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vCenter Overview. AZ VMUG Dec 2009. What’s the News?. On July 13th VMware will announced pricing, packaging and GA of several new and updated vCenter management products: AppSpeed 1.0 Chargeback 1.0 Lab Manager 4.0. What is vCenter?. vCenter includes two broad product categories: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
vCenter Overview
AZ VMUG
Dec 2009
What’s the News?
On July 13th VMware will announced pricing, packaging and GA of several new and updated vCenter management products:
• AppSpeed 1.0
• Chargeback 1.0
• Lab Manager 4.0
What is vCenter?
vCenter includes two broad product categories:Centralized management server(s) Most robust platform for virtualization management Required for most vSphere features and vCenter products to work Sold per instance
Infrastructure and self-service management add-on products For managing a large, dynamic virtual or cloud infrastructure Competitively differentiated Sold per processor
vCenter is *not* a single product or bundle
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vCenter Server Heartbeat Availability for vCenter Server
VMware vCenter Offerings as of July 13th
vCenter Server for EssentialsIntegrated package; no upgrade path
VMware vCenter: Service Level Management for Dynamic IT Infrastructure
vCenter Server StandardControl center for the private cloud
vCenter Server Foundation*Limited to 3 hosts of any size / suite; upgrade to Std
Limited scaleLow initial price
SMB
Large scaleValue price
Commercial - EnterpriseExistingNew
AppSpeed Chargeback Lab Manager
Lifecycle Manager
*This slide conveys positioning, not technical restrictions. vCenter add-on products technically can be deployed on vCenter Foundation, although less likely for small deployments.
What is vCenter?
Hardware
vSphere
SLA Driven Management
Model
AvailabilityAvailability
99.99%99.99%
SecuritySecurity
HighHigh
PerformancePerformance
.2 Milliseconds
.2 Milliseconds
vCenter
Infrastructure Management
Self Service Management
Self Service Portal Service Catalog Billing/Chargeback
Provisioning Configuration Capacity Operations Performance Availability
AgendaOvercoming Obstacles to 100% Virtualization
Grass-root adoption
Phase 1 - Explore Phase 2- Expand Phase 3 - Standardize
Tipping Point
Enterprise-wide rollout
After the initial adoption to address the quick hit opportunities, many organizations find it
challenging to unleash the full potential of the
technology
After the initial adoption to address the quick hit opportunities, many organizations find it
challenging to unleash the full potential of the
technology
Developing an enterprise-wide strategy addressing People, Process and Technologyis crucial to unleash its full potential
The barriers to a broader enterprise-wide adoption are lack of unified strategy, expensive processes, inconsistent frameworks, gaps in the processes and varied skills of the
technologist in the support environment
The barriers to a broader enterprise-wide adoption are lack of unified strategy, expensive processes, inconsistent frameworks, gaps in the processes and varied skills of the
technologist in the support environment
Time
The Goal
IT asService
Provider
Just like…..
Inexpensive, pay as you go, pay for what you use
Ubiquitously available
Reliable
Choice of providers
The Management Challenge Today
• Server• Storage• Network• etc
Component-LevelManagement
Service-LevelManagement
IT manages infrastructure components
IT is measured on business outcomes
Reliable email service
Key Enablers for Service-Level Management
Describe service levels required by the IT service
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Dynamically manage service levels through policy-based automation
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Encapsulate an entire IT service into a standardized software container
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VMware Uniquely Enables Service-Level Management
The Only Complete Stack for the Private Cloud
vApp
VMware vSphere 4The industry’s leading virtualization platform
vCenter Service level
management for dynamic IT infrastructure
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vCenter Offerings Map to Customer Maturity
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
vCenter Server StandardCore infrastructure and virtualization management
vCenter Server + Orchestrator + Update Manager + Converter
Products to manage private cloud infrastructure…
•Lifecycle Manager•Chargeback•More coming…
Products to manage large, dynamic virtual infrastructure…
•ConfigControl (2H 2009)•CapacityIQ (2H 2009)•AppSpeed
Basic management of hypervisors and VMs
Management of private cloud infrastructure
Management of a large, dynamic, virtual infrastructure
VMM + Ops Manager + Config Mgr
Competitive comparison:
Non-Virtualized Non-Virtualized
Physical-Only Environments/
Non-x86/Non-VMware
Seamless End-to-End Management
Systems Management
vCenter ExtensibilityAPIs and UI plug-in architecture
to enable 3rdparty integration
Self ServicePortal
Service Catalog
Billing/Chargeback
Provisioning Configuration Capacity Operations Performance Availability
Rich Ecosystem of VMware Partners
Operations Configuration
Provisioning Continuity
• 200+ partners• 300+ solutions
VMware vCenter Delivers
•Drives operational efficienciesand savings
•Reduces opex by 50%
•Leverages power of virtualization•Delivers broadest and deepest capabilities for service-level management
•Enables IT to change and respond quickly
•Works with all ESM tools for seamless end-to-end datacenter management
vCenter AppSpeed Overview
BenefitsReal-time view of end-user application performance, monitoring against SLAs
Dramatically reduces trouble shooting time and finger pointing
100% non-intrusive
Integrated into the vCenter Server and vSphere Client
Reduces barriers to virtualizing business-critical applications
Manage the performance of virtualized multi-tier applicationsManage the performance of virtualized multi-tier applications
Key Features
Dynamically discovers and maps virtual and physical infrastructure elements
Breaks down application latency into component parts (infrastructure, network, and application)
Application
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vCenter Chargeback
Benefits
Improve Resource Utilization: By associating costs to VM’s many of the “free” VM’s will go away, freeing up resources for higher priorities
Optimization of Budgets: Business units can understand how much they are paying for resources and how much goes to unused, allowing them to optimize resource consumption & costs
Account, monitor, and report on costs associated with your virtual infrastructureAccount, monitor, and report on costs associated with your virtual infrastructure
Key Features
Fixed, allocation, and utilization based costing
Charge different amounts for tiers of infrastructure
Schedule reports & email results
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vCenter Lab Manager
Benefits
Higher Service LevelsReduce dependency on IT, enable greater productivity and faster time to market
Lower Infrastructure CostsPolicy-based access control of shared resources
Automated ManagementEliminate repetitive provisioning and ad-hoc management tasks for IT
Simplify Management of the Internal Cloud for Dev/TestSimplify Management of the Internal Cloud for Dev/Test
Key FeaturesSelf-service portal for non-IT users to provision VM configurations in seconds, while ensuring IT control
Image Library to reduce storage footprint, improve asset sharing and team collaboration
Dynamically allocate or re-purpose resources and enforce policy-based access control
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What’s New in Lab Manager 4.0?
Unification of Lab Manager & Stage Manager Functionality
One solution for Dev/Test, Pre-Production, Support, Demo & Training
Multiple Workspaces within an Organization provide resource and access containers
Move VMs between workspaces and apply new access policies without changing configuration settings
Support for vSphere 4 & ESXi
Leverage the most advanced virtualization platform
Next-Generation Network Fencing
Isolated network configurations now can span multiple hosts
Useful for deploying large VM configuration clones
Requires vNetwork Distributed Switch (DVS)
Engineering
App Team
QA
Integration Staging
IT Ops
Prod
Sales
Training
Support
SE Demo
ResourcesAccess Control
LDAP Group
Image Library
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vCenter Lifecycle Manager
BenefitsStandardizationEnforce consistent process to request, provision, deploy and decommission virtual machines
Control and VisibilityOptimize resource utilization for greater ROI
Automated WorkflowsEliminate repetitive VM lifecycle management tasks for greater productivity
Automate provisioning and decommissioning workflows,increase service levels and IT control.
Automate provisioning and decommissioning workflows,increase service levels and IT control.
Key FeaturesEasy-to-use web interface for centralized management, approval and tracking of VM requests
Auto-provision, deploy and decommission VMs based on pre-defined policies
Apply lifecycle management policies to existing VMs
Seamlessly integrate with 3rd party tools
Available now
VMware vCenter CapacityIQ
Benefits
Deliver the right capacity at the right time
Make informed planning, purchasing, and provisioning decisions
Enable capacity to be utilized most efficiently and cost-effectively
Capacity management solution forVMware vCenter, enabling users to analyze, forecast, and plan capacity needs of their virtual datacenter
Capacity management solution forVMware vCenter, enabling users to analyze, forecast, and plan capacity needs of their virtual datacenter
Key Features
Perform “What-If” impact analysis to model effect of capacity changes
Identify and reclaim unused capacity
Forecast timing of capacity shortfalls and needs
Available 2009
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VMware vSphere / vCenter Solution CompatibilityVMware vSphere 4.0 VMware Infrastructure 3
Product/FeatureCompatible with ESX 4.0
Compatible with vCenter Server 4.0
Compatible with ESX 3.5
Compatible with ESX 3.0
Compatible with vCenter Server 2.5
vCenter Server vCenter Server 4.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes No vCenter Server Heartbeat 5.5 n/a Yes (5.5 U1)* n/a n/a Yes vCenter Orchestrator Yes Yes Yes Yes YesManagement Products vCenter Stage Manager 2H09 2H09 Yes No Yes vCenter Lab Manager 2H09 2H09 Yes No Yes
vCenter Site Recovery Manager2H09 2H09 Yes Yes Yes
vCenter Lifecycle Manager 2H09 2H09 Yes YesNo for LCM 1.1 or above
vSphere Features
VMware Consolidated Backup 1.5 Yes (1.5 U1) Yes (1.5 U1) Yes Yes Yes
vStorage APIs for Data Protection (next evolution of VMware Consolidated Backup) Yes Yes Yes No Yes
vCenter Update Manager 4.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes No vCenter Converter 4.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes VMware Data Recovery Yes Yes No No No vShield Zones Yes Yes No No NoDesktop Products VMware View Manager 2H09 2H09 Yes Yes
Yes with VC 2.5 U3
VMware View Composer 2H09 2H09 Yes YesYes with VC 2.5 U3
* vCenter Server Heartbeat 5.5 becomes compatible with vCenter Server 4.0 with the release of Heartbeat 5.5 U1
To find out more, please visit the vSphere Upgrade Center at http://www.vmware.com/go/vsphere-upgrade-center
vCenter Host / Core Entitlement
Entitlements for vCenter products are either unlimited or limited by hosts or processors as described below
vCenter Server Entitlements (sold per instance)
vCenter Server Standard: unlimited hosts, constrained only by technical product / scalability limitations
vCenter Server Heartbeat: unlimited hosts
vCenter Server for Essentials: limited to 6 processors of capacity and up to 3 physical hosts
vCenter Server Foundation: limited to 3 physical hosts of any size and vSphere version
vCenter Add-on Products (sold per processor)
Entitlement is limited to hosts with up to 12 processors of capacity
vCenter Bundle License Mapping
Lifecycle Manager 1.1 (1
CPU)
Lab Manager 4.0 (1 CPU) x 2++
Lifecycle Manager 1.1 (1
CPU)
Lab Manager 4.0 (1 CPU) x 2++
M&A Bundle (2 CPU)
IT Service Delivery Pack (2 CPU)
• Customers of expired / replaced bundles will be fulfilled multiple products / SKUs as outlined above
Lab Manager 4.0 (1 CPU) x 8Lab Automation Promo Bundle (8 CPUs)
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Improved Activation Process
A dramatically simpler process in VI4
A short and easy activation process was the single most important design requirement
License keys are sent in email and can be copied directly into the product – no portal activation step required
No separate license server means no additional installation, configuration or monitoring is required
NewNew
VI3 license activation is too complex
Too many steps and “context changes”: Customers have many opportunities to get confused or take “wrong turns”
License files are the result of a long, multi-step portal transaction
Complexity illustrated: 40 pages in VI3 admin/install guide devoted to licensing
vSphere Acceleration Kits for New Customers
Solution bundles targeted at new customers in Medium to Commercial segments
Bundles vSphere Editions together with vCenter Server
VMware vSphere
Advanced Acceleration Kit
VMware vSphere
Advanced Acceleration KitWith Training (NA ONLY)
VMware vSphere
Enterprise Plus Acceleration KitFor 6 Processors
VMware vSphere
Enterprise Plus Acceleration KitFor 8 Processors
20-30% Savings(Promotion through 12/15/2009)
20-30% Savings(Promotion through 12/15/2009)
vSphere Acceleration Kits for New Customers
VMware vSphere Advanced Acceleration Kit
Includes: vSphere Advanced for 6 processorsvCenter Server Foundation
VMware vSphere Advanced Acceleration KitWith Training (NA ONLY)
Includes: vSphere Advanced for 6 processorsvCenter Server Foundation30 PSO credits (Install & Configure Class)
List: $10,495 – 30% discount List: $13,195 – 27% discount
Target:• Small to Medium segment (20-50 physical servers)• Interested in a complete availability solution• May be interested to add training (Install & Configure class)
Delivers superior application availability and data protection together with centralized management for mid-sized businesses at 27-30% off for a limited time.
vSphere Acceleration Kits for New Customers
VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 6 Processors
Includes: vSphere Enterprise Plus for 6 processorsvCenter Server Standard
List: $20,895 – 20% discount
Target:• Medium to Commercial businesses (> 50 servers)
• Need scalability of vCenter Server
• Interested in full VDC-OS solution
VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 8 Processors
Includes: vSphere Enterprise Plus for 8 processorsvCenter Server Standard
List: $26,395 – 20% discount
Includes the full range of vSphere features together with scalable central management for transforming datacenters into dramatically simplified environments for the next generation of flexible, reliable IT services.
vSphere Acceleration Kits - Detail
Accel Kit Components Component List Price
Discount RegularBundle List
Promo through 12/15/09
vSphere Advanced Acceleration Kit
6 CPU vSphere Advanced
vCenter Server Foundation
$14,965 10%
$1,470
off
$13,495 $10,495
30%
$4,470 off
vSphere Advanced Acceleration Kit With Training
(NORTH AMERICA ONLY)
6 CPU vSphere Advanced
vCenter Server Foundation
30 PSO Credits
$17,965 10%
$1,770
off
$16,195 $13,195
27%
$4,770 off
vSphere Enterprise Plus
Acceleration Kit for 6 Processors
6 CPU vSphere Enterprise Plus vCenter Server Standard
$25,965 15%
$3,870
off
$22,095 $20,895
20%
$5,070 off
vSphere Enterprise Plus
Acceleration Kit for 8 Processors
8 CPU vSphere Enterprise Plus vCenter Server Standard
$32,955 15%
$4,960
off
$27,995 $26,395
20%
$6,560 off
VI3 SRM Acceleration Kit 6 CPU VI Enterprise (VI3)*
6 CPU SRM
vCenter Server Standard
$32,745 15%
$4,950
$27,795
* SRM will only be compatible with VI3 at time of vSphere launch
Additional Details:•Available through all channels (inc OEM)•Limitation of 1 per customer•Mandatory SnS calc’d at 21/25% of bundle license (not including PSO for #2 – same SnS price and SKUs as for #1)