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SERVER
CPU
• Minimum: Single socket, dual core
• Ideal: Dual-socket, 4 or more cores per CPU
Memory
• Minimum: 2GB
• Ideal: 8+GB
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Do you
already have
the hardware
in place to
virtualize?
If you currently have the
hardware listed opposite,
then the answer is ‘yes’!
NETWORK
• Minimum: One NIC, plus one for management interface
• Ideal: One for your management interface plus
multiple NICs for VMs
STORAGE
Local Storage (SATA/SAS):
• Minimum: One 80GB drive
• Ideal: 2 mirrored drives (only for ESXi Installable)
plus 4 RAID5 drives for VMs
• ESXi 4.0 Installable may be installed on
1GB+ USB 2.0 flash storage
Leverages local storage:
• VMware vSphere® Storage Appliance (VSA)
Leverages traditional shared storage:
• NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel: For VM storage
• ESXi Installable requires local disk or 1 GB+
USB 2.0 flash storage for the hypervisor
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If you have most or all of this in place then
what’s stopping you virtualizing your servers?
Did you know?
The majority of SMBs are planning or deploying
virtualization – over 40% of mid-sized businesses
have already virtualized their servers*.
* Source: VMware Internal Research
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VMware vSphere could potentially give
you a massive 91% lower TCO over two
years than Microsoft Hyper-V*.
A solution that streamlines and automates
routine maintenance tasks can increase
uptime and save an organisation serious
time and money.
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TCO rules.
Total cost of ownership
(TCO) is the ultimate
measure to compare IT
infrastructure platforms
and their relative suitability
for your business.
With VMware vSphere you get:
• Higher virtual machine density; fewer
physical servers to support (although
even at lower densities we deliver the
best TCO)
• Faster provisioning, upgrades
and patching
• Integrated storage management
for easier backup
Did you know?
Installing your operating system on a virtualized
server is just the same as doing it manually – only
much quicker.
* Source: Total Cost Comparison: VMware
vSphere vs Microsoft Hyper-V, Principled
Technologies Test Report, Commissioned
by VMware, April 2012
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Three kinds of
virtual machines.
One market
leading solution:
vSphere.
Once you have installed
vSphere there are three ways
to create virtual machines.
1. Physical to Virtual (P2V) – The built-in VMware
Converter transforms and consolidates physical
servers into virtual machines. Using the wizard-driven
interface, it's as simple as pointing at the server icon
and clicking. You can then import existing VMware
and third-party application virtual images.
2. Build from scratch – You can also create virtual
machines from the ground up. To do this, you just
have to specify the number of CPUs, memory, disks
and network interfaces you want to assign to the VM.
You can assign from 1-64 CPUs and also 1-1000GB of
memory per VM.
3. Import virtual appliances – These are ready-to-run
virtual machines packaged with an operating system
and software application. They make it simpler to
acquire, deploy and manage applications by
eliminating underlying hardware and operating
system dependencies.
Did you know?
There are over 600 virtual appliances in the
marketplace, ranging from simple web servers
to complete CRM systems, which can be
downloaded directly via the vSphere Client.
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Use Case
Consolidation
VMware Solution
• vSphere
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What could you
achieve with
virtualization?
Virtualizing your servers provides
the critical first step in transforming
how you manage IT and is also the
foundation for moving to cloud
computing. Virtualizing your
workloads into unified, flexible pools
of resource, will help you migrate
your applications to the cloud more
smoothly and at lower cost.
IT Optimisation
• vCenter™
• Go Pro™
BCDR:
High-Availability
(HA)
Security
Desktop
Virtualization
• vSphere
High-Availability
• vSphere vMotion
• vShield™
• View™
Example Benefits
• Dramatically save on
server OpEx and CapEx
• 10:1 consolidation ratio
• Ensure service levels,
optimum resource usage
and compliance
• Step-by-step wizards make
it easy to install and manage
virtualized environments
• Cloud-based tool
• Simple, cost-effective HA
• Decrease downtime and
improve reliability
• Protect apps against
network-based threats
• Enhance protection for
the virtual DC perimeter
• Improve performance of
virtual machines by
offloading anti-virus and
malware functions
• Simplify desktop and
application management
while increasing security
• Supports remote access,
mobile working and BYOD
Did you know?
Virtualization is the foundation technology for cloud
computing, helping you move your applications to
the cloud more smoothly and at a lower cost.
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1. Virtualization − Why?
• To maximise use of your existing resources
• This is the necessary first step to prepare
for cloud services by creating flexible,
virtualized pools of IT resource
2. Cloud Computing − Why?
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There are two
steps to cloud
nirvana.
To create a more agile IT
infrastructure, top performing
CIOs of growing organisations
are leveraging two solutions:
virtualization and cloud computing*.
To absorb data and computing demand spikes.
Enables you to move IT infrastructure from a capital
expense to an operating expense. With a developed
cloud computing strategy you can:
• Take advantage of a hybrid cloud model. You choose
which services to move to the public cloud, while
keeping the business applications and data you want
within your own secure virtualized environment
• Use the public cloud, provided by accredited
VMware vCloud Service Providers, who also build
their infrastructure with our market-leading toolset.
You can have the same security, management and
compliance policies in place, whether it’s the public
or private cloud. This provides the ongoing flexibility
to move workloads to the public cloud and back.
Discover more about making your journey to the cloud
easier on our SMB blog: blogs.vmware.com/smb
Did you know?
Combining virtualization and cloud computing tools
gives your IT staff more time to innovate – and align
your services with critical business needs.
* Analyst Insight based on data collected from more
than 1,300 respondents to the quarterly Aberdeen
Business Review survey, conducted during Q1 2011.
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