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Free Virtualization?! Amost-BYOH (Bring Your Own Hardware)
December 7, 2011, 3:15-4:30 pmHub Tag: #Tech11 LA1
Joe A ldeguer, Soc iety of American F lor istsRenato Sogueco, Soc iety of American
F lor ists
Agenda• Virtualization at 40,000 feet• Society of American Florists (SAF) is
the case study• Explore Free Virtualization options• Software / Hardware
Got Virtualization!?• VMWare / Microsoft / Xen• Perspectives: CIO / Systems Admin• Benefits realized?• Why SAF explored “free”
Free Virtualization Options
• KVM http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Management_Tools
• Open Vz http://wiki.openvz.org/Main_Page
• Xen http://xen.org/• VirtualBox (Desktop)
https://www.virtualbox.org/
ProxMox VE
• http://www.proxmox.com/• What is ProxMox VE?• Built on top of Debian Linux• Combines KVM and Open VZ• Open Source = Control
Rethink Hardware
• Recycle / Reuse• Consider Whitebox• Make sure hardware supports
virtualization
Cost Comparison
Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise
VMWare vSphere Essentials Plus
ProxMox VE
2 licenses(1 license per server)
1 license (allows installation on 3 hosts)
N/A
$
SAF cost canvass to Virtualize 10 servers on two physical boxes to provide hardware redundancy but not HA
Test Drive SAF’s ProxMox Install
Questions?
Contact InformationJoe Vincent AldeguerSystems AdministratorSociety of American Florists(703) [email protected]
Renato Cruz SoguecoChief Information OfficerSociety of American Florists(571) [email protected]