The vSphere Design BrownBag with Harley Stagner & Damian Karlson

1. vSphere design scenario Practice Harley Stagner, VCDX #46 http://www.harleystagner.com Twitter: hstagner

2. Archaic Licensing Scenario Acme Software Uses Physical Processor Licensing Client wishes to run Acme’s DB Version 12 in same HA/DRS cluster as other applications to better share resources Only (3) hosts are required to support the DB Version 12 workload with capacity to spare (6) Host cluster exists, may purchase additional if needed

3. Archaic Licensing Scenario How should Acme DB 12 licensing be handled? What HA / DRS configurations should be used? Think about performance / flexibility / redundancy What is the impact of each of your design choices? What assumptions are you making?

4. Archaic Licensing Scenario - Components

5. Archaic Licensing Scenario – Solutions?

6. Balanced Cluster Scenario Greenfield Installation Client would like cluster imbalances to be resolved automatically and as quickly as possible vSphere 5.0 Enterprise Plus Licensing Client plans to have “large memory” VM’s in the cluster

7. Balanced Cluster Scenario – Solutions? Server Option A Onboard Quad Port Server Option B vswitch0 Dual Port Onboard

8. Open Question: How Can We Ensure QoS on 10GbE?

9. Open Design Discussion... http://www.seancrookston.com/vcap-dca/ http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2010/11/15/5-tips-for-preparing-your-vcdx-defense/ http://www.harleystagner.com/vcdx/the-end-of-the-journey-vcdx-number-46.php DCA LABS!!!!!