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Understanding How Microsoft Virtualization Compares to VMware
Matt McSpiritSenior Product Marketing ManagerMicrosoft Corporation@mattmcspirit
VIR317-RSlide2
What will we cover?
Why Hyper-V?Why System Center?Why Microsoft Cloud?SummaryResourcesSlide3
Trends – Changing Market Landscape
Virtualization is exploding resulting in VM proliferation and impacting OS share
Number of physical servers shipments used for virtualization will grow to 1.7M+ in 2012 at a CAGR of 15%
19% of physical server shipments will be used for virtualization, increasing from 11.7% in 2007
IDC Server Virtualization Forecast
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VM DensitySlide4
Why Hyper-V?Slide5
Myths, Perceptions, Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt
Performance & ScalabilityMaturityGeneral Purpose OS – Insecure/Requires PatchingGuest OS SupportEnterprise Ready – Lacks Key CapabilitiesSlide6
Reality: Performance & Scalability
Project Virtual Reality Check (www.virtualrealitycheck.net) Performed by Ruben Spruijt and Jeroen van de Kamp
When scaling x86 TS VMs w/o Hyper-threading, vSphere is 5% better than both
XenServer
and
Hyper-V
When scaling x86 TS VMs w/ Hyper-threading,
XenServer
and Hyper-V are 15% better than vSphereWhen scaling up to 100 TS sessions, response times for all three hypervisors are fairly equal, but beyond
100 sessions, vSphere response times increases with each new sessionWhen scaling x64 TS VMs, XenServer and Hyper-V are within 13.6% of bare metal, and are 27% better than vSphereSlide7
Reality: Performance & Scalability
In 2010, Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) released a 3rd Party Performance Validation White Paper, sponsored by Microsoft.Key Points
Hyper-V is easy to install to get running for those administrators familiar with Windows
Hyper-V provides high availability with transparent and automatic failover of Virtual Machines (VMs)
Hyper-V Live Migrations provides for zero-downtime migrations of VMs between Hyper-V servers
Most importantly, the report shows Hyper-V performance versus physical is excellent, with 95% to 99% of the performance of physical disks and 89% to 98% of performance of the tested workloads versus physical.
Available for download from ESG or
MicrosoftSlide8
Reality: Performance & Scalability
Hyper-V R2 on 16 servers with Microsoft Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) stored on a single SAN attached disk array supported 1,024 virtual machines
http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/2010/11/emc-symmetrix-vmax-and-microsoft-server-virtualization-scalable-enterprise-class-virtual-infrastructure/Slide9
Reality: Performance & ScalabilitySlide10
Reality: Performance & Scalability
In 2011, ESG produced reports on performance of key workloads on Hyper-VAvailable online: http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/en/us/solution-business-apps.aspx
Useful links, resources, case studies, white papers and webcastsSlide11
Reality: Performance & Scalability
Exchange Server 2010 scaled to 20,000 mailboxes on a single physical server, across four VMs, with extrapolation to 32,000 mailboxes.SQL Server 2008 R2 showed performance of a single VM within
88% of a physical server
and scaled to
1,800 OLTP transactions per
second
SharePoint Server 2010 scaled to over
450,000 users across five VMs
and showed linear scalability from 1 to 3 VMsSlide12
Reality: Performance & Scalability
Microsoft/Intel iSCSI TestUsed Windows Server 2008 R2, Intel Xeon 5500 processors, and Intel 10Gbps Ethernet AdaptersReached over One Million IOPS
over a single 10
Gbps
Ethernet link using a software
iSCSI
initiator on Native HW
Reached over
700,000 IOPS over a single 10 Gbps Ethernet link using a software iSCSI initiator on Hyper-V to the Guest OSSlide13
Reality: Performance & Scalability
In-Guest VM Performance
Native PerformanceSlide14
Reality: Performance & Scalability
iSCSI Performance can be as good or better than either Fibre Channel or FCoE
.
iSCSI
can offer a compelling offering for those who don’t want to invest in FC.
Windows Server and Hyper-V is not a limiting factor to IO performance. There shouldn’t be any significant concern around IO for virtualizing with Hyper-V.
More details (along with a great Photoshop picture) at
http
://gestaltit.com/all/tech/storage/stephen/microsoft-and-intel-push-one-million-iscsi-iops/Slide15
Reality: Maturity
3rd release in lifecycle – 2008 -> 2008 R2 -> SP1Significant performance improvements release on release
Increased capabilities release on release
Growing Partner ecosystem around Hyper-V
Significant increase in case studies & evidenceSlide16
Reality: General Purpose OS – Insecure/Requires Patching
“Until Microsoft changes its virtualization architecture to remove its dependency on Windows, it will remain large and vulnerable to Windows patches, updates, and security
breaches”*
Looking at ESXi (4.1) which has a 70mb disk footprint:
Latest patch @ 04/28 =
KB
1035111
@ 214.9mb
System Impact : VM Shutdown & Host Reboot
Looking back to ESXi 3.5 U2:http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006716 - VM’s couldn’t be powered on or VMotioned due to a build timeout left in the buildAs for ESXi 3.5 U3, released as a result of U2:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007899 - Virtual machines may unexpectedly reboot when the VMware High Availability (HA) feature with virtual machine monitoring is active
*http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/advantages/architectures.htmlSlide17
Reality: Guest OS Support
“VMware Supports the Largest Number of Guest Operating Systems”*Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Windows 98, MS-DOS 6.22 all supported(!)
Reality is, the OS vendor supports the OS
Microsoft supports the following in-lifecycle Guest OS’s:
Windows Server
2008
R2 (VM configured with 1, 2, or 4 virtual processors)
Windows Server 2008 x86/x64 Edition (VM configured with 1, 2, or 4 virtual processors)
Windows Server 2003 R2 x86/x64 (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)
Windows Server 2003 x86/x64 (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)Windows Small Business Server 2011 (VMs configured with 1 virtual processor)Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 (VMs configured with 1 virtual processor
)Windows Home Server 2011 (VMs configured with 1 virtual processor)Linux Distributions (VMs configured with 1, 2 or 4 virtual processor)SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 3 (x86 Edition or x64 Edition)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86 Edition or x64 Edition)Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) & CentOS 5.2, 5.3 , 5.4, 5.5 & 5.6 (x86 Edition or x64 Edition)Windows 7 x86/x64 Edition (VM configured with 1, 2, or 4 virtual processors)Windows Vista x86/x64 (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)
Windows XP (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processorsIntegration Components released into Linux Community
*http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/advantages/guest-os.htmlSlide18
Reality: Enterprise Ready –Lacks Key Capabilities
Live Migration & HA built-inNew Processor SupportImproved Performance & Lower Costs
Enhanced Scalability
Greater VM
density & Lower
TCO
Networking enhancements
Improve
performance & 10 Gb/E readyDynamic VM CapabilitiesEnhancements to
Server CoreEase management & Lower TCODynamic Memory &Remote FX in SP1Slide19
Dynamic Memory in SP1
OverviewA memory management enhancement for Hyper-VEnables customers to dynamically grow and decrease the memory of a VMAvailable as a feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Benefits
Better consolidation ratios with predictable performance
Enables linear scalability for deployment environments
Designed for production use
Recommendations for use for server applications still being evaluated.
With the SP1 release, we will meet all the Gartner/Burton group requirements for an Enterprise ready HypervisorSlide20
How does it work?
VM memory configuration parameters:Initial (what VM will boot with)Maximum (what VM can grow to)Memory is pooled and dynamically distributed across VMsMemory is dynamically allocated/removed based VM usage with no service interruption
Guest enlightened: guests & Hyper-V work TOGETHER
Memory is added and removed via synthetic memory driver (memory VSC)
supportSlide21
How is it different?
There is a difference between memory overcommit and overcommitting memoryWe warned of the dangers of overcommitting memoryWe pressed against the use of overcommit from a marketing
perspective
Dynamic Memory allows for predictable, consistent performance even after overcommitting memory
Key is avoid the performance cliff which is possible with the VMware solution
The features VMware has does NOT provide significantly more scale than Hyper-V with DM does (despite what VMware will tell our customers)Slide22
How does VMware do it?
Memory Ballooning and Un-ballooningSet VM memory, reservation, and limitWill add and remove as necessary, between the reservation and limitMemory Compression
Page Sharing
Optimized common memory pages
Affected by ASLR and SLAT
Hypervisor Memory Paging
Pages at the Hypervisor when physical memory is completely committed
All these (italicized) are
only used after all physical memory is committed, which is not
recommended by VMware or Microsoft!Slide23
Free Hypervisors?Slide24
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1
Stand-alone free downloadContains only the Windows Hypervisor, Windows Server driver model and virtualization componentsSmall
footprint and minimal
overhead
Integrates into current infrastructure
Includes Live Migration, HA new SP1 capabilities and more
Available from
http
://
www.microsoft.com/hyper-v-server/en/us/default.aspx
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Apples to Apples
ESXi3
ESXi4.1 U1
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1
Price
$0
$0
$0
Bare-metal Hypervisor
x86
x64X64
Boot from FlashYesYesYes
Host Processors32 Logical CPU’s
160 Logical CPU’s64 Logical CPU’s
vSMP Support4-way4-way
4-wayHost Physical Memory
256GB1TB1TB
Virtual Machine Memory64GB
255GB64GBFree Remote Management Client
YesYes
YesLive MigrationNeeds vCenter
Needs vCenterYes
High Availability/Failover ClusteringNeeds vCenter
Needs vCenterYesDynamic MemoryYesYesYesHigh-End Graphics for VDI
NoNo
Yes
Host
based console for
configuration and troubleshooting
No
No
YesSlide26
The Comparison Trap…
VMware
vSphere 4.1
!=
=Slide27
Why System Center?Slide28
System Center
Virtualize, Deploy
& Manage
Monitor & Manage
Services End to End
Data Protection
& Recovery
Design, Configure
& Deploy
IT
Service Management
IT
Process Automation
Unparalleled levels of integrated management across all platforms:
Physical & Virtual
Datacenter to Desktop
Workloads & Applications
Mature technologies, integrated over consistent release cyclesSlide29
System Center
Unparalleled levels of integrated management across all platforms:
Physical & Virtual
Datacenter to Desktop
Workloads & Applications
Mature technologies, integrated over consistent release cyclesSlide30
System Center – Integration Examples
Combining SCVMM & SCOM enables PROWorkload and application aware resource optimizationExtensible through the Operations Manager 2007 MP framework Create policies that VMM
acts upon tips automatically
or manually
Minimize downtime and accelerating time to resolution
Enables partners to deliver value add to our mutual
customersSlide31
System Center – F5 PRO Example
Integrates SCOM with BIG-IP from F5 NetworksLive Migration and Maintenance Mode for VMsDetect host capacity for Load Balancing and VM movement
PRO monitors detect critical events
Built-in PRO Alerts
PRO Tips suggest appropriate action
Manual or
automatic remediationSlide32
demo
System Center OverviewMatt McSpiritSenior Product Marketing ManagerMicrosoft CorporationSlide33
System Center
Server Management Suite provides complete System Center coverage for Datacenter
SMS Enterprise (SMSe) = $1569 per Host
SMS Datacenter (SMSd) = $2620 per 2 CPU
Complimentary Client Management Suite for Desktops
Includes Software Assurance
Server Management SuiteSlide34
What about VMware?
Virtualize, Deploy
& Manage
Monitor & Manage
Services End to End
Data Protection
& Recovery
Design, Configure
& Deploy
IT
Service Management
IT
Process Automation
Virtualize,
Deploy & Manage:
vCenter Server
Monitor &
Manage Services
vCenter Operations
Data
Protection & Recovery:
vCenter Data Recovery
Design,
Configure & Deploy:
vCenter Configuration Manager
IT Service Management:
vCenter Service Manager
IT Process Automation:
vCenter OrchestratorSlide35
Reality: What about VMware?
Virtualize, Deploy & Manage:vCenter Server
-> Mature technology, widely understood, key to vSphere Deployment
Monitor & Manage Services
vCenter
Operations
-> M
ade up of Integrien Alive VM, Capacity IQ & Ionix Server CM
Data Protection & Recovery:
vCenter Data
Recovery -> Inbox, introduced with vSphere.Design, Configure & Deploy:
vCenter Configuration Manager -> Acquired through Ionix Server
CM (Configuresoft)
IT Service Management:vCenter Service Manager
-> Acquired through Ionix Infra
IT Process Automation:vCenter Orchestrator -> Acquired through
Dunes TechnologiesSlide36
Why Microsoft Cloud?Slide37
Transition to the Cloud on your terms
Platform
Integrated Management
Self-Service & Provisioning
Partner-extensible toolkit that enables
datacenters to dynamically
pool, allocate, and manage resources to enable IT as a service.
Full spectrum datacenter to cloud management
Delivering cloud computing with existing investment
#1 Application Server in the world > 70% share
Enterprise class platform for cloud
Elastic | Self-Service | Scalable
Metered by Use | Multi-Tenant Slide38
Public Cloud
Public Cloud Integration
Private Cloud
System Center helps to bridge the management gap between Private & Public Clouds
Azure Connect helps to connect the 2 infrastructuresSlide39
SummarySlide40
Microsoft Virtualization: Best Choice for Virtualization, Management & Cloud
Built
f
or
Windows
*Built-in Virtualization with one-stop support
*Large Partner
Ecosystem
Increased Deployment Options
Complete
Management
Solution
*Deep Application Knowledge
*Physical & Virtual Management
*Cross-Platform & Hypervisor Support
Low Cost
Complete
Solution
*A comparable solution can cost almost 4 times more
†
*Lower On-going
Costs
Virtualization-Friendly
L
icensing
*Only
available with
Microsoft Virtualization
†Based on a comparison of Microsoft® System Center Server Management Suite Datacenter with VMware® vSphere Enterprise Plus with VMware vCenter Server.. Assumes a five host configuration, 2 processors on each host, 2 years support costs for both products, and no operating system costs included.. The Microsoft solution can use either the free Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 hypervisor or an existing Windows Server 2008 R2 hypervisor. Based on Microsoft estimated retail prices and published VMware prices available at
https://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore
as of 08/04/2009 for purchases in the United States. Actual reseller prices may vary. Slide41
Related Content
Required Slide
Speakers,
please list the Breakout Sessions, Interactive Discussions, Labs, Demo Stations and Certification Exam that relate to your session. Also indicate when they can find you staffing in the TLC
.
Breakout Sessions:
VIR320:
Virtualizing Microsoft
Exchange
Server with
Hyper-V
VIR321:
Virtualizing Microsoft SharePoint Server with
Hyper-V
VIR322:
Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server with
Hyper-V
Interactive
Sessions:
VIR371-INT:
The
Latest Best Practices in Virtualizing Remote Desktop
Services & Virtual
Desktops: THE Virtual Reality Check
VIR374-INT: The
Hyper-V Cloud: What, Why and How
VIR471-INT:
Virtualization
FAQ, Tips and Tricks
Hands-on
Labs
VIR372-HOL:
Configuring &
Managing Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Product Demo
Stations – Server & Cloud TLC
Related Certification
Exam – 70-659, 70-669, 70-693
Find Me Later
At - Server & Cloud TLCSlide42