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SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATACENTER

IS THE FUTURE OF IT

Software-Defined Data

Center (SDDC) Components

Virtualized Compute, Network, Storage and Management

WHAT IS EVO:RAIL?A N I N T R O D U C T I O N

VMware EVO:RAIL

• EVO:RAIL software with vSphere and Virtual SAN technology is the key enabler

• Single SKU procurement model creates design and price predictability

• Simple, streamlined deployment and ongoing SDDC lifecycle management

• One support call

Simplify How You Buy, Deploy and Operate Your SDDC

Simply Deploy, Configuration and Management

Physical EVO:RAIL appliance

deployment

Basic appliance configuration:

Hostnames, IP Address Pools, Globals, and Passwords

EVO:RAIL Engine configures vCenter, ESXi, Virtual SAN,

and Log Insight

1. Rack

2. Cable

3. Power On

Ready for VMs!

Time to Value to first VM in 15 minutes from power on, once the EVO:RAIL appliance is racked and cabled into a configured TOR network switch

S O F T W A R E – D E F I N E D D A T A C E N T E R

“Build Your Own” Converged InfrastructureHyper-converged

Infrastructure

Hardware components (e.g. compute,

storage, networking) procured

separately.

Traditional datacenter components (e.g.

shared storage hardware, servers,

switches) integrated and sold in a single

chassis.

Integration of hardware (compute,

storage, and networking) with software

that provides a single point of entry for

SDDC lifecycle management.

KEY FEATURESWHY IS IT AWESOME?

TRUSTED TECHNOLOGY

vCenter Server Virtual SAN Log Insight EVO:RAIL

EngineESXi

PRESCRIBED 2U/4N PLATFORM

FROM QEP (QUALIFIED

EVO:RAIL PARTNERS)

AUTOMATED SCALE OUT

UP TO 4 HCIAs

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance (HCIA)

x1

x2

x3

x4

TOR Switch

TIME TO VALUE

TO FIRST VM AS

LITTLE AS 15M I N U T E S

NON-DISTRUPTIVE

PATCHING AND UPGRADING!

PRIMARY USE CASES

ROBOVirtual

Private CloudVDI

HOW IT CAME TO EXISTENCEWHERE IT STARTED AND HOW IT EVO:LVED

2013

MARCH

The First Pitch to Bogomil Balkansky - With VSAN on the horizon, we now

have all the core components – virtualized compute, network and storage

to build a 100% VMware powered appliance that can deliver time to value

to first VM in minutes. It can be as simple as setting up a Tivo box

“

”Mornay Van Der Walt

Sounds interesting, lets start with a prototype“ ”Bogomil Balkansky

The next 10 months – prototype, iterate, validate – all as a one man army!

Get Started Marvin

Welcome

Configure?

Hostnames Networking Passwords Global Services

Review Configuration Start Engine

Yes

Just Go

Extract DB Creds

from vCSACreate DNS DB

Copy DB SQL to

vCSA

Create DB Schema

and import data

Copy DNS Server

to vCSA

Locate hosts via

API, create

references in app.

Configure

Management

Network IP

Configure vSAN

Network IP

Configure vMotion

Network IP

Configure

Management

Subnet

Configure vSAN

Subnet

Configure vMotion

Subnet

Configure VM

Network Subnet

Configure

Portgroup gateway

Configure

Hostname

Configure DNS

zone for host

Reload DNS ZoneConfigure

Management VLAN

Configure vMotion

VLAN

Configure VSAN

VLAN

Configure VM

Network VLAN

Configure NTP

Server

Configure

TimezoneConnect to

Individual HostChange Password

Configure vCSA

Management IP

Configure vCSA

Mangement Subnet

Configure vCSA

Management

Gateway

Configure vCSA

Syslog

Remove temp

Network on Host 1

Restart vCSA

networking services

Connect to vCSA

Reconfigure DB

Allow remote

connection

Reconfigure DB

Allow local user to

access remote

Restart DB

Remove temp

Network on Host 2Remove temp

Network on Host 3

Remove temp

Network on Host 4

Completed Display Error On UI

Repeating Process Per Host

Error?

* * * *

* * * * *

Parse and modify

DNS Server config

*Copy parsed DNS

Config to vCSA

*Unpack & run DNS

Server

*Connect to DB

*

* * * * *

Configure vCSA

NTP

Restart vCSA

Syslog Services

* *

Show NGC Access

*

Remote Mode Only

Data Service operations

Shell / Non API Actions

Yes

Engine

UI

MARVIN Engine Configure Workflow

Reset ApplianceMarvin Admin

UI

Full Reset Or

Customize

Delete VM's Reset Stoage?Reset

Networking?

Reset

Passwords?

Start Reset

Customize

Just Reset

Everything

Load default config

into memory

Stop All VM's

Reset vCSA

Management IP,

Subnet & GatewayReset vCSA Syslog

Create temp

Network on Host 1

Restart vCSA

networking services

Create temp

Network on Host 2

Create temp

Network on Host 3

Create temp

Network on Host 4

* *

Configure vCSA

NTP

Restart vCSA

Syslog Services

*

Engine

UI

MARVIN Engine Reset Workflow

Reset Syslog? Reset DNS? Reset VC?

Select Hosts to

apply reset to

Are You Sure?

Yes

No

Delete VM's Delete non Factory

VM's

Cleanup Other non

Factory VM Files

Reset Storage

Reset

Networking

Reset

Passwords?

Reset Syslog?Reset DNS?

Reset VC?

Are VM's

Running

Delete All Files from

all volumes

Do VM's

Exist?

Delete Non factory

datastores

Reset factory

datastores

Connect to

individual host

Reset Password

Reset Management

IP, Subnet, VLAN &

Gateway

Reset vMotion IP,

Subnet, VLAN &

Gateway

Reset vSAN IP,

Subnet, VLAN &

Gateway

Reset VM VLAN

Reset HostnameReset Syslog

Reset VC

Password?

*

*

Yes Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NoNo

Reset StorageDo VM's

Exist?No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Present Marvin

Config UI

No

No

No

Yes

*

*

Reset

DNS?

Restore DB

SQL

No

Yes

Repeating Process Per Selected Host

HOST 1 HOST 3

HOST 4HOST 2 Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

vCSA

MARVIN Engine

VPXD / Supporting Services NGC

DNS ME VCPostgres

vCSA

MARVIN Engine

MARVIN APPLIANCE

Disk

Disk

Disk

HOST 1 HOST 3

HOST 4HOST 2 Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

vCSA

MARVIN Engine

VPXD / Supporting Services NGC

DNS ME VCPostgres

vCSA

MARVIN Engine

MARVIN APPLIANCE

Disk

Disk

Disk

The next 10 months – prototype, iterate, validate – all as a one man army!

Some prototypes were instantly scrapped, they were bad!

Both the UI and Platform went through many revisions!

PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE

AND TECHNOLOGY STACK

HOW DOES EVO:RAIL REALLY WORK?

CORE TECHNOLOGY

HTML5 CSS3 JAVASCRIP

T

CORE TECHNOLOGY

JAVA SPRING

PLATFORM

PYTHON

LOUDMOUTH

& SCRIPTS

BASH

SCRIPTS

CORE TECHNOLOGY

BACKBONE.JS jQUERY

CORE TECHNOLOGY

WEBSOCKETS

Currently Atmosphere

Drive server based messaging so the UI can respond to

events fired by long running tasks or alerts.

BROWSER SUPPORT

CHROME FIREFOX INTERNET

EXPLORER

10+

STRIPPED AWAY HEAVYWEIGHT FEATURES

TO MAKE WAY FOR SIMPLE VM AND APPLIANCE

MANAGEMENT

BUILT FROM THE GROUND UPFrom scratch using a blend of best in class open source and

VMware proprietary technologies.

MINIMAL MOVING PARTSNo separate VM’s to maintain, no additional databases

or user management systems, EVO:RAIL is integrated

directly into the core VMware vSphere stack.

LOUDMOUTH & ZEROCONFESXi CAN CHAT TO ITS FRIENDS NOW!

mDNS and DNS-SDZeroconf.org

LOUDMOUTHmDNSResponder PROTOTYPING

Python

EVO:RAIL INTEGRATIONNODE SPECIFIC TAGGING

EVO:RAIL SERVICE

USER EXPERIENCEA SIMPLE, ENJOYABLE JOURNEY

MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT

CUT FEATURES

NOTCORNERS

Configuration UI Experience

Configuration Workflow

While Configuring

When Done

VM Management Made Easy

Health Monitoring Made Simple

Even When Detailed

Configuring Additional Services

That is probably the slickest thing I have

ever seen in IT.... Ever

“

”@edhoppitt

Learning about EVO in the hang space. Impressed

with the UI. Would love to see similar through the

stack

“

”@virtualCanadian

EVO:RAIL VM sizing uses simple S/M/L interface.

Nice mix of technical depth and ease of use. Steve

Jobs would be pleased.

“

”@davidbuffo

Will be teaching my 11 year old to do #EVO:RAIL

deployments. Great after school job, bye bye paper

route and lemonade stand. Simplicity !!

“

”@luken7

The EVO products could be an iPhone moment for

enterprise use of cloud computing

“

”JP Morgan

How can I see and monitor all my appliances and

clusters with a single pane of glass?

“

”EAP Customer

WHAT NOW?

How can we integrate our tools and services into our

own EVO:RAIL offering?

“

”Qualified EVO:RAIL Partners

WHAT NOW?

How can I integrate this into my existing VMware

infrastructure?

“

”Early Customers

WHAT NOW?

THANK YOU!QUESTIONS?