Microsoft Virtualisation From the Desktop to the Datacenter matt mcspirit partner technology specialist microsoft uk www.mattmcspirit.co.uk

Microsoft Virtualisation Solutions... Server Virtualisation

Virtualisation Feature Then and now... Virtualisation Feature Virtual Server 2005 R2 Hyper-V 32-bit Virtual Machines Yes 64-bit Virtual Machines No Multi Processor Virtual Machines Yes, 4 core VMs Virtual Machine Memory Support 3.6GB per VM 64GB per VM Managed by System Center Virtual Machine Manager Support for Microsoft Clustering Services Host side backup support (VSS) Scriptable / Extensible Yes, COM Yes, WMI User Interface Web Interface MMC 3.0 Interface

More on Hyper-V... Runs on any Intel-VT or AMD-V system with a “Designed for Windows” logo Native x64 Hypervisor X86 / x64 VMs Up to 1 TB Parent Support Up to 64GB VM Memory Up to 4 CPU VMs 16 core host support Pass-through disk access for VMs New hardware sharing architecture (VSP/VSC) Disk, networking, input, video Robust networking VLAN support, NAT, Quarantine

Monolithic vs. Microkernelized monolithic hypervisor Simpler than a modern kernel, but still complex Contains its own drivers model microkernelized hypervisor Simple partitioning functionality Increase reliability and minimize TCB No third-party code Drivers run within guests VM 1 (“Admin”) VM 2 VM 3 Any ‘Designed for Windows’ Hardware * Hypervisor VM 2 (“Child”) VM 3 Virt. Stack VM 1 (“Parent”) Hypervisor Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Some Hardware VMware Hyper-V microkernelized hypervisor has an inherently secure architecture with minimal attack surface * With Intel-VT or AMD-V CPU technology, these are standard in today‘s servers

Hyper-V architecture Windows Server 2008, x64 Hyper-V 5/19/2019 4:36 AM Hyper-V architecture Provided by: OS Parent Partition Child Partitions Hyper-V Applications Applications Applications VMBus Hyper-V VSP VM Service WMI Provider VM Worker Processes ISV / IHV / OEM MS/ XenSource User Mode Windows Server 2008, x64 Windows Kernel Windows Drivers Windows Server 2008, x64 Windows Kernel Windows Server 2008, 2003 Windows Kernel VSC Non-Hypervisor Aware OS Xen-Enabled Linux Kernel Linux VSC Hypercall Adapter Windows Drivers First slide shows base OS running, W2K8 running in kernel mode then user mode shown above Once you put the WSV role in place, this install becomes the parent partition, management partition. Drivers continue to run in parent partition. Even parent is virtualised. In parent partition, in kernel mode we have W2K8, drivers, VSP, VMBus – this should be running Server Core. Then we have worker processes that manage each VM The worker process on parent create a process to run each VM, has vrtualised devices, emulated devices etc. WMI provider allows you to write own management tools. VMM interacts through WMI provider Then bring up a VM – W2K8, has its kernel, and its VSC. Explain VSC / VSP. Don’t need any special drivers for hardware, this runs in parent partition as standard drivers. Child partition does not see physical devices in machine, it sees hardware that is presented into that virtual machine. Two ways to do this – emulation, as previous - In past we use to emulate standard IDE drive, DEC 2140 NIC etc – done for compat but its expensive for performance. Move to purely virtualised devices – thats what a VSC is, and this is second way. You will see a Microsoft VSC device, we’re building them for input video network storage. For Vista, LHS, W2K3. VSC is purely Virutalized Service Client, synthetic device driver, you’ll see in device manager Microsoft Virtual NIC etc. We’re writing them Next type is non hypervisor aware eg DOS whatever, so uses emulation. It runs with degraded performance due to lack of VSC. Problem – customers expect to be able to run Linux (redhat and Suse) and expect it to be 1st class – hence agreement with XenSource. They have done some work to enable us to run Redhat and Suse as first class – Xen are writing the VSC’s for these, and we’re supporting. End result is we have a single virt platform that can run the lot  VMBus Emulation VMBus Kernel Mode “Designed for Windows” Server Hardware MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL © 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

The power of Hyper-V Enlightenment/Para-virtualisation is the key to high performance Allows the Guest OS to understand it’s being virtualised and co-operate to provide the best performance Hyper-V is designed to utilise the virtualisation capabilities of Intel-VT and AMD-V enabled processors Hardware Virtualisation allows high performance virtualisation of the Windows Guest OS Server 2008, Server 2003 SP2, XP SP3, Vista SP1 Certain Xen-Enabled Linux Distributions Novell SUSE SLES 10 SP1 & Red Hat Enterprise for now... The future of virtualisation is Enlightenment/Para-virtualisation with hardware virtualisation assist

Hyper-V Storage Options

Demo Hyper-V

Virtualisation Licensing By associating a copy of WS 2008 Enterprise: 4 free running Instances Cumulative... The same process with WS 2008 Datacenter: Unlimited running instances Virtualisation Agnostic

Microsoft Virtualisation Solutions... Desktop Virtualisation

Vista Enterprise Centralised Desktop

Microsoft Virtualisation Solutions... Application Virtualisation Presentation Virtualisation

Demo Terminal Services & Application Virtualisation

Microsoft VDI... Datacenter Brokering Client Management

Microsoft Virtualisation Solutions... A comprehensive set of virtualisation products, from the datacenter to desktop assets – both virtual and physical – are managed from a single platform Presentation Virtualisation Application Virtualisation Server Virtualisation Desktop Virtualisation

Virtual Machine Manager... V1 currently manages Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 V2 will also fully manage Hyper-V & VMware VI3 Features include: Library – ISO, VHD, Templates / Profiles P2V & V2V – Intelligent Placement Self Service Portal with strong AD Integration Built on PowerShell Intuitive & Familiar UI

Demo System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

pricing & licensing Virtual machine management is a key component of server management Introducing the System Center Enterprise Server Management License Provides comprehensive management for physical & virtual Windows Server & Storage environments, & includes: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007* System Center Operations Manager 2007 Enterprise Edition System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Enterprise Edition System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Unlimited Virtualisation Rights Enterprise SML Full Application and Server Management (P&V) *VMM will only be available as part of the E-SML

Management Scenario By associating an E-SML to the Physical box, it can be: Patched/Updated (SCCM) Monitored (SCOM) Backed Up (SCDPM) VMM Host (SCVMM) VMM Server (SCVMM) Retails @ $1200 E-SML grants unlimited virtualisation rights... Virtualisation Agnostic

The ‘Can it do’ slide  Live Migration -> No, Quick Migration (Geo) HA -> Yes, with MSCS, Hyper-V, Quick Migration & SCVMM Distributed Resources -> As per #2 & SCOM Power Management -> As per #3 Offline Servicing -> Yes, with VS/Hyper-V, SCVMM & SCCM.

and to finish... Microsoft delivers end-to-end Virtualization solutions… …System Center provides the tools for integrated Infrastructure Management "Virtualization without good management is more dangerous than not using virtualization in the first place" Thomas Bittman, Gartner Microsoft Virtual Server Provides the virtual operating system that facilitates consolidated infrastructure, application, and branch office server workloads with rapid deployment and provisioning Runs most major x86 operating systems in the virtual machine guest environment Virtual machines utilize the Windows host operating system’s qualified device drivers, ensuring robust and stable device support and broad device compatibility Virtual Machine Manager in Microsoft System Center Manage Host configuration, Virtual Machine creation, library management, Intelligent VM placement, monitoring, rapid recovery , self provisioning and automation Seamlessly manage virtual server environment with existing familiar physical server management tools Provides complete scripted control of portable, connected virtual machines and enables easy automation of deployment, ongoing change and configuration SoftGrid Application Virtualization (part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack) Virtualize applications and deliver them as an on-demand, streaming service to desktop users Simplify desktop images by decoupling application layer from image Reduce number of server silos required to support Terminal Services Centralize application permissions and control Enables centralized patching & updating of applications Virtual PC Host legacy LOB applications Host applications not compatible with desktop OS Microsoft Terminal Services in Windows Server 2003 R2 Virtualize the presentation of entire desktops or specific applications Provides an architecture for consolidation of applications and data in the data center, while providing broad access to local and remote users Operations Manager in System Center Comprehensive monitoring and reporting of host OS and guest Virtual machines, including discovery, state view, diagram view, alerts, tasks and performance Identify good candidates for conversion to virtual machines based on specified memory and CPU requirements Configuration Manager in System Center Scalable migration and provisioning management Manage patch and upgrades in physical, host and guest OS Data Protection Manager in System Center Captures data changes as they occur in real-time and synchronizes every 15 minutes to ensure Windows data and user productivity are protected Enables IT administrators and end-users to easily recover data in minutes from easily accessible disk

© 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved © 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.