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Thomas Chua Principal Consultant, Hitachi Data Systems
SINGAPORE
HITACHI DATA
SYSTEMS
SIMPLIFIED
INFRASTRUCTURE
SOLUTIONS
HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS CLOUD STRATEGY
HITACHI CLOUD STRATEGY
TECHNOLOGY
Integrated content and file portfolio
Enterprise and modular
Converged data center solutions
Management software
Technology packaging
Hitachi managed services
Delivery and collaboration with partners
Financial models
SOLUTION
Storage as a service
Infrastructure as a service
Platform as a service – scale up
Application as a service
DELIVERY
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
CONVERGED DATA CENTER SOLUTION STRATEGY • Solutions that combine storage, server and networking with
software management, automation and optimization
– Take a total solution approach
– Enable self provisioning and consumption of resources
– Deliver efficiencies with flexibility
– Optimize at the application, platform and hypervisor levels
– Maintain flexibility to consume technology as needed
• Delivering a wide range of technology, professional services, and customized
solutions
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
HITACHI CLOUD AND CONVERGED DATA CENTER VISION
Co
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gili
ty
Data Center Evolution
Key Transformation
Processes Infrastructure Cloud
Virtualize
Automate
Self-serve
Pay-per-use
Quicker deployment, automation and scalability, to help
organizations adopt cloud at their own pace and see predictable
results with faster time to value
Enabled by Hitachi Converged
Data Center Solutions
Consolidate
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
HITACHI CONVERGED DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS CUSTOMER CHOICE
LEVEL 1 Reference Architectures
BOM Deployment guides LEVEL 1
Reference Architecture
BOM
Deployment guides
LEVEL 1 Reference Architectures
BOM Deployment guides LEVEL 2
Hardware Integration
Orderable SKU
Validated Bundles
Solution specific support and services
LEVEL 1 Reference Architectures
BOM Deployment guides LEVEL 3
Management Integration
Tight integration of systems management
Orchestration, template-based management
LEVEL 1 Reference Architectures
BOM Deployment guides LEVEL 4
Services Integration
IT services blended into a unified framework
Customized services
Hitachi Solutions
for Hyper-V Cloud
FIRST AVAILABLE
Hitachi Unified
Compute Platform
Hitachi Converged
Platform for
Exchange
INVESTMENT PROTECTION
ADOPT AT YOUR OWN PACE
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
HITACHI CONVERGED PLATFORM FOR MICROSOFT
HYPER-V FAST TRACK
MICROSOFT HYPER-V CLOUD FAST TRACK
• Program announced November 8, 2010
• Building blocks for private cloud deployments
• Partner reference architectures as a platform, combining: – Server, storage, and network
– Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V
– System Center Management and Integrations
PARTNER PROGRAM
SPEED TO DEPLOY REDUCED RISK
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
Microsoft System Center Integration
Snap-Ins
Networ
k
Hitachi
Compu
te
Hitachi
Storag
e
HITACHI PARTICIPATION
Microsoft provides
– Guidance, requirements
– Validation of solution
Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Data Systems provide
‒ Reference architectures
‒ Bill of materials
‒ Microsoft integrations
‒ Deployment guides
‒ Operations guides
‒ Software and services
PARTNERSHIP
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V
Hitachi Software and Services
Hitachi Consulting Services
Microsoft Consulting Services
Hitachi Partner Services
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
HITACHI SOLUTIONS BUILT ON MICROSOFT HYPER-V CLOUD FAST TRACK
Predictability and performance
– Coordinated solution management leveraging Microsoft System Center
– High I/O performance and larger # of VMs
– Intelligent data location
Avenue for further automation – Path to use Hitachi UCP and it’s orchestration
First solution configuration
– Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 (8 blades)
– Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
Quickly address current needs
‒ Single source and pre-validated configurations
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
Microsoft System Center Integration
Snap-Ins
Network
Hitachi Compute
Hitachi
Storage
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 R2 with
Hyper-V
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
HITACHI SOLUTION COMPONENTS FOR HYPER-V CLOUD
HARDWARE 8 SERVERS 16 SERVERS
COMPUTE CHASSIS 1 Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 2 Hitachi Compute Blade 2000
BLADE SERVERS 8 blades (6 for guest virtual machine)
Xeon E5640, 8 cores per blade
72GB RAM per blade
Optional
Xeon E5670, 12 cores per blade
144GB RAM per blade
16 blades
Xeon E5640, 8 cores per blade
72GB RAM per blade
Optional
Xeon E5670, 12 cores per blade
144GB RAM per blade
VIRTUAL MACHINES Approximately 200. Optional – over 500. Approximately 450. Optional – over 1300.
BOOT AND LOCAL DISK Paging and host OS – Local Optional – Boot from SAN
Paging and host OS – Local Optional – Boot from SAN
IP SWITCHING Internal switch (ALAXALA) Internal switch (Brocade)
STORAGE ARRAY Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 – 110TB. Optional – varies.
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform -- 117TB. Optional – varies.
STORAGE SWITCHING Internal switch (Brocade) Internal switch (Brocade)
STORAGE TRANSPORT Fibre Channel (iSCSI for VM clustering) Fibre Channel (iSCSI for VM clustering)
STORAGE INTERFACE 8 Gb/sec FC, 1 Gb Ethernet (GbE) iSCSI 8 Gb/sec FC, 10Gb Ethernet (GbE) iSCSI if required, use QLogic switch
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
HITACHI SOLUTION COMPONENTS FOR HYPER-V CLOUD
SOFTWARE 8 AND 16 SERVERS OPTIONS AND
UPGRADES
MICROSOFT MANAGEMENT
System Center Suite
Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
Self Service Portal (SSP)
Operation Manager (SCOM)
Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Deployment Toolkit
System Center Opalis
Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
Data Protection Manager
WINDOWS OS HYPER-V SQL SERVER
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V
SQL Server 2008 R2
Windows Deployment Services 2008 R2
HITACHI MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATIONS
CB 2000 Server Conductor software
Hitachi Command Suite
Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2
SCOM server management pack
SCOM storage management pack (AMS only)
VMM SSP Powershell integration (AMS only)
VSS hardware provider
HITACHI CONVERGED PLATFORM FOR
MICROSOFT® EXCHANGE 2010
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TODAY’S MICROSOFT EXCHANGE ENVIRONMENTS DEMAND MORE
• Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 has become mission
critical as the corporate communications platform
• Traditional IT solutions require complex integration,
multiple support contracts and may not scale as
requirements evolve
• The Hitachi Converged Platform for Exchange 2010 is an
integrated compute, network and storage solution
optimized for Exchange 2010
• This solution provides the resilience, performance, and
scalability required for Exchange 2010 performance in
pre-tested single SKU configurations
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
HITACHI CONVERGED PLATFORM FOR EXCHANGE
PRE-TESTED, EXCHANGE -SPECIFIC SOLUTION
Reduce complexity while increasing predictability
– Simplified infrastructure
– No additional licenses needed with 2 LPAR configuration
– Easily scalable by 8,000 mailbox increments
Maximize system reliability and high availability
‒ Blade Server N+M cold standby
‒ Mailbox Availability Group (DAG)
‒ Site resilience
‒ Full duplex storage with RAID protection
Complete Exchange 2010 infrastructure
‒ Hitachi Compute Blade (CB) 2000
‒ Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) options
CB 2000
AMS 2100, 2300, 2500
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
HITACHI EXCHANGE CONVERGED SOLUTION OVERVIEW
Optimized and integrated unit
Triple protected high-availability platform
Enterprise scale via building block approach (small medium large) up to 96K users
AMS2000 storage sizing tool for Exchange 2010
Leverages Microsoft’s Guidance and best practices for Exchange 2010
Hitachi Compute
Network
Hitachi Storage
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Exchange 2010
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
HITACHI CONVERGED DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS
• Predictable, repeatable, reliable – Enterprise class components in pre-validated solutions
– Guidance, templates and built-in automation
• Simplicity and fast time to value – Quicker, simpler deployment from a single source
– Services for planning and implementation
– Intelligent automation of complex tasks enables
• Cloud at your own pace – Implement now, build it over time, and combine different solutions
– Extend solutions to current IT infrastructure
– Optimized solutions for various levels of convergence and needs
UNIQUE VALUE TO BRING BUSINESS CRITICAL WORKLOADS TO CLOUD
Simplified Converged Infrastructure Solutions
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT // THOMAS CHUA // HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS
Thank You