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September 2012
Virtualization Management Where IT Counts
CSL-WAVE 3.1
Unleashing the power
of the zPenguins
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Topics we will discuss today:
The need we have identified High level overview of CSL-WAVE Product Foundation More on CSL-WAVE Value and Architecture New v3.1 Features Summary
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Needs when running z/VM- based server farms:
Handle Provisioning of: Servers, Storage, Network- devices and Server-to-Network Connections
Attend to the different needs of various administrative teams (Operations, z/VM & Linux)
Provide effective means of automating management tasks
Allow delegation of administrative capabilities to the Linux administrators for simpler management
Do it all via a simple Intuitive and user friendly interface
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Management, Provisioning, Automation and Simplification solution for virtual server farms
Focused on System z with z/VM environment Based on a 3-Tier Architecture:
– CSL-WAVE Server - Running our BTS (Background Task Scheduler) andthe knowledge-base DB
– Modular TVP (Target Virtualization Platform)API that drives SMAPI and our Service Machines
– GUI Clients and CLI users login to manage the virtual server farm(s)
WAVESRV(Linux Server)
GUI Clients
GUI Clients
GUI Clients
GUI Users
TVPz/VMInstances
TVP API
CSL-WAVE High Level Overview
GUI Clients
GUI Clients
GUI Clients
CLI Users
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Knowledge Base: Keeps track of the managed systems’ components and their associated metadata
Task Scheduler: Employs Work Units (WU) processing architecture using BTS Worker threads
Common Output Repository (COR): Where output generated by each BTS WU is stored in a Spool-like fashion
Message Brokers: Efficiently move messages across all system components
Security Enforcer: Controls the Scope and Permissions of every user action
Device Management: Simple and Automatic control of all virtual devices as well as real/dedicate devices
CSL-WAVE Foundation
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GUI: Rich and intuitive graphic environment with dynamic views of the server farm as the workplace
CSL-WAVE Foundation(Cont)..
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Using the architecture and technologies outlined on the Foundation slide, CSL-WAVE facilitates advanced capabilities in these areas:
1) Simplification2) Automation 3) Provisioning4) Graphical Control5) Auto-Detection6) Enhanced Server Farm Administration7) Network Support8) Extended Security
CSL-WAVE Main Features
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More on CSL-WAVE Value and
Architecture
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Rich GUI with active graphical views of all managed objects (Network Topologies, Performance Gauges, Storage Pie-charts and more…).
Views (Except the NW) may flipped to tabular mode
Use Point’n’click and Drag’n’drop techniques Advanced filters, tagging, layouts and layers
selection for every display Multiple objects may be selected (via groups,
filters or simply with random mouse clicks) for any action
Easy access to the z/Linux guests directly from the GUI using SSH, 3270 or CLC terminals
Simplification
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Ordered Activation/Deactivation of servers Run Linux shell scripts against dynamic/static
grouped/filtered servers, as CSL-WAVE background tasks, listing the results for each selected server
Run REXX EXECs against any virtual object with customized parameters and results-listing - All via the GUI
WAVECLI – A CLI for CSL-WAVE actions that can be called from Linux shell scripts or Windows Batch files
Automation
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Sophisticated guests cloning including Cross System Clone (Across LPARs and CECs)
Run REXX execs as part of the cloning process for local z/VM customization
Ability to customize the first boot of a cloned server (Before and After TCPIP is initialized!)
Creation and configuration of VSwitches and Guest LANs
Storage management and provisioning at the z/VM and Linux levels (Including LVM support)
Provisioning
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Agent-Less technology! Automatic initial-detection of all the virtual
server farm’s components: Servers, Prototypes, Networks, Network Devices and Storage
Any changes to the system, done by any CSL-WAVE component or user are immediately propagated to all GUI users
User-controlled ongoing monitoring of changes made outside of CSL-WAVE after the initial Auto-Detection
Auto-Detection
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Performance Monitoring – Tapping into the z/VM Performance Toolkit or Velocity data collectors
Intelligent Active Notes (IANs) – “Post-it” like notes that can be attached to any managed object
Communication-less Connection (CLC) – Proprietary non-TCPIP based terminal
Proprietary 3270 Access to z/Linux console Dynamic generation of Guest-to-Disk graphic
maps Reporting subsystem with a built-in report-
writer CSL-WAVE Log message routing via standard
“syslogd” to any central log repositories
Enhanced Server Farm Administration
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Custom Attributes– Create site defined attributes and associate them
with servers for grouping and filtering purposes– Import comma delimited files with custom
attributes association to guests for an easy mass update of theCSL-WAVE knowledgebase
Enterprise Viewer– Manage workloads across z/VM instances and CECs,
via Custom Attributes so servers may be started/stopped as a group regardless of the z/VM instant hosting them
– Get performance gauges for all z/VMs on one screen
– Unlimited number of z/VMs may be managed concurrently
Enhanced Server Farm Administration (Cont)..
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Centralized, layer-based view of the entire network topology per z/VM System, with cross-system integration via VLANs
Define and control all network devices such as VSwitches and Guest LANs, manipulate servers-to-network connect/disconnect, using GUI draw tools
Auto-Handle definitions at the z/VM and Linux levels
Support for VLAN usage (Trunk/Access modes) Management of VSwitches with protocol layer
2 or 3 Customize CSL-WAVE’s network-topology-view
with external resources (Routers, Other LPARs etc...)
Network Support
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Security Management via Scopes-and-Permissions sets for each CSL-WAVE user
Permission resolution at the right-click menu level for every action on any type of managed object
Login authentication via LDAP or CSL-WAVE proprietary users’ management
Support for RACF and VM:Secure LOGON-BY authentication support for 3270
access RSA/DSA certificates support for SSH access Locking/Unlocking of all managed objects
(Virtual and Physical for authorized users
Extended Security
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Dedicated Device Pools Manager
Dedicated devices are managed in pools using the Device Pools Manager which handles requests for dedicated devices
The management is done by three device-classpools:– DASDs– HIPER Sockets– OSAs
The site maymanage multiplepools for each device-class (Test/PROD/SYS etc…)
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Drilling into the Device Pool Manager, we get to the actual Device Pools which list information about each device in the pool
Information such as:– Device Address– ONLINE status – Usage– Owner– LOCK status– IAN (Intelligent
Active Note) status
Dedicated Device Pools
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Dedicated Device Pools
HiperSockets Device Pool example
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The BTS Work Units Table
List all of the BTS Work Units in the system (and their status) according to the viewer’s scope
The user can further filter this table by originated user, date-time, and other criteria
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The COR Entries
Each BTS WU has a COR entry associated with it
The COR entry holds all the output generated for/by the WU
Dynamically refreshed progress bar for the WU is shown as well
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What’s New?!V3.1 Features
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FCP Support
Enhanced Disk mapping now includes FCP attached storage to guests and storage controllers:
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CSL-WAVE v3.1 provides inventory management and tracking for FCP storage (WWPNs, Storage controllers, LUNs, Unique DISK IDs):
FCP Support(Cont)..
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Visual representation of the storage layout:Combining CKD DASD and FCPLayer-based view, enables selective display of components
FCP Support(Cont)..
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FCP support integration into the Manage Storage task - Provides the ability to add FCP storage to guests using existing FCP devices or new ones (automatically allocated from Device pools)
FCP Storage can be added as regular partitions or LVM directly from the GUI
Easily and intelligently handling of all needed tasks in the z/VM side, as well as on the Linux side
FCP Support(Cont)..
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FCP device provisioning is managed by CSL-WAVE automatically via Device Pools thereby eliminating the need to track free/used FCP device
The new FCP devices are offered based on the cloned guest’s original device-pools
Next modification of CSL-WAVE will introduce:– Map original WWPN-LUN pairs to new WWPN-LUN
pairs– Automatic modification of the multipath
configuration
FCP Support(Cont)..
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v3.1 introduces Enhanced Shared Directory Support
Massive performance improvements due to centralization of common data
Removal of per-system periodic discovery tasks
Dramatic reduction in GUI and BTS memory requirements is recognized with large shops with lots of z/VMs sharing the same directory
Shared Directory Enhancements
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Virtual to Real Memory Gauge
The System Status and the Enterprise Dashboard panels now show a new Virtual-to-Real gauge
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The gauge shows the current over/under-commit percentage, based on user defined thresholds and maximum values
Provides another monitoring aspect for the status and health of the z/VM LPARs managed by CSL-WAVE
Can enhance the ability to make educated decisions about whether or not the LPARs can support additional active guests
Virtual to Real Memory Gauge (Cont)..
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Ability to stop (CP STOP) and resume (CP BEGIN) guests as a multiple task action
Dormant or currently unused guests may be paused to free up memory and CPU resources
Provides the ability to stop or resume guests in a mass - By group, project, Custom Attribute or any other multiple selection
Pause/Resume Actions
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BTS Enhancements
More of user initiated work is now scheduled as BTS tasks:
As BTS tasks - COR entries are now generated for each of the above tasks
These actions are now available from the EV for guests across the enterprise, regardless of their z/VM LPAR residency
Init-For-WAVEManage StoragePause/ResumeLock/Unlock
Guests
Read/Update/Delete Guests’ IANs
Generate Storage Maps
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Init-For-WAVE Enhancements
Granulation of the Process is provided for better control
Allowance for “per-function” compliance of the Init-For-WAVE process
Refresh Linux-Data action – Provide a way to run a subset of the Init-For-WAVE
process allowing a refresh of certain aspects of the guest (FCP connections, hostname, etc.)
– May be run against any selection of guest for mass updates
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All Table-based Viewers can now export their contents (including any change to the displayed columns, their order, etc.) to a Comma Separated File selected by the user
Data can be very easily exported to other applications (such as Microsoft EXCEL)
Export to CSV
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The new filters support comma-delimited value-list as the comparison target– CSL-WAVE will use the “OR” operator when
performing object selection from the knowledgebase
Option to filter guests by hostname or IP address is now available
Non-VM personnel are presented with more familiar filtering capability
In some shops, the Linux system administrators manage and identify guests based only on their hostnames or IP addresses
Enhanced Filters
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Enables z-based virtualization as a practical and economical solution for –“Virtual Server Farms with NO LIMITS”
Allows easy management of ANY-SIZE server farm
Multiple z/VMs managed via central control (EV)
Standardize the management UI regardless of the HW platform (z9/z10/z196/z114)
Extended IT team control over the server farm whilst cutting costs
Delegate administrative authority with full control of Scopes and Permissions
CSL-WAVE Benefits
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Value Proposition Summary:
CSL-WAVE is a best of breed virtualization enabler and virtual server provisioning management solution
Simplification and Automation of System z virtual server farm management via an intuitive and rich GUI
All managed Linux images remain Agent-Free
CSL-WAVE does not have any architectural limitation to the capacity it can manage …
Goal driven user experience All of the above value points geared towards:
Driving your IT COSTS DOWN!
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Remember:
CSL-WAVE =All z POWER !!!
(Without z Learning Curve…)
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