Simplifying the Transition to Virtualization TS17

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Simplifying the Transition to Virtualization

TS17

Name – Sandeep Redkar

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Agenda

Licensing Considerations

Rockwell Automation® Products and

Services

Virtualization for Production

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What is Virtualization?

Traditionally the OS and its applications were tightly coupled to the hardware they were installed on

Virtualization breaks the link between operating system and physical hardware

This allows the ability to change hardware without replacing the OS or applications

Additionally multiple instances of an OS with independent applications can now run on the same hardware

Hypervisor

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What can be Virtualized in Automation?

Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Terminal Services Patch Management AV Server

Application Mirror Web Services Operations Application Server

Enterprise Network

Site Business Planning and Logistics Network E-mail, intranet, etc.

FactoryTalk® Application Server FactoryTalk® Directory Engineering Workstation Domain Controller FactoryTalk® Client Operator Interface FactoryTalk® Client Engineering Workstation Operator Interface Batch Control Discrete Control

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Long ICS upgrade cycles vs. short IT upgrade cycles

Space, power, cooling and management limitations

Management of operator and Engineering Workstations

Management of multiple incompatible software versions

Higher downtime costs

Virtualization is widely adopted by IT and growing in Manufacturing Manufacturing has some unique Considerations and Opportunities

Address with Virtualization Value Propositions

System longevity with HW/SW abstraction

Server consolidation

Centralized server management and deployment

Centralized workstation management and deployment

Improve reliability with management and recovery features

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HW 8 HW 8 HW 8

VMware ESX 5.x+3VMware ESX 5.x VMware ESXi 5.x+1VMware ESX 5.x+2

HW10 HW10 HW10 OS APP OS APP OS APP

Typical computer refresh cycle is 3-5 years

Typical Industrial control system refresh is15 to 20 years

Computer replacements typically require software upgrades which are expensive and difficult

Able to upgrade Hypervisor without modifying the virtual machine

Virtual hardware exposed to the guest OS does not change when physical hardware is replaced

Each virtual hardware version is supported for three major releases of vSphere

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Server Consolidation

• Many physical servers

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Under utilized

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Requiring maintenance

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Generating heat

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Consuming energy

• Fewer physical servers

– More efficiently utilized

– Easier to maintenance

– Generating less heat

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Agenda

Licensing Considerations

Rockwell Automation®

Products and

Services

Virtualization in the Plant

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VMware vSphere Overview

Combines multiple servers and storage units into a pool of resources that can be divided between

applications

Provides central management for servers and their applications

Advanced high availability and disaster recovery features

Intended to provide a highly available, always on back end for server applications and desktops.

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Centralized Management (Servers)

• Monitor all host servers and virtual machines

• Deploy new VM’s from template

• Attached to the console session to manage installed applications

• Shutdown / reset problem VM’s

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Manageability: vMotion

VMware ESXi VMware ESXi VMware ESXi

Resource Pool

Operating Server Operating Server _{Operating Server}

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Manageability: DRS

Resource Pool

Operating Server Operating Server _{Operating Server}

• Management server monitors host load and virtual machine placement vs. defined rules.

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Resource Pool

Failed Server Operating Server

Operating Server _{Operating Server}

Reliability: High Availability

• Hosts monitor each other and their virtual machines for failure

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No Reboot Seamless Cutover

Reliability: VMware Fault Tolerance

• Virtual machines execute simultaneously on two physical servers

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VMware View Overview

Central management for both engineering and operations clients

Rapid deployment of new desktops and updates

Run virtual machines on production server cluster, or on engineering laptop

Client can run on a range of devices from desktops to tablets

End user focuses on using the applications rather than managing his virtual machine library

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Client Virtualization

Thin Client Desktop VMWARE VIEW MANAGER Centralized Virtual Desktops VMWARE VIEW SECURITY SERVER Remote Client

Extend server virtualization benefits to clients:

• Software independence from hardware

• Lower Administration and Support Costs

• Rapid Desktop Deployment

• Leverage VM Availability Features

• Centralized disaster recovery

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Centralized Management (Clients)

• View status of current clients

• Reset problem clients

• Provision new systems

• Rapidly deploy tested patches

or software updates

• Entitle or revoke user access

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Agenda

Licensing Considerations

Rockwell Automation® Products

and Services

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FactoryTalk® System Example

Active Directory FactoryTalk® Directory Primary HMI Secondary HMI

Asset Centre Historian VantagePoint Batch

Engineering Workstations

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FactoryTalk® System Example

Active Directory FactoryTalk® Directory Primary HMI Secondary HMI

Asset Centre Historian VantagePoint Batch

Engineering Workstations

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Rockwell Automation®

Virtualization Progression

Design & Configuration Production Management Data Management Quality & Compliance Asset Management Performance & Visibility RSLogix™ 5 RSLogix™ 500 RSLogix 5000 RSLogix™ Architect RSNetworx

RSLinx® Classic & Enterprise

FactoryTalk® Gateway FactoryTalk® View SE & ME

RSView®32

FactoryTalk® View Studio

November 2009 – “RA Products Supported with Vmware”

FactoryTalk® Batch

FactoryTalk® Transaction Manager FactoryTalk® Metrics

FactoryTalk® AssetCentre FactoryTalk® VantagePoint® FactoryTalk® ProductionCentre® FactoryTalk® Historian SE & Classic Emonitor®

Not SoftLogix™!

Official statement of support: RA Knowledgebase Article 566423

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Rockwell Automation® Virtualization

Progression

November 2010 – “RA Announces VMware Ready Software”

RSLinx® Classic RSLinx® Enterprise RSLogix 5000

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Rockwell Automation® Virtualization

Progression

FY 2011 – Network and Security Services Group expands

consultant services to Virtualized Systems

• Capacity Planner

• Infrastructure Design

• Hardware Procurement

• System Validation

• And much more…

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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Rockwell Automation® Virtualization

Progression

Virtual Templates offer

System Elements as standard products – Reduced validation Costs!

PASS

Process Automation System Server OWS Operator Workstation Engineering Workstation Engineering Workstation Virtual Appliances

FY2012 - Virtual Appliance Development

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

App

Process Control EtherNet/IP Plant EtherNet/IP

Provide customer value by reducing Total Cost of Ownership

Templates provide a ‘drop in’ solution for customers existing IT architecture Open Virtual Format (OVF) Format - Can work with any Virtual offering

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Rockwell Automation® Virtualization

Progression

FY 2013 – Rockwell Automation® Industrial Datacenter

• Standard, pre-assembled virtualization solution

• Includes the hardware, software and services required to successfully deploy virtualization

Bundle includes:

• Servers and switches from Cisco

• Cables, patch cords, cable management, testing, validation, and assembly from Panduit