Virtualization Readiness Assessment The first step to server virtualization. Simplify Server Management, Maximize IT Resources
Get Started with a Virtualization Readiness Assessment to Make a More Informed Decision
Leveraging a standards-based methodology, Dell empowers your business to build the server infrastructure of tomorrow — today. It’s all part of Dell’s Scalable Enterprise strategy, a forwardthinking vision that clearly outlines how you can confidently implement a powerful, manageable and flexible IT system that enables you to simplify operations. To improve utilization. To cost-effectively scale.
Dell’s Virtualization Readiness Assessment (VRA) provides an effective way to evaluate the impact that a virtual infrastructure will have on your datacenter. More specifically, the VRA will help you pinpoint how your newly virtualized environment can help you improve server management, maximize uptime and streamline deployment.
The Real-World Benefits of Virtualization
Using highly automated processes, Dell will gather up-to-the-minute information about your server environment, including key data on your system inventory and up to a month’s worth of performance data. With the information in hand, Dell will then analyze the data, assess the situation and outline the virtualization opportunities available in your existing infrastructure.
With virtualization, you can run multiple applications and operating systems independently on a single server. This allows administrators to: • Quickly move workloads from one virtual workspace to another. • Prioritize business needs while maximizing server resources. • Flexibly allocate computing capacity. • Ease IT management requirements and expenses.
A Comprehensive Look into Your Server Environment
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The VRA: Thorough and comprehensive analysis of your server environment. Pre-Engagement Conference Call
• Introduce key participants • Verify hardware specifications • Begin server candidate inventory matrix • Complete install checklist
Planning
• Project kick-off meeting • Complete requirement analysis of server candidates • Complete inventory matrix • Review requirements analysis of existing operations • Conduct virtual machine architecture and impact analysis
Collector Installation
• Install collector(s) • Test connections • Qualify domain and server list • Resolve rights/firewall issues • Verify data collection • Verify performance counters • Run discovery job • Verify servers to be monitored • Run inventory job • Resolve any security or connection issues • Run performance collection • Resolve any security or connection issues • Verify data transfer • Verify data processed • Turn on scheduler to run performance and data transfer jobs
Data Collection
• Monitor progress via remote VPN connection • Build inventory/performance reports • Report inventory data • Group machines • Verify inventory remotely • Verify performance remotely
Post-Installation — Executive Meetings • Review executive summary • Complete consolidation report • Review virtualization guidelines and concerns • Review consolidation scenarios • Next steps
Project Closeout
• Provide a Virtualization Assessment Report • Obtain acknowledgment of services performed
The Virtualization Assessment Report As a final part of the process, Dell will deliver all of the VRA findings and analyses in the Virtualization Assessment Report. This informationrich document will contain targeted data specific to your server environment, including:
Design Services Work with Dell’s experienced consultants to architect a scalable and highly available virtualization solution. Our services professionals will then create a detailed implementation plan that minimizes end-user disruption and speeds time to deployment.
• An inventory report, utilization assessment and outline of candidates for virtualization. • Virtualization guidelines and consolidation scenarios. • A preliminary total cost of ownership analysis of the sampled environment. • Next steps and recommendations.
Implementation Services Dell’s services professionals will deploy new enterprise hardware into your environment, install and configure VMware software, and empower your systems administrators to efficiently manage the entire solution.
Additional Dell Services
Why Choose Dell for Server Virtualization
In addition to the Virtualization Readiness Assessment, Dell offers a variety of other services designed to help you maximize the performance of your server infrastructure, including: Workshops and Assessments • Virtual Infrastructure Health Check • VMware Infrastructure Workshop • VMware Infrastructure Upgrade Workshop • P2V Migration Workshop • VMware Infrastructure with P2V Workshop • VMware Disaster Recovery and Backup Workshop
• Our standards-based virtualization strategy helps lower costs and preserves choice and control. • A direct, uncomplicated approach that simplifies implementation, speeding time to productivity • Dell’s proven solutions are designed to deliver leading performance, availability and overall value.
For More Information To learn more about Dell’s Virtualization Readiness Assessment or other Dell virtualization solutions, contact your local sales representative or visit dell.com/virtualization.