VMware EVO:RAIL Overview

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rate in 2013

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Three Approaches to Building the Infrastructure for SDDC

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Multiple infrastructure layers that deliver compute, storage, networking, procured and deployed separately

Compute

External Storage Arrays

Compute, storage, networking delivered from the hypervisor, on a single layer of x86 virtualized server infrastructure

Compute + Storage

vSphere + Virtual SAN

Multiple infrastructure layers (compute, storage, networking) integrated and sold in a server chassis, along with software options

Compute

Converged Infrastructure System

TraditionalInfrastructure

ConvergedInfrastructure

Hyper-ConvergedInfrastructure

TraditionalInfrastructure

ConvergedInfrastructure

Hyper-ConvergedInfrastructure

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Customer Value

Smaller initial investment than traditional converged

infrastructure

Virtual SAN “fused” into vSphere

Built in VM Security PoliciesUI interface for the “every-man” delivers a

true appliance experience

TTV in under 15 minutes once racked, cabled

and powered on

vSphere resiliency with non disruptive patch and

upgrade

CapEx Reduction

OpEx Reduction

Core vSphere with Tight Integration and Security

Higher Availability

Faster Time-to-Market

Use Cases

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• Sized for 100-800 general purpose VMs

• Easily add up to 8 appliances for increased capacity

• Application uptime ensured through HA, DRS, Virtual SAN and EVO:RAIL™ Engine

• Sized for 250-2,000 virtual desktops

• Handle peak performance requirements (boot, login, read/write storms)

• Quick and easy deployment and configuration

• New: Add-On Horizon for EVO:RAIL™ available soon to the channel

• Consistent footprint and deployment operations

• IT-in-a-box• Simplified user experience

ideal for non-VMware experts

• Quick and Easy deployment and configuration

• Service Provider VPC building block for MSP and hosting

• Consistently and easily deployed on-prem and off-prem (Colo)

• Quick and Easy scale-out appliances to increase capacity

ROBO Virtual Private CloudVDIGeneral

Purpose

Virtual SAN: Radically Simple Hypervisor-Converged Storage

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vSphere + Virtual SAN…

• Software-defined storage embedded in vSphere

• Runs on any standard x86 server

• Pools HDD/flash into a shared datastore

• Managed through storage policy-based management framework

• High performance through flash acceleration

• Highly resilient - zero data loss in the event of hardware failures

• Deeply integrated with the VMware stack

The Basics

Hard disksSSD

Hard disksSSD

Hard disksSSD

Virtual SAN Shared Datastore

Virtual SAN is NOT a Virtual Storage Appliance

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– Virtual SAN is fully integrated with vbmhere (ESXi & vCenter)– Drivers embedded in ESXi 5.5 contain the Virtual SAN smarts– Kernel modules:

• Provide the shortest path for I/O• Remove unnecessary management overheads when dealing with an

appliance• Do not consume resources unnecessarily

Virtual SAN – Embedded into vSphereVirtual SAN – Not a VSA

VSA

Simplify How You Buy, Deploy and Operate Your SDDC

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• Scalable and modular architecture housed in a small form factor– 2U/4N Form factor including compute, storage, network and management resources

– Linear and automated scale out up to 8 appliances

• Fully orchestrated deployment, configuration and management– Time to Value to first VM in minutes from power up

– Radically simple management of your day to day operation

– Non disruptive patching and updating of both hardware and software

• Highly resilient by design for no application downtime– Four independent ESXi hosts allow applications to non-disruptively move to another host during

planned maintenance or failure.

– Leverages VMware vSphere HA, vMotion, DRS and Virtual SAN to ensure high availability at both the compute and storage layers

• Reduce complexity and support costs, and time to recovery– Single point of support for both hardware and software

– Advanced Log Analysis capabilities

• 9 global Qualified EVO:RAIL Partners

Key Features

VMware: EVO FamilyHyper-Converged Infrastructure by VMware

Solution Virtualized Infrastructure Appliance Data Center-ScaleCloud Infrastructure

VMware Software EVO:RAIL™ Engine, vSphere, Virtual SAN, Log Insight, vCenter Server

Full vCloud Suite, Virtual SAN, NSX, Integrated Virtual + Physical Networking, EVO:RACK

SoftwareManaged Hardware Server + Built-in Storage + Networking Server + ToR Leaf/Spine Switch

+ JBOD or DAS StorageServer Specifications 2U / 4N Appliance; ability to stack appliances Rack-mounted servers

Deployment Scalability Up to 8 appliances Multiple racks

Key Use Cases General Purpose, VDI, ROBO, Virtual Private Cloud IaaS, VDI

High Level Hardware Specifications

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Hardware Specifications Per Node X 4

Processor • Dual Intel E5 processors (12 cores, Ivy Bridge/Haswell)

Memory • 192 GB memory

Storage • 400 GB SSD• 3.6 TB raw capacity

Network • 2 x 10 GbE NIC port• 1 Management port

2U

4 Nodes

Simplified Linear Scale Out

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General-purpose VM profile: 2 vCPU, 4GB vMEM,60GB of vDisk, with redundancyHorizon View virtual desktop VM profile: 2 vCPU, 2GB vMEM, 32GB vDisk linked clones

Elastic Grow on demand up to 8 appliances (32 nodes)

• VMs: 800 General Purpose - 2,000 Virtual Desktop• Compute: 384 Cores• Memory: 6 TB • Storage: 128TB• Network: 64 x 10 GbE NIC ports

FastAdd a new appliance in 6 min

Non-disruptive No app downtime

Up to 800 General Purpose VMs

or 2,000 Virtual Desktop VMs

x8

EVO:RAIL™ Simplifies Deployment, Configuration & Management

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1) Racked2) Cabled3) Powered On

EVO:RAIL™ engine configures vCenter, vSphere,

Virtual SAN & Log Insight

Ready for

VMs!

Time to Value to first VM in 15 minutes from power on, once the EVO:RAIL™ appliance is racked and cabled into a configured TOR

network switch

Basic appliance configuration:hostnames, IP address pools,

globals and passwords

Physical EVO:RAIL™ appliance deployment

Purchasing Options

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VMware EVO:RAIL

 

EVO:RAIL engine

vSphere Enterprise Plus

Virtual SAN

vRealize Log Insight

vCenter Server

Hardware (2U/4Nodes)

Support (1 or 3 years)

 All-in-One Solution vSphere Loyalty Program

VMware EVO:RAIL (vSphere Loyalty Program)

EVO:RAIL engine

Virtual SAN

vRealize Log Insight

vCenter Server

Hardware (2U/4Nodes)

Support (1 or 3 years)

New

• Leverage existing vSphere ENT+ license(s) purchased thru ELA or not

• Need to be under current support contract with either VMware or the QEP from which EVO:RAIL appliance is being purchased

• Includes all the hardware, VMware software and support

• Ideal for new VMware customers or for existing customers implementing a new IT projects

• Preserve your existing investment in VMware software while reducing the overall cost of an EVO:RAIL appliance purchase

• Ideal for existing vSphere customers 

Customer leverages his vSphere Enterprise Plus licenses

Configuration - Time to Value: Power on to Creating VMs in minutes

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Configuration - Time to Value: Power on to Creating VMs in minutes

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Configuration - Time to Value: Power on to Creating VMs in minutes

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Configuration - Time to Value: Power on to Creating VMs in minutes

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Easy VM Creation & Management

• Intuitive UI with simplified VM creation and lifecycle management

• Grid view of all the VMs across multiple appliances

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Easy VM Creation & Management

• Intuitive UI with simplified VM creation and lifecycle management

• Grid View of all the VMs across multiple appliances

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Simplified Hardware Management

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Hardware Summary Status of each node, appliance, or cluster Warning and fault notifications Integration with vRealize Log Insight™

Zero-Downtime Patch and Upgrade Management

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Easy upgrade and patch with no workload downtime – Full redundancy as each appliance has 4 independent nodes

Updates pre-validated for the appliance before application

INTRODUCING EMC VSPEX BLUE

• A hyper-converged infrastructure appliance- A software-defined building block approach combines

compute, storage, networking and management resources in a single, simple solution

- Powered by EMC hardware and VMware EVO:RAIL software

• Simplifies and automates deployment, operations, management and upgrades

- Linear scale-out of capacity and performance

• No more need to pre-plan infrastructure purchases

• Delivers the agility your business demands

• Single point of global support from EMC

EMC VSPEX BLUE APPLIANCE HARDWARE

• Processors (per node)- Intel Ivy Bridge (up to 130W)- Dual processor

• Memory/processors (per node)- Four channels of Native DDR3 (1333)- Up to eight DDR3 ECC R-DIMMS per server node

• Inputs/outputs (I/Os) (per node)- Dual GbE ports- 1 x 8 PCIe Gen3 I/O Mezz Option (Quad GbE or Dual 10GbE)- 1 x 16 PCIe Gen3HBA slots- Integrated BMC with RMM4 support

• Chassis- 2U chassis supporting four hot swap nodes with half-width MBs- 2 x 1200W (80+ & CS Platinum) redundant hot-swap PS- Dedicated cooling/node (no SPoF) – 3 x 40mm dual rotor fans- Front panel with separate power control per node- 17.24” x 30.35” x 3.46” 

• Disk- Integrated 4-Port SAT/SAS controller (SW RAID)- Up to 16 (four per node) 2.5” HDD

Front

Back

NODE 3

NODE 1

NODE 4

NODE 2

NODE 4

NODE 2

NODE 3

NODE 1

Resources

• VMware Website http://www.vmware.com/products/evorail

• Hands On Lab http://www.vmware.com/go/evorail-lab

• EMC VSPEX Blue http://

www.emc.com/cloud/vspex/products.htm?pid=Home-Products-Hero-013015

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Thank YouCorey EhrenwerthPrincipal Architect

cehrenwerth@advizex.com@ehrenwerth