Virtualization and clustering can bring many benefits to your business—better IT asset utilization, improved business continuity and improved operational efficiency. At the same time, virtualization can create a new level of complexity for IT. This white paper describes some of the technical challenges inherent in managing these complex environments and recommends strategies for successful deployment that will maximize the value of virtualization technology in your organization.
White Paper
Preparing for the Reality
of Virtualization
Pam SnaithESM Product MarketingJanuary 2007Table of ContentsPreparing for the Reality of Virtualization .................................................................................................................................................... 3Virtualization Benefits ........................................................................................................................................................................................4Improve Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery ................................................................................................................................4Save Money ..................................................................................................................................................................................................4Increase Availability without Over-Provisioning ..................................................................................................................................4Virtualization Challenges ..................................................................................................................................................................................4People and Organizational Challenges ..................................................................................................................................................4Technical Challenges ..................................................................................................................................................................................5OS Virtualization vs. Server Virtualization ............................................................................................................................................5Clusters within a Virtualized Environment ............................................................................................................................................5From Physical Sprawl to Virtual Sprawl..................................................................................................................................................6Resource Allocation ....................................................................................................................................................................................7Prioritization of Resources ........................................................................................................................................................................7Successful Strategies for Deploying Virtualization ......................................................................................................................................7Quantify the Value of Virtualization........................................................................................................................................................7Plan the Deployment ..................................................................................................................................................................................7Manage and Optimize It ............................................................................................................................................................................7Make the Savings Real ..............................................................................................................................................................................8CA's Comprehensive Management for Virtual Environments ..................................................................................................................8
2How can organizations incorporate server virtualization toPreparing for the Reality of their benefit and avoid the pitfalls? This paper discussesVirtualization the broader picture of virtualization benefits and organi-As a technology, virtualization has been around for quite zational decisions that can influence the amount of benefitawhile, but server virtualization, as a tool for maintaining achieved. It describes some of the technical challengesbusiness continuity and managing server cost, has given inherent in virtualized environments and deploymentvirtualization technology its second wind. Globally, 75% steps that you can take to avoid some of the pitfalls and toof the 1,221 enterprises surveyed by Fo... [download for more]
