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Oleg Ulyanov

Michael Schwartzman

Harsha Sanku

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Exploring VMware Cloud on AWS-Integrated Services

VMware Cloud on AWS is part of a larger ecosystem of services and add-ons that enable organizations a wide variety of use cases, including migration with VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX), disaster recovery with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery (VCDR) and VMware Site Recovery (VSR), advanced logging with Aria Operations for Logs, and Containers as a Service (CaaS) services with Tanzu services.

In this chapter, you will learn the basic capabilities and architecture of these services and understand the design choices when planning, implementing, and operating the HCX, VCDR, VSR, and Tanzu services.

The following are the topics that will be covered in this chapter:

VMware HCX
VSR
VCDR
The VMware Aria Operations for Logs service
VMware Cloud with Tanzu services

VMware HCX

One of the main advantages of VMware Cloud on AWS is its operational consistency and ability to move applications to public clouds, without taking on significant risks and without the need to refactor an application when it doesn’t bring value to a business. VMware HCX provides hybrid cloud capabilities to connect between an existing on-premises site and the VMware Cloud SDDC, as well as multi-cloud connectivity capabilities.

Figure 3.1 – The HCX VM migration capabilities for VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware HCX Enterprise is included with VMware Cloud on an AWS subscription with no additional charges, and it can be activated directly from the SDDC Console.

HCX offers the following technical capabilities:

Workload migration using dedicated network tunnels between HCX appliances: You can choose between various migration methods depending on the design requirements. We’ll discuss this in more detail later on in this section...

VMware Site Recovery service

VMware Site Recovery VSR uses the time-tested VMware SRM product to deliver VSR as a VMware Cloud on AWS integrated add-on service. This service simplifies traditional DR operations. The service is designed to provide a disaster recovery solution that can mitigate the need for a physical secondary site and quickly scale to a full production environment, simplifying DR operations. The following figure illustrates protecting a organization data center with VMware Cloud on AWS using VSR.

Figure 3.10 – VSR architecture

VSR leverages vSphere Replication (vR) to provide native hypervisor-based replication. All infrastructure services are delivered through software, and the orchestration is done through the VSR add-on. Organizations can replicate VM images and create automated recovery plans. These plans include the startup order, recovery steps, and recovery plan. The following figure shows the different components included...

VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery (VCDR) service

VCDR is a DRaaS provided by VMware. VCDR enables protection of on-premises vSphere environments and VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC by using an innovative concept of zero-compute DRaaS solutions. The main component of VCDR is the Scale-Out Cloud File System (SCFS) deployed in AWS Cloud. SCFS provides the ability to store large amounts of data efficiently and effectively, with hundreds of recovery points. You can replicate entire VMs with a recovery point objective (RPO) as low as 30 minutes. The SCFC facilitates storage of data during normal operations of your production sites. If the infrastructure needs to be restored, VCDR uses VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC to register VMs and start the environment.

The following figure depicts the high-level architecture of VCDR:

Figure 3.14 – VCDR replication architecture

The main goal of VCDR is to simplify DR protection, reduce costs, and orchestrate the recovery. However...

The VMware Aria Operations for Logs service

The VMware Aria Operations for Logs service is the logging platform included in the VMware Cloud on AWS service.

VMware Cloud SDDC’s restricted access model does not allow cloud admins to directly access ESXi hosts and operational management logs. Logs can only be accessed through two tools – vCenter and the VMware Aria Operations for Logs service.

Each new organization has access to a full trial version of VMware Aria Operations for Logs service for the period of 30 days. After the trial ends, you can either subscribe to the full service or continue using the service with a limited subset of features.

The VMware Aria Operations for Logs service offers unified visibility to VMware Cloud on AWS network packet logs. This capability allows organizations to analyze and troubleshoot their application flows, using visibility of packets corresponding to specific NSX firewall rules. Organizations can turn on logging on firewall...

VMware Cloud with Tanzu services

VMware Cloud with Tanzu services is included along with the VMware Cloud on AWS subscription.

Tanzu services portfolio includes a fully managed Kubernetes services that offers an easy path to enterprise-grade Kubernetes deployments and management, accelerating application modernization initiatives.

Crafted specifically for Tanzu services on VMware Cloud offerings such as VMware Cloud on AWS, Tanzu Mission Control Essentials provides a set of essential capabilities to organize your Kubernetes clusters and namespaces for scalable operations, and secure them with access control policies.

The enterprise-grade Kubernetes includes a multi-cloud management solution and a Kubernetes-based CaaS platform, running on a VMware Cloud on AWS Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

Tanzu CaaS offerings are based on the on-premises vSphere with Tanzu, also known as Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG), provided as a managed service. Tanzu Mission Control (TMC) Essentials...

Summary

In this chapter, we reviewed the major integrated services in VMware Cloud on AWS, including the HCX architecture and the different migration options available with HCX (migration using vMotion, bulk migration, replication-assisted vMotion, and OS-assisted migration). We also discussed the capabilities and architecture of Aria Operations for Logs and the Tanzu-managed Kubernetes service.

The next chapter will focus on more hands-on instructions demonstrating the deployment, configuration, and setup of VMware Cloud on AWS SDDCs.

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Authors (3)

Oleg Ulyanov

Oleg Ulyanov is a Staff Cloud Architect with more than 15 years of experience. He is a Subject Matter Expert in VMware Hybrid Cloud, cloud migration, networking, and storage. He has experience as a VMware professional services architect, helping customers achieve their technical and business goals through IT transformation and migrating to VMware Hybrid Clouds. He holds various industry certificates, including VMware VCP, VCAP6/7-DCV, SNIA, and Microsoft.
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Michael Schwartzman

Michael Schwartzman, a Senior Azure Application Innovation Specialist at Microsoft, has over a decade of experience in cloud infrastructure, cloud security, and hybrid cloud solutions. Prior to his current role, Michael served as a Lead Cloud Solution Architect specializing in VMware Cloud on AWS. He has played a pivotal role in assisting Global ISVs with the development and sale of SaaS solutions on Azure. Additionally, Michael's broad expertise encompasses support for both digital natives and traditional enterprises, optimization of their cloud systems. His dedication to remaining at the forefront of the rapidly evolving tech landscape establishes him as a go-to expert for businesses seeking to leverage cutting-edge cloud technology.
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Harsha Sanku

Harsha Sanku is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, specializing in AWS Hybrid Cloud and Edge Computing services. His expertise lies in Cloud Infrastructure including Networking & Security. He has been a VMware Cloud on AWS Specialist for the last four years. Harsha has a strong background in designing and implementing data center infrastructure and private clouds, with a particular focus on VMware technologies. In his current role at AWS, he collaborates with customers to migrate and modernize their hybrid cloud infrastructure, ensuring they remain competitive in the ever-evolving business and IT landscape.
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