Using Server Virtualization In Manufacturing Operations

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Using Server Virtualization In Manufacturing
Operations
Bob Mick VP Emerging Technologies ARC Advisory
Group bmick_at_arcweb.com
Virtualization is Sustainable
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Agenda

• Why Virtualization Now?
• Virtualized Operating Model
• Virtualization Suppliers
• ARC Forum Workshop
• Virtualization Issues
• Conclusions

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Why Virtualization Now?
Interest in Virtualization
Others enterthe market?
Growing interest
Note Factors other than those shown existed.
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The SituationVirtualization is not New. Why Now
for Operations?

• Proven Value
• Corporate IT experiences the value
• New capabilities enable a broader group of
  candidate applications
• Pilots in Manufacturing Operations have
  demonstrated value
• Proven Products
• VMware Very mature products
• Microsoft Technology important to Operations
• Many other products and partnerships
• Why not use Virtualization in Operations?
• Install a new set of servers with each new
  application?
• Legacy software value - Run legacy software on
  new hardware
• Replacement computers are many times faster
  waste?
• Better management, Backup, Back-out, Reliability

Virtualization Can Mean more than Virtual
Servers Storage, Grid, Assets
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How Can Server Virtualization Technology
Help?Costs, Reliability, Operations Maintenance

• Decrease costs
• Less hardware and still run diverse OS and
  application versions
• Less Space, Energy, Maintenance
• Increase reliability
• Less to hardware fail
• Even then, recover easily by redeploying virtual
  server
• Isolate mission critical components (create more
  Virtual Servers)
• Not affected by restart of non-mission critical
• Operations Maintenance
• More effective updates, patching and testing
• Restore test environments and configurations
  quickly
• Update, patch and test copies
• Place online when confident restore original
  quickly

Virtualization is Sustainable!
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Virtualized Operating ModelUncoupling of
Software From Physical Servers

• Higher Performance
• Computing Platforms
• Infrastructure Consolidation
• Replace Obsolete Platforms
• Common Automation Platform
• Virtualization Hardware

Virtualized Operating Model Drivers

• Increased Security Reliability
• Safety
• Compliance
• Homeland Security
• Security Infrastructure
• Patch Management

• Increase NetworkSystem Complexity
• Broader Connectivity
• More Data Integration
• New Architecture
• Technology Migration
• Out of Space

• Continued Importanceof Legacy Applications
• Preserve Intellectual Property
• High Replacement Cost
• Avoid Disruption
• Slow Phase-out

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General Virtualization ArchitectureTools For
Creating Multiple Servers on One Physical Server
Create, Monitor, Manage Virtual Servers
IsolatedSecure Confidential Manageable

• Each Virtual EnvironmentMay Contain
• Application files
• Application software
• Operating system

Virtual Environment A
Virtual Environment B
Virtual Environment C
Virtualization Utilities
Virtualization Software - Hypervisor
Computing Hardware
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General Elements of Server VirtualizationArchitec
tures and Details Vary

• Virtualization Utilities
• Tools to create, copy, move and monitor virtual
  environments
• Hypervisor
• Thin layer that operates multiple environments
• Computing Hardware
• Recent additions to processors by Intel and AMD
  directly support virtualization

• Hypervisor also know as
• VMM
• Virtual Machine Monitor
• Virtual Machine Manager

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Virtual Operating Model - ArchitectureChanges
the Hardware/Application Relationship
Network
Virtual Servers
Virtualization Software
Hardware
Network
Hardware Servers
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Another Opportunity AutomationEnabled by Recent
Chip Level Support for Virtualization
One SecondUser Interface Data
Management Integration Analytics
Sub-millisecond Process Control Machine
ControlData Capture

• Hard Real-Time Environment
• RTOS
• Application files
• Applications
• RT device access

• Soft Real-Time
• Environments
• Windows,
• Application files
• Applications
• GP Device access

Virtualization Utilities
Hardware Enabled Specialized Hypervisor for
Hard Real Time
Virtualization Software - Hypervisor
Computing Hardware
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Virtual Operating Model - ArchitectureRequires
Products From RTOS Suppliers and RT Applications
Network
Real Time Applications
Non-Real Time Applications
Real Time Virtualization Hypervisor
Network
Real Time Applications
Non-Real Time Applications
Multiples?
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Sample Suppliers of VirtualizationWidely
Deployed Different Needs, Strategies, Benefits
HardwareRequirements?
IBM
Xensource
Windows? Linux? RTOS?
Cisco
VMware
Virtualization Software
Single OS Version? Multiple Versions?
Virtual Iron
HP
Tools? Monitoring? Management?
TenAsys(Real Time)
Microsoft
Type Of Virtualization? Scheduling? Hardware
Mgmt? Performance?
Oracle
SWsoft
Sun
Plus Many Suppliers of Tools, Monitoring,
Deployment Methods
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Mondays Virtualization WorkshopPractices and
Experiences in Manufacturing Operations
Will be Posting Information on ARC
Virtualization Portal
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Drivers for Server VirtualizationIn Operations

• What is driving the adoption of virtualization in
  operations?
• Answer
• Bottom up finding ways to get projects done
• No specific business initiatives

Is This Likely to Change?
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Is Virtualization Helping Suppliers?Internally

• How is virtualization being used by suppliers?
• What are your experiences and expectations?
• Answer
• Most suppliers are using virtualization
  internally
• More are working with customers

End Users are Driving Interest in Virtualization
Technologies
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Inhibitors to Deploying Virtualization
Supporting Application in a Virtualized
Environment

• What are some of the application support issues?
• Answer
• End users need help now
• It differs by supplier
• Support agreementsneed to change

Suppliers Would you be willing to take no
exception and continue to provide support to
customers who wish to install your applications
on virtual machines? Would you provide basic
implementation guidance such as recommendations
on number of virtual CPUs and memory allocation
for virtual machines hosting your
applications? Would you consider delivering your
application as a pre-built virtual machine?
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Inhibitors to Deploying VirtualizationHardware
Software Use Pattern Relationship

• What are some of the licensing issues?
• Answer
• Yes, there are may questions
• There are no clear answers
• Problem is solvable and will be interesting

Suppliers Will you consider changing licensing
enforcement to something more compatible with
virtual environments (e.g. no dongles)?
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Microsoft, VMware Are the Needs of
Manufacturing Operations Unique?

• Smaller implementations of virtualization (e.g.
  small manufacturing control rooms) do not warrant
  expensive SAN infrastructures. Local storage
  solutions make more sense in these cases. Will
  your software continue to support local storage
  implementation in the long term?
• Drivers to adopt virtualization in manufacturing
  environments include reduction of technical
  "churn" of hardware, operating system and
  software applications. While virtualization
  eases some of this, it also adds to it. Would
  you consider extending base hypervisor support
  (e.g. security and critical patches) so that a
  hypervisor version has at least the same useful
  life as the underlying hardware?

It is Too Early to Know So Far So Good
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ConclusionsVirtualization is Sustainable

• Value has been demonstrated
• End users have committed
• Virtualization suppliers are ready
• Application suppliers are starting to commit
• Needs
• Beneficial use cases for Manufacturing Operations
• Development of common practices for Operations
• A way to identify and sort out issues (support,
  licenses )

Server Virtualization In Operations is Happening
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