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20 October 2010

Simplify VMware Storage Management

Andy WalskyVice President EMEA and APAC Sales


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Agenda

• The Drivers and Benefits of Virtualisation• Problems to Avoid• The Impact and Challenges of Storage• The Overland Storage Solution• The Key to Successful Implementation• Demonstration of SnapSAN S2000



Reasons For Adopting Virtualisation

Virtualisation leads to great benefits, including: • Server Consolidation

– Consolidate multiple servers into one single physical server for improved operational performance

• Reduced Business Costs – As physical servers decrease, so do costs of infrastructure, space, etc.

• Improved Application Security– Separate applications in each virtual machine segregates vulnerability

so to not affect other applications• Reduced Maintenance

– Virtual servers can easily be relocated and migrated, maintenance of hardware and software can be done with minimal downtime.

• Enhanced Scalability– The ease with which virtual servers can be deployed will result in

improved scalability of IT implementation.



Business Benefits of Consolidation

• The management of servers, storage and network devices can be greatly simplified

• Energy costs can be reduced • License fees and maintenance costs can be

brought under control • Less data center spaceServer and Storage consolidation results in

reduced software and equipment costs, improved productivity, and lower

operating costs.



Adoption Of Virtualisation



Problems To Avoid

• Taking the piecemeal approach to infrastructure build-out – Beware of the headaches that can come from an overly complex

infrastructure.• Keeping with outdated processes

– Processes used with physical servers may not translate to the new environment

– Keeping physical server processes can ignore the unique benefits of a virtual environment

• A longer learning curve translates into slower gains– Poor or little knowledge transfer or training prior to or during

deployment• Struggling through product compatibility headaches



Top Drivers for Virtualization

1. Get more out of your existing resourcesConsolidate servers to gain resource efficiency

2. Reduce your physical infrastructureFewer servers and related IT hardware means reduced real estate, power and cooling, and personnel requirements

3. Increase availability of hardware and applicationsImprove business continuity by securely backing up and migrating entire virtual environments with no interruption in service

4. Gain operational flexibilityRespond to market changes with dynamic resource management, faster server provisioning and improved desktop and application deployment Datacenter Resources

Virtualization Platform

Application Services

Infrastructure Services

Availability Security Scalability

Compute Storage Network

Applications

App App App App App

Source: VMware



Virtualization’s Impact on Storage

StorageConsolidation

Physical server reduction has led to an increased dependence on

scalable networked storage arrays

Increased Performance Requirements

As storage is consolidated, each array must process more difficult,

unpredictable workloads and sustain higher levels of I/O

VM VM VM VM

Virtualization PlatformScalable Datastore

(SAN, NAS)



Challenges for IT Managers

Managing storage and protecting data in a virtualized environment presents new challenges to IT managers…

How complex is provisioning?

Will you need to learn an additional storage management tool?

What will it take to implement and manage important data protection features like mirroring and replication?



Purpose-Built Storage for Virtualization

The S2000 enables rapid provisioning of VMware Datastores and Hyper-V physical disk.

Designed from the ground up for virtual workloads

Utilizes the native MS and vCenter consoles for creation, management, and data protection tasks

No additional storage management tools or training required



VMware vCenter Integration

S2000 vSphere Plugin allows administrators to manage their ESX environment natively from within the VMware vCenter Server

Ability to effortlessly integrate the S2000 with VMware storage configuration within the native vSphere Manager

Active-active failover for ESX Datastores

Single interface configuration for S2000 targets, VMware Datastores and VMware High Availability options such as DRS, HA, Vmotion and Fault Tolerance

VMware Certifications

ESX 3.5 Update 5 | ESX 4.0 Update 1



Microsoft Hyper-V Integration

Single-Click Volume Creation

Automated capacity expansion

Full SnapSAN management interface SnapSAN with support for Microsoft MPIO, VSS and VDS

Supports Hyper-V VSS Writer for direct replications and backup

Enables application consistency utilizing VSS for replications and backups

Provides access for guest VM’s to iSCSI targets directly without having to expose the Hyper-V host

Active-active failover supported for clustered Hyper-V servers

Microsoft Certifications



High Availability for VMware

VMware Certifications

ESX 3.5 Update 5 | ESX 4.0 Update 1

The S2000 can be configured to enable Active-Active Failover for ESX Datastores.

With the single interface configuration for S2000 targets, VMware Datastores and VMware High Availability options (such as DRS, HA, VMotion, and Fault Tolerance) allow administrators to create a resource efficient and cost-effective HA solution that is simple to both manage and maintain.



The Key To A Successful Implementation

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