Learn about the functionality and processes that are available to enable you to move your private cloud deployments to Windows Server 2012 R2 with zero downtime. Understand the options that are available to you and the considerations that need to be made as you determine the best path for continuing to keep your environment on the best technology available for private clouds today. This session covers the end to end approach including Hyper-V, Clustering, Storage and SCVMM.
6. Resource
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
Improvement Factor
Host
Logical Processors
64
320
5×
Physical Memory
1TB
4TB
4×
Virtual CPUs per Host
512
2,048
4×
VM
Virtual CPUs per VM
4
64
16×
Memory per VM
64GB
1TB
16×
Active VMs per Host
384
1,024
2.7×
Cluster
Guest NUMA
No
Yes
-
Maximum Nodes
16
64
4×
Maximum VMs
1,000
8,000
8×
7. Resource
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
VMware vSphere Hypervisor
VMware vSphere5.5 Enterprise Plus
Host
Logical Processors
320
320
320
Physical Memory
4TB
4TB
4TB
Virtual CPUs per Host
2,048
4096
4096
VM
Virtual CPUs per VM
64
8
64
Memory per VM
1TB
1TB
1TB
Active VMs per Host
1,024
512
512
Guest NUMA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cluster
Maximum Nodes
64
N/A
32
Maximum VMs
8,000
N/A
4,000
9. Feature
New or improved
Cluster scalability(64 nodes and 8,000 virtual machines)
Improved
Management of large-scale clusters by using Server Manager and Failover Cluster Manager
New
Management and mobility of clustered virtual machines and other clustered roles
New
Cluster Shared Volumes
Improved
Support for Scale-Out File Servers
New
Cluster-Aware Updating
New
Virtual machine application monitoring and management
New
Cluster validation tests
Improved
Active Directory Domain Services integration
Improved
Quorum configuration and dynamic quorum
Improved
Cluster upgrade and migration
Improved
Task Scheduler integration
New
Windows PowerShell support
Improved
23. VMVM NetworkLogical networkLogical Switch(Hyper-V Host) VM NetworkLogical Switch(Hyper-V Host) VMPhysical network
vNICPort
Profile
Network
Virtualization
Gateway
Network
Site Definition
Uplink Port
ProfileVMVM
Virtual
Fabric Network SiteIP Pool
Source: Microsoft
24. VMRedBlueVMVMVM
Tenant 1
Subnet: 10.0.1.0/24
IP Pool 10.0.1.1-10.0.1.100
Tenant 2
Subnet: 10.0.1.0/24
IP Pool 10.0.1.1-10.0.1.100
IsolationNetwork SiteIP PoolNetwork SiteIP Pool
25. Logical networkNetwork SiteIP PoolNetwork SiteIP Pool
Site: Cluj
Subnet: 192.168.100.0/24
IP Pool 192.168.100.1
192.168.100.100
Corporate
Site: Bucuresti
Subnet: 192.168.200.0/24
IP Pool 192.168.200.1
192.168.200.100
28. Logical networkNetwork SiteIP PoolNetwork SiteIP Pool
Site: Cluj
Subnet: 192.168.100.0/24
IP Pool 192.168.100.1
192.168.100.100
Datacenter
Site: Bucuresti
Subnet: 192.168.200.0/24
IP Pool 192.168.200.1
192.168.200.100VMRedBlueVMVMVM
Tenant 1
Subnet: 10.0.1.0/24
IP Pool 10.0.1.1-10.0.1.100
Tenant 2
Subnet: 10.0.1.0/24
IP Pool 10.0.1.1-10.0.1.100
IsolationNetwork SiteIP PoolNetwork SiteIP Pool
36. Manufacturer/Series
Model
Protocol
Minimum Controller Firmware
SMI-S Provider Type
Provider Version
Maximum # of Arrays/Provider
Dell/Compellent
Storage Center
iSCSI/FC
SC 5.5.4 and later, EM 5.5.5 and later
Proxy
1
Not applicable
Dell/EqualLogic
PS Series
iSCSI
Firmware v6.0 or above and HIT Kit v4.7 or above
SMP
v4.7
Not applicable
DotHill/AssuredSAN
4004 Series
iSCSI/FC SAS
GL101 and later
Embedded
2.1.0.2
Not applicable
EMC/Symmetrix
VMAX 10K, 20k 40K
FC
Enginuity 5875 or later
Proxy
4.5.1
5 (64-bit provider, 8 GB RAM)
EMC/VNX
VNX
iSCSI/FC
Flare 31 or later
Proxy
4.5.1
5 (64-bit provider, 8 GB RAM)
EMC/CX4
All
iSCSI/FC
Flare 30
Proxy
4.5.1
5
Fujitsu/ETERNUS
DX80 S2/DX90 S2/DX410 S2/DX440 S2/DX8100 S2/DX8700 S2DX100S3/DX200S3/DX500S3/DX600S3
iSCSI/FC
V10L40 or later
Embedded
V04L00-0000
1
HP/3PAR
StoreServ 7000 (7200/7400), StoreServ 10000 (10400/10800)
iSCSI/FC
HP 3PAR InForm OS 3.1.3
Embedded
1.4
1
HP/3PAR
T-CLASS
F-Class
P10000
F200/400T400/800V400/800
iSCSI/FC
HP 3PAR InForm OS 3.1.1.P10
Embedded
1.4
1
HP/P2000 G3
iSCSI/FC
TS240
Embedded
1.5
Not applicable
HP/P6000
P6300/P6500
iSCSI/FC
1000 0000
Proxy
1.4
10
HP/P9000
P9500
FC
70-04-xx
Embedded
1.5
Not applicable
HP/StoreVirtual
StoreVirtualAppliance StoreVirtualVSA 2014
iSCSI/FC
LeftHand OS 11.0
Embedded
1.4
1
IBM/XIV
2810/2812 (Gen 3)
iSCSI/FC
Embedded
11.1 and later
1
IBM/SVC
2145
iSCSI/FC
Embedded
6.4.1 and later
1
IBM/Storwize V3700
2071/2072
iSCSI/FC
Embedded
6.4.1 and later
1
IBM/Storwize V5000
2077/2078
iSCSI/FC
Embedded
7.1.0 and later
1
IBM/Storwize V7000/Flex System V7000
2076/4939
iSCSI/FC
Embedded
6.4.1 and later
1
NetApp/FAS
All
iSCSI/FC
8.0.1 (7-mode)
Proxy
4.1
40
Hitachi Ltd. / Hitachi Data SystemsVSP
VSP
FC
70-05-02
Embedded
6.0
1
45. Scalable Web application platform
Infrastructure Services (IaaS)
The power of Software Defined Networking
Database VMs and Database as a Service
Reliable messaging
Supported Storage Arrays for System Center 2012 VMM
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16100.supported-storage-arrays-for-system-center-2012-vmm.aspx
What's New in Storage Services in Windows Server Technical Preview
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn765475.aspx