EMC IT's Journey to the Private Cloud: Server Virtualization

White Paper EMC IT’S JOUR NEY TO THE PRIVATE CLOUD: SERVER VIRTU ALIZATION A series exploring ho w EMC IT is architecting for the future and our progress toward offe ring IT as a Service to the business Abstract This white paper outlines the journey of EMC IT in implementing server virtualization and consolidation to offer Compute as a Service to business units. EMC IT is following a step-by-step approach toward the consolidation and migration of applications to realize a 100 percent virtualized server environment. This paper covers the strategy, knowledge gained, and benefits realized during this transition. December 2010 Copyright © 2010 EMC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate of its publication

date. The information is subject to change without notice. The information in this publication is provided “as is”. EMC Corporation makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the information in this publication, and specifically disclaims implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Use, copying, and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication requires an applicable software license. For the most up-to-date listing of EMC product names, see EMC Corporation Trademarks on EMC.com. VMware, ESX, and VMware vSphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Part Number h8135 EMC IT’s Journey to the Private Cloud: Server Virtualization 2 Table of Contents Executive summary.................................................................................................. 4 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 5 Audience ............................................................................................................................ 6 Background............................................................................................................. 6 Compute as a Service through server virtualization and consolidation ...................... 7 The Virtual Hosting Platform (VHP) Project .......................................................................... 8 The “Sweep the Floor” (STF) Project .................................................................................. 11 The Data Center OS Project ............................................................................................... 12 Use case: Microsoft Exchange ................................................................................ 12 Key findings and best practices ............................................................................. 13 Benefits realized by EMC IT through server virtualization ........................................ 14 Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 15 References ............................................................................................................ 16 EMC IT’s Journey to the Private Cloud: Server Virtualization 3 Executive summary The role of IT is evolving from that of a traditional cost center to being seen as a strategic organizational asset, able to facilitate transformation, drive competitive differentiation, and boost organizational agility in today’s business environment . EMC IT is playing a part in this evolution by taking a structured, planned, and phased approach toward private cloud adoption. Pivotal to this journey are EMC IT’s server virtualization and consolidation efforts, which are designed to optimize both the utilization and elasticity of data center resources, while reducing costs. They are enabling EMC IT to build a new hosting platform on a tiered and shared service model 1 that facilitates the delivery of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to EMC internal customers in an efficient and transparent manner. To achieve its goals, EMC IT is employing a three-phased server virtualization and consolidation strategy. Phase 1, the Virtual Hosting Platform Project, involves the build out of a scalable, flexible, and virtualized IT infrastructure, and the institution of a “Virtual First” approach for implementing all new applications. Phase 2, the “Sweep the Floor” Project, encompasses the migration of applications...

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