Data Center Automation und OrchestrationNutanix - State-of-the-Art Enterprise Cloud Platform

Lead Architect Enterprise Cloud

Samuel Rothenbühler

Nutanix Platform Expert - NPX #11

Nutanix: The Enterprise Cloud Company

7000+ customers

(120 CH customers)

Over 100 countries

6 continents

Make datacenter infrastructure invisible, elevating

IT to focus on applications and services

Founded in 2009

2800+ employees(10 CH employees)

Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Integrated, scale-out compute and storage

Virtualization

App App

Virtualization

App App

Storage Controller

Storage Controller

Storage Controller

Storage Controller

Server Server

Storage Controller

Storage Controller

Hyperconvergence: A Simplified IT Stack

Cisco, HP, Arista, Brocade

Virtualization Stack[ESXi, Hyper-V, XenServer, KVM]

…

Cisco, HP, Arista, Brocade

…Virtualization Stack

[ESXi, Hyper-V, XenServer]

Which Stack Would You Want To Manage?

HP, Dell, Cisco, Lenovo

Qlogic, Emulex

Cisco, Brocade

EMC, NetApp, HP, Dell, HDS

AHV

Infrastructure Lifecycle Benefits

Pay as You Grow -buy only what you need, and stop expensive overprovisioning

Rapid Deployment– set up in minutes for fast time to value

Simplified Management -single pane of glass to manage all infrastructure

Incremental Scalability - scale on demand in minutes, with zero downtime

One-stop Support –expert support for complete infrastructure stack

BUY DEPLOY MANAGE SCALE SUPPORT

Think differently to get a different outcome.

The Platform Components

Distributed Storage Fabric

App Mobility Fabric

AcropolisPrism

AHV (Built-in Virtualization)

One-click Infrastructure Management

One-click Operational Insights

One-Click Planning

CalmApp Lifecycle Management

Hybrid Cloud Management

Self Service and Governance

The Platform Components

Distributed Storage Fabric

App Mobility Fabric

AcropolisPrism

AHV (Built-in Virtualization)

One-click Infrastructure Management

One-click Operational Insights

One-Click Planning

CalmApp Lifecycle Management

Hybrid Cloud Management

Self Service and Governance

Off-the-shelf x86 servers

All intelligence in software

Scale-out architecture

Self-healing systems

Rich automation and analytics

X86

X86

X86

Nutanix uses a Web Scale architecture

Nutanix uses a Web Scale architecture

• Software Defined

• Extensibility

• Linear Scale Out

• Efficient Self Healing

• Granular, Big Data analytics

• Automation, load balancing

…is at the core of the architecture

Off-the-shelf x86 servers

All intelligence in software

Scale-out architecture

Self-healing systems

Rich automation and analytics

X86

X86

X86

…but what does it mean?

Pioneering the Enterprise Cloud OS

Container Support

Cloud Automation*

Application Mobility

Integrated Public Cloud

Microsegmentation*

Object Storage*

Application Ecosystem*

Integrated Compute & Storage

VM-centric Storage

Backup & DR Services

Native Virtualization

Multi-hypervisor Support

Hybrid-cloud Services

Machine Intelligence

Systems and Operations Management

File and Block Storage

HyperconvergedInfrastructure

HCI++

EnterpriseCloud

* to be released soon

The Platform Components

Distributed Storage Fabric

App Mobility Fabric

AcropolisPrism

AHV (Built-in Virtualization)

One-click Infrastructure Management

One-click Operational Insights

One-Click Planning

CalmApp Lifecycle Management

Hybrid Cloud Management

Self Service and Governance

Prism: User-centered Design

Intuitive. Beautiful. Insightful.

One-click AOS, Hypervisor, HW Firmware Upgrade

Parallel Upgrades

Serial Reboots

✓Zero touch after initiation

✓No downtime while upgrade happens

✓Rolling upgrades

✓ Independent upgrade of hypervisor and infrastructure OS (NOS)

✓Works with ESXi, Hyper-V, AHV

Automatically upgrade NOS on Nutanix clusters non-disruptively with no manual intervention

Integrated Management for Storage and Virtualization

Purpose built for HCISingle pane of glassSingle vendor support

Always-on management during planned maintenance or unplanned disruption

Automated lifecycle management

Leaner stack

Simple Available Easy to Use

GUI CLI API

EASY

Distributed Control Plane With Web-scale Attributes

e.g., Integration with Microsoft Azure Pack, VMware vRealize,

OpenStack for self-service portals

App Aware Policies for Enforcement and Visibility

Flexible Application and Rule Definition

Easily Integrate Services in App Policies

Calm Overview

Ca

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Application Lifecycle Automation

Self Service and Governance

Hybrid Cloud Management

Application Lifecycle Automation

Ca

lm

Application Lifecycle Automation

Self Service and Governance

Hybrid Cloud Management

Blueprints Capture All Elements Of The Application

Blueprint

Component

VMs

Base Applications

Configuration

Network

Policy

Security

Connectivity

Dependencies

Operations

Intuitive and visual way to model applications

Incorporate all elements including VMs, configurations

and binaries

Drive repeatable provisioning of applications

Blueprints Are Used For Lifecycle Management

Provision

Configure

Scale

Upgrade

Delete

Blueprint

Automate routine application management operations

Reduce errors, delays and downtime

Make Sense of Complexity

Capture organizational knowledge

Streamline complex provisioning and lifecycle tasks

Easy to understand dependencies

Self Service and Governance

Ca

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Application Lifecycle Automation

Self Service and Governance

Hybrid Cloud Management

Nutanix Marketplace Empowers Self-Service

One-Click App Provisioning

Pre-integrated blueprints

Self-service based on user role and group

Consume pre-integrated blueprints

Publish blueprints to enable self-service

Governance and Control

Engineering Sales

FinanceManufacturing

Nutanix Marketplace

Granular Access Controls and Budgets

Frictionless Service Delivery

Transitioning From Friction And Handoffs..

IT Resource Request OS Team DB Team Network Team

Ticket Creation Handoffs:Different SLAs

Different PrioritiesDifferent Approvals

..To One Click Automation

Request

Provision VM

Connect DB

Configure Network

Finalize App

IT User Marketplace

Hybrid Cloud Management

Ca

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Application Lifecycle Automation

Self Service and Governance

Hybrid Cloud Management

Hybrid Clouds Add Another Layer of Challenges

Private Cloud

Inoperable and Disparate Platforms

Application

Management and Provisioning

Infrastructure

Introducing Calm

Nutanix CalmApplication

Management and Provisioning

Infrastructure

Nutanix Tech Bootcamp

Erfahren Sie mehr über Nutnaix inkl. Hands On Lab Übungen an einem Tech Bootcamp:

• Wann: 25. Oktober (weitere Bootcamps in Planung)

• Wo: Bern

• Dauer: 08:30 – 16:00

• Registration: http://www.amanox.ch/de/allgemein/events

Try Nutanix for Free – Join the Community

• The community edition is an (almost) full featured, AHV based Nutanix cluster which can be installed on any hardware. The software is available using the following link:

http://www.nutanix.com/products/community-edition/

• It is important to note that Nutanix doesn’t sell support for the community edition thus the name. Support is strictly community only and can be access here:

http://next.nutanix.com/ (official Nutanix community forum)