Xen server 6.2 customer presentation

Citrix XenServerIndustry leading, open source virtualization platform for any infrastructure

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Citrix XenServer is an industry leading, open source platform for cost-effective cloud, server and desktop virtualization infrastructures.

Organizations of any size or type can transform compute resources into virtual datacenters and clouds.

XenServer is designed for today’s datacenters, while ensuring a seamless pathway to the cloud.


XenServer is Now Fully Open Source!


Two Important Open Source Milestones

Xen hypervisor became the Xen ProjectTM under the Linux Foundation April 15

June 25XenServer 6.2 released

XenServer is fully open sourced

XenServer.org community launched


Why Open Source XenServer?

Open source…

1. Is in the DNA of Xen

2. Leads proprietary software in the cloud

3. Accelerates innovation

4. Enables collaborative development that drives public trust

5. Fosters communities that empower users

Strength of the platform

Strength of the ecosystem


A More Open Xen = A Stronger XenServer

• Xen ProjectTM is a Linux Foundation Collaborative Projectᵒ http://xenproject.org

• Supported by industry pillarsᵒ Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel and more

• Why the Linux Foundation?ᵒ Provide a trusted and neutral governance model

• What about XenServer?ᵒ XenServer will see accelerated growthᵒ XenServer continues to power XenDesktop, CloudPlatform and NetScaler

http://xenproject.org/


What’s so Great About Xen?

• It’s robustᵒ Native 64-bit hypervisorᵒ Runs on bare metalᵒ Directly leverages CPU hardware for virtualization

• It’s widely-deployedᵒ Hundreds of thousands of organizations have deployed Xen

• It’s advancedᵒ Optimized for hardware-assisted virtualization and paravirtualization

• It’s trustedᵒ Open, resilient Xen security framework

• It’s part of mainline Linux

• Xen Project is a widely supported Linux Foundation collaborative effort


Cloud Proven Virtualization• XenServer is used by the worlds largest clouds• XenServer directly integrates with Citrix CloudPlatform and Apache CloudStack• XenServer is built on an open and resilient cloud architecture

Open Source, Community Driven• Open source products accelerate innovation and feature richness • Open source drives 3rd party integration from users, ecosystem partners and industry leading contributors

Value Leader Without Compromise • XenServer is a cost effective and enterprise-ready cloud proven platform• XenServer is trusted to power the largest clouds, run mission critical applications and large scale desktop virtualization deployments

Virtualize Any Infrastructure• Virtualize cloud, server or desktop workloads with a proven, high performance virtualization platform

Why Customers Virtualize with XenServer?


XenServer Meets All Virtualization Needs

Server Virtualization

•High performance, resilient virtualization platform•Simple deployment and management model•Socket based licensing to control CAPEX

DesktopVirtualization

•Optimized for high performance desktop workloads•Storage optimizations to control VDI CAPEX

•Platform for IaaS and Cloud Service Providers•Powers the NetScaler SDX platform•Fully supports Software Defined Networking•Enhanced integrations with Citrix CloudPlatform


Citrix XenServer

• Free XenServer Impact• 1,000,000+ downloads• 150,000+ unique organizations• > 50% of Fortune 500 run XenServer

• Proven with leading vendors technology• Entrusted by demanding organizations to

run the most mission critical apps• Optimized to run XenDesktop

deployments

• Used by the largest clouds

• Validated by market thought leaders

Best virtualizationplatform

“XenServer 5.5 now meets 100% of our enterprise requirements”

- Burton Group, 2009

“Look closely at Citrix as an alternative to VMware. [Citrix] offers many of the same features as VMware with more flexibility and a lower price.”

- Info-Tech Research Group, 2011

Magic Quadrant “Leader" – noted for features and price/performance”

- Gartner, 2011


Gartner Magic Quadrant Report

Citrix placed in the leaders quadrant

“The competitive market for x86 server virtualization

infrastructure has matured, leading more enterprises to

reconsider their choices, and, instead, consider multiple

virtualization infrastructures.”*

*Gartner references extracted from “Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure” published June 11, 2012


Info-Tech Research Group: Server Virtualization Vendor Landscape

Citrix placed in the Champion quadrant

“Look closely at Citrix as an alternative to VMware. [Citrix] offers many of the same features as VMware with more flexibility and a lower price.”- Info-Tech Research Group, 2011


Leveraging Multiple Hypervisors

Source: Info-Tech Research Group; N = 71

1%3% 7%

31%58%

How many server virtualizationvendors are you using?

5 4 3 2 1

41%

32%

9%

9%

5% 5%

What pair of vendorsare you using?

VMware/CitrixVMware/MicrosoftVMware/OracleMicrosoft/OracleOracle/Red HatMicrosoft/Red Hat

71%

20%

7%

2%What vendor are you using?

VMware

Microsoft

Citrix

Red Hat

• Many organizations leverage a combination of VMware, for advanced management of critical workloads and apps, and Citrix or Microsoft for cost savings in non-critical systems.

• Microsoft can also bring high performance for Microsoft apps like Exchange or SharePoint.

• Citrix XenServer is often utilized to support Citrix’s XenDesktop.

The Benefits

• When possible, ensure one of your solutions can manage the other for day-to-day management tasks like live migration & P2V.

• Microsoft & Citrix can manage VMware and each other.

• VMware is beginning to offer management of Microsoft VMs.

The Challenges

XenServer Customers


• Part of the Army’s Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, leads the design, build, training and deployment of Army ERP solutions.

U.S. Army Shared Services Center

• Looking for cost savings through hardware consolidation

• How XenServer helped:ᵒ Consolidated SAP environment from 21 to 4 servers. ᵒ Increased processing capacity 300%ᵒ Reduction in operating costs yielded savings of $414,181 in first year

• Next steps:ᵒ Moving additional workloads to XenServer to capitalize on cost

savingsᵒ Implement Disaster Recovery solutionᵒ Examining XenDesktop for desktop virtualization


Medical University of South Carolina

• South Carolina based teaching hospital

• State funding cuts threatened services

• XenDesktop for application deliveryᵒ 300 applications virtualizedᵒ Supporting rural out reach programsᵒ Facilitating mobile access to patient information

• XenServer used for additional server consolidationᵒ IT and capital costs shrunkᵒ Power and cooling reduced by 73%ᵒ Service uptime objectives met for clinicians, physicians and researchers

http://www.musc.edu/


1&1 Internet

• Leading global Web Hosting providerᵒ 5 data centers with 70,000 servers in Europe and USAᵒ Over 11 million customers on paid servicesᵒ Manage over 18 million domain names

• Searching for best solution for its public cloud offering, Dynamic Cloud Server

• XenServer chosen for cloud platform due to:ᵒ product maturityᵒ open source code-baseᵒ flexible pricing modelᵒ Citrix worldwide support and services

• Looking at other Citrix offerings ᵒ Evaluating Citrix CloudPlatform for cloud orchestration layer

XenServer Pricing and Packaging


XenServer Annual Promotion

• $199/annual socket license !• 1yr. annual XenServer 6.2 license term only, includes license and Software Maintenance

• Available July 25, 2013 through Dec 31, 2013

• Promo pricing available in the Online Store as well as through sales and partners

Limited Time Only!


Simple Packaging and Pricing

Commercially packaged and certified distribution of XenServer that includes*:• Product License• XenServer Maintenance*

• Premier Support• Subscription Advantage

• Ability to use XenCenter for updates

Standard Pricing:Perpetual$1,250 /socket*Annual$500/socket*

Citrix XenServer

*Citrix XenServer is sold in conjunction with XenServer Maintenance


NewXenServer 6.2 Pricing Citrix XenServer 6.2 Price

AnnualAnnual XenServer License – 1 year (per socket) $400

Annual XenServer License – 3 year (per socket) $1050

XenServer Maintenance Annual (SA + Support) – 1 year (per socket)* $100

XenServer Maintenance Annual (SA + Support) – 3 year (per socket)* $300

Perpetual

Perpetual XenServer License (per socket) $1025

XenServer Maintenance Perpetual (SA + Support) – 1 year (per socket)* $225

*Citrix XenServer is sold in conjunction with XenServer Maintenance*XenServer Maintenance is required when purchasing Citrix XenServer


Upgrading to Citrix XenServer 6.2

• $0 conversion from server to socket licenses

• 1 per server license translates to 2 per socket licenses

• 1 per server SA contract translates to 2 per socket maintenance licenses

• Automate migration fulfillment through MyCitrix

XenServer Platinum

XenServer Advanced

XenServer Enterprise XenServer 6.2

1 Server License = 2 Socket Licenses


Citrix XenServer Core Feature MatrixFeature Citrix XenServer 6.2

64-bit Xen Hypervisor a

Active Directory Integration a

Role-Based Administration and Audit Trail a

VMware to XenServer Conversion Utilities a

Multi-Server Management with XenCenter a

Live VM Migration with XenMotion™ a

Live Storage Migration with Storage XenMotion™ a

Dynamic Memory Control a

Host Failure Protection with High Availability a

Performance Reporting and Alerting a

Mixed Resource Pools with CPU Masking a

GPU Pass-Through for Desktop Graphics Processing a

IntelliCache™ for XenDesktop Storage Optimization a

Live Memory Virtual Machine Snapshot and Revert a

OpenFlow Distributed Virtual Switch a

Integrated Multi-site Recovery a

Added Operating Systems: Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Debian Wheezy, *EL 6.3/6.4

Supported Virtual Machine Density 225 Windows 8 LoginVSI Medium/750 Linux


Provisioning Server Entitlement

• Existing customers that are upgrading to Citrix XenServer 6.2 will receive one PVS entitlement for each server license that is upgraded and converted to a XenServer 6.2 socket license using the customer licensing portal.

• Customers can use the PVS entitlement in the same manner that they were previously entitled to under XenServer 6.1 (number of VMs, physical hosts).

• New Citrix XenServer 6.2 license (annual or perpetual) purchases (not conversions) do not include a Citrix Provisioning Server entitlement.

• There is no standalone SKU for separately ordering a separate PVS license with XenServer 6.2.

• XenDesktop will continue to include a PVS license entitlement.


Enable Your Path to the Cloud with Citrix XenServer

CLOUD PROVEN VIRTUALIZATION

VALUE LEADER WITHOUT COMPROMISE

VIRTUALIZE ANY INFRASTRUCTURE

OPEN SOURCE, COMMUNITY DRIVEN


It’s Your Budget … Spend it Wisely

• Vendor lock-in great for vendor• Beware product lifecycles and tool set changesSingle Vendor

• ROI Calculators always show vendor author as best• Use your own numbersROI Can be Manipulated

• Over buying is costly; get what you need• XenServer includes Premier Support 24x7, 365Understand Support Model

• Some projects have requirements best suited to specific tool• Understand deployment and licensing impactUse Correct Tool

• Blanket purchases benefit only vendor• Chargeback to project for feature requirements

Leverage Costly Features as Required

Work better. Live better.

Technical FeaturesPlease refer to the XenServer Technical Presentation for complete coverage.

http://www.citrix.com/skb/articles/RDY5905

http://www.citrix.com/skb/articles/RDY5905

Enterprise Data Center VirtualizationScalable virtualization platform


XenCenter – Simple XenServer Management

• Single pane of management glass

• Manage XenServer hostsᵒ Start/Stop VMs

• Manage XenServer resource poolsᵒ Shared storage

ᵒ Shared networking

• Configure advanced featuresᵒ HA, Reporting, Alerting

• Manage updates


Management Architecture Comparison

“The Other Guys”

Traditional ManagementArchitecture

Single backend management server

Citrix XenServer

DistributedManagement Architecture

Clustered management layer


Role-Based Administration

• Provide user roles with varying permissions

• Pool Admin• Pool Operator• VM Power Admin• VM Admin• VM Operator• Read-only

• Roles are defined within a Resource Pool

• Assigned to Active Directory users, groups

• Audit logging via Workload Reports


XenMotion Live VM Migration

XenServerXenServerXenServer

Shared StorageMore about XenMotion


XenServer Pool

• Migrates VM disks from any storage type to any other storage typeᵒ Local, DAS, iSCSI, FC

• Supports cross pool migrationᵒ Requires compatible CPUs

• Encrypted Migration model

• Specify management interface for optimal performance

Live Storage XenMotion

XenServer Hypervisor

VDI(s)

Live Virtual

Machine

More about Storage XenMotion


Heterogeneous Resource Pools

Safe Live Migrations

Feature 5

Virtual Machine

Older CPU

Feature 1

Feature 2

Feature 3

Feature 4

XenServer 1

Newer CPU

Feature 1

Feature 2

Feature 3

Feature 4

XenServer 2

Mixed Processor Pools


Memory Overcommit

• Feature name: Dynamic Memory Control

• Ability to over-commit RAM resources

• VMs operate in a compressed or balanced mode within set range

• Allow memory settings to be adjusted while VM is running

• Can increase number of VMs per host


Virtual Appliances (vApp)

• Support for “vApps” or Virtual Appliancesᵒ OVF definition of Virtual Appliance

• vApp contains one or more Virtual Machines

• Enables grouping of VMs which can be utilized byᵒ XenCenterᵒ Integrated Site Recoveryᵒ Appliance Import and Exportᵒ HA


High Availability in XenServer

• Automatically monitors hosts and VMs

• Easily configured within XenCenter

• Relies on Shared Storageᵒ iSCSI, NFS, HBA

• Reports failure capacity for DR planning purposes

More about HA

Advanced Data Center Automation


Virtualization can hinder the linkage

between servers and storage, turning

expensive storage systems into little

more than “dumb disks”

XenServer Hosts

StorageVirtual Servers StorageLink

Citrix StorageLink™ technology lets your

virtual servers fully leverage all the

power of existing storage systems

XenServer Hosts

Optimizing Storage – Integrated StorageLink

More about StorageLink


Integrated Site Recovery

• Supports LVM SRs

• Replication/mirroring setup outside scope of solutionᵒ Follow vendor instructionsᵒ Breaking of replication/mirror also manual

• Works with every iSCSI and FC array on HCL

• Supports active-active DR

More about Site Recovery


Live Memory Snapshot and Rollback

• Live VM snapshot and revertᵒ Both memory and disk state are

capturedᵒ Optional quiesce option via VSS

provider (Windows guests)ᵒ One-click revert

• Snapshot branchesᵒ Support for parallel subsequent

checkpoints based on a previous common snapshot

Desktop Optimized XenServer


Supporting High Performance Graphics

• Feature name: GPU pass-through

• Enables high-end graphics in VDI deployments with HDX 3D Pro

• Optimal CAD application support with XenDesktop

• More powerful than RemoteFX, virtual GPUs, or other general purpose graphics solutions


Benefits of GPU Pass-through

With GPU pass-through, hardware costs are cut up to 75%

GPU cards

XenServer Host

Without GPU pass-through, each user requires their own Blade PC

More about GPU Pass Through


Controlling Shared Storage Costs – IntelliCache

• Caching of XenDesktop images

• Leverages local storage

• Reduce IOPS on shared storage


IntelliCache Fundamentals1. Master Image created through

XenDesktop MCS

2. VM is configured to use Master Image

3. VM using Master Image is started

4. XenServer creates read cache object on local storage

5. Reads in VM being done from local cache

6. Additional Reads done from SAN when required

7. Writes will happen in VHD child per VM

8. Local “write” cache is deleted when VM is shutdown/restarted

9. Additional VMs will use same read cache

XenDesktop

NFS Based Storage

VMVM

VMXenServer

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Cost Effective VM Densities

• Supporting VMs with up to:ᵒ 16 vCPU per VMᵒ 128GB Memory per VM

• Supporting XenServer hosts with up to:ᵒ 1TB Physical RAMᵒ 160 logical processors

• Yielding up to 225 Desktop images per host (LoginVSI Medium)

• Included at no cost with all XenDesktop purchases

• Cisco Validated Design for XenDesktop on UCS

Cloud Optimized XenServer


Distributed Virtual Network Switching

• Virtual Switchᵒ Open source: www.openvswitch.orgᵒ Provides a rich layer 2 feature setᵒ Cross host internal networksᵒ Rich traffic monitoring optionsᵒ ovs 1.4 compliant

• DVS Controllerᵒ Virtual applianceᵒ Web-based GUIᵒ Can manage multiple poolsᵒ Can exist within pool it managesᵒ Note: Controller is deprecated, but supported

VM

VM

VM

VM

VM

http://www.openvswitch.org/


Switch Policies and Live Migration

VM

VM

VM

VM

Linux VM1• Allow all traffic

Linux VM2• Allow SSH on eth0• Allow HTTP on eth1

Windows VM• Allow RDP and deny HTTP

Linux VM1• Allow all traffic

Linux VM2• Allow SSH on eth0• Allow HTTP on eth1

Windows VM• Allow RDP and deny HTTP

SAP VM• Allow only SAP traffic• RSPAN to VLAN 26

Windows VM• Allow all traffic

Linux VM• Allow SSH on eth0• Allow HTTP on eth1

Windows VM• Allow all traffic

SAP VM• Allow only SAP traffic• RSPAN to VLAN 26

Linux VM• Allow SSH on eth0• Allow HTTP on eth1

VM

More about DVSC


Single Root IO Virtualization (SR-IOV)

• PCI Specification for direct IO accessᵒ Hardware supports multiple PCI ids ᵒ Presents multiple virtual NICs from single NIC

• Virtual NICs presented directly into guestsᵒ Minimize hypervisor overhead in high

performance networks

• Not without downsidesᵒ Requires specialized hardwareᵒ Can not participate in DVSᵒ Does not support live migrationᵒ Limited number of virtual NICs

GuestVM

NIC

dom0

Physical driver

App

VF driver

vSwitch

GuestVMApp

VF driver

Virtual NIC Virtual NIC

More about SRIOV


NetScaler SDX – Powered by XenServer

• Complete tenant isolation

• Complete independence

• Partitions within instances

• Supportsᵒ NetScaler VPX and Branch Repeaterᵒ Windows 2008 R2ᵒ Virtualized Storefrontᵒ Virtualized Sharefile

• Optimized network: 120+ Gbps

• Runs default XenServer 6

Technology

Xen server 6.2 customer presentation