Virtual Strategies

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Virtual Strategies

• Dan Mentzer
• Matt McLaughlin

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Topics

• Desktop Virtualization
• Server Virtualization Project
• Open Discussion

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Desktop Virtualization

• Packaging Environments
• Clean OS Images
• Initial Deployment Testing
• Simulated Deployed Environments
• Software Testing

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Desktop Virtualization

• Secured Desktop
• Privilege Isolation
• Software Isolation
• Virtual Test Lab
• Prototyping Forest Changes

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Server Virtualization Project

• Rationale
• Targeted Servers
• Servers Avoided
• Project Design
• Anticipated Benefits
• Results Ask us next year

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Rationale

• 1U Server Proliferation
• Power
• Cooling
• Server Maintenance
• Hardware
• Software

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Targeted Servers

• Targeting Both Linux and Windows
• DCs
• AV
• Printing
• LDAP/DNS/Radius
• Web
• Low use app/file servers
• License

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Servers Avoided

• First Pass
• SMS
• RIS/Software Install
• Webmail
• Terminal Servers ?
• Specialized Hardware
• License

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Project Design

• Hardware
• 2 x HP DL585
• 4 x Dual Core Opterons, 16 GB RAM, 4 x Gb NICS
• 4 x 2Gb FC
• Virtual Machine on HP EVA 3000
• Software
• VMWare ESX Server
• VMWare Virtual Center

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Anticipated Benefits

• Save on Power/Cooling Requirements
• Reduced Rack Usage
• Savings on Hardware Contracts
• Reduce/Eliminate new server purchases

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Results

• ???
• Ask us next year

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Open Discussion

• What do you think?
• What are you doing?