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Presenters

Per Thorn, VCDX #259Principal Architect, RackspaceTwitter: @per_thornBlog: www.perthorn.com

Keith DuplisseyProduct Engineer, Rackspace


Agenda

SDDC Challenges

VMware Cloud Foundation

Rackspace Private Cloud Everywhere

Hybrid Cloud Enablement

Cloud Foundation Gotchas


SDDC ChallengesHow VMware Cloud Foundation Provides the Solution


Software Defined Data Center

•Abstracted Resources

‣ Compute: vSphere

‣ Storage: vSAN

‣ Networking: NSX

•Benefits

‣ Agility

‣ Automation

‣ Efficiency

‣ Cost

‣ Security

vSANvSphere NSX


SDDC Challenges

•SDDC Software Stack Complexity

‣ Compatible software version

‣ Correctly designed

•Build and configuration

‣ Is time consuming

‣ Error-prone manual process

•Lifecycle management

‣ Need to ensure new versions are compatible with each other

‣ Need to perform testing to ensure the stack is functioning as expectedVMworld 2018 Content: Not for publication or distribution

Do It YourselfVMware Validated

DesignVMware Cloud

Foundation

VMware’s Solutions

• Use ‘VMware Product Interoperability Matrices’

• Flexible

• Manual and time-consuming

• VMware provided reference architecture

• Manual Process

• Automated deployment of a specific VMware validated design version

• Integrated lifecycle managementVMworld 2018 Content: Not for publication or distribution

DIY

VVD

VCF

Solution Relationship

•Do It Yourself

‣ If you have very specific requirements/constraints

‣ Use ‘VMware Product Interoperability Matrices’

•VMware Validated Design

‣ Verified reference architecture and subset of DIY

•VMware Cloud Foundation

‣ Automated subset of VVD


VMware Cloud FoundationHow it works and what benefits it brings


VMware Cloud Foundation Types•VMware Cloud Foundation with different functionality has been available for

service providers

‣ Natively Integrated into Rackspace Offering

‣ Multi-cluster

‣ Host and network flexibility

•Both on-premises and service provider deployments will have the same functionality with the next release

•Everything in this presentation is relevant to that release


SDDC Manager

•SDDC manager is the key component of Cloud Foundation

‣ Deployed as a VM

•Manages the entire SDDC stack as one entity

‣ Manages compute, storage and networking

‣ Executes workflows to manage SDDC

‣ Lifecycle Management

vSANvSphere NSX

SDDC Manager


Bring-up

•Uses Cloud Foundation Builder VM

‣ Ephemeral

•Automated Process to deploy entire SDDC stack

‣ SDDC Manager

‣ vSphere

‣ vSAN

‣ NSX

•VVD architecture and consistent configuration

vSANvSphere NSX

SDDC Manager

Builder VM


Lifecycle Management

•Lifecycle manager is part of the SDDC manager

•Patches the entire SDDC stack as one entity

‣ Includes all components including the SDDC Manager itself

•Each patch brings the SDDC stack to a new fully tested level

vSANvSphere NSX

SDDC Manager

Lifecycle Management


Cloud Foundation GA Release

Patch 1: PSC, vCenter

Patch 2: ESXi

Patch 3: NSX

Patch 4: SDDC Manager

LCM Patches

•Each patch of the SDDC stack is applied to Cloud Foundation

‣ NOT the individual components

•Patches brings Cloud Foundation to a new version

‣ Bring-up deploys a fully tested BOM

‣ Each new patch is also a fully tested BOM

Patch 5: ESXi


Management

•SDDC Manager is used to perform day 2 operations

‣ Add/remove host

‣ Add/remove cluster

vSANvSphere NSX

SDDC Manager


•Standard Validated SDDC Design

‣ Provides a tested architecture

‣ Saves time designing the SDDC infrastructure

•Automated Deployment of entireSDDC stack

‣ Automated Deployment of entire SDDC stack

‣ Reduces mistakes and errors

•Simplifies the Management of the Private Cloud

‣ Manages compute, storage, and network as one entity

‣ Integrated LCM

Benefits of Cloud Foundation


RackspacePrivate Cloud Everywhere

Made Possible by VMware Cloud Foundation


•Rackspace is a global hosting and cloud provider

‣ Multiple data centers globally

•Rackspace has one of the worlds largest hosted VMware environments

‣ 11,000 ESXi hosts

‣ 120+ vCenters

‣ 150 VCPs

‣ 11 Years VMware Experience

Background


VMware Private Cloud Product•Rackspace defines an SDDC as a private cloud no matter where the location.

•Rackspace Private Cloud

‣ Rackspace deploys and manages a private cloud to customers

‣ Rackspace always manages the physical and virtual infrastructure

‣ Customers get access to the portals and APIs

‣ A number of optional services, such as OS, applications and NSX


Automated SDDCAvailable

Everywhere

Private Cloud Requirements

• Well Architected SDDC

• Automated buildoutof Private Cloud

• Automated Lifecycle Management

• Available in all Rackspace and customer owned DCs

SDDC Private Cloud

• Provide SDDC benefits to our customers

• Enable flexibility


Manage at Scale

•Consistent Experience

‣ Same SDDC architecture for all Private Clouds

‣ Simplify support

•Automate Deploy

‣ Use bring-up and get full configuration from JSON

‣ Get configuration from CMDB and apply to JSON

•Manage private clouds centrally

‣ Develop centralized automation and portals for LCM and ongoing operations

Central Management


•Optional vRealize Automation

‣ Provided as an optional Cloud Foundation component

•Hardware Customization(CPU, Memory, Disk)

‣ Cloud Foundation abstracts the hardware

•Optional SAN/NAS storage

‣ Outside Cloud Foundation scope

•Managed backup

‣ Only consumes vSphere

Flexibility


1. Independent hardware provisioning

2. Hardware QC

3. Bring-up JSON generation, automated from CMDB info

4. Bring-up deployment

5. Automatic host and cluster addition

6. Initial patching

7. Post-config and CustomizationBring-up

Automation


Consistent Everywhere

•Cloud Foundation provides a standardized base private cloud anywhere.

‣ Rackspace Managed in Rackspace DC

‣ Rackspace Managed in Customer DC

‣ Rackspace Managed in a 3rd party DC

‣ VMC on AWS

•Same as customer’s ownCloud Foundation deploymentCustomer DC

3rd Party DC

RackspacePrivate Cloud


VMC


Rackspace

AWS


Hybrid Cloud EnablementConnecting VMware Cloud Foundation enabled clouds


Hybrid Cloud

•vRealize Automation (vRA)

‣ Manage multiple consistent Private Clouds

‣ Both on-prem and service provider

•Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX)

‣ Migrate workload between private clouds

‣ Extend the network between different private cloudsCustomer

ManagedPrivate Cloud

vRA

Rackspace Private Cloud

HCX


Cloud Foundation GotchasWhat to look out for when managing with VMware Cloud Foundation


•Don’t patch outside Cloud Foundation LCM

‣ Restrict Permissions

•Look out for long patching maintenances

‣ Patch frequently

•Don’t add/remove hosts in vSphere

‣ Restrict Permissions

Cloud FoundationGotchas


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