Cloud Clustering: Leveraging System Center 2012 for Continual Availability in the Private Cloud

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Cloud Clustering: Leveraging System Center 2012 SP1 for Continual Availability in the Private CloudSymon PerrimanSenior Technical EvangelistMicrosoft@SymonPerriman

Annur SumarRegional Team LeadConcurrencyCluster MVP

WS-B304 For more information: www.concurrency.com



Self Service

Service Delivery & Automation

Deliver IT as a Service

Deploy

Configure

Service Model

DC Admin

Operate

Monitor

Virtual

Physical

Public Cloud

Private Cloud

Virtual Machine Manager

Operations Manager

App Controller

Service Manager Service Manager

Orchestrator

Data Protection Manager

AppOwner

Application Management Service Delivery & Automation Infrastructure Management




Agenda

System Center High-AvailabilityInfrastructureIT Services & AutomationApplicationsExtending System Center with Windows Azure



System Center High-Availability



System Center 2012 is one product with eight components

System Center Advisor is a free online cloud service

SP1




System Center High-AvailabilityServer

Redundant server deploymentsRun server inside a clustered VMBackup using DPM or Replicate using Hyper-V ReplicaMonitor with a SCOM Management Pack

DatabaseSQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn ClusteringReplication / Mirroring / Backup to a secondary siteRun SQL inside a clustered VMBackup using DPM or Replicate using Hyper-V ReplicaMonitor with a SCOM Management Pack




System Center Server HA SolutionsAdvisor Cloud Service

Redundant & distributed services on Azure

App Controller, Orchestrator Web Console, Service Manager Service Catalog

Load-balance network traffic

Operations Manager ServerHighly-Available Management Group

Orchestrator Runbook ServerPrimary and redundant runbooks server failover

VMM Library ServerRun a file server on a failover cluster

VMM Management ServerRun directly on a failover clusterFor more information: www.concurrency.com


InfrastructureFor more information: www.concurrency.com



Managing ClustersDeploy, validate, configure & manage

Scale management for hosts and VMs

Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2 & 2012 Clusters

Automatic detection of cluster configuration changes

Supports all new types of live migration For more information: www.concurrency.com



Hyper-V Cluster

Bare Metal Cluster Provisioning

Bare Metal Server

VMM Server

Configure storage

Configurenetwork

Configure

Boot & Install

Hyper-V RoleFailover Clustering Feature

StorageCluster Shared Volumes (CSV) Network

Validate the configuration

64 nodes per cluster8,000 VMs per cluster1,024 VMs per node


Microsoft Hyper-V

vCenter Server

VMware vSphere 5.1

Multiple Hypervisor Support

Virtual Machine Manager

Citrix XenServer 6.0

Host Group




Load Balancer SupportLoad Balancing enables redundant serversAutomation

Connect to load balancer through hardware providerAssign to clouds, host groups, and logical networksConfigure load balancing method and add virtual IP on service deployment

PartnersWindows Server Network Load Balancing, F5 BIG-IP, Brocade ServerIron ADX, Citrix NetScaler, etc.

Service Template IntegrationSpecifies preconfigured properties for configuring a LB during service deploymentSpecifies load balancing methods—round robin, least connections, fastest response, etc.




Intelligent Placement

Automates placement logic on hostsCapacity planning improves resource utilizationSpreads VMs across nodes‘Star-Rated’ results for easy decision makingCustomizable algorithm




Automated Update ManagementAutomated cluster updatingUses Intelligent Placement & live migrationWindows PowerShell SupportMost hosts can be patchedHosts, Host Groups, Host ClustersVMM Server, Library Server, PXE Server, Update Server

Does not patch VMs or VHDsVirtual Machine Servicing Tool (VMST)

Enable Feature

Manage Baselines

Scan Servers

Remediate Servers

Manage Exemptio

ns


Dynamic OptimizationNo SCOM dependency

Rebalances VMs across hosts

Live migrationKeeps cluster balancedAvoids VM downtimeSupports heterogeneous clusters

Managed resourcesConsiders CPU, memory, disk IO, network IOOptimize when above resource thresholdConsiders entire cluster

OptionsManual or automaticUser controlled frequencyConfigurable aggressiveness For more information: www.concurrency.com



Performance & Resource Optimization (PRO)


Discover Dependencies that cause Downtime




Cross-Platform VisibilityHealth Monitoring

WindowsLinux/UNIX Support

Novel SLES, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, IBM AIX 7.1, HP-UX, Solaris, and others through partner management packs

Heterogeneous monitoring




SCOM ExtensibilityMonitor anything

Microsoft provides knowledge and thresholds for Microsoft products

Create MPs using templates

Partners provide expertise for non-Microsoft applications

Organizations author their own management packs




Network Monitoring

Physical & Virtual networks

DiscoverMulti-vendor support and protocol supportSNMP v1 – v3 IPv4 and IPv6

MonitorPort and InterfacePeripheral Components

CPURAM

VisualizeNetwork Summary ViewNetwork Node ViewNetwork Vicinity View

ReportMemory & processor utilizationPort traffic volumePort error analysisPort packet analysis




Hyper-V VM ProtectionDPM protects VMs, hosts and VMM Server

800 VMs of 100 GB each per DPM Server

Hyper-V over SMB supportProtect during all types of live migration CSV 2.0 protectionItem level recovery (ILR)Recover to the same host or different locations




Online Snapshots

Disk-Based Recovery

Active Directory

Tape-Based Backup


Up to Every 15 minutes

Disaster Recoverywith offsite replication and tape


Continuous Backup and Protection




Site A Site B

Synchronous or Asynchronous Replication between Storage Systems

Or Backup, Replication, and Restore

Physical Server 2

Physical Server 1

Physical Server 3

Handling Element and Data Center Failures




Preparing your Infrastructure for Continual AvailabilityDemo For more information: www.concurrency.com


IT Services & Automation




Standardized Service Delivery & AutomationSTANDARDIZATION SELF SERVICE AUTOMATION

Give consumers of IT services the ability to identify, access

and request services as needed.

Controlled Empowerment

Request offerings displayed based on user role

Intuitive easy to navigate portal

Automate the service processes and systems

necessary to the fulfillment of consumer requests.

Automate routing of requests for approval and notification.

Automate provisioning of the service request

Standardize the services providedby IT to consumers.

Define the services to be offered

Define the request offerings that will be contained within a Service Offering

Identify who needs to be involved (approvals, notifications, fulfillment)




Service Requests for Manual Error Reporting

Configuration Manager Database (CMDB)

Runbooks Templates Services Virtual Machines Hosts Users

Templates

Enables standardization and compliance

Virtual Machine ManagerLibrary DC

Admin

User Roles

Publish

AppOwner


Triage and Remediate

Discover application

dependencies

Monitorend user and application

components

Isolate root cause

Discover application

dependencies


components

Isolate root cause

Service Monitoring and RecoveryIsolate root cause


components

Discover application dependencies

Triage and Remediate


Integration PacksSystem

Active DirectoryFile ManagementEmailMonitoringNotificationSchedulingSystemText File ManagementUtilities

System Center 2012VMware vSphere Windows Azure3rd Party Management SystemsExtensible




Automating Service Deployment for Continual AvailabilityDemo For more information: www.concurrency.com


ApplicationsFor more information: www.concurrency.com



Complete Application Monitoring Solution

Server-Side

Monitoring the actual code that is executed and delivered by the application

Client-Side Synthetic

End-user experiences related to page load times, server and network latency, and client-side scripting exceptions

Pre-recorded testing paths through the application that highlight availability, response times, and unexpected responses

Infrastructure Monitoring

Use the same tools to monitor with visibility across infrastructure and applications




Hybrid serviceUnified application monitoring across private and public (System Center Monitoring Pack for Windows Azure applications)

Trigger remediation actions on Windows Azure applications from System Center

CONTOSOContoso

Webstore

PortalDatabases

PortalWatchers

WebRoles

Store Orders Chicago Las Vegas WebRoleInst1 WebRoleInst2

Private

Application Monitoring Across Clouds




Operations Manager

Web Test

Global Service Monitoring

Production Application

Visual Studio 2012

Workitem +Results + Intellitrace

Results

Results + Intellitrac

e

Call Web App

Web Test + Target URL + Schedule

Global Service Monitor

!On-Premise




Consistent Application Configuration

Scale-out & health policy

Service Template (Multi-Tier .NET App)

SQL

HW profile OS profile SQL profile

Data Tier

SQL DAC ConfigurationService

Template Library

Scale-out & health policy

App Server

HW profile OS profile App profile

App Tier Scale-out & health

policy

IIS

HW profile OS profile App profile

Web Tier

W2K8R2.VHD OS settings MSDeploy

packageConfiguratio

nApp-VConfiguration




Application Maintenance without Downtime

IN PLACE UPDATES

Change application or template settings without replacing OS image

Change memory, update application package

TEMPLATE DRIVEN

Provide a single source of truth for service deployments

Use Upgrade Domains to limit disruption of service during updates

IMAGE BASED UPDATES

Replace old OS image with new OS image

Reinstall the application and restore the state




Application Monitoring forContinual AvailabilityDemo For more information: www.concurrency.com


Extending System Center with Windows AzureFor more information: www.concurrency.com



On-Premise

System Center Integration with Azure

App Controlle

r

Move Manage

Azure IP

Orchestrator

App Controlle

r

Operations Manager

Azure MP

App Controlle

r

Monitor

DPM Advisor


Online Snapshots

Disk-Based Recovery

Active Directory

Tape-Based Backup


Up to Every 15 minutes

Disaster Recoverywith offsite replication and tape


Continuous Backup and Protection




Continual Data Protection with Windows AzureDemo For more information: www.concurrency.com



System Center Advisor

Proactively avoid problemsAlerts for unpatched, misconfigured, or unsupported configurationsRegular assessment of server configurationRemote access to portal

Resolve issues fasterAccess current and historical configuration dataShare configuration data with internal or Microsoft support staffGet instant access to guidance

Reduce downtimeSQL Server and Windows Server knowledge Compare with best practicesAccess centralized configuration data

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http://www.systemcenteradvisor.com/


Conclusion• System Center 2012 can

provide continuous availability for the Private Cloud

• Each component can be made highly-available as well as supporting HA features

• High-availability is available from the infrastructure to the service layer to the application




ResourcesMicrosoft Virtual Academy: http://www.MicrosoftVirtualAcademy.com

Configuring and Deploying Microsoft’s Private CloudIntroduction to Hyper-V Jump StartIntroduction to the Microsoft Private CloudMicrosoft Tools for VMware Integration & MigrationMicrosoft Virtualization for VMware ProfessionalsSystem Center 2012 Deep Dive System Center 2012 SP1 EnhancementsWindows Server 2012

TechNet: System Center 2012: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh546785.aspx Windows Server 2012: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh801901.aspx


http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh546785.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh801901.aspx


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