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The Intelligent, Automated IT Infrastructure. TM. EQUALLOGIC IS CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE STORAGE. By delivering dynamic virtual storage solutions that enable IT organizations to address changing business needs in real time at a reasonable cost. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Intelligent, Automated IT Infrastructure
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EQUALLOGIC IS CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE STORAGEBy delivering dynamic virtual storage solutions that enable IT organizations to address changing business needs in real time at a reasonable cost
TM
PS SERIES COMPREHENSIVE DATA MANAGEMENTALL-INCLUSIVE WITH NO ADDITIONAL COSTS
BASESOFTWARE FEATURES
Management Instant on ‘set-up’ manager Group manager Rapid provisioning Roles-based management
Data Protection and Availability
RAID 5, 10, and 50 Automatic RAID placement Multi-path / IO support
Maintenance Phone home Enclosure monitoring system Performance monitoring
ADVANCEDSOFTWARE FEATURES
Storage Virtualization Complete SAN virtualization Thin provisioning Auto-load balancing Automatic storage pools &
tiering Array evacuation
Data Protection and Recovery
Writeable snapshots Multi-volume snapshots Instant restore / cloning Multi-way replication for
disaster recovery
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Server Management IntegrationVSS and VDS ProvidersAutomatic MPIO Connection ManagementAuto-Snapshot Manager/ Microsoft Edition
Exchange , SQL Server and Windows file systems data
Auto-Snapshot Manager/ VMware Edition
Hypervisor-aware SAN-based snapshots and rapid recovery
VMware SRM Storage Adapter
Automated DR for thevirtual data center
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SINGLE-VIEW MANAGEMENTSINGLE SAN MANAGER – ANY SIZE, ANY FORM
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SAN Virtualizer
System Load Balancer
Storage Configuration Assistant — best practice hints and clues
Volume Manager
Data Replication Control
Multiple Storage Pool Creation — online volume movement between pools
Enclosure Monitoring System — in-depth
SAN reporting
Group Manager — Simple Intuitive GUI
SAN ECONOMICS
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HBA (x2):
SAN Port (x2):
MPIO: $ 500
$ 2,000
$ 2,000 NIC (x2):
SAN Port (x2):
MPIO: $ 0
$ 200
$ 250
Fibre Channel IP SAN
$ 4,500 $ 450Total:Total:
CONVENTIONAL ARCHITECTURE
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Storage Processor
Cap
acity
Perform
ance
Free Space
Free Space
ReplicationSnapshots
iSCSI
PeerStorage™ GROUPUnified “Virtual Array”
PS5000 VIRTUALIZATIONFRAMELESS ARCHITECTURE
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Switch
Unified Storage Pool
VIRTUALIZATIONOPTIMIZEDSTORAGE
Advanced features dependent on networked storage
Changing server infrastructure drives need and desire to rethink storage
New abstraction layer create new opportunities and new challenges
Storage infrastructure becomes barrier to reducing complexity
VIRTUALIZATION KEY DRIVER OF NEW STORAGE LANDSCAPE
SANFabric
SANFabric
Growing fast in growth markets
#1 in iSCSI units #1 in Windows/Linux storage Growing 67% faster than the overall storage market Growing 92% faster than the Windows/Linux storage
market
…with respected products
EqualLogic PS5000 Series Uniquely simple virtualized iSCSI SANs
Dell | EMC CX3/4 SAN family Industry leader in Fibre Channel SANs
Dell PowerVault family Affordable, flexible storage for SMBs
DELL STORAGE IN 2008
Data Source: Gartner Qstats May 2008
WHY iSCSI IS IMPORTANT TO VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURES
Simplifies Networked Storage
– Uses more affordable hardware and existing infrastructure
– Leverages ubiquitous networking knowledge
Enhances Consolidation ROI
– Simplifies virtual server deployments
– Reduces acquisition, deployment, and ongoing management costs
Enables a Simple Virtualized Storage Architecture
– Natively supports virtualization primitives
– Allows scalable, flexible networked storage grid implementations
– Load balances across all SAN resources
iSCSISAN
iSCSISAN
IDC's Top Storage Predictions for 2008:
Virtual servers will emerge as the killer application for iSCSI
•Just-in-time scalability
• Seamless scaling of both performance and capacity
•Hands-free management
• Intelligent and automated management that allows you to “set it and forget it”
•Perpetual self-optimization
• Automated load balancing across disks, RAID sets, connections, cache and controllers
• All inclusive functionality
• Advanced software capabilities included, no hidden costs
DELL EQUALLOGIC PS SERIES
iSCSI SAN of the Year
“For virtualization implementations, you can't do better than a PS3800XV [now PS5000XV]"
Intelligent, seamlessly expandable virtualized iSCSI SAN
Innovative virtualized architecture enables:
INDUSTRY TREND: VIRTUAL SERVERS MEET VIRTUAL STORAGE
Physical Infrastructure
Virtualized Assets
An Extendable, Scalable, and Resilient Infrastructure for Both Servers and Storage
EthernetFabric
HIGH DENSITY PS5500E SCALES PS SERIES GROUP CAPACITY BY 3X
16 drives per array192 TBs
48 drives per array576 TBs
3XCapacity
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COMING SOON TO A DATA CENTER NEAR YOU
SATA
SATA
SATA
SSD
SSD
SSD
10GbE/Data
Center Ethernet
10GbE/Data
Center Ethernet
•Fully virtualized storage pools > petabytes in size
•Intelligent, heuristically defined data layouts
•Perpetual self-optimization across storage tiers
•Fully integrated into the virtualized server, network, client infrastructure
SAS
SAS
SAS
Available today for Dell EqualLogic
– VMware Site Recovery Manager Adapter
– Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition
Advanced engineering
– SAN data copy offload– Higher performance, lower overhead
– Thin provisioning – Protect VM’s from running out of thinly provisioned
space
– Advanced multi-pathing– Optimally exploit scale-out, multi-controller
EqualLogic architecture
ADVANCED SAN INTEGRATION THROUGH VSTORAGE API’S
SANFabric
SANFabric
GOAL: Leverage the SAN to optimize storage functions CHALLENGE: Coordinate between ESX and Storage Arrays
API’s
Group Manager
Virtual Center
EQUALLOGIC STORAGE ADAPTER FOR VMWARE SITE RECOVERY MANAGER
Affordable enterprise disaster protection and recovery Auto-Replication coordinates directly with SRM Server Seamless integration of virtualized iSCSI SAN
further simplifies the virtual data center All-inclusive feature of PS Series arrays
Streamlining disaster recovery management and automation
Ethernet Network
Ethernet Network
Wide Area
Wide Area
R1R2R3R4 R1R2R3R4
Ethernet Network
Ethernet Network
Group Manager Group Manager
Production Site
Recovery SiteEqualLogic
Auto-Replication
• High performance, space-efficient online data protection
• Hypervisor-aware, scalable SAN-based solution
• Reduced space overhead & enhanced ESX performance
• Fast recovery of VMs and VMFS DataStores
• Easy to navigate GUI with SAN & VMware-centric views
• Snapshot policies logically assigned to VM hierarchies
AUTO-SNAPSHOT MANAGER / VMWARE EDITIONBUNDLED DATA PROTECTION WITH EQUALLOGIC PS SERIES SANS Automated, Consolidated VM Backup and Recovery
“With ASM/VE, I can automate the virtual machine backup process and recover a lot faster with a simple, integrated feature.”
Cody Page, IT DirectorPeterson Sullivan PLLC CPA
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SANFabric
SANFabric
HOW ASM/VE WORKS
To take a snapshot of all VM’s in a VMFS
Query VC to identify all VMs in VMFS
Query VC to identify SAN volume VMFS is based on
For each VM, command VC to take a VM snapshot (i.e., put each VM in snapshot mode)
Command EQL to take SAN-based snapshot of VMFS volume
For each VM, command VC to delete VM snapshots
VMFS-1
Virtual Center
ESX Server
VMFS-1
Data must be read from SAN into server, then written back to SAN
Inefficient data copy with significant CPU and network overhead
SAN DATA COPY OFFLOADEXAMPLE: STORAGE VMOTION
SANFabric
SANFabric
VMFS-2
Without vStorage Integration
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Optimized data movement within the SAN
Significantly lower CPU and network overhead
Additional ProvisioningUse Cases:
– Clone From Template
– Clone VM
SAN DATA COPY OFFLOAD EXAMPLE: STORAGE VMOTION
SANFabric
SANFabric
VMFS-1 VMFS-2
With vStorage Integration
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EQUALLOGIC VMWARE FOCUS GREATER AUTOMATION, INTELLIGENCE, ADVANCED INTEGRATION
2006 2008 Future
Core TechnologySAN Scalability
Advanced Integration- Site Recovery Manager- Auto-Snapshot Manager/ VMware Edition
Core TechnologyNative 10GbEData Center EthernetSolid State Disk arraysEnhanced load balancing across tiers
Advanced Integration- Linked clones/deduplication- Thin provisioning-Custom multipathing- SAN data copy offload
Core Technology- iSCSI - Virtualized SAN
Advanced Integration- HCL- Auto-Snapshot Manager/ Microsoft Edition
Automated, Policy-Driven Management Based on Real-time Intelligence
Strategic Alignment Of Technology Suppliers
Advanced Integration Across Multiple Layers of Infrastructure
Virtualized Resource Pools
Platforms Optimized for Virtualization
SUMMARY: ARCHITECTING THE DYNAMIC DATA CENTER