Server Consolidation in Solaris

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Server Consolidation in Solaris



Traditional Datacenter Design

� Traditional Datacenter philosophy

- Single operating server per server controlling hardware

- One application per server



Disadvantages of Traditional Datacenter

Design

- Large number of servers in datacenter

- Difficult to manage effectively

- Increased datacenter space- Increased cooling and power requirement

- Oversized servers to meet peak loads

- Underutilization of resources

- Typical utilization rate is 5% - 20% for much of the servers deployment life.



� Solution:

- Consolidate all applications on one physical server

- The low usage of multiple systems is combined to usethe resources of a single system and raise average

usage.



Server Consolidation Strategies

Four Types:

- Centralization

- Physical Consolidation- Data Integration

- Application Integration



Tools for Consolidation



Global and Non global Zones



Features in Solaris



Resource Management

Workload Management:- Dynamic Resource Pools enables CPU resources to be

dedicated to specific applications.

- Fair Share Scheduler enables CPU resources to be allocatedproportionally to applications.

Patch Management:- Parallel Patching

- Zones Update on Attach



TCO Cost Categories and ROI� Hardware and Software Costs

Cost of necessary hardware, software and associated services. Includes hardwareand software purchases, maintenance and support contracts, training andprofessional services, upgrades and other software such as virus protection andbackup software.

� IT Operations Costs

Ongoing costs associated with operating datacenter servers. Components includethe cost associated with server deployment, server configuration, network andstorage infrastructure, datacenter power and cooling and other systemadministrative tasks.

� Downtime Costs

Costs associated with both planned and unplanned server downtime. Includescosts of restoring services, lost employee productivity and lost revenue.

�Business Administration CostsCosts associated with business processes. These include the labour cost associatedwith creating orders, obtaining purchase approvals, negotiating vendor contractsand tracking the procurement process.

� ROI = Quantifiable Benefits / Quantifiable Costs



Without

Consolidation

With

Consolidation

Hardware & Software costs

Physical Servers Required 4 1

Hardware costs $28000 $7000

Hardware Maintenance $2400(600$) $1000

Virtualization Software 0 0

Solaris Training & Services 0 $3000

T otal Hardware & Software

costs

$30400 $11000

64%



Wi thout

Consol i dat i on

Wi th

Consol i dat i on

I T Operat i ons Cost

Datacenter costs(SAN port & power costs) $600 (150) $2000

Total Server Deployment Cost $3800(950) $1100

Server Deployment Time in Hours 95 27.5

Labour cost $40 $40

IT

OperationsR

eduction $4400 $3300

25%



Contd

Without

Consolidation

With

Consolidation

Total Affected Cost $34800 $14300

Total TCO Reduction 59%

Return on Investment 171%

CPU Utilization 90% avg 70% avg



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