dell efficiency through convergence - dell active infrastructure
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Dell Active Infrastructure
Simplified Convergence and IT Infrastructure Provisioning
Erwin uit de Bos EMEA Enterprise Technologist - ASM
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Traditional Silo's
Converged Building Blocks
Customer interest in Converged Infrastructure
HyperVisor & OpSys
Storage Network
Integrated System
Legacy Systems
Management
Compute
Network
Storage
Compute
HyperVisor & OpSys
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Converged Infrastructure allows cost benefits while maintaining the same levels of performance and quality for 90+% of all workloads
Operational Costs Capital Costs
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The stages of datacenter transformation
Stage 1:
Server Virtualization
Consolidation phase based around cost savings
Stage 2:
Distributed Virtualization
Scale out virtualization for high availability
Stage 3: Convergence &
Private Cloud
Self-service provisioning, automation and charge back
Stage 4:
Hybrid
Cloud
Bursting to public cloud on-demand
Stage 5:
Public
Cloud
Off premise hosting or out sourcing
Source: Phil Dawson “Converge Everything” - Gartner Datacenter 2013
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Active Infrastructure Value Proposition Accelerates delivering IT services with a workload optimized, automated, and integrated infrastructure speeding time to value and lowering cost
Validated workload solutions that enable reliable, superior application
performance Active Solutions
Active System
Manager
Active Systems
Automated workload & infrastructure
deployment in a single pane of glass
that simplifies service delivery
Scalable & modular integrated systems that deliver faster
time to value
Get predictable delivery of Services to your
Business
Free up your IT Staff -
remove repetitive tasks
The Building Blocks for Resource Pools
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ASM: Orchestration to Provision and Reclaim Infrastructure
Compute Resources
Data Storage Resources
Networking Resources
Resource Adaptors
Workflows Templates
Template
Store
Cloud Resources
Community created
Templates
• Request through Self Service Portal
• IT Administrator Action
• “Real Time Monitoring” Event
• Trend Analysis
• Application Generated Event
Active Solutions Workflow
Trigger
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Active Infrastructure resource pool expansion
Compute Resources
Data Storage Resources
Networking Resources
Pre integrated Active System
Compute Resources
Data Storage Resources
Networking Resources
Expand Compute
Compute Resources
Data Storage Resources
Networking Resources
Expand Storage
Add On
Add On
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Active Infrastructure 3rd Party resource pool expansion
Compute Resources
Data Storage Resources
Networking Resources
Compute Resources
Data Storage Resources
Networking Resources
Compute Resources
Data Storage Resources
Networking Resources
Add On
Add On
Pre integrated Active System
Expand Compute Expand Storage
Add On
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Application Stack Instance
CPU 2 LAN 2 Disk 2 LAN 1 Disk 1 CPU 1
Prepare Infrastructure from Pool
Compute Resources
Data Storage Resources
Networking Resources
Step 1
Template Workflow
Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
VM1-DB
VM2-Web
VLAN
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Data Storage Resources
Networking Resources
Compute Resources
Application Stack Instance
CPU 2 LAN 2 Disk 2
LAN 1 Disk 1 CPU 1
Return Resources to Pool
Step 1
Template Workflow
Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
VM1-DB
VM2-Web
VLAN
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ASM “Packaging”
• ASM is an appliance in 2 formats: – OVF for deployment on ESX VMs
– VHD for Deployment of Hyper-V VMs
• There is no real installation, just a VM deployment
• Once the appliance is deployed, only basic configuration is required – IP address on the Hypervisor Management network
– Hostname (/etc/hosts)
– NTP Server
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Rich Client Initial Presentation
View Specific Shortcuts Perspectives
Preferences
Perspective Reset
Connectivity Status
Server IP, Port, Username, Time zone, and Build Version
Views
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Operations Perspective - Resources
• Main purposes is to run operations against Managed equipment
• Provides information about Sessions, Templates and Audit trail
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Templates Perspective Areas Template List by owner/folders
Drag and Drop Area Outline
Data Entry Area Orchestration list
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Sessions Perspective • Provides session data in multiple views
Session List
Session Components
Session Outline
Orchestration Executions
Session Properties
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Debugging Templates and Orchestrations • Creating Templates and Orchestrations is
Programmer Work
• Dell ASM Application Logs – Applications logs are archived with timestamp on
restart of ASM
– Resource Adapter Logs
– Self Service Portal HTTP Logs
– Long list of log files
– Script to gather all logs
• Debug using iDRAC on target systems
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• Private Cloud • Desktop Virtualisation • Enterprise Applications
Active System 800
Modular Infrastructure
A platform for large-scale private clouds and mission-critical applications requiring advanced business continuity capabilities and specialized IT skills
Storage 1 to 8 Dell Equallogic PS6110 Capacity starts at 21.6TB and can grow to 172.8TB of raw capacity
Virtualization VMware vSphere - Option
Compute 2 to 32 Dell PowerEdge M620 scales from 32 to 512 processor cores, Dell PowerEdge R620 (for unit management)
Microsoft HyperV - Option
Active Solution Architectures
Networking 2x Dell Force 10 S4810 10/40GbE top of rack switch Dell Force 10 S55 top of rack switch (management) 2x PowerEdge I/O Aggregator chassis IO module
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• Extreme scalability • Mission-critical ready • Enterprise-class storage
Converged Management • Dell Active System Manager • Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager • OpenManage Essentials
• vCenter or System Center Virtual Machine Manager • Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter • Dell Compellent Plug-in for VMware vCenter
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Active Infrastructure next steps
Designing an elastic, manageable & agile IT, which meets evolving business needs
Creating an outcome that delivers business value at the right cost
Developing a blueprint and assess the options for the IT transformation journey
Utilizing best practices to implement and control the transformation journey
Facilitating your transformation journey by ……
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