citrix xenserver 5.6: die neuerungen
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Die wichtigsten Features und Neuerungen von Citrix XenServer 5.6TRANSCRIPT
CitrixXenServer 5.6
Marcel Keller
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Enterprise-Virtualisierung und Cloud-Computing
• Unlimitiertes zentrales Management via XenCenter
• Ressourcen-Pools Live-Migration
• Shared FC, iSCSI, und NFS Storage
• Verfügbar via freiem Download von www.citrix.com
VergleichbareFunktionalität
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EnterpriseEdition
Platinum Edition
FreeXenServer
XenServer
Premium
Editions
Shared Storage (iSCSI, FC, NFS)
XenCenter Management
64bit, Windows, Linux Workloads
Live-Migration (XenMotion)
No socket restriction
High Availability
StorageLinkTM
Provisioning Services (p+v)
Lab Management
Performance Monitoring
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Active Directory-Integration
Storage Snapshots
Provisioning Services (virtual)
Stage Management
Workload Balancing
Workflow Studio Orchestration
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StorageLinkTM Site Recovery
Heterogeneous Pools
Live Memory Snapshots
Role-based Administration
Automated WLB + Power Management
Dynamic Memory Control
Lab Self-Service PortalNEW
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• Windows
• Windows Server 2008 64-bit & 32-bit & R2
• Windows Server 2003 32-bit SP0, SP1, SP2, R2; 64-bit SP2
• Windows Small Business Server 2003 32-bit SP0, SP1, SP2, R2
• Windows XP 32-bit SP 2, SP3
• Windows 2000 32-bit SP 4
• Windows Vista 32-bit SP 1
• Windows 7 32-bit / 64-bit
• Linux
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 32-bit 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1-4.5, 4.7, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 , 5.3; 64-bit 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
• Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 32-bit 9 SP2, SP3, SP4; 10 SP1; 64-bit 10 SP1, SP2, SP3, SLES 11 (32/64)
• CentOS 32-bit 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 , 5.3; 64-bit 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
• Oracle Enterprise Linux 64-bit & 32-bit 5.0, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
• Debian Lenny (5.0)
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Breite Unterstützung für Gast-Betriebssysteme
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Continued development of the free platform
XenServer 5.6 Platform Enhancements
• Enhanced performance and scale
• XenDesktop-driven enhancements
• XenConvert 2.2
• XenCenter improvements
• v6 licensing
• Common Criteria certification
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Focus on scalability, performance and improved TCO
XenDesktop-driven Improvements
Improve Storage• Block charge or buffer cache
• Final determination driven by performance test results
• Removal of auto SR scans
• Unsafe write caching
• Enable use of local (cheap) storage
• iSCSI offload support
• Reference architecture will still focus on NFS
Improve Start-up Time• Improved serialization of VM starts
Improve I/O Performance• Reduce XAPI logging
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• Usability enhancements• Multi-select
• Clearer UI
• XenCenter –plugins• XenCenter UI customisation
• Can add new tabs and menu items
• Menu items can go to web pages, or run executables
• http://community.citrix.com/xencenter/plugins
• Download / Advertising / Community site for XenCenter plugins.
• Dropped XenCenter support for XenServer 4.1
XenCenter Improvements
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• New kernel (2.6.27)
• Xen 3.4
• Multiple DVD drives and floppy drives
Other new platform enhancements in XenServer 5.6
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Citrix Lizenz-Server-Integration
• Gleicher Lizenz-Server wie bei anderen Citrix-Produkten
• Zentrale Überwachung
• Verfügbar als Virtual Appliance oder als Windows-Service
Hinweis: freier XenServer nutzt keinen Lizenz-Server
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Advanced
Dynamic Memory Control (DMC)
• Over-Commitment von RAM möglich
• Anpassung RAM-Konfiguration (VM) während des Betriebs
• Mehr VMs pro Server möglich
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Rollenbasierte Administration
• Zuweisung und Kontrolle von Rechten innerhalb einesPools
• Integration von Active Directory-Benutzern und -Gruppen
• Audit Logging über Workload Reports
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Role Abilities
Pool Admin Can do anything
Pool Operator Can do anything except assign roles and access host console
VM Power Admin Can do anything to VMs
VM Admin Can do most things to VMs: can’t choose a home server, or make snapshots
VM Operator VM lifecycle operations and console
Read Only Can only look at the pool, not change anything
Role-Based Access Control
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• XenCenter-gesteuerte live VM Snapshots
• One-click Revert
• Unterstützung fürVerzweigungen vonSnapshots
Live Memory Snapshot und Rollback
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Dynamic Workload Balancing
• Starten von VMs auf demoptimalen Server
• Automatisiertes VM Load Balancing
• Ein-/Ausschalten von Servernnach Bedarf
• Auslastungs-Reporting
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Dynamic Workload Balancing
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• Automated guest migration • Scheduled optimization changes: from
maximum performance to maximum density
• Power down unused servers• But still be anticipatory about your
workload needs
• Integration with main IHV out-of-band management solutions (HP ILO, DELL DRAC etc.)
…and Efficient Power Consumption
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Heterogene Pools (CPU Masking)
• Gleichzeitige Nutzung unterschiedlicher
Prozessorgenerationen innerhalb eines Pools
• Basierend auf Intel Flex Migration / AMD Extended
Migration
• Ideal für nachträgliche Pool-Erweiterung
• CPU-Kombinationen sind in HCL
hinterlegt
Pool
Intel
X55xxIntel
X55xxIntel
X56xxBeispiel:
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Heterogene Storage-Umgebungen
Pool Management
LUN Management
Host Access
Eine Instanz, ein Prozess,
standardisierter Zugriff auf
jeden unterstützten
Storagehersteller
Enterprise
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StorageLink – Ansteuerung über XenCenter
• Vollständige Nutzungbestehender Storage-Funktionen
• Reduzierte SAN-Beanspruchung
• Schnellere Installation / Konfiguration
• Vereinheitlichung von Storage-Prozessen
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System / Vendor
DataCore
Dell EqualLogic
EMC CLARiiON
GreenBytes
HP Enterprise Virtual Array “EVA” (SMI-S)
HP Modular Smart Array “MSA”
HP P4000 Series “Lefthand SAN/iQ”
IBM N Series
NetApp
Nexenta Storage Adapter
StorageLink – unterstützte Storage-Systeme
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StorageLink Site Recovery
Remote-SpiegelungSnapshot-basiertes
Staging/Testing
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StorageLink™
Site Recovery
• Remote-Spiegelung von Storageplatz für Disaster Recovery
• Einfache Konfiguration der Replikation
• Disaster Recovery Failover
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