opalis cross-silo orchestration kaj wierda, sr. program manager system center x-platform &...
TRANSCRIPT
Opalis Cross-Silo Orchestration
Kaj Wierda, Sr. Program ManagerSystem Center X-Platform & [email protected]
Data Center Management with Opalis
What is Opalis Integration Server?
o·pa·lis [oh-pal-is]
-noun1. The newest member of
the Microsoft System Center Suite; providing automation, orchestration, and integration for IT management tools throughout the data center.
2. A pastry shop near Tranquility Base selling excellent baguettes and crusty breads.
ü
Tool 2ApplicationConfiguratio
nAdmin
Dynamic VirtManagement
Dinner Now
WebOrder01
DN App.Order
Tracker
Tool 3Windows
Server / Virt Admin
Tool 4
Storage Admin
Tool 5
Network Admin
Tool 1Monitoring Operator
Datacenter Management Can Be ExpensiveDisconnected Set of Processes
System Center Server Management Suite
Incident / Change
Management
Virtual Workload
Provisioning
OS / Software Deploy,
Patching
Performance and Health
Monitoring
Backup / Disaster Recovery
Service Manager
.
Remedy Action Request System
OpenView Operations
What Does Opalis Do?
• Helps meet strategic IT goals through improving service delivery
• Replaces manual, resource-intensive, and error-prone activities
• Typically crosses multiple IT components, disciplines, and silos
Configuration Management
(Physical & Virtual)
End-To-End Monitoring
Server Compliance
Data Protection &
Recovery
Configuration Management
(Physical & Virtual)
End-To-End Monitoring
Server Compliance
Data Protection &
Recovery
Opalis provides IT Process Automation (ITPA), also known as Run Book Automation (RBA), which is the ability to orchestrate and integrate IT management tools through workflows.
How Are Customers Using Opalis?
Automate provisioning, resource allocation and retirement
Extend virtual machine management to the cloud
Virtual Machine Life-Cycle Management
Orchestrate incident management and resolution
Integrate across monitoring tools, service desks, and configuration management databases (CMDBs)
Incident Management
Scale automated configuration across platforms and tools
Ensure reliable change with intelligent workflow branching
Change and Configuration Management
Integration for some System Center Products to be released in 2010
Data Center Automation Use Cases
Virtual Life Cycle ManagementUser & Service ProvisioningClosed Loop ComplianceData Refresh/PublicationInfrastructure RemediationRBA – Task Automation
Server MaintenanceOS MaintenanceFile System MaintenanceDatabase MaintenanceService MaintenanceBackup/Recovery Maintenance
Identity ManagementInfrastructure Security ManagementITIL Facilitationo Incident Responseo Incident Enrichmento Event Managemento Problem Management Reconciliationo Change Managemento Configuration Managemento CMDB Consolidation/Federation
Event Mgmt
Service Desk
Asset/CMDB
Configuration
Virtual
Security
Storage
Server
Network
Triage and diagnose
Integrate service desks with data center tools
Update CI and assets systems
Coordinate audit, compliance, and change
Orchestrate life-cycle management
Patch , user on-boarding, password reset
Provision, verify, manage, and retire
Provision, verify, manage, and retire
Provision, verify, manage, and retire
IT Silos Silo Processes
Processes Within An IT Silo
Event Mgmt
Service Desk
Asset/CMDB
Configuration
Virtual
Security
Storage
Server
Network
IT Silos Cross-Silo Processes
Incid
en
t R
esp
on
se
Ch
an
ge &
C
om
plia
nce
Pro
vis
ion
ing
Virtu
al S
erv
ice M
an
ag
em
en
t
Clo
ud
Com
pu
ting
Processes Across IT Silos
IT Silos VM Provisioning Process
Event Mgmt
Service Desk
Asset/CMDB
Configuration
Virtual
Security
Storage
Server
Network
*Integration for Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 not yet RTM
Monitor Servicerequest
Stop VM
Updaterequest
Updaterequest
Update & closerequest
Clone newVM
Updateproperties
Remove from Ops Manager
Test VM DeployApplications
VerifyApplication
Add to Ops Manager
Create CI
Retire CI
Createincident
Detach Storage
Detach Network Adapter
Automated Processes Across IT Silos
Opalis Components
11
Action ServersData Store
(Run processes)
GUI
(Store process logic) (Design, manage, report)
WorkflowDesigner
Operator’s Console
Management Service
Action Server Watchdog
Opalis Integration Packs
Microsoft Active Directory
Microsoft Systems Management Server
Microsoft Operations Manager
Microsoft Configuration Manager**
Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager**
Microsoft Data Protection Manager **
Microsoft Service Manager**
BMC Atrium CMDB
BMC Remedy AR System
BMC Event Manager
BMC Patrol
BMC BladeLogic Operations Manager
CA AutoSys
CA eHealth
CA Service Desk
CA SPECTRUM
CA Unicenter NSM
HP Operations for UNIX
HP Operations Windows
HP Operations Solaris
HP Network Node Manager
HP Service Desk
HP Service Manager
HP Asset Manager
HP iLO 2
FTP
Symantec VERITAS NetBackup
IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Omnibus
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
EMC Smarts InCharge
VMware VI / vSphere
UNIX Integration**
**Roadmap 2010
DEMODemonstration of Opalis Integration Server
Opalis Release Roadmap as of April 2010
2011Q2 CY10
Integration Pack for UNIX
Integration Pack For Linux Redhat, Suse
Workflow Catalog
Hotfix Roll Up
Console Installer Update
Opalis V-Next
Q4 CY10
Windows Server 2008 and 2008
R2 support
Q3 CY10
Integration Packs:
Service Manager
2010
Configuration Manager 07 R2
VMM 2008 R2
DPM 2010
Resources• System Center Opalis Home• Opalis Blogs• Opalis Forums• www.opalis.com
