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Hyper-V Deployment - Primary Health Trust consolidates multiple Virtualisation platforms to Microsoft Hyper-V |
Customer
Kingston Primary Care Trust (KPCT) was formed in April 2001 and is a dedicated service focused on delivering the best health care to the population of the Royal Borough of Kingston.
Region
London
Challenges
Multiple Virtualisation Providers used (Vmware Server and Virtual Server 2005)
Existing Virtual Server Hosts out of capacity
Backups achieved through scripted process
Locally attached storage used to host existing virtual machines
Solution
Embrionic designed and delivered a solution based on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V to overcome the challenges that incorporated:
Windows Server 2008 DataCenter Edition Implemented with Hyper-V Role Installed.
iSCSI Storage Area Network Implemented to provide storage for Virtual Machines based on Dell MD3000i hardware.
Resilient iSCSI network implemented allowing failure of network interface, network cable, network port.
Migration of VMWare Server and Virtual Server 2005 virtual machines to Hyper-V
Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 used to backup Virtual Machines.
Benefits
Fully operational platform running on next generation hardware assisted virtualisation.
Consolidated multiple virtual server hosts to one reducing power, cooling and space utilisation
Reduced cost of Windows Server licensing based on the virtualisation rights of Windows 2008 DataCenter edition
Centralised storage will allow easy and low cost expansion of virtualisation environment
Performance improvements for virtual machines
Increased capacity to support additional virtualisation workloads
Simplified backup and recovery processes
