Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

VMware Virtualization

Phil Anthony

Virtual Systems Engineer

panthony@vmware.com

2Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Virtualization Transforms x86 Systems

Single OS image per machine Software and hardware tightly coupled Running multiple applications on same

machine often creates conflict Underutilized, inflexible, costly

infrastructure

Without Virtualization:

Break dependencies between OS and hardware

Manage OS and application as single unit by encapsulating them into VMs

Strong fault and security isolation VM’s are hardware-independent:

they can be provisioned anywhere

With VMware Virtualization:

3Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Key Features of Virtualization

Hardware Independence

Run a virtual machine on any server without modification

Partitioning

Run multiple virtual machines simultaneously on a single physical

server

Isolation

Each virtual machine is isolated from other virtual machines on the

same server

Encapsulation

Virtual machines encapsulate entire systems (hardware configuration, operating system, apps) in files

…………. ..……

…………. ..……

…………. ..……

4Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Heterogeneous Operating System Support

Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Web Editions, and Small Business Server

Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server

Windows NT : 4.0 Server

Windows XP Professional

Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, & 9.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4

Solaris 10 (on x86)

SUSE Linux 8.2, 9.0 and 9.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8

Novell NetWare 5.1, 6.0 and 6.5

FreeBSD 4.9

• Rigorously tested to run 28 versions of all major operating systems

• 64-bit operating system support

• 250+ virtual appliances are available for download: www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances

Freedom to choose the most appropriate OS for any application

5Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Free Stuff from VMware (Free as in Free Beer)

• VMplayer – will “play” a virtual machine• Can not create a virtual machine

• Pre-installed virtual machines on VMware website

• VMware Server• Hosted virtualization (Windows and Linux)

• Support available for a fee

• VMware converter –starter edition (a P2V Tool)

• Virtual Appliances

Hardware

Windows/Linux

VMware Server

6Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

7Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Macintosh Beta

8Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Simplify Testing• Instantly restore test beds to original

state - redo

• Quickly provision test systems from image templates

Smooth, Fast Migrations• Fully test migration path prior to

implementation in production

• Successfully migrated systems can be put into production after testing

Mitigate Risk• Test security patches and software

updates before applying to production systems

• Test Backups prior to sending to remote DR site

Windows 2000 Domain Controller

Exchange 2000 Server

IIS Web Server

SQL 2000 Server

Virtualization starts in Test and Development

9Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Virtual Center Management Console: VM view

10Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Virtual Center Management Console: Monitoring

11Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

• 1,000 servers with DASD

• 200 racks

• 3000 network cables

• 400 power whips

• 50 servers with SAN and NAS

• 10 racks

• 300 network cables

• 20 power whips

Before After

Server, Storage and Network Consolidation Customer Example - TXU

12Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Redundancy Everywhere

ESX Server 2

VM4

4-wayRackmount

4-wayRackmount

ESX Server 1

Shared Storage:FiberChannel SAN,

iSCSI or NAS

VM5

VM6

VM1 VM2

VM3

VM4 VM5

VM6

VM1 VM2

VM3

ON ON

VM1VM2

VM3

VM5

OFF OFFONVM4 VM6

OFF

13Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

New - VMware HA

• Automatic restart of virtual machines in case of server failure

• No need for dedicated stand-by hardware

• None of the cost and complexity of clustering

Cost effective high availability for all servers

Resource Pool

X

14Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Live Migration Of Virtual Machines with VMotion

• What is it?• Live migration of virtual machines with VMware VMotion

• Customer Impact• Zero downtime

• Continuous service availability

• Complete transaction integrity

• Supported on Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI and NAS

15Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

New - Capacity on Demand with VMware DRS

• Provisioning is “fire and forget”

• Easily add more capacity

• Avoid over-provisioning to peak load

Add hardware dynamically

Resource PoolCPU 36GHz, Mem 58GB

Priority HIGH

Resource PoolCPU 50 GHz, Mem 70GB

Priority HIGH

16Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Enables You to:

• Dynamically map computing resources to the business

• Lower IT costs through increased efficiency, flexibility and responsiveness

• Provision new services and change the amount of resources dedicated to a software service

• Treat your data center as a single pool of processing, storage and networking power

• Higher availability for all applications

Virtual Infrastructure 3

Virtual infrastructure brings uniformity to your data center

17Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

• Users:• Outsourced call centers• Offshore developers• Branch office consolidation• Desktop disaster recovery

• Value: Central management, increased security, strong user isolation

• Products: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enables enterprises to host desktop virtual

machines in their data center on VMware software and provide users access

from a PC or thin client using a remote display protocol.

18Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

VMware Lab Manager – Fast and Easy

Self-Service ProvisioningMulti-Tier Complete Application Environment (multi-VM)Easy for Non-IT Users – Point-and-Click Library Entry

IT in Control of Policy and QuotasShare environments with LiveLinks

Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Questions?