F5 Data Solutions

• Reinhard Frumm• Senior Field System Engineer

Central Europer.frumm@f5.com

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Agenda

• F5 Networks– Company Overview– Applications Ready Solution

• F5 Networks Data Solution– ARX File Virtualization– ARX Data Manager

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ApplicationDeliveryNetwork

Users Data Center

The Leader in Application Ready Solution

SAPMicrosoft

Oracle

At HomeIn the OfficeOn the Road

Business Goal: Achieve These Objectives in the Most Operationally Efficient Manner

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Company Snapshot

• Leading provider of Application Delivery Networking products that optimize the security, performance & availability of network applications, servers and storage systems

• Founded 1996 / Public 1999

• Approx. 1,605 employees

• FY07 Revenue: $526M

• FY08 Revenue: $650M

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Seattle HQ

San JoseNew York

Tomsk

Singapore HQ

Chertsey HQ

Washington DC

Hong KongGuangzhou

Paris

Seoul Tokyo HQShanghai

Sydney

Tel Aviv

MunichSpokaneBeijingChicago

International HQ – Seattle and Regional HQ / Support Center

F5 Regional Office

F5 Globally

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Applications & Storage

InternationalData Center

F5’s ADN – Freeing IT, Optimizing Business

Enterprise Manager /ControlPoint

TMOS

iControl

BIG-IP Global Traffic

ManagerWANJet

FirePassSSL VPN

BIG-IP LocalTraffic

ManagerBIG-IP

ApplicationSecurityManagerBIG-IP Web

Accelerator

BIG-IP Link

Controller ARXFile/Data

Virtualization

Business Goal: Achieve these objectives in the most operationally efficient manner

PC - Home

PC - LAN

WLAN

Cell

Remote -WAN

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Today and future challenges with Storage

• Data Mobility-Migration of file servers to NAS-NAS consolidation-Restructure data layout

• Cost of primary storage-Growing of storage about 80 % every year-Managing file data

• Large backup window/Restore

• Utilisation-Un-even file system utilisation

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F5 ARX Fills The Gap

UsersApplication

Servers

NAS File Servers

Information Producers and Consumers

Physical Information Servers(Resources)

IP Network

Simple, Reliable, Trustworthy Global Information AccessIndependent of Physical Resources

Simple, Reliable, Trustworthy Global Information AccessIndependent of Physical Resources

Scale, Availability, ILM, Heterogeneous Transparent to Requesters

Scale, Availability, ILM, Heterogeneous Transparent to Requesters

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The Constraints of Today’s Infrastructure

• Complex– Mixed vendors, platforms, file

systems

• Inflexible – Access is tightly coupled to file

location– Disruptive to move data

• Inefficient– Resources are under and over

utilized

• Growing rapidly– 70% annually (80% are files)

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Virtualization Breaks the Constraints

• Simplified access– Consolidated, persistent access

points

• Flexibility– Data location not bound to

physical resources

• Optimized utilization– Balances load across shared

resources

• Leverages technology– Freedom to choose most

appropriate file storage

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Where Does ARX Fit?• Plugs into existing IP /

Ethernet switches• Virtualizes heterogeneous file

storage devices that present file systems via NFS and/or CIFS

– NAS, File Servers, Gateways• Does not connect directly to SAN

– Can manage SAN data presented through a gateway or server

• No changes to existing infrastructure

– ARX appears as a normal NAS device to clients

– ARX appears as a normal CIFS or NFS client to storage

• SAN virtualization manages blocks, Acopia manages files

– Data management vs. storage management

SAN

IP / Ethernet

UsersApplication

Servers

NAS File Servers

ARX4000

10GbE or 1GbE

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How it Works

F5 File Virtualization

Primary Storage(Tier 1)

Virtual Namespace

Physical Namespace

Secondary Storage(Tier 2)

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“Virtual name” is independent of where the

file is actually stored

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F5 ARX File Virtualization Offering

• Decouples access from physical file location• Presents a Global Namespace view of the data – a

federation of the underlying file systems • Masks changes to underlying storage systems from users

and applications

• Automates common storage management tasks– Migration

– Storage Tiering – Load Balancing

• These tasks now take place without affecting access to the file data or requiring client re-configuration

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Seamless Migration• Movement of files between

heterogeneous file servers

• Drivers: – File server to NAS consolidation– Lease rollover, platform refresh– Vendor switch

• Benefits:– Reduced business disruption

• Cutting Migrations times by 90% (IDC)

– Lower operational overhead• No client reconfiguration,

automated– Faster migrations

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Storage Tiering (HSM)• Not all data requires primary

storage– Match cost of storage to business

value of data– Files are automatically moved

between tiers based on criteria

• Drivers:– Storage cost savings– Backup cost savings & efficiencies– Operational cost savings

• Benefits:– Reduced storage costs– Reduced backup windows and

infrastructure costs

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Storage Load Balancing• Solution:

– Automatically balances new file placement across file servers

– Flexible dynamic load balancing algorithms

– Uses existing file storage devices

• Benefits:– Increased application

performance– Improved capacity utilization– Reduced outages associated

with data management

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Presentation (Global Namespace)with F5 ARX

• Solution:– Federates existing

namespaces• Global Namespace based on

NFS, CIFS standards

– Scaleable across multiple switches and data centers

• Benefits:– Multiple (heterogeneous) file systems

appear as single virtual pool– Applications and users are unaffected

by changes to storage– Simplifies access to files and folders – Simplifies administration

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ARX Platform Vision - FeaturesPrice

Performance

Ethernet pts: 12xGbEMax. Throughput: 4Gbps*Max. Users: 6,000*Power supply: RedundantHeight: 2U

ARX2000

ARX500

Ethernet ports: 1xGbEMax. Throughput: 800Mbps*Max. Users: 600*Power supply: SingleHeight: 1U

*Stated values are estimated guidelines – consult with your F5 sales representative to determine which platform is right for your environment.

Ethernet ports: 12xGbE or 2x10GbE

Max. Throughput: 12Gbps*Max. Users: 12,000*Power supply: RedundantHeight: 4U

ARX4000

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F5 Data Manager

• Extensible software platform for data management services

• File System Inventory– Enhances visibility into file

storage environments– Monitor usage of file storage

resources– Provides detailed file system

statistics and trend reporting• Configuration Assistant

– Simplifies deployment of ARX file virtualization solutions

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Next Steps

• Better understand your storage environment:– Download Data Manager trial

• Create a smarter storage strategy :– Unlock CAPEX and OPEX

cost savings – Better utilize existing capacity– Increase flexibility in planning

for future storage growth

http://www.f5.com/products/data-manager/trial.html

Create a Smarter Storage Strategy with F5 Data Manager

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News

• F5 Joins Netapp Alliance Partner Program

http://www.f5.com/news-press-events/press/2010/20100121.html