ahv + nvidia vgpu integration · •live migration •vm-centric storage w/snapshots and clones...
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AHV + NVIDIA VGPU INTEGRATIONMalcolm Crossley – AHV GPU Architect
Nutanix AHV The hypervisor built for the Enterprise Cloud
Virtualization
App App
Integrated, scale-out compute and storage
Virtualization
App App
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Server Server
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
with built-in virtualization and management
Nutanix: Built-in Virtualization
Turnkey infrastructure platform that converges compute, storage and virtualization to run any application, at any scale
Comprehensive management solution that radically simplifies datacenter operations
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Nutanix Prism
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Distributed Storage Fabric
App Mobility Fabric
AcropolisPrism
AHV (built-in Virtualization)
Nutanix Platform
Infrastructure / VM Management
Operational Insights
Capacity Planning
Starting with Citrix XD/XA 7.9 … AHV is integrated with MCS
Citrix App and Desktop Virtualization
Citrix Infrastructure
VM VM VM
VM VM VM
VM
VM
VM
VM
End user desktops
Nutanix AHV
XenApp & XenDesktop
NetScaler VPX
ShareFile
And more …
Nutanix AHV is
Nutanix AHV
AHV Hypervisor
AHV AHV AHVAHV
Complete XenDesktop Solution
Multiple servers /block
• Host Profiles• Virtual Networking • 1 click Upgrades • Host Maintenance Mode• Simplified Scaling (Automatic CPU Compatibility)• Image Service• Cross-Hypervisor Migration, DR & Backup
• Automated Resource Scheduling & VM Placement• Performance Hot-Spot Avoidance (aka DRS)• VM High Availability• Live Migration • VM-centric storage w/Snapshots and Clones• Dynamic IP Address Management • GPU Resource Management
All the Features for Enterprise Applications
Acropolis GPU resource management concepts
Physical GPU87:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Compute
Device: M60
Windows VM B
GPU config:
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Compute
Device: M60
NVIDIA Tesla M60
Physical GPU86:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Graphics
Device: M60
Physical GPU07:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Graphics
Device: M10
NVIDIA Tesla M10Physical GPU
06:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Graphics
Device: M10
Physical GPU08:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Graphics
Device: M10
Physical GPU09:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Graphics
Device ID: M10
Linux VM C
GPU config:2 x
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Graphics
Device: M10
XenApp VM A
GPU config:
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Graphics
Device: M60
Linux VM D
GPU config:2 x
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Graphics
Device: M60
Not enough GPU resource
Virtual GPU86:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: Virtual
Device: M60-1QIndex: 1
Virtual GPU86:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: Virtual
Device: M60-1QIndex: 3
Virtual GPU86:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: Virtual
Device: M60-1QIndex: 2
Acropolis GPU resource management concepts
Physical GPU86:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Compute
Device: M60
Xendesktop VM C
GPU config:
Vendor: NvidiaType: Virtual
Device ID: M60-1Q
NVIDIA Tesla M60Physical GPU
87:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: PT-Graphics
Device: M60
XenApp VM D
GPU config:Vendor: Nvidia
Type: PT-GraphicsDevice: M60
Xendesktop VM A
GPU config:
Vendor: NvidiaType: Virtual
Device: M60-2Q
Virtual GPU87:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: Virtual
Device: M60-1QIndex: 0
Xendesktop VM B
GPU config:
Vendor: NvidiaType: Virtual
Device: M60-2Q
Virtual GPU86:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: Virtual
Device: M60-1QIndex: 1
Virtual GPU87:00.0
Vendor: NvidiaType: Virtual
Device: M60-2QIndex: 0
Not enough GPU resource
AHV VM GPU resource configuration
Prism UI - Physical GPU overview
Prism UI - Physical GPU metrics
Prism UI - Virtual GPU metrics
Powerful REST API for all GPU resource information
Acropolis 1-click operations and GPU resources
UVMGPU VM
AHV version 1AHV version 2 AHV version 1
GPU VM
AHV version 2
AHV version 2AHV version 1
GPU VM
• Nutanix Guest Tools assist with Nvidia guest driver upgrades, timed to match Nvidia host driver upgrades
• Prism App for Nvidia Dashboard• Best effort High Availability for VMs with GPU
resources
Possible future developments
Questions?
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