solving the vdi storage problem, whiptail technologies
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XLR8r FLASH-BASED STORAGE ARRAY
VDI’s DIRTY LITTLE SECRET
Each Virtual Desktop NEEDS 20-40 IOs per user
Workload 80-90% WRITEProblem not seen in POC (50-100 users)HDD = 200 IOs per drive5,000 Users = >200,000 IOs = 1,000 HDDs
DISK IS DEAD!!
• Can’t spin faster (200 IOPS/Drive)
• Can’t seek faster(6-8 ms latency)
• Only Performance Option is to Overprovision
• Power, Cooling, & Rack-Space Waste
TCO-ROI | BROKEN
• $300 per user for storage
• Enormous Power, Cooling & Rack Space Requirements
• Limited Random Write Capabilities
• Overprovision Larger Servers
LONG LIVE SOLID STATE!!!
Performance (100x)• IOPS - (250,000/tray)• Low Latency - (0.1 ms)• Throughput - (1.7 GB/s)
Efficiency (95%)• Zero Moving Parts• Less power - (180 watts)• Less space - (99% less)
THREE CHALLENGES FOR SOLID STATE
COST ENDURANCEWRITE SPEED
3 COMMON APPROACHES TO SSD
Add SSDs to an Existing Array
Use Solid State as a Cache
Add SSDs Directly to Servers
Tuned for HDD 5X the Cost1/5 Performance
Doesn’t Solve Root Issue Expensive Poor Write Speed
Higher Cost Maintenance is Difficult Manageability?
SOLVING COST | MLC BASED APPLIANCE
MLC is the most cost-effective form of solid-state storage
IP to ACCELERATE WRITES and MANAGE WEAR across the array
Shared storage appliance is most effective
Must be software-based IP
SOLVING WRITE SPEED & ENDURANCE
Patent-Pending Racerunner Operating System makes MLC Enterprise Ready
Buffering 250,000 WRITE IOs
Linearization 7 Year Drive Endurance
WHIPTAIL XLR8r | SPECIFICATIONS
WHIPTAIL XLR8r | ADVANCED FEATURES
High Availability & Disaster Recovery Auto-SupportSimple, Web-
Based GUI
WhipTail Cluster(coming soon)
1M IOPS(coming soon)
TCO-ROI | FIXED
1/10TH Cost Per User
250,000 IOPs WRITE
180 Watts
2U
VIRTUAL DESKTOP XLR8r
vs.
TRADITIONAL STORAGE RACKS
THREE YEARS | CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Database Acceleration
OLTP - 15 Million Hits Per DayMicrosoft SQL
VMware ESX - Deduplication
3,000 VDI Users
VDI & ServerVirtualization200 VDI Users
1,000 VDI Users 1,500 VDI Users
Virtualization
Microsoft SQL
WHIPTAIL XLR8r | Everyone’s Talking
WHIPTAIL XLR8r| STORAGE SUMMARY
100X Performance
95% less power, cooling, & space
Compelling TCO
Enterprise Class
Enterprise Ready
Racerunner OS
WHIPTAIL XLR8r| NEXT STEPS
What’s Next?
Remote Demo On-site Eval
Case Studies, Reference Calls
Qualification
THANK YOU!