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Virtualization Monitoring and Management with Veeam and System Center
Charles Clarke [t:@chas_clarke]Veeam Software – Lead Pre-Sales Engineer APAC
Michael Pell ETSA Utilities - Server Support Engineer
Session code: SEC317
Agenda
► Who are Veeam? ► Why is unity of monitoring important?► What do Veeam and System Center
deliver?► Case study – ETSA Utilities► Unity in business continuity
Who are Veeam?
The Green Veeam Teeam
Simplify and Standardize VMware Monitoring
Multiple monitoring tools can be expensive...
• Duplication of training costs• Duplication of management teams with different
methodologies and processes• Disparate servers and systems for management
infrastructure and software• Often have ‘tunnel vision’• Longer time to resolution
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High-Level Anatomy of a Monitoring Solution
What needs monitored -
Database layer -
Application Layer -
Presentation Layer -
System Center Operations Manager
What needs monitored -
Database layer -
Application Layer -
Presentation Layer - - Monitoring Console- Notifications- Reporting
-Management Server- OpsMgr Agents
- OpsMgr Database- Data Warehouse
Managem
ent Packs
Another monitoring framework
What needs monitored -
Database layer -
Application Layer -
Presentation Layer -
Why not simply extend Operations Manager?Have a single ‘pane of glass’?
Veeam Management Pack for VMware
What needs monitored -
Database layer -
Application Layer -
Presentation Layer - - Monitoring Console- Notifications- Reporting
- Management Server- OpsMgr Agents
- OpsMgr Database- Data Warehouse
1Veeam Management Pack for VMware
Integration
Complete integration
For all VMwarecomponents– vCenter– ESX(i) hosts– Clusters– Virtual machines– Storage– Hardware– vShield– VSA
…enable all Ops Managerfunctionality– Alert on performance and
events– View service maps &
dashboards– Get detailed reporting & auditing– Integrate notifications,
responsesand automation
Detailed health model
Standard metrics, such as:
– Cluster memory %– Host CPU %– VM CPU ready %– Snapshot Age
Advanced metrics, such as:
– Memory Pressure– Memory Compression– Memory swap file I/O– Disk IOPS– Disk Queue Latency– Total network traffic– Packet Loss
vCenter events, such as:● HA/DRS cluster status● VMotion issues● Storage connectivity
Hardware alerts, such as:● Power supply failure● Temperature sensors● Fan status● RAID disks
Full and Integrated Knowledge base
►VMware“guru in a box”
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Complete Integration
Demo’s
Tour of the Management Pack
Topology View
Reporting
Service Level Dashboards
Deployment Considerations
vSphere API
Secure– AD-integrated authentication – Encrypted data traffic
Scalable– Supports hundreds of ESX(i) hosts from one
vCenter connection Easy to configure
– One port to open, one user to configure Rich data source
– Provides hundreds of events, metrics and properties
– Very granular
Microsoft System Center
Operations Manager
nworksManagement Pack
VMware vSphere 4 and VI3
AgentlessScalable
Centrally managedFault-tolerant
Ops Manager Agent
nworks Collector
Scalable
Xnworks
Management PackVMware
vSphere 4 and VI3
AgentlessScalable
Centrally managedFault-tolerant
Microsoft System CenterOperations Manager 2007
MOM 2005
Management Server
[standby]
Fault Tolerant
Hosted Environment
Management Servers
DataCenterDataCenter
DataCenter
SCOM Gateway TCP 5723
OpsMgr DB DW DB
SCOM Gateway TCP 5723
SCOM Gateway TCP 5723
Unified Monitoring Console
Advanced Scenario’s
Advanced Scenario’s
SCOM Gateway SCOM AgentVeeam Collector
TCP 5273
Certificate-
based Authn
Case Study
Michael Pell –
ETSA Utilities
► Electricity Distributor for South Australia► Delivers power to more than 800,000
homes and businesses► Employ around 1800 people► Head office in Adelaide
ETSA Computing Environment
► 400+ Windows servers► 65% virtualisation using VMware► 35 ESX servers► SQL and Oracle databases► 35 remote offices► 2 data centres► 24x7 support
Previous Monitoring Strategy
► Numerous disparate existing solutions► Reactive► No single view of the environment► Root cause analysis difficult► No common alerting methodology► No integration into Service Desk► Lack of historical information► Management reporting difficult
Why Operations Manager?
► Best of breed Windows monitoring► Holistic view of the environment► Single interface► Common alerting► MS products managed immediately► Specific application monitoring► Improve service availability
Why Veeam Management Pack?
► Integrates seamlessly into SCOM► Integrates seamlessly with vCenter► Utilises SCOM database► Look and feel same as SCOM► Correlation of events► Quick install► Simplicity
ETSA Monitoring Solution
Case Example – HBA Issue
► Alert generated► Datacenter Topology view► Health Explorer► Fix underlying issue
Alert generated to console and SMS
Datacenter Topology
Health Explorer View
In-built Knowledge
Case Example – Reporting
► All reports can now utilise Veeam objects► Can see the whole environment
In-built Knowledge
Summary
► Single view of the environment in SCOM► Simple installation► In-built knowledge► Faster resolution time - proactive► Improved service availability► IT as a strategic asset
Unity in Business Continuity
Veeam Backup & Replication for Hyper-V
1: Image-based backup and replication
2: Changed block tracking
3: Deduplication and compression
Image-based Backup and Replication
► Single solution for backup and replication: – 1 approach, 1 license
► Includes file-level recovery and failover to previous restore points
► Includes Failback► Restore to any Hyper-V host
Scalability
► Enhanced distributed architecture– Before: Backup Server
Now: Backup Server + Proxy Server + Repository Server
– Also allows backup to remote storage/over WAN(e.g. cloud-based backup)
► Intelligent load balancing—within and across jobs– Not just round robin—considers connections,
parallel tasks, etc.– Eliminates backup storms and target saturation
(problems reported by users of other backup tools)
Changed Block Tracking
► Veeam technology that maintains a list of blocks thathave changed– Works with cluster shared volumes (CSVs)
► Facilitates incremental backup and replication– Only transfer changed blocks– Eliminates need to perform a comparison
► Reduces backup window: 10x fasterEnables near-continuous data protection (near-CDP)
Changed Block Tracking
De-duplication and Compression
► Same proven technology Veeam has for VMware
► Leverages existing storage► Optimizes hardware utilization
– Only transfer (and store) unique blocks
► Minimizes cost and complexity– Everything is built-in
De-duplication and Compression
Demo
Hyper-V VM Recovery
DEMOHyper-V file-level recovery
DEMOHyper-V Failover and Failback
Compliments DPM
► Data Protection Manager will still perform application-level backup and item restore
► Veeam Backup and Replication jobs can be daisy-chained to DPM
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Summary
► Unity in monitoring and business continuity– Easier– Faster– Cost-effective
► System Center provides a compelling platform for monitoring and management– Veeam fills the VMware monitoring gap
Thank You!► Booth 22 and 39► Live Demo’s of Management Pack► Recorded demo’s of Hyper-V
failover and failback► X-Box Giveaway
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