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Leveraging VMWare ESX in Disaster Recovery Solutions
Jason Langone
Senior Server Engineer
Benefits of Virtualization
Why Virtualization is Advantageous:PortabilitySimplification of Recovery ProcessDecreased Recovery TimeSuccessful Recovery to Dissimilar Hardware
Case Study #1: Acme Health Services.
Case Study #1: Acme Health Services
Ways to ImproveVirtualize Tier 1 ServersBackup Virtual MachinesReduce Complexity of Recovery
Benefits of ImprovementReduction in Downtime to the BusinessReduction in Lost RevenueDecrease in Manpower Required
Case Study #1: Acme Health Services
Disaster Recovery Test #1Virtual Machine Domain ControllersPhysical versus Virtual Servers• Pitfalls During Physical Recovery• Ease of Virtual Recovery
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Recovery Time
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Case Study #1: Acme Health Services
Disaster Recovery Test #2Complete Virtualized RecoveryESXRanger for RecoveryDecreased FootprintDecreased Cost
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Comparison: Test 1 vs. Test 2
Test 1Test 2
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Case Study #1: Acme Health Services
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Base Test 1 Test 2
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Case Study #2: Computershare.
Case Study #2: Computershare
Major Types of Failure
ESX Server - Online
ESX Server – Resource Planning
ESX Server - Failure
ESX Server - Recovery
SAN – Online
SAN - Failure
SAN - Recovery
Site – Online
Site – Recovery
Ways to Improve Recovery Process
Scripting AutomationExtend Recovery Capacity
Scripting Your Solution
Dancer’s Shell (DSH)Powerful Wrapper that Allows Multiple SSH ConnectionsRun One Command on Multitude of ServersGroup BasedConsecutive or Concurrent Execution
Configuring DSH
Download DSH Distribution and Libdshconfigdsh_0.25.4-1_i386.deblibdshconfig1_0.20.11-1_i386.deb
Install PackagesCreate GroupsEstablish Secure Key PairsSyntax:
dsh –g groupname –M –r ssh – commandE.G.• dsh –g farma –M –r ssh – service ntpd restart• dsh –g farmb -c –M –r ssh – cos-rescan.sh vmhba1
Scripting Your Solution
Server FailureExtract VMX FilesRegister Virtual MachinesPower On Virtual MachinesAnswer QuestionsExecution Time ~30 Seconds
Scripting Your Solution
Storage FailureRescan both HBAs per ServerExecution Time ~2 Minutes
Scripting Your Solution
Site FailureRescan HBAsVerify LUN ConnectivityExtract VMX FilesRegister Virtual MachinesPower On Virtual MachinesAnswer QuestionsExecution Time ~4 Minutes
Case Study #2: Computershare
Disaster Recovery Test #2Completely Scripted Recovery
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Comparison: Test 1 vs. Test 2
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Virtual Appliances
Pre-BuiltPre-ConfiguredPortableSelf Contained
Virtual Appliances
What is Ubuntu?FreeLinux Based Operating SystemOpen Source
ESX Recovery Center
Glade User Interface Builder
Recovery Center
Q&A
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