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Overview of EVO:RAILThe Radically New Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance 100% Powered by VMware

Erik Bussink, Solution Architect

18 Novembre 2014

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One Destination, Three Approaches

Software-Defined Data Center

“Build Your Own”Converged

Infrastructure

Hyper-Converged

Infrastructure

• Hardware components procured separately

• Use reference architectures

• Hardware components integrated and sold in a single chassis, along with software options

• Hardware pre-integrated with virtualization software for compute, network, storage and management

• a single point of entry for the entire SDDC lifecycle

Virtual SANQuick Refresh

VMware Virtual SAN

• Software-defined storage software solution.

• Aggregates locally attached storage from each ESXi host in a cluster.

• Flash optimized storage solution.

• VM-Centric data operations and policy driven management principals.

• Resilient design based on a Distributed RAID architecture

– No single points of failures

• Fully integrated with vSphere.

vSphere + Virtual SAN

Hard disksHard disksSSD SSD Hard disks

SSD

…

Virtual SAN

Shared Datastore

• Hypervisor-Converged storage platform

VMware Virtual SAN

• Hybrid storage solution

– Magnetic disks (HDD)

– Flash based disks (SSD)

• Storage scale out architecture built into the hypervisor

• Dynamic capacity and performance scalability

• Object based storage architecture

• Interoperable with vSphere and enterprise features:

– vMotion, DRS, vSphere HA

vSphere + Virtual SAN

Hard disksHard disksSSD SSD Hard disks

SSD

…

Virtual SAN

Shared Datastore

• Radically Simple Hypervisor-Converged Storage Software

Hardware Requirements

Any Server on the VMware Compatibility

Guide

• SSD, HDD, and Storage Controllers must be listed on the VMware Compatibility Guide for VSAN http://vmwa.re/vsanhcl

• ESXi 5.5 U2 Hosts: Minimum 3, Maximum 32

10Gb/1Gb NIC

SAS/SATA Controllers (HBA “pass-

through or RAID Controllers must work

in “pass-through” or RAID0” mode)

SAS/SATA/PCIe

SSD

SAS/NL-SAS/SATA

HDD

At least

1 of each

8GB USB, SD Cards, or Disk

http://vmwa.re/vsanhcl

Technical Characteristics

Virtual SAN is a cluster level feature similar to:

– vSphere DRS

– vSphere HA

– Virtual SAN

Deployed, configured and manage from vCenter through the vSphere Web Client (ONLY!).

– Radically simple

• Configure VMkernel interface for Virtual SAN

• Enable Virtual SAN by clicking Turn On

Disk Management

• Each host in the cluster creates a single or multiple disk groups which contain a combination of HDDs, and SSDs.

Introducing VMware EVO:RAILTM

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance Powered by VMware

VMware EVO:RAIL

• EVO:RAIL software with vSphere and Virtual SAN technology is the key enabler

• Single SKU procurement model creates design and price predictability

• Simple, streamlined deployment and ongoing SDDC lifecycle management

• One support call

Simplify How You Buy, Deploy and Operate Your SDDC

Simply Deploy, Configuration and Management

Physical EVO:RAIL appliance

deployment

Basic appliance configuration:

Hostnames, IP Address Pools, Globals, and Passwords

EVO:RAIL Engine configures vCenter, ESXi, Virtual SAN,

and Log Insight

1. Rack

2. Cable

3. Power On

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

vCenter Server Virtual SAN Log Insight EVO:RAIL

EngineESXi

Trusted Technology

• Prescribed 2U/4N platform from qualified partners

• Automated scale out up to 4 HCIAs

– General Purpose Server workloads ~100 VMs per HCIA

– VDI ~250 VMs per HCIA

• Time to value to first VM in minutes from power on

• Non disruptive patch & upgrade

• Primary use cases:

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Key Features

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance (HCIA)

x1

x2

x3

x4

TOR Switch

ROBOVirtual Private

CloudVDI

Per Node

• Dual Intel E5-26x0v2 6 core processors

• 192 GB memory

• 3 x 1.2 TB HDD

• 1 x 400 GB Intel SSD

• 2 x 10 GbE NIC port

• 1 x 1GbE management port

Per Appliance

• 48 CPU cores ~ 100 GHz

• 768 GB memory capacity

• 14.4 TB storage capacity

• 1.6 TB flash capacity

• 80 GbE network bandwidth

• Dual redundant power supplies

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High Level Specifications

100 VMs 250 Desktops




Simplified Linear Scale Out

• Scale performance, bandwidth, and capacity by simply adding appliances

– Each appliance adds compute, networking, and storage resources in minutes

• New appliances are automatically discovered

– Add to the cluster with zero configuration

• Supports 4 appliances (16 hosts) in v1

General-purpose VM profile: 2 vCPU, 4GB vMEM,60GB of vDisk, with redundancy

Horizon View virtual desktop profile: 2 vCPU, 2GB vMEM, 32GB vDisk linked clones

Ideal Environments for EVO:RAIL

• Virtual Desktop Solution

– POC and Pay & Scale as you grow

• R&D and Test Environments

– Tight budget for compute/storage; Quick deployment of infrastructure

• Remote/Branch Office Locations

– Data Center in a Box

• Private Cloud Infrastructure

– On-site cloud for employees or customers; Off-site co-located

• Limited IT staff

- Simplified, repeatable deployment/management

• Geographic Data Locality

– Limited footprint for in-country solution

ROBO

Virtual Private

Cloud

VDI

Built From The Ground Up

From scratch using a blend of best in class open source andVMware proprietary technologies.

Minimal Moving Parts

No separate VM’s to maintain, no additional databasesor user management systems, EVO:RAIL is integrateddirectly into the core VMware vSphere stack.

CHROME FIREFOX INTERNET

EXPLORER

10+

SAFARI

Browser Support

STRIPPED AWAY HEAVYWEIGHT FEATURESTO MAKE WAY FOR SIMPLE VM AND APPLIANCE

MANAGEMENT

User Experience

A Simple, enjoyable journey

Minimum Viable Product

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






Easy VM Creation & Management• Intuitive UI with simplified VM creation and lifecycle management

• Grid view of all the VMs across multiple appliances

Easy VM Creation & Management• Intuitive UI with simplified VM creation and lifecycle management

• Grid View of all the VMs across multiple appliances

Simplified Hardware Management

• Hardware Summary Status of each node, appliance, or cluster

• Warning and fault notifications

• Integration with vCenter® Log Insight™

Zero-Downtime Patch and Upgrade Management

• 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

EVO:RAIL - Global Reach and Customer Choice

Availability starting in 2H of 2014

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The EVO products could be an iPhone moment for enterprise use of cloud computing

JP Morgan

Introducing VMware EVO:RACKTM

Hyper-Converged Cloud InfrastructurePowered by VMware

CONFIDENTIAL

Hyper-Converged: Virtual Infrastructure vs. Cloud Infrastructure

Solution Virtualized Infrastructure ApplianceData Center-Scale

Cloud Infrastructure

VMware

SoftwarevSphere, Virtual SAN, EVO:RAIL Engine

Full vCloud Suite, Virtual SAN, NSX,

Integrated Virtual + Physical Networking,

EVO:RACK Software

Managed

HardwareServer + Built-in Storage

Server + ToR Leaf/Spine Switch

+ JBOD or DAS Storage

Server

Specifications

2U / 4N Appliance; ability to stack

appliancesRack-mounted servers;

Deployment

ScalabilityUp to 4 appliances Multiple racks

Key Use Cases ROBO, VDI IaaS, VDI

CONFIDENTIAL

• Data Center-Scale Hyper-Converged Infrastructure from Pre-Qualified Partners

• Features:

Simplified SDDC deployment, configuration, and provisioning

SDDC lifecycle – non-disruptive patching/upgrading

SDDC-wide capacity planning

Integrated management of both logical and physical resources

Configuration and provisioning of end-to-end network infrastructure

• SDDC up and running in under 2 hours

• Primary use cases:

Key Features

VDI Big DataPaaSIaaS

CONFIDENTIAL

EVO:RACK – SDDC Suite Architecture

CONFIDENTIAL

vSphere, VSAN,

NSX

vSphere, VSAN,

NSX

vRealize AutomationvR Ops

Log Insight EVO:RACK Manager

vSphere, VSAN,

NSX

vSphere, VSAN,

NSX

Auto-provisions and auto-configures multiple vCenter Clusters and vRealize components based on the capacity needs

EVO:RACK

Hardware

Management

EVO:RACK

Hardware

Management

EVO:RACK – IaaS Use Case

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