Information Infrastructure for VMware

2. Evolution of VMware Infrastructure Requirements Tier 1 Infrastructure Requirements Continuous availability Mission-critical Service level management applications Server/storage management Infrastructure Requirements Tier 2 High availability Business-critical Replication (local/remote) applications Storage resource management Infrastructure Requirements Tier 3 Basic storage connectivity Business-support Tape-oriented backup and applications recovery 2 Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.

3. Considerations for Advanced VMware Deployments New requirements in virtualized storage farms Storage Planning for growth and flexibility and Network Support for advanced VMware features Much duplicated data in VMware environments Backup Backup windows can force additional server/storage requirements if not addressed Virtual machines must be considered differently than physical ones Replication Common approaches to virtual and non-virtual applications Storage SRM tools must understand virtual and non-virtual machines Management Traditional discovery and root-cause analysis Resource tools need to work with virtual and non-virtual Management machines Many organizations may not have required skills New Skills to assess, plan, implement, and manage 3 Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.

4. Storage and Storage Networking Considerations Considerations Storage Storage network: FC, iSCSI, or NAS? and network Interoperability and qualification? Growth, scalability, and performance? Backup Support for advanced VMware features? Enterprise-class customer support? Replication EMC Solutions Thorough EMC E-Lab qualification Broadest range of qualified Storage storage offerings Management Complex configurations that are qualified, proven, and supported, CLARiiON, Celerra, Symmetrix, Centera extensive documentation and detail FC, iSCSI, NAS Resource Support for advanced VMware Fully supported by EMC Global Services Management features Solution blueprints for predictable DRSdynamic resource scheduler results VCBVMware consolidated backup Reference architectures HAhigh availability configurations New Skills Best practices, practitioners guides 4 Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.

5. Backup and Recovery Considerations Considerations Storage Growing data volumes and network Redundant data in VMware environments Expensive server and backup infrastructure Backup Need shorter windows Replication EMC Solutions Traditional backup solutions Advanced backup solutions Storage (full/incremental/tape images) (data dedupe/mountable file systems) Management EMC NetWorker EMC Avamar EMC Disk Library Minimize data redundancy Resource Backup to Disk Reduce backup windows Integration with VCB Management Address performance and bandwidth concerns Gain visibility of individual virtual machines New Skills 5 Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.

6. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Considerations Considerations Storage Physical and virtual server recovery and network Multiple VMs per LUN Dynamic VMs, clustering, HA Backup Shared infrastructure Replication EMC Solutions Server-based replication solutions Proven experience Storage Management EMC RepliStor Building VMware business continuity solutions Array-based replication solutions Professional services SRDF, MirrorView, Celerra Replicator Resource To help assess, design, implement and Network-based replication Management manage business continuity solutions solutions Expertise from thousands of engagements EMC RecoverPoint Integrated solutions New Skills Between virtualized and non-virtualized environments 6 Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.

7. Storage Resource Management Considerations Considerations Storage Physical and virtual machine discovery and network End-to-end mapping CLI and API access from VMs Backup Managing replication Replication EMC Solutions Discovery, visualization, Scripting and control Storage monitoring, and reporting Management VirtualCenter qualified in EMC environment ControlCenter 6.0 introduces EMC CLIs and APIs supported from virtual machine discovery virtual machines and consoles Resource Virtual and non-virtual servers Automated replica management Management Discover, monitor, and report on VMs EMC Replication Manager Provides a mapping between VMs and LUNs Supports Celerra and CLARiiON Rapid fault isolation New Skills Single console approach 7 Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.

8. Service Level Delivery Considerations Considerations Storage Application and infrastructure discovery and network Monitoring service delivery levels Real-time root-cause analysis Backup Common view of physical and virtual Determining business impact Replication EMC Solutions Application and infrastructure Model-based root-cause analysis Storage discovery Management Smarts Correlates interactions Smarts ADM Identifies root cause Discovers application in virtual machines Resource as well as physical machines Determines business impact Management Agentless, reducing costs and risks Common view of virtual and non-virtual machines Link a given application to its virtual machine, ESX server Works with existing frameworks Q4 2007 (VM support) New Skills 8 Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.

9. Service Level Delivery Considerations Considerations Storage New issues with virtualization and network Limited time and resources New methodologies Backup Skill set transfer No surprises Replication EMC Solutions EMC experience and expertise Complete solutions and services Storage portfolio Management EMC is recognized leader in demanding VMware infrastructure implementations Plan: infrastructure strategy, virtualized EMC-developed whitepapers, solution infrastructure and data center design, guides, best practices and professional migrations Resource service offerings Build: infrastructure deployment, Management EMC is member of VMwares highest migration implementation partner category: Manage: managed services and Global Premier Technology Alliance residencies Partner New Skills 9 Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.

10. Achieving Optimized Results in Advanced VMware Deployments Full qualification Storage Breadth and depth of choices and Network EMC support Traditional or advanced models Backup Server, network, or storage-based replication Replication Unique capabilities with virtualized applications Storage SRM for both virtual and non-virtual environments Management Resource Discovery of applications and infrastructure Real-time correlation of service level delivery Management Proven solutions and services for demanding New Skills VMware implementations 10 Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.