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What’s New in vCenter Server

Madhup GulatiDirector, Product ManagementVMware

Kim McDoleSr. Systems EngineerUmpqua Bank

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• This presentation may contain product features that are currently under development.

• This overview of new technology represents no commitment from VMware to deliver these features in any generally available product.

• Features are subject to change, and must not be included in contracts, purchase orders, or sales agreements of any kind.

• Technical feasibility and market demand will affect final delivery.

• Pricing and packaging for any new technologies or features discussed or presented have not been determined.

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Empower

Digital

Workspaces

Transform

Security

Modernize

Data

Centers

Integrate

Public

Clouds

Your Strategic IT Priorities

Aligning To Your Strategic Priorities

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VMware’s Vision

Any Cloud

Any DeviceVMware Workspace ONE™ Desktop Mobile Identity

Any ApplicationTraditional Apps Cloud-Native Apps SaaS Apps

Software-Defined Data Center

VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture™

Private Cloud Hybrid Cloud Public Cloud

VMware Cloud Foundation™

VMware vRealize® Cloud Management

VMware Cloud Provider Partners

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VMware Cross-Cloud Services™

Your Strategic

IT Priorities

Integrate

Public

Clouds

Modernize

Data

Centers

Transform

Security

Empower

Digital

Workspaces



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Evolving vCenter for the Modern Datacenter

vCenter

Compute

Storage

Networking

Lifecycle

Compute

Storage

Networking

Lifecycle

Public CloudsPrivate Cloud

VMware Cloud Partners

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Cloud Foundation

Same people. Same processes. Same tools.

Others’ Infrastructure

OpEx

Your Infrastructure

CapEx

The information on the roadmap is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. It is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated into any contract.

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vSphere 6.5 Update 1 shipped in July 2017

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Production tested for over 9 months, with resoundingly positive customer feedback

HTML5-based vSphere Client supports 90% of general workflows

vCenter Server Foundation license now supports 4 hostsMore than $5K savings for small environments

Improved vSphere support and interoperability across ecosystems

Upgrade from vSphere 6.0 U3 to vSphere 6.5 U1 possible

vSphere 6.5 Support Now Extended for a Full 5 Years – EOGS: November 15, 2021



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vCenter Server for Windows will be Deprecated



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Enhanced Linked Mode for up to 15 vCenters

Appliance Management UI, Shell & REST APIs

HTML5 vSphere ClientImage and File-based Backup / Restore

Monthly Security Patching

Integrated VUMvCenter Availability

vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 Features

For more information on all the new vSphere 6.5 features visit https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/

vCenter Windows to Appliance Migration Tool

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vCenter Server Appliance Performance

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Larger inventory with better throughput

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3x more

2x more

5.5: 1K hosts, 15K VMs, 10K VMs powered on6.0/6.5: 1K hosts, 35K VMs, 25K VMs powered on

5.5 6.0 6.5

https://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2017/04/vcenter-6-5-performance-what-does-6x-mean.html



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2xIncrease in Scale

CONFIDENTIAL: The information in this presentation is intended to outline our general product direction, and it should not be relied on in

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Flash based vSphere Web Client will be Deprecated



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Nov 2016vSphere 6.5 GA

Mar 2017vSphere 6.5.0b

July 2017vSphere 6.5U1 Future

• Basic VM and Host Management

• New Visual Design

• Tasks+Alarms, Custom Attributes

• Advanced VM and Host Management

• Basic OVF deploy and Content Library

• Basic Storage and Networking management

• Basic Performance Charts

• Advanced Cluster, Storage, and Networking

• Content Library

• Basic SPBM

• DRS

• Advanced Performance Charts

• Full SPBM

• Further Guest OS Customization

• Full Distributed Switch support

• Plugins: VUM, SRM, VSAN, NSX

Full

Parity

vSphere HTML5 Client

Mar 2016

First Fling

• Latest features, updated every 1-2 weeks

• 57 updates, ~25,000 Deployments

• Tested to production quality

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vSAN, VUM, SRM…

Future

and more…

vSphere Integrated Container

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vSphere Client Flings

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• Deployed as an appliance pointed at existing vCenter 6.0 or 6.5

• Supports subset of workflows, growing weekly

• ~25,000 deployments, 57 updates

• Dozens using in their ‘largest environment’ (40% of survey respondents), including one environment at 3,000+ VMs, 100+ Hosts

Try it now!

labs.vmware.com



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https://labs.vmware.com/flings/vsphere-html5-web-client

VMware Design Studio

Try the newest vSphere Client features! Help create the vCenter future with the design team!

Participate in a 60 minute session this week!

Sign up for a session at:

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http://bit.ly/vmworld-uxEvaluate • Participate • Simplify



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vCenter Server Appliance Management UI – New Look and Feel

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Features Benefits

vCenter 6.5 Native High Availability

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Recover from vCenter outages in less than 10 minutes

2015 +

• Recover in minutes not hours• RTO target less than 10 minutes

• Application aware• Protects against hardware, host and

application failures

• Does not require 3rd party

technologies (such as Heartbeat,

MSCS, etc.)

• No shared storage required

• 1-click automated setup

• Health monitoring of vCenter HA

Cluster

• Health dashboard

• Alerts and SNMP traps

• Multi-site Support

• Latency < 35 ms

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Protect vCenter with Native vCenter High Availability

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Driving vCenter High Availability to Zero-Downtime

Availability Zone

Single API and UI

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Roadmap

Native scalable architecture

Zero RTO

Single API Endpoint

Always available vCenter API

Active Passive

Witness

API and UI

vSphere 6.5

Single Embedded PSC

External PSCs with load balancer

3-node vCenter HA architecture

RTO less than 5 minutes

Supported topologies

Basic and Advanced deployment options

Roadmap

The information on the roadmap is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. It is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated into any contract.

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P3GA P4P1 P2 P5

vCSA Monthly Security Patching

P1GA U1

U1

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vCSA Enhacements – Backup Scheduler

• Schedule daily, weekly, monthly backups

• Control # of backups to retain

• Choose data to backup (inventory, stats, events, alarms, tasks)

• Public REST APIs for Backup/Restore

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vCSA Enhancements – Simplified Restore Experience

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vCenter Deployments are getting Complex

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vCenter with External PSC

• Feedback on external PSCs suggests complicated lifecycle

• Configuration items, load balancers, backup and recovery, VCHA – make Lifecyle more difficult

• Domains, Sites, AD, latency are a little complicated

• Early vCenters supported Embedded Nodes Replication

We are looking at winding back the clock!

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Embedded PSC with Linked Mode

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vSphere Domain

½ install / Upgrade No Sites½ Config items

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Convert External PSC Configuration to Embedded PSC

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vSphere Domain

PSC

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PSC

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Conversion ToolVC

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vCenter Server at Umpqua Bank

Kim McDole, Sr. Systems Engineer



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About Umpqua Bank

• Umpqua Bank is the West Coast’s largest independent community bank and is headquartered in Roseburg, Oregon.

• We have more than 330 locations, spanning from Seattle to San Diego and from the Oregon Coast to Idaho and into Northern Nevada.

• Our internationally recognized banking strategy offers the sophisticated products and expertise of a large bank, but delivers them with the personal service and community engagement of a community bank and the innovative experience of a great retailer.

• Instead of “branches” we call our locations “stores” and design them as inviting spaces for customers and others in the community to come in and enjoy. They’re meant to be gathering places for the community – to read the paper, surf the Internet, enjoy a cup of coffee, or even host an event.



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About Umpqua Bank

• One way that Umpqua Bank supports its communities is through our Connect Volunteer Network, which provides Umpqua Bank associates with up to 40 hours of paid time off per year to volunteer with youth focused organizations and schools and community development programs.

• In 2015, 67 percent of Umpqua associates participated in Connect volunteering more than 50,000 hours in communities.

• In April 2014, we completed our merger with Sterling Financial; broadening our network and our ability to serve our communities, while remaining committed to staying a community bank at any size.



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About Umpqua Bank

• Two Data Centers

• 450 ESXi hosts

• Over 3000 VMs

• 6 vCenter servers

• vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)

• vSphere 6.0 in Production

• vSphere 6.5 in Test/Dev



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Challenges

• Dependency vCenter Server• Access for critical services

• Access by multiple teams

• Merger• Consolidating environments and teams

• Upgrade and configure environments to be consistent

• Centralize and simplify

• Patching and Upgrades • Fix security vulnerabilities

• Keep current

• Minimize downtime and risk



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Solution: vCenter Migration Tool

• Migrated from vCenter installed on Windows Server with external database to vCenter Appliance (VCSA)

• Opportunity to simplify the environment – Migrated to VCSA with embedded database and external Platform Service Controllers (PSC)

• Kept existing roles and user/group access – no change to RBAC

• vCenter Server Identity preserved – same IP address, hostname, certificates, etc.

• No changes or impact to connecting (compatible) services – No affect on backups, monitoring, security, etc.



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Solution: Single SSO and ELM

• One Single-Sign-On (SSO) domain and Enhanced Link Mode (ELM)

• Replicate policies, roles, and permissions across multiple vCenter Servers

• Login to one vCenter and access to the other vCenter Servers

• Search for VMs and other objects across multiple vCenter Servers



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Solution: Improved Patching and Backup

• Patching and upgrade of VCSA and PSC includes services, database, and OS• Less outages required - not patching separate Windows server for vCenter and

database. And patching of vCenter Server

• Single team patching

• New to 6.5 – File based backup of VCSA and PSC• Additional step to protect and rollback

• Restore option from vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 Installer

• Supports SCP, FTP/S, and HTTP/S

• New to 6.5 – Integrated Update Manager• Fewer Windows Server and databases



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Conclusion

Benefits:

• Simplified and consolidated environment with fewer servers in

vCenter Server landscape

• Consistent access for teams and services

• Improved patching and upgrade

• Improved backup and restore

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