Foundation of Green IT: Consolidation, Virtualization, Efficiency, and ROI in the Data Center

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 14
Preface......Page 16
 What This Book Covers......Page 18
 About the Author......Page 22
  The CDI Team......Page 23
  Mark Pohto: Microsoft......Page 26
  Permission for \"Simple Power Savings and Other Green Tips\"......Page 27
Introduction to Part I......Page 29
  Virtualization Considerations......Page 30
  Non-Virtualized Server Example......Page 31
  Power and Cooling......Page 33
  Summary......Page 44
 Chapter 2 Existing Server Environment Analysis with Capacity Planner......Page 46
  Snapshot of Servers......Page 47
  Summary of Existing Servers......Page 49
  Processor Utilization Report......Page 55
  Detailed System Server Report......Page 56
  Summary......Page 57
  The New Server Environment......Page 58
  Assumptions......Page 65
  Blades Background......Page 66
  Performance Analysis After Virtualization......Page 71
  Summary......Page 73
 Chapter 4 Server ROI Analysis......Page 76
  TCO for Existing and New Virtualized Environments......Page 77
  Summary......Page 82
 Chapter 5 Virtual Server Implementation Plan......Page 84
  Blade Startup Implementation......Page 85
  Shared Storage Startup Implementation......Page 86
  VMware Startup Implementation......Page 87
  Data Replication Startup Implementation......Page 89
  VMware Site Recovery Manager Startup Implementation......Page 90
  Summary......Page 91
 Chapter 6 Desktop Virtualization......Page 92
  Desktop Virtualization Benefits Users and IT......Page 93
  Benefits of Desktop Virtualization......Page 94
  VMware View Components......Page 95
  Desktop Management......Page 97
  Desktop Virtualization Storage......Page 99
  Desktop Application Encapsulation......Page 101
  Virtual Printing......Page 102
  Check In and Check Out of the Virtual Desktop......Page 103
  Desktop Virtualization TCO and ROI......Page 105
  Dedicated Workstation Blades......Page 106
  Benefits and Components of Workstation Blades......Page 108
  Summary......Page 110
Introduction to Part II......Page 113
  Existing Backup and Recovery Solution......Page 114
  Data De-Duplication......Page 118
  Archive......Page 119
  General Backup Considerations......Page 121
  Summary......Page 124
 Chapter 8 Existing Backup and Recovery Analysis with Backup Assessment......Page 126
  Snapshot of Backup Servers......Page 127
  Backup Client Capacity......Page 130
  Backup and Restore Job Summary......Page 131
  Recommendations for Improving the Environment......Page 134
  Summary......Page 136
 Chapter 9 The Enhanced Backup and Recovery Solution......Page 138
  New Disk Library Backup and Recovery Environment......Page 139
  Alternative New Backup and Recovery Environment......Page 141
  Disk Library Operation......Page 144
  Virtual Disk Library and Backup Software Implementation......Page 152
  Summary......Page 156
 Chapter 10 Backup, Recovery, and Archive ROI Analysis......Page 158
  TCO Summary for the New Environment......Page 159
  Five-Year Benefit Summary......Page 160
  Return on Investment (ROI) Summary......Page 164
  Summary......Page 167
  Data Replication Methods......Page 168
  Disk Technology Advancements......Page 174
  Summary......Page 183
Introduction to Part III......Page 185
  Existing Network Environment Example......Page 186
  Upgrades to the Large and Small Existing Closets......Page 188
  Overview of Common Network Components......Page 195
  Cisco Operating System Overview......Page 198
  Cisco EnergyWise Technology......Page 201
  Summary......Page 202
 Chapter 13 Existing Network Analysis with Discovery......Page 204
  Cisco Discovery Prerequisites Overview......Page 205
  Discovery Executive Summary......Page 206
  Software Life Cycle Legend......Page 212
  IOS Detailed Report: Software, Hardware, and Security......Page 215
  Summary......Page 220
  Telecommunications Overview......Page 222
  How Does VoIP Work?......Page 223
  How VoIP Is Different from a Traditional Phone System......Page 226
  VoIP, Green, and Cost Savings......Page 230
  What’s Next for VoIP?......Page 237
  Summary......Page 238
Introduction to Part IV......Page 241
 Chapter 15 SQL Server Consolidation to Achieve Green Results......Page 242
  Opportunities......Page 243
  Initial Situation......Page 244
  Solution Approach......Page 245
  Solution Implementation......Page 252
  Results......Page 257
  Summary......Page 260
  Resources......Page 261
  Traditional Data Center......Page 264
  Rack and Air Flow History......Page 267
  High Density Racks......Page 272
  Green Data Center......Page 275
  Unstructured Data Cabling......Page 276
  Future of Data Cabling......Page 277
  Power Cabling......Page 278
  Summary......Page 282
 Chapter 17 Cloud Computing......Page 284
  Private Cloud Considerations......Page 285
  The Public Cloud......Page 286
  Sampling of Public Cloud Providers......Page 289
  Backup in the Cloud......Page 293
  Storage in the Cloud......Page 296
  Other Cloud Applications......Page 297
  Why Go to the Cloud?......Page 298
  Governance in the Cloud......Page 299
  Summary......Page 300
 Chapter 18 Simple Power Savings and Other Green Tips......Page 302
  Turn Off Your Desktop Computer......Page 303
  Some Tips for Saving Energy......Page 304
  Activate Desktop Computer Power Management to Save Energy......Page 305
  They’re On Even When They’re Off......Page 309
  Recycling Electronic Waste......Page 310
  Background on Electronic Waste......Page 311
  Green Printing......Page 313
  Summary......Page 314
 Chapter 19 Managed Services: Remote Monitoring......Page 316
  Executive Overview......Page 317
  Detailed Hardware Inventory......Page 321
  Detailed Software Inventory......Page 325
  Site Inventory......Page 327
  Site Health......Page 330
  Windows Server Health......Page 332
  Underlying Tool......Page 334
  Summary......Page 335
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 D......Page 338
 G......Page 340
 I......Page 341
 M......Page 342
 P......Page 343
 R......Page 344
 S......Page 345
 T......Page 346
 V......Page 347
 Z......Page 348