Citrix XenServer andCitrix XenServer and Citrix Essentials for X S & H VXenServer & Hyper-V

A th F i L d S t E iAnthony Francis, Lead Systems EngineerDatacenter & Cloud Division26th November 2009

Agenda• Citrix XenServer• What is Citrix Essentials?What is Citrix Essentials?• What does the Industry & customers have to say!• What can you do with Citrix Essentials?• Essentials components & features in detailEssentials components & features in detail• XenApp on XenServer – Virtualising XenApp• Summary• Resources • Questions

Xen.org: From Client to Datacenter to the Cloud

Xen.org

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Citrix Product

XenServerXen • >3700 individual members 

OSS Project

Xen Client

Xenof Xen.org

• Over 250 companies contributingXen Client

InitiativeXenClient

g• Unique code contributions up over 110% YOY in Q1’09

• Xen org traffic up 58% YOYXen Cloud Platform

XenCloud

• Xen.org traffic up 58% YOY in Q1’09

Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute

Leverage Common Open Source Code Base for Xen Across Multiple Markets

Citrix Citrix Essentials Essentials 

FreeFreefor XenServer and Hyperfor XenServer and Hyper‐‐VV• Automated lab and stage management

D i i i i iFreeFree• Dynamic image provisioning• Seamless storage integration• High availability and resiliency• Performance Monitoring

Hyper‐VXenServer Hyper V(Windows)

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Citrix XenServer Platform

Features include at no cost Citrix XenServer

Enterprise Class. Cloud Proven. Free!

Bare Metal Hypervisor

Bare Metal Hypervisor 64‐bit

Maximum CPUs 32

Windows® and Linux guests

Unlimited servers, VMs, memory

Multi‐Server Management

P2V &V2V conversion

Shared SAN and NAS Storage

Centralized multi‐server management

Resilient distributed management architecture

XenMotion – Live Migration

Resource Pooling

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Live motion

Shared VM template library

Centralized configuration management

Live Snapshots

Active Directory Integration

v2v Conversions and OVF Support

Virtual infrastructure patch management

Intelligent initial VM placement

Intelligent Server maintenance modev2v Conversions and OVF SupportFine‐grained CPU resource controls

How‐swappable disks and NICs

Key Features – XenServer 5.5Enterprise Class. Cloud Proven. FreeKey Features XenServer 5.5

Enhanced SnapshotsEnhanced Snapshots

•High-Performance, live VM disk snapshots•Auto-select software-based or SAN-based •GUI based administration

Live Migration & B k

Live Migration & B k

•Enable planned maintenance by move VMs between physical h/w•Enables third-party solutions to backup XenServer VM’s& Backup

Enablement& Backup

Enablement

ab es d pa y so u o s o bac up e Se e s•VSS-based interface•Fast cloning (10 seconds or less)

Active Directory

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Active Directory

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•Eliminate Single User Administration Model (root)•Login to XenCenter using AD credentials•Administrative logging by userIntegrationIntegration •Administrative logging by user

XenServer 5 Momentum• ~7,000 Enterprise Customers

• Adding 1,000+ new per quarter

• ~60,000 Active Free XenServer Customers• Adding ~400 per day

• Estimated 15 - 18% market share*

• Running mission critical appsRunning mission critical apps

• DoD, FBI, USAF and others

S l l d• Some very large clouds

• Microsoft Validated Virtualization Platform

* Independent Goldman Sachs, Centrify studies

Best virtualization for Linux

Best virtualizationplatform

“Essentials for XenServer 5.5 now meets 100% of our enterprise requirements”

- Burton Group, 2009

Citrix Essentials for XenServer & Hyper-VCitrix Essentials for XenServer & Hyper VServer farm scaling• XenApp and XenDesktop 

Enterprise storage architectures• Native storage service enablement

deployments• Web servers

Dynamic image 

• FC SANs and iSCSI

Advanced storage integration (StorageLink)provisioning integration (StorageLink)

Pre‐production environments

Datacenter automation• High availability• Workload balancingenvironments

• Development and Test labs• Staging, Integration and Acceptance testing

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• Workload balancing

Orchestration & workload management

Automated lifecycle management

Key Features – Essentials for XenServer 5.5Advanced automation and management for the virtual datacenter

• Ongoing load balancing of VM’s across a poolWorkload BalancingWorkload Balancing

• Ongoing load balancing of VM s across a pool• Pool, VM, and Host reporting• Based on CPU, memory, network, disk metrics

StorageLinkStorageLink• Reduced storage use; fast VM deployment• Access to native storage servicesStorageLinkStorageLink • EMC CLARiiON, HP EVA/MSA/Lefthand, NetApp, EqualLogic, DataCore, Nexenta, LSI, IBM, etc

Lifecycle Management

Lifecycle Management

• Dynamic Provisioning of Workload • Automation of Lab and Production environments• Pre production application workflow automation

gg• Pre-production application workflow automation

Which Essential?XenServer Hyper-V

Those needing Enterprise HA Microsoft loyalists

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Those needing high performance Virtualising Windows onlyHeterogeneous environments Moving to Windows 2008

Essentials for XenServer Essentials for Hyper-VProvisioning Services Provisioning Services

StorageLink Technology StorageLink TechnologyLifecycle Management Lifecycle ManagementWorkflow Orchestration Workflow Orchestration

Xen/Hyper-V compatibility Xen/Hyper-V compatibilityXen/Hyper V compatibility Xen/Hyper V compatibilityHigh Availability

Dynamic workload balancingSi li itSimplicity

Citrix Essentials for XenServer 5.5Feature XenServer Enterprise Edition Platinum Edition

Native 64-bit Xen hypervisor

Windows and Linux guests

Unlimited VMs, unlimited memory, unlimited CPUs

XenMotion live migration

XenCenter management console

Multi-server management

V2V Conversions & OVF Support

Active Directory integration

Enhanced SnapshotEnhanced Snapshot

High availability

Workflow Studio orchestration

StorageLink – Advanced Storage Mgmt.

Workload balancing

Provisioning services – virtual servers

Provisioning services – physical servers

Lab Management

Stage Management

Workload Balancingg

Business Continuity High Availability: Unplanned downtimeHigh Availability: Unplanned downtime

Remote VM Guest StorageStorage

Traditional SAN ConnectivityTraditional SAN Connectivity

Virtualisation Host“Dumb” Storage Partition“Dumb” Storage Partition Snapshot

Thin Provision

Fast Clone

De-DuplicateVirtual DisksVirtual Disks

This turns expensive storage systems You cannot use the efficient into little more than “dumb disks”functionality on your SAN without 

affecting ALL virtual machines

StorageLink™ – Intelligent Connectivityg g y

StorageStorageCitrix 

StorageLink SnapshotVirtualisation Host

Virtual Servers

Thin Provision

Fast Clone

Cit i St Li k™ t h l l t

De-Duplicate

S t D t C EMC Cl ii HP Citrix StorageLink™ technology lets your virtual servers fully leverage all the power of existing storage systems

Supports DataCore, EMC Clariion, HP EVA/MSA,/LeftHand and NetApp, etc

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StorageLink Enables Multi-Hypervisor InteroperabilityUtilize Advanced Management Capabilities in XenServer and Hyper-V environmentsStorageLink Enables Multi Hypervisor Interoperability

• Run VMs on Hyper-V or XenServer without modification• Utilize XenServer for bare-metal

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Citrix Essentials for XenServer and Hyper‐V

Vi t l M hiperformance on Linux or mixed environments

• Utilize Hyper-V for general Windows virtualization Xe

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ter SCVMMVirtual Machine

Virtual Machine

• Maintain storage mappings when moving across platforms

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Virtual Machine

Hyper‐VXenServer

• Leverage Citrix Essentials as common set of advanced management toolsmanagement tools

Storage Mapping

Virtualisation is Becoming PervasiveVirtualisation is Becoming PervasiveDevelopment Iteration Staging Finalization

Engineering & QA ProductionStaging & UAT

• A proving ground for virtualisation

• Really a multitude of environments• Really a multitude of environments

Self-Service & Automation with (some) IT ControlSelf Service & Automation with (some) IT Control

• Provide self-serviceEmploy and

Automate

• Automate installations & processes

• Enable collaboration & sharing

CollaborateProvision

g• Easily reclaim hardware

Reclaim

Going from Pre-production to Production with EaseGoing from Pre production to Production with Ease

Lab Stage

Provisioning Services XenServer

Web Server Workloads

Workload Workload Bare Metal

High IO Workloads

Multiplied WorkloadsXenDesktop

Provisioning Services changes the gameProvisioning Services changes the game

Create a virtual workload image: OS, Apps and ConfigVirtualize

Store the virtual image on a network storage deviceStore

Stream the workload on-demand to target systemsStream

StreamVirtualize Store

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Vi t li i X AVirtualising XenApp

XenServer with XenAppXenServer with XenApp

Consolidation• 3-4x more users per host

Consolidation • Up to 75% fewer servers• No performance compromises

Increased Agility

• Fewer moving parts to manage• More flexibility and responsivenessMore flexibility and responsiveness

Higher Z d ti h t i tHigher Availability

• Zero-downtime host maintenance• Auto-restart High Availability

Traditional XenApp DeploymentsSAPSAPSAPSAPSAPSAPSAPCRM

•100s concurrent usersCRMCRMCRMCRMCRM

•10s servers (20-50 users/server)

•“Application silo” designCRMCRM •Example: Dual 2.0 GHz Processor (uni-core), 4 GB RAM

Reducing XenApp Server CountReducing XenApp Server Count

Solution: Virtualise the server with Citrix® XenServer™

3-4 times more users per (host) server

Before: 100 users After: 300+ users

16 GB RAM16 GB RAMTwo Quad-core processors4 XenApp Virtual Machines (4 GB RAM, 2 Virtual CPUs for each)

Physical Server4 GB RAMTwo processors

Provisioning Services with XenAppProvisioning Services with XenApp

• Before: Managing 20 servers and 20 images

Streamed on b t

• After: Managing 6 servers and 3 imagesDi k

SAP SAPSAPSAPSAP SAP

boot vDisksSAP

CRM CRMCRMCRM CRMCRM CRM

Test Results - Physical vs. Virtual XenApp on physical servers x4

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Physical servers1) Old servers: Dell PowerEdge 2650 (Dual 2.6 Ghz), 4GB RAM2) New servers Proliant DL360 G5 (Dual 3.0 Ghz), 4GB RAM

XenApp on XenServer x1 (4 VMs)

3) XenServer with 4 VMs (Proliant DL380 G5) 8 processor cores (2 per VM, 3.0 Ghz)G5) 8 processor cores (2 per VM, 3.0 Ghz)16 GB RAM (3.5 GB per VM)

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Built as a PlatformBuilt as a Platform

• Graphical workflow design canvas Citrix Workflow Studio ComposerCitrix Workflow Studio Composerp g

• Self-documenting with no scripting required Microsoft

PowerShellAPI

CallsCLI

ModulesWeb

Services

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3rd Party Plug-in

• Built-in conditional & dynamic flow controls

Citrix Citrix• Built on Windows Workflow

Foundation

CitrixReady

Products

3rd Party Infrastructure

Delivery Center

Products• Extensible communication

interfaces

Activity LibrariesActivity Libraries

• XenApp• XenServer• NetScaler

• Active Directory• Group Policy• Networking • NetScaler

• XenDesktop• Networking• Windows / WMI• PowerShell

SummarySummaryCitrix Essentials adds significant value to "Free" XenServer

• More efficient use of storage investment

• Reduce storage needs and streamline VM maintenance• Reduce storage needs and streamline VM maintenance

• Improve VM Lifecycle Management & Workload Balancing

• Offer High Availability to services

• Choice of either Essentials for XenServer or Hyper-V• Choice of either Essentials for XenServer or Hyper-V

Resources

• Essentials Info:// /• http://www.citrix.com/xenserver

• http://support.citrix.com/product/xens/

• http://community.citrix.com/cdn/xs

• http://community.citrix.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=73564465 XenApp on Nehalem Processors

• XenApp on XenServer Test KitXenApp on XenServer Test Kit• http://community.citrix.com/cdn/xs/XenServer+Resource+Kit

• XenServer EducationXenServer Education• http://www.citrixtraining.com/

• Implementing Citrix XenServer Enterprise Edition 5.0

• CXS-201-1W or CXS-200-1I

For a Limited Time Only!

• Free XenServer Online CourseFree XenServer Online Course• http://www.citrixtraining.com/

• Introducing Citrix Essentials for XenServer 5.5

• Deep Link:

• http://www.citrixtraining.com/courses/course_view.cfm/course_id:274/cgroup_id:30