Consolidated Workload Protection with Novell PlateSpin

Stanley ChengBusiness Development Manager

Novell

Agenda

• Martket position for Novell PlateSpin

• A New way to look at DR

• Implementation Options

• Case Study

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IT Landscape

Mixed IT Environments

Consulting, Systems Integration, Hosting

Application Vendors

ACSCAPACN

SolutionProviders

SAP MS Oracle HP

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Application Vendors

Systems Software Vendors

Hardware, Network Vendors

Novell

SAP

EMCSun

Cisco

DellLenovo

MS Oracle HPIBM

Intel

IT Landscape

Mixed IT Environments

Consulting, Systems Integration Vendors

Application Vendors

Application Server

Middleware

Infrastructure Software Stack

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Application Vendors

Hardware Vendors

Novell

Security

Database

SystemsManagement

OperatingSystems

Systems Software Vendors

Actionable Strategy

IT ManagementSoftware

Integrated Identity and Security

Physical and Virtual Systems Management

Individual and Team Collaboration

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Enterprise-wideLinux

Desktop to Data Center Platform

Integrated Virtualization

Windows Interoperability

Global Customers

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Data CenterEnd-UserComputing

Buying Centers

Identity and Security

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Data Center Solutions

Business Service

Virtualization and Workload

Enterprise Linux

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Service Management

Workload Management

Linux Servers

•Server Consolidation

•Disaster Recovery and Availability

•Data Center Relocation

•Hardware Lease Migration

•Virtual Machine Management

•Data Center Optimization

•Minimize Risk of Change

•Manage IT Outages

•Communicate IT Value

•Monitor and report SLA's

•Data Center Consolidation

•Monitor End-User Response Time

•UNIX to Linux Migration

•Virtual Machine Guest

•High Availability and Mission-Critical Computing

•Linux for Mainframes

•Real Time Linux

•Retail Point of Service

A New Way to Look at DR

The State of Recovery

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The NEW State of Recovery

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Workload Protection Best Practices

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Forge Overview

Product Architecture

ComputerResources

StorageResources

Network

Hypervisor

PlateSpinManagement

VM

Replication Repository

RecoveryWorkload

1

RecoveryWorkload

2

RecoveryWorkload

…

RecoveryWorkload

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Forge Architecture

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NetworkResources

14

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Resource - Consolidate Recovery

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With Link Control feature

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SAN Integration

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Replication

Block Level Replication Architecture Overview

• Block-Level Volume Replication– No issue with in-use files– No issue with missing files– Low system resource burden– Improved data security through

ACL replicationFilter Driver Filter Driver

I/O Write

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Replication ACL replication

• Intent Log maintains list of blocks that need updating– Implemented as bitmap – 1 bit

per block on volume

Filter Driver Filter Driver

bitmap

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Reliability - Simplify Testing

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Multiple Recovery Points

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Reconition - Gain Visibility

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Rapid - Failover or Failback

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PlateSpin Workload PortabilityEnabling Continuous Consolidation

Virtual machines

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Physical servers

Archive

RelocationRelocation

Workload Relocation Best Practices

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Server Sync: Optimized Testing

1 App. Users

InitialWorkloadCopy

2 App. UsersTest &

VerifyApp Test Team

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Source Site Target Site

3 ServerSync

4 App. UsersCutover

2 Verify

Server Sync: Optimized Testing

Test your virtualized environment with minimal down time

Without PlateSpin

Migrate

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With PlateSpin

Test

Cut Over

Migrate

Test & Validate

Cut Over

Direct Transfer (peer-to -peer)

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Source Site Target Site

1

Staged Transfer With Images

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Source Site Target Site

12 3

Classic File TransferSAN ReplicationRemovable Media

Staged Transfer With Images and Server Sync

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Source Site Target Site

12 3

Classic File TransferSAN ReplicationRemovable Media

4 Server Sync

Forge Auditing Value

•What workloads are protected?

•What are the DR metrics? (RPO, RTO, TTO)

•Is my DR solution being tested regularly? Is it working?

•What is the performance of my Forge Appliance?

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•What is the performance of my Forge Appliance?

(transfer speeds, duration and size of incrementals, etc.)

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Implementation Options

Primary Site

Local – Local

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Recovery Site

Local - Remote

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Primary Site

Reference