Yury [email protected]
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and SCVMM 2012
Agenda
What's New in Hyper-V 2012Storage ImprovementsNetworking Improvements
VM Mobility Improvements
SCVMM 2012Architecture ConceptsFabric ManagementServices and ApplicationsPrivate Cloud Management
Hyper-V Scale ComparisonMassive Scale in the Box
Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012
HW Logical Processor Support
16 LPs 64 LPs 320 LPs
Physical Memory Support 1 TB 1 TB 4 TB
Cluster Scale 16 Nodes up to 1000 VMs 16 Nodes up to 1000 VMs 64 Nodes up to 4000 VMs
Virtual Machine Processor Support
Up to 4 VPs Up to 4 VPs Up to 64 VPs
VM Memory Up to 64 GB Up to 64 GB Up to 1 TB
Live Migration Yes, one at a time Yes, one at a time Yes, with no limits. As many as hardware will allow.
Live Storage Migration No. Quick Storage Migration via SCVMM
No. Quick Storage Migration via SCVMM
Yes, with no limits. As many as hardware will allow.
Servers in a Cluster 16 16 64
VP:LP Ratio 8:1 8:1 for Server12:1 for Client (VDI)
No limits. As many as hardware will allow.
What's New in Hyper-V 2012
Feature/functionality New or Updated
Storage Migration New
Storage on SMB 3.0 New
Virtual Fiber Channel New
Virtual Hard Disk Format Updated
Dynamic Memory Updated
Powershell New
Hyper-V Replica New
VM Import Updated
Live Migration Updated
Virtual Machine Snapshots Updated
Client Hyper-V New
Virtual Hard Disks in Hyper-V 2012
Windows Server 2012 introduces the new VHDX format for virtual hard disks, which:
Supports bigger disks – Up to 64TBProtection against data corruption during power failures by logging updates to the VHDX metadata structuresSupports better alignment when deployed to a large sector diskAllows larger block size for dynamic and differencing disks, which provides better performance – 4K cluster disks
Converting Disks
You can perform the following maintenance operations on virtual hard disks:
Convert the disk from fixed to dynamicConvert the disk from dynamic to fixedConvert a virtual hard disk in VHD format to VHDXConvert a virtual hard disk in VHDX format to VHD
Location Considerations of Virtual Hard Disks
When planning the location of virtual hard disks, ensure the following:
Virtual hard disk files are stored on a volume that is configured for redundancyVirtual hard disk files are stored on high-performance storageVirtual hard disk files configured for growth should be placed on volumes with adequate space
Storage on SMB 3 File Shares
Hyper-V can store the following on SMB 3 files shares:Configuration filesVurtual hard disk files (in VHD and/or VHDX format)Snapshot files
** SMB 3 is available in Windows Server 2012 only, and not in earlier Windows Server versions
Fibre Channel Support in Hyper-V
The Fiber Channel Adapter:
Allows a virtual machine to directly connect to a Fiber Channel SANRequires that the Hyper-V host has a Fiber Channel HBARequires that the Fiber Channel HBA driver supports virtual Fibre Channel
Storage Migration
Storage Migration technology enables you to move a virtual machine and its storage to another location without downtime.
During migration the virtual machine hard drive is copied from one location to anotherChanges are written to both source and destination driveYou can move virtual machine storage to same host, another host, or server message block share (SMB)Storage and virtual machine configuration can be in different locations
Live Storage Migration
Enables Storage Load Balancing
No downtime servicing
Leverages Hyper-V Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX)
Hyper-V
Virtual Machine
Source Device Destination Device
VHD VHD
VHD Stack
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Demo!Managing Virtual Hard Disks
in Hyper-V
Hyper-V Storage No Limits & Dynamic
Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012
Live Storage Migration No. Quick Storage Migration via SCVMM
No. Quick Storage Migration via SCVMM
Yes, with no limits. As many as hardware will allow.
VMs on File Storage No No Yes, SMB 3.0
Guest Fiber Channel No No Yes
Virtual Disk Format VHD up to 2 TB VHD up to 2 TB VHD up to 2 TBVHDX up to 64 TB
VM Guest Clustering Yes, via iSCSI Yes, via iSCSI Yes, via iSCSI or FC
Native 4k Disk Support No No Yes
Live VHD Merge No, offline. No, offline. Yes
Live New Parent No No Yes
Secure Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX)
No No Yes
What's New in Hyper-V Networking?
NIC TeamingPerformance and AccelerationSecurity
NIC Teaming
We can connect up to 32 NICs in a single team. That’s a lot of bandwidth!NICs in a single team can be different models from the same manufacturer or even NICs from different manufacturersMultiple teaming modes:
Generic/Static Teaming requires the switches to be configured for the team and isn’t dynamicLACP is self-discovering and enables dynamic expansion and reduction of the NICs in the teamSwitch independent works with just a single switch – switches have no knowledge of the team.
Performance and Acceleration
Bandwidth Management allows you to easily reserve minimum or set maximums to provide QoS controls to manage to a service level agreementDynamic Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ) uses hardware packet filtering to deliver packet data from an external virtual machine network directly to virtual machines to reduce the overhead of copying thru the Management OSIPsec Task Offload moves this workload from the main computer's CPU to a dedicated processor on the network adapterSR-IOV is a specification that allows a PCIe device to appear to be multiple separate physical PCIe devices
Security
DHCP Guard is a security feature that drops DHCP server messages from unauthorized virtual machines pretending to be DHCP servers.Router Guard is a security feature that drops Router Advertisement and Redirection messages from unauthorized virtual machines pretending to be routers.
What's New in VM Mobility?
NIC TeamingPerformance and AccelerationSecurityBest Practices
Complete mobility. Simply the best.
Live Migration with High AvailabilityLive Migrate among servers in a failover cluster
SMB Live MigrationLive Migrate VMs among servers with SMB storage
Live Storage MigrationLive Migrate VM storage from one volume to another without downtime
Share Nothing (SNO) Live MigrationLive Migrate VMs among servers with nothing, but an Ethernet connection
Hyper-V Replica
Disaster Recovery Scenarios: Planned, Unplanned and Test FailoverPre-configuration for IP settings for primary/remote location
Key Features:RPO/RTO in minutesSeamless integration with Hyper-V and ClusteringAutomatically handles all VM mobility scenarios (e.g. Live migration)Supports heterogonous storage between primary and recoveryIntegrates with Volume Shadow Services (VSS)
Hyper-V Replica
Hyper-V Replica
Easy to SetupVia wizardOr, via PowerShell
Works with your current hardwareAll you need is two connected servers running Windows Server 2012No Guest Dependencies
SCVMM 2012
SCVMM 2012
SCVMM 2012 Architecture ConceptsFabric ManagementServices and ApplicationsPrivate Cloud ManagementUser Roles and ManagementService Provisioning
Virtual Machine Manager Management Server
VMM ConnectorWindows PowerShell
Self Service Web Portal
Console
Management Interfaces
Operations Manager Management Group
VMM 2008 R2 - Architecture
VMware vCenter
VMware ESX Hosts and Clusters
VMM Library Server
Hyper-V Hosts and Clusters
Virtual Machine Manager Management Server
VMM ConnectorWindows PowerShell
Self Service Web Portal
Console
Management Interfaces (Virtualization Abstraction, Storage, Networking)
Windows Software Update
Services Server
(WSUS)
Windows Deployment
Services Server (WDS)
Operations Manager Management Group
VMware vCenter
VMM 2012- Architecture
VMware ESX Hosts and Clusters
VMM Library Server
Hyper-V Hosts and Clusters
Storage and Network management
Citrix XenServer Hosts and Clusters
Service Managem
ent
Service Templates
Application Deploymen
t
Custom Command Execution
Image Based
Servicing
Services
Cloud Manage
ment
Application Owner Usage
Cloud Capacity
and Capabilit
y
Delegation and Quota
CloudFabric
Hyper-V Bare Metal
Provisioning
Hyper-V, VMware, Citrix
XenServer
Network Management
Storage Management
Update Management
Dynamic Optimization
Power Management
Monitoring Integration
Fabric
Management
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
Service Managem
ent
Service Templates
Application Deploymen
t
Custom Command Execution
Image Based
Servicing
Services
Cloud Manage
ment
Application Owner Usage
Cloud Capacity
and Capabilit
y
Delegation and Quota
CloudFabric
Hyper-V Bare Metal
Provisioning
Hyper-V, VMware, Citrix
XenServer
Network Management
Storage Management
Update Management
Dynamic Optimization
Power Management
Monitoring Integration
Fabric
Management
Fabric Management
Physical ServersManage multiple hypervisors – Hyper-V, VMware, XenServer hardware management – IPMI, DCMI, SMASH, Custom via ProviderHost provisioning – from bare metal to Hyper-V to Cluster provisioning
NetworkingDefine Logical Networks using VLANs and Subnets per datacenter locationAddress management for Static IPs, Load Balancer VIPs and MAC addressesAutomated provisioning of Load Balancers via Provider (F5 and Citrix)
StorageStorage Management using SMI-S (Netapp, HP, EMC)Discover storage arrays and poolsClassify storage based on throughput and capabilitiesDiscover or configure LUNs and assign to hosts and clustersRapid provisioning of VMs using snapshot cloning of LUNs
Fabric Management
Update Management of Fabric ServersUpdate operation control (on-demand scan and on-demand remediation)Updating a Hyper-V cluster is fully automated/orchestratedIntegrated with Windows Server Update Server
Dynamic Optimization (DO)Cluster level workload balancing scheme to optimize VM performanceLeverages live migration to move workloads
Power Optimization (PO)Powers down servers to optimize power utilizationLeverages live migration to pack more VMs per host
Enhanced PlacementOver 100 placement checks/validationSupport for custom placement rulesMulti-VM deployment for Services
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
Service Managem
ent
Service Templates
Application Deploymen
t
Custom Command Execution
Image Based
Servicing
Services
Cloud Manage
ment
Application Owner Usage
Cloud Capacity
and Capabilit
y
Delegation and Quota
CloudFabric
Hyper-V Bare Metal
Provisioning
Hyper-V, VMware, Citrix
XenServer
Network Management
Storage Management
Update Management
Dynamic Optimization
Power Management
Monitoring Integration
Fabric
Management
Services Management
Service TemplatesUsed to model a multi-tier applicationSource of truth for deployed service configuration
ApplicationsBuilt-in support for Web deploy, Server App-V, SQL DACCustom command execution for other application packages
Image-basedOS separated from appsComposed during deployment
ServicingChange the template and then apply that change to deployed instancesUpgrade domains ensures application availability during servicing
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
Service Managem
ent
Service Templates
Application Deploymen
t
Custom Command Execution
Image Based
Servicing
Services
Cloud Manage
ment
Application Owner Usage
Cloud Capacity
and Capabilit
y
Delegation and Quota
CloudFabric
Hyper-V Bare Metal
Provisioning
Hyper-V, VMware, Citrix
XenServer
Network Management
Storage Management
Update Management
Dynamic Optimization
Power Management
Monitoring Integration
Fabric
Management
Private Cloud Management
Private CloudAbstraction that enables opaque usage model for service and VM management
FabricCompute: Logical grouping of hosts or host clusters in host groups
Storage: Storage Classifications, Pools, Providers and Arrays
Network: Logical Networks, IP/MAC Address Pools, Load Balancers, VIP Templates
Delegation - User RoleQuota: Defines per-user limits on compute, memory, storage, number of VMs
Cloud Capacity
Cloud can exposeAggregate capacity of underlying resources (vCPU, Memory, Storage)Oversubscription is allowed
Dimensions of CapacityNumber of CPUsAmount of MemoryType of and amount StorageNumber of deployed VMs (VMs in Library are not counted)
Private Cloud Usage Scenario
Configure the fabric (servers, network, storage)
Create a cloud from the fabric
Delegate the cloud to a Self Service User
Self Service User creates VMs and Services in the cloud
Legal ManufacturingHR
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Service A
Production Environment
Corp Net
Resources: Network access, storage allocation & quotas, access control
Infrastructure Service B
Test/Dev Environment
Dev Net Virtual LANResources: Network access, storage allocation & quotas, access control
Shared Resource Pool of
SCVMM 2012 Logical Concept
Network Storage ComputeShared Resource Pool of
Web Front Ends (SR)
Service
Reporting Servers (SR)
Service
Web Front Ends (SR)
Service
Reporting Servers (SR)
Service
Storage ComputeNetwork
Session Objectives and Takeaways
New in Hyper-VStorage improvementsNetwork improvementsDR/HA improvements
SCVMM 2012Fabric ManagementService Management
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