Fluid Data Storage Dell Powervault MD in a VMware Environment Kyle Walczak Planner
May 21, 2015
Fluid Data Storage
Dell Powervault MD in a VMware Environment
Kyle Walczak Planner
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Optimize VMware with innovative storage designed for virtualization.
Modern, virtual architecture
Grow-with-you systems, licensing
Intelligent data management
Automated block and file tiering
Single solution
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Accelerate virtualization with integration from View to vCenter.
Dozens of engineering integrations
Automated administration
Bi-directional management
Quick VM creation
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Manage the entire data lifecycle for virtualized apps with Fluid Data
Primary to archive; small to enterprise
Right-size capacity and performance
Systems, software and service
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PowerVault MD32/36 Series of Arrays
Commonality of components
Multi-generational array management
DAS, SAN scalability
Mix and match drive sizes and speeds
Supports SAS, NL-SAS, SED or SED
Virtualization certified & ready
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PowerVault MD vCenterPlug-in 5.0
Enables configuration of MD series
Single pane of glass management
Automate storage with vSphere integration
Lowers Administration cost
Simple configuration, provisioning, monitoring
Facilitates efficiency in the data center
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PowerVault MD Storage Replication Adapter (SRA)
Recovery Solution to simplify IT
Automated array-based remote mirroring
Allows testing of DR plan with no downtime
Supports VMware 5.0 & 4.1
Certified with MD Fibre Channel arrays
Discover local storage systems &LUNs
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PowerVault MD VMware aware Storage APIs (VASA)
Communicates with VMware directly
Identifies characteristics of storage
Speed, capacity, etc. are monitored
Supports VMware 5.0 & 4.1
Policy-based VM storage management
Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler
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