get more from server virtualization

Get More from Server Virtualization:Tap the App

Mark Yohai & Greg O’Connor – Jan 28, 2010

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First Installment of a 3 part series• Get more from server virtualization

– This Webinar• Building the foundation for private/hybrid

cloud– Feb 18, 2010 @ 11AM EST

• Decreasing TCO with server-side Application Virtualization– Mar 11, 2010 @ 11AM EST

• Please Register at www.appzero.com

Today’s Webinar Topics

• Benefits and pitfalls of server virtualization

• Next Step: server-side application virtualization

• Setting the stage for adopting cloud computing

The Business of Server Virtualization

• VMWare Revenue Growth – $700M -> $1.8B

• Doing Something right

VMWare Revenue

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$200,000

$400,000

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$800,000

$1,000,000

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$1,800,000

$2,000,000

2006 2007 2008

Year Ending

The Appeal of Server Virtualization• Reduced costs • Reduced complexity• Simplified management• Addresses fault / disaster recovery

needs• Better utilizes IT resources

What Customers Say

Strengthens Business Continuity

Easier to Manage.. Easier to Recover

Meet its DR Requirement

s Address Server

Consolidation and DR

Challenges

What Are the Pitfalls• Virtual Machine

Overload

SOURCE: Server virtualization: planning and pitfallsBy Garry Kranz, Contributor - SearchDataCenter.com


Overload– "They set up virtual

servers to test new applications and keep setting them up and setting them up –until the server blows up because they didn't put a limit on how many virtual servers could be placed on a physical machine“ - Rick Villars IDC



Overload

• Failure to Manage

– “We virtualized servers but didn't get rid of them. We still have all the management and maintenance issues you have to contend with when not really consolidating the (physical) servers," NirajPatel - GMAC.

– "There's no point in going to a platform like VMware if your cost of operations is [going to be] increased," Phil Dawson -Gartner.



Overload

• Failure to Manage

• Cultural Resistance

– “It's not solely a technical decision and it's not an architecture that should be developed in a vacuum without the involvement of the business units," Kris Domich –Dimension Data


What do we hear?

ItsAboutTheApp!

• High Software TCO

• Long provisioning times

• Low infrastructure utilization ( still! )

• How to leverage Cloud?

Virtualization Evolution …

Physical Server

OS

Application

Data Center 1.0

Pre - 2001

Hypervisor Vision

2001 - 2015

Physical Server

ESX Server

Virtual Machines

App

OS

App

OS

App

OS

AppZero

App

OS

AppApp

Physical Server

AppConsolidation

App Mobility

Server App Virtualization

2010-2025Server

Consolidation

Continuity/DR

Physical Server

ESX Server

AppZero

Virtual Machine

App

OS

AppApp

AppZero

Virtual Machine

App

OS

AppApp

AppZero

Virtual Machine

App

OS

AppApp

AppZero

Virtual Machine

App

OS

AppApp

How AppZero Helps…

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AppZero Solution• Isolate Applications from OS – fewer gold images• Isolate Applications from each other – consolidate on fewer OS• Share/Reuse “gold” Application images across many OS instances

• Less to manage• Assault SW Lifecycle Costs

• Install/Deploy/Patch/Update• Both App + OS

• Add a verb to the SW Lifecycle Vocabulary: MOVEMOVE• Across Lifecycle Stages

• Dev• Test• Prd

• Across Boundaries• Physical• Virtual• Datacenter• Cloud

Installing an App

Server 2003

App

Virtualizing an App

Server 2003

App

App

VAA

Server 2003

What is a VAA?

VAA

A Virtual Application Appliance ( VAA ) is a collection of files

that includes Everything the App needs … but with

ZeroOS

What is a VAA?

VAA

VAA’s are 100% Mobile

• Server 2003->Server 2008

Server 2003

VAA

Server 2008

VAA


• Server 2003->Server 2008• Physical -> Physical

Physical

VAA


• Server 2003->Server 2008• Physical -> Physical• Physical -> VMWare

VMWare

VAA


• Server 2003->Server 2008• Physical - Physical• Physical – VMWare• VMWare - HyperV

HyperV

VAA


• Server 2003->Server 2008• Physical - Physical• Physical – VMWare• VMWare – HyperV• Any -> Cloud

Cloud

VAA


• Server 2003->Server 2008• Physical - Physical• Physical – VMWare• VMWare – HyperV• Any -> Cloud• Cloud -> Datacenter

VAA’s can be Consolidated…

VAA VAA

• Not only isolated from OS• Isolated from each other• This reduces

– Image Sprawl– License Sprawl

• OS• Agents

• This increases– Utilization/Density

VAA’s can be Layered…

VAA

VAA’s can be Layered…

VAA

VAA

…Layers can be Shared & Reused

Machine Output

Runtime Specific

Services

Master DB

Machine Instance

Executables

Identity

Database config

Database runtime

Separate application layers into discrete entities

Each VAA contains all that is needed to run its layer including files and registry entries

Instances may be made unique, such as for IP address, using Application Identity VAAs

Reuse means much less to manage and better leverage

What’s the benefit of Sharing/Reuse?

• Traditional Approach– OS or DB Update

• Crawl thru 500-1000 Machines

– AppServer Update• Crawl thru 250-500 Machines

• With VAA….– 4 VAA

• 1 for each DB Version• 1 for each AppServer Version

– 2 Gold OS Image• OS or DB Update

– Update 1 or 2 Images/VAA• AppServer Update

– Update 1 or 2 VAA

– If I Support 1000 servers ( real or virtual or cloud ) …• 2 Versions of AppServer• 2 Versions of DB• 2 Versions of OS

– 500 servers are OS1, the other 500 are OS2– 500 servers are DB1, the other 500 are DB2– 250 Servers on OS1 are AppServer 1, 250 AppServer 2– 250 Servers on OS2 are AppServer 1, 250 AppServer 2

Reducing the number of things to manage thru the lifecycle simplifies operations and reduces costs ( customers say by 80% or more )

Tap the App: Patch/Update

AppZero VAA Virtual Machines

Single point of application

patch/updateLowers SW

TCO

Fewer OS Images to maintain –Lowers SW

TCO

Virtualization doesn’t change

how OS/App Patches are Managed –

Software TCO is the same

App 1.1

VAA Catalog

Data CenterNetwork Storage

Setting the Stage for Cloud

App 2 App 2.1

App 1App 1App 1App 1

App 2App 2App 2App 2

App 3App 3App 3App 3App 3App 3

App 1.1

App 3.1App 3.1

Instant Provisioning:No Install/ConfigheadachesUpdates:Risk and Hassle free

Rollback:Simple & Easy RollbacksUtilization:Dynamic/flexible

Single Gold Image:Reduces errors

Life Cycle Action Data CenterServer Pool

App 1 App 1.1

Application Data

App 1App 1 App 1.1App 1

App 2

* Cloud

Amazon/GoGridPublic or Private

Stateless:Movement D2C2C

Bringing it all TogetherG

oGrid Storage

GoG 1Windows 2003

GoG 1Windows 2008

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NJX90MS Windows 2003



VAASQL

EC2

Storage

EC2 1Windows 2003

EC2 2Windows 2003

VAASQLVAASQLVAASQL

AppZero VAA SummaryWith AppZero• 100% mobility

• Physical, Virtual, Datacenter, Cloud

• 80% reduction in Software TCO• speeds time to service business needs

• 66% Increase in consolidation ratios• reduce server, image, and license sprawl

Wrap Up• Please join the Next Installment:

– Building the foundation for private/hybrid cloud

• Feb 18, 2010 @ 11AM EST

• Share this recorded session with your colleagues

• Available on www.appzero.com

Wrap Up• Ready to take a deeper look?

– Contact: [email protected]• Connect directly with us

– Mark Yohai – VP Sales and Bus Dev– [email protected]– Greg O’Connor – CEO– [email protected]

• Thank you for your Time!

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