savings Up to 2x more productive Up to 30 40% in TCO savings Traditional: deployments with server virtualization only, DIY infrastructure Data based off of early field customer deployments (i.e: One Cloud) and internal analysis and testing 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 35

Automated Deployment and Bring Up of the Software Stack APP APP APP VMware Cloud Foundation Physical Deployment Power On Validation Customer Info Input Management Cluster Built Workload Ready Rack fully assembled or delivered to customer Power and networking connected per site survey SDDC Manager brought up System checked against known good inventory DOA s or other discrepancies identified Datacenter parameters such as DNS, Active Directory, NTP etc. input by customer IP address ranges and networks for Management, vmotion, vsan and VXLAN vsphere, NSX, vsan, brought online vsan datastore created Management packs installed & configured Availability settings management configured 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 36

Lifecycle Management: Software bundles, no piecemeal upgrades VMware Cloud Foundation Management Software SDDC Upgrade/ Update Bundle Pre-defined software bundle Specific versions of component software Pre-validated and integration tested Published by VMware SDDC Upgrade Bundle SDDC Update Bundle Published quarterly, follows a train model Contains upgrade versions of component SW Published on an as-needed basis Contains patches and hotfixes Typically contains new functionality Typically addresses security issues and bugs 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 37

Quickly Deploy Virtual Desktops with Horizon on Cloud Foundation Fast to deploy Horizon Highly scalable Easy to manage Advanced Security VMware Cloud Foundation 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 38

Infrastructure-as-a-Service with Cloud Foundation and vrealize Automation Security policy Reservation policy Approval policy Resource attributes Define SLA Cost profiling Provisioning automation Dev Test Prod vrealize Automation Private Cloud vrealize Automation VMware Cloud Foundation Public Cloud Easily create and deploy blueprints that enable policy based automation of cloud infrastructure services 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 39

Personalized IT Service Catalog for App Teams Self service catalog that delivers personalized application and cloud infrastructure services 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 40 2016 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Confidential Not for Distribution

Making the Hybrid Cloud Real Seamlessly extend Cloud Foundation into the public cloud and consume as a service Private cloud Public cloud vrealize Suite Third-Party Public Clouds VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Foundation available as-aservice Consistent operational experience private and public clouds. 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 41

Getting Started Software-Defined Data Center Access the VMware Validated Designs vmware.com/go/vvd-docs Learn about VMware Cloud Foundation vmware.com/go/vcf Join the Communities vmware.com/go/vvd-community vmware.com/go/vcf-community 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 42

Questions Ryan Johnson Staff Technical Marketing Architect, VMware VCIX6-DCV, VCIX6-NV, VCAP6-CMA, VCP6-* @tenthirtyam