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Extending Virtualization in the Enterprise
Introducing the Virsto Storage Hypervisor for vSphere
January 2012Mark DavisCEO Virsto
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Virsto Software
To do for storage, what hypervisor did for serversVision
VM-centric “Storage Hypervisor” softwareTechnology
Extending virtualization throughout the enterpriseValue
Virsto for Hyper-V; Virsto for vSphereSolutions
Six production releases since June 2010 launchProduct
Founded 2007 Silicon Valley 38 employeesVitals
Dozens: Test & Dev., Private & Public Clouds, VDICustomers
Over $25M from top tier venture capitalistsFunding
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Transforming your existing hypervisor into a “Storage Hypervisor”Introducing Virsto for vSphere & Virsto for Virtual Servers 2.0, Hyper-V Edition
Virsto extends virtualization throughout the enterprise by reducing storage costs and simplifying management complexity
• Achieve both Cost Savings and Management Benefits with Desktop Virtualization
• Accelerate Test and Development While Delivering Higher Quality Releases
• Deliver Cost-Effective, Agile Private Cloud Storage Infrastructure
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Transforming your existing hypervisor into a “Storage Hypervisor”
New for Virsto for Hyper-V, 2.0• Seamless Integration with
Microsoft VMM• Software based tiering:
support for up to four distinct tiers
• Virsto Global DR Snapshot: complete Virsto Cluster Snapshot for offsite backup
• Integration with Veeam for additional backup option in Hyper-v environments
Introducing Virsto for vSphere & Virsto for Hyper-V, 2.0
Virsto for vSphere• Seamless integration with vCenter &
vSphere 4.1 (Virtual Storage Appliance)• Virsto RapidSnaps: the industry’s most
scalable, highest-performance writable clones and snapshots
• Integrated Rapid Provisioning Wizards for VMware View 4.5
• Storage self provisioning for server & desktop administrators
• 9x VM Performance Improvements, 90% improvement in capacity utilization, 75% faster VM provisioning
Source: IDC
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96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 130
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90Logical server installed base Physical server installed base
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Majority of workloadsvirtualized by 2012
Higher EfficiencyReduced Cost
Increased Agility
Server Virtualization Changed EverythingProven server benefits driving continued adoption
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SAN Storage Growth
Billion12$
18%
Source: IDC
Virtualization a Key Driver of Storage GrowthSAN storage adoption & expenditure
accelerating due to virtualization
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VM
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❶ Degraded Performance• Random I/O degrades VM performance• Ease of VM creation increases server workloads
Virtualized Servers & VMs
❷ Storage Capacity Wastage• Over-provisioning to ensure performance• Thick VMDK vs. Linked Clones
❸ Inefficient Storage Management• LUN-based, Not VM-optimized• Compromised snapshots & clones• Slow, complex provisioning
Writes to Storage ArrayExperience “I/O Blender”
Hidden Storage Costs of VirtualizationStorage Architecture: not virtualization ready
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WHAT IT IS❶ New Virtual Storage Approach
Virtual Machine-centric 100% softwareVirtual Storage Appliance (VSA)
❷ New Virtual Storage ObjectAlways high performance (QoS)Always thin provisionedMassively scalable snapshots & clones
❸ New Storage EconomicsMulti-hypervisorAny heterogeneous block-level storageCommodity hardware, high end featuresSupport for Cloud-scale deployments
WHAT IT DOES❶ Boosts Performance up to 10x
Unique I/O system optimized for VM cloudsSpeeds installed legacy storageAccelerates SSD
❷ Up to 90% Better UtilizationThin provisioning without compromisesUnlimited space efficient snaps & clones2-3x greater server VM density2-3x storage efficiency
❸ Efficient Storage Management Manage VMs, not LUNsSeamlessly integrated in VM workflowVM admin provisions storageUp to 10,000x faster provisioning
Defining the Virsto Storage Hypervisor
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The Emergence of the Storage Hypervisor
“A storage hypervisor [lets] the server […] hypervisor run an increasingly larger portion of the storage services.”
“This may even have bigger potential than the virtual server revolution.”
“Only once it is possible to easily add commodity hardware to storage pools, which are then controlled by virtualization and cloud automation software and subject to user self-provisioning, will we have achieved true virtualization.”
“It makes sense—both operational and financial—to complete the abstraction; to separate the storage functionality from the physical storage system by creating a storage hypervisor.”
Key Trends in Virtualization & Storage
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Datacenter convergence reinvents datacenter roles
The emergence of SSD (and how to best leverage it)
The hypervisor will extend to effectively manage enterprise storage hardware
Multi-hypervisor becomes the industry standard
New storage architectures designed for cloud-scale computing and commodity economics will emerge
Increasing adoption of Private, Hybrid & Public Cloud initiatives
The Storage Hypervisor plays a pivotal role in each of these trends
Virsto Technical Architecture- vSphere
Virsto Map
I/O Path
Virsto Installs as Virtual Appliance(presents as NFS Datastore) VM1
Hypervisor (ESX/ESXi)
Virsto vLog Logging architecture
Virsto vSpaceVirsto vSpace – Tier 1
Optimized Reads
Write ImmediatelyAcknowledged by VM
VM2 VM(n)Virsto vDisk Virsto vDisk
– Tier 2 – Tier 3 – Tier 4
Block Storage Capacity (RAID)
Server Host
Virsto vDisk: VMDK / VHD
Sequentialized I/O Writes
Virsto vDisk
Rapid / Bulk ProvisioningReadable / Writable Clones
PrimaryStorage
Virsto vSpace:Datastore
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Familiar vCenter management
Standard vSphere console
Optimized workflows where vDisks are involved
Simple storage tiering, cloning, space savings
Rapid Provisioning Wizard integrates with View Manager
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IOmeter results : Virsto for vSphere(4K blocks, 50% Reads, 100% Random, 64 threads)
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~10X IOPS improvement 1/10 the CPU Workload
Baseline Environment Performance with Virsto
341 IOPSNative VMDKs
3318 IOPSVirsto vDisks
Sample Customers
Do for your storagewhat virtualization has done for your servers
Industry’s 1st and Most InnovativeStorage Hypervisor
Virsto Value Proposition
❶ Boost Performance up to 9x❷ Up to 90% Better Utilization❸ Simplified Storage Management
End User Benefit
❶ Reduced Capex❷ Reduced Opex❸ Improved Agility
Virsto Storage HypervisorMulti-hypervisor support
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