BEST OVERALL Storage for Virtual Environments* * Nemertes Research 2008 PilotHouse Virtualization Awards
Feb 23, 2016
BEST OVERALL Storage for Virtual Environments*
* Nemertes Research 2008 PilotHouse Virtualization Awards
AGENDA
Introductions EqualLogic Value proposition Overview of EqualLogic architecture Live Demonstration
– Clone VM– Grow SAN performance and capacity– Create DR playbook
Questions???
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Abstracting the logical view of the storage from the physical view Intent is to mask underlying complexity for productivity gains
STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION
Benefits Reduce cost and complexity Enhance performance tuning Enable online data migrations Simplify storage provisioning Optimize capacity utilization Centralize and simplify storage
and data management Seamless scalability
Architectures Host-based Network-based Array-based
Mission Critical Hardware that Provide:– End-to-end reliability– On demand scalability
Enterprise Software Features that Deliver:– Easy set-up– Single-view management– Rapid provisioning– Optimized performance– Seamless expansion– Comprehensive data protection– Flexible online tiering
EQUALLOGIC PS SERIES VIRTUALIZED iSCSI SANS
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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
IDC's Top Storage Predictions:
Virtual servers will emerge as the killer application for iSCSI
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SEAMLESS SAN EXPANSIONCONTINUOUS SOFTWARE ADVANCEMENTS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST
PS3000 SeriesBackup Servers
AD / DomPS100 Series PS3000
SeriesPS5000 Series
PS5500E PS6000 Series
Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft ® Edition (ASM/ME)
Thin ProvisioningCore Data Protection
VMware Site Recovery Manager
Auto-Snapshot Manager/ VMware Edition (ASM/VE)
ASM/ME for Hyper-VSAN Headquarters
VMware vStorageContinuous Advancements ofAll-inclusive Firmware & Software
2004 2009
Single Multi-Generational SAN
COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER RECOVERY & DATA PROTECTION WITH NO ADDITIONAL LICENSE COST
Auto-Snapshot Manager/ Microsoft
Edition
Auto-Replication With VMware
Site Recovery Manager►Automated Protection for Windows Applications
►SQL►Exchange
►Protection for Windows file system
►Automated DR for the
Virtual Datacenter►Integrated with Auto-
Replication►SRM Storage
Adapters
Dell EqualLogicTM PS Series►Enterprise Class iSCSI SAN ►Designed for 99.999% Availability
►Automated Local Protection for VMware Virtual Machines►Simplifies protection►Fast Recovery of Virtual Machines►Scalable Snapshots for VMware
Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware
Edition
CUSTOMER TREND: VIRTUAL SERVERS MEET VIRTUAL STORAGE
Physical Infrastructure
Virtualized Assets
A Cost Efficient, Scalable and Resilient Infrastructure for Both Servers and Storage
EthernetFabric
NON-DISRUPTIVE “PAY AS YOU GROW” SAN EXPANSION
Purchaser must– Estimate frame size to support
requirements over the product life cycle Results in
– Greater upfront cost due to over-provisioning and/or
– Disruptive and costly upgrades due to under-provisioning
Buy only resources needed for initial deployment
Non-disruptively expand as capacity / performance needs arise
– New resources automatically applied to pre-existing workloads
– No downtime, no forklift upgrades Amortize costs over total system life
Fixed storage expandability, performance and I/O
Cache Controller
Disk Drives configured in RAID sets
Classic Storage Architecture
Number of disks
Perf
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Frameless Storage Architecture
Number of disks
Perf
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HIGH STORAGE UTILIZATION VIA VIRTUALIZED VOLUMES In contrast to classic
storage arrays, volumes are not mapped to RAID groups
– Volumes are striped across all the disks in the array
– Unallocated space is consolidated in a logical pool Ethernet Switch Fabric
iSCSI Initiator
ESX Server
VMFS2VMFS3VMFS1
VMFS1
VMFS2
VMFS3
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HIGH AGGREGATE PERFORMANCE WITH NO TUNING EFFORTS Automatically apply SAN
resources where and when needed
– Controller resources grow as storage grows
– Automatic striping across entire pool of storage
– Automatic load balancing across all SAN resources
VMFS1
VMFS2
VMFS3+ +=
Ethernet Switch Fabric
iSCSI Initiator
ESX Server
VMFS2VMFS3VMFS1
AUTOMATIC TIERING ACROSS STORAGE TIERS
Economic Benefits of Storage Tiering– Save $$$’s on capital investments
– Buy the right storage tier for the application– Efficiently meet service level requirements
– Data placed on the right storage tier to deliver optimal performance– Reduce environmental costs
– Lower total expenditures on power and cooling by making use of lower RPM disk drives
15K HDDs
10K HDDs
7200 HDDs
Hi-performance apps
Performance apps
Mainstream appsArchival, backup
Lower• $/GB• Power
Single SAN view
THIN PROVISIONING HELPS REDUCE CAPITAL OUTLAYS Thin Provisioning
– Method of assigning virtual storage volumes to applications and consuming physical capacity on demand
Economic/Environmental Benefits– Eliminate much of standard provisioning costs
– Buy storage later, as you need it
– Improves storage utilization– Reduce power costs
– fewer disks spinning, less cooling needed
– Manpower savings in time spent provisioning volumes Management Benefits
– Avoid server disruptions due to growth procedures– Centralized management– Eliminate 80% of server reprovisioning– Prioritize staff time away from provisioning grunt work
Thin Provisioned Volume
Standard Physical Provisioning
Allocated, in use
Physically Allocated, not in use
Allocated, in use
Physically Allocated, not in use
Additional virtually allocated storage to application
Available today for Dell EqualLogic– Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition– VMware Site Recovery Manager Adapter
Advanced engineering– SAN accelerated provisioning– Snapshot processing– SAN accelerated Storage VMotion– Thin provisioning – Advanced multipathing
GREATER EFFICIENCY THROUGH VSTORAGE API INTEGRATION
SANFabric
GOAL: Leverage the SAN to optimize storage functions CHALLENGE: Coordinate between ESX and Storage Arrays
API’s
Group Manager
Virtual Center