Foundations of green IT : consolidation, virtualization, efficiency, and ROI in the data center

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Foundations of green IT : consolidation, virtualization, efficiency, and ROI in the data center

Marty Poniatowski

Prentice Hall, c2010

  • : pbk

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Foundation of green IT

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Includes index

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内容説明

"This book comprehensively discusses design considerations for the truly energy efficient data center." Scott Davis, Chief Data Center Architect, Office of the CTO, VMware, Inc. This Book Isn't About "Evangelizing" Green It: It's About Getting Down in the Trenches and Making It Work In Foundations of Green IT, a team of leading Green IT consultants presents the detailed technical information data center professionals need to systematically identify the right improvements, implement them, maximize savings, and accurately calculate business value. Marty Poniatowski and his team present comprehensive case studies reflecting their unsurpassed Green IT experience, complete with detailed implementation diagrams and performance information. You'll find independent, detailed coverage of solutions from HP, VMware, EMC, Cisco, and other leading vendors, with optimized sample designs and realistic ROI projections. Whether you're a CIO or IT director, architect or administrator, if you want to improve IT efficiency, this is your definitive resource. Three comprehensive, start-to-finish case studies Analyze current environments, set goals, define implementation plans, and calculate ROI for: * Server and desktop consolidation and virtualization * Data center backup/recovery/archiving, including replication * Networking, including VoIP background Plus practical coverage of these Green IT topics: * Designing data centers for greater efficiency and lower power usage * Leveraging cloud computing * Consolidating Microsoft SQL Server instances * Reducing PC-related power usage and waste About CDI, the company behind this book: This book was written collaboratively by many CDI technical experts, led by Marty Poniatowski. CDI is an infrastructure services firm with practices focusing on virtualization, storage, networking, data center design, and other "green" services. It has clients in all industries, notably financial services, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare.

目次

Foreword xiii Preface xv What This Book Covers xvii About the Author xxi Acknowledgments xxii INTRODUCTION TO PART I 2 Chapter 1 The Existing Server Environment: "The Old Way" 3 Virtualization Considerations 3 Non-Virtualized Server Example 4 Power and Cooling 6 HP Power and Cooling Calculator 8 Power and Cooling Estimate for Existing Servers 11 Explanation of Some Power and Cooling Factors 12 Virtualization Background 13 Summary 17 Chapter 2 Existing Server Environment Analysis with Capacity Planner 19 Snapshot of Servers 20 Recommended Target Platform 22 Summary of Existing Servers 22 Processor Utilization Report 28 Detailed System Server Report 29 Summary 30 Chapter 3 The Virtualized Server Environment 31 The New Server Environment 31 Assumptions 38 Blades Background 39 Performance Analysis After Virtualization 44 Summary 46 Chapter 4 Server ROI Analysis 49 TCO for Existing and New Virtualized Environments 50 Summary 55 Chapter 5 Virtual Server Implementation Plan 57 Blade Startup Implementation 58 Shared Storage Startup Implementation 59 VMware Startup Implementation 60 Data Replication Startup Implementation 62 VMware Site Recovery Manager Startup Implementation 63 Virtual Desktop With VMware View Startup Implementation 64 Summary 64 Chapter 6 Desktop Virtualization 65 Desktop Virtualization Benefits Users and IT 66 Benefits of Desktop Virtualization 67 VMware View Components 68 Desktop Management 70 Desktop Virtualization Storage 72 Desktop Application Encapsulation 74 Desktop Access 75 Virtual Printing 75 Check In and Check Out of the Virtual Desktop 76 Desktop Virtualization TCO and ROI 78 Dedicated Workstation Blades 79 Benefits and Components of Workstation Blades 81 Summary 83 INTRODUCTION TO PART II 86 Chapter 7 The Existing Backup and Recovery Environment 87 Existing Backup and Recovery Solution 87 Data De-Duplication 91 Archive 92 General Backup Considerations 94 Media 94 Full Versus Incremental Backup 94 Clone Versus Replication of Data 95 Backup and Recovery Versus Disaster Recovery 95 Distributed Backup Versus Centralized Backup 96 Summary 97 Chapter 8 Existing Backup and Recovery Analysis with Backup Assessment 99 Snapshot of Backup Servers 100 Backup Client Capacity 103 Backup and Restore Job Summary 104 Recommendations for Improving the Environment 107 Summary 109 Chapter 9 The Enhanced Backup and Recovery Solution 111 New Disk Library Backup and Recovery Environment 112 Alternative New Backup and Recovery Environment 114 Disk Library Operation 117 Virtual Disk Library and Backup Software Implementation 125 Summary 129 Chapter 10 Backup, Recovery, and Archive ROI Analysis 131 TCO Summary for the New Environment 132 Five-Year Benefit Summary 133 Investment Summary 137 Return on Investment (ROI) Summary 137 Summary 140 Chapter 11 Data Replication and Disk Technology Advancements 141 Data Replication Methods 141 Fabric-Based Replication 142 Host-Based Replication 144 Array-Based Replication 145 Disk Technology Advancements 147 Disk Characteristics 148 Disk Calculation Method 149 Flash Disk Technology 150 Total Cost of Ownership Advantages of Flash Disk 152 Sample Flash Versus Fibre Channel Disk TCO Analysis 154 Summary 156 INTRODUCTION TO PART III 158 Chapter 12 The Existing Network Environment with Enhancements 159 Existing Network Environment Example 159 Upgrades to the Large and Small Existing Closets 161 Overview of Common Network Components 168 Cisco Operating System Overview 171 Cisco EnergyWise Technology 174 Summary 175 Chapter 13 Existing Network Analysis with Discovery 177 Cisco Discovery Prerequisites Overview 178 Discovery Executive Summary 179 Discovery Detailed Reports 185 Software Life Cycle Legend 185 IOS Detailed Report: Software, Hardware, and Security 188 Summary 193 Chapter 14 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) 195 Telecommunications Overview 195 How Does VoIP Work? 196 How VoIP Is Different from a Traditional Phone System 199 VoIP, Green, and Cost Savings 203 Audio Conferencing 203 Video over IP 204 Data Center Consolidation 205 Private Networking 208 Maintenance Support Optimization 209 Service Contract Optimization 210 What's Next for VoIP? 210 Summary 211 INTRODUCTION TO PART IV 214 Chapter 15 SQL Server Consolidation to Achieve Green Results 215 Opportunities 216 Initial Situation 217 Desired Situation 218 Solution Approach 218 Solution Implementation 225 Results 230 Summary 233 Resources 234 Chapter 16 The Green Data Center 237 Traditional Data Center 237 Rack and Air Flow History 240 High Density Racks 245 Green Data Center 248 Unstructured Data Cabling 249 Structured Data Cabling 250 Future of Data Cabling 250 Power Cabling 251 Summary 255 Chapter 17 Cloud Computing 257 Private Cloud Considerations 258 The Public Cloud 259 Sampling of Public Cloud Providers 262 Backup in the Cloud 266 Storage in the Cloud 269 Other Cloud Applications 270 Why Go to the Cloud? 271 Governance in the Cloud 272 Cautionary Note on Data Portability 273 Summary 273 Chapter 18 Simple Power Savings and Other Green Tips 275 Turn Off Your Desktop Computer 276 Some Interesting Facts 277 Some Tips for Saving Energy 277 Activate Desktop Computer Power Management to Save Energy 278 They're On Even When They're Off 282 Recycling Electronic Waste 283 Background on Electronic Waste 284 Green Printing 286 Summary 287 Chapter 19 Managed Services: Remote Monitoring 289 Executive Overview 290 Detailed Hardware Inventory 294 Detailed Software Inventory 298 Site Inventory 300 Site Health 303 Windows Server Health 305 Underlying Tool 307 Summary 308 Index 309

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