Information Technology Virtualization Update Scott Baily, ACNS UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

1st Proposal (Dec. 2010) Replace 10 (two generations old) IBM servers with 2 current generation IBM servers Using “Virtual Machine” technology What These Servers Do: Aries SIS test and development File backup and restore services Used for virtually all centrally managed systems Other misc. central IT service -Talk to you in December about planned project to replace several older servers with two new boxes deployed in a clustered format and using virtualization to maximize the investment by reducing environmental costs, maint costs while providing an exponential improvement in processor capacity -The systems being upgraded in this project support several areas used by students and used to support the ARIES SIS UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

This Proposal was Funded: Provost: $64K Central IT (IS and ACNS): $54K UTFAB: $10K This project was funded through a partnership UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

2nd Proposal: Extend virtualization to include production systems as well Replace 19 (generations-old) IBM servers with four current, very capable servers 84% of these 19 servers support student apps Application and Database Servers Other auxiliary services also included UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

Second Proposal Cost Estimate $378K total cost, includes all four servers $128K already funded $64K from Provost $54K from IS/ACNS $10K from UTFAB $250K remained unfunded UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

Funding was approved: $150K additional from UTFAB 42.3% of project total 84% of systems related to Student Support Applications ACNS/IS funded the balance UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

Status All central servers have been migrated Performance is excellent! -Hardware and software maintenance w/o considering inflation, so this is a conservation estimate -The newer hardware is much more energy efficient and virtualization provides an opportunity for energy rebate UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

Storage Proposal Presented November, 2011 VM project was so important that we focused all of our attention on that Server virtualization is wonderful! But, only part of the overall solution… UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

The Problem Significant amount of old storage systems, placing CSU IT at significant risk UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

The Problem (Cont’d) Older storage is slow Significant risk of data loss, availability Significant growth needed – hard and $$ Old storage systems out of synch with server virtualization efforts UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

The Solution Install a storage virtualization solution between current storage and servers Allows current storage to be upgraded over time Allows on-the-fly expansion with no downtime Permits data replication (no restoral from backup system) Facilitates common, standards-based solutions flexible disk management Similar advantages to server virtualization! Faster, more efficient file backup and recovery UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

Cost Software and support: $190K Hardware cost $ 40K BYO Storage (5@$12K ea) $ 60K Total $290K Adds > 300 TBytes of flexible, robust storage UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

Proposal Since ~ 70% of disk in use today supports student-related activities, consider funding 70% of the $290K ($203K) We will seek central funding for the remainder UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

The result of UTFAB Funding: Highlighted during data center tour Data are protected (written to 2 locations) Improved uptime (VMs can be migrated) More efficient use of legacy storage No “forklift” upgrades required – saves $$$ Vastly reduced carbon footprint  Reduced FTE required to manage storage Move a slide bar vs. plan to reformat an array Higher performance, Greater capacity UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

A GREAT Success Story THANK YOU, UTFAB!!! UTFAB Update November 27, 2012

Questions Are most welcome UTFAB Update November 27, 2012