VMware ESX Server

Datacenter-Class Virtual Infrastructure for Mission-Critical Environments

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VMware Mission
Transform industry standard server and desktop computing through virtualisation

70% Reduction in Operating Costs

Application
OS

Application
OS

App
OS

App OS

40% Reduction in Hardware and Software Costs Increased Reliability & Responsiveness Greatly Enhanced Business Continuity Increased Utilisation & Return on Assets

Virtualisation

Hardware

Hardware

Hardware

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What is Virtual Infrastructure?

Infrastructure is what connects resources to your business Virtual infrastructure is a dynamic mapping of your resources to your business Result: decreased costs and increased efficiencies and responsiveness

VMware technology provides a thin virtualisation layer that encapsulates operating systems and applications into portable virtual machines

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What is Virtualisation?
Without Virtualisation
Application

With Virtualisation

Operating System
Hardware

VMware provides hardware virtualisation that presents a complete x86 platform to the virtual machine Allows multiple applications to run in isolation within virtual machines on the same physical machine Virtualisation provides direct access to the hardware resources to give you much greater performance than software emulation
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Three Key Properties of Virtualisation

Partitioning
Run multiple operating systems on one physical machine Fully utilise server resources Support high availability as shared data is cluster-ready for failover and redundancy

Isolation
Isolate faults and security at the hardware level Dynamically control CPU, memory, disk and network resources per virtual machine Guarantee service levels

Encapsulation
Encapsulate the entire state of the virtual machine in hardware-independent files Save the virtual machine state as a snapshot in time Re-use or transfer whole virtual machines with a simple file copy

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The VMware Product Line

Bare-Metal Server Virtualisation Hosted Server Virtualisation Secure Desktop Environment Hosted Desktop Virtualisation

ESX Server

GSX Server

VMotion
Virtual SMP

ACE

Workstation P2V Assistant

VirtualCenter

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VMware ESX Server

Datacenter-Class Virtual Infrastructure for Mission-Critical Environments

ESX Server is a virtual machine platform with a bare-metal architecture for highest possible performance
Lean virtualisation-centric VMkernel delivers complete control over hardware resources Supports dynamic allocation of computing resources Highly available, fault-tolerant and secure design Supports both scale-up and scale-out strategies

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Bare-Metal vs. Hosted Virtualisation

Hosted

(Workstation, ACE & GSX Server)

Bare Metal

(ESX Server)

Device support is inherited from host operating system for maximum hardware compatibility Virtualisation installs like an application rather than like an operating system Can run alongside conventional applications

Maximum performance with lowest overhead using certified hardware Highly efficient direct I/O pass-through architecture for network and disk Highly secure micro-kernel virtualisation layer only 100Ks of lines of code versus 1025 million lines of host operating system code Advanced features like VMotion available

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ESX Server Components

VMkernel
Manages all virtual machines

Service console
VMkernel
Linux-based bootstrap manager and administrative interface

VMware management interface (MUI)

Access to ESX Server admin

ESX Server remote console

Access to virtual machines

VMware Scripting API

Shared SAN Storage VMware Management Interface (MUI) & Remote Console

Automate management & monitoring

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ESX Server Remote Management Features

Web-based management interface
Create, modify, stop, start, suspend/resume virtual machines Monitor CPU and memory usage Access from any browser

Remote console
Windows and Linux versions Create, configure & manage VMs Full mouse and keyboard support Remote full screen Tabbed quick switch interface Good low-bandwidth performance

SSL security

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ESX Server is a Resource Multiplier with Very Granular Resource Management

Resource
CPU Memory Storage Network

Physical Server
4-Way Server 6GB Server 2 HBAs (paired) 2 NICs (teamed)

Virtualisation
2030 VMs 12GB VM Memory 32 Virtual Disks 16 Virtual NICs

All physical resources are shared by virtual machines resulting in a multiplier effect
The goal is to maximise hardware utilisation for greatest ROI while providing isolation

ESX Server provides very granular resource allocation per virtual machine
Can establish minimum, maximum, and proportional share amounts per VM for CPU, memory, disk and network bandwidth and modify these allocations while they are running Allows apps to use greater resources periodically without requiring a constant allocation

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VMware Virtual SMP

Add-on module for ESX Server Allows single virtual machine to span two processors Benefits
Increased virtual machine performance Move more intensive workloads into virtual machines Meet requirements of applications designed for 2-way systems Develop and test applications in dual processor environments

Compatible with dual-core and hyperthreaded processors

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Device Management for Hardware Virtualisation

1-4 Ports Up to 2 CD-ROMs 1-4 Ports

1-2 Drives

VMkernel virtualises the physical hardware and presents each virtual machine with a standardised virtual device This standardisation makes virtual machines uniform and portable across platforms

1-4 Ethernet Adapters

1-4 SCSI Adapters 1-15 Devices Each Up to 3.6GB RAM and 1 CPU or 2 CPUs with VMware Virtual SMP

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Network Management for Network Virtualisation

VMs use virtual NICs mapped to one or more physical NICs through virtual switches
Each virtual NIC gets its own MAC address Zero collisions occur for internal traffic

NIC Teaming groups 2-10 physical NICs to form a highly redundant network device
Statically load-balances traffic for all VMs Traffic shaping can manage bandwidth per VM Failover is offered transparently to all VMs

Extra Security available for virtual NICs

VMs on the same virtual switch cannot see each others traffic

Disallow MAC address changes by the OS

Disallow forged source MAC transmits Disallow promiscuous mode

Teamed Physical NICs

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Access Management ESX Roles Allow Granular Management Control

ESX Server allows for four levels of privilege to control access to ESX Servers and their virtual machines VirtualCenter extends the ESX Server access control by allowing staff to manage all ESX Servers from a central point with active directory domain integration

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ESX Server Hardware Support

Rack and Blade Servers

Dell NEC Fujitsu Siemens HP Unisys IBM Bull Intel white box compatible servers and blades Dell HP NEC EMC IBM 3PAR Fujitsu Siemens Network Appliance Adaptec LSI Logic Adaptec Dell Emulex QLogic Intel Broadcom

Storage Area Networks SCSI Controllers RAID Controllers Fibre Channel Adapters Ethernet NICs

HP IBM

LSI Logic Mylex

3Com

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ESX Server Guest Operating System Support Support for a broad range of guest operating systems
Windows Server 2003: Standard, Enterprise, Web Editions, and Small Business Server Windows 2000: Server and Advanced Server Windows NT : 4.0 Server Windows XP Professional

Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, and 9.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 SUSE Linux 8.2, 9.0 and 9.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8

Novell NetWare 5.1, 6.0 and 6.5

FreeBSD 4.9

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VMware ESX Server 2.5

Data center-class virtual infrastructure for mission-critical environments Server consolidation across the enterprise and the data center Reduce the total cost of computing infrastructure VMware ESX Server delivers:
40% reduction in hardware and software costs 70% reduction in operations costs Increased availability Highest levels of scalability Guaranteed resources for mission-critical applications

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Thank You.

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