Top 10 Considerations for Virtualization PDF

considerations for getting
started with virtualization
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Plan, plan and plan again
• Hardware you need: Servers, storage array,
networking
• Workloads to virtualize: Test and Development
to Tier 1 Applications
• Your migration: Minimize downtime,
maximize automation
Size and manage
shared storage
Ensure your processors,
operating systems, hardware
and applications work with
each other and VMware vSphere®
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Develop security and
compliance policies
Manage sensitive data without
impacting performance
Monitor virtual machine
performance and availability
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Virtual Storage
External SAN array, which needs
specialized hardware and staff
Lower Capex and
management costs
Manage memory
and resources
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Use vSphere with Operations Management™
to meet business objectives
Remove the limitations of the physical world
and flexibly share resources among your servers
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Allocate where the business
needs them and reduce cost
• Realize zero resourcing issues with
Tier 1 Applications
• Optimize I/O performance
• Match backup and recovery
time to your business requirements
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Decide on type of shared storage
Pool storage infrastructure,
putting rarely accessed data
on slower, lower-cost storage
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Maintain compatibility
Balance common and unique virtual machines
1 single VM combining
similar content
1 VM for each
application
– without the benefit of
virtual machine isolation
– leaving many
machines to manage
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Plan for the future
Prepare for growth by:
• Extending business operations
• Virtualizing through to the desktop
• Exploring self-service provisioning
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