Nutanix Solutions for Private Cloud
Kees Baggerman – Performance and Solution Engineer
Nutanix: Web-Scale Converged Infrastructure
ü Founded in 2009
ü Now on fourth generation
ü Core team from industry leaders
ü Strong background in distributed system and
enterprise architectures
ü Great adoption worldwide
ü Hundreds of customers world wide Including Global
500 organizations
ü Global support and enterprise services
ü One platform for all virtualization
ü Deployed for variety of workloads
A Look at Traditional Infrastructure
Traditional
Storage
(SAN/NAS)
Storage
Network
• Complex to manage
• Costly to scale
•
Performance bottleneck•
Difficult to scale•
Managed separatelyServers •
Commoditized multicoreprocessors and dense memory
•
Managed by virtualizationEvolution of Windows Server
Windows
Server
2003/R2
Windows
Server
2008/R2
Windows
Server
2012/R2
Virtualized
Datacenter
Private
Cloud
Traditional
Datacenter
Evolution of Windows Server
Windows
Server
2003/R2
Windows
Server
2008/R2
Windows
Server
2012/R2
Virtualized
Datacenter
Private
Cloud
Microsoft’s successful follow-on to Windows Server 2000
• Enhancements to Active Directory and network services
• Significant security and quality improvements
• Ushered in significant migration from UNIX to Windows/x86
Traditional
Datacenter
Evolution of Windows Server
Windows
Server
2003/R2
Windows
Server
2008/R2
Windows
Server
2012/R2
Traditional
Datacenter
Private
Cloud
• Dramatic scaling improvements taking advantage of Intel/x86 enhancements
• Improved services including read-only domain controller, web serving (IIS), and remote infrastructure.
• Continued improvements to management including fully integrated PowerShell scripting
• Remote Desktop Services and Hyper-V
• And more…
Virtualized
Datacenter
Evolution of Windows Server
Windows
Server
2003/R2
Windows
Server
2008/R2
Windows
Server
2012/R2
Traditional
Datacenter
Virtualized
Datacenter
• Hyper-V and virtualized datacenter improvements
• Enhanced PowerShell scripting – now the default management tool.
• High-density web sites with ability to sandbox resources
• SMB 3.0
• And more…
Private
Cloud
Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform
Built for Virtualization
Traditional Infrastructure
Web-Scale Converged
Infrastructure
Software-based…
• High performance
• Linear scalability
• VM-centric design
Nutanix Web-Scale Converged Infrastructure
ü Storage IO is serviced by local SSDs
ü MapReduce storage efficiency
ü Storage & Compute together
Software-defined approach
Scale Out with Simplicity
10Gbps Ethernet NDFS
SINGLE NODE
Compute: Up to 20 Cores
Storage:
Flash: 800GB SSD
HDD: 4TB
Controller: Nutanix controller VM
Per Node (4 per appliance)
Per Node (4 per appliance)
Per Node (2 per appliance)
Per Node (1 per appliance)
Per Node (1 per appliance)
Per Node (2 per appliance)
Compute Dual 6 core Sandy Bridge E5-2620
2.0GHz
Dual 8 - 10 core 2.6 - 2.8 GHz
Dual 6, 8 or 10 core 2.6 – 3.0 GHz
Dual 10 core Ivy Bridge E5-2680v2
2.8GHz
Dual 10 core Ivy Bridge E5-2680v2
2.8GHz
Dual 10 core Ivy Bridge E5-2690v2
3.0 GHz
Cold 2 - 4 x 1 TB 4 x 1 TB 4 – 5 x 4TB 6 x 1 TB Up to 20 x 1 TB n/a
Hot
1 x 240 - 400GB SSD 2 x 400GB SSD (800GB)
2 x 800GB
SSD (1.6TB)
1 – 2 x 400 or 800 GB
SSD 2 x 400GB SSD (800 GB) 4 x 400SSD (1600 GB) 6 x 800 SSD (4800 GB)
Memory
23, 64 or 128GB 128 , 256 or 512GB 32, 64, 128, 256 or 512GB 128 or 256GB 128 , 256 or 512GB 256 or 512GB
Network
Dual 10GbE, 2 x 1GbE 1 x IPMI (10/100 Mb/s)
Dual 10GbE, 2 x 1GbE, 1 x IPMI (10/100 Mb/s)
Dual 10GbE, 2 x 1GbE, 1 x IPMI (10/100 Mb/s)
Dual 10GbE, 2 x 1GbE 1 x IPMI (10/100 Mb/s)
Dual 10GbE, 2 x 1GbE 1 x IPMI (10/100 Mb/s)
Dual 10GbE, 2 x 1GbE 1 x IPMI (10/100 Mb/s)
Power Redundant 1100W,
110/1620W, 208V Redundant 1620W, 208V Redundant 1620W, 208V Redundant 1100W, 110/1620W, 208V
Redundant 1100W,
110/1620W, 208V Redundant 1620W, 208V
NX-1000
Series NX-7000
Series
NX-6000
Series
NX-3000
Series
NX-9000
Series
NX-8000
Series
Technical Specifications
Complete Portfolio
Simplify Deployment and Management
§ 100% so'ware-‐defined architecture
§ Installs in less than 1 day
§ Single intui:ve console with VM-‐
centric insight and REST APIs
ü Rapid Time To Value
ü Zero-‐touch infrastructure
ü Extensible manageability
Data Protection Services Data Reduction Services
System Resilience Services
Intelligent Data Tiering Services
Analytics and Monitoring Infrastructure Management
Nutanix Prism
Nutanix Distributed File System
Scale-out Control Plane
Scale-out Data Plane
VM VM
Integrated Data Protection
Nutanix Web-Scale Converged Infrastructure
Nutanix Solutions for Microsoft Environments
VDI
Branch
Office Disaster Recovery
Enterprise
Applica9ons
Private & Hybrid
Clouds MicrosoB
Applica9ons
Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform for Microsoft
Applications
Deploying Microsoft Exchange with Nutanix
SCALE SCALE
Exchange VMs Mail
Interaction Data Integration Service
Interaction
Users Users
Desktops
Desktops Applications/DataApplications/Data ServersServers
External Sources External Sources
§ Run all exchange roles on a single Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform
§ Benefit from compression &
deduplication optimizing capacity
§ Increased availability for virtualized Exchange utilizing HA and DRS along with Database Availability Groups (DAGs)
Microsoft Exchange
On Nutanix Web-Scale Converged Infrastructure
• Database Availability Groups – Microsoft Exchange 2010 and 2013
•
Provides mailbox resiliency and can be used as the primary protection mechanism.Secondary (also for compliance)
DR site
For litigation/
in-place hold VM
clones
Immutable copy Primary
copy
Secondary copy DAG
replication
Primary site
C: DB Logs
3,500
mailboxes/
2 rack unit
Web-Scale Infrastructure for Microsoft SQL Server
SCALE SCALE
MSSQL VMs Operational
Intelligence Data Integration Service
Interaction
Users Users
Desktops
Desktops Applications/DataApplications/Data ServersServers
External Sources External Sources
Transactional Databases (OLTP)
§ Localized I/O for low latency random operations
§ SSD for indexes and key database files
§ Ability to automatically tier data depending on usage
Analytical Databases (OLAP/DSS)
§ Local read I/O for high-performance queries and reporting
§ Abundant sequential write and read throughput
§ Scalable performance and capacity
Deliver Predictable Performance
19 19
ü Consolidate multiple workloads without working about overprovisioning
ü Get excellent price/performance allowing you to keep costs low
ü Do away with complex and disruptive upgrades
Mailbo x es
Number of Nodes
Pay-as-you-grow
The Journey to Private Cloud
The Journey to the Cloud OS
Traditional Datacenter
• Windows Server 2003
Virtualized Datacenter
• Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
Private and Public Cloud
• Window Server 2012 R2
• Microsoft Azure
• System Center 2012 R2
Hybrid Cloud & Cloud OS
Powering Cloud OS
Microso' Azure & Windows Server 2012 R2
Microso' System Center 2012 R2
Microso' SQL Server 2012+
Visual Studio
Nutanix Enables Microsoft Vision of the Cloud OS
Web-Scale Converged Infrastructure
• Fast performance in fraction the space
• Linear, predictable scale-out
• One platform for all
VMCaliber Operations
• Meet SLAs & cost effective DR
• VM and Infrastructure insight
• Non-disruptive operations
Eco-System Integration
• Certified turnkey infrastructure
• Minimal manual intervention
• Flexibility for customization
Distributed File System
OR
Web-Scale for the Cloud: Build or Buy
Build + Maintain
Advanced Data Optimization
Intelligent Analytics Dynamic Resource
Management
…
Simplified Management
Windows Azure Pack
+
What’s In
• Software-based
• Smart software, commodity HW
• Scale one x86 server at a time
• Highly distributed, but local storage
• Heavily automated
What’s Out
• Custom hardware
• Islands of storage
• Unused, overprovisioned resources
• North-south network traffic
• Low productivity tasks
Build Your Foundation with Web-Scale
What Makes Nutanix Unique
• Turnkey Infrastructure
• On-premise Private Cloud
• Hybrid Cloud Service
• Power of NDFS
• Fast linearly-scaling performance
• VMCaliber data protection
• Integration with Windows Azure Pack
• Nutanix Prism REST APIs
• Nutanix Powershell toolkit
On-
premises
Service
Providers
1
platform
Nutanix Solution for Private Cloud Fast Track
Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform
• Turnkey model for deploying Private Cloud using Hyper-V
• Converges compute and storage– no need for separate
storage
SW Defined Infrastructure
• Linearly scale performance from 3 nodes to 100s of nodes
• Mix and match nodes in a cluster depending on VM needs
Integration with Microsoft Stack
• Leverage integration with Azure Pack for on-premises cloud
• Use Nutanix Windows PowerShell toolkit for customize
scripting
2U space for 4 hosts
including storage
Runs Windows Server 2012 R2
with Hyper-‐V
Nutanix and Windows Azure Pack
Simple.
Tenant A Tenant N
VMs Databases Web Sites VMs Databases Web Sites
SC AL E
Windows Azure Pack
RE ST ...
Under the Covers: Web-Scale Converged Infrastructure
SCALE
NDFS NDFS
Hypervisor
SCSI Controller
SS D SS D H D D H D D H D D H D D
Controller
VM
User VM(s)
VM I/O
Hypervisor
SCSI Controller
SS D SS D H D D H D D H D D H D D
Controller
VM
User VM(s)
VM I/O
Hypervisor
SCSI Controller
SS D SS D H D D H D D H D D H D D
Controller
VM
User VM(s)
VM I/O
...
NDFS
ODX Trim
Deduplication
Compression
Native Snapshots
Native DR
Replication Data locality
ILM
No SPOF
HTML5 UI REST API
PowerShell API
Rich Analytics Tunable Redundancy
Availability Domains
Under the Covers: Nutanix Node
Hypervisor
SCSI Controller
SS D SS D H D D H D D H D D H D D
Controller
VM
Storage I/O
User VM(s)
VM I/O
Designed for High Availability…From the Ground Up
• Self-healing from disk failure
• Redundancy of key components
• Node failure resiliency
• Non-disruptive upgrades
• Tunable redundancy
• Transparent consistent checks
• VMCaliber Protection
• Eco-system integration
• Multi-site replication
• Metro Availability
• Cloud Connect
