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IT Challenges: Tougher than Ever Four central themes facing every decision maker today

Overcome flat budgets

Manage escalating complexity

Cope with relentless data growth

Meet increased business demands


Overcome flat budgets

Manage escalating complexity

Cope with relentless data growth

Meet increased business demands

IT Challenges: Tougher than Ever Four central themes facing every decision maker today

Affordable

Simple

Efficient

Powerful


EMC Unisphere

Next-Generation Unified StorageOptimized for today’s virtualized IT

Affordable. Simple. Efficient. Powerful.

VNXe3100 VNX7500VNX5700VNXe3300 VNX5100 VNX5500VNX5300


Software. Simple. Powerful.


Total Data Management and Protection Peace of mind without the complexity

FAST SuitePerformance and capacity self-optimization

Security and Compliance SuiteVersion integrity and audit readiness

Local Protection SuiteFile and block snapshots

Remote Protection SuiteDisaster recovery and business continuity

Application Protection SuiteApplication-driven data protection

Software Suites Software Packs

Total Efficiency

Total Protection

TotalValue

Total Protection


A new way to

think about shared storage

Simple. Efficient. Affordable.

Configure inseconds

Get more capacity at

less cost

Rest easy, rock solid

Starting under $10K


Storage. Click. Done.


Next-Generation Architecture• Advanced multi-core platform

• No-single-point-of-failure design

• Multi-protocol: CIFS, NFS, and iSCSI

• Powerful 6 Gb/S SAS back end

• Compact 2U and 3U design

Streamlined for Ease Of Use • Designed for the IT generalist

• Application-optimized wizards

• Configurable with just a few clicks

• Built-in snapshots and replication

• Perfect for small or remote offices

More Storage. Less Effort.The easiest, most efficient array ever

Storage. Click. Done.


Storage Made Simple

PROVISION DIAGNOSE FIX


Storage Made Simple for the Microsoft Administrator

Storage provisioning for Windows and SharePoint

Application-aware storage provisioning– Windows MMC-based– Free of charge

Supports VNXe, VNX, Symmetrix VMAX, CLARiiON CX4, and NS Series

– Block and file support

More efficient management

MS applicationadministrator

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

• EMC Storage Integrator for SharePoint

• EMC Storage Integrator for Windows

• Easy to use, specialized MMC plug-ins for theapplication user

Four-times faster to provision and protect

SharePoint MS administrators can use a single tool versus eight


Instant Expertise Best-practice wizards configure storage with just a few clicks

Share WizardSet up NFS and CIFS shares in minutes

Volume WizardSet up iSCSI volumes in minutes

Hyper-V WizardSet up 1 TB Hyper-V datastore in 10 minutes

Email WizardSet up hundreds of Exchange mailboxes in fewer than 10 clicks

VMware WizardSet up 1 TB VMware datastore in 10 minutes


Navigate all common tasks through an easy dashboard

Instant Insight with EMC Unisphere


Instant Insight with Unisphere

View detailed reports of how resources are being used


Visually drill down to individual components




Enlist community help when solving problems


Unisphere Remote Single screen captures entire

VNXe environment

Customize by adding or modifying portlets

Flexibly create multiple dashboards by application, location, etc.

All VNXes


VNXe Series ModelsSimple. Efficient. Affordable.

VNXe3100 VNXe3300

Form factor 2U 3U

Maximum drives 48 or 96 120

Drive types 3.5” SAS, NL-SAS 3.5” SAS, NL-SAS, Flash

Protocols NFS, CIFS, iSCSI

Configurable I/O slots 1 or 2 2

Embedded I/O ports per SP2 or 4 SAS ports2 or 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports

4 SAS ports8 Gigabit Ethernet ports

Storage processors (controllers)

1 or 2 2

System memory 4 or 16 GB 24 GB


ExchangeServer

SQLServer

Small or Remote Office EnvironmentServer-based, direct-attached storage is challenging

Islands of direct-attached storageSeparate storageSeparate management

Inefficient use of storage resources Over-provisioningCan’t share capacity

Data availability and protection is server based

Manual tape handling and tracking

Storage growth is expensive and complex to manage

Adding capacity means adding servers

Application server

Webserver

Fileserver

Fileserver

Clients

Fileserver

Fileserver


VNXe series

ExchangeServer

SQLServer

Small or Remote Office SolutionConsolidated network storage with replication

Affordable

Consolidate and share storage resources

Cut cost by 50 percent with thin provisioning and deduplication

Simple

Provision file or block storage for any application with automated wizards

Protect data with application-intelligent snapshot management

Unisphere Remote centralizes monitoring across hundreds of sites

Efficient

Eliminate file servers and reduce power and footprint

Streamline and automate replication, backup, and recovery

Application server

Webserver

File server

File server

Clients

Fileserver

FileserverMain data

center


Make Your Storage EasierSimple. Efficient. Affordable.

• Designed for the IT generalist

• Wizard-driven provisioning

• Streamlined ease of use

• Ideal for small and remote offices

• Starting at less than $10,000


Next-Generation Unified StorageOptimized for today’s virtualized IT


VNXe3100 VNXe3300 VNX7500VNX5700VNX5100 VNX5500VNX5300


Virtualization Changes EverythingTo move to virtual servers demands new storage solutions

Virtual server pool

Self-Optimizing Storage Pools

Storagesystem

Discrete servers

Static RAID Groups

Storagesystem

RAID groups Storage pool

AUTOMATIC DATA OPTIMIZATION

AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OPTIMIZATION


Click. Automate. Done.


More Power, Less ManagementThe most efficient and automated system ever

Next-generation architecture• Intel Xeon 5600 multi-core processors

• Expanded UltraFlex I/O: Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, CIFS, NFS, pNFS

• Redundant 6 Gb/s SAS back end

• Optimized For Flash SSDs and high-capacity SAS drives

Designed for the enterprise• FAST Suite self-optimizing storage

pools

• Ideal for virtualized applications

• Unified protocol support: file, block, and object


3 to 10 Times the PerformanceRun applications faster than ever

• 3x the number of users

• 3x the number of transactions

• 10x the performance at 1/8th the TPM cost

• 3x the number of users and transactions

• 3x the number of transactions

• 10x the performance at 1/8th the TPM cost

• 3x faster VDI boot time

• 3x quicker VDI refresh time


FLASH 1st Data StrategyHot data on FAST Flash SSDs—cold data on dense disks

“Hot”high activity

As data ages, activity falls, triggering automatic

movement to high-capacity disk drives for

lowest cost

Highly active data is stored on Flash SSDs for fastest response time

Movement Trigger

FlashSSD

“Cold”Low Activity

Data

Act

ivit

y

High- capacity

HDD

Data Age


The FAST SuiteA FLASH 1st strategy enabler

FAST Cache continuously ensures that the hottest data is served from high-performance Flash SSDs

FAST VP* optimizes storage pools automatically, ensuring that active data is being served from SSDs, while cold data is moved to lower-cost disk tiers

Together they deliver a fully automated FLASH 1st storage strategy for optimal performance at the lowest cost attainable

Monitor and tune the whole system with the complementary Unisphere Quality of Service Manager and Unisphere Analyzer

* Not available for VNX5100

Real-time caching with FAST Cache

Scheduled optimizationwith FAST VP

FlashFlashSSD

15KHDD

High-capacity HDD


3XMORE

EFFICIENT

3-Times More EfficientMore storage, better utilization, lower cost

FASTSuite

File Deduplication

and Compression

Thin Provisioning

ClassicProvisioning


3-Times EasierSmarter management, greater automation, faster results

Manage it all…VNX, CLARiiON, and CelerraStorage pools, virtualization, replicationFile, block, and object…from a single interface with Unisphere

3Xeasier


Automate ApplicationsMore productivity, less time, lower costs

Without FAST VP

With FAST VP

Analyze 4 hours Automated

Design 4 hours 1 hour

Implement 4 hours 2 hours

Manage 4 hours Automated

Totals 16 hours 3 hours

Source: EMC Proven: “Tuning Storage for SQL OLTP” report

Replace lengthy manual processes with FAST VP and dynamically tune application workloads in 80 percent less time


Optimized for VirtualizationIndustry-leading integration

Virtual Server Administrator

Storage Administrator

VAAI* offloadvCenter Server

Integrationand VASA**

UnisphereLess net I/O

More VMs

Faster response

SAN and NAS connect

Manage storage and VM resources in unison

Control offload functions and integrated replication

Manage storage and VM resources in unison

Control offload functions and integrated replication

* VAAI = VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration

** VASA = VMware vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness


Best Storage Vendor for VMware IntegrationVNX is rated #1 as the best product for VMware integration

Source:“VMware Storage Integration Journey,” Wikibon, April 2011, n = 361

EMC53%Ne-

tApp29%

Dell6%

IBM3%

HP3%

Hitachi1%

Other3% Don't know

1%


Total Protection: Better Than EverUnified replication with the Total Protection Pack

Local and remote data recovery with DVR-like rollbackRestore individual or multiple virtual machines with a single clickDefine and enforce custom recovery point objectives and service level agreements across virtual infrastructure Automated failover and failbackProven Reference Architectures


Powerful, Flexible, Modular ArchitectureMore processing power, self-optimizing pools, any network

Multi-controller scale• Add processors as needed

• Scale up to 96 CPU cores and thousands of drives

Self-optimizing pools• Achieve lowest transaction cost and

lowest capacity cost dynamically and simultaneously—all the time

Unified multi-protocol• Share files and volumes on any

network

CLOUD

OBJECTRESTSOAP

SAN

BLOCKiSCSIFC

FCoE

NAS

FILECIFSNFS

pNFSMPFS

SSD HDD


VNX Hardware Innovations High bandwidth

– New VNX5500 high-bandwidth option increases bandwidth up to 6.5 GB/s

– Adds an additional 6 Gb/s four-lane SAS UltraFlex I/O Module

MS SQL and Oracle Data Warehouse solutions

High-end video production

Seismic interpretation for Oil and Gas

High-density chassis– Shelves: 60 drives, 4U– 3 TB NL-SAS drives– Rack: Same height and width, 5” deeper– Up To 1.6 PB per floor tile

Where floor space is at a premium

Larger archiving deployments

3XThe capacity

1.5XThe bandwidth


VNX5500-FFlash array with proven high availability and high performance

Five 9s (99.999%) availability for mission-critical OLTP

– Data integrity, proactive global sparing, replication, EMC quality enterprise Flash

Starter configuration at 2 TB or 4 TB of Flash– 21 x 2.5” drives with 100 GB or 200 GB SLC

SSDs

Upgradable to tiered storage and FAST Suite– From 49 TB of Flash to 679 TB of tiered storage

(Flash, SAS, NL-SAS) as data ages

Advanced data efficiency services– Compression, deduplication, and thin

provisioning reduce capacity requirements by 50 percent

Full unified protocol support– CIFS, NFS, pNFS, iSCSI, FCP, and FCoE

200 GB SSD

100 GB SSD

Delivers 10x performance at 1/8th the TPM cost versus all

HDD VNX for Oracle and Microsoft SQL OLTP


VNX Series ModelsSimple. Efficient. Powerful.

VNX5100 VNX5300 VNX5500 VNX5700 VNX7500

Form factor 4U 4U–7U 4U–7U 5U–8U 5U–8U

Number of drives 75 125 250 500 1,000

Drive types 3.5” Flash, SAS, and NL-SAS and 2.5” SAS

File System Modules

I/O slots per X-Blade n/a 3 4 4 5

X-Blades n/a 1 or 2 1, 2, or 3 2, 3, or 4 2–8

Memory n/a6 GB/Blade 12 GB/Blade 12 GB/Blade 24 GB/Blade

12 GB 36 GB 48 GB 192 GB

Protocols n/a NFS, CIFS, MPFS, pNFS

Storage Pool

Modules

Storage Processors 2

I/O ports per SP 4 Fibre Channel Ports, 2 Back-End SAS Ports n/a n/a

I/O slots per SP n/a 2 2 5 5

Memory 8 GB 16 GB 24 GB 36 GB 48 GB

Protocols Fibre Channel Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, iSCSI


VNX VBLOCKSERIES 300

Engineered.Integrated.Supercharged.

• Vblock Series 300 Model EX (VNX5300) • Vblock Series 300 Model FX (VNX5500)• Vblock Series 300 Model GX (VNX5700)• Vblock Series 300 Model HX (VNX7500)300

VBLOCKSERIES


VNX Series Gateways Simple. Efficient. Powerful.

VG2 VG8

Form factor 3U–4U 3U–10U

Storage capacity support 256 TB 1.8 PB

X-Blades 1 or 2 2 to 8

I/O slots per X-Blade 4 5

Ethernet support 10/100/1000 BaseT and 10 Gb

Memory6 GB/Blade 24 GB/Blade

6 or 12 GB 192 GB

Protocols NFS, CIFS, MPFS, pNFS

Systems supported Up to 4 VNX, Symmetrix, or CLARiiON in any combination


Typical VNX Series DeploymentShared storage for virtual servers and applications

Simple Tune SQL Server in 80 percent

less time with FAST VP

Provision SharePoint four-times faster with a single tool

Efficient Realize 50:1 server consolidation

without creating storage bottlenecks with FAST Cache

Powerful Run virtualized Microsoft SQL and

Oracle three-times faster

Virtual Server Pool

Oracle, Microsoft Exchange,SQL Server, SharePoint

Unisphere

vCenter

StoragePool

VNXseries


Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with VNXCitrix XenDesktop or VMware View

ESX 4.1#1

ESX 4.1#16

XenDesktop #1

XenDesktop #999

XenDesktop #1000

Ethernet/NFS/CIFS

Fibre Channel/FCoE

XenDesktop 5Controller #1

XenDesktop 5Controller #2

ESX 4.1#1

ESX 4.1#3

SQL Server

AD/DNS/DHCP

vCenter Server SSDHDD

Any device. Anywhere. Any time.

FAST VPFAST Cache

Boot up to 1,000 virtual desktops in as few as eight minutes

Easily provision and manage thousands of virtual desktop images


EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance

Simple, scalable, policy-based file tiering, archiving, and migration

Reduce CapEx and improve utilization of primary storage

Lower OpEx for infrastructure

Reduce backup windows and improve performance

Only auto-tiering solution for in-the-box, between boxes, and to the cloud

AUTO-TIERING

ARCHIVING

MIGRATION

EMC VNX

EMC VNX

Public cloud

EMCVNXe

NAS

FAST

VP

EMC DataDomainNAS

EMCVNXe


EMC #1 Storage Provider for Key Applications

Source: “Storage User Demand Study, 2011 — Spring Edition: Unlocking the Minds of Storage Users,” IDC, Doc #230148, September 2011, n=998

IDC’s research confirms that EMC is #1 for…

Oracle

SAP

Exchange Server

SharePoint

BI/Analytics

VDI

Home Directory

http://www.emc.com/collateral/analyst-reports/idc-storage-user-demand-study-2011-spring.pdf

http://www.emc.com/collateral/analyst-reports/idc-storage-user-demand-study-2011-spring.pdf


VNX Family Awards

EMC: Voted "Storage Vendor of the Year for 2011”

November 2011

“…for the judges, EMC’s entry stood out above all the

others.”

VNX: Awarded Silver – Community Choice Award forBest Hardware: Storage

November 2011

VNX: Awarded Silver – Community Choice Award for Best Hardware: Storage

November 2011

EMC: Winner of best SMB Network Storage, Enterprise Network Storage, and Backup and Recovery Software

August 2011

VNXe: Wins CRN’s Most Innovative Storage Technology for 2011

October 2011

VNXe: Named the inner of the most innovative storage product of 2012

December 2011

VNX and VNXe: Named one of the top 10 biggest storage stories of 2011

December 2011

Unisphere: Received 2010 product of the year finalist award

January 2011


Next-Generation Unified StorageOptimized for today’s virtualized data IT

VNXe3100 VNX7500VNX5700VNXe3300 VNX5100 VNX5500VNX5300

MOST POWERFULSYSTEM

EASIEST

ARRAY


Plug and play

Works on any IP network

Up and running quickly

Easier than ever

Scales large and fast

Self-optimizes for performance and capacity efficiency

Works on any network

Everything is fully automated

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