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Build out your virtualized data center in the most flexible and cost effective way

By Sun Changhao

Introduction Comparisons Web Admin UI Architecture Mechanism Highlights Performance Authorization Support

Overview

Three versions: Convirt Open Source Convirt Enterprise Convirt Enterprise Cloud

Based on python and ajax Support KVM and XEN Non-agent management

SSH Http/Https/XML-RPC

Introduction

Arsalan FarooqCEO & Founder

Jaydeep MarfatiaEVP EngineeringFounder

Name Supported VM

Company Versions Applications

ConVirt Xen&KVM ConVirt Open Source&Enterprise

Eucalyptus Xen&KVM&Vmware ESX

Eucalyptus Systems, Inc.

Open Source&Enterprise

NASA SONY PUMA Plinga Trend Micro..

OpenStack Xen&KVM&XCP/Vmware ESX&LXC

NASA&Rackspace Open Source NASA HPCloud CANARIE MercadoLibre AT&T

OpenNebula

Xen&KVM&VMware ESX

OpenNebula.org Open Source&Enterprise (250 euros/ year*server)

CMCC KPMG esa cern telefonica

OpenQRM Xen&KVM&XCP/Vmware ESX&LXC&OpenVZ

OpenQRM Enterprise Open Source&Enterprise (480/960/1920euros/month)

OSS it-novum

XenServer Xen Citrix Open Source

Oracle VM Xen Oracle Free&Affordable enterprise quality support

Cern MercadoLibre Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

CloudStack KVM&VMware ESX&Hyper-V

Cloud.com Community Edition Intel TrendMicro Appfog puppet

Comparisons

Web Admin UI

ConVirt Open Source is built on a brand new, 3-tier, repository based architecture, delivering the scalability, security, and integration ability necessary to satisfy even the most demanding organizations.

Highly interactive Web interface Data Repository Scalable and reliable agent-less

architecture Multi-user administration

Architecture

ConVirt Management Server(CMS) Managed Server Shared Storage

Architecture

CMS

Shared Storage

01

Managed Server

03

Managed Server

02

Managed Server

01

CMS ConVirt Service MySQL service

Managed Server Manage VM configurations Manage VM disks

Storage Mail Server LDAP Server Third Party Tools

Mechanism

Agentless control CMS logs in on managed server by SSH CMS invokes VM control commands CMS collects Virtual Machine/Server/Sever

Pool/DataCenter data and stores in MySQL on CMS

Remote console CMS logs in on managed server by SSH CMS invokes socat and establish connection Client can view managed VM via remote

console such as VNC etc. Migration(detail in later slides)

Mechanism

Managed Server

CMS

Experiment environment Monitoring Configuration management Template-based provisioning Migration

Live migration Normal migration

Administration Management Advanced automation and scalability features

High availability Elastic storage and resources

Highlights

Server Name

Role OS

CMS1 CMS CentOS

NFS1 Shared Storage(NFS) Server

CentOS

Lab1 Managed Server(KVM) CentOS

Lab2 Managed Server(KVM) CentOS

Lab3 Managed Server(KVM) CentOS

Lab4 Managed Server(KVM) CentOS

Lab5 Managed Server(KVM) CentOS

Experiment environment

Messaging Remarks

SSH Implement SSH login without password before managing servers

Monitoring

Monitoring VM

Monitoring VM

Monitoring Server

Monitoring Server

Monitoring Server Pool

Monitoring Server Pool

Monitoring Datacenter

VM Remote Console

Configuration

Configuration

High configurability Restricted elasticity* View console support Template-based provision

Provision

Provision

Provision

Provision

Provision

Normal migration Live migration

Share VM disk via shared storage(NFS/iSCSI/AOE/..)

Connection between source and target servers

Transfer VM configuration and device information

Transfer VM memory Suspend VM on source server Restore VM on target server

Migration

Administration

Management

Advanced features are available in ConVirt Enterprise and ConVirt Enterprise Cloud

Such as: Enhanced scalability Alert and notification High availability Backup and recovery VLAN integration Storage automation Dynamic workload management Virtualized-to-Cloud conversion Integration with Amazon EC2 Virtual datacenter …

Advanced Features

Company PC can provide 5+ VMs CMS failover does not affect VMs Network bottleneck Better utilization of hardware More green, and more economical

Performance

Performance

ConVirt Open Source is a GNU GPL(General Public License) product, and can be downloaded and used free of charge

ConVirt Enterprise and Enterprise Cloud is authorized by installing licence on CMS servers.

A license guarantee one server with proper upgrade update and permanent use.

The price for ConVirt Enterprise is 1090$/(license).

Authorization

Community Support: free resources including online help, user documentation, installation manual, developer guide, HOWTOs and FAQs etc. on the free community forum.

Incident-based Support: a flexible, "pay-as-you-go" support option with a guaranteed initial response within 24 hours..

The Gold Support Package: Up to 30 incidents per year during the one-year period Guaranteed initial response time of 24 hours 12*5 phone support 24*7 online support Indemnification Quick-Config toolset Maintenance, which includes all product patches and

upgrades

Support

Q&A

Thanks for your attention

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