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VMware vSphere® solutions using NEC products

Express5800×VMware®

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A new level of performance and know-how. NEC's server virtualization built in partnership with VMware.

Express5800 × VMware

NEC Corporation - Americas and Global Platform Division

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Quick launch of WebManager to check details and perform operations

Server running resources identi�able at a glance

Monitoring status of each server can be checked at a glance

EXPRESSCLUSTER can be managed on VMware vCenter Server

A plug-in for VMware vCenter Server, which manages virtualized

environments, is available, allowing central management of statuses

such as the cluster status of virtual machines from VMware vCenter

Server.

Stop Stall Setup

Improved availability of Single Server virtualized environments

EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServerSafe performs single server fault monitoring and recovery by using the technology and know-how devel-

oped for EXPRESSCLUSTER. By monitoring hardware and software anomalies and executing prompt restart when a failure occurs, it deliv-

ers high availability for virtualized environments implemented by a single server.

EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServerSafe

Detects abnormal termination of applications and services

EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServer-

Safe detects unexpected abnormal

termination of applications and per-

forms recovery by restar t ing the

applications automatically. EXPRESS-

CLUSTER X SingleServerSafe can

also monitor original applications.


Safe detects stalls that do not leave

behind abnormality traces such as a

syslog or error log, and automatically

restarts the stalled item to recover the

operation.


Safe creates a con�guration informa-

tion �le of�ine, making it easy to move

from an evaluation machine to the

production environment, or deploy the

same con�guration to other systems.

Detects software, OS, hardware access stalls

Setup information can be saved to enable easy deployment to other systems

•The 3 Ss for single server operation

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As of February, 2014

Servers that are dispersed and scattered across various applications and/or divisions can be consolidated and optimized. This allows you to use hardware resources more effectively, leading to reductions in costs such as electric power, air conditioning, installation space, and maintenance.

Multiple servers and OS environments are required for development and evaluation. Through the introduction of virtualization, different OSs can be run on a single server, resulting in signi�cant hardware procurement cost savings and greatly simplifying environment preparations.

The construction of backup sites requires the creation of a system with the same con�guration as that of the main site. The introduction of virtualiza-tion enables consolidation of the standby servers of the backup site, yield-ing signi�cant IT cost savings.

Even when the continued use of existing systems is made dif�cult by the end of support of constituent servers, these systems can be run on the latest servers through the introduction of virtualization, allowing them to continue being used in a safe and secure manner.

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Storage DRS* / DRS/Network I/O Control / Storage I/O Control

Auto Deploy* / Pro�le-driven Storage* / Host Pro�le

Virtual appliance version vCenter Server* / Web client

*: New functions and features available from VMware vSphere 5

• Improved resource scalability

• Intelligent policy management

• Flexible hybrid cloud management

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Server virtualization

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VMware vSphere, the industry standard for server virtualization, further evolved for the future of the cloud.


Bene�ts of VMware vSphere for server virtualization

VMware vSphere 5 features

VMware vSphere achieves server virtualization that enables multiple

OSs (such as Windows and Linux) and applications to run simulta-

neously by operating multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single

physical server.

Server virtualization allows you to use IT resources more effectively,

improve operational ef�ciency, and reduce TCO by integrating serv-

ers, leveraging existing systems, consolidating development and

evaluation environments, and providing business continuity in times

of disaster.

Integration of dispersed and scattered servers

Consolidation of development and evaluation environments Business continuity at low cost in times of disaster

VMware vSphere

Windows Windows Linux

• High performance and scalability

• High availability and disaster recovery

• Broad range of support

64vCPU, 1TB vRAM* / Hot Add / Flash Read Cache* / Big Data Extensions*

vSphere HA / App HA* / vCenter SRM (separate product)

Over 80 guest OSs and many third-party products

Reliable execution of critical applications Quick response to changing business needs

VMware vSphere 5 is virtualization/cloud infrastructure software designed to virtualize all systems.

It features over 200 new functional additions and expansions, including improved performance and scalability allowing

the virtualization of large-scale systems, and enhanced storage-related functions for safer and more ef�cient operation of critical systems.

Leveraging existing systems

Division server

Division server

Mail server

Mail server

ftp server

ftp server

Windows Windows Linux

VMware vSphere, the world's most trusted and widely deployed server virtualization software,

has been further enhanced as vSphere 5 for the era of full-scale cloud computing.

NEC meets the server virtualization needs of customers through a strong partnership with VMware, Inc.

Implementation of diverse functionality, from functions tailored to your SLA to automation functions and functions that prevent system interruptions

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vSphere vMotion relocates virtual machines between physical serv-

ers without stopping the virtual machines or interrupting their appli-

cation sessions, allowing physical servers and storage hardware to

be maintained without affecting system operation.

vSphere vMotion

vMotion

vSphere Storage DRS determines optimum data storage locations

when creating disks for virtual machines and then launches vSphere

Storage vMotion to distribute storage space and I/O load so as to

prevent disk I/O bottlenecks.

vSphere Storage DRS

vSphere HA automatically relocates and restarts virtual machines

and applications when a failure occurs on a physical server or in the

virtualization software running on it, minimizing system downtime.

vSphere HA

vSphere DRS balances the load of the entire system by automatically

executing vMotion according to the load of each physical server

thereby improving the response of the CPU and memory during

times of high load and optimizing the performance of applications.

vSphere Storage vMotion relocates virtual disks or con�guration

�les to different storage devices while a virtual machine is running,

al lowing storage hardware to be ef�ciently maintained and

upgraded with no service interruption.

vSphere Distributed Switch simpli�es and strengthens provisioning,

management, and monitoring of virtual machine networks across

multiple physical servers. It offers a range of monitoring and

troubleshooting capabilities for network professionals.

vSphere DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) vSphere Storage vMotion

vSphere Distributed Switch

Failure

High load

Destination storage

Source storage

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Skillful handling of system operation made more complex by server virtualization

Systems until now featured simple one-on-one relationships between a physical server and the OS and applications running on that server,

whereas virtualized environments are characterized by complex relationships in which multiple OSs and applications run on a physical server.

Moreover, in terms of architecture, virtualized layers are newly introduced between the hardware layer and OS/application layer, meaning an

increased number of elements that creates even more complexity.

For this reason, in a virtualized environment, both the physical server and virtual machines need to be skillfully managed.

Integrated management of VMware vSphere virtualized environment and physical environment

High availability and power saving in virtualized environments

Integrated platform management software NEC SigmaSystemCenter

Physical server Physical server

VMware vSphere

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Optimum load level Optimum load level

1. The load status of each physical server is monitored and variations in load are detected.

2. Operations are concentrated within an appropriateload range and redundant physical servers are powered off.

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The state of the hardware is continuously monitored and when signs

of an impending failure are detected, the virtual machines are relocated

to a sound physical server to prevent operation interruptions. If an

actual failure does occur, the virtual machines are automatically

restarted and the operation is quickly resumed.

The load status of the virtual machines that are currently running is

detected and operations are concentrated on a small number of

physical servers within an appropriate load range, with the redundant

physical servers powered off to save power.

As the virtualization of servers progresses, systems that are unsuitable

for virtualization owing to ICT infrastructure conditions or OS and

application-related factors have emerged, and this has resulted in a

mix of virtualized environments and physical environments.

NEC SigmaSystemCenter centrally manages environments virtualized

by VMware vSphere and physical environments such as servers and

storage hardware, thereby reducing system administrator workload

by optimizing resources and automating operations.

NEC SigmaSystemCenter autonomously deals with current conditions,

from response to high loads or failures to power-saving operation,

thereby maintaining the ICT infrastructure in an optimal state. Further,

resources such as servers, storage hardware, networks, and

software are pooled, allowing them to be allocated to each system

as the need arises.

The CPU, memory, disks and other resources are considered as one

pool (a collection of resources) and are managed in an integrated

manner for ef�cient operation. The available amount of resources

for each application or system can be allocated as a sub-resource

pool, making the actual usage status of resources easy to grasp.

Resource pool

Resource pool

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Servers

Software

Optimum resource allocation Fault recovery InstallationStarting/stopping

the machines

Storage setup Network setup Creating virtual machines

Con�guration management

Selecting necessary resources

Failure

Business system A

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An event occurs

Integrated management

Automatic operationNEC SigmaSystemCenter

Physical Windows environment

Physical Linux environment Virtualized

environment

Creating a resource pool

Allocated as sub-resource pools

Product lineup

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load

Understand resource pool allocation and usage status

2. Restarts on sound physical server (sequence control also possible)

High-performance and high-availability middle-range models

En t r y and l ow- end models with advanced ECO features

Ef�cient operation by pooling resources

Detection of signs of failure in physical servers and relocation of virtual machines to sound physical server

Shutdown of redundant physical servers for power saving without loss of operation ef�ciency

CPU Memory Disk

CPU Memory Disk

CPU Memory Disk

1. Detects sign of impending failure on physical server

2. Relocates virtual machines and prevents operation interruption

VMware vSphere

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Monitors the loadMonitors the load

Possiblefailure

1. Detectes actual failure on physical server

Bene�ts

NEC Storage M Series with power-saving design ideal for virtualized environments

Storage systems NEC Storage

SAN storage interconnecting servers and storage via a dedicated network

Enhanced functionality for better operability and system performance

vCenter plug-in for more ef�cient storage management

M100 / M300 M500 / M700

Assign logical disk to VMware vSphere

Select disk array

Select pool

Specify the logical disk capacity

Assignment complete

VMware vSphere Client screen

Create and assign a virtual disk with just 3 settings.

VMware vSphere 5.5

Function

Essentials Plus StandardEssentials Enterprise Desktop*1Enterprise Plus

Virtualization infrastructure package for small-scale environments

Virtualization infrastructure package for small&middle-scale environments

Virtualization infrastructure package for enterprise-class environments

Dedicated package for desktop virtualization

vCenter Server Essentials

vCenter Server Essentials

To be obtained separatelyvCenter Server FoundationvCenter Server Standard




Actual failure

Concentrated access from multiple virtualized servers to NAS storage hardware over an existing network can degrade performance. SAN

storage connects servers and storage hardware via a dedicated network thereby maximizing the bene�ts of server virtualization.

The NEC Storage M Series for SAN storage is ideal for virtualization and cloud environments, supports ever expanding corporate data, and

provides environmentally friendly power saving. Equipped with

advanced ECO features, this product is affordable while offering

high reliability and high performance.

• Allows the creation and assignment of logical disks without using storage management tools

• Displays dependencies between datastores and NEC Storage logical disks

• Reduces server administrator workload by allowing ef�cient NEC Stor-age management and a grasp of the overall situation on the manage-ment screen for the virtualized environment

• Allows easy storage expansion as the number of virtual machines increases and the amount of data handled on virtual machines expands

vCenter Server

vSphere Hypervisor

vSMP

vCenter Operations Manager Foundation

Data Protection

vSphere HA (High Availability)

vSphere vMotion

Storage APIs for Array Integration, Multipathing

vShield Endpoint

vSphere Replication

Hot Add

Fault Tolerance

vSphere Storage vMotion

Virtual Serial Port Concentrator

DRS (Distributed Resources Scheduler) and DPM (Distributed Power Management)

Big Data Extensions*2

Storage I/O Control and Network I/O Control


Host Pro�le and Auto Deploy

vSphere Storage DRS and Pro�le-Driven Storage

Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) Support

Flash Read Cache*2

App HA*2

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*1 Up to 100 VMs can be used per license. *2 New function added from VMware vSphere5.5.

vCenter plug-in software works together with VMware vCenter

Server, which provides integrated management of virtualized envi-

ronments, to enable NEC Storage M Series information to be

displayed and managed on VMware vSphere Client or a web client.

Usually, both storage management tools and VMware vCenter

Server are required to assign logical disks to VMware vSphere. By

using the vCenter plug-in, however, this series of operations can be

executed at the same time on VMware vSphere Client or on a web

client, making it easy to create and assign logical disks.

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Since its launch in 1994, the Express5800 Series has continued to

incorporate the latest technologies and evolve in response to

changes in the market to answer the needs of customers.

Trusted and favored by many customers, a total of one million

Express5800 Series units have been shipped in Japan, an industry

�rst for PC servers, and this series has achieved the No. 1 share* for

seventeen years in a row.

In addition to blade servers, which incorporate many of NEC’s

advanced technologies and are ideal for server virtualization, the

Express5800 Series offers a broad array of space-saving, power-

saving, and quiet-operation products.

We support the server virtualization needs of our customers through one-stop solutions that

utilize our many years of know-how in virtualization technology to combine hardware such as

Express5800 Series and other high-performance storage systems, software products such

as integrated platform management software allowing integrated management of physical

and virtualized environments, and HA clustering software to improve availability.


Through redundancy of hardware modules such as the CPU, memory, hard disk

drives, and other components, and real-time synchronization, these servers

avoid system down-time by implementing instant switching in the event of a hardware failure.

In a virtualized environment, there is greater risk of hardware failures bringing all systems to a

stop, but by constructing a virtualized environment on these servers, stable operation without

business interruptions can be achieved.

Express5800 �agship products

Optimal products for creating VMware virtualized environments

NEC delivers one-stop solutions for high-reliability server virtualization

Fault tolerant (ft) servers

*1996-2012 domestic x86 servers (number of shipped units, shipment value) Source: IDC, Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, 2013Q1

NEC offers a broad lineup of rack servers suitable for

server virtualization. Our rack servers enable energy-

ef�cient operation of both hardware and software

through features such as peak power control to enable

high-density mounting within racks and high-ef�ciency power sup-

plies to minimize power loss.

NEC’s blade servers combine virtualization technology

to enable more ef�cient server consolidation. They con-

tain server, storage, and network components, reducing

installation space and power consumption requirements

and facilitating maintenance.

Rack servers Blade servers

Scalable HA servers

Normal server

Hardware

failure

Causes systemstoppage

Hardware redundancy minimizes risk of system stoppage

VMware vSphere

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Fault tolerant server

PC servers Express5800 Series

Express5800 VMware

Storage system Integrated platform management software

Clustering software Virtualization know-how

Products for �eld installations such as of�ces and shops

Tower

RackProducts for businesses and enterprise data centers that use a large numbers of servers

• Large companies

• Data centers

Our energy-ef�cient servers are designed for energy

saving, high density, and easy manageability at the rack

level. They maximize power ef�ciency by consolidating

virtual machines and ensuring operation at reasonable

loads through the use of NEC's platform management technologies.

Energy-ef�cient servers for data centers These premium servers inherit NEC's rich heritage of

mainframe design to offer outstanding reliability, scal-

ability, and availability. They enable the realization of a

large-scale virtualization platform for running a large

number of virtual machines allocated on large-scale resources

within a compact form factor.

Clustering software EXPRESSCLUSTER

EXPRESSCLUSTER

OS

Application

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Application

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Failover

VM (standby)

EXPRESSCLUSTER

VMware vSphere VMware vSphere

Application failure

Virtualizationsoftware

failure

OS failure

Physical server(standby)

Physical server(active)

EXPRESSCLUSTER, the number one selling* disaster recovery and business

continuity solution in the Asia-Paci�c region, ensures high system availability by

monitoring system errors and transferring operations to a sound server when a

failure occurs.

While capable of detecting and handling hardware failures and some virtualiza-

tion software and OS failures, vSphere HA does not detect and therefore cannot

handle some application failures and OS failures on virtual machines. By using

EXPRESSCLUSTER in combination with vSphere HA, you can create a high-

availability virtualized environment capable of handling application failures and

OS failures that cannot be detected by vSphere HA.

Popular HA clustering software that is highly compatible with VMware vSphere

Application

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Failure handling scope

Overview of vSphere HA + EXPRESSCLUSTER functions

• Medium-sized companies

• Small businesses• Business units• Shops

• SOHOs• Sole proprietorships

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failure

Hardware failure

* IDC Asia/Paci�c, August 2013 “Asia/Paci�c (Excluding Japan) Availability and Clustering Software MarketAnalysis and Forecast Update” (AP2670321U)

In a virtualized environment, multiple virtual machines run on a single physical

server. If that server fails, all the virtual machines running on the server stop until

the server is restarted. The subsequent halt in business operations and services

affects a company’s bottom line and leads to loss of trust.

As server virtualization increases in scale, the potential damage caused by stop-

pages escalates. Therefore, one of the major issues to be resolved in virtualized

environments is how to improve failure handling and availability.

VMware vSphere provides a range of features to improve availability but is not

always able to handle all failures. The answer is to combine VMware vSphere

with another mechanism (product). NEC’s popular disaster recovery and busi-

ness continuity solution EXPRESSCLUSTER can be used effectively with

VMware vSphere to improve failure handling and provide higher availability.

VMware vSphere

Failure

Virtualized environments must provide higher availability through better failure handling

Optional monitoring agents regularly monitor the status

of speci�ed applications and trigger a failover if they

detect an abnormal response or hangup, allowing busi-

ness operations to continue uninterrupted.

Monitoring agents provide features that are tailored to

speci�c applications running on databases, Internet

servers, application servers, and �le servers. This

enhances monitoring and leads to much higher availabil-

ity in a virtualized environment.

Failures of major applications can be detected by adding optional monitoring agents

Windows Windows

WindowsWindows

Monitoringagent

Monitoringagent

Without optional monitoring agent

Agent regularly checks target application

Application hangup detected

Abnormal response from application detected

Hangup

Databases (Database Agent)

Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, ODBC, PowerGres, etc.

Oracle, DB2, Sybase, PostgreSQL, PowerGresPlus, MySQLLinux

Linux

Linux

Internet servers (Internet Server Agent)

IIS, SMTP/POP/IMAP4, HTTP, HTTPS, etc.

apache, httpd, sendmail, post�x, popd, etc.

File servers (File Server Agent)

Samba, NFS

Application servers (Application Server Agent)

Tuxedo, WebLogic, WebSphere, Oracle, AS, etc.

Anti-virus software (Anti-Virus Agent)

Of�ceScan Corporate Edition

•Major supported applications

Linux

DBserver

VM

OS

VM

OS

VM

OS

VM

OS

Printerserver

Fileserver

Webserver

Physical server

VMware vSphere

Physical server

Server

stops

Virtualized environments must provide

higher availability.

Termination of processes detected as abnormality

Application hangup not detected

Running application

Running application

Failure

Abnormal termination of application detected (requires alive monitoring setting)

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×

Application hangup detected

Abnormal response from application detected

Abnormal termination of application detected (requires alive monitoring setting)

With optional monitoring agent

Application hangup can be detected

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