WINDOWS SERVER 2012 PREVIEW

Scott StumpfChief Technology OfficerSoftware Logic, Inc.

scott.stumpf@softwarelogic.com

SESSION OBJECTIVES AND TAKEAWAYS

A quick intro to wet your appetite for Windows Server 2012 Help you get started with your evaluation Demo of the new Server Manager interface, Powershell 3.0,

Hyper-V Introduce Storage, Networking, Virtualization

enhancements

Slide Deck is available on http://systemcenterusergroup.net

Windows Server 2012 Philosophy

Integral part of Microsoft’s cloud strategy

Features that allow massive scalability but also

leverage commodity hardware

Tight alignment with System Center 2012

Customer scenario-driven features

Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate

Available now on MSDN and TechNet Evaluation Center

System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 CTP2 is also available on the Microsoft Download Center

Free ebook: Introducing Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 Demo

STORAGE

DYNAMIC, HIGH PERFORMANCE STORAGE

Virtual Fiber Channel

Support for File Based Storage on SMB 2.2

Native 4K Disk Support

Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX)

Native File-based de-duplication

GUEST FIBER CHANNEL ARCHITECTURE

Up to four virtual HBAs assigned to each VM

WWNs assigned to each VM

Doesn’t require re-zoning

NPIV utilized to surface VM ports

on the host

Works with Live MigrationNPIV port(s)

OFFLOADED DATA TRANSFER (ODX)

Intelligent Storage Array

Virtual Disk

Virtual Disk

Actual Data Transfer

Offload Read Token Token

Offload Write

Token

HYPER-V ODX SUPPORT

Secure Offload data transfer

Fixed VHD/VHDX Creation

Dynamic VHD/VHDX Expansion

VHD/VHDX Merge

Live Storage Migration

Just one example… Average Desktop

ODX0

50

100

150

200

Creation of a 10 GB Fixed Disk

Time (seconds)

<1 Second!

~3 Minutes

If you own a SAN, Windows Server 2012 is a “no brainer.”

CRITICAL SAFEGUARD FOR THE CLOUDEncrypted cluster volumes

BitLocker encrypted cluster disks Support for traditional failover disks

Support for Cluster Shared Volumes

Cluster Name Object (CNO) identity used to lock and unlock Clustered volumes

Enables physical security for deployments outside of secure datacenters Branch office deployments

Volume level encryption for compliance requirements

Negligible (<1%) performance impact

WINDOWS SERVER 2012 NETWORKING

HYBRID CLOUDS

Windows Server 2012 is optimized for Hybrid Clouds to host multi-tenant workloads

Tenant 2: Multiple VM Workloads

Data Center

Tenant 1: Multiple VM Workloads

SECURITY

In a multi-tenant environment …… customers want security and isolation

Tenant 2: Multiple VM Workloads

Data Center

Tenant 1: Multiple VM Workloads

MULTI-TENANT NETWORK REQUIREMENTS Tenant wants to easily move VMs to/from the cloud

Hoster wants to place VMs anywhere in the data center

Both want: Easy Onboarding, Flexibility & Isolation

Cloud Data Center

Woodgrove BankBlue 10.1.0.0/16

Contoso BankRed 10.1.0.0/16

NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION

Physical network

Physicalserver

Woodgrove VM Contoso VM Woodgrove network Contoso network

Hyper-V Machine Virtualization Run multiple virtual servers on

a physical server Each VM has illusion it is

running as a physical server

Hyper-V Network Virtualization Run multiple virtual networks on a physical network Each virtual network has illusion it is running as a

physical fabric

NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION

Key Points Multiple organizations can have their own isolated

networks running atop the same physical fabric The VM is totally unaware that its IP address is being

virtualized VMs can now run and live migrate anywhere in the

datacenter, even across subnets… Administrators don’t need to worry about VMs being

“trapped” in one part of a datacenter because it’s tied to a physical address

No other virtualization platform includes this capability. Even those at 10x the cost…

Your feedback…“Windows Server 2012 Network Virtualization looks awesome!

Where can I learn more?”

Bing Search for: Introducing Windows Server “8” Hyper-V Network Virtualization: Enabling Rapid Migration and Workload Isolation in the Cloud

FEATURE RICH NETWORKING IN THE BOX

Open, Extensible Virtual Switch Nexus 1000 Support Openflow Support Network Introspection Much more…

Advanced Networking ACLs PVLAN …much more…

Windows NIC Teaming

SR-IOV Network Support Reduce Latency & CPU

Utilization

Supports Live Migration

Network QoS Per VNIC bandwidth

reservation & limits

Network Metering

RELIABILITY

Even when hardware fails …… customers want continuous availability

Tenant 2: Multiple VM Workloads

Data Center

Tenant 1: Multiple VM WorkloadsTEAMING

SINGLE-ROOT I/O VIRTUALIZATION (SR-IOV)

Reduces latency of network path

Reduces CPU utilization for processing network traffic

Increases throughput Direct device assignment

to virtual machines without compromising flexibility

Supports Live MigrationNetwork I/O path with SR-IOVNetwork I/O path without SR-

IOV

Physical NIC

Root Partition

Hyper-V Switch

RoutingVLAN Filtering

Data Copy

Virtual Machine

Virtual NIC

SR-IOV Physical NIC

Virtual Function

VMBUS

Hyper-V Enhancements

HYPER-V SCALE COMPARISONMassive Scale in the Box

Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012 Beta

HW Logical Processor Support

16 LPs 64 LPs 160 LPs

Physical Memory Support

1 TB 1 TB 2 TB

Cluster Scale 16 Nodes up to 1000 VMs

16 Nodes up to 1000 VMs

64 Nodes up to 4000 VMs

Virtual Machine Processor Support

Up to 4 VPs Up to 4 VPs Up to 32 VPs

VM Memory Up to 64 GB Up to 64 GB Up to 1 TB

Live Migration Yes, one at a time Yes, one at a time Yes, with no limits. As many as hardware will

allow.

Live Storage Migration No. Quick Storage Migration via SCVMM

No. Quick Storage Migration via SCVMM

Yes, with no limits. As many as hardware will

allow.

Servers in a Cluster 16 16 64

VP:LP Ratio 8:1 8:1 for Server12:1 for Client (VDI)

No limits. As many as hardware will allow.

HYPER-V STORAGE NO LIMITS & DYNAMIC

Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012 Beta

Live Storage Migration No. Quick Storage Migration via SCVMM

No. Quick Storage Migration via SCVMM

Yes, with no limits. As many as hardware will

allow.

VMs on File Storage No No Yes, SMB 2.2

Virtual Fiber Channel No No Yes

Virtual Disk Format VHD up to 2 TB VHD up to 2 TB VHD up to 2 TBVHDX up to 64 TB

VM Guest Clustering Yes, via iSCSI Yes, via iSCSI Yes, via iSCSI or FC

Native 4k Disk Support No No Yes

Live VHD Merge No, offline. No, offline. Yes

Live New Parent No No Yes

Secure Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX)

No No Yes

Wouldn’t it be great if you could Live Migrate a VM with nothing but

an Ethernet cable?We think so too…

Introducing: Share Nothing Live Migration

VM MOBILITYComplete mobility. Simply the best.

Live Migration with High Availability Live Migrate among servers in a failover cluster

SMB Live Migration Live Migrate VMs among servers with SMB storage

Live Storage Migration Live Migrate VM storage from one volume to another

without downtime Share Nothing (SNO) Live Migration

Live Migrate VMs among servers with nothing, but an Ethernet connection

HYPER-V REPLICAUnlimited Replication

Disaster Recovery Scenarios

Planned, Unplanned and Test Failover

Pre-configuration for IP settings for primary/remote location

Key Features:

RPO/RTO in minutes

Seamless integration with Hyper-V and Clustering

Automatically handles all VM mobility scenarios (e.g. Live migration)

Supports heterogonous storage between primary and recovery

Integrates with Volume Shadow Services (VSS)

Built for the Future

32 virtual processors per VM1TB virtual machine memoryNew 64TB VHDX formatNative 4k disk supportHyper-V ReplicaHyper-V virtual fiber channelLive storage migrationWindows NIC teamingConcurrent live migrationSupport for AES/NISupport for up to 64 nodes per clusterSupport for 4000 VMs per clusterHyper-V support for up to 2 TB of physical memoryHyper-V intelligent second level pagingLive VHD mergeCluster shared volumes v2SMB 2 SupportRDMA support in SMBScale-out file serverMulti-channel SMBSRIOV NetworkingThousands of PowerShell commandsVirtual NIC monitor modeRest APIs for PowerShell commands150 Hyper-V PowerShell commandsStorage PowerShellNetwork PowerShellMulti-Tenancy, Port ACLs / FirewallStorage meteringStorage SpacesSMI-S support inboxVirtual NUMA supportCPU meteringNetwork meteringMemory meteringRemoteFX3D graphics remotingTouch remotingUSB remotingVDIGuest Application Health MonitoringVM Hardware Error IsolationVM Failover PrioritizationTrusted boot supportRemovable Shell & IEEnables roles in VHDs OfflineMulti-machine management protocolIntegrated workflows and PowerShell…

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Scott Stumpf

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