ConXion vCloud1Terah Lamont tlamont@conxion.be

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• What is vCloudOne ?• Solution advantages• Architecture• Connectivity & Security• Backup• Remote management

Agenda

• Organizations• Virtual Datacenters• Catalogs• SLA • Added Value

Belgacom has several datacenters...ConXioN is taking advantage of IT...

250 Racks at 8 kW/ rack in new Datacenter in Evere (Tier 3+) Optimized virtual environment (240 VPS per rack)

Redundant Datacenters in Diegem & Machelen

SurfhouseProject

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CLOUD FRIENDLY

We could do the same for you… and let you use a part of our Container!

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And that’s exactly what we did… providing datacenter infrastructure out of containers…

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VirtualContainers

Virtual Datacenters

How did we build vCloudOne?

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Environment that provides the ability to build secure, multi-tenants clouds by pooling resources (cpu – memory – storage – network - security)

into virtual datacenters

and exposing them to customers through web-based portals and catalog –based services

What is vCloudOne ?

Shared vCloudOne

• Standard and shared platform• Fully redundant on 2 DC !!• vCloud Director features• Cost-effective• Delivery time reduced

Dedicated vCloudOne

• Dedicated physical infrastructure • Dedicated vCenter (management

interface)• Optional Dedicated vCloud

Director• No other customer on the

platform

Choice !

• Secured, centralised and redundant solution• Hosted and managed by Belgacom and ConXioN • Available via Internet or Explore• Fast provisioning and easy updates• Manage network and security aspects in the vContainer• Possible to work with templates and create vApps• Belgacom SLA• Pay as you grow• Green IT contribution• Control your application uptime

Solution overview

vContainer Architecture (shared)

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Resource pool customer 1

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Resource pool customer 2

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Resource pool customer 3

SAN storage

Vsphere Vsphere

Vcenter

Vcloud director

Vshield manager

Backup

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• Physical servers on 2 datacenters (optional for the dedicated)• High Availability between VMware hosts• Enterprise-Class SAN Storage and block-based backup• Fully redundant network and security architecture• vShield Edge security features • User-friendly management interface and remote access• Flexibility for customers to deploy and manage their own servers• Easy upgrades and import of existing virtual servers • Work with catalogs and templates• Belgacom & ConXioN manages physical and virtual layer

Technical key features

Vmware vCloud Director : logical

vCloud Director

vCenter and vSphere

Physical Servers

Shared Backup

Shared Connectivity

Shared Storage

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Physical Layer

Virtual Layer

Vmware vCloud Director : logical

vCloudOne Interface

Virtual Datacenter

Virtual Datacenter

Virtual Datacenter

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User

User

User

User

Catalogs Catalogs Catalogs

vCloudOne

Hosting rooms

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• ISO 270001 certified datacenters• Tier III+ datacenters• Physical servers: redundant CPUs,

RPS, multiple disks, etc)• Connected to SAN and high-speed

tape robot• No physical access to the rooms• Located in Evere and Machelen• Belgacom monitoring on hardware

and underlying architecture

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Solution features

• Belgacom manages the hypervisor (vSphere, and vCenter) and creates the virtual datacenters / organizations thanks to the vCloud Director

• ConXioN (as a Vmware Enterprise Partner) can configure and manage the virtual datacenter towards the customers from his office thanks to a remote access.

• ConXioN can import existing VMs or create new VMs and manage OS and applications inside the VMs

• Backup based on VM snapshots (block-based) 4 weeks

• Multiple dedicated VLANs - ConXioN can create your network design inside vCloudOne

• Internet Connectivity included

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SLA and helpdesk

• 24/7 monitoring of the infrastructure

• One single partner :ConXioN +32 56 73 11 21

• Optional Online Portal for incidents and changes

• Availability of the infrastructure 99,9 %/month

• Different SLAs possible

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Added Value

• Initial technical assessment: inventory of installed platforms at customer site, list of applications and their bandwidth consumption, profiles and preferences of users – ConXioN performs the design, activates the roll-out – You’re ready to go!

• Migration to the hosted environment

• Management of your applications as an option

• First level helpdesk + Application end-user helpdesk as an option