Virtualization is certainly an important step in reducing costs in the company. Here are the fundamental steps to put it into practice.
1. Plan
Hardware needed: servers, storage arrays, network devices
Workloads to virtualize: from testing and development to tier 1 applications
Migration: minimizing downtime, maximizing automation
2. Ensure compatibility
Verify that processors, operating systems, hardware, and applications are compatible with each other and with the new infrastructure
3. Decide on the type of shared storage: traditional or virtual?
Traditional: External server that requires hardware and specialized personnel
Virtual storage: Cloud server reduction of management costs
4. Size and manage shared storage
Pool storage infrastructure, placing infrequently accessed data on slower, cheaper storage
5. Define Security and Compliance Policies
To manage sensitive data without impacting performance
6. Manage memory and resources
Allocate memory and resources where needed, resulting in lower costs
7. Balance common and single virtual machines
1 Single virtual machine with similar content, without the benefit of virtual machine isolation.
Or 1 Virtual Machine for each application with the disadvantage of having to manage many machines
8. Monitor the performance and availability of virtual machines
- Resolve resource contention problems
- Optimize I / O performance
- Adjust backup and restore times to business requirements
9. Use Shares to Meet Business Goals
Remove the boundaries of the physical environment and flexibly share resources between servers
10. Planning for the future
Prepare for future growth by:
- Business Operations Extensions
- Extend virtualization to desktops
- Self-service provisioning exploration
11. Action: put the 10 points into practice!
