APP-BCA1213

Virtualizing SAP from Big Iron onto x86 at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores

Jesse Drugan, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store Andre Kemp, VMware, Inc. Jason Nester, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores

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Migrating SAP From Big Iron onto x86 using VMware Technologies
Jesse Drugan Lead Technical Engineer Jason Nester Senior Technical Engineer

Who is Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores?

Nations Largest Retailer of Fabrics Headquartered in Hudson, Ohio Founded in 1943 751 Stores in 49 States Joann.com 25,000 Employees

We are going to swap out the engine while the car is still moving.

Travis Smith, CEO Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores

Agenda
SAP Landscape Overview Why Move SAP Where We Came From Where We Wanted to Go What Was In Our Way Where Are We Now Where to Next Summary of Our Journey

SAP Environment Overview

BW, ECC, PI, EP, SM 23,000 Users BW Database 10TB ECC Database 6TB 32,000 SAPS 400,000 Active SKUs with Many More Archived

ECC BW

~72 million RFCs SAP Environment Overview ~2.8 million Dialogs ~5.4 million RFCs ~200,000 Dialogs BW, ECC, PI, EP, SM MSEG Table > 600 Million 23,000 Users BW Database 10TB Records ECC Database 6TB 32,000 SAPS 400,000 Active SKUs with Many More Archived

Why Move SAP

Environment Simplification Reducing Operating System Count Reducing Databases In Use Reduction of Software Costs Reduction of Hardware Costs Avoid Hardware Vendor Lock-in Recommendation of IT Advisory Firm

Where We Came From

IBM Mainframe z10 IBM zOS 10 IBM DB2 v 8.1 IBM P6 595 IBM AIX 5.3 IBM Tier1 Disk IBM TSM

Where We Wanted To Go (Hardware)

Server Hardware Six HP DL580s (VMware Hosts) Four HP DL980s (Database Servers) Storage Tier 1 Disk (146GB, 15K RPM Drives) Tier 2 Disk (300GB, 15K RPM Drives) Tier 3 Disk (2TB, 7,200 RPM Drives) Storage Virtualization

DL580 Where We Wanted To 32 Cores 256 GB RAM (Hardware) 10 Gb NICs VM Traffic\vMotion Server Hardware 1Gb NICs Six HP DL580s (VMware Hosts) Management\FT\DMZ Four HP DL980s (Database Servers) 8Gb HBAs Storage

Go

Tier 1 Disk (146GB, 15K RPM Drives) Tier 2 Disk (300GB, 15K RPM Drives) Tier 3 Disk (2TB, 7,200 RPM Drives) Storage Virtualization

DL580 Where We Wanted To 32 Cores 256 GB RAM (Hardware) 10 Gb NICs VMware Limitations 10Gb VM Traffic\vMotion Connections Server Hardware 4 10Gb 1Gb NICs Six HP Max DL580s (VMware Hosts) 2 10Gb Connections Max w\ 4 1Gb Connections Management\FT\DMZ Are Four HP DL980s (Database Servers) 10Gb Cards Dual Port 8Gb HBAs Storage

Go

Tier 1 Disk (146GB, 15K RPM Drives) Tier 2 Disk (300GB, 15K RPM Drives) Tier 3 Disk (2TB, 7,200 RPM Drives) Storage Virtualization

DL980 DL580 Where We Wanted To 32 Cores 512 256 GB RAM (Hardware) 10 Gb NICs VMware Limitations 8Gb 10Gb VM HBAs Traffic\vMotion Connections Server Hardware 4 10Gb 1Gb NICs Six HP Max DL580s (VMware Hosts) 2 10Gb Connections Max w\ 4 1Gb Connections Management\FT\DMZ Are Four HP DL980s (Database Servers) 10Gb Cards Dual Port 8Gb HBAs Storage

Go

Tier 1 Disk (146GB, 15K RPM Drives) Tier 2 Disk (300GB, 15K RPM Drives) Tier 3 Disk (2TB, 7,200 RPM Drives) Storage Virtualization

Where We Wanted To Go (Software)

Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise SQL Server 2008 R2 VMware ESXi 4.0 Fault Tolerant VMs for CI Servers Vizioncore vRanger Multi-tier SAP Landscape

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/SAP_vsphere_high_availability.pdf

Fault Tolerant Limitations No Snapshots Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise 4 FT Machines Host SQL Per Server 2008 R2 No Storage vMotion VMware ESXi 4.0 Fault Tolerant VMs for CI Servers

Where We Wanted To Go (Software)

Vizioncore vRanger Multi-tier SAP Landscape

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/SAP_vsphere_high_availability.pdf

Where We Wanted To Go (Software)

Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise SQL Server 2008 R2 VMware ESXi 4.0 Fault Tolerant VMs for CI Servers

Vizioncore Quest vRanger Multi-tier SAP Landscape

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/SAP_vsphere_high_availability.pdf

Where We Wanted To Go (Software)

Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise SQL Server 2008 R2 VMware ESXi 4.0 Fault Tolerant VMs for CI Servers

Vizioncore Quest Dell vRanger Multi-tier SAP Landscape

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/SAP_vsphere_high_availability.pdf

What Was In Our Way

Time Line Requirements Function\Performance Testing Code Changes to Support Windows Environment (Powershell) Reducing Outage Window to 48 Hours (Weekend) Maintaining Code Levels Across all Environments Business Timing End of Quarter Considerations Hardware Issues

Where Are We Now

Successful Zero Impact Migration 55 Hours of Outage Why did you call off the migration? Annual Cost Savings of 80% Removal of Mainframe and P6 595 Removal of Tier 1 Disk Cabinet HP\Dell\IBM Servers in Use Hardware Capable of 45,000 SAPS Issue Free Holiday Season

Whats Next
Virtualize Database Servers Monster VM with 528GB Memory and 32 Cores Merge SAP and non-SAP Environments Further Simplify the Environment Higher Rate of Consumption of Resources Replication for Disaster Recovery SAP Upgrade

Summary of our Journey

VMware is a viable alternative to pricey and inflexible big iron Use Fault Tolerance to provide high availability for SAP CI servers We were able to migrate our SAP environment to VMware and with careful planning so can your company

What questions do you have for us? Thank You For Your Time

FILL OUT A SURVEY

EVERY COMPLETE SURVEY IS ENTERED INTO DRAWING FOR A $25 VMWARE COMPANY STORE GIFT CERTIFICATE

APP-BCA1213

Virtualizing SAP from Big Iron onto x86 at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores

Jesse Drugan, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store Andre Kemp, VMware, Inc. Jason Nester, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores

#vmworldapps