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EMC RECOVERPOINT FOR VMWARE ENVIRONMENTSIntegrated data protection for VMware virtual infrastructure


Agenda• EMC protection for VMware

• Using RecoverPoint to protect virtualized environments

• RecoverPoint functionality

• Customer example for VMware ESX Server replication

• RecoverPoint integration with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM)


Why EMC for VMware?Consistent market leadership

2009 FORRESTER STORAGE CHOICES FOR VIRTUAL

SERVER ENVIRONMENTS

Multiple reports, over multiple years and multiple analysts, is a legacy

“Which vendor(s) supplied the networked (SAN or NAS) storage used for your virtual server environment?”

(multiple responses accepted)Base: 124 global IT decision-makers currently using x86 server virtualization technologySource: September 2008 Global Virtual Server Environments Online Survey

Dell/EqualLogic

Hitachi Data Sys

IBM

HP

NetApp

EMC

One report is interesting

2007 SERVER VIRTUALIZATION SURVEY

RESULTS – IDC

43%

12%8% 7%

4%

26%

EMC HP IBM Dell Sun Other

2008 GOLDMAN SACHS IT SPENDING SURVEY “STORAGE OF CHOICE FOR VIRTUALIZED

ENVIRONMENTS”

Two reports is a trend

7%13%Hewlett-Packard

25%22%IBM

40%42%EMC

8%6%NetApp

9%7%Dell

8%9%Hitachi

1%—Compellent

3%1%Sun Microsystems

4%2%EqualLogic/Dell

Jun-08Aug-08

Source: Goldman Sachs IT Spending Survey


Why EMC is the Leader Shared storage• All EMC platforms (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NAS)

• Virtual Provisioning, Quality of Service, Virtual LUNs, security, and ease of use

Backup and recovery• Avamar with VMware guest- and image-level backup, and

Avamar Virtual Edition for VMware

• NetWorker integration with VCB

Replication• VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager integration for

application-consistent disaster recovery

• Support for virtual machine business continuity and disaster recovery

• RecoverPoint support for discovery of protection of virtual machines

• Replication Manager for application consistency

Resource management• EMC Ionix support for virtual machine discovery and

management


Why RecoverPoint for VMware?#1 in replication for virtualization

• Protect VMFS and RDM/P volumes

• Replicate physical, virtual, and physical-to-virtual

• Restore individual or multiple virtual machines (VMs)

• VM failover and failback support

• Monitor VM protection status

• Application reference architectures

• Supports heterogeneous storage

SQL Server Oracle Exchange

VMware VMware VMware

SAN


RecoverPoint Concurrent Local and Remote (CLR) Data Protection

Write-order fidelity across servers and VMs

Block-level local protection for SAN,VMFS, RDM, SCSI/iSCSI (on CLARiiON CX3/CX4 volumes)

Logical or physical access to replicated data

Supports EMC and third-party storage

Utilizes host, fabric, or array write splitting

Local replication with any point-in-time recovery

Remote replication with point-in-time recovery

Local and remote write journals enable roll-back to a consistent point-in-time image

LOCAL SITE REMOTE SITE

WANRecoverPoint

Local Journals

SAN

VMware ESX ServerVMware ESX Server

RecoverPoint

SAN Storage

RemoteJournal

SAN


Third-party

Third-party


VMware ESX Replication—Host-Based Splitter

• Leverages host-based splitter for replication of any data on a SAN LUN used by ESX Server

• Protect VMs in an individual ESX Server, or in groups of ESX Servers

• Simplifies failover and recovery for virtual machines (LUN level)

VM3-0

VM2-1

VM2-0

VM1-0

VM1-0.VMDK

VM2-0.VMDK

VM2-1.VMDK

VM3-0.VMDK

V Disk 0

Virtual Machine 3

Virtual Machine 2

V Disk 1

V Disk 0

V Disk 0

Virtual Machine 1

VMware ESX Server

= Write Splitting

For a Windows-based guest operating system, the RecoverPoint splitter driver will be installed on the guest operating system


VMware ESX Server Replication—CLARiiON and Fabric-Based Splitters

• Mirrors each VM’s writes to the RecoverPoint appliance

• Supports VMFS and physical RDM, and vCenter Site Recovery Manager

• Eliminates need for host agents and simplifies ESX configurations

• Allows applications to span groups of VMs or ESX Servers

• Simplifies failover and recovery for virtual machines (LUN level)

SAN

Initiator 1 target read/write

Copy ofprimary

write

FabricSplitte

r

RecoverPointNot in primary

data path


Target

VMware ESX Server

= Write Splitting

Initiator 1 target read/write

Copy ofprimary

write

RecoverPointNot in primary

data path


Target

VMware ESX Server

= Write Splitting


C U S T O M E R P R O F I L E

Bank in Southwest U.S.Situation:• Replicate between twin data centers 250 miles apart, 10

Mb WAN

• 5-minute recovery point objective, 15-minute recovery time objective

• Thirty five applications, each with a unique RPO

• No disaster recovery testing

Solution:• RecoverPoint CRR, 2-node clusters at each site

• Cisco MDS-9506 with SSM and SSE (MDS-9000 SANTap Service)

• VMware Infrastructure 3 (ESX Server, VMware High Availability, VMFS)

Benefits:• Support of multiple RPO and RTO across their various

applications

• One solution that supports their virtual and physical environment

• Full disaster recovery testing without impact to production servers

CUSTOMER PROFILE

Regional Bank with headquarters in the U.S. Southwest

Two data centers with about 250 miles separation; 180 branches; 35 applications

$3.2B assets, $280M revenue

INDUSTRY

Finance


Customer Environment

Separate application managed across unique consistency groups

Check Processing

Back Office Systems

Independently recover and test data from remote site

Mount target volume to VM

DATA CENTER REMOTE DISASTER RECOVERY SITE

WANRecoverPoint

VMware ESX Server

RecoverPoint

VMware ESX ServerVMware ESX ServerVMware ESX Server


VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager How RecoverPoint supports your recovery plan

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VMware vSphere™ 4

Management

• Decrease operating expense

• Manage SLAs, not components

• Automate the mundane, simplify the complex

VMware vSphere 4—Value and Innovations

Consolidation

• Decrease capital expense

• Simplify infrastructure

• Delay facility expansion

Business Continuity

• Ensure high availability at low cost

• Recover quickly and efficiently

• Guarantee service levels

Data Center Solutions Enabling a more dynamic, flexible service model, at lower costs

• Single way to run, manage and secure applications both internal and via external clouds

• Broadest choice of leading cloud service providers

Cloud ServicesEnabling the bridge to the

external cloud

• Simplify test set-up and execution

• Improve quality

• Close the gap between dev and deploy

Dev & Test Solutions Optimizing development to

deployment

• User access across boundaries

• Desktop as a service, without the headache

• Increase security and control

Desktop SolutionsEnabling desktop as a

service


Consolidate and contain servers

Optimize your infrastructure

Manage and secure desktops

Maximize continuity and uptime

Automate your virtual labs

VMware Infrastructure 3.5—Value and Innovations

Management and

Automation InfrastructureOptimization

BusinessContinuity

DesktopManagement

SoftwareLifecycle

3

VirtualInfrastructure Resource

ManagementAvailability SecurityMobility

2

VirtualizationPlatforms Virtualization Platforms

1VMware Virtual Machine File System

Virtual SMP

ESX Server 3i 3.5ESX Server 3.5

vCenter

VMotion

High Availability + Consolidated

BackupDistributed Resource

Scheduler (DRS)

Storage VMotionDPM

Converter +

VDIACE

Lab Manager

Workstation

vCenter Site Recovery Manager

Update Manager


VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager IntegrationMakes disaster recovery rapid, reliable, manageable, affordable

• Simplifies and automates disaster recovery workflows– Setup, testing, and failover

• Makes disaster recovery a property of the virtual machine

• Provides central management of recovery plans from vCenter

• Turns manual recovery processes into automated recovery plans

• Supports ESX 3.5, ESX 4.0/4.1

EMC RecoverPoint

Servers

Heterogeneous Storage

PRODUCTION

VMware Infrastructure

Virtual Machines

Servers

Heterogeneous Storage

RECOVERY


Virtual Machines


VMware ESX

Without Site Recovery ManagerNine administrator tasks, several GUIs

ESX Server

2.Replicate LUNs

3. Shut down the virtual machine

4. Pause replicated image (journal captures)

5. Select most recent snapshot6. Allow image access to remote

VMware ESX

7. Scan for new disk

8. Register VM9. Power-up VM

1. VM mapped to LUNs and consistency

groups

ESX Server (disaster recovery)

VMware ESX

WANRecoverPoint

SAN SANRecoverPoint


With Site Recovery ManagerOne task, one GUI

VM mapped to LUNs

LUNs replicated by RecoverPoint

VMware ESX

ESX Server ESX Server (disaster recovery)

WANSAN SAN

VMware ESX

Shut down the virtual machinePause replicated image (journal captures)Select most recent snapshotAllow image access to remote VMware

ESX ServerScan for new diskRegister VMPower-up VMReverse replication direction

RecoverPoint RecoverPoint


RecoverPoint Integration with VMware Site Recovery Manager

vCenter SRASRM vCenterSRM SRA

Non-disruptiveDR testing

Automated VM failover

Heterogeneousstorage

PRODUCTION

Servers


Protected Virtual Machines

DISASTER RECOVERY

Servers


Protected Virtual Machines

WANRecoverPoint

Production LUNs

SANRecoverPoint

DR Replicas DR Journal

SAN

LUNLUNLUN


Storage Replication Adapter• Integrates with VMware Site Recovery

Manager– Supports ESX 3.5, ESX 4.0/4.1– Supports RecoverPoint and RecoverPoint/SE,

including CRR and CLR configurations– Supports any FC LUN supported by

RecoverPoint and iSCSI with CLARiiON-based write splitter

• Licensing– No separate RecoverPoint SRM license

required– Appropriate VMware Site Recovery Manager

licenses

• Downloads – Available from the VMware web site – VMware’s list of SRM qualified storage provide

rs

http://www.vmware.com/download/srm

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/srm_storage_partners.pdf

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/srm_storage_partners.pdf


Automated Failback After SRM Failover

• Integrates into vCenter Server

• Automates failback by:– Powering down VMs (recovery

site)– Failback replicated LUNs and

reversing replication (protected to recovery site)

– Registering VMs (protected site)– Powering on VMs (protected

site)

• Provides real-time status– Available in the plug-in– Available in the Recent Tasks

area of the vCenter Server


Tree view displays all the VMs belonging to a vCenter Server

Monitoring VMware Virtual Machines• Displays VMs and their

protection level

• Monitors vCenter for creation of and changes to VMs

• Updates display and sends alert when a VM’s storage protection changes


Summary• #1 in replication for virtualization

• Protect all your important systems and applications– Any mix of virtual and physical

• EMC Proven solutions

• VMware Certified solutions

• Decrease downtime– Protect more with less resources– Accelerate recovery– Automate disaster recovery


THANK YOUTHANK YOU


Physical to Local Virtual ReplicationReplicating physical volumes enables use by a local ESX Server

• Consolidates multiple physical servers into a single ESX Server

• Imports replicated volumes as R/W without impact to physical servers

• Imports array volumes for long-term use

Consistency Groups

PhysicalServer A

Fibre Channel

RecoverPoint

PhysicalServer B

PhysicalServer C

ESX Server

VirtualMachine A

VirtualMachine B

VirtualMachine C

Storage Arrays

CG3

CG2

CG1

SAN

U S E C A S E


Physical to Local Virtual Replication and Physical to Remote Physical Replication• Replicates production data to use for import and test using local ESX

Server

• RecoverPoint with VMware enables consolidation to a single ESX Server– CLR enables quick provisioning and testing of ESX disaster recovery environment– CRR enables concurrent support of remote physical disaster recovery environment

Storage Arrays

PRODUCTION SITE DISASTER RECOVERY SITE

PhysicalServer A

Fibre Channel

RecoverPoint

PhysicalServer B

PhysicalServer C

ESX Testing Server

VirtualMachine A

VirtualMachine B

VirtualMachine C

Storage ArraysCG3

CG2

CG1

Server A

Server B

Server C

CONSISTENCYGROUPS

CONSISTENCYGROUPS

SAN

WANRecoverPoint

SAN

U S E C A S E


Local Virtual to Remote Virtual Replication• Uses RecoverPoint consistency groups for replication of multiple VMs

– Uses vCenter integration to ensure volumes belonging to VMs on all ESX machines are protected

– RecoverPoint enables consolidation of ESX Servers at remote disaster recovery sitePRIMARY PRODUCTION SITE

Storage array

DISASTER RECOVERY SITEFibre Channel

ESX Server 1

VirtualMachine A

Storage array

ESX Server 2

VirtualMachine B

VirtualMachine C

Storage array

CG3

CG2

CG1 ESX Server

VirtualMachine A

VirtualMachine B

VirtualMachine C

CLARiiON orfabric-based

splitter


splitter

RecoverPointWAN

RecoverPoint

SANSAN

U S E C A S E


Virtual Machine File System Replication• RecoverPoint replicates VMFS

– Enables VMFS replication and protection of entire ESX Server– vCenter integration ensures all VM volumes on all ESX machines are protected

U S E C A S E

PRIMARY PRODUCTION SITE DISASTER RECOVERY SITE

Fibre Channel ESX Server

VirtualMachine

A1

VirtualMachine

B1

VirtualMachine

C1

VirtualMachine

A2

VirtualMachine

B2

VirtualMachine

C2

Standby VirtualMachine

VMFS

VMFSVMFS

CG2

CG1VMFS

VMFS

VMFS

VMFS

VMFSVMFS

VMFS

VMFS

VMFS

Production ESX Server 1

VirtualMachine

A1

VirtualMachine

B1

VirtualMachine

C1

Production ESX Server 2

VirtualMachine

A2

VirtualMachine

B2

VirtualMachine

C2


splitter


splitter

RecoverPoint RecoverPointWAN

SANSAN


Splitter Recommendations for VMware ESX

Type Features

Splitter

Windows Host Splitter CLARiiON SplitterBrocade/Cisco Fabric Splitter

Physical RDM support Yes Yes Yes

VMFS support No Yes Yes

VMotion support No Yes Yes

VMware DRS support No Yes Yes

VMware SRM support No Yes Yes

P2V replication support RDM/P only Yes Yes

V2V replication support RDM/P only Yes Yes

Guest operating system BFS replication

RDM/P only RDM/P and VMFS RDM/P and VMFS

ESX BFS replication support

No Yes Yes

Maximum number of guests supported per ESX Server

128 (VMware limit) N/A N/A

Maximum number of volumes

255 per guest 255 per guest, 1,024 maximum

255 per guest, 1,024 maximum

Heterogeneous array support

EMC CLARiiON CX series and Symmetrix DMX series only

EMC CLARiiON CX4 or CX3; Celerra NS20, NS40, NS80, NS120, NS480, NS960 over Fibre Channel only

Yes

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