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September 2012

Virtualization Management Where IT Counts

CSL-WAVE 3.1

Unleashing the power

of the zPenguins


Topics we will discuss today:

The need we have identified High level overview of CSL-WAVE Product Foundation More on CSL-WAVE Value and Architecture New v3.1 Features Summary


Needs when running z/VM- based server farms:

Handle Provisioning of: Servers, Storage, Network- devices and Server-to-Network Connections

Attend to the different needs of various administrative teams (Operations, z/VM & Linux)

Provide effective means of automating management tasks

Allow delegation of administrative capabilities to the Linux administrators for simpler management

Do it all via a simple Intuitive and user friendly interface


Management, Provisioning, Automation and Simplification solution for virtual server farms

Focused on System z with z/VM environment Based on a 3-Tier Architecture:

– CSL-WAVE Server - Running our BTS (Background Task Scheduler) andthe knowledge-base DB

– Modular TVP (Target Virtualization Platform)API that drives SMAPI and our Service Machines

– GUI Clients and CLI users login to manage the virtual server farm(s)

WAVESRV(Linux Server)

GUI Clients

GUI Clients

GUI Clients

GUI Users

TVPz/VMInstances

TVP API

CSL-WAVE High Level Overview

GUI Clients

GUI Clients

GUI Clients

CLI Users


Knowledge Base: Keeps track of the managed systems’ components and their associated metadata

Task Scheduler: Employs Work Units (WU) processing architecture using BTS Worker threads

Common Output Repository (COR): Where output generated by each BTS WU is stored in a Spool-like fashion

Message Brokers: Efficiently move messages across all system components

Security Enforcer: Controls the Scope and Permissions of every user action

Device Management: Simple and Automatic control of all virtual devices as well as real/dedicate devices

CSL-WAVE Foundation


GUI: Rich and intuitive graphic environment with dynamic views of the server farm as the workplace

CSL-WAVE Foundation(Cont)..


Using the architecture and technologies outlined on the Foundation slide, CSL-WAVE facilitates advanced capabilities in these areas:

1) Simplification2) Automation 3) Provisioning4) Graphical Control5) Auto-Detection6) Enhanced Server Farm Administration7) Network Support8) Extended Security

CSL-WAVE Main Features


More on CSL-WAVE Value and

Architecture


Rich GUI with active graphical views of all managed objects (Network Topologies, Performance Gauges, Storage Pie-charts and more…).

Views (Except the NW) may flipped to tabular mode

Use Point’n’click and Drag’n’drop techniques Advanced filters, tagging, layouts and layers

selection for every display Multiple objects may be selected (via groups,

filters or simply with random mouse clicks) for any action

Easy access to the z/Linux guests directly from the GUI using SSH, 3270 or CLC terminals

Simplification


Ordered Activation/Deactivation of servers Run Linux shell scripts against dynamic/static

grouped/filtered servers, as CSL-WAVE background tasks, listing the results for each selected server

Run REXX EXECs against any virtual object with customized parameters and results-listing - All via the GUI

WAVECLI – A CLI for CSL-WAVE actions that can be called from Linux shell scripts or Windows Batch files

Automation


Sophisticated guests cloning including Cross System Clone (Across LPARs and CECs)

Run REXX execs as part of the cloning process for local z/VM customization

Ability to customize the first boot of a cloned server (Before and After TCPIP is initialized!)

Creation and configuration of VSwitches and Guest LANs

Storage management and provisioning at the z/VM and Linux levels (Including LVM support)

Provisioning


Agent-Less technology! Automatic initial-detection of all the virtual

server farm’s components: Servers, Prototypes, Networks, Network Devices and Storage

Any changes to the system, done by any CSL-WAVE component or user are immediately propagated to all GUI users

User-controlled ongoing monitoring of changes made outside of CSL-WAVE after the initial Auto-Detection

Auto-Detection


Performance Monitoring – Tapping into the z/VM Performance Toolkit or Velocity data collectors

Intelligent Active Notes (IANs) – “Post-it” like notes that can be attached to any managed object

Communication-less Connection (CLC) – Proprietary non-TCPIP based terminal

Proprietary 3270 Access to z/Linux console Dynamic generation of Guest-to-Disk graphic

maps Reporting subsystem with a built-in report-

writer CSL-WAVE Log message routing via standard

“syslogd” to any central log repositories

Enhanced Server Farm Administration


Custom Attributes– Create site defined attributes and associate them

with servers for grouping and filtering purposes– Import comma delimited files with custom

attributes association to guests for an easy mass update of theCSL-WAVE knowledgebase

Enterprise Viewer– Manage workloads across z/VM instances and CECs,

via Custom Attributes so servers may be started/stopped as a group regardless of the z/VM instant hosting them

– Get performance gauges for all z/VMs on one screen

– Unlimited number of z/VMs may be managed concurrently

Enhanced Server Farm Administration (Cont)..


Centralized, layer-based view of the entire network topology per z/VM System, with cross-system integration via VLANs

Define and control all network devices such as VSwitches and Guest LANs, manipulate servers-to-network connect/disconnect, using GUI draw tools

Auto-Handle definitions at the z/VM and Linux levels

Support for VLAN usage (Trunk/Access modes) Management of VSwitches with protocol layer

2 or 3 Customize CSL-WAVE’s network-topology-view

with external resources (Routers, Other LPARs etc...)

Network Support


Security Management via Scopes-and-Permissions sets for each CSL-WAVE user

Permission resolution at the right-click menu level for every action on any type of managed object

Login authentication via LDAP or CSL-WAVE proprietary users’ management

Support for RACF and VM:Secure LOGON-BY authentication support for 3270

access RSA/DSA certificates support for SSH access Locking/Unlocking of all managed objects

(Virtual and Physical for authorized users

Extended Security


Dedicated Device Pools Manager

Dedicated devices are managed in pools using the Device Pools Manager which handles requests for dedicated devices

The management is done by three device-classpools:– DASDs– HIPER Sockets– OSAs

The site maymanage multiplepools for each device-class (Test/PROD/SYS etc…)


Drilling into the Device Pool Manager, we get to the actual Device Pools which list information about each device in the pool

Information such as:– Device Address– ONLINE status – Usage– Owner– LOCK status– IAN (Intelligent

Active Note) status

Dedicated Device Pools


Dedicated Device Pools

HiperSockets Device Pool example


The BTS Work Units Table

List all of the BTS Work Units in the system (and their status) according to the viewer’s scope

The user can further filter this table by originated user, date-time, and other criteria


The COR Entries

Each BTS WU has a COR entry associated with it

The COR entry holds all the output generated for/by the WU

Dynamically refreshed progress bar for the WU is shown as well


What’s New?!V3.1 Features


FCP Support

Enhanced Disk mapping now includes FCP attached storage to guests and storage controllers:


CSL-WAVE v3.1 provides inventory management and tracking for FCP storage (WWPNs, Storage controllers, LUNs, Unique DISK IDs):

FCP Support(Cont)..


Visual representation of the storage layout:Combining CKD DASD and FCPLayer-based view, enables selective display of components

FCP Support(Cont)..


FCP support integration into the Manage Storage task - Provides the ability to add FCP storage to guests using existing FCP devices or new ones (automatically allocated from Device pools)

FCP Storage can be added as regular partitions or LVM directly from the GUI

Easily and intelligently handling of all needed tasks in the z/VM side, as well as on the Linux side

FCP Support(Cont)..


FCP device provisioning is managed by CSL-WAVE automatically via Device Pools thereby eliminating the need to track free/used FCP device

The new FCP devices are offered based on the cloned guest’s original device-pools

Next modification of CSL-WAVE will introduce:– Map original WWPN-LUN pairs to new WWPN-LUN

pairs– Automatic modification of the multipath

configuration

FCP Support(Cont)..


v3.1 introduces Enhanced Shared Directory Support

Massive performance improvements due to centralization of common data

Removal of per-system periodic discovery tasks

Dramatic reduction in GUI and BTS memory requirements is recognized with large shops with lots of z/VMs sharing the same directory

Shared Directory Enhancements


Virtual to Real Memory Gauge

The System Status and the Enterprise Dashboard panels now show a new Virtual-to-Real gauge


The gauge shows the current over/under-commit percentage, based on user defined thresholds and maximum values

Provides another monitoring aspect for the status and health of the z/VM LPARs managed by CSL-WAVE

Can enhance the ability to make educated decisions about whether or not the LPARs can support additional active guests

Virtual to Real Memory Gauge (Cont)..


Ability to stop (CP STOP) and resume (CP BEGIN) guests as a multiple task action

Dormant or currently unused guests may be paused to free up memory and CPU resources

Provides the ability to stop or resume guests in a mass - By group, project, Custom Attribute or any other multiple selection

Pause/Resume Actions


BTS Enhancements

More of user initiated work is now scheduled as BTS tasks:

As BTS tasks - COR entries are now generated for each of the above tasks

These actions are now available from the EV for guests across the enterprise, regardless of their z/VM LPAR residency

Init-For-WAVEManage StoragePause/ResumeLock/Unlock

Guests

Read/Update/Delete Guests’ IANs

Generate Storage Maps


Init-For-WAVE Enhancements

Granulation of the Process is provided for better control

Allowance for “per-function” compliance of the Init-For-WAVE process

Refresh Linux-Data action – Provide a way to run a subset of the Init-For-WAVE

process allowing a refresh of certain aspects of the guest (FCP connections, hostname, etc.)

– May be run against any selection of guest for mass updates


All Table-based Viewers can now export their contents (including any change to the displayed columns, their order, etc.) to a Comma Separated File selected by the user

Data can be very easily exported to other applications (such as Microsoft EXCEL)

Export to CSV


The new filters support comma-delimited value-list as the comparison target– CSL-WAVE will use the “OR” operator when

performing object selection from the knowledgebase

Option to filter guests by hostname or IP address is now available

Non-VM personnel are presented with more familiar filtering capability

In some shops, the Linux system administrators manage and identify guests based only on their hostnames or IP addresses

Enhanced Filters


Enables z-based virtualization as a practical and economical solution for –“Virtual Server Farms with NO LIMITS”

Allows easy management of ANY-SIZE server farm

Multiple z/VMs managed via central control (EV)

Standardize the management UI regardless of the HW platform (z9/z10/z196/z114)

Extended IT team control over the server farm whilst cutting costs

Delegate administrative authority with full control of Scopes and Permissions

CSL-WAVE Benefits


Value Proposition Summary:

CSL-WAVE is a best of breed virtualization enabler and virtual server provisioning management solution

Simplification and Automation of System z virtual server farm management via an intuitive and rich GUI

All managed Linux images remain Agent-Free

CSL-WAVE does not have any architectural limitation to the capacity it can manage …

Goal driven user experience All of the above value points geared towards:

Driving your IT COSTS DOWN!


Remember:

CSL-WAVE =All z POWER !!!

(Without z Learning Curve…)


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