Post on 12-Aug-2020
VMware vSphere® solutions using NEC products
Express5800×VMware®
http://www.nec.com/en/global/solutions/servervirtualization/vmware.html
A new level of performance and know-how. NEC's server virtualization built in partnership with VMware.
Express5800 × VMware
NEC Corporation - Americas and Global Platform Division
Email: global@soft.jp.nec.comhttp://www.nec.com/en/global/solutions/servervirtualization/vmware.html
© 2014 NEC Corporation. NEC and the NEC logo are registered trademarks of NEC Corporation. Cat.No. B01-14020011E
Quick launch of WebManager to check details and perform operations
Server running resources identi�able at a glance
Monitoring status of each server can be checked at a glance
EXPRESSCLUSTER can be managed on VMware vCenter Server
A plug-in for VMware vCenter Server, which manages virtualized
environments, is available, allowing central management of statuses
such as the cluster status of virtual machines from VMware vCenter
Server.
Stop Stall Setup
Improved availability of Single Server virtualized environments
EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServerSafe performs single server fault monitoring and recovery by using the technology and know-how devel-
oped for EXPRESSCLUSTER. By monitoring hardware and software anomalies and executing prompt restart when a failure occurs, it deliv-
ers high availability for virtualized environments implemented by a single server.
EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServerSafe
Detects abnormal termination of applications and services
EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServer-
Safe detects unexpected abnormal
termination of applications and per-
forms recovery by restar t ing the
applications automatically. EXPRESS-
CLUSTER X SingleServerSafe can
also monitor original applications.
EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServer-
Safe detects stalls that do not leave
behind abnormality traces such as a
syslog or error log, and automatically
restarts the stalled item to recover the
operation.
EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServer-
Safe creates a con�guration informa-
tion �le of�ine, making it easy to move
from an evaluation machine to the
production environment, or deploy the
same con�guration to other systems.
Detects software, OS, hardware access stalls
Setup information can be saved to enable easy deployment to other systems
•The 3 Ss for single server operation
• VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http://www.vmware.com/go/patents.• VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions.• Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.• Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries.• All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.• Information in this brochure is subject to change without notice.
Contact Information
As of February, 2014
Servers that are dispersed and scattered across various applications and/or divisions can be consolidated and optimized. This allows you to use hardware resources more effectively, leading to reductions in costs such as electric power, air conditioning, installation space, and maintenance.
Multiple servers and OS environments are required for development and evaluation. Through the introduction of virtualization, different OSs can be run on a single server, resulting in signi�cant hardware procurement cost savings and greatly simplifying environment preparations.
The construction of backup sites requires the creation of a system with the same con�guration as that of the main site. The introduction of virtualiza-tion enables consolidation of the standby servers of the backup site, yield-ing signi�cant IT cost savings.
Even when the continued use of existing systems is made dif�cult by the end of support of constituent servers, these systems can be run on the latest servers through the introduction of virtualization, allowing them to continue being used in a safe and secure manner.
VM
Storage DRS* / DRS/Network I/O Control / Storage I/O Control
Auto Deploy* / Pro�le-driven Storage* / Host Pro�le
Virtual appliance version vCenter Server* / Web client
*: New functions and features available from VMware vSphere 5
• Improved resource scalability
• Intelligent policy management
• Flexible hybrid cloud management
VM VM
Server virtualization
2 3
VMware vSphere, the industry standard for server virtualization, further evolved for the future of the cloud.
Express5800 × VMware
Bene�ts of VMware vSphere for server virtualization
VMware vSphere 5 features
VMware vSphere achieves server virtualization that enables multiple
OSs (such as Windows and Linux) and applications to run simulta-
neously by operating multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single
physical server.
Server virtualization allows you to use IT resources more effectively,
improve operational ef�ciency, and reduce TCO by integrating serv-
ers, leveraging existing systems, consolidating development and
evaluation environments, and providing business continuity in times
of disaster.
Integration of dispersed and scattered servers
Consolidation of development and evaluation environments Business continuity at low cost in times of disaster
VMware vSphere
Windows Windows Linux
• High performance and scalability
• High availability and disaster recovery
• Broad range of support
64vCPU, 1TB vRAM* / Hot Add / Flash Read Cache* / Big Data Extensions*
vSphere HA / App HA* / vCenter SRM (separate product)
Over 80 guest OSs and many third-party products
Reliable execution of critical applications Quick response to changing business needs
VMware vSphere 5 is virtualization/cloud infrastructure software designed to virtualize all systems.
It features over 200 new functional additions and expansions, including improved performance and scalability allowing
the virtualization of large-scale systems, and enhanced storage-related functions for safer and more ef�cient operation of critical systems.
Leveraging existing systems
Division server
Division server
Mail server
Mail server
ftp server
ftp server
Windows Windows Linux
VMware vSphere, the world's most trusted and widely deployed server virtualization software,
has been further enhanced as vSphere 5 for the era of full-scale cloud computing.
NEC meets the server virtualization needs of customers through a strong partnership with VMware, Inc.
Implementation of diverse functionality, from functions tailored to your SLA to automation functions and functions that prevent system interruptions
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
VMware vSphere
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
Physical server Physical serverPhysical server Physical server
Physical server
Physical server Physical server Physical server
Physical server
VMware vSphere
AP
OS
AP
OS
VMware vSphere
AP
OS
AP
OS
VMware vSphere
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
VMware vSphereVMware vSphere
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
Storage StorageHigh-load storage
Move Move
Restart Restart
VMware vSphere VMware vSphereVMware vSphere
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
Resource pool
Fully developed functionality
VMware vSphere
AP
OS
AP
OS
vSphere vMotion relocates virtual machines between physical serv-
ers without stopping the virtual machines or interrupting their appli-
cation sessions, allowing physical servers and storage hardware to
be maintained without affecting system operation.
vSphere vMotion
vMotion
vSphere Storage DRS determines optimum data storage locations
when creating disks for virtual machines and then launches vSphere
Storage vMotion to distribute storage space and I/O load so as to
prevent disk I/O bottlenecks.
vSphere Storage DRS
vSphere HA automatically relocates and restarts virtual machines
and applications when a failure occurs on a physical server or in the
virtualization software running on it, minimizing system downtime.
vSphere HA
vSphere DRS balances the load of the entire system by automatically
executing vMotion according to the load of each physical server
thereby improving the response of the CPU and memory during
times of high load and optimizing the performance of applications.
vSphere Storage vMotion relocates virtual disks or con�guration
�les to different storage devices while a virtual machine is running,
al lowing storage hardware to be ef�ciently maintained and
upgraded with no service interruption.
vSphere Distributed Switch simpli�es and strengthens provisioning,
management, and monitoring of virtual machine networks across
multiple physical servers. It offers a range of monitoring and
troubleshooting capabilities for network professionals.
vSphere DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) vSphere Storage vMotion
vSphere Distributed Switch
Failure
High load
Destination storage
Source storage
VM
VM
VM VM VMVM
VM VM VM VMVMVM VM
VM VM
VM
VMVM VM VMVM VM VM
VM VMVM VM
Automatic load balancing based on resource load status
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
vSphere Distributed Switch
Net State Net StateNet State
Physical server Physical server Physical server
VM VM VM
4 5
Express5800 × VMware
Skillful handling of system operation made more complex by server virtualization
Systems until now featured simple one-on-one relationships between a physical server and the OS and applications running on that server,
whereas virtualized environments are characterized by complex relationships in which multiple OSs and applications run on a physical server.
Moreover, in terms of architecture, virtualized layers are newly introduced between the hardware layer and OS/application layer, meaning an
increased number of elements that creates even more complexity.
For this reason, in a virtualized environment, both the physical server and virtual machines need to be skillfully managed.
Integrated management of VMware vSphere virtualized environment and physical environment
High availability and power saving in virtualized environments
Integrated platform management software NEC SigmaSystemCenter
Physical server Physical server
VMware vSphere
AP
VM
OS
AP
VM
OS
VMware vSphere
AP
VM
OS
OS
VMAP
OS
VMAP
OS
VMAP
OS
VMAP
OS
VMAP
OS
AP
OS
AP
Management serverServer 1 Server 2 Server 3 Server 4 Server 5 Server 1 Server 2 Server 3 Server 4 Server 5
on on on on on on on on off off
CPU utilization CPU utilization
Optimum load level Optimum load level
1. The load status of each physical server is monitored and variations in load are detected.
2. Operations are concentrated within an appropriateload range and redundant physical servers are powered off.
AP
VM
OS
AP
VM
OS
The state of the hardware is continuously monitored and when signs
of an impending failure are detected, the virtual machines are relocated
to a sound physical server to prevent operation interruptions. If an
actual failure does occur, the virtual machines are automatically
restarted and the operation is quickly resumed.
The load status of the virtual machines that are currently running is
detected and operations are concentrated on a small number of
physical servers within an appropriate load range, with the redundant
physical servers powered off to save power.
As the virtualization of servers progresses, systems that are unsuitable
for virtualization owing to ICT infrastructure conditions or OS and
application-related factors have emerged, and this has resulted in a
mix of virtualized environments and physical environments.
NEC SigmaSystemCenter centrally manages environments virtualized
by VMware vSphere and physical environments such as servers and
storage hardware, thereby reducing system administrator workload
by optimizing resources and automating operations.
NEC SigmaSystemCenter autonomously deals with current conditions,
from response to high loads or failures to power-saving operation,
thereby maintaining the ICT infrastructure in an optimal state. Further,
resources such as servers, storage hardware, networks, and
software are pooled, allowing them to be allocated to each system
as the need arises.
The CPU, memory, disks and other resources are considered as one
pool (a collection of resources) and are managed in an integrated
manner for ef�cient operation. The available amount of resources
for each application or system can be allocated as a sub-resource
pool, making the actual usage status of resources easy to grasp.
Resource pool
Resource pool
Sub-resource pool
Sub-resource pool
NetworkStorage
Storagedevices
Server
Servers
Software
Optimum resource allocation Fault recovery InstallationStarting/stopping
the machines
Storage setup Network setup Creating virtual machines
Con�guration management
Selecting necessary resources
Failure
Business system A
Business system B
An event occurs
Integrated management
Automatic operationNEC SigmaSystemCenter
Physical Windows environment
Physical Linux environment Virtualized
environment
Creating a resource pool
Allocated as sub-resource pools
Product lineup
VM VMHigh
load
Understand resource pool allocation and usage status
2. Restarts on sound physical server (sequence control also possible)
High-performance and high-availability middle-range models
En t r y and l ow- end models with advanced ECO features
Ef�cient operation by pooling resources
Detection of signs of failure in physical servers and relocation of virtual machines to sound physical server
Shutdown of redundant physical servers for power saving without loss of operation ef�ciency
CPU Memory Disk
CPU Memory Disk
CPU Memory Disk
1. Detects sign of impending failure on physical server
2. Relocates virtual machines and prevents operation interruption
VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere
Monitors the loadMonitors the load
Possiblefailure
1. Detectes actual failure on physical server
Bene�ts
NEC Storage M Series with power-saving design ideal for virtualized environments
Storage systems NEC Storage
SAN storage interconnecting servers and storage via a dedicated network
Enhanced functionality for better operability and system performance
vCenter plug-in for more ef�cient storage management
M100 / M300 M500 / M700
Assign logical disk to VMware vSphere
Select disk array
Select pool
Specify the logical disk capacity
Assignment complete
VMware vSphere Client screen
Create and assign a virtual disk with just 3 settings.
VMware vSphere 5.5
Function
Essentials Plus StandardEssentials Enterprise Desktop*1Enterprise Plus
Virtualization infrastructure package for small-scale environments
Virtualization infrastructure package for small&middle-scale environments
Virtualization infrastructure package for enterprise-class environments
Dedicated package for desktop virtualization
vCenter Server Essentials
vCenter Server Essentials
To be obtained separatelyvCenter Server FoundationvCenter Server Standard
To be obtained separatelyvCenter Server FoundationvCenter Server Standard
To be obtained separatelyvCenter Server FoundationvCenter Server Standard
To be obtained separatelyvCenter Server FoundationvCenter Server Standard
Actual failure
Concentrated access from multiple virtualized servers to NAS storage hardware over an existing network can degrade performance. SAN
storage connects servers and storage hardware via a dedicated network thereby maximizing the bene�ts of server virtualization.
The NEC Storage M Series for SAN storage is ideal for virtualization and cloud environments, supports ever expanding corporate data, and
provides environmentally friendly power saving. Equipped with
advanced ECO features, this product is affordable while offering
high reliability and high performance.
• Allows the creation and assignment of logical disks without using storage management tools
• Displays dependencies between datastores and NEC Storage logical disks
• Reduces server administrator workload by allowing ef�cient NEC Stor-age management and a grasp of the overall situation on the manage-ment screen for the virtualized environment
• Allows easy storage expansion as the number of virtual machines increases and the amount of data handled on virtual machines expands
vCenter Server
vSphere Hypervisor
vSMP
vCenter Operations Manager Foundation
Data Protection
vSphere HA (High Availability)
vSphere vMotion
Storage APIs for Array Integration, Multipathing
vShield Endpoint
vSphere Replication
Hot Add
Fault Tolerance
vSphere Storage vMotion
Virtual Serial Port Concentrator
DRS (Distributed Resources Scheduler) and DPM (Distributed Power Management)
Big Data Extensions*2
Storage I/O Control and Network I/O Control
vSphere Distributed Switch
Host Pro�le and Auto Deploy
vSphere Storage DRS and Pro�le-Driven Storage
Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) Support
Flash Read Cache*2
App HA*2
● ● ● ● ● ●
64-way 64-way 64-way 64-way 64-way 64-way
● ● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ●
● ● ● ●
● ● ● ●
● ● ●
● ● ●
● ● ●
● ● ●
● ●
● ●
● ●
● ●
● ●
● ●
● ●
*1 Up to 100 VMs can be used per license. *2 New function added from VMware vSphere5.5.
vCenter plug-in software works together with VMware vCenter
Server, which provides integrated management of virtualized envi-
ronments, to enable NEC Storage M Series information to be
displayed and managed on VMware vSphere Client or a web client.
Usually, both storage management tools and VMware vCenter
Server are required to assign logical disks to VMware vSphere. By
using the vCenter plug-in, however, this series of operations can be
executed at the same time on VMware vSphere Client or on a web
client, making it easy to create and assign logical disks.
DBserver
VM
OS
VM
OS
VM
OS
VM
OS
Printerserver
Fi leserver
Webserver
6 7
Since its launch in 1994, the Express5800 Series has continued to
incorporate the latest technologies and evolve in response to
changes in the market to answer the needs of customers.
Trusted and favored by many customers, a total of one million
Express5800 Series units have been shipped in Japan, an industry
�rst for PC servers, and this series has achieved the No. 1 share* for
seventeen years in a row.
In addition to blade servers, which incorporate many of NEC’s
advanced technologies and are ideal for server virtualization, the
Express5800 Series offers a broad array of space-saving, power-
saving, and quiet-operation products.
We support the server virtualization needs of our customers through one-stop solutions that
utilize our many years of know-how in virtualization technology to combine hardware such as
Express5800 Series and other high-performance storage systems, software products such
as integrated platform management software allowing integrated management of physical
and virtualized environments, and HA clustering software to improve availability.
Express5800 × VMware
Through redundancy of hardware modules such as the CPU, memory, hard disk
drives, and other components, and real-time synchronization, these servers
avoid system down-time by implementing instant switching in the event of a hardware failure.
In a virtualized environment, there is greater risk of hardware failures bringing all systems to a
stop, but by constructing a virtualized environment on these servers, stable operation without
business interruptions can be achieved.
Express5800 �agship products
Optimal products for creating VMware virtualized environments
NEC delivers one-stop solutions for high-reliability server virtualization
Fault tolerant (ft) servers
*1996-2012 domestic x86 servers (number of shipped units, shipment value) Source: IDC, Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, 2013Q1
NEC offers a broad lineup of rack servers suitable for
server virtualization. Our rack servers enable energy-
ef�cient operation of both hardware and software
through features such as peak power control to enable
high-density mounting within racks and high-ef�ciency power sup-
plies to minimize power loss.
NEC’s blade servers combine virtualization technology
to enable more ef�cient server consolidation. They con-
tain server, storage, and network components, reducing
installation space and power consumption requirements
and facilitating maintenance.
Rack servers Blade servers
Scalable HA servers
Normal server
Hardware
failure
Causes systemstoppage
Hardware redundancy minimizes risk of system stoppage
VMware vSphere
AP
VM
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
VMware vSphere
AP
OS
AP
OS
AP
OS
Fault tolerant server
PC servers Express5800 Series
Express5800 VMware
Storage system Integrated platform management software
Clustering software Virtualization know-how
Products for �eld installations such as of�ces and shops
Tower
RackProducts for businesses and enterprise data centers that use a large numbers of servers
• Large companies
• Data centers
Our energy-ef�cient servers are designed for energy
saving, high density, and easy manageability at the rack
level. They maximize power ef�ciency by consolidating
virtual machines and ensuring operation at reasonable
loads through the use of NEC's platform management technologies.
Energy-ef�cient servers for data centers These premium servers inherit NEC's rich heritage of
mainframe design to offer outstanding reliability, scal-
ability, and availability. They enable the realization of a
large-scale virtualization platform for running a large
number of virtual machines allocated on large-scale resources
within a compact form factor.
Clustering software EXPRESSCLUSTER
EXPRESSCLUSTER
OS
Application
VM (active)
OS
Application
OS
Failover
VM (standby)
EXPRESSCLUSTER
VMware vSphere VMware vSphere
Application failure
Virtualizationsoftware
failure
OS failure
Physical server(standby)
Physical server(active)
EXPRESSCLUSTER, the number one selling* disaster recovery and business
continuity solution in the Asia-Paci�c region, ensures high system availability by
monitoring system errors and transferring operations to a sound server when a
failure occurs.
While capable of detecting and handling hardware failures and some virtualiza-
tion software and OS failures, vSphere HA does not detect and therefore cannot
handle some application failures and OS failures on virtual machines. By using
EXPRESSCLUSTER in combination with vSphere HA, you can create a high-
availability virtualized environment capable of handling application failures and
OS failures that cannot be detected by vSphere HA.
Popular HA clustering software that is highly compatible with VMware vSphere
Application
OS
Virtualization software
Physical server
○
○
○
○
Failure handling scope
Overview of vSphere HA + EXPRESSCLUSTER functions
• Medium-sized companies
• Small businesses• Business units• Shops
• SOHOs• Sole proprietorships
VM VM VM VM VM
Hardware
failure
Hardware failure
* IDC Asia/Paci�c, August 2013 “Asia/Paci�c (Excluding Japan) Availability and Clustering Software MarketAnalysis and Forecast Update” (AP2670321U)
In a virtualized environment, multiple virtual machines run on a single physical
server. If that server fails, all the virtual machines running on the server stop until
the server is restarted. The subsequent halt in business operations and services
affects a company’s bottom line and leads to loss of trust.
As server virtualization increases in scale, the potential damage caused by stop-
pages escalates. Therefore, one of the major issues to be resolved in virtualized
environments is how to improve failure handling and availability.
VMware vSphere provides a range of features to improve availability but is not
always able to handle all failures. The answer is to combine VMware vSphere
with another mechanism (product). NEC’s popular disaster recovery and busi-
ness continuity solution EXPRESSCLUSTER can be used effectively with
VMware vSphere to improve failure handling and provide higher availability.
VMware vSphere
Failure
Virtualized environments must provide higher availability through better failure handling
Optional monitoring agents regularly monitor the status
of speci�ed applications and trigger a failover if they
detect an abnormal response or hangup, allowing busi-
ness operations to continue uninterrupted.
Monitoring agents provide features that are tailored to
speci�c applications running on databases, Internet
servers, application servers, and �le servers. This
enhances monitoring and leads to much higher availabil-
ity in a virtualized environment.
Failures of major applications can be detected by adding optional monitoring agents
Windows Windows
WindowsWindows
Monitoringagent
Monitoringagent
Without optional monitoring agent
Agent regularly checks target application
Application hangup detected
Abnormal response from application detected
Hangup
Databases (Database Agent)
Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, ODBC, PowerGres, etc.
Oracle, DB2, Sybase, PostgreSQL, PowerGresPlus, MySQLLinux
Linux
Linux
Internet servers (Internet Server Agent)
IIS, SMTP/POP/IMAP4, HTTP, HTTPS, etc.
apache, httpd, sendmail, post�x, popd, etc.
File servers (File Server Agent)
Samba, NFS
Application servers (Application Server Agent)
Tuxedo, WebLogic, WebSphere, Oracle, AS, etc.
Anti-virus software (Anti-Virus Agent)
Of�ceScan Corporate Edition
•Major supported applications
Linux
DBserver
VM
OS
VM
OS
VM
OS
VM
OS
Printerserver
Fileserver
Webserver
Physical server
VMware vSphere
Physical server
Server
stops
Virtualized environments must provide
higher availability.
Termination of processes detected as abnormality
Application hangup not detected
Running application
Running application
Failure
Abnormal termination of application detected (requires alive monitoring setting)
×
×
Application hangup detected
Abnormal response from application detected
Abnormal termination of application detected (requires alive monitoring setting)
With optional monitoring agent
Application hangup can be detected
Module #1 Module #1 Module #2
Sync
√
√
√
√