2009 product update technology overview
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2009 Product Update Technology Overview. Key Product Features In New Releases. Native 64-bit Controller with Mega 1 TB cache Automatic Space Reclamation for Thin-Provisioned Volumes Windows Server 2008-based, Universal Storage Controllers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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2009 Product UpdateTechnology Overview2009 Product UpdateTechnology Overview
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Key Product Features In New Releases
Native 64-bit Controller with Mega 1 TB cache Automatic Space Reclamation for Thin-
Provisioned Volumes Windows Server 2008-based, Universal Storage
Controllers New Hypervisor Migration Support and Tighter
Integration to VMware Virtual Center DataCore’s “Transporter” time saving migration
facility and the VMware Virtual Center Plug-in are new options for SANmelody 3.0 and SANsymphony 7.0.
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2009 Product Update: New Operating System Platform:
Windows Server 2008
SANmelody V3.0 W2k8 Microsoft OS 32 & 64-bit support Features compatible with
existing W2k3 version 2.x
SANsymphony V7.0 W2k8 Microsoft OS 32 & 64-bit support Features compatible with
existing W2k3 version 6.x
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Mega Cache for High-Speed Caching
Accelerates disk I/O response from existing storage
Uses CPUs and memory from general purpose servers as powerful, inexpensive cache
Anticipates next blocksto be read & groups writes to avoid waiting on disks
SANsymphonySANmelody
Speeds up performance
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Turbo-charged Virtual Disk I/O
CachedArray
CPU
Poll for Input
DiskSubsystems
WriteCoalesce
Outputfrom Cache
Pre-fetchHigh-SpeedLevel 1 Caching
Un-cachedArray
CPU
CPU
Disk Drive 4000 – 6000
DataCore L1 Cache <20 Array L2 Cache 250 – 300
CPU
Avg. Response (µS)
CachedArray
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Superior Performance Acceleration
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Avg. MB/sec.
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
Source: VMTN www.SANmelodyTunes.com
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Thin Provisioning & Space Reclamation
Appears to computers as very large drives (e.g. 2 TB disks)
Takes up only space actually being written to
Dynamically allocates more real space when required
Reduces need to resize LUNsSANsymphony
Just enough space, just-in-time
SANmelody
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Thin Provisioning Space Reclamation
0
Free
0
2TB
V Disk 1
Physical Disk Pool
Space previously allocated to deleted file
Free
0
2TB
V Disk 1Fill with zeroes
Release zero-filled space back to free pool
Recover space from deleted files in virtual volumes
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Guessing on Allocation Leads to Waste
Disk 1
Free; Sales; 0.8; 80%
Disk 1
Disk 2; Sales;
0.4; 40%
Free; Sales;
0.4; 40%
Disk 1
Disk 2; Sales;
0.4; 40%
Disk 3; Sales;
0.3; 30%
Free; Sales; 0.1; 10%
Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3
Free
Capacity consumed whether used or not!
Few Blocks Actually Written To
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Waste-Free Thin Provisioning
60%
Free
Free
0
2TB
Free
0
2TB
Free
0
2TB
Actual = 0.4TB
V Disk 3
V Disk 2
V Disk 1
1TB
Expand asNeeded
No DeviceDependency
+ 2.0TB + 2.0TB + 2.0TB
6.0TBVirtual =
Physical Disk Pool
0
Example:
0.4TB
Time to add more
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Real Thin Example: 250 GB Virtual Disk only occupies 20 GB
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Physical/Virtual to Virtual Disk Migration
SANsymphony
Quickest way to migrate from one Windows environment to a dissimilar physical or virtual server platforms
Source image rapidly available to destination
No waiting on lengthy disk-to-disk copies; they occur transparently in background
No error-prone conversions
DataCore handles differences with the same ease as any other virtual disks
SANmelody
“Transporter” Option
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Rapidly Migrate from Physical to Virtual Virtualized Server
(Destination)
Physical Server(Source)
LAN
Boot Disk
Boot Disk
VD1
Copy
VD Storage
VD1 VD2 VD3 VD4
VD1
VD1
Snap
Transporter
VM
VM
TransporterAgent
• Agent exports disk image
• Unique ‘pass-thru’ technology sees, snaps & copies active source disk
• Boot copy modified to boot VM
• Converted disk mounted by destination as boot or data device
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Hypervisor Console Integration
SANsymphony
Provision & Manage Virtual Storage Pool & SAN fromVMware Virtual Center Plug-in
See relationship between virtual machines & virtual volumes in SAN, including I/O channels
Manage storage resource properties & behavior from a single pane
One unified view for VM & SAN administrators
SANmelody
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VI Client Plug-In15
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Managing Virtual SAN for VMs16
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DataCore Capabilities Overview
DataCore Capabilities Overview
Non-Stop / Smoking-Fast / Waste-Free Thru SoftwareNon-Stop / Smoking-Fast / Waste-Free Thru Software
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LoadBalancing
CentralizedManagement
High-speedCaching
RemoteReplication
ThinProvisioning
Virtual DiskPooling
RAIDStriping
Manufacturer-Independent SAN-Wide Features
Synch Mirroring(High-Availability)
OnlineSnapshots
Virtual DiskMigration
ContinuousData Protection
& Recovery
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Virtual Disk Pooling
Create virtual disks of desired sizes
Expand capacity without downtime
Add different types of disks even from different vendors
Use what you paid forSANsymphonySANmelody
Consolidate like or unlike disk resources
≤32 TB >> Petabytes
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High-Speed Caching
Accelerates disk I/O response from existing storage
Uses CPUs and memory from general purpose servers as powerful, inexpensive cache
Anticipates next blocksto be read & groups writes to avoid waiting on disks
SANsymphonySANmelody
Speeds up performance
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Load Balancing
Overcome typical storage-related bottlenecks
Spread load on physical devices using different channels for different virtual disks
Automatically bypassesfailed or offline channels
SANsymphonySANmelody
Improve response and throughput
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Thin Provisioning
Appears to computers as very large drives (e.g. 2 TB disks)
Takes up only space actually being written to
Dynamically allocates more real space when required
Reduces need to resize LUNsSANsymphony
Just enough space, just-in-time
SANmelody
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RAID Striping
Circumvents drive failures
Spreads I/O across multiple spindles
Offloads RAID 0 & 1
Supports popular RAID devices in pool
SANsymphonySANmelody
Better protection & performance
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Synchronous Mirroring
SANsymphony
Real-time I/O replication for High-Availability
Eliminates SAN or storage as a single point of failure when combined with multipath I/O drivers
Enhances survivability using physically separate nodes
Updates two distributed copies simultaneously
SANmelody
N+1Redundancy
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Virtual Disk Migration
SANsymphony
Transparently move contents from one disk to another
Allows non-disruptive hardware disk upgrades for mirrored volumes
Clears & reclaims space occupied by original
SANmelody
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Physical/Virtual to Virtual Disk Migration
SANsymphony
Quickest way to migrate from one Windows environment to a dissimilar physical or virtual server platforms
Source image rapidly available to destination
No waiting on lengthy disk-to-disk copies; they occur transparently in background
No error-prone conversions
DataCore handles differences with the same ease as any other virtual disks
SANmelody
“Transporter” Option
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Online Snapshots
Recover quickly atdisk speeds to known good state
Eliminate back-up window
Provide “live” environment for analysis, development& testing
Keep snapshots in lower tier, thin provisioned storage
SANsymphonySANmelody
Capture Point-in-time Images without tying up much disk space
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Continuous Data Protection & Recovery
Dial back to restore an arbitrary point in time
Logs and timestampsall I/Os
No need to quiesce or interrupt applications SANsymphonySANmelody
Return to any point-in-time withouttaking explicit backups
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Remote Replication
Perfect for disaster recovery or business continuity
Only needs a basic IP connection to secondary site
Bi-directional
AsynchronousSANsymphonySANmelody
Keep distant copies without impacting local performance
1-to-ManyMany-to-1
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SAN-wide Centralized Management
Automates laborious, repetitive tasks
Intuitive to operate
Universal tools work across like or unlike devices
SANsymphonySANmelody
Control and monitor all SAN resources from one console
2 Nodes SAN-wide
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Hypervisor Console Integration
SANsymphony
Provision & Manage Virtual Storage Pool & SAN fromVMware Virtual Center Plug-in
See relationship between virtual machines & virtual volumes in SAN, including I/O channels
Manage storage resource properties & behavior from a single pane
One unified view for VM & SAN administrators
SANmelody
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Analysis & Reporting
Reveals SAN resource consumption & performance trends
Assists with capacity planning, utilization & quality of service decisions
Export results to 3rd party tools for further analysis,charge-back & billing
SANsymphony
Tracks & charts long-term SAN behavior
SANmelody
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DataCore’s Essential Role inServer Virtualization Environments
Prevent downtimedue to disk-related …
• Maintenance• Reconfiguration• Upgrades• Expansion• Failures
Pool and share storage • Enable Hypervisor-controlled
VM migration & failover• Extend across metropolitan
areas for max survivability
NON-STOP
SMOKING FAST
Speed up I/O performance• Inexpensively cache disk
reads & writes• Overcome existing bottlenecks
Maximize use of disk space
• Allocate capacity only when actually consumed
WASTE-FREE
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Call on Us When …Virtualizing Servers & Desktops• Can’t tolerate shared storage
disruption• Poor performance due to I/O
bottleneckUpgrading Storage• Running out of disk space• Must migrate to new equipment &
SANs
Shaping Business Continuity Plan• Concerned about downtime &
disasters• Anxious to protect online assets
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