VMware Software-Defined Data Center (2014)Presented by: John LongVCI Level 2, VCP5-DV, VCAP-DCA, VCLOUD

February 13, 2014

• The Software-Defined Data Center• VMware Network Virtualization with

NSX• VMware Virtual SAN*• VMware vCloud Automation Center• Q&A

Agenda

*product is still in Beta

Virtualization Overview

Hardware Layer

Virtualization Layer

IaaS PaaS SaaSCloud Layer

“Traditional” Compute Virtualization

Physical Hardware

Physical Hardware

Virtual Machine

We add a layer above our physical hardware

What does compute virtualization do for us?• Consolidation

– Better use of our hardware– Ease of management

• Flexibility– VMs can be on any host while providing to our users

• Ease of Management– Management at the layer(s) above the physical hardware

• Step One of our move to a Software-Defined Data Center

What is a Software Defined Data Center?

Where are the physical resources located?

How can we separate resources?

Physical Resources in Raleigh, NC

New Orleans

Washington DC Houston

What is a Software-Defined Data Center?

Software-Defined Data Center

Networking Compute Storage

What does an SDDC do for us?• Agility

– Automation & Scaling up or down becomes a trivial matter– Self-service for users; frees up IT for other projects– Cloud-ready: Public, Private, or Hybrid

• Resilience– SDDC “exists” at a layer above, insulating from issues at lower

layers– With proper design, Zero-downtime solutions are easily

achievable

• Standardization– We can ensure that multi-site environments are standardized

resulting in greater ease of management and scalability

Network Virtualization

Physical Network

Physical Network

Virtual Network

John, we already had this before!

Yes and No

What we had before solved networking at each hypervisor

Why not take this to the next level and virtualize entire networks?

Network Virtualization Layout

Virtual Networking

Hardware Configuration

Network Hardware

• Physical Devices• Power + Connectivity Resources

• VLAN Configuration• Security Settings• Enterprise Policy Configuration

• Utilizes the Existing Hardware• Utilizes the Existing Configuration• Closer to Design

Why VMware NSX?

• Works with ANY hypervisor• Works with ANY network hardware• Works with ANY Cloud Management Platform

• Provisioning is greatly simplified• Implementation speeds from weeks to seconds• Standardization

• Who’s using this?– AT&T, Rackspace, eBay, PayPal, and more!

More on Network Virtualization?

• Official VMware Network Virtualization Blog• http://blogs.vmware.com/networkvirtualization/

• Official VMware NSX Webinar• http://www.vmware.com/products/nsx/nsx-

webinar.html

Storage Virtualization

Physical Storage Physical

Storage

Virtual Storage

What is VMware Virtual SAN?

• Simple storage designed for virtual machines• Non-disruptive scalability allows you to grow your

Virtual SAN as needed• Hardware-Agnostic• Managed within the vSphere Web Client• Not only for vSphere but also Horizon View and SRM

as well

An example Virtual SAN

Virtual SAN Cluster

Esxi01• SSD• Drive 2• Drive 3

Esxi02• SSD• Drive 1

Esxi03• SSD• Drive 4• Drive 5

What does Virtual SAN do for me?

• Reduced TCO– Inexpensive server disks and flash + Standard vSphere

networking

• Low upfront cost and “grow as you go”– Three hosts and up

• Manage your storage along with your compute– Built in management with the vSphere Web Client

• Resiliency– Distributed RAID and cache-mirroring ensures that data is safe

in the event of a disk, network, or host failure

• Performance– Self-tuning storage with dynamic load balancing using DRS

• Virtualized Storage is prepped for the SDDC

More on Virtual SAN?

• Official VMware Virtual SAN (Beta) Site– http://www.vmware.com/products/virtual-san/

• Official VMware Virtual SAN Datasheet– http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/vsan/

VMware_Virtual_SAN_Datasheet.pdf

Moving Forward

Application Demands

Demands on IT Operations

Business Demands

What do we need from IT Operations?

• IT has to be more flexible– We are not only expected to deliver basic, non-complex services any longer– User & Business demands include rapid deployment of complex, multi-tier

services

• IT has to have faster turnaround on requests– The never-ending IT dilemma; can we do this faster?– What is slowing down these processes?

How can we keep up with these demands?

Self-Service– A better, stronger, faster approach than a traditional request,

vet, and deliver model– Users have become accustomed to an “App Store” type

experience

How can we implement this?

VMware vCloud Automation Center

• But I don’t want to give my users access to mess things up!– Ensure compliance with Policy-Based Governance– Deliver Infrastructure, Application, and Custom Services– Application Blueprints ensure that the same experience is

delivered every time, in any location

• Service delivery times end up going from weeks to minutes!

Web

VM

DB VM

Service A

VMware vCloud Automation Center• Will vCAC work with “X” Virtualization Platform, “Y”

Hardware and/or “Z” Cloud Provider?– A Multi-Vendor, Multi-Cloud Infrastructure

vCAC

Physical Hardware Vendors

Virtualization Platforms

Cloud Platforms

UnifiedSolution

VMware vCloud Automation Center

• vCAC Advanced Service Designer– An easy-to-use Wizard-driven approach to building a service– This allows us to deliver “Anything-as-a-Service”

• New Employee On-Boarding• Email Setup• Backup/Recovery• Security Compliance• Password Management

– Basically anything we can develop a workflow for can become a service that we can deliver to users

VMware vCloud Automation Center

• What’s in it for IT Operations?– Frees up your time for other projects and demands– Integrated Chargeback throughout the product

• Better grasp of Budget vs. Use• Where should this service exist?

– Keep onsite vs. Move to cloud– “Future-Prepping”– Happy Users = Happy Everyone

More on vCloud Automation Center?

• Official VMware vCloud Automation Center Site– http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-automation-

center/

• Official VMware Cloud Management Blog– http://blogs.vmware.com/management

Learning Path

vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage

vCloud Networking and Security for vSphere

vCloud Automation Center: ICM

vSphere: Analyze & Predict

VMware NSX Training*

vSphere: Optimize & Scale

www.vmwarelearningpaths.comwww.vmware.com/education/

Q & A