VxRack SDDC Deep Dive: Inside VxRack SDDC Powered by VMware Cloud Foundation Harry Meier GLOBAL SPONSORS
Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Integrated compute, storage, and networking powered by VMware Cloud Foundation Engineered Manufactured Managed Supported Sustained Complete system designed as one for easy deployment and scalability Fully integrated software and hyper-converged Dell EMC PowerEdge rack-scale solution Simplified management built in with the VMware SDDC Manager for complete ease of use Single support model with expertise on the total solution Complete system lifecycle assurance with documented standards for future growth 2
Powered by VMware Cloud Foundation Natively integrating the best of VMware s industry leading virtual computing software Designed for optimized VMware experience Simple management of compute, storage, and networking Fully integrated SDDC infrastructure experience One standard for both on-prem and public clouds Management and Automation Compute Network Storage Automated Lifecycle Management 3 Private Cloud Public Cloud
Well known integrated VxRack SDDC stack Inside the next generation hyper-converged SDDC platform vsphere vsan NSX SDDC Manager Server consolidation Maximize application uptime Lowers storage capex costs Simpler storage operations Micro-segmentation Automated network operations Automated build-up & configuration 4
The VMware to VxRack SDDC GA path Multi step process to get to turnkey cloud platform Individual VMware components VMware Cloud Foundation Dell EMC certification VxRack SDDC vsphere vsan NSX vrealize Interoperability Software validation Automation Testing (deployment and lifecycle, etc.) Whole system integration tested Upgrades (lifecycle) validation HW & SW Scale OUT validation Integrated turnkey cloud platform Fastest time-tomarket solution Fully Integrated SW Policy based provisioning VMware SDDC Manager best practices Standardized support & problem resolution processes Security & data protection Complete LCM End to End support Less risk 5
Customizable software components allows growth Horizon Suite Options Horizon View App Volumes 3 Horizon Suite (Optional) Horizon Suite Enterprise minus vsphere and Virtual SAN New options and packages can be added vrealize Suite vrealize Automation vrealize Business Log Insight vrealize Operations 2 vrealize Suite (Optional) VMware SDDC Manager automates deployment and internally integrates vrealize Log Insight Use of vrli for VI/VDI workload domains is an optional license vrealize Automation and vrealize Business for Cloud can be externally integrated vrealize Operations is optional VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager NSX Adv or Ent vsan Adv or Ent vsphere Ent. Plus 1 VMware Cloud Foundation (required) Cloud Foundation Cloud Foundation Perpetual licenses Premier-level support Components can be upgraded independently Customer can transfer existing licenses Bring your own vcenter one per SDDC Manager instance vrli for Management Domain use only is required Required 6
VMware SDDC Manager Centralized Access/Single-Point- Management for the SDDC Used in conjunction with existing product UIs View, monitor & configure hardware and software components Abstract & aggregate resources into Workload Domains SDDC Manager UI Includes UI for SDDC lifecycle management Workflow Services Engine Physical Resource Manager HMS Service Virtual Resource Manager Datastore & Coordination Services 7 VMware SDDC Manager Controller Virtual Appliance
VMware SDDC Manager Datastore and coordination services Datastore service Used for storing system metadata/configuration information (Cassandra DB/Zookeeper) Coordination service Used for keeping track of system status, activities, and inventory SDDC Manager UI Ensures health and availability of Cloud Foundation Services Workflow Services Engine Physical Resource Manager HMS Service Virtual Resource Manager Datastore & Coordination Services 8 VMware SDDC Manager Controller Virtual Appliance
VMware SDDC Manager Hardware Management Services Responsible for discovery, bootstrap, configuration, & monitoring of hardware Both in-band and out-ofband management Service runs in SDDC Manager Controller VM Accessed through the SDDC Manager No need to access network switches or issue switch-specific commands VMware and partner provided plugins Cisco plug-in for HMS configures switch ports, VLANs, and VXLANs using Cisco API Workflow Services Engine Physical Resource Manager SDDC Manager UI HMS Service Virtual Resource Manager Configure Manage VMware SDDC Manager Controller Virtual Appliance Datastore & Coordination Services 9
SDDC Manager Utility (LCM) Built into SDDC Manager Automatic notification Download and schedule updates View, monitor, and track status Also runs secondary DNS and NTP services SDDC Manager Controller VM Casandra/Zookeeper SDDC Manager Utility VM Management Domain 10
Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Workload Domains Detail
Types of Domains Minimum of 4 nodes required for Management Domain per system Dedicated vsphere Cluster Automated provisioning through SDDC Manager Three types Management Virtual Infrastructure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Multiple workload domains run in parallel Each with dedicated vcenter Server VI Workload Domain VI Workload Domain VI Workload Domain VDI Workload Domain VDI Workload Domain Expansion Management Domain VI Workload Domain 12
Management Domain Component Overview Min of four nodes (runs in first rack) Instantiated during bring-up Hosts Cloud Foundation infrastructure and all workload domain management components SDDC Manager Controller VM SDDC Manager Utility VM (LCM) PSCs vcenter Server Instances NSX Manager Instances Optional Components vrealize Suite Horizon desktop management components for all VDI workload domains VI WLD Management Components vcenter NSX Manager Dell EMC Support VM vrealize Log NSX NSX Insight Ctrl Ctrl SDDC MGR Controller SDDC MGR Utility VDI WLDs Management Components vcenter PSC PSC App- Volumes View Compose vrealize Operations NSX NSX Ctrl Ctrl App-Volumes vcenter SQL Optional vrack-resourcepool-mgmt Virtual Distributed Switch ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 Virtual SAN Datastore View Connect NSX Manager View Connect vrealize Automation NSX NSX Ctrl Ctrl NSX Manager NSX NSX Ctrl NSX Ctrl Ctrl ESXi04 Minimum of Four Nodes AD VI/VDI WLD Management VMs Cloud Foundation Infrastructure VMs vsphere Cluster + vsan 13
Workload Domain attributes PSC Management Domain Cluster PSC vcenter Server vrealize Operations Log Insight Redundant SSO Instances Centralized Monitoring Dedicated vcenter Server Common VSAN, HA, and DRS policies vcenter Server NSX Manager vcenter Server NSX Manager Capability or Setting VMware Cloud Foundation Setting *DRS Enabled Automatic Workload VMs Workload VMs nsx-ctl-01 nsx-ctl-01 nsx-ctl-01 nsx-ctl-01 nsx-ctl-01 nsx-ctl-01 ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi Workload Domain 1 Workload Domain 2 *Network IO Control *LACP *Syslog NTP DNS Enabled Default Configuration Enabled VDS and Physical Switch Enabled Configure for Log Insight Enabled Configured during initial startup Enabled Configured during initial startup 14
Workload Domains storage performance and availability options Low Performance Stripe Width 1 Flash reserve 0% Object space Reservation 40% FTT=0 FTT=1 FTT=2 Balanced Performance Availability Option None Normal Availability VSAN FTT VSAN FD vsphere HA Max Size FTT=0, three host minimum FTT=1, three host minimum No No Cluster Maximum No Enabled, % based Admission Control Cluster Maximum Stripe Width 1 Flash reserve 0% Object space Reservation 70% High Performance High Availability FTT=2, five host minimum No Enabled, % based Admission Control Max hosts available in one rack Stripe Width 4 Flash reserve 0% Object space Reservation 100% 15
Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain creation Performance & Availability Settings Name/Organization Size Network Settings 16
Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain components vsphere Cluster (min of 3 hosts) Dedicated vcenter Server per Workload Domain Shared SSO domain with PSCs in Management Domain Size dynamically calculated based on user inputs Can be expanded later Virtual SAN NSX Transport Zone Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain NSX Logical switch vcenter & NSX Manager Run in Management Domain VM VM VM VM VM Management Domain vcenter VM NSX Manager Hybrid and All-Flash Two disk groups per host One vsan datastore per workload domain VMware NSX Virtual Distributed Switch NSX Edge (optional) NSX CTL 02 NSX CTL 01 NSX CTL 03 Management Corporate vmotion VSAN External Network NSX Manager deployed in the Management Domain cluster NSX Controller cluster deployed in workload domain itself vsphere Cluster VTEP VTEP VTEP ESXi-01 ESXi-02 ESXi-03 VXLAN Virtual SAN 17
VDI Workload Domain creation Desktop Settings VDI Name, Linked Clones, Access Images 18
VDI Workload Domain components All VI Workload Domain Components Plus VMware Horizon Horizon View Composer vcenter & NSX Manager and Horizon View Components Run in the Management Domain NSX Manager vcenter Management Domain App- Volumes App- Volumes View Composer View Connect View Connect SQL AD Redundant Horizon Connection servers Redundant Horizon Security servers Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Workload Domain NSX Load Balancers for Connection and Security servers VMware Unified Access Gateways deployed for internet accessible desktops NSX Transport Zone NSX Edge (Optional) NSX Logical switch VDI VDI VDI VDI VDI NSX CTL 02 NSX CTL 01 NSX CTL 03 VDI Optional components Active Directory server AppVolumes servers (including UEM VM) NSX ESG components (including DHCP / Relay Agent) Virtual Distributed Switch vsphere Cluster VTEP VTEP VTEP ESXi-01 ESXi-02 ESXi-03 Management Corporate vmotion VSAN VXLAN External Network vsan 19
New VxRack SDDC related announcements VxRack SDDC Updated RCM 3.2.4 Supports VMware Cloud Foundation 2.2 vsphere 6.5U1, vsan 6.6.1, NSX 6.3.3 Single Management Workload Domain Scalable HMS services now deployed inside SDDC Manager Controller VM Backup of Management Workload Domain Horizon 7.2 support for VDI Workload Domains 40 total Dell EMC PowerEdge R630 node configurations now available All Flash choices with TPM Options Hybrid choices with TPM Options BIOS 2.4.3 ESXi HCL Update vsan HCL Updates Support for Cisco 93180YC-EX ToR switch Dell EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud now supports VxRack SDDC Fastest path to a VMware-based hybrid cloud platform Provides a scalable, distributed hyperconverged architecture Integrated support for VMware Cloud Foundation Full stack lifecycle management and single call support 20
Dell EMC VxRack SDDC The hardware components behind the software
Physical components inside the rack VxRack SDDC Redundant power 8 to 24 Dell EMC PowerEdge (hybrid or flash storage) Management switch 48 x 1Gbps (Dell S3048-ON) Redundant top-of-rack switches 48 x 10/25 Gpbs 4 x 40 Gbps (Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX) Redundant rack interconnect switches* 32 x 40 Gbps (Cisco Nexus 9332PQ) *Multi-rack configurations 22
VxRack SDDC built on industry standard servers qualified for VCF Dell EMC PowerEdge 5th generation Intel Xeon E5-2600 Family Single node, 1U Dual sockets, 6 to 22 cores per CPU 768 GB to 1,536 GB RAM Dual 10 GbE SFP+ network ports All flash capacity: 10-30 TB SSD Hybrid capacity: 10 TB HDD Dual 100-240VAC 750W auto-switching PSU Dual 800 GB cache SSD Optional Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 23
VxRack SDDC integrated hardware architecture Management switch (1) Dell S3048-ON Installed in each rack Rack interconnect switches (2) Cisco Nexus 9332PQ Installed in 2nd rack only Top of rack switches (2) Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX Installed in each rack Server nodes (8-24) Dell EMC PowerEdge R630 Hybrid or all flash Heterogeneous nodes supported across racks 24
VxRack SDDC hardware physical scalability Redundant top of rack switching Easily scale up to 24 nodes max per rack for Workload Domains Start small with a minimum of 8 nodes per rack Minimum 4 nodes for Management Domain in rack 1 Available Capacity Scale out with preconfigured 42U cabinets Pre-integrated cabling Pre-integrated aggregated rack interconnect switches Scale up to 8 racks Scale up to 192 nodes per system 25
VxRack SDDC physical network architecture VMware Cloud Foundation Automated installation and configuration of physical networking Integrates to existing data center network infrastructure Fully uplink compatible to existing switches: Cisco, Juniper, Brocade Server 24 L2 uplink connectivity used by default* Uses the same network management tools ToR ports 1 to 24 to connect hosts Server 1 * VxRack SDDC uses L2 configured uplinks by default. Use of L3 configured uplinks will require an exception process DS/IA ticket approval 26
VxRack SDDC logical network design * * NSX Universal objects currently not supported 27
VxRack SDDC complete services experience Pre-deployment Post-deployment Advisory services Technology Services Technology Services Managed services Provide assessments, guidance, and expertise Design, architect, and deploy solutions Migrate and integrate solutions Ongoing management and optimization World-class seamless support and proactive life cycle assurance Core support Integrated, seamless support experience Plus support Enhanced, higher-touch support option Premier support Holistic, highest-touch support option 28
VxRack SDDC with VMware Cloud Foundation A completely integrated VMware HCI solution at rack scale Turn-key Deployment Full SDDC software suite delivered pre-integrated on Dell EMC hardware Simplified Management Easy deployment, configuration, and ongoing operations management Elastically Scalable Built on an scalable, distributed hyper-converged architecture Designed as one by Dell EMC powered by VMware Cloud Foundation 29
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VxRack SDDC lifecycle management Auditing, Reporting, and downloading releases for upgrades Controlled by VMware Cloud Foundation and the release software bundle contents Summary of available updates Software bundle is dependent on specific server and switch hardware VMware defines qualified hardware and software combinations Factory installation includes bare metal imaging of servers and switches using VMware Imaging Appliance (VIA) and software bundles from VMware VxRack SDDC applies the bundle for Dell servers, Cisco ToR and interconnect switches, and Dell management switch Schedule when to apply Automatically installs updates from VMware/Dell EMC download site SDDC Manager s LCM does not update firmware for servers and switches 32
Workload Domains Virtual Infrastructure (VI): Dedicated vsphere cluster Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI): Dedicated vsphere cluster + virtual desktop infrastructure User specifies capacity, performance and availability parameters SDDC Manager automates deployment: vsphere (PSC, vcenter, ESXi), vsan, NSX, Horizon, App Volumes, Log Insight Ability to create, expand, and delete Patch/Update workload domains independently 33
VDI Workload Domain details Support for Horizon 7.2 Instant Clones support Blast Protocol support Windows 10 desktops support Support for AppVolumes 2.12 External SQL support VI Workload Domain VI Workload Domain External SSL Certificate support VI Workload Domain VDI Workload Domain VDI Workload Domain Expansion Management Domain VI Workload Domain 34