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Address Your IT Challenges With Virtualization Solutions From VMwareAugust 2013 2010 VMware Inc. All rights reserved#Title: Address Your IT Challenges With Virtualization Solutions From VMware

Managing an IT environment can be challenging from skyrocketing hardware costs and server sprawl to trying to keep just one step ahead of an outage. With traditional physical servers you can be easily overwhelmed by day to day tasks leaving very little time to innovate. The rising cost and complexity can also make it difficult to ensure one of the most important requirements for your IT environment availability.

With virtualization solutions from VMware you can build an IT environment that helps you move beyond your current challenges to address not only cost and complexity but also simplify how you ensure availability while preparing you for the future.

Attend this webcast to learn how virtualization can help you:Drive down IT costsImprove IT efficiencyIncrease application availabilityPlan for the future

1AgendaCustomer ChallengesVMware Solutions To IT ChallengesNext Steps#

A Balancing Act: Objectives and Resources IT ResourcesCapEx & OpExHuman & Capital ResourcesStandard ProcessesSimplify ITDo More with LessInvest in Solutions that Matter and Deliver ResultsBusiness DemandsCustomer SatisfactionRevenueCash flow#Faced with the need to balance business objectives and limited, often shrinking, IT resources, customers in this situation look to simplify IT to help reduce cost and complexity. They invest in technology solutions that matter, that allow them to do more with less, resulting in growth in revenue and customers, improved cash flow and profitability. As a result, customers who who adopt the right solutions become nimble to react to changing market conditions and threats, and most importantly maintaining their competitive edge and staying in business.

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Traditional IT Environment#Traditional IT EnvironmentThe traditional IT environment presents some challenges to IT teams.In a traditional IT environment you see a very silo'ed environment where IT pros are asked to manage multiple technology stacks with little interoperability. As IT adds services - desktop, application and data - these services are often acquired and consumed through different models and a variety of tools are used to manage these IT services. As businesses add alternative computing models such as public cloud for SaaS, another set of management tools and dashboards are used. IT management also becomes silod, often resulting in missed SLAs due to reactive vs proactive management. With this complex environment, IT is challenged with managing trying to manage all these services, on- and off-premise, efficiently to meet their business requirements. These challenges have a direct effect on the bottom line of IT teams with limited resources, tight budgets and tight deadlines.4Challenges of Traditional Computing EnvironmentsCost and complexity restricts the solution Some applications are left unprotectedNo easy way to test = unpredictable results in the event of an outage

1:1 ratio of server/OS/applicationLow resource utilization across IT environmentServer sprawl = Increasing cost and complexityDifficult to scale applications to keep up with demandsKeeping applications available, optimizedSilos of applications = silos of solutions for protectionA comprehensive BCDR solution can be multi tiered and complexLack of comprehensive visibility across the IT infrastructure

#This slide covers 3 big challenges that IT departments are faced with as they run traditional, physical environments.

1:1 ratio of server/OS/applicationIn physical environments often times servers are under utilized which means that customers are not getting the most out of their IT budgets. Server consolidation is often times an initial driver for many customers who consider virtualization. Well talk about this more later in the presentation.As new applications are added in a physical environment often times this means deploying a new server which equates to server sprawl over time. With server sprawl comes increased CapEx and increased complexity which equals increased OpEx.Scaling applications in a physical environment can also be a challenge. Adding additional resources to a server or scaling an application across a pool of servers can be a challenging task with unpredictable results and in some cases, downtime.

Keeping applications available, optimizedIn a traditional environment we see silos of applications which equals silos or different solutions for management and protection of those applications. This is not a model that scales especially with smaller IT teams.A comprehensive BCDR solution can be multi tiered and complex with the need to coordinate the solution across a heterogeneous environment. This can be expensive and prone to errors.Lack of comprehensive visibility across the IT infrastructure means that IT teams dont truly know how things are performing or what their risks are.

Cost and complexity restricts the solution Since a comprehensive BCDR solution can be very expensive in a traditional environment some applications are left unprotected due to budget constraints. Another consideration is that with traditional solutions (especially DR solutions) there is no easy way to test your environment to see how it will perform in the event of an outage. This can be due to the complexity of testing and the impact to availability of applications. If you cannot test your solution then you have no way of knowing exactly how it will perform when you need it. Often times customers find out too late that there are problems with their DR plan.

5Source: Forrsights Budgets And Priorities Tracker Survey, Q2 2012Q. Which of the following initiatives are likely to be your IT organization top technology priorities over the next 12 months?% critical or high priorityTop IT PrioritiesBC/DRSecurityConsolidationVirtualization and automation Top Technology Priorities#Based on Forresters budgets and priorities survey last year, we see some of the the top IT priorities amongst SMB, Commercial and Enterprise companies BCDR, Security, Consolidation and Virtualization are top priorities across all segments, and specifically in the SMB and commercial segments.In this presentation we will see how these priorities are addressed by our VMware portfolio.

6Challenges of Traditional Computing EnvironmentsCost and complexity restricts the solution Some applications are left unprotectedNo easy way to test = unpredictable results in the event of an outage

1:1 ratio of server/OS/applicationLow resource utilization across IT environmentServer sprawl = Increasing cost and complexityDifficult to scale applications to keep up with demandsKeeping applications available, optimizedSilos of applications = silos of solutions for protectionA comprehensive BCDR solution can be multi tiered and complexLack of comprehensive visibility across the IT infrastructure

#Lets take a deeper look into each of the three challenges that IT teams are faced with in a traditional environment and talk about how VMware solutions can help improve the situation7Challenge - 1:1 Ratio of Server/OS/ApplicationsSolution: Virtualize with VMware

Low resource utilization across IT environmentServer sprawl = Increasing cost and complexityDifficult to scale applications to keep up with demands#We will start off with how traditional environment and the 1:1 Ratio of Server/OS/Applications creates challenges for customers.Specifically were talking about rising costs and increasing complexity both which make it difficult to keep up with the demands of the business.This challenge is often times one of the initial reasons customers adopt virtualization in their environment8Inherent Characteristics of Virtual MachinesSimple Application ProtectionEntire system including application, OS, and data is stored as virtual machine filesSimplify availability and data protection for applications and virtual machinesEncapsulation

Cost-Efficient InfrastructureImprove hardware utilization and reduce footprintReduced hardware requirements at recovery siteUse recovery hardware to run low-priority appsConsolidation

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Flexible InfrastructureLeverage a pool of servers to avoid failuresEliminate need for identical hardware across sitesEnable waterfalling of equipment to recovery siteHardwareIndependence

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#Here are some of the inherent characteristics of virtualization which create the foundation for simplifying IT. This not only helps to reduce complexity and drive down cost but it also creates an environment that is easier to protect from downtime.

Encapsulation - Because virtualization captures everything about a server into just a few files on disk, the real benefit here is mobility. The ability to move your VMs wherever you want. You can back them up in the same way you currently protect your other files. You can also replicate them to your disaster recovery site, so that they will be available when you need to recover from an outage.

Consolidation - Server consolidation means doing more with less. Youre reducing your physical footprint, which also means you can streamline your disaster recovery plans and standardize your recovery process.

Hardware Independence - This means being able to recover onto any x86 hardware. So, you have the flexibility to buy different servers for your recovery site, or even fewer servers. Continuing to virtualize your production site will free up additional machines that can then be moved over to your recovery site.

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Proven virtualization platformImprove resource utilization and availability for your applications

Capacity planning Know how many days before capacity runs out so IT can continue to be responsive

Optimize efficiency Know on which virtual machines might be overprovisioned

Improve performance Faster root cause identification of emerging issuesVirtualize Smarter with Insight to Workload Capacity and Health#vSphere with Operations Management allows you to virtualize smarter by providing insight to workload capacity and health. This means that you can optimize your capacity utilization you can know how many days before your capacity runs out. Your IT is optimized for efficiency since you can know, for example, which virtual machines are overprovisioned. Finally, your overall IT performance is improved since you can diagnose and resolve problems much faster, allowing you to proactively identify issues before they even happen. How does this all happen? In the left hand diagram, you see your virtualized hosts with VMs running on top. vCenter Server collects the data coming from your hosts. vSphere with Operations Management then takes this data and presents it at a more holistic level, allowing you to get deep insight into your performance, capacity, and monitoring. It then scores you on your health, risk, and efficiency to give you a quick understanding of how your IT environment is doing. 10

Before VirtualizationAfter VirtualizationServer consolidationIntegrated backup and recoveryAutomatic failure detection and restart of servicesMove running VMs between hostsReplication of VMs across the LAN or WANCapabilitiesReduce CapEx, improve resource utilization, reduce IT management complexitySimplify backup and recovery infrastructure and processesImprove SLAs for virtualized applicationsEnable maintenance with zero downtimeSimplify disaster recoveryBenefitsvSphere Overview#Lets take a deeper look at the vSphere componentAs I mentioned in an earlier slide, virtualization provides a solution that allows you to consolidate workloads. Where you may have had a physical environment with 10 physical servers you can now run those workloads on fewer physical servers. This helps you make the most of your hardware investments and will help you to save money (CapEx & OpEx) in the long run.vSphere also provides a foundation to help you simplify and improve your business continuity and disaster recovery solution. We will see how the features integrated with vSphere help make protecting your environment easier than it was in the physical world.vSphere also give you some interesting capabilities that just arent possible in a physical environment. These capabilities help to make IT teams more efficient and improve the level of service that you can deliver. One example is the ability to perform server maintenance without impacting the availability of your applications or services.11Operations ManagementSingle pane of glass for capacity and performance managementIdentify immediate problems across the virtualized environmentResource utilization recommendations Insight into future capacity requirementsCapabilitiesIncrease IT efficiency and reduce OpExImprove resource utilization and reduce CapExMinimize downtime for critical applicationsProactively plan for future capacityBenefits

Immediate ProblemsFuture ProblemsOpportunities to Optimize#The Operations Manage piece integrated with vSphere helps IT teams improve efficiency, maximize resource utilization and plan for the future.

Immediate ProblemsThis section provides insight into the health of your environment allowing you to quickly pinpoint and troubleshoot problems.

Opportunities to OptimizeThis section will give you insight into VMs that may be under or over provisioned so that you can allocate the right level of resources and ensure the most efficient utilization of those resources.

Future ProblemsThis section will give you insight into problems that you might run into in the future. For example, given the current rate of growth of a given VM, when you might have to add resources. This allows you to scale your environment before you run out of resources.12Operations Management = SAVINGS+EFFICIENCY!IT Cost SavingsWithoutVMwareWithvSphereWith vSphere& VC Ops

+28%+50%vCenter Operations amplifies vSphere valueManagement Insights Customer Survey, September 2012Improve infrastructure and application availabilityReduce application downtime by 36%Reduce problem diagnostics and resolution time by 26%

Reduce CostDouble IT savings of vSphere

Improve UtilizationImprove capacity utilization by 40% Improve consolidation ratios by 37%"VMware vCenter Operations Management gives us better visibility and allows us to achieve higher service levels of our business-critical applications.

-- Matthew Cunningham, SVP of IT, CareCore#Operations management not only provides you with better visibility into the health and performance of your virtualized environment, it also helps IT teams work more efficiently and save money.Some statistics that we collected from our 2012 Management Insights Customer Survey include:Reduction in application downtime by 36% thanks to improved insight into immediate problemsAbility to diagnose and resolve problems by 26% also thanks to improved insight into immediate problemsImprovement of capacity utilization by 40% thanks to the optimization recommendationsAbility to improve consolidation ratios by 37% also thanks to the optimization recommendationsIn all, Operations Management helps you to reduce costs and double the IT savings that vSphere delivers13vSphere with Operations Management delivers tangible ROIIncrease capacity utilizationIncrease consolidation ratiosIncrease hardware savingsReduce diagnostics & problem resolution timeSept 2012 Management Insights Study#Management Insights conducted study of 200 customers 100 had vSphere only, and other 100 had vSphere with Operations Management capabilities14Scale Without Disruption

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Hot Add Add resources without disruption or downtimeAdd CPU and memory to running VMsAdd/remove HBAs and NICs from VMs#When it comes time to add resources to your environment you can do so easily by adding server capacity as well as by using Hot Add to add CPU, memory, HBAs and NICs to your environment.This enables you to add these resources to your virtual environment without impacting availability for applications.vSphere Hot Add requires the OS to support Hot Add. 15Dynamically Align Resources With Business Demands

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Dynamically Allocate And Balance VMs To Guarantee Optimal Access To ResourcesAlign resources to meet business goalsIncrease system administrator productivityAutomate hardware maintenanceMinimizes power consumption while guaranteeing service levels (DPM)Distributed Resource Scheduler#1616Another feature of vSphere that helps customers scale their environment is Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)DRS dynamically allocates and balances virtual machines to guarantee optimal access to resources. This can be a helpful capability as demand for applications grow especially in very dynamic environments

The benefits include:Dynamic alignment of resources to meet business goalsIncreased IT efficiency and Increase in system administrator productivityMinimization of power consumption while guaranteeing service levels with Distributed Power Management (DPM)

Challenge Keeping Applications Available and Optimized

Silos of applications = silos of solutions for protectionA comprehensive BCDR solution can be multi tiered and complexLack of comprehensive visibility across the IT infrastructureSolution: Integrated BCDR & Operations Management#In this next section we will take a look at the challenge of keeping applications available and running optimized.In traditional, physical environments silos of applications equate to silos of solutions to protect those applications This means complex solutions for IT teams that are difficult to implement, test and executeThis also means that a comprehensive solution can be very expensive.In reality many solutions go untested and some applications can remain unprotected.17

Operations ManagementSingle pane of glass for capacity and performance managementIdentify immediate problems across the virtualized environmentResource utilization recommendations Insight into future capacity requirementsCapabilitiesIncrease IT efficiency and reduce OpExImprove resource utilization and reduce CapExMinimize downtime for critical applicationsProactively plan for future capacityBenefitsImmediate ProblemsFuture ProblemsOpportunities to Optimize#We have seen this slide once before but I want to reiterate that integrated Operations Management plays an integral part in keeping your virtual environment available and running optimized.Operations Management provides the view into your environment so that you can view and react to the status of health and performanceIt helps improve availability by alerting you to problems as they arrive, giving you tools to address those problems quicklyWith optimization in mind, Operations Management gives you the tools to ensure that youre making the most of your available resources today and that you aware of where you might need to add resources in the future.Operations Management in addition to the other features that we will cover help to provide a complete solution enabling maximum availability and performance for your environment.

18Offsite FailoverVMware Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery SolutionsLocal Site

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Local AvailabilityvSphere High Availability, Application High Availability and Fault ToleranceVMware DRS and DPMvSphere vMotion and Storage vMotionDisaster RecoveryvSphere ReplicationvCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM)DR To The Cloud based on SRMShared pools of resourcesSelf-optimizingFault tolerantSelf-protectingAutomated Desktop or Server WorkloadsData ProtectionvSphere Data ProtectionvSphere Data Protection Advanced#VMware delivers a suite of integrated Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) capabilities to offer holistic protection to all applications running on the vSphere platform. These solutions provide simple, cost-effective protection with a common solution for all your applications. The VMware BCDR solutions includes:

Local Availability These products help to protect applications against downtime of individual hosts. This includes vSphere HA and FT for unplanned downtime, as well as vMotion and Storage vMotion for planned downtime. Dynamic Resource Scheduler (DRS) helps to make the most of your virtualized infrastructure by dynamically allocating and balancing workloads across computing resources.

Data Protection These solutions enable back up of entire VMs, including OS, application binaries, and application data, in a simple, non-disruptive manner. This includes the vSphere Data Recovery product, designed for smaller deployments, and the Storage APIs for Data Protection that enable third party backup vendors to integrate directly with vCenter and vSphere.

Offsite FailovervCenter Site Recovery Manager and the new vSphere Replication product are used to protect applications against site failures. Disaster Recovery to the Cloud leverages 3rd party service provider clouds to deliver DR solutions that are cost effective, automated and simple19

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Integrated Backup and RecoveryvSphere Data ProtectionSimplify Backup And Recovery With Integrated Data ProtectionBackup and recovery tightly integrated with vSphereBased on EMC Avamar technologySimple setup and management through vCenterHighly efficient global deduplication across all VMsSpeedy recovery of VMsvSphere Data Protection Advanced adds enhanced scalability and application integration#vSphere Data Protection (VDP), an entirely new backup and recovery solution included with vSphere 5.1. It replaces vSphere Data Recovery and included with all editions of vSphere Essentials+ and above. First, VDP is very space efficient. The usage of a variable-length deduplication algorithm ensures minimum amount of disk space is used and reduces ongoing backup storage growth.Data is deduplicated across all Virtual Machines (VMs) associated with the VDP virtual appliance. A change at a beginning of a file will be processed to find that change not considered as an entire file change. This type of algorithm has the highest rates of deduplication with an average of 99% seen in file systems and 96% in databases.Second, VDP reduces the load on hosts and required network bandwidth. Through tight Storage APIs for Data Protection (VADP) integration, VDP leverages Changed Block Tracking, sending only daily unique changes over the network in order to minimize traffic. The process is transparent and automated, enabling up to eight VMs to be backed up concurrently. Since VDP resides in a dedicated virtual appliance, backup processes are offloaded from production VMs.

VDP is very easy to use and tightly integrated with vCenter, allowing users to quickly set up backup policies. And everything can be managed directly from the vSphere Web Client. Setting backup schedules is simple and efficient, since administrators can define different policies based on specified retentions and schedules. Policies are applied to groups of virtual machines, based on business needs and data types.

Finally, VDP is based on EMC Avamar and provides numerous capabilities and performance optimizations for VMware Virtual Machine backup and recovery. The underlying technology found in VDP has been successfully deployed at over 6000 customers, so you can rest assure your data is reliably protected.

This initial version of VDP is ideally suited to protect smaller environments with up to 2TB of deduplicated storage or 100VMs. Larger environments can be protected by scaling out multiple VDP virtual appliances.

20Protection Against Failures

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vSphere Fault Tolerance (FT)Single identical VMs running in lockstep on separate hosts Guarantee application availability and zero data loss even when a server failsNo complex clustering or specialized hardware requiredvSphere High Availability (HA)Detect server failures and provide rapid recovery by automatically restarting VMs on available seversProtect applications from operating system failures by automatically restarting VMs when an operating system failure is detected.vSphere High AvailabilityvSphere Fault Tolerance#HA and FT are two capabilities in vSphere that help protect you from unplanned outages.

vSphere High Availability (HA) HA can detect a physical server failure and then automatically restart any affected VMs on other available severs. This helps to improve application availability and minimize data loss with a solution that is easier to use and more cost effective compared to traditional clustering solutions.Physical server failure - affected virtual machines are automatically restarted on other production servers with spare capacity. Operating System (OS) failure - affected virtual machines are restarted on the same physical server.

Fault Tolerance (FT)FT provides continuous availability for applications in the event of server failures by creating a live shadow instance of a VM that is in virtual lockstep with the primary instance. This allows for instantaneous failover between the two instances in the event of hardware failure and eliminates even the smallest chance of data loss or service disruption. As with HA this provides a solution that improves service availability without the cost or complexity of traditional solutions.

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Protection From Application and OS Failures

vSphereOSAPPOSAPPVMware HAAppRestart123vSphere High AvailabilityDetect and recover from application or OS failureTier 1 application protection at scaleSupports most common packaged applications (Exchange, SQL, Oracle, SharePoint, etc.)Simpler management from vCenter Server Lower TCO than traditional application specific cluster availability solutions#vSphere App HA is a new feature that complements the functionality of vSphere HA to detect and recover from application failure.

App HA improves application uptime through policy-based, application-level monitoring and automated remediation with multiple recovery options, e.g. restart the application service or restart the virtual machine.

App HA eliminates the need for application-specific clustering solutions, therefore reducing the complexity involved in managing infrastructure silos, as well as cost associated with the solutions.

vSphere App HA leverages VMware vFabric Hyperic to deliver uniform monitoring and support for the most commonly used, off-the-shelf applications.

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vSphere vMotionMigrate VMs between vSphere hosts without application downtimeMove VMs out of failing or underperforming servers without downtimePerform hardware maintenance without scheduling downtime or disrupting business operationsEliminate Planned DowntimevSphere vMotionvSphere Storage vMotionvSphere Storage vMotionPerform live migration of VM disk file across heterogeneous storage array with complete transaction integrity and application availabilityEliminate application downtime for storage maintenance Simplify array refresh/retirement, improve array performance and capacity balancing#This is a unique capability of vSphere and helps to not only improve application availability but also helps to improve IT efficiency.With vMotion, IT can perform maintenance without impacting the availability of applicationsvMotion keeps your IT environment up and running, giving you flexibility and availability to meet the increasing demands of your business and end users.

vMotion leverages the complete virtualization of servers, storage, and networking to move an entire running virtual machine instantaneously from one server to another. During a vMotion, the active memory and precise execution state of a virtual machine is rapidly transmitted over a high speed network from one physical server to another, and access to the virtual machines disk storage is instantly switched to the new physical host. Since the network is also virtualized by the VMware host, the virtual machine retains its network identity and connections, ensuring a seamless migration process.

vMotion allows you to perform tasks such as:Live migrations with zero downtime, undetectable to the user.Continuous and automatic optimization virtual machines within resource pools.Hardware maintenance without scheduling downtime and disrupting business operations.Proactively move virtual machines away from failing or underperforming servers.

Storage vMotion helps by enabling live migration of virtual machine disk files across storage arrays. VMware Storage vMotion lets you relocate virtual machine disk files between and across shared storage locations while maintaining continuous service availability and complete transaction integrity.

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vSphere vMotionLive Migration Without Shared StorageLive migration of a virtual machine without the need for shared storageExtends VMwares revolutionary technology for automated virtual machine movementZero downtime migrationNo dependency on shared storageLower operating costHelps meet service level and performance SLAs#With vSphere 5.1 we have enabled a new level of ease and flexibility for live virtual machine migrations with vMotion. Prior to vSphere 5.1, both vMotion and Storage vMotion required shared storage to perform live migrations of virtual machines. (vMotion required shared storage between hosts performing the vMotion. Storage vMotion required a host to have access to the source and destination datastores.) vSphere 5.1 removes the shared storage requirement.

This is a great option for smaller environments who would like to use vMotion but dont have the budget for a shared storage infrastructure.

Note that vMotion in an environment without shared storage will not have the same performance as an environment with shared storage. As an example, VMs will migrate slower in environments without shared storage.

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vShield EndpointCentralized and Simplified ProtectionSecure your VMs with offloaded anti-virus and anti-malware (AV) solutions without the need of agentsHigher consolidation ratios by preventing the possibility of AV stormsImproved performance#Another important aspect of availability is protecting your applications from malware or viruses.

VMware vShield Endpoint strengthens security for virtual machines while improving performance for endpoint protection by orders of magnitude. vShield Endpoint offloads antivirus and anti-malware agent processing to a dedicated secure virtual appliance delivered by VMware partners. The solution is designed to leverage existing investments by allowing customers to manage antivirus and anti-malware policies for virtualized environments with the same management interfaces they use to secure physical environments.Improve consolidation ratios and performance by eliminating anti-virus "storms"Streamline antivirus and anti-malware deployment and monitoring in VMware environments.Satisfy compliance and audit requirements through logging of antivirus and anti-malware activities.

25Challenge - Cost and Complexity Restricts Solutions

Solution: Simplified & Automated DRSome applications are left unprotectedNo easy way to test = unpredictable results in the event of an outage#In this final section we talk about how cost and complexity of traditional solutions can restrict the ability to fully protect your environment. In addition this can restrict your ability to test that environment to ensure that it will perform the way you expect it to when you need it the most. In this section were focused on Disaster recovery solutions that can protect you from a full site outage.26Five Simple Steps To Create Recovery And Migration PlansCreate Recovery Plans in 5 StepsAnd Eliminate Manual Steps of Traditional RecoveryCoordinate storage and replication processes for recoveryStop replication and make replicated LUNs writablePresent data to applicationsPresent VMs to vSphereReconfigure individual hostsReconfigure physical switching infrastructureRecover entire systems including OSand application binariesXXXXStep 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 1Map production site resources to recovery siteResource poolsvSwitchesVM foldersSelect virtual machine protection groups to include in recoverySpecify boot sequence of recovered VMsCustomize IP addresses of recovered VMsSelect low-priority VMs to suspend at recovery siteAdd messages and custom scriptsOptional#This is an example of setting up a Disaster Recovery plan with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) which we will talk more about in the next section. With SRM the configuration is done in 5 simple steps.

1 The user maps resources at the production site to resources at the failover site. This includes resource pools, vSwitches, and VM folders. The VMs will automatically be mapped to the appropriate resources upon failover.

2 The user selects which virtual machines and virtual machine protection groups to include in the plan. This enables users to set up plans for failing over only part of the protected VMs.

3 The user selects which low-priority VMs to suspend at the recovery site for example test and dev VMs that will be suspended to make room for the recovered VMs.

4 The user specifies the boot sequence of recovered VMs for example, first the database, then the application tier, and finally the web tier.

5 Finally, the user can customize re-IPing of VMs to comply with the network at the failover site.

Optionally, users can add messages, pauses for execution of manual steps, and custom scripts for example to update DNS servers with new IP addresses.

SRM eliminates many of the traditional recovery steps by automatically coordinating recovery across infrastructure layers. For example:

Individual hosts no longer need to be re-configured at the recovery site Users no longer need to worry about recovering entire systems including the OS, application binaries, and application data since the entire system is recovered with the VM Coordinating of replication and storage is done automatically. Users no longer need to worry about stopping replication, presenting the LUNs to vSphere, and registering the VMs into vCenter There is no need to reconfigure physical switching infrastructure.27Virtual Machine Replication for Disaster Recovery

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Site B (Recovery)vSphere ReplicationSimplify Disaster RecoveryVirtual machine level replication by the vSphere host Included with vSphere Essentials+ and aboveLow cost, efficient replication optionSimple setup from within vCenter ServerIntegration with SRM enables automated DR process#vSphere Replication has been designed specifically to provide very cost-efficient, simple, yet powerful replication for vSphere deployments. This is a capability that is built into the vSphere Essentials Plus Kit and available in all higher Acceleration Kits.

Replication provides the ability to replicate virtual machines from one location such as your primary datacenter to another location such as your backup datacenter.

It is more cost-efficient because it reduces both storage costs and replication costs. At the storage layer, vSphere Replication eliminates the need to have higher end storage arrays at both sites. Customers can use lower end, different storage across sites, including Direct Attached Storage. For example, one popular option is to have Tier 1 storage at the production site, but lower end storage at the failover site, such as older arrays or less expensive arrays. vSphere Replication is also bundled with SRM at no additional cost, eliminating the additional cost of storage-based replication licenses.

vSphere Replication is also inherently simpler than storage-based replication. Replication is managed directly from vCenter, eliminating dependencies on storage teams. And it is managed at the level of individual VMs, making the setup of SRM much simpler.

Despite its simplicity and cost-efficiency, vSphere Replication is still a robust, powerful replication solution. It can provide 15 minute RPOs, and gives the flexibility to set RPOs between 15 minutes to 24 hours. It tracks changed disk areas and only replicates the latest deltas to increase network efficiency, and will scale upwards of 500 virtual machines. It does however have a few limitations, such as the lack of support for automated failback (in this initial release), file-level consistency, no support for FT, linked clones, templates, and physical-mode RDMs.

28Automated Disaster Recovery and Site Migration

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VMware vSphereSite A (Primary)Site B (Recovery)ServersServersOverviewSite to site replication built into vSphereReplace manual runbooks with centralized recovery plansBroad support for storage-based replicationBenefits Cost efficient replication solutionAutomate and simplify failover and migration processesNew plan setup reduced from weeks to minutesEnable frequent non-disruptive testingvCenter Site Recovery Manager#29vCenter Site Recovery Manager is a product specifically designed to leverage the capabilities of vSphere to provide the simplest, most reliable DR for all applications. SRM complements vSphere and integrates tightly with vCenter to automate disaster protection and planned site migrations for all applications.

SRM essentially does 3 things:

1 It provides simple and cost-efficient replication of applications to a failover site. With SRM 5, we now provide built-in vSphere Replication, the industrys first hypervisor based replication product. We also continue to support a very broad range of storage-based replication products for business-critical environments.

2 SRM dramatically simplifies the setup and on-going management of recovery and migration plans. It enables users to replace traditional, complicated, manual runbooks with centralized recovery plans. With SRM, users can cut down the time required to set up a recovery plan from weeks to minutes.

3- SRM automates the failover and migration process for highly reliable failovers. With SRM, users can test their recovery plans non-disruptively as frequently as required to measure their RTOs and identify any issues. The failover process is entirely automated to eliminate errors inherent with manual processes. And SRM can now automatically fail back applications to their original site.Cloud Based Site RecoveryOverviewLeverage cloud based services for DR requirementsSupport from leading service providersStorage agnostic solutionBenefits Cost effective solution leveraging a solution providers shared resourcesAchieve your disaster recovery goals through a simplified and automated solutions Enable non-disruptive testing

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Protected SiteDR to the CloudDR to the Cloud Services PartnersFusionStormHosting.comIIJ (Japan) IlandSunGard TerremarkVeriStor

#30The VMware Cloud Based Site Recovery solution is called DR To The Cloud

This is a great option for customers who do not have a secondary site to use for disaster recovery. With DR to the cloud customers can run SRM and leverage 3rd party cloud services to provide the disaster recovery site.

Cost EffectiveThe VMware DR to the Cloud Services reduce overall DR protection costs in two ways:1) Pay-per-use: Pay-per-use pricing model eliminates the need for large upfront capital investment to build a secondary DR site.2) Shared Resources: Share recovery infrastructure costs with multiple customers. Because resources at failover sites sit idle most of the time, DR enables high oversubscription ratios, making it ideal for cloud environments.

Automated Disaster RecoveryThe VMware DR to the Cloud ensures rapid and reliable recovery with fully automated processes. - Automated recovery process vCenter Site Recovery Manager automates the entire site recovery and migration process. Upon initiation of a disaster failover, business services are automatically recovered with no manual intervention. - Non-disruptive testing - recovery plans can be tested without disrupting production systems. As a result, organizations gain confidence that their disaster protection will meet their business objectives.

Simple Disaster RecoveryThe VMware Disaster Recovery to the Cloud solution is very simple to set up. You no longer need to deploy a secondary site. Instead, you only need to deploy vCenter Site Recovery Manager in your location. vCenter Site Recovery Manager includes vSphere Replication to replicate virtual machine data to the cloud. vCenter Site Recovery Manager also integrates with a matching instance in the cloud to automate all recovery and testing processes and enable end users to manage their recovery plans.

Service providers with VMware DR to The Cloud Offerings:FusionStormHosting.comIlandVeriStor

VMware Solutions Address IT ChallengesChallenge - Cost and complexity restricts the solution Solution - Simplified & Automated DR

Challenge - 1:1 ratio of server/OS/applicationSolution - Virtualize with VMwareChallenge - Keeping applications available, optimizedSolution - Integrated BCDR & Operations Management

#VMware delivers solutions that address the challenges of IT organizationsStart by virtualizing with VMware to improve resource utilization and enhance IT productivity.This foundation will help you to drive down both hardware and operational costsAdding Operations Management to this foundation will help you to maximize your return on investment with the ability to respond to problems faster, ensure optimized utilization of resources and plan for future growthvSphere also integrates a number of capabilities to help simplify and improve availability across your entire virtualized environmentWith feature s like Replication and SRM, achieving full site protection can be a reality. Not only is this solution cost effective but it also simplifies implementation, testing and execution of your DR planCustomers without a secondary site can leverage SRM and DR to the Cloud services to enable DR in their environment.Virtualization with VMware goes far beyond server consolidation delivering a solution that improves IT Efficiency, increases Application Availability while helping to drive down costs.31Policy-based datacenter automation

Powerful & efficient resource management

Monitoring, performance, and capacity management

Scalable server consolidation & no planned downtimeServer consolidation andbusiness continuityvSphere with Operations ManagementEssentials Plus vCenter Operations Management Suite FoundationServer Consolidation And Business ContinuityStandardvCenter Operations Management Suite StandardScalable Server Consolidation & No Planned DowntimeEnterprisevCenter Operations Management Suite StandardPowerful & Efficient Resource ManagementEnterprise PlusvCenter Operations Management Suite StandardPolicy Based Datacenter Automation#This is the breadth of vSphere offerings that can help any business with their IT needs - vSphere is available in the following editions Essentials, Essentials Plus, Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus. There are variations within the editions, but these are the major editions.

vSphere can be purchased as bundle kits or as a standalone.

32Simplifying IT Delivers Business ValueBy deploying VMware solutions, Dongbu Corporation expects to reduce TCO in the server virtualization by 20% and desktop virtualization by 13% each. We also anticipate improving performance efficiency and removing the complexity of management through VMwares virtualization technology across all IT areas Kang Hee LeeGM, Management Innovation Team VMware has enabled us to achieve high availability for our operational servers such as SQL and web servers, and also allowed us to provision test environments at short notice.Dr Eric CheungDirector/School of Electronics and Info-Communications Technology/ITE College West When implementing new virtual desktop terminals, we placed utmost importance on the ease of use and vendor reliability. VMware not only offers clear roadmaps and reasonable licensing systems, we also regard them as a business partner with whom we want to be associated with, from both the corporate and engineering aspects. Mr. Mizuhiko TokunagaSenior Manager of Systems Division

Deploying VMware enabled us to provide robust, resilient hosting services to our customers and help them ensure business continuity following the devastating earthquakes of late 2010 and early 2011. Adrian GrantManaging Director

#APAC Customers

Dongbu Corporation With VMware virtualization Dongbu Corporation expects to reduce TCO by 20% and desktop virtualization by 13% They also expect to improve performance and remove complexity

DigiwebThey were able to build a robust, resilient hosting services based on VMware virtualization This service helped customers during the earthquakes across the region in 2010 and 2011

ITE College WestThey have been able to achieve high availability for critical service like SQL and web serversThey have also been able to provision test environments at short notice

MUFGThey were able to enable a solution that simplified desktop management for IT while delivering a simple to use solution for end users33