SUANWOVirtual Server Farm

Bryan AntonioMichael Wo-

jzcukSukhdeep

KahlonCapstone Pro-

ject2011

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Agenda

Introduction Benifits Methodology Aspect of the Project Project Budget Challenges Recommendations Conclusion References

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Introduction

• Project is a test bed for real life implementation of a virtual server

farm

• Focus of the project is to compare the current and the desired approach to build and lease servers

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Introduction (cont’d)

• Project is designed around benefits of virtualization to lower (TCO)[5] farm

• Budgeting is completed taking approximate market prices

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Methodology

•Planning•Research•Hardware•Software•Network

• Installation•Testing•Changes•Testing•Finalize

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Aspects of the Project

Member 1• Activities related with hardware

Member 2 • Activities related with software

Member 3• Activities related to local area network

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Aspects of the Project (cont’d)

All Members:

• Project documentation• Project manual • Inputs to the website needs• Project posters• Technical and Formal presentation

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Project Budget Hardware/ Sofware

Personnel

Total Cost - $57,975.86 (approx.)

Item Quant-ity

Unit Cost Total Cost

Server 1 5,837.98 5,837.98

Workstation 3 1,599.00 4,797.00

Server OS Li-cense

25 1,089.00 27,225.00

VMware Sofware

1 995.00 995.00Project Man-

ager1 60/Hour

Technical Ana-lyst

3 45/Hour

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Challenges

• Planning• Research• Division of work• Industry grade hardware• Exposure to other platforms• Networking skills•Time management skills

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Recommendations

• Virtualization platforms• Planning of project stages • Division of the work• Group and sponsor meetings planning• Production grade hardware• Technical skills

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Conclusion

• Suanwo server farm based on virtualization technology

• Project implemented in VMware virtualization platform.

• Project team interested in researching Citrix Xenserver

• Project divided into hardware, software and networking components

• Project concept is directed towards small and medium sized businesses

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References I[1] VMware. “VMware V-sphere”. [Date Updated: 2011]. Internet:

http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/overview.html [Date Accessed: March 21, 2011].

[2] Citrix. “Complete, Cost Effective Data Center and Virtualization”. [Date Updated: 2011]. Internet:

http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/feature.asp?contentID=2300351 [Date Accessed: March 21, 2011].

[3] Microsoft. “Hyper-V Server 2008 R2”. [Date Updated: 2009]. Internet: http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v-server/en/us/default.aspx [Date Accessed: March

21, 2011].[4] VMware. “Virtualize Your IT Infrastructure”. [Date Updated: 2011]. Internet:

http://www.vmware.com/virtualization/ [Date Accessed: March 21, 2011].[5] VMware “Determine True Total Cost of Ownership”. [Date Updated: 2011]. Inter-

net: http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/advantages/virtual-machine-density.html

[Date Accessed: March 21, 2011].[6] VMware. “VMware vCenter Server”. [Date Updated: 2011] Internet:

http://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-server/overview.html [Date Accessed: March 28, 2011].

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References II

[7] Openfiler “Openfiler” [Date Updated: 2009]. Internet: http://www.openfiler.com/products [Date Accessed: March 28, 2011].

[8] Gartner. “Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure”. [Date Updated: May 26, 2010]. Internet:

http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/vmware/article4/article4.html

Date Accessed: March 28, 2011].[9] VMware.“Advantages of VMware Virtualization”.[Dated Updated: 2011]. Internet: http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/advantages/ [Date Ac-

cessed: March 30, 2011].[10] VMware. “Start with a Robust and Reliable Foundation”. [Date Updated:

2011]. Internet: http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/advantages/robust-foundation.html

[Date Accessed: March 30, 2011].[11] Citrix. “Enterprise-Class, Cloud-Proven”. [Date Updated: 2011]. Inter-

net: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/subfeature.asp?contentID=2300455

Date Accessed: March 30, 2011].