EMC Disaster Recovery With VMware SRM

EMC Disaster Recovery withVMware SRMComplete Data Protection forVMware InfrastructurePresented by: Dean DrinnanSenior Technology Consultant, EMC A/NZ

Why EMC is the Leader for VMware Environmentsy Shared storage– All EMC Platforms (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NAS)– Virtual Provisioning, Quality of Service, VirtualLUNs, security, and ease of usey Backup and recovery– NetWorker integration with VCB– Avamar with VMware Consolidated Backup, andAvamar Virtual Edition for VMwarey Replication– VMware Site Recovery Manager integrated acrossEMC replication productsy Resource management– EMC ControlCenter V6.0 support for virtualmachine discovery– EMC Smarts integration and Smarts ApplicationDiscovery Manager supportBacked by EMC ReferenceArchitectures, applied technologywhite papers, and supportingtechnical documentsIDC SERVER VIRTUALIZATION2007 SURVEYEMC leads all vendors as the storage platformof choice for IBM9.3%HP13.2%Dell8.4%(Includes EMC OEM arrays)Source: IDC—Server Virtualization (December 2007) Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.3

Market Dynamics—VMware Adoption Continues ata Rapid PaceThe Path to SuccessProcess and TechnicalStandard PhaseNUMBER OF VMsy Extended Mobilityy “VM First” PolicyHeavy Use Phasey DISASTER RECOVERYy Tier 1 applicationsy Backup built for VMy Performance/Quality of Servicey VM Mobilityy VDILight Use PhasePilot Phasey POC serversy Testing/developmenty Utility serversy High availabilityTimeTIME Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.4

Market Dynamics—Disaster Recovery is a TopVMware Requirement“How important are the following motivations for adopting server virtualization?”Very importantImportantSlightly/somewhat importantCut hardware costsImprove power and coolingImprove disaster recoveryand business continuityDoesn’t know or does not apply to me43%39%21%37%Improve servermanageability and flexibilityCreate a shared ITinfrastructureNot important12%29%41%46%27%40%49%22%34%6% 1%10%3%8% 4% 1%10% 1%12% 4%2%Base: 197 server decision-makers at North American and European enterprises that are interested in, areimplementing in the next 12 months, or have already implemented server virtualization for x86 servers(percentages may not total 100 because of rounding)Source: Enterprise and SMB Hardware Survey, North America and Europe, Q3 2007; Forrester Research, Inc. Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.5

Enabling Technology—EMC Replication Manager& VMwareBusiness Continuity and Disaster Recovery for VM Sub Components withApplication Level Consistencyy Single interface for multipleapplications and replicationtechnologiesReplicationManager & VMwareApplication Replication/Recovery for VirtualizedComponentsy Application & Storage awarey Automated replication and recoveryfor individual applicationcomponents e.g. File Systems Exchange Storage Groups Oracle/SQL databasesVirtualized components RDM/VMFS Luns that comprisethose applications Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.6

Enabling Technology—VMware Site RecoveryManagerSite Recovery Manager Leverages VMware Infrastructure and EMC AdvancedReplication Software to Automate Disaster Recoveryy Recovery of a Single VM or an EntireSitey Turns complex manual recoveryrunbooks into automated PPAPPOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSy Delivers central managementof recovery plans from VirtualCentery Simplifies and automates disasterrecovery workflows:– Setup, testing, failoverMakes disaster recovery rapid,reliable, manageable, affordable Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.Site Recover Manager RequiresReplication TechnologyEMC SRDF family, MirrorView, Celerra Replicator,and RecoverPoint7

Enabling Technology—EMC Advanced Replication TechnologiesSRDF FamilyThe ultimate business continuity and disasterrecovery solution for the broadest range of usecases21MirrorViewSynchronous replication for flexible recovery-pointand recovery-time objective requirements43Celerra Replicator Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.Virtualization layerIntel architectureProduction ESX ServersSnapsWindowsReplica ofWindowsLinuxSOFTWARESOFTWAREHost, array, fabric continuous data protection(CDP), continuous remote replication (CRR),concurrent local and remote (CLR) data protection;and AREFS/LUNIP replication with Quality of Service to optimizeLAN/WAN bandwidth utilizationVirtualization layerIntel architectureReplica of LinuxBackup Server8

EMC Storage Replication Adapters for VMware EMC is responsible for creating, certifying, and supportingreplication adapters Adapters available from VMware product download nloadGroup SRM100 New adapters do not require updates to Site Recovery Manager Storage must support replication and be on VMware Storage HCL No Charge item Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.9

Example—EMC RecoverPoint with VMware SiteRecovery ManagerHeterogeneous, Network-Based Replicationy Replicate VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) acrossheterogeneous storagey Compress data, optimize bandwidth (up to 10 times)y Protect and recover a single virtual machine or the entire VMware ESX Servery Protect virtual environments with local and/or remote point-in-time recoveryPRODUCTIONVirtualCenterSRMDISASTER RECOVERYVMware SiteVMwareRecoverySite l MachinesVirtual OSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSVMware InfrastructureServersEMC RecoverPointAdapter for VMware SiteRecovery ManagerHeterogeneous StorageVMware InfrastructureServersHeterogeneous StorageEMC RecoverPoint Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.10

SRM and RecoverPoint Failover ExampleEMC AUSTRALIAN SOLUTIONS CENTRESRM 1bondirp02ascesx02ascesx07RecoverPointWANWANFC FabricC:FC FabricCRR (Continuous Remote Replication)CDP (Continuous Data Protection)CLR (Concurrent -40 Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.JE:F:JG:CLARiiONNS2011

SRM and RecoverPoint Failover ExampleSRM DR TESTFailover/Test is Initiatedfrom DR siteShut Down ProtectedProduction VM’s(Not performed duringFailover Test)Prepare Storage SRM Communicateswith UnderlyingHardware via SRA All Scanning/Mounting/ImportingOperations areAutomated Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.12

SRM and RecoverPoint Failover ExampleSRM DR TESTFree Up ESXResources at DR Site ifNecessary Power Up RecoveredVM’s in a Pre-DefinedOrder Pause Points can beadded to wait foroperator interventionetc. Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.13

SRM and RecoverPoint Failover ExampleSRM DR TESTPause PointVerify Success Of Test Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.14

SRM and RecoverPoint Failover ExampleSRM DR TESTThe Placeholder VM isbrought up in a network“Test Bubble” to ensureisolation fromProduction machine Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.15

SRM and RecoverPoint Failover ExampleSRM DR TESTPlaceholder is broughtup in a “CrashConsistent” stateTrue DR Test Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.16

SRM and RecoverPoint Failover ExampleSRM DR TESTTest RecoveredApplication(s) Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.17

SRM and RecoverPoint Failover ExampleSRM DR TESTContinue AfterApplication RecoveryTestsNote: RecoverPointSnapshot PreviouslyInitiated via SRM/SRAintegration Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.18

SRM and RecoverPoint Failover ExampleSRM DR TESTReturn to NormalRunning StateRecoverPointSnapshot Removed viaSRM/SRA integration Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.19

SRM and RecoverPoint Failover ExampleSRM DR TESTTest History(s) can beViewed/Export for AuditPurposes Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.20

Why EMC for VMware Site Recovery Managery Industry-leading technologies andsolutions for advanced disaster recovery– Proven track record for designing, deploying, andmaintaining physical and virtual environmentsy Ability to deploy VMware Site RecoveryManager into the existing infrastructure toprotect investments– Integrates with existing EMC replicationsoftware—SRDF family, MirrorView, CelerraReplicator– Supports heterogeneous storage environmentswith RecoverPointy EMC-developed best practices– White Paper: Improving VMware DisasterRecovery with EMC RecoverPoint - AppliedTechnology– Reference Architectures for EMC Solutions forMicrosoft SQL Server 2005 on VMware ESXServer with EMC CLARiiON CX3 Series– EMC TechBooks for VMware ESX Server withSymmetrix, CLARiiON, and CelerraEMC leads all vendors as the storageplatform of choice for VMware Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.IDC SERVER VIRTUALIZATION2007 IBM9.3%HP13.2%Dell8.4%(Includes EMC OEM arrays)Source: IDC—Server Virtualization (Dec 2007)21

– White Paper: Improving VMware Disaster Recovery with EMC RecoverPoint - Applied Technology – Reference Architectures for EMC Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on VMware ESX Server with EMC CLARiiON CX3 Series – EMC TechBooks for VMware ESX Server with Symmetrix, CLARiiON, and Celerra EMC leads all vendors as the storage