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Zophar SanteProduct ManagementNexsan Technologies Inc.

555 St. Charles DriveThousand Oaks, CA 91360

Nexsan iSeries™ General Product PPT GA010810-A

Nexsan iSeries™Complete iSCSI SAN

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What is Nexsan iSeries™ Complete iSCSI SAN for Storage Consolidation and Virtualization

Nexsan iSeries™Includes enterprise-class storage servicesHigh reliability and performanceHigh density, scalable to 1PB with Nexsan StorageNexsan “GREEN” AutoMAID

Includes:• Storage consolidation, tiering and virtualization• Snapshots, mirroring and replication• Redundancy and multi-pathing

Suitable for:• Server Virtualization (VMware Certified)• Exchange, SQL, Oracle, other databases• Storage and data consolidation

iSCSI Storage Area Network


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Nexsan iSeries™ Includes

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Nexsan iSeries Appliance (s)

Nexsan iSeries Storage Services

Nexsan Storage (New or Existing)

Integrated into a single iSCSI SAN

Enterprise

SMB


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Nexsan iSeries™A Truly Enterprise Class iSCSI SAN

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High Speed iSeries ApplianceHigh speed, low latency - bus, OS and chip set• Address multiple applications simultaneously• Address high performance requirements

High ConnectivitySupport small to large environments• Up to 200 servers per iSCSI SAN• Create 1000’s of unique volumes

High AvailabilityNexsan iSeries™ Clustering and Multi-pathing• Ensure continuous data access• Protects against connection, network or system outage• Fault tolerant and hot-swappable

Enterprise Class Nexsan StorageHigh performance, reliability and scalability• Over 21,000 units installed in 60+ countries• Independent performance engine – RAID and Cache• Create storage tiers using Nexsan SAS and SATA• Scale capacity to 1PB (petabyte)


iSeries Appliance

Nexsan Storage

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Nexsan iSeries™ Storage Services

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iSCSIServer Network

Storage VirtualizationCreate virtual volumes from any storage tier• Create any size volume to precisely meet

application needs• Increase volume size while online• Recycle capacity from obsolete volumes

Storage TieringCreate different storage tiers• Use SAS for performance, SATA for

capacity, or create a very green tier for backup/archive - All within the same SAN

• Match different tiers with different applications

Scale from SMB to EnterpriseSupport small to large environments• Support up to 200 servers• Create 1000’s of virtual volumes• Scale individual volume size to 64TB


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Create and use a volume in seconds

1. Give it a volume name2. Select the storage tier3. Determine the size

That’s it – you’re done

Like RAID types are pooled into a single storage tiers

The volume is automatically created from the selected pool

iSeries load balancing assigns the volume to the least used iSeries host port

Volume is automatically exposed to the iSCSI SAN network

Volume is ready to be used by the server

Instant Volume Creation


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Ensure bandwidth for demanding high performance applications

Applications using SAS storage can be given priority over applications using SATA storage to ensure optimum performance and responsiveness.

The user can configure iSeries bandwidth and control how much bandwidth is given to SAS based applications as opposed to SATA based applications

If SAS is not being accessed – bandwidth is given 100% to SATA until SAS bandwidth is required

New iSeries Feature - QoS – bandwidth management for iSeries tiered storage environments

SATA PoolSAS Pool

MAX Limited

•Databases•email•VMware•Hyper-V•OLTP

•Print servers•Web servers•Backup•Archive•Home directories

Example shows SATA bandwidth limited to 50MBs

Applications using SAS will have full use of the remaining bandwidth (approx. 220 MBs)


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Windows SQL and Exchange Setup Wizards

• Meets Microsoft best practices requirements

• Automatically creates separate volumes for LOGs and DATA

• Automatically configures iSeries bandwidth mangers

Automatic storage pooling• All storage resources with the

same drive and RAID type can be placed into a single “POOL”

• When volumes are created, iSeries will automatically select the best resource within the pool to deliver optimal performance

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Nexsan iSeries™ AutomatedStorage Services


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Nexsan iSeries™ Data Protection

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Data MirroringMirror data across multiple storage systems, locally or to another location using FC•Stay in production – even if a storage system goes offline•Protect data if your main site is damaged

SnapshotsMultiple snapshots per volume•Eliminate the backup window, backup from snapshots and remain on line•Eliminate need for incremental tape backups•Integrated with Microsoft VSS for live database backup (SQL, Exchange)•Quickly recovery any volume•Convert snapshots to read and/or write for data mining and testing

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Create and Schedule Snapshots in Seconds

1. Select the size2. Select the frequency3. Decide how many you want to keep

That’s it – you’re done

Snapshots are created on a per volume basisSnapshot volumes are automatically created and recycled

Automatic Snapshot Scheduler


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Nexsan iSeries™ Storage Services

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Online Data MigrationMigrate data between storage systems• Reduce per TB costs by moving volumes

to lower cost storage tiers• Move volumes to more green storage• Replace old storage systems with new

storage systems while remaining online• Migrate volumes off 3rd party, legacy or

obsolete storage systems to Nexsan iSeries

Data StripingStripe data across multiple storage

systems • Increase read and write performance AB

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Nexsan iSeries™ Remote Data Replication and Disaster Recovery

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Asynchronous or Synchronous remote data replication Reduce or eliminate tape backup – dramatically reduce recovery time

• Failover services to another site in the event of disaster

• Agent and server free, non-disruptive - done in the background

• Replicate only block changes to maximize connection bandwidth

• Use consistency groups for multi-volume applications like databases

• Use remote snapshots to test DR functionality without disrupting replication or production volumes

• Keep it simple with wizard and policy based management

IP – LAN, MAN, WAN

Primary

VolumeSecondary

VolumeA-1 A-2


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Multiple Sites Topologies

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Nexsan iSeries™ Data Replication Topologies

Back to Back

Two production sites – each replicating data to the other for disaster recovery

Any to Any

Replicate to any other Nexsan iSeries site

Many to One

Multiple sites can replicated to and use a single site for disaster recovery


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Nexsan iSeries™Simple to Deploy, Learn and Manage

Centralized and unified management (Nexsan iSeries™ Management)

Simple wizard based setup and administration

Administer local and remote systems with a single interface

Centrally manage volumes, snapshots, replication, mirroring and data migration

SNMP and email alerts

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Nexsan iSeries ™Expandable RAID Architecture

iSeries Appliances

Nexsan iSeries expandable RAID architecture with Nexsan RAID storage

Independent Performance Engine

RAID and Cache


RAID and Cache


RAID and Cache

iSeries Appliances • High speed, highly responsive – hyper

transport bus, real-time OS and enterprise-class network chip set

Nexsan iSeries expandable RAID architecture

• Leverages iSeries Appliance performance• Increase capacity and performance each time you add

another storage system• Each Nexsan storage system within the iSeries SAN has

its own performance engine independent from the iSeries appliance.

• Each performance engine includes up to 4GB of cache and 4 RAID engines.

• Every time you add another storage system – you increase iSeries performance

• Use iSeries expandable RAID architecture to maximize performance across all available 1Gb iSCSI host network ports


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Nexsan iSeries™– Highly Scalable

Expand Nexsan iSeries capacity with Nexsan enterprise-class RAID storage• Expand capacity using Nexsan Boy and Beast• Expand capacity independent of the iSeries appliance• No Capacity Keys - No Server Keys – unlimited growth

without restrictions• Fully redundant, multi-pathed enterprise class reliability• Scale capacity while remaining online• Tier storage using Nexsan SAS and SATA• Scale from a few TBs, 100’s TBs to 1PB (petabyte)

14TB 46TB 112TB Higher


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Highest Performance

Low Performance

Performance

GreenEnergy Efficiency

Worst Best

Other iSCSI Systems

Speed with Green, Nexsan iSeries™“Ultra-Green” iSCSI Storage


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Next Generation Green Storage

Speed with Green

• Green without impacting application performance

Reduce power by up to 52%(The StorageIO Group – MAID Jan. 2008)

Nexsan storage supports AutoMAID

• Nexsan Green means less electricity

• Nexsan Green means less cooling

• Nexsan Green means more TB/s per shelf.

• Nexsan Green means LOWER COSTS!

Nexsan iSeries™ - Ultra-Green StorageLess Power – Less Cooling

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Virtualization Partners

• VMware Hardware Compatibility List Certified

• VMware Technology Alliance Partner

• Microsoft Hyper-V Integrated

• Microsoft Windows Certified (WHQL)

• Virtual Iron Certified

• Xen Server Certified

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IP Network

Heart-beat

FC Connection

Heart-beat

Site A Site B

Virtual Server Host

Guests

Nexsan iSeries

Nexsan FC Storage

iSCSI Data Path

FC Data Path

iSCSI Failover

Data Path

FC Mirror/ failover

Path

Unique iSeries Metro Cluster HA Architecture for HA Virtual Server Environments

Production IO


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FC Connection

IP Network

Heart-beat

Heart-beat

Site A Site B

Unique iSeries Metro Cluster – Site Outage HA Architecture for HA Virtual Server Environments

Production IO

Dropped Paths

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Why iSeries for Server Virtualization

Speed, Reliability and Scalability

Scale capacity and performance• Non-disruptive – no need to move server connections or data

• SAS and SATA

Much lower latency than EQ or LH• More responsive to virtual / guest machines

Real-time / low latency support for HA environments• Support VMware and Hyper-V HA


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Nexsan iSeries – Competitive EdgeBetter Than Any Other iSCSI SAN

Other iSCSI Storage

Nexsan iSeriesEnterprise iSCSI SAN

Nexsan iSeriesUnique Advantage

Up to 500TB Up to 1000TB Bigger

One drive typeUse SAS and SATA

together More Versatile

1 RAID engine/module 4 RAID engines/module Much Faster0.5 GB cache /module 4.0 GB cache / module More Responsive

No metro mirroringReal-time metro

mirroring More Enterprise

No energy saving AutoMAID/ 42T in 4U More EfficientScale for $2300 per TB Scale for $750 per TB Better Investment

EASY EASY Just as EASY

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Nexsan iSeries™ Family

Mid-range to Large Enterprise

Small to Mid-range Enterprise, Department, Remote Office

Includes storage services YES YES

Number of iSCSI SAN ports2 - Single iSeries

4 - Clustered iSeries

3 - Single iSeries


Max. number of servers 200 200

Scalable SAN capacity with Nexsan storage systems

Up to 500TB /

100 Storage Systems

1 Petabyte /

200 Storage Systems

Number of FC storage ports 2 - Single iSeries


4 - Single iSeries


Cluster support YES YES

Dual power supplies Single YES


Shown with 1 Nexsan Storage System – Supports up to 100 Nexsan

Storage Systems

Shown with 3 Nexsan Storage Systems - Support up to 200

Nexsan Storage Systems

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Complete enterprise class iSCSI SANIncludes all storage services‒ Storage tiering, virtualization, data migration‒ Snapshots, mirroring, replicationScale to 1PB with Nexsan SAS and SATA storageHigh reliability, fault tolerance and expandable RAID performanceNexsan “Ultra-Green Storage” energy savingTier 1 storage at Tier 2 prices

Designed to meet

all your storage consolidation

and virtualization needs

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Conclusion – Nexsan iSeries™ iSCSI SAN for storage consolidation and virtualization


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Zophar SanteProduct ManagementNexsan Technologies Inc.

555 St. Charles DriveThousand Oaks, CA 91360


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