VMware Overview

Module 1

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Virtual Infrastructure Virtual Machines Operations

VMware Overview VM Creation and Data Protection
ESX Server Installation Management
ESX Server Installation VM Creation & Management VM Resource Monitoring

Networking Resource Pools

Networking VM Access Control Data & Availability Protection
Storage
Storage VM Resource Management Troubleshooting Tips

ESX ServerInstallation
VirtualCenter Installation

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 Importance and module objectives

• Importance
• VMware has an array of products and it is useful to understand
from both a business and technical standpoint why one product is
used over another.
• Objectives for the learner
• Identify the benefits of using a virtual machine
• Identify uses for the various VMware products
• Identify when to use one VMware product over another

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 Benefits of a virtual machine

Physical Machine Virtual Machine

• Difficult to move or copy • Easy to move and copy

• Bound to a specific set of • Encapsulated into files
hardware • Independent of physical hardware
• Often has short life cycle • Easy to manage
• Requires personal contact to • Isolated from other virtual machines
upgrade hardware running on the same physical
hardware
• Difficult to manage remotely
• Insulated from physical-hardware
changes

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 Why use virtual machines?

• OS and applications are freed from physical hardware

• Hardware maintenance is easier
• Fewer gotchas on hardware upgrade
• New options in disaster recovery
• It’s easy to image a virtual machine
• Configure OS and applications once, clone many times
• Back up a virtual machine by backing up its few constituent files
• Many VMs can run on the same physical server
• Greater resource utilization
• Each is unaffected by the others
• Fine-grained tuning options

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 Use cases for VMware products

Application Datacenter Operations

Lifecycle Field
Management Operations

Application Sales &

Server Resource Training
Development Consolidation Optimization
& Testing Centers

Application Business Rapid Desktop

Support Continuity Provisioning Security

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 VMware products

Category Product Use case

VMware Infrastructure 3 (ESX Server, Application lifecycle management;

Virtual SMP, VirtualCenter, VMotion,
Datacenter VMware HA, VMware DRS, and VCB) Datacenter operations

P2V Assistant Server consolidation

Application lifecycle management;

VMware Workstation
Field Operations
Developer

VMTN Subscription Application lifecycle management

Enterprise
VMware ACE Desktop security
Desktop
Run, share, evaluate pre-built
VMware Player applications and beta software in
FREE VMs
Virtualization
Test/dev, evaluate software, server
VMware Server
provisioning

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 VMware Infrastructure 3

• A software suite for optimizing and managing IT

environments through virtualization
• Consists of the following software:
• ESX Server
• Virtual SMP
• VirtualCenter
• VMotion
• VMware HA (High Availability)
• VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler)
• VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)

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 VMware ESX Server

• A virtual machine platform

Virtual Machine that installs on “bare metal”
Platform for the Datacenter
• VMkernel has complete control
over hardware resources
• Uses a high-performance
filesystem, VMFS-3
• Supports dynamic allocation
of computing resources
• Enables VMs to use up to
4 physical processors with
Virtual SMP

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 VMware VirtualCenter

• Create and manage

inventory of hosts and virtual
machines
• Provision virtual machines from
templates
• Migrate running VMs across
hosts (VMotion)
• Balance virtual machine
workloads across hosts
(VMware DRS)
• Manage virtual machines for
high availability and disaster
recovery (VMware HA)

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 Use case for VMware Infrastructure: Virtual desktops
1 • Virtual desktops hosted 3 • Clients can be a
3
on VMware Virtual desktop, a laptop or a
Infrastructure specialized thin client
• Virtual Infrastructure • Displays desktop of
optimizes and manages remote virtual machine
servers to deploy 2
desktops

Secure Data Center

VirtualCenter Virtual
Desktops

2 ESX Server 2

2 • Connection using remote

3 display software (e.g.
RDP, VNC, etc.) 3

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 Physical to Virtual (P2V) Migration
• Transforms physical systems into virtual machines with P2V
Assistant
• P2V Assistant is a tool that helps the process of virtualizing your physical
systems
• P2V Assistant:
• Creates image of physical machine with built-in imaging or third party
imaging tool
• Performs all necessary disk controller and driver substitutions so virtual
machine can be booted
• User can manually modify any additional virtual machine settings

Source Bootable Production

Virtual
Physical Virtual Virtual
Disks
System Machine Machine

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 VMware Workstation

• Virtual machine platform for the

desktop
• Installs on a Windows or Linux host
and runs like an application
• Supports select 64-bit guest OSes
• Provides experimental support for 2-
way virtual SMP
• Provides wireless networking
capabilities for Linux and Windows
• Provides snapshot capability
• For reverting repeatedly to same state,
without creating new virtual machines

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 VMware ACE

• Allows IT desktop managers to create a packaged desktop

environment for deployment to end users
• VMware ACE
• Secures unmanaged PCs
• Secure confidential information
• Run multiple secure PC environments

VMware VMware ACE

ACE Manager ACE Package (desktop)

IT Desktop End User’s PC

Manager’s PC

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 VMware Player

• Free software to run any

preconfigured Windows or Linux,
32- or 64-bit virtual machine on
any PC
• Way to introduce virtualization for
first-time users
• Distribute virtual machines within
your organization
• Evaluate preconfigured beta or
evaluation software from ISVs
• Use the VMware Browser
Appliance virtual machine for safe
browsing

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 VMware Server

• Free virtualization product for

Windows and Linux servers
• Way to introduce virtualization for
first-time users
• Installs like an application and runs
on any standard x86 hardware
• Supports Intel® Virtualization Technology,
virtual SMP and 64-bit guest operating
systems
• Supports any Windows or Linux application,
including pre-built virtual appliances from
VMTN
• Can be managed by VirtualCenter 1.4
• Easy upgrade path to VMware
ESX Server

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 Desktop product comparison

VMware Player Workstation ACE

Developers, testers,
Target User Anyone IT security administrators
system administrators
Main use Evaluate Test/development, Secure and manage
case software in VMs training, demos unmanaged PCs
Run multiple VMs on single PC, create network configurations,
access host devices
Create VMs
Add hardware devices,
virtual SMP
Capabilities Set security policies such as
authentication, expiration,
encryption, copy protection,
device access and network
access

Package VMs as installable

files for secure deployment

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 Server product comparison

VMware Server VMware Infrastructure 3

Environment Department, workgroup Enterprise datacenter

Server H/W Support Compatibility from host OS Requires VMware drivers
Platform Linux & Win2000/2003 Runs directly on hardware
# of simultaneous VMs 2-4 per core 4-8 per core
2-16 CPUs, up to 64 GB RAM
System
(limited by host OS for VMware Server)
Web-based interface, VM remote console
Management Centralized management with Centralized management,
VirtualCenter 1.4 VM templates

NIC teaming*, VM clustering, SAN connectivity*

High Availability (*on VMware Server, available through host OS)

Hot migration of running VMs

Multi-user VM administration,
Security
security through VLANs
Performance Dynamic resource management

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 VMware online resources

• VMware Technical Support

http://www.vmware.com/support

• ESX Server documentation online

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/esx_pubs.html
• VirtualCenter documentation online
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vc_pubs.html

• VMware Knowledge Base

http://www.vmware.com/kb

• VMware Technology Network (VMTN)

http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/

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 VMware Technology Network (VMTN)

• VMTN
• Provides developers with tools and knowledge needed
to enhance productivity and shorten development cycles
• Consists of a full set of online resources as well as
VMTN Subscription
• VMTN Subscription
• Provides access to a suite of VMware products for
software development and testing
• Products include
• VMware Workstation (Windows and Linux)
• VMware Server
• VMware Infrastructure Standard (ESX Server, Virtual SMP,
VirtualCenter Agent)
• VMware P2V Assistant

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 Module summary

• Virtual machines are easy to move or copy because they

are encapsulated in a set of files
• VMware products can be used for application lifecycle
management, datacenter operations and field operations
• Free products such as VMware Player and VMware
Server provide a good introduction to virtualization
technology

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 Questions?

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