Dell EMC VxRack System SDDC

Dell EMC VxRack System SDDC
Turnkey hyper-converged infrastructure system for VMware Cloud Foundation Technical Overview Sessions Today we are excited to be talking about the all new Dell EMC VxRack SDDC. This turnkey hyper converged infrastructure system powered by VMware Cloud Foundation is now shipping and available for customers.

Section Title Topics Speaker VxRack SDDC Introduction: Market and Business Positioning (Internal and Partner Ready) Market Overview VxRack Positioning VMware Cloud Foundation General Sales Guidance Sr. Consultant Engineer VxRail and VxRack SDDC Tech Marketing – Jason Marques VxRack SDDC Technical Product and Architecture Review (Internal and Partner Ready) Cloud Foundation overview and Architecture SDDC Manager Overview Workload Domain Overview How-To Demos Management Domain Overview Lifecycle Management Overview HW Architecture Overview Networking architecture Services and Support Options

Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Technical Fundamentals
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Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Turnkey VMware SDDC platform
Integrated compute, storage, and networking powered by VMware Cloud Foundation Turnkey VMware SDDC platform Built-in networking Fully integrated rack-scale hyper-converged Simplified data center operational experience Start small, grow BIG Dell EMC VxRack System powered by VMware Cloud Foundation consists of hyper-converged rack-scale engineered systems, with integrated networking, to achieve the scalability and management requirements of traditional and modern workloads. Purposely designed to enable customers to quickly deploy Infrastructure-as-a-Service and/or Private Cloud architectures. The systems allow businesses to reduce cost and risk by buying versus building an infrastructure platform that can run traditional business applications or deploy cloud-native applications. This is what separates from most of the HCI appliances that are out in the market today. Start small and scale- integrated Cisco 9000s and management software makes it happen You get a complete private cloud with automation- easy to operate, easy to manage- capable of data center scale. For the case of private cloud deployments, the Cloud Foundation stack includes VMware vSphere, Virtual SAN, NSX and VMware SDDC Manager. Fully-integrated. Architected for extreme scalability, a fully integrated Cisco rack-scale spine-and-leaf network fabric with pre-integrated physical networking is included. This is a distinct advantage at scale versus hyper-converged appliances that leave the networking domain outside the system and support boundary. Simplicity. Complete lifecycle management to simplify hardware and software releases and upgrades. It includes software that provides the intelligence, automation, and visualization needed to effectively manage next-generation converged and hyper-converged infrastructures. DELL EMC PowerEdge. Integration with the industry-leading portfolio of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers brings new choices of all-flash or hybrid storage VxRack SDDC is based on a 1U/1N form factor with Dell PowerEdge R630 servers allowing customers the flexibility to buy what they need and easily scale as they grow. Full hardware lifecycle management is built in, reducing operations overhead and providing seamless scalability. Now VxRack SDDC incorporates Dell EMC PowerEdge x86 servers with both hybrid and all-flash storage options for mission-critical workloads that require high performance. Workload flexibility. The VxRack SDDC powered by VMware Cloud Foundation is now available. It is a turnkey solution that includes a complete cloud stack along with lifecycle and system management so customers can focus on their business innovation rather than building and maintaining a solid cloud infrastructure.

Powered by VMware Cloud Foundation
Natively integrating the best of VMware’s industry leading virtual computing software Designed for optimized VMware experience Simple management of compute, storage and networking Fully integrated SDDC infrastructure platform One standard for both on-prem and public clouds SDDC Manager - Automated Lifecycle Management Compute Network Storage vSphere NSX vSAN Management and Automation Private Cloud Public Cloud Cloud Foundation There are big opportunities for us to address customer needs and take advantage of key technology trends. We are introducing VMware Cloud Foundation as the software behind the solution. This is VMware's unified software-defined datacenter platform for the hybrid cloud. VMware Cloud Foundation brings together VMware’s enterprise grade compute, storage, and network virtualization into a natively integrated stack It combines hyper-converged software (vSphere plus Virtual SAN) with network virtualization (NSX). Traditionally HCI was primarily driven by a storage trend and a need to easily manage storage and scalability, but infrastructure is more than just compute and storage, is not called hyper-converged storage. To achieve full hyper-converged infrastructure, we must also include networking as well. As customers are looking to leverage HCI for large scale deployments at a data center scale that is secure, network virtualization becomes a critical element. You need the ability to manage networking at logical level and set parameters at an application level, otherwise you will never be able to leverage the scalability of HCI. Cloud Foundation is the first product that delivers all three of these components into a single stack. We see significant benefits from a cost standpoint coupled with superior performance with all flash, and the added benefits of enhanced security through microsegmentation. It simplifies operations through automated deployment and lifecycle management. ----- Let us dive a little deeper into the value provided by each of the components included in VMware Cloud Foundation.

Well known integrated VxRack SDDC stack
Inside the next generation hyper-converged SDDC platform vSphere vSAN Lowers storage capex costs Simpler storage operations NSX Automated build-up & configuration SDDC Manager Server consolidation Maximize application uptime Micro-segmentation Automated network operations Cloud Foundation is at the core an integrated suite of software components. Many of these will be familiar to you – vSphere, vSAN, NSX, but a few will be new – SDDC Manager, Hardware Management Service for example. Let’s walk through the various components in a bit more detail: The part which brings the exceptional value are the automation capabilities of VMware Cloud Foundation delivered through a new component called VMware SDDC Manager. SDDC Manager - fully automated lifecycle management, reducing time spend in deployment, configuration, and upgrading by 80% VMware Cloud Foundation makes it possible for customers to benefit from the full power of VMware’s market leading software-defined data center stack coupled with an enhanced operational efficiency across private and public clouds. vSphere allows high server consolidation ratio while maximizing application uptime VSAN is the software-driven architecture allows the convergence of physical storage onto commodity x86 servers, enabling a building block approach with scale-out capabilities and CapEx savings NSX enhances security with micro-segmentation and networking efficiencies, while also reducing physical networking costs vRealize provides full IT delivery automation for up to 40% increase in operation efficiency

Customizable Software Options
Horizon App Volumes Horizon Suite Add-on Horizon Suite Enterprise minus vSphere and Virtual SAN New options and packages 3 vRealize Operations vRealize Business Log Insight vRealize Automation vRealize Suite vRealize Suite Add-on VMware SDDC Manager automates deployment and internally integrates vRealize Operations and vRealize Log Insight vRealize Automation and vRealize Business can be externally integrated 2 SDDC Manager NSX Adv or Ent vSAN Adv or Ent vSphere Ent. Plus VMware Cloud Foundation (required) Perpetual licenses Premier-level support Components can be upgraded independently Customer can transfer existing licenses Bring your own vCenter – One per SDDC Manager instance 1 Cloud Foundation Key point: As customers build out what they need for their business, the same integrated, pre-engineered Dell EMC solution is fully supported. (Note: Required software items are shaded purple.) Starts with VMware Cloud Foundation (required) Perpetual licenses Premier-level support Flexible software component editions available Customer can transfer existing licenses Bring your own vCenter – One per SDDC Manager instance VMware vRealize Suite is optional VMware SDDC Manager automates deployment and internally integrates vRealize Operations and vRealize Log Insight Minimally the standard license is recommended vRA and vRA Business are externally integrated. Horizon Add-Ons support virtual desktop use cases (VDI) Options based on customer requirements New packages and options of Horizon from VMware Required

VMware Cloud Foundation- facilitates private cloud
vRealize Suite External Integration vRealize Automation vRealize Business for Cloud Unified SDDC Platform vSphere, Virtual SAN, NSX SDDC Manager (+HMS) Integrated Components vRealize Operations vRealize Log Insight VMware Horizon (VDI Workload Domains) External Integration vRealize Automation / Business for Cloud VMware Integrated OpenStack Photon Controller vRealize Suite Horizon Suite Integrated Components vRealize Operations vRealize Log Insight Horizon View App Volumes SDDC Manager Cloud Foundation Hardware Management Services VMware vSphere VMware NSX VMware Virtual SAN Physical Hardware (VxRack SDDC) Private cloud

VMware SDDC Manager Centralized Access / Single-Point-Management for the SDDC Used inconjunction with existing product UIs (i.e. vSphere Web Client, vR Ops/LI Console) View, monitor & configure hardware and software components Abstract & aggregate resources into “Workload Domains” Includes SDDC Lifecycle management (patches and upgrades) SDDC Manager UI Workflow Services Engine Physical Resource Manager Virtual Resource Manager Hardware Management Service Public Cloud APIs VMware SDDC Manager Virtual Appliance

Hardware Management Services
SDDC Manager UI SDDC Manager responsible for discovery, bootstrap, & monitoring of hardware Both In-Band and Out-Of-Band management (OOB) OOB Management agents run on the management switch of each physical rack Accessed through the SDDC Manager VMware provided plugins Additional plugins created by hardware partners SDDC Manager Virtual Appliance Hardware Management Services Configure Manage Management Switch

Infrastructure Services VM (ISVM)
Management Domain LCM 1 Cloud Foundation System Services Distributed Datastore Service Distributed Coordination Service Ensures health and accessibility of Cloud Foundation Services Minimum 4 nodes in each rack Four configured by default Powers the three virtual appliances Provides redundancy and availability Leverage DRS Anti-Affinity rules to separate Runs in Management Domain Add additional management cluster nodes if desired SDDC MGR LCM 2 Log Insight vR Ops vCenter PSC2 PSC1 Management Cluster ISVM 01 ISVM 02 ISVM 03 Management Domain A separate infrastructure services VM runs on each host in the management domain. These VMs host various internal “system-level” functions that work in conjunction with SDDC manager that help to track the inventory, coordinate activates and provide a persistent datastore. Typically, you won’t need to do much more than make sure these VMs stay running. There are three Infrastructure Services VMs and they run in a highly available distributed architecture. DRS anti-affinity rules are used to ensure that the VMs run on separate hosts. Note, in the image, we are showing the three ISVMs pinned to the three ESXi hosts (using DRS anti-affinity rules) while the other VMs will “float” between hosts in the management cluster. Note LCM1 and LCM 2 are the LifeCycle Management VMs. PSC1 and PS2 are the Platform Service Controller VMs.

Scalable and flexible heterogeneous workloads
Easily managed with the SDDC Manager Minimum of 4 nodes per rack required for Management Domain Pools of virtualized resources Standardized, modular, scalable Common management services Automated policy based provisioning VI Workload Domain VDI Workload Domain Expansion VI Workload Domain VI Workload Domain VDI Workload Domain VDI Workload Domain VI Workload Domain Management Domain Management Domain Management Domain Through the standardized hardware and software architecture integrated into the VxRack SDDC, you can build heterogeneous workloads. Using VMware Cloud Foundation, VxRack SDDC can create building blocks that can scale up and out incrementally. Starting with 8 nodes, customers can scale up in as small of an increment as per server. Customers can similarly scale out across racks. The physical compute, storage and network infrastructure becomes part of a single shared pool of virtual resources that is managed as one system using the SDDC Manager. From this shared pool, customers can carve out separate pools of capacity called workload domains, each with its own set of specified CPU, memory and storage requirements to support various workloads types such as VDI or business critical apps like Oracle DB. As new physical capacity is added, it will automatically be recognized by the SDDC Manager and be made available for consumption. There are a minimum of 3 nodes per rack required for the SDDC Manager needed for system redundancy. The entire solution is managed as one therefore, you are no longer bound by the physical constraints of a single physical server or rack.

Integrated Network Management
SDDC Manager automatically configures hosts and switches by accessing them through Hardware Management Services (HMS) Network admins do not need to access ToR/spine switches and issue switch-specific commands HMS is a software agent running on the management switch’s Cumulus OS and manages qualified hardware in-band and out-of- band Cisco plug-in for HSM configures switch ports, VLANs, and VXLANs using Cisco API SDDC Manager configures NSX-based networking and micro-segmentation security VxRack SDDC does not support Cisco ACI SDDC Manager UI SDDC Manager Virtual Appliance Discover Configure Manage Monitor Hardware Management Services Management Switch

Integrated software components
vRealize Log Insight Centralized log aggregation and analysis with search and filter Federated deployment architecture for redundancy and scalability vRealize Operations Performance/Health monitoring and capacity planning for the SDDC Custom dashboards, capacity modeling, customized alerting Run in the Management Domain Deployed by SDDC Manager Monitor all workload domains from a single federated instance

Lifecycle Manager (LCM)
Built into SDDC manager Automatic notification Download and schedule updates View, monitor, and track status Components: LCM Repository Stores patch / upgrade bundles LCM Backup Repository Temp store used during patch/upgrade Database Casandra DB running on ISVMs Update status and history SDDC MGR LCM 1 LCM 2 Casandra ISVM 01 ISVM 02 ISVM 03 Management Domain The lifecycle manager VMs also run in the management domain. These VMs are responsible for storing patches and upgrade bundles as well as applying these updates to the workload domains. As new updates become available, Cloud Foundation admins are notified. They can then schedule a time to download the updates as well as when to apply them. Note that with Cloud Foundation individual workload domains can be updated independent of each other. The entire patch/upgrade process is fully automated using SDDC manager. There are two LCM VMs deployed. The LCM Repository stores patches and upgrade bundles, the LCM Backup Repository provides a temporary storage area. Cassandra is a scale out distributed noSQL database. It allows for the management application to be horizontally scalable and highly available because Cassandra does its own synchronizing of data across all application instances while maintaining integrity.

VxRack SDDC Lifecycle Management
VxRack SDDC’s Life Cycle Management (LCM) is controlled by VMware Cloud Foundation’s release software bundle contents Software bundle is dependent on server and switch hardware VMware defines qualified hardware and software combinations VxRack SDDC’s factory installation procedures include bare metal imaging of servers and switches using VMware Cloud Foundation’s VMware Imaging Appliance (VIA) and software bundles from VMware download site VxRack SDDC applies the software bundle for Dell servers and Cisco ToR/spine switches SDDC Manager’s Life Cycle Management (LCM) feature automatically installs updates using software updates from VMware download site SDDC Manager’s LCM does not update firmware for servers and switches. Summary of available updates Schedule when to apply

Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Demo – SDDC Initial System Configuration
With an overview of the various software component that make up VxRack SDDC, let’s talk about how it gets implemented.

Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Powered by VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager Detail
Enough of the features and benefits, this is a technical deep dive so lets jump into the details.

VMware SDDC Manager centralized management
Centralized SDDC management SDDC Deploy, Configure, Manage Physical Resource Management Workload Domain Management Lifecycle management Customers can also use vSphere, vSAN and NSX UI for even more granular control

VMware SDDC Manager hardware management
Physical Resource Management Physical Server View showing Node 4 (N4) Hot Links to vSphere Web Client Racks, Switches, and Hosts Configuration Health Event reporting with alerts

VMware SDDC Manager virtual domains
Fully Automated Workload Domain Creation Workload Domain Management Virtual Infrastructure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Summary of Physical Resources and Workload Domains Summary of available, used and free capacity

VMware SDDC Manager Lifecycle Management Notification
Download / Schedule Components vSphere Virtual SAN NSX SDDC Manager & related components

Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Powered by VMware Cloud Foundation Workload Domains Detail
With an overview of the various software component that make up Cloud Foundation, let’s talk about how it gets implemented.

Minimum of 4 nodes per rack required for Management Domain
Types of Domains Minimum of 4 nodes per rack required for Management Domain Dedicated vSphere Cluster Automated provisioning through SDDC Manager Three types: Management Virtual Infrastructure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Multiple workload domains run in parallel Each with dedicated vCenter Server VI Workload Domain VDI Workload Domain Expansion VI Workload Domain VI Workload Domain VDI Workload Domain VDI Workload Domain VI Workload Domain Management Domain Management Domain Management Domain Let’s take a step back and look at where we are. In a private cloud deployment, we have a rack of servers. We start by creating the management domain on the first three servers. The remaining servers then fall into a “free pool” of sorts as they represent the available capacity on which we can then create workload domains. We can create multiple workload domains of both VI and VDI type. Note that you can also expand workload domains by adding additional capacity. And of course you can also delete workload domains as well. (Note: There is not a way to shrink a domain. It is better to start small and grow a domain.)

Management Domain 1st Four Nodes Special purpose workload domain
ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 Virtual SAN Datastore Virtual Distributed Switch vRack-ResourcePool-Mgmt VRM Log Insight PSC vCenter VROPS ISVM (2) ISVM (1) ISVM (3) LCM Repository LCM Backup NSX Manager NSX Ctrl (2) NSX Ctrl (1) NSX Ctrl (3) Cloud XYZ Infrastructure VMs vSphere Cluster + Virtual SAN 1st Four Nodes App-Volumes View Connect View Compose SQL AD Virtual Infrastructure Virtual Desktop Special purpose workload domain Hosts Cloud Foundation Infrastructure components: vCenter Servers, PSCs, NSX Managers, SDDC Manager, LCM, ISVM, vR Ops, vR LI) First four nodes in every rack Four hosts to facilitate VSAN maintenance Nodes in racks 2-8 are for back up purposes Not used for user workloads Automatically created by SDDC Manager during “Bring-Up” Let’s take a minute and look at what actually happens under the covers during bring-up. I mentioned that SDDC Manager instantiates the “management domain”. What exactly is the management domain? It’s a dedicated cluster, comprised of 3 hosts by default, on which the infrastructure components used to instantiate and manage the private cloud run. The workload domain should not be used to host business workloads as it is dedicated to the management of the private cloud. In the management cluster we have vSphere running with a dedicated vCenter Server and a pair of PSCs. Storage is provided by VSAN and NSX is also deployed. In addition, components such as vR Ops and vR LI also run in the management cluster. While the deployment and configuration of the management cluster is fully automated, once it’s running you manage it just like you would any other vSphere cluster. Using the vSphere Web Client.

Workload Domains Virtual Infrastructure (VI) :
Dedicated vSphere cluster Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI): Dedicated vSphere cluster + virtual desktop infrastructure User specifies capacity, performance and availability parameters SDDC Manager automates deployment: vSphere (PSC, vCenter, ESXi), VSAN, NSX, Horizon, App Volumes Ability to create, expand, and delete There are two types of workload domains that can be deployed: a virtual infrastructure workload domain and a virtual desktop workload domain. Regardless which type of workload domain the steps are the same: logon to SDDC manager and simply click add a workload domain. You will be guided through the steps to choose a name, specify the size – CPU, Mem and storage, and to select the desired availability and performance requirements for VSAN. Once the necessary inputs have been provided, SDDC manager proceeds to carve out the needed capacity and to instantiate a workload domain – which under the covers is essentially a new vSphere cluster.

Workload Domain attributes
Management Cluster Capability or Setting VMware Cloud Foundation Setting *DRS Enabled - Automatic *Network IO Control Enabled – Default Configuration *LACP Enabled – VDS and Physical Switch *Syslog Enabled – Configure for Log Insight NTP Enabled – Configured during initial startup DNS PSC PSC vCenter Server vRealize Operations Log Insight vCenter Server NSX Manager vCenter Server NSX Manager Workload VMs Workload VMs nsx-ctl-01 nsx-ctl-01 nsx-ctl-01 nsx-ctl-01 nsx-ctl-01 nsx-ctl-01 ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi Redundant SSO Instances Centralized Monitoring Workload Domain 1 Workload Domain 2 Dedicated vCenter Server Common VSAN, HA, and DRS policies Note that there is a dependency between the workload domains and the Management Cluster. The VCs and NSX Managers for each workload domain runs inside the management domain. In addition, they are registered with the SSO domain provided by the PSCs in the management cluster. As well, the logging across the entire Cloud Foundation environment is centralized to the log insight instance (when deployed) that is running in the management cluster. The same applies to monitoring, alerting and capacity planning, it is all tied to the single vRealize Operations instance running in the Management cluster.

Workload Domains storage performance & availability options
Development Standard High Stripe Width 1 Flash reserve 0% Object space Reservation 40% Stripe Width 1 Flash reserve 0% Object space Reservation 70% Stripe Width 3 Flash reserve 0% Object space Reservation 100% Option VSAN FTT VSAN FD vSphere HA Max Size Low Availability FTT=0, three host minimum No Cluster Maximum Normal Availability FTT=1, four host minimum Enabled, % based Admission Control High Availability FTT=2, five host minimum Max hosts available in one rack FTT=0 FTT=1 FTT=2 A couple of the things you need to specify when you create a workload domain is the “Performance” and “Availability” settings for the VSAN data store. This slide shows an example of doing that. For Performance you can choose between: Development, Standard and High. These settings influence how the objects are stripped across the VSAN data store and whether or not storage is pre-allocated (i.e. thick provisioned) or allocated on demand (i.e. thin provisioned). For Availability, you choose from three possible settings: Low, medium and High. These settings influence the data redundancy settings and determine how many host failures the cluster can sustain. A low setting provides no redundancy. Normal provides protection against a single host failure. High provides protection against two host failures. (Note that in smaller clusters the High availability setting may not be enabled if there aren’t enough hosts).

Workload Domain Creation – Virtual Infrastructure
Performance & Availability Settings Name / Organization Size Network Settings Here’s an example showing how a VI workload domain is deployed.

Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain components
VM NSX Transport Zone Management vMotion VSAN NSX CTL 02 NSX CTL 01 NSX CTL 03 Virtual Distributed Switch Corporate External Network NSX Edge … vSphere Cluster ESXi-01 ESXi-02 ESXi-03 Virtual SAN VXLAN VTEP NSX Logical switch Management Domain NSX Manager vCenter vCenter & NSX Manager Run in Management Domain vSphere Cluster (min of 3 hosts) Dedicated vCenter Server per Workload Domain Shared SSO domain with PSCs in Management Domain Size dynamically calculated based on user inputs Can be expanded later Virtual SAN Hybrid and All-Flash Two disk groups per host One VSAN datastore per workload domain VMware NSX NSX Manager Deployed in the Management Domain NSX Controller Cluster deployed in Workload Domain Here’s a breakdown of the VI workload domain. A minimum of 3-hosts (size is based on user input) The NSX Manager and VC get deployed in the management domain. The NSX controllers are deployed in the Workload domain.

Workload Domain creation – Virtual Desktop
Desktop Settings VDI Name, Linked Clones, Access Images Here’s an example of deploying a VDI workload domain. Here we are just showing the VDI specific inputs.

VDI Workload Domain components
Management Domain vCenter & NSX Manager and Horizon View Components Run in the Management Domain App-Volumes View Connect vCenter NSX Manager View Compose SQL AD Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Workload Domain VDI NSX Transport Zone Management vMotion VSAN NSX CTL 02 NSX CTL 01 NSX CTL 03 Virtual Distributed Switch Corporate External Network NSX Edge … vSphere Cluster ESXi-01 ESXi-02 ESXi-03 Virtual SAN VXLAN VTEP NSX Logical switch All VI Workload Domain Components Plus VMware Horizon: Horizon Composer Redundant Horizon Connection Servers Redundant Horizon Security Servers Two modes: Reserve Resources - to allow manual creation of VDI with Citrix Xen Desktop for example Deploy Desktop: Use Horizon View to create VDI Optional components: Active Directory Server AppVolumes Servers Option to link to corporate Active Directory (AD) domain (production) or to deploy a new AD domain (testing/POC) And here’s a breakdown of the VDI workload domain. It’s deployed the same way as the VI workload domain, but with the additional VDI components deployed inside the workload domain. (Note: Customers need to provide a desktop Image template/iso for view to use ahead of time. Customer is also responsible for windows desktop licensing for each desktop.)

Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Demo – SDDC Manager Workload Domain Creation

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Management Domain & Cluster
Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Management Domain & Cluster

Virtual Distributed Switch
Management Domain vSphere Cluster Virtual Distributed Switch All disks claimed by Virtual SAN HA/DRS enabled Min of 4 hosts, in same rack, for added redundancy Hosts Cloud Foundation Infrastructure VMs Dedicated Resource Pool Should not be used for user workloads, can be used for additional Management Components Automatically created during “Bring-Up” Management Domain VRM Log Insight PSC vCenter VROPS ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 Virtual SAN Datastore ISVM (2) ISVM (1) ISVM (3) LCM Repository LCM Backup Virtual Distributed Switch ESXi04 1st Four Nodes

Management Domain vSphere Hosts (ESXi) Management Domain Log Insight VROPS LCM Repository LCM Backup VRM vCenter PSC PSC First 4 hosts in rack assigned to management cluster Cluster automatically configured during bring-up vSphere HA/DRS enabled ISVM (1) ISVM (2) ISVM (3) Virtual Distributed Switch ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 ESXi04 Virtual SAN Datastore 1st Four Nodes

Management Domain vSAN Management Domain Log Insight VROPS LCM Repository LCM Backup VRM vCenter PSC PSC ISVM (1) ISVM (2) ISVM (3) Virtual Distributed Switch Internal disks on all hosts auto claimed by Virtual SAN Two disk groups per hosts 1 x SSD + 4 x Capacity Drives (HDD/SSD) each Disk Groups from all hosts aggregated into single VSAN datastore shared across cluster ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 ESXi04 Virtual SAN Datastore 1st Four Nodes

Management Domain Virtual Distributed Switch Management Domain Log Insight VROPS LCM Repository LCM Backup VRM vCenter PSC PSC ISVM (1) ISVM (2) ISVM (3) Virtual Distributed Switch ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 ESXi04 Single VDS created for Management Cluster Portgroups configured based on VLAN information entered during bring-up Different functional networks configured in the VDS as well as on the physical switches Virtual SAN Datastore 1st Four Nodes

Infrastructure Services VM
Management Domain Infrastructure Services VM Management Domain Log Insight VROPS LCM Repository LCM Backup VRM vCenter PSC PSC ISVM (1) ISVM (2) ISVM (3) Provides real time configuration info consistency for in process tasks Provides a clustered datastore for system inventory data One VM per host DRS Anti-Affinity Rules to keep on separate hosts Virtual Distributed Switch ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 ESXi04 Virtual SAN Datastore 1st Four Nodes

vCenter Server / Platform Services Controller
Workload Domains vCenter Server / Platform Services Controller Management Domain Log Insight VROPS LCM Repository LCM Backup VRM vCenter PSC PSC Single vCenter Server Instance (appliance) Availability provided by vSphere HA Two PSCs Single SSO Domain: “vsphere.local” Shared by all Workload Domains Optional: Can add external AD as identity store ISVM (1) ISVM (2) ISVM (3) Virtual Distributed Switch ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 ESXi04 Virtual SAN Datastore 1st Four Nodes

Workload Domain SDDC Manager Management Domain Log Insight VROPS LCM Repository LCM Backup VRM vCenter PSC PSC ISVM (1) ISVM (2) ISVM (3) Hosts the SDDC Manager Availability provided by vSphere HA VRM = Virtual Rack Manager Virtual Distributed Switch ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 ESXi04 Virtual SAN Datastore 1st Four Nodes

Lifecycle Management Lifecycle Manager VMs Management Domain Log Insight VROPS LCM Repository LCM Backup VRM vCenter PSC PSC ISVM (1) ISVM (2) ISVM (3) Virtual Distributed Switch ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 ESXi04 Virtual SAN Datastore 1st Four Nodes

Workload Domain vRealize Log Insight Management Domain Log Insight VROPS LCM Repository LCM Backup VRM vCenter PSC PSC Collect and process log events for every device in the rack including servers, switches, and PDUs In a multi rack setup, multiple vRealize Log instances are federated for redundancy and scalability Includes pre-installed Content packs for Cloud Foundation, NSX and Horizon View ISVM (1) ISVM (2) ISVM (3) Virtual Distributed Switch ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 ESXi04 Virtual SAN Datastore 1st Four Nodes

Workload Domain vRealize Operations Management Domain Log Insight VROPS LCM Repository LCM Backup VRM vCenter PSC PSC Monitor both the physical and virtual components through a single interface. Management “Packs” for Cloud Foundation, NSX, and Horizon View installed and configured automatically Provides capacity modeling and monitoring ISVM (1) ISVM (2) ISVM (3) Virtual Distributed Switch ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03 ESXi04 Virtual SAN Datastore 1st Four Nodes

VMware Cloud Foundation Lifecycle Management
Dell EMC VxRack SDDC VMware Cloud Foundation Lifecycle Management With an overview of the various software component that make up Cloud Foundation, let’s talk about how it gets implemented.

SDDC Manager lifecycle automation extends across entire VMware stack
NEW SDDC Manager lifecycle automation extends across entire VMware stack VMware Cloud Foundation vSphere Virtual SAN NSX Horizon Virtual Desktop vRealize Operations Log Insight Cloud Ops vRealize Automation vRealize Business Integrated OpenStack Cloud Automation and IT Financial Mgmt Today, Vmware Cloud Foundation can further integrate with VMware's virtual desktop products in Horizon and cloud management tools such as vRealize Operations and Log Insight. Further integration with vRealize Automation, vRealize Business, and VMware integrated openstack will be available soon. When these additional components are deployed on top of Cloud Foundation, the SDDC Manager will extend the lifecycle automation across the entire Vmware stack, including deployment, configuration, and patching and upgrades. Future state, will have further integration of Externally Integrated components into an internally integrated status with full LCM. Internally Integrated (LCM) Externally Integrated (no LCM)

Automatic Notification of available updates
Lifecycle Manager Automatic Notification of available updates Built into SDDC manager Update Notification Download and schedule View, monitor, track update history Cloud Foundation Supports: vSphere (PSC, vCenter Server, ESXi) vSAN NSX SDDC Manager (HMS, LCM, and related components) The lifecycle manager VMs also run in the management domain. These VMs are responsible for storing patches and upgrade bundles as well as applying these updates to the workload domains. As new updates become available, Cloud Foundation admins are notified. They can then schedule a time to download the updates as well as when to apply them. Note that with Cloud Foundation individual workload domains can be updated independent of each other. The entire patch/upgrade process is fully automated using SDDC manager. There are two LCM VMs deployed. The LCM Repository stores patches and upgrade bundles, the LCM Backup Repository provides a temporary storage area.

View updates and download when you are ready
Lifecycle Manager View updates and download when you are ready Software Updates Download available updates Status bar shows download progress Schedule when updates get applied

Summary of available updates
Lifecycle Manager Summary of available updates Schedule when to apply Applying Updates Choose the Workload Domains to be updated Update/Upgrade Management Domain first Schedule date and time to apply the update One update active at a time

Handling Dependencies
Lifecycle Manager Notification of a dependency bundle Handling Dependencies If an update is dependent on another update, it displays PREVIOUS UPDATE REQUIRED Dependent downloads are downloaded along with selected bundle Once the dependency update is installed, the UPDATE bundle on becomes available.

Monitoring Update Status
Lifecycle Manager View/Monitor update progress Monitoring Update Status Click VIEW UPDATE DETAILS to display the Update Status. The Update Status page displays: Resources within the domain being updated Update progress Total number of tasks Tasks completed If update fails Failure message displayed Restart the update once the failure has been resolved

Lifecycle Manager View update history Viewing Logs
Completed update is displayed under COMPLETED UPDATES with the SUCCESS status Select VEW DETAILS or DOWNLOAD UPDATE LOG

Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Demo – SDDC Manager Lifecycle Management

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The Hardware Components Behind the Software
Dell EMC VxRack SDDC The Hardware Components Behind the Software With an overview of the various software component that make up VxRack SDDC, let’s talk about how it gets implemented.

Physical components inside the VxRack
VxRack SDDC Redundant Power 8 to 24 Dell EMC PowerEdge (Hybrid or Flash storage) Management Switch 48 x 1Gbps Redundant Top-of-Rack Switches 48 x 10Gpbs 4 x 40 Gbps Redundant Rack Interconnect Switches (Multi-Rack configurations) 32 x 40 Gbps VxRack SDDC Mgt Switch Dell S3048-ON - 1 per rack , Runs Cumulus OS - 48x 1 Gbps (10/100/1000Base-T) - 4x 10Gbps VxRack SDDC TOR Switch Cisco 9372PX-E - Quantity 2 per cabinet - 4 10Gbps SFP+ transceivers for inter-switch connectivity - Northbound traffic to customer network is through the ToR switches in the 1stcabinet - Up to four 10Gbps SFP+ or 40Gbps per switch - Two 40Gbps QSFP per 9372PX-E switch to connect to Spine switches in multi-rack configuration VxRack SDDC Spine Switch Cisco 9332PQ SKU - 2 per system, installed in 2nd cabinet - Responsible for east-west traffic between cabinets - 1x 40Gbps QSFP to connect to each of the 9372PX-E ToR switch - 2x 40Gbps QSFP to connect to the other 9332PQ - 32x 40Gbps QSFP+ Example Config: Haswell 12-core / 256GB / 2 x 10Gb, 10 disks 48 x 10 / 4 x 40 ToR and 32 x 40 Spine Spine optional until adding a second rack Mention heterogeneous hardware support for future expansion or absorbing existing compatible hardware Notes: Customer can choose from a number of Intel XEON CPU speeds and core counts. Flexibility memory configuration options off customer more choices. only homogeneous server within a rack, but different racks can have different types of servers 6

VxRack SDDC industry standard servers Dell EMC PowerEdge
Single node, 1U Dual socket, Up to 18 cores/CPU 5th generation Intel Xeon E Family Up to 1,536 GB RAM 2x 10 GbE SFP+ network ports Max all flash capacity: 15 TB Max hybrid capacity: 10 TB HDD 2x VAC 1100W auto-switching PSU Optional Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 1U1N form factors that offer single or dual sockets with up to 18 cores/cpu. This platform, and the ability to now start with 8 nodes.

Flexible options to cover many uses cases
VxRack SDDC Node Configurations with Dell PowerEdge R630 Each node can support up to 2 disk groups. Node type: 1U1N NIC/node: 2x10GbE SFP+ & BMC Boot/node: 64GB SATADOM

Integrated and scalable SDDC architecture
High performance, high density network fabric Scale out to 8 Racks and 192 nodes per system Redundant Top- of-Rack switching Pre-Configured 42U Cabinets Pre-integrated Cabling Pre-integrated aggregated rack interconnect switches Easily scale up to 24 nodes per rack Dell PowerEdge R630 servers with hybrid or all flash drives Start Small with 8 node minimum We mentioned that the VxRack SDDC is integrated in a scalable SDDC architecture. You can start small with an eight node minimum, which would include the management notes. (Click) You can easily scale up to 24 nodes per rack. With top-of-rack switching you can scale out to up to 8 racks and a total of 192 nodes per system. The cabinets are pre-configured are pre-integrated with cabling and pre-integrated with aggregated spine distribution switches.

VxRack-scalable SDDC details
Choose either hybrid OR all-flash systems Management Switch (1) Dell S3048-ON Management Switch (1) Dell S3048-ON Top-of-Rack Switches (2) Cisco Nexus 9372PX-E Top of Rack Switches (2) Cisco Nexus 9372PX-E Rack interconnect switches (2) Cisco Nexus 9332PQ Expansion nodes Maximum 24 nodes per rack 8 racks per system 42RU Minimum configuration with 8 nodes Dell PowerEdge R630 First rack Second rack

VxRack SDDC details and rules
No mixing of hybrid and all-flash nodes First rack Second rack Minimum configuration of 8 nodes per rack Minimum of 4 nodes per rack required for Management Domain Expand system with one or more nodes Maximum configuration 24 nodes per rack 8 racks per system 192 nodes per system Configuration Consistency No mixing of hybrid and all-flash within a system or rack Same node configuration per rack

Physical Network Architecture
VMware Cloud Foundation 67 40 or 10GE Links MLAG/Channel Capable Aggregate over 160GE 10GE 1GE Out-of-band 1 … Server 24 Server 1 4 x 40GE Ports 48 x 10GE Ports Inter ToR connectivity For control traffic & redundancy ToR Switch A ToR Switch B Management Switch 2 3 4 5 Data Center Network Rack Interconnect Switch ToR ports 1 to 24 to connect hosts. Port 25 to 38: reserved for hosts ToR port 48 for Management switch ToR ports 39,40,41,42 for Interconnect ToR ports 43,44,45,46 for uplink connectivity ToR ports 49 and 50 rack interconnect switches Automated installation and configuration of physical networking Integrates to existing data center network infrastructure Fully uplink compatible to existing switches: Cisco, Juniper, Brocade… L3 or L2 connectivity supported L3 preferred Uses the same network management tools Showing the automated, consistent application of networking settings across physical and virtual That looks like a lot of networks, can you tell me about all of them?! VMware Cloud Foundation is a solution that will coexist with our existing LAN environment. Depending on your choice we can have a solution with 4 servers or we can have the full solution with up to 24 servers per rack. On each rack you are going to have two ToR switches. All hosts in a physical rack are dual connected to the two ToR switches with 10Gb links. Each NIC on all hosts is connected to one of the two ToRs in a Multi-Link Aggregation (MLAG) bond configuration. MLAG is a type of link aggregation group (LAG) with constituent ports that terminate on separate chassis, primarily for the purpose of providing redundancy in the event one of the chassis fails. They operate as if they are connected to a single, logical switch. The BMC on each host is connected to the management switch over a 1G connection used for OOB management. The ToRs are connected each other over 2 links each other for control traffic and redundancy. The ToRs are further connected to spine switches in a dual-MLAG (Multi-Link Aggregation ) configuration. The data path between the hosts across multiple racks can tolerate a failure of one link or one ToR switch or one spine switch using link aggregation between hosts and ToRs and also between ToRs and spine switches. ToR switches can be connected to the existing Data LAN, ( Click )using 40 or 10 GbE with MLAG/Channel over 160 GbE. In the right you can take a look on some of the features supported by your VMware Cloud Foundation physical switches.

Logical Network Design
ToR1 links ToR2 links Mgmt switch links ESXi Host N (Pre 2nd boot) ESXi Host 1 (Post 2nd boot) ESXi kernel vmknic Non-routable Mgmt VLAN Public Mgmt VLAN Corporate (External) VLAN VSAN vMotion VXLAN NSX Edge(s) Core modules VRM vCenter Log Insight vRealize Operations Optional modules NSX Manager NSX Controllers vRealize Automation Horizon View Logical Switch Other Physical Racks Corporate Network ToR1 ToR2 2 x 10G OOB (N+1) x10G 2 x10G (N+2) x10G syslog VMs HMS

Dell EMC VxRack SDDC Single Source Support and Services

VxRack SDDC complete services experience
Pre-deployment Post-deployment Advisory services Technology Services Technology Services Managed services Provide assessments, guidance, and expertise Design, architect, and deploy solutions Migrate and integrate solutions Ongoing management and optimization World-class seamless support and proactive life cycle assurance Core support Plus support Premier support Integrated, seamless support experience Enhanced, higher-touch support option Holistic, highest-touch support option One call to support the entire system. Dell EMC offers a comprehensive portfolio of services and support capabilities for a complete “Service and Support Experience.” This experience begins before the deployment of your Dell EMC platform, with Advisory Services and Technology Services focused on solution design and architecture. We focus on integrating technologies in the Dell EMC factory, on your infrastructure before it’s shipped, to accelerate time to value and reduce risk. Post-deployment, we offer a range of migration, integration, upgrade and management services for the infrastructure as well as any engineered solution you’re running on top. Our support services options provide single accountability for the entire solution throughout its lifecycle, with experts trained on all aspects of the Dell EMC platforms. There are two support options for VxRacks. Plus Support and Premier Support are the proactive, high-touch options that feature an advisory Customer Advocate who provides detailed reporting and health checks. These proactive options help drive a huge reduction in reactive and severity support issues.

Dell EMC CPSD VxRack SDDC support options
Tiers differ in delivery frequency and dedication of resources Plus Support Premier Support Core Support Support Onboarding In Person In Person Remote Trusted Advisor Dedicated Designated - Service Request Reviews Weekly Monthly - Operations Review 2 Per Year 1 Per Year - Business Review 2 Per Year 1 Per Year - Technical Consultation On-Site (as needed) Remote - Health Check Report 2 Per Year 1 Per Year - Remote Change Support 2 Per Year 1 Per Year - Root-Cause Analysis Provided Provided - * Here’s an overview of the Plus and Premier Support tiers. You can see they differ in the frequency of delivery and in the overall dedication of the resources. * Event report available at discretion of EMC Converged Platforms Division

Dell EMC integrated support flow
Customer Customer advocacy Escalation management Support Center Cisco Platform Support Engineer Dell EMC VMware Alerts Cooperative Engineering Group Field Services Joint Problem Re-Creation Labs Our support call flow is a process foundational to the support experience for Rack systems. It provides you with the ability to call one phone number or go to one website to log a support request and track its progress through resolution. Here’s a quick look at the flow of support when a service request is created. Backing this support model are a series of highly skilled roles working together to ensure that you always receive a seamless support experience.

Dell EMC services offering
VCE SKU Description Scope Price HDLG-CABA-00-A01 VCE Handling Service Per system $1,758 MNFG-CABA-00-A01 VCE Manufacturing and Factory Assembly Service $10,498 PSVC-FLBO-00-A01 VCE VxRack Factory Logical Build Service - Base $8,503 PSVC-FLBP-00-A01 VCE VxRack Factory Logical Build Service - Per Cabinet Per cabinet $5,369 PSVC-VFDC-00-A01 VCE On-Site Deployment Service for VCE Converged Infrastructure Systems (VxRack System Core) $12,308 PSVC-VFDD-00-A01 On-Site Deployment Service for VCE Converged Infrastructure Systems (VxRack System Server Add-on) Every 4 nodes beyond initial $2,573 VxRack SDDC requires Dell EMC factory integration (manufacturing and logical build) AND on-site deployment services in order for delivery as an engineered solution with a single support call.

VxRack SDDC with VMware Cloud Foundation
A completely integrated VMware HCI solution at rack scale Full SDDC software suite delivered pre-integrated on Dell EMC hardware TURN-KEY DEPLOYMENT Easy deployment, configuration, and ongoing operations management SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT Built on an scalable, distributed hyper-converged architecture ELASTICALLY SCALABLE Designed as one by Dell EMC | powered by VMware Cloud Foundation The VxRack SDDC System with VMware Cloud Foundation helps you transform your infrastructure. Delivering a fully interoperable SDDC software suite that is delivered pre-integrated on pre-qualified hardware, and totally supported from the leaders in HCI and SDDC - a true turn key private cloud that is software defined- It simplifies your IT operations with unified management and life cycle management, and it scales with the easy ability of adding individual nodes/servers - It makes modernizing your data center a reality to address today’s business requirements. Simplified operations is unique. There is a single manager with end to end hardware and software support; a true single pane of glass. While other solutions require you to jump between a software defined storage tool, vCenter, etc. Everything can be done within the SDDC manager, vSphere, NSX, VSAN- all easily accessed. Simplicity: single SKU, single POC for support, single point of control for lifecycle management Enhanced network security is also built in. VxRack arrives at the customer with Vmware NSX already installed. The only solution in the market that includes NSX preintegrated. It offers automated, intelligent operations, and delivery of security services including firewall, data security, severe activity monitoring, and VPN (IPSEC, SSL), through intelligent groupings and security policies that can be assigned to groups; adaptable and proactive security that anticipates changes and assigns responses using specialized policies. Scalability: Greater purchasing flexibility; cost predictability; elastic approach of cloud and SaaS (ability to rightsize an investment) Lower TCO through pre integrated infrastructure; hardware agnostic, public cloud economies; managing proprietary hardware in the datacenter going away. Faster time to productivity with greater automation

How do I get smart? VMware Cloud Foundation Fundamentals
VxRack Enablement Center Resources along with details on demos/evaluations, positioning, quoting, special pricing, FAQs… VxRack Inside EMC Experts Q&A, internal programs and more VMware Cloud Foundation Fundamentals Free eLearning course for self-paced training Free Registration Places to remember and go!

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