NetApp: Efficient Storage for SAP solutions

Hans Lamprecht Country Manager Adriatic Region

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Different SAP® Landscape Perspectives: Infrastructure, Application, Architecture

SAP ERP Landscape SAP BW Landscape SAP CRM Landscape SAP Portal Landscape

Standardization

Virtualization

Shared Infrastructure

Service Automation

Accounting

Centralization

The Infrastructure View

Minimize Risk and Downtime

SAP System Copies

SAP Upgrades

SAP Archiving

SAP-Integrated Solutions

Backup and Recovery

The Application View The Architecture View

SAP Challenges

Infrastructure View   Silos   Lack of flexibility   Inconsistent availability   Poor utilization   Lack of operational

agility to quickly adapt to business needs

Application View   Complex and costly

landscape management   Need to simplify SAP

test/rollout   Accommodate data

growth in a scalable manner

  Shrinking budgets   Risk to SAP® systems

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Next-Gen Data Centers Are Service Oriented Building Point Solutions

Business Need

Silo Silo Silo

Applications

Servers

Network

Storage Project-Based Vertical

Decisions

Ethernet, FC, IB

Building Horizontal Infrastructure

Applications

Virtualized Dynamic Infrastructure

Service-Based Holistic Decision

Business Need

Virtualization-Aware Network

Virtualization-Aware Unified Fabric

Servers Virtualized

Storage

Data Center Evolution

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Virtualization Standardization

Accounting Automation

Self-Service Centralization

Application- Based Silos

External Cloud Services

Zones of Virtualization

ITaaS (Internal Cloud)

Storage

Servers

Apps

Network

What This Means for Your Infrastructure

  Can’t rip and replace for all SAP® environments   Interoperability is critical   Storage infrastructure must support evolution   Balance agility and change with time and budget

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Application- Based Silos

Zones of Virtualization

ITaaS (Internal Cloud)

Storage

Servers

Network

Storage Infrastructure Requirements

  Unified, virtualized storage   End-to-end data protection   Policy-based storage

provisioning   Data mobility   Service automation and

management   Application integration   Storage efficiency   Multi-tenancy

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Storage Pool

Application- Based Silos

Zones of Virtualization

ITaaS (Internal Cloud)

Storage

Servers

Network

NetApp Value for SAP® Infrastructure

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Outstanding efficiency   70-75% reduced storage footprint and related

power, cooling costs   Virtualized storage pool helps achieve 100% or

greater utilization

Extreme flexibility   Unified storage platform enables application

evolution on demand   Instant provisioning to match servers

First end-to-end secure multi-tenancy   Elastic scalability across all layers with zero

disruption to SAP services   Isolation and security for multi-tenant SAP

environments

Data Center Evolution: The Infrastructure View

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Unified Virtualized Storage  The most flexible architecture   Instant provisioning to match

servers   Increased asset utilization  The most efficient storage:

50% savings on storage, power, cooling, and space for SAP® systems

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End-to-End Data Protection   Rapid, space-efficient SAP® backups:

in seconds, less than 5% of additional disk space

  Automated backups to primary and secondary sites

  Little or no impact on system performance

  GUI-based restores in minutes   Policy-based self-service data

protection   Accelerated SAP processes

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Service Automation and Management  Storage Provisioning and

Data Mobility  Rapidly provision complete

servers or systems on-demand

 Grow or shrink seamlessly virtualized storage pool to meet requirements

 Transparent, non-disruptive SAP® landscape migration

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Storage Pool

Data Motion MultiStore®

Policy-based storage provisioning

and live data migration

Service Automation and Management  Policy-based SAP® data

management  Close integration with

virtualization solutions  Fast, integrated, on-demand

data protection and rapid provisioning

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Basis Admin

Policies and Management

Perform Self-Service •  Provision •  DR

•  Backup/Recover •  Dev/Test Copies

DBA SAP

Admin

Storage Admin

Storage Efficiency  Reduce storage foot print

dramatically  50% lower capacity requirements  Consistent SAP® application

performance  50% or greater reduction in power,

cooling, and space requirements  Manage twice as much SAP data

without increasing personnel

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Efficient Unified Storage Architecture: Dramatic Space Reductions

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Deduplication Saves up to 95% for full backups; 25% to 55% for most data sets

Save up to 95%

Virtual Clones (FlexClone®) Savings equal size of the original data set minus blocks subsequently changed in clone

Save over

80%

Thin Replication Disk-to-disk data protection saves up to 95%

Save up to 95%

33% Thin Provisioning (FlexVol®) 20% to 33% typical savings

Snapshot™ Copies NetApp Snapshot copies do not require “copy” space, serve local backup purposes, deliver savings of up to 80%

Save over

80%

Double Parity RAID (RAID-DP®) Saves up to 46% versus mirrored data or RAID 10

Save Up to 46%

Secure Multi-Tenancy for SAP   Isolation and security for multi-

tenant SAP® environments   Highly available data mobility

with little or no SAP service disruption

  SAP-consistent serverless backup and recovery

  Rapid, space-efficient SAP system copies

  Virtualized SAP software decoupled from operating system and hosts

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VMware VMware VMware

SAP Landscape 1

SAP Landscape 2

SAP Landscape 3

SAP Landscape

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SAP Landscape

2

SAP Landscape

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SAP® Lifecycle Management: The SAP Application View

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SAP Challenges

Infrastructure View   Silos   Lack of flexibility   Inconsistent availability   Poor utilization   Lack of operational

agility to quickly adapt to business needs

Application View   Complex and costly

landscape management   Need to simplify SAP®

test/rollout   Accommodate data

growth in a scalable manner

  Shrinking budgets   Risk to SAP systems

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Application Requirements  High SAP® business process

availability –  Integrated data protection –  Optimized test cycles –  Accelerated SAP upgrades –  Rapid and isolated SAP repair

system creation  Rapid, space-efficient SAP

system copy creation  Simplified SAP archiving  SAP TDMS integration

NetApp Value for SAP® Applications

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Accelerate SAP rollouts   High-speed system provisioning   Rapid system copy creation

Minimize risk   Fast recovery with little or no disruption to users

in the event of failure   More testing by more people in less time and with

more relevant data

Lower TCO   50% lower cost of managing the most SAP data   Best foot print and best TCO in the industry with

70-75% IT savings

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Rapid SAP-Integrated Data Protection  Fast and efficient backup,

restore, and recovery using BR*Tools

 Fast, space-efficient SAP® system copies

 Storefront available on SAP EcoHub at http://ecohub.sdn.sap.com/irj/ecohub/solutions/snapmanager

Basis Admin

Policies and Management

Perform Self-Service •  Provision •  DR

•  Backup/Recover •  Dev/Test Copies

DBA SAP

Admin

Storage Admin

Create Snapshot Copy

Savepoint Phase 2

Optimize and Accelerate SAP® Test Cycles

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FAServer®

Refresh Baseline

Copy with

FlexClone®

Restore to Any Savepoint in a Few Minutes

Change system and (re)run tests

Change system and (re)run tests

Create Snapshot™

Copy

Golden Template

Create Snapshot Copy

Savepoint Phase 1

Evaluate Results

Finish

Training . . .

Change system and (re)run tests

Accelerate SAP® Upgrades with NetApp  Rapid backups increase

confidence and allow more time for testing and troubleshooting

 Your SAP systems could go live earlier

 Minimized risk of losing go-live window

 SAP teams can get their weekends and holidays back

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Rapid Repair Systems with NetApp

 Eliminate logical error related challenges

 Minimize downtime  Avoid data loss  Achieve SAP® landscape

consistency

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Rapid System Copy Creation with SnapManager®

  Fast, space-efficient SAP® system copies

  Fully automated clone operations

  No performance implications

  Large space savings

  Accelerate projects such as SAP upgrades, Unicode conversions

SnapManager®

VM3 VM4 VM1 VM2 VM5 VM6

Primary Storage

Production Volume

FlexClone®

Copies

QA

Training

Test

FC or IP SAN

Simplified Archiving and Compliance  Simplified data management

and lower costs  Tested and validated

solutions  Partner network committed to

your success

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SAP® Test Data Migration Server (TDMS) and NetApp

 Minimal impact on SAP production systems

 On-demand data sets and extractions

 Fast and easy test system creation

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Storage Network

Production

SAP TDMS

Test

Porsche Holding Drives Business with Highly Available, Flexible NetApp Solution Business Impact   Continuous availability of critical applications   Predictability and investment protection

Increased Flexibility   Multi-protocol support enables flexible connection

to key applications   Deliver wider range of solutions and services to

customers

Increased Efficiency   Manage entire storage environment with 2 FTEs   Accelerated data recovery

Porsche Holding GmbH is one Europe’s most successful automobile trade companies.

“…NetApp® helps us set up the most cost-effective solutions for our customers and to simplify the management for our operators…”

Anton Spitzer, Manager, Infrastructure Services, Porsche Informatik 28

Another NetApp solution delivered by

Renault F1 Accelerates Race Car Development with NetApp Business Impact   Accelerated time to market   Reduced admin costs by 50%

Increased Flexibility   Rapid deployment without downtime   Multiprotocol support enables seamless flow of

data from conception to production

Increased Efficiency   60% performance improvement of key design

tasks   Reduced servers from 96 to 8 with virtualization

Renault F1 Team is responsible for the design, manufacture, and sourcing of all parts and the assembly, testing, and running of its race cars in Formula 1 racing.

“NetApp® storage systems have helped reduce Renault F1 Team administrative costs by nearly 50%.”

Graeme Hackland, IT Manager, Renault F1 Team 29

Built on NetApp Cloud Services Provide T-Systems with Market Advantages Business Impact   Doubled storage administration productivity   Achieved ability to offer services at 30% lower

cost than on-premise hosting

Increased Flexibility   Maintenance and upgrades to the system are

nondisruptive and transparent to customers

Increased Efficiency   Improved storage utilization   Achieved 100% recovery success rate   Delivered ability to scale in 1 day instead of 15

T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom’s corporate customer unit, provides IT resources on demand so that customers no longer have to invest in infrastructure and applications.

“NetApp® technology contributes to each of our competitive advantages.”

Dr. Stefan Bucher, T-Systems Global Delivery Manager for Shell 30

WienIT Leverages NetApp Storage to Deliver New Public Cloud Offering Business Impact   Created a new storage-as-a-service offering

Increased Flexibility   Accelerated and simplified backup processes   Enabled dynamic scaling of storage to meet

customer demand

Increased Efficiency   Increased storage capacity and utilization   Reduced costs in its Windows® environment

WienIT is an IT services provider in Austria that specializes in serving energy and public utility companies.

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Another NetApp solution delivered by

“NetApp® helps us work with much more efficiency and flexibility, making it easy to manage storage and day-to-day services delivery with limited resources

Alexander Chambre, Team Leader of Data Management

BSH Boosts Development and Availability Increased Efficiency   Manage 30% data growth and increased availability

requirements within a consolidated SAP environment   Provisioning for dev/test in minutes rather than

hours or days   Database repair slashed from 36 hours to 20 minutes   Lower costs with 65-80% lower storage requirement Increased Flexibility   Accelerate SAP app dev & test with fewer resources   Meet variable service levels with a single solution   Keep environment running smoothly

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BSH Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group

“NetApp® helps us to fulfill demanding SLAs and to act very quickly in case of data corruption and other mission-critical events.”

Harald Geringer, Manager, Corporate Data Center, BSH Group

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