Preparing for "The Big One": Protection and Recovery Using Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 SPHector Linares Vishal MehrotraSenior Program Manager Principal Program Manager LeadMicrosoft Corporation Microsoft Corporation

MGT327

   

Infrastructure

HA VMM ServerPowerShellUpgradeCustom Properties

Services

Fabric

Clouds

Overview: System Center 2012 VMM

Server Lifecycle ManagementMultiple HypervisorsNetwork ManagementStorage ManagementDynamic Optimization

Service TemplatesApplication DeploymentCustom Command ExecutionImage-based Servicing

Application Owner UsageCapacity and CapabilityDelegation and Quota

Themes: System Center 2012 SP1 VMM

Multi-tenancyPartner Enablement

Windows Server 2012 Perf and Scale

Increase ScaleIncrease PerformanceDecrease Latency

Large VMsLive Migration EnhancementsNetwork VirtualizationStorage ManagementClustering & High Availability

Tenant AdministratorVM Network IsolationService Deployment

UI Add-insService TemplatesServer Hardware ProvidersLoad Balancer ProvidersStorage automation

Windows Server 2012 + System Center 2012 SP1

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V & Failover Clustering

Management for the private cloud

Platform for the private cloud

In this session, we will –Focus on clustering enhancements in Windows Server 2012Discuss how VMM 2012 SP1 enables seamless management of these new capabilities.

NOTE: This is an early preview!!!None of these VMM features are available in the CTP-2 builds of VMM 2012 SP1

Massive clusters & CSV2

Windows Server 2012 supports an industry best 4,000 VMs per cluster and can now massively scale out to 64 nodes

in a cluster

Massively scalable clusters!!!

Massive scale-out and scale-up capabilities on Windows Server 2012

4x scale over Windows Server 2008 R2

Scale out to 64-nodesScale up to 4,000 VMs per cluster

Up to 1,024 VMs per node

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Effortless management

Support for CSV2

Windows Server 2012 – Next generation Scale-out app platform

Supports file servers - File based (SMB) storage for Hyper-VImproved backupDirect I/O for more scenarios

Better VM creation and copy performanceMulti-subnet support

VMM 2012 SP1 will:Support CSV2 and CSVFS for Windows Server 2012 clustersSupport converting available storage to CSV2 and vice-versaContinue to support CSV v1 for Windows Server 2008 R2CSV2 is enabled by default for Windows Server 2012 based clusters.

Preferred Owners

VMM 2012 SP1 support for Preferred Owners

VMM 2012 SP1 will:Refresh existing preferred owners settings configured on the cluster.Enable you to add, edit & remove preferred owners from VMM console & PowerShell.‘Remember’ this setting as long as the VM remains within the cluster – lost if moved to a standalone host/different cluster.

You cannot set preferred owners during new VM creation You cannot set preferred owners during new VM template creation

Placement/Dynamic & Power Optimization

On VMM 2012 SP1:Warning when trying to place VM to a node that is not in the VM’s preferred owners list.Dynamic optimization will move VMs that are not on a preferred owner.

Maintenance mode ignores this setting (i.e., not a hard block)Preferred owners will be ignored in overcommit calculations.

Possible Owners

VMM 2012 SP1 support for Possible Owners

VMM 2012 SP1 will:Refresh existing possible owners settings configured on the cluster.Enable you to add, edit & remove possible owners from VMM console & PowerShell.‘Remember’ this setting as long as the VM remains within the cluster – lost if moved to a standalone host/different cluster.

You cannot set possible owners during new VM creation You cannot set possible owners during new VM template creation

Placement/Dynamic & Power Optimization

On VMM 2012 SP1:Zero stars when trying to place to a node that is not in the VM’s possible owners list.DO will move VMs that are not on a possible owner.VMs will not be migrated to a node that is not a possible owner.

VMM Maintenance mode ignores this setting (i.e., not a hard block)“Can’t calculate over-commit” warning - for VMs with custom possible owners configured.

VM Priority

HighMedium

Low

VM Priority - Windows Server 2012 clusters

VM priority enables the failover cluster to:

Start the most important VMs firstEnsure the most important VMs are runningPre-empt & shut down low priority VMs to free up resources for higher priority VMs to start

Ideal for infrastructure servers (DCs) or tiered architecture (back-end, middle-tier, customer-facing)

VMM 2012 SP1 support for VM Priority

VMM 2012 SP1 will:Refresh existing VM priority settings configured for VMs on the cluster.Enable you to configure VM priority from VMM console & PowerShell.‘Remember’ this setting even across VM migration (VM priority moves with VM).Setting ignored for VMs on standalone, Win 7 cluster, ESX & Xen hosts

You can set VM priority during new VM creation You can set VM priority during new VM template creation

VMM placement engine ignores VM priority – enforced by the failover clusterMaintenance mode ignores VM priority.

VMM Availability Sets

Windows Failover Cluster Anti-affinity

You can configure VM anti-affinity on Windows failover clusters:

Feature available on Windows Server 2008 R2 & Windows Server 2012Keeps specific VMs off the same cluster node.

On failover clusters, VMM 2012 SP1 Availability Sets leverages cluster anti-affinity:

VMM will automatically create anti-affinity class names in accordance with configured availability set.For Windows Server 2008 R2 & Windows Server 2012 clusters

Introducing VMM ‘Availability Sets’ …

Availability Set: “DCs”Availability Set configurable anti-affinity rules for VMs

VMM 2012 SP1 ensures VMs are placed on different hosts for better availability.

VMM Placement algorithm offers suggestions based on availability sets.

Works across:Standalone (non-clustered) Hyper-V hosts*Hyper-V clusters*Xen Server hostsVMware hosts

* Windows Server 2008 R2 & Windows Server 2012 based hosts

VMM 2012 SP1 support for cluster Anti-affinityVMM 2012 SP1 will:

Enable you to add, edit, rename & remove availability sets from VMM console & PowerShell.Create required anti-affinity class names on failover clusters when you create availability sets.Refresh existing anti-affinity class names set using Failover Cluster manager or PowerShell cmdlets.‘Remember’ this setting across migrations.Enable self-service users to create service instances that leverage availability sets.

You can:Assign multiple availability sets to a VM.Add unlimited number of VMs per availability set.

Placement/Dynamic & Power Optimization

On VMM 2012 SP1:Warnings displayed when trying to place VMs belonging to an availability set on the same host.DO will try to fix cases where VMs in an availability set are on same cluster node.

VMM Maintenance mode ignores this setting (i.e., not a hard block)

Availability Sets & VMM Services

VMM Services can leverage ‘Availability Sets’Availability sets – configured at the machine tier levelEnsures that VM instances of a machine tier are placed on different hosts.

SSUs can request availability sets for their VMsSimple checkbox experienceAvailable from the VMM Service Template Designer

Management Notes

Cluster Aware Update (CAU)For Hyper-V clusters, the recommendation is to use VMMPlacement and dynamic optimization will load balance VMsVMM does not call CAU APIs for draining or failbackVMM works for pre-Win8 and Win8VMM is aware of cluster in PAUSE state

Cluster state will be updated to PAUSE Nodes go into “Needs Attention” state

Application HealthApp level awareness for failover purposesTargeted at customers who do not deploy OM

Recovery

Online Snapshots

Disk-Based Backup

Active Directory

Tape-Based Backup

Data Protection Manager

Up to Every 15 minutes

Disaster Recoverywith offsite replication and tape

Data Protection Manager

Data Protection Manager Overview

Themes: System Center 2012 SP1 DPM

CloudWindows Server 2012

Perf and Scale

CSV 2.0Remote SMBData DeduplicationVM Mobility…

DPM Backup to Cloud

Increase ScaleIncrease Performance

80% backup performance improvementParallel BackupsLive Migration

Hyper-V Over CSV VM Protection

Efficient backup using Remote SMBHosts and/or SMB can be clustersLive Migration

Hyper-V Over SMB

Uninterrupted data protection upon VM live migration• Inter Cluster• Intra Cluster• Standalone to Standalone• Cluster to Standalone and vice versa

Uninterrupted Data Protection - VM Mobility

Protection for Windows 2012 Features

Efficient Data protection of Deduped file system volume• Efficient over the wire• Efficient on DPM storage

Deduped File System Protection

demos

Vishal MehrotraPrincipal Program Manager LeadMicrosoft Corporation

Protection for CSV, Remote SMB, VM Mobility and DeDupe

DPM Backup to Cloud

Online Snapshots

Disk-Based Backup

Active Directory

Tape-Based Backup

Data Protection Manager

Up to Every 15 minutes

Disaster Recoverywith offsite replication and tape

Data Protection Manager

DPM Backup to Cloud

Cloud Backup

demo

Vishal MehrotraPrincipal Program Manager LeadMicrosoft Corporation

DPM backup to cloud

Challenges

Security/ComplianceCan US govt. get access to my data ?What happens if cloud gets hacked ?What happens if cloud operations person want to misuse this data ?Can Steve Ballmer get access to my data ?

You are safe for all of the above as data is always encrypted and private key is with YOU and not in cloud.Can I control where data reside ?- Yes

NetworkingCompression Network Throttling

Related ContentBreakout Sessions

MGT314 - What's New in System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine ManagerMGT316 - Overview of Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 - Storage ManagementMGT317 - Overview of Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager ServicesMGT319 - Infrastructure Management: Configure and DeployMGT320 - Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012: Zero to Cluster to CloudMGT321 - Service Template Creation from the Ground UpMGT326 - Building a Hosted Cloud Using Microsoft System Center 2012 and Windows Server 2012VIR312 - Compete to Win, Part 2: Comparing Private Cloud CapabilitiesMGT322 – Backup your Private Cloud workloads Before its too late

Other SessionsMGT41-HOL- Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Infrastructure Components ManagementMGT42-HOL - Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller Creating, Deploying, and Managing Service TemplatesMGT53-HOL - Microsoft System Center 2012 Application Self-Service and Managing Applications across CloudsPRC03 - Pre-Conference Seminar - Private Cloud ImmersionMGT61-HOL Microsoft System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager: A First look

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