Dynamic Systems Initiative Dynamic Systems Approach: Reducing Cost and Complexity for Serverbased So

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Dynamic Systems InitiativeDynamic Systems
Approach Reducing Cost and Complexity for
Server-based Solutions

• Glenn Pittaway
• Group Program Manager
• Windows and Enterprise Management Division

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IT Complexity Cost
IT Budgets
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Application CapacityDistributed systems
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Organizational Capacity
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Challenges Span The IT Lifecycle
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Lessons from Manufacturing Industry
Source David M. Anderson, Design for
Manufacturability Optimizing Cost, Quality, and
Time-to-Market, Second Edition (2001), CIM Press
805-924-0200
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Knowledge Across The Application Lifecycle
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Capabilities Enabled by Models
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Designed For Operations
Operationally Aware Platform
Intelligent Management
Model-based development and authoring
tools Operationally aware applications
Model-based management tools End-to-end
automation of system deployment, monitoring, and
updating
Model-based automation infrastructure Increased
utilization and flexibility of resources
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System Definition Model

• System Definition Model (SDM)
• A formal model of a complete system
• All information pertinent to deployment and
  operations
• Machine-readable, capturing intent of developers
  and administrators
• System topology
• Developer constraints
• IT policy
• Installation directives
• Health model
• Monitoring rules
• Service Level Agreements
• Reports

Applications
Application Hosts
Network Topology OS
Hardware
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Models TodayTransferring knowledge to IT
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Management Packs
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Management Packs

• MOM Management Packs for packaged applications
• SDK for 3rd Party Applications

• Microsoft IT
• MOM 2005 benefits (6760 servers)
• 40 decrease - support head count
• 8?4 mgmt groups
• 54 MOM ?15 1 reporting
• Exchange Knowledge
• 4.5M Exchange messages daily
• 1.2M performance metrics gathered
• 42,000 events monitored
• lt1 alert/server

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Patching ModelsLower the cost of updating
software
Pre-deployment assessments
Targeted users

• Tools for companies of all sizes
• Operating systems and applications
• Hardware support

Opportunistic installs
Download efficiency
Rich reporting
15,000 companies use SMS worldwide to manage 10M
devices
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Designing for Operations

• Machine readable knowledge of the system as
  deployed
• Integrates policy as defined by architects,
  developers, and IT administrators
• Scales from single machine to distributed
  application

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System Definition Model

• Understanding of application structure
• Manage as a service
• Health monitoring
• Holistic view

• Desired configuration management
• Automated provisioning and deployment
• Network access verification

• Deployment sizing and capacity planning
• What if testing
• Integration with System Center Reporting Server

• Platform provides holistic view of the
  application, services, and the system
• Development tools enable operational requirements
  to be incorporated during development

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Microsoft Solutions
MOF Microsoft Operational Framework
MSF Microsoft Solutions Framework
Envisioning
Planning
Building
Deploying Changing
Operating
Supporting
Optimizing
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Heterogeneous Environments
ManagementPartners
WS-Management
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Implementing DSI
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DSI will result in reduced costs, improved
reliability, and increased responsiveness across
the entire IT life cycle
Automated, policy-driven IT systems that are
highly reliable, cost effective, and responsive
to changingbusiness needs
Easily meet or exceed SLAs and continuously
monitor customer experience to ensure satisfied
business units and productive end users
Applications that are delivered quickly and are
easier to deploy and maintain over time
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Call to Action and Resources

• Call To Action
• Leverage models to capture knowledge
• ISVs write MOM Management Packs
• ISVs extend the VS design surface for your
  application with the SDM SDK
• Resources
• DSI
• http//www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/dsi/d
  efault.mspx

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Community Resources

• Community Sites
• http//www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx
  
• List of Newsgroups
• http//communities2.microsoft.com/communities/news
  groups/en-us/default.aspx
• Attend a free chat or webcast
• http//www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/default
  .mspx
• http//www.microsoft.com/seminar/events/webcasts/d
  efault.mspx
• Locate a local user group(s)
• http//www.microsoft.com/communities/usergroups/de
  fault.mspx
• Non-Microsoft Community Sites
• http//www.microsoft.com/communities/related/defau
  lt.mspx