Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Command

Virtualization Network and Alternate Site Implementation

Mr. Daniel CarrollSgt Nicholas Dicola

Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Command

We are responsible for supporting all Non-Navy/Marine Corps Intranet Commands and Deployed Units.Scope of Mission

200 Marine, Government Service and Contract WorkersProvide highly advanced communications systems to the War efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and all Marine Corps Units around the globeRoughly 120,000 users of Marine Corps IT Services

http://www.mcnosc.usmc.mil

The ChallengeThe MCNOSC needed to create a highly available, easily recoverable, manageable failover solution for an alternate command center

Previously managed 12 physical Exchange 5.5 Directory Synchronization Servers, 10 Active Directory Root servers, 8 various application and monitoring servers Needed to move all data to alternate site in as near to real time as possible Wanted to break the “hardware” tie down associated with most conventional data replication modelsAlso needed to shorten deployment cycles of new servers for application services

The SolutionThe MCNOSC implemented VMware GSX Server 3.2 hosting a large number of services provide by MCNOSC, tied into a NetApp FAS 980 ISCSI attached storage solution for all VMware flat files

Currently utilizing 20 GSX Server 3.2 server hosts, 10 at main site and 10 at alternate site.Utilizing 2 VirtualCenter Servers, 1 main and 1 alternateCan allocate new development servers quickly

Two standard images ready to deploy: Windows 2003 and 2000

Marine Corps Virtualization

Virtualizing the Future

Future Virtualization GoalsUpgrade to ESX 3.0/Virtual Center 2.0Implement Blade Server Technology into Hardware ArchitectureVirtualize All Remote Sites and Regional Data CentersVirtualize Deployed Forces Application Networks

Upgrade to ESX 3.0/Virtual Center 2.0ISCSI SupportSMP AdvantagesBetter Spread LoadingVMotionOther wonderful and mysterious benefits that I cannot discuss due to the NDR that would allow me to be sued so horribly that my children would be unable to attend college.

Blade Server ImplementationSignificantly shrink hardware footprintWith back end storage tie in, greatly increase redundancy

Redundant power and network capabilitiesHot swappable server blades

Virtualize Remote Sites and RegionsStandardized server builds

Enhances securityEnhances manageability

Quicker service deploymentEasier TroubleshootingReduced hardware footprintEasier backup and recoverability

Deployed Forces VirtualizationStandardized server builds

Enhances securityEnhances manageability

Quicker service deploymentEasier TroubleshootingReduced hardware footprintEasier backup and recoverability

Deployed Forces Virtualization Cont.Post VM templates on Secure FTPISCSI Connected Mail databases

Attachable to any VMNo Hardware dependenceQuicker Deployment of Services

Ability to pull VMs from garrison (rear) network and attach to deployable network

Questions?