Platform Management Platform Management Futures (AMD)Futures (AMD)

Valerie K. KaneValerie K. KaneSoftware Program ManagerSoftware Program Manager

Dave TobiasDave TobiasManagerManagerSystems Manageability InitiativesSystems Manageability Initiatives

Software Strategy & AlliancesSoftware Strategy & AlliancesAdvanced Micro DevicesAdvanced Micro Devices

AgendaAgenda

Platform Management: TCO DriverPlatform Management: TCO Driver

Industry TrendsIndustry Trends

Convergence of Security, Virtualization Convergence of Security, Virtualization and Managementand Management

Interoperability and StandardsInteroperability and Standards

AMD EcosystemAMD Ecosystem

AgendaAgenda

AMD Partners and InnovationAMD Partners and InnovationPeppercon/Raritan: Naim MalikPeppercon/Raritan: Naim Malik

Embotics: Jay LitkeyEmbotics: Jay Litkey

Microsoft: Barry ShilmoverMicrosoft: Barry Shilmover

DemosDemosClient ManagementClient Management

Server ManagementServer Management

Desktop Manageability CostsDesktop Manageability CostsSource: Gartner Research, August 2004Source: Gartner Research, August 2004

Administration, operations and

end-user IT costs outweigh initial

HW/SW acquisition costs

Gartner’s Take On Client Gartner’s Take On Client ManagementManagement

““Most IT managers do not take full advantage of the Most IT managers do not take full advantage of the client management tools provided by PC vendors, client management tools provided by PC vendors, even though these tools offer a variety of potentially even though these tools offer a variety of potentially useful features. This is mostly because few useful features. This is mostly because few companies have only one PC supplier, and companies have only one PC supplier, and deploying tools for PCs from multiple vendors is deploying tools for PCs from multiple vendors is inefficient.inefficient. So companies would rather look to So companies would rather look to independent software vendors (ISVs), which can independent software vendors (ISVs), which can manage all their PCs.”manage all their PCs.”

- Gartner, “Client Management: A comparison of the leading PC vendors”, Dec. 2004- Gartner, “Client Management: A comparison of the leading PC vendors”, Dec. 2004

Industry TrendsIndustry TrendsDecentralized on-demand computingDecentralized on-demand computing

Transition from monolithic, central (mainframe) servers to Transition from monolithic, central (mainframe) servers to a more decentralized grid of on-demand computational a more decentralized grid of on-demand computational resources usingresources using

Economic x86 based PCs, workstations, and serversEconomic x86 based PCs, workstations, and servers

VirtualizationVirtualization

Clusters and load-balancingClusters and load-balancing

SLA monitoring and demand based automated provisioningSLA monitoring and demand based automated provisioning

Platform Autonomics and InformaticsPlatform Autonomics and Informatics

Fewer personnel resources must operate under Fewer personnel resources must operate under increasing time and business pressure!increasing time and business pressure!

A new breed of manageability solutions is required!

Industry Trends Industry Trends Platform Autonomics and InformaticsPlatform Autonomics and Informatics

Platform AutonomicsPlatform AutonomicsAutomated, intelligent, policy based decentralization Automated, intelligent, policy based decentralization of platform managementof platform managementPolicy based self-healing, self-configuring, Policy based self-healing, self-configuring, self optimizingself optimizingFailure Prediction and Failure Prediction and reduction of false reduction of false error reportingerror reporting

Platform InformaticsPlatform InformaticsData aggregation - automatically transforming raw Data aggregation - automatically transforming raw data gathered over time into information upon which data gathered over time into information upon which actions and strategies can be basedactions and strategies can be basedFailure Analysis and ReportingFailure Analysis and ReportingDecreased Mean-time-to-repair (MTTR)Decreased Mean-time-to-repair (MTTR)

Informatics And Informatics And AutonomicsAutonomics

Line of Trust

AutonomicsPolicy-Based ManagementAutomatic Problem DetectionAutomatic CorrectionSelf-healing, self-configuring, self optimizing

InformaticsProblem detectionAnalysis and reportingRecommendationsDecreased time to repair

Diagnosis to Admin

No Admin Intervention

Needed

Industry Trends Industry Trends Virtualization can be leveraged to implement…Virtualization can be leveraged to implement…

Internet malware protectionInternet malware protectionDedicated network partition prevents virus and spyware attacks from Dedicated network partition prevents virus and spyware attacks from harming the rest of the PCharming the rest of the PC

Platform managementPlatform managementVirtualized BMC/SP decreases cross-platform differences while increasing Virtualized BMC/SP decreases cross-platform differences while increasing available functionality and lowering hardware costsavailable functionality and lowering hardware costs

Platform Hardware with Pacifica

Platform Firmware

Virtual Machine 1

Virtual Firmware 1

Guest OS 1

App

licat

ion

A

App

licat

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B

App

licat

ion

C

Virtual Machine 2

Guest OS 2(Paravirtualized)

App

licat

ion

X

App

licat

ion

Y

App

licat

ion

Z

Virtual Machine 0

Guest OS 0+

System Drivers

Hypervisor (VMM)

Domain Zero VM 3

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Virtualization ChallengesVirtualization Challenges

Datacenter Classic Virtualized DatacenterDedicated HW per application

On-demand resource allocation and provisioning

Underutilized static resources

Resources allocated where needed (resource consolidation)

Static assumptions Dynamic tools and discovery

Simple licensing and chargeback

New licensing requirements

HW – OS – App More complex stack to manage

Security Becomes A Management Security Becomes A Management Issue And Management A Issue And Management A Security IssueSecurity Issue

What permissions for what virtual jobs?What permissions for what virtual jobs?

What users for what sessions on what machine?What users for what sessions on what machine?

What interaction between virtual sessions on a machine? What interaction between virtual sessions on a machine?

How do you manage security for Service Oriented How do you manage security for Service Oriented Architecture applications that span a dozen machines in Architecture applications that span a dozen machines in different geographic locations?different geographic locations?

New point-to-point technologies create new New point-to-point technologies create new security requirements? security requirements?

How do you manage security for the management How do you manage security for the management session running above the hypervisor that prevents a session running above the hypervisor that prevents a machine “take over” at the system management level?machine “take over” at the system management level?

Convergence Of SVMConvergence Of SVM

SecuritySecurity

VirtualizationVirtualizationManagementManagementProvisioning and Image ManagementProvisioning and Image ManagementVirtual low cost service processorVirtual low cost service processor

Tamper-ProofTamper-ProofMalware ProtectionMalware Protection

Security Configuration Security Configuration ManagementManagement

Management Session Management Session SecuritySecurity

Virtual ManagementVirtual Management Partition Partition

Integrated SVM PlatformIntegrated SVM PlatformMgmt. ClientMgmt. Client

Hardware

Firmware

Hypervisor / Virtualization

OS

Agents and Apps

VM 1

OS

Agents and Apps

VM n

Platform Security, Virtualization and Manageability come together…Platform Security, Virtualization and Manageability come together…

Managed PlatformManaged Platform

Management PartitionAutonomic Recovery (Policy based)Virtual Console & Media RedirectVM ManagementTamper Proof Platform ProtectionFilter & Quarantine OperationsInventory Management

Importance Of Importance Of InteroperabilityInteroperability

A large majority of IT organizations deploy A large majority of IT organizations deploy heterogeneous technologies and platformsheterogeneous technologies and platforms

Deployed solutions often use a combination of Deployed solutions often use a combination of standards and proprietary interfacesstandards and proprietary interfaces

IT organizations often deploy custom developed IT organizations often deploy custom developed “glue layer” to integrate all deployed “glue layer” to integrate all deployed technologiestechnologies

Interoperability is often a key Interoperability is often a key concern for IT organizationsconcern for IT organizations

Importance Of Open Importance Of Open StandardsStandards

Standards are fundamental to ensuring interoperability Standards are fundamental to ensuring interoperability across heterogeneous solutionsacross heterogeneous solutions

Standards enable competition and inherently better Standards enable competition and inherently better solutions without sacrificing interoperabilitysolutions without sacrificing interoperability

Standards ensure broader solution adoption ratesStandards ensure broader solution adoption rates

Standards bring together the brightest minds in the Standards bring together the brightest minds in the industry to collaborate on the right solution definitionindustry to collaborate on the right solution definition

Open standards facilitate Open standards facilitate interoperabilityinteroperability

AMD’s Involvement In AMD’s Involvement In StandardsStandards

AMD is a Leadership Member of the DMTFAMD is a Leadership Member of the DMTF

AMD actively participates in various working AMD actively participates in various working groups of the DMTF, includinggroups of the DMTF, including

DMWGDMWG

SMWGSMWG

CIM Core SchemaCIM Core Schema

Common Diagnostics Model ForumCommon Diagnostics Model Forum

NIC Sideband WGNIC Sideband WG

SMBIOS WGSMBIOS WG

WS-ManagementWS-Management

WS-ManagementWS-Management

Web Services based Web Services based management protocolmanagement protocol

Promotes interoperability between Promotes interoperability between management tools and managed management tools and managed resourcesresources

Open standard submitted to the DMTFOpen standard submitted to the DMTF

Vendors already adding Vendors already adding WS-Management supportWS-Management support

OPMA SpecificationOPMA SpecificationOverviewOverview

AMD publicly released the Open Platform Management AMD publicly released the Open Platform Management Architecture (OPMA) specification 02/28/2005Architecture (OPMA) specification 02/28/2005Common system interface between server platform and Common system interface between server platform and management subsystemmanagement subsystemAMD collaborated with leading manageability subsystem AMD collaborated with leading manageability subsystem technology partners to develop OPMAtechnology partners to develop OPMAEnables ISVs/IHVs to build standards based, cross Enables ISVs/IHVs to build standards based, cross platform manageability products suitable for use in platform manageability products suitable for use in heterogeneous computing environmentsheterogeneous computing environmentsOpen like AMD HyperTransport™ Technology, and Open like AMD HyperTransport™ Technology, and requiring a similar specification license agreementrequiring a similar specification license agreement

No vendor is excluded and no royalty for adoptionNo vendor is excluded and no royalty for adoption

Specification and license agreement are located on Specification and license agreement are located on AMD.comAMD.com http://www.amd.com/opma

OPMA Technical Highlights OPMA Technical Highlights

OPMA is a server management card interface specificationOPMA is a server management card interface specificationConnector, signals, pin-out, mechanicals, powerConnector, signals, pin-out, mechanicals, power

BIOS-firmware interface, motherboard and card requirementsBIOS-firmware interface, motherboard and card requirements

Leverage existing management standardsLeverage existing management standardsIPMI, WS-CIM, WS-ManagementIPMI, WS-CIM, WS-Management

Lightweight with respect to existing system designsLightweight with respect to existing system designs

Dramatically smaller form factor than PCI based solutionsDramatically smaller form factor than PCI based solutions

Single connector supports wide range of card capabilitiesSingle connector supports wide range of card capabilities

Tool support for MCard development and evaluationTool support for MCard development and evaluation

AMD And VirtualizationAMD And Virtualization

Hypervisor Host OS

Virtual Machine

Guest OS

Application

Virtual Machine

Guest OS

Application

Virtualization Extensions

CPU CPU Overhead Overhead

Virtualizing I/O Virtualizing I/O Devices Devices

Removing the Pain Points of x86-based Virtualization

Memory Memory Handling Handling

Security and Security and Reliability Reliability

AMD Platform Security AMD Platform Security

AMDProcessor

ChipsetSouth Bridge

TrustedPlatformModule

ChipsetNorth Bridge

DEV + EVPDEV + EVP

TPM 1.2 for TPM 1.2 for H/W based H/W based Secure OSSecure OS

Secure Graphics

Secure Input

TrustedMobile

KeyboardController

LPC-bus LPC-bus ChangesChanges

PCIe Root Complex: -TCAM-Trusted Config Space-HT Unit ID Mapping

The AMD EcosystemThe AMD Ecosystem

AMDAMDRecognizes and values the importance of the Recognizes and values the importance of the AMD ecosystemAMD ecosystem

Works very closely with its partners to define the Works very closely with its partners to define the future of the AMD platformfuture of the AMD platform

Promotes the use of open standards as part of the Promotes the use of open standards as part of the AMD platformAMD platform

Takes an active role in shaping the future of industry Takes an active role in shaping the future of industry trends and standards in conjunction with its partnerstrends and standards in conjunction with its partners

All AMD efforts are centered around All AMD efforts are centered around customer requirementscustomer requirements

Raritan-PepperconRaritan-Peppercon

Naim MalikNaim MalikRaritan-PepperconRaritan-Peppercon

Raritan‘s Support For OPMARaritan‘s Support For OPMA

FeaturesFeaturesIndustry standard daughter card based on Industry standard daughter card based on Raritan‘s KIRA 100 ASICRaritan‘s KIRA 100 ASIC

Fully featured BMC interfacesFully featured BMC interfaces

High performance KVM/IPHigh performance KVM/IP

Virtual mediaVirtual media

IPMI 2.0IPMI 2.0

SMASH CLPSMASH CLP

WS-ManagementWS-Management

100% Out-of-band system management100% Out-of-band system management

Raritan adopted OPMA in July 2004. The Raritan OPMA M3-G4 board Raritan adopted OPMA in July 2004. The Raritan OPMA M3-G4 board offers advanced server management features and excellent performance. offers advanced server management features and excellent performance. The widely adopted standard allows for cross platform interoperability The widely adopted standard allows for cross platform interoperability across multiple server vendors and ISV’s. The result is a cost effective across multiple server vendors and ISV’s. The result is a cost effective management solution that serves as the base technology of a management solution that serves as the base technology of a management infrastructuremanagement infrastructure

Why Raritan Endorses Why Raritan Endorses OPMA?OPMA?

OPMA is a widely adopted open standard for embedded OPMA is a widely adopted open standard for embedded system management hardwaresystem management hardware

AMD continues to emerge as a leader in authoring and AMD continues to emerge as a leader in authoring and supporting open management standards that are driving supporting open management standards that are driving the industry toward simplified, intelligent and more the industry toward simplified, intelligent and more efficient IT managementefficient IT management

OPMA is the baseline technology that provides OPMA is the baseline technology that provides common interfaces to ISV’s to easily provide cross common interfaces to ISV’s to easily provide cross platform interoperabilityplatform interoperability

Cross platform interoperability further strengthens the Cross platform interoperability further strengthens the ecosystem of manageability, virtualization and securityecosystem of manageability, virtualization and security

OPMA Based ManagementOPMA Based Management

Chassis/Backplane

Board/Card/Blade

ManagementController

Management Controller

IPMI

IPMI DRiver ACPI Driver

CLP/SMASH

CIM

API – Libraries / Provider

In–Band–stack In–Band–stack Out–of–Band–stack Out–of–Band–stack

HardwareHardwareOPMAOPMA

Mgmt-Mgmt-FirmwareFirmware

System-System-FirmwareFirmware

ManagementManagementServicesServices

OS

Network

KVM Virtual Media ACPI, others

WS-Man Service

Services

CLP/SMASH

CIM

WS-Man Service

Client

Raritan‘s Vision For Raritan‘s Vision For ManagementManagement

Raritan will continue to adopt, develop and promote open Raritan will continue to adopt, develop and promote open standards for manageabilitystandards for manageability

The combination of OPMA and WS-Management enable The combination of OPMA and WS-Management enable companies like Raritan to more efficiently develop and companies like Raritan to more efficiently develop and deploy more advanced intelligent management devices deploy more advanced intelligent management devices on a networkon a network

Main advantages to open management standardsMain advantages to open management standardsInteroperability across your entire networkInteroperability across your entire network

Reduced costs in deploying and managing your networkReduced costs in deploying and managing your network

Freedom to choose solutions from multiple vendors to Freedom to choose solutions from multiple vendors to continuously enhance your management capabilities while continuously enhance your management capabilities while preserving your original investmentspreserving your original investments

EmboticsEmbotics

Jay Litkey Jay Litkey CEO CEO

A New ApproachA New Approach

Autonomics and virtualization imply new Autonomics and virtualization imply new management challengesmanagement challenges

RequiresRequiresDelegation of managementDelegation of management

Interoperability through standards-based Interoperability through standards-based management management

Manageability must be extensible and reactive Manageability must be extensible and reactive to service plane configuration changesto service plane configuration changes

Mobility of management componentsMobility of management components

The Management PlaneThe Management Plane

Can be physical or virtualCan be physical or virtualAMD CPU virtualization supportAMD CPU virtualization support

Peppercon OPMA cardPeppercon OPMA card

ProvidesProvidesSeparation of ConcernsSeparation of Concerns

Fail-safe isolation and recovery of faultsFail-safe isolation and recovery of faults

Minimize host resource impactsMinimize host resource impacts

Containment of change management risksContainment of change management risks

Reduced reliance on the networkReduced reliance on the network

Host-Independent SecurityHost-Independent SecurityIndependent policy enforcementIndependent policy enforcement

Delineation of admin rolesDelineation of admin roles

Tamper-proof “black box” and audit trail Tamper-proof “black box” and audit trail

Data persistenceData persistence

Embedded ManagementEmbedded Management

Implemented using software: embotsImplemented using software: embotsEmbots areEmbots are

Autonomic Autonomic LightweightLightweightPolicy-basedPolicy-basedSocial Social MobileMobile

Embots run on management planeEmbots run on management planeCommunicate externally using WS-ManCommunicate externally using WS-ManMove when service plane movesMove when service plane movesAdapt as service plane changesAdapt as service plane changes

Platform ManagementPlatform Management

ArchitectureArchitecture

Client Management Client Management

MOM

Embotics

Mgt OS User OS

S/E

Anti-virus

WS-MAN

Management ConsoleWindows Server 2003

Client w/ AMD Next Gen AthlonTM ProcessorWindows XP SP2 Guest OS

EmboticsPolicy Engine

Autonomic management via virtualized partition Potential problems monitored and automatically corrected

Guest VMMgt VM

Hypervisor

OS

MOM Adapter

Server Management Server Management

Embotics

Mgt OSOS OS

S/E

MOM

WS-MAN

Management ConsoleWindows Server 2003

Server w/ AMD Next Gen OpteronTM ProcessorWindows Server 2003 SP1/R2

Peppercon Out-of-bandManagement

Card in server

EmboticsPolicyEngine Sensor &

Effectors

Autonomic management via management card for serversProvides out-of-band monitoring and diagnostics

EmboticsConsole

MicrosoftMicrosoft

Barry Shilmover Barry Shilmover Management Practices Management Practices Program ManagerProgram ManagerMicrosoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation

Platform ManagementPlatform Management

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