VNX unified storage

1. VNX Storage Platform Juraj GrigaEMC Technology Consultant 23.3.2011

2. Application Challenges

3. Why did we virtualize servers?

4. Benefits after virtualization

5. Virtualization Changes Everything Virtual servers need virtualization optimized storage Self-Optimizing Storage Pools Static RAID Groups Virtual server pool Discrete servers RAID groups Storage pool Storagesystem Storagesystem AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OPTIMIZATION AUTOMATIC DATA OPTIMIZATION

6. Next Generation Unified Storage Optimized for today’s virtualized IT Unisphere™ VNXe3100 VNX7500 VNX5700 VNXe3300 VNX5100 VNX5500 VNX5300 Affordable.Simple. Efficient.Powerful.

7. Simple. Efficient. Powerful. Built for the most demanding virtual environments #1 SAN Platform #1 NAS Platform Scales performance and capacity Self-optimizing Hyper-efficient Works on any network Fully automated A new wayto think about unified storage CLARiiON Celerra HARDWARE

8. Click. Automate. Done.

9. VNX Family VNX7500 VNX Series and VNXe Series Unified Platform One platform supporting file, block and object Centralized Management One management framework Easily Upgradable Start with file or block and upgrade to unified Powerful New multi-core Intel CPUs &6Gb/s SAS backend Efficient Data Services Virtual Provisioning, Compression, File Dedupe, Replication VNX5700 VNX5500 Optimized For All Virtual Applications VMware and Hyper-V integration High Availability Designed to deliver 5 9’s availability VNX5300 VNX5100 VNXe3300 VNXe3100 Packaged Software Solutions Simple software suites

10. VNX System Architecture Power Supply Power Supply SPS SPS FC iS FC iS Object: Atmos VE Clients Oracle servers Exchange servers Application servers Virtual servers LAN SAN VNX Unified Storage 10Gb Enet 10Gb Enet FCoE FCoE VNX X-Blade VNX X-Blade VNX X-Blade VNX X-Blade VNX X-Blade VNX X-Blade Failover VNX X-Blade VNX X-Blade VNX OE FILE VNX SP VNX SP VNX OE BLOCK Failover LCC LCC Flash drives SAS drives Near-Line SAS drives HARDWARE

11. VNX Series Models Simple. Efficient. Powerful.

12. “Hot”high activity Highly active data is stored on FLASH for fastest response time “Cold” low activity The FLASH 1st Strategy Maximum economic efficiency across system service life Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four Year Five As data ages, activity falls quickly, which trigger automatic movement to high capacity HDDs for lowest cost over time HDD FLASH Movement Trigger

14. 300 GB and 600 GB

15. 10K and 15K RPM

16. ~ 140 (10K) to ~ 180 (15K) IOs per second

17. 2.5” Drives (500 drives/ rack)

18. 300 GB and 600 GB

20. 2 TB

21. 7.2K RPM

22. ˜ 90 IOs per secondAUTOMATIC DATA OPTIMIZATION Near-line SAS (7.2K rpm) SAS (10K /15K rpm) Flash VIRTUALSTORAGE POOL Highest capacity Good performance Highest performance HARDWARE

23. FAST VP Policies Policy ensures storage service levels are met 1 Highest Tier PreferredMaximize performance e.g. high-performance OLTP system Auto-TierOptimize TCO and performance e.g. databases with varied levels of activity among tables, or file systems with varied levels of activity across files 2 LUN 1 STORAGE POOL Lowest Tier Preferred Reduce TCO e.g., archived or infrequently accessed data 3 LUN LUN 2 3 SSD HDD FAST SUITE

24. Save Time with FAST VP Set-it-and-forget-it performance optimization FAST SUITE

25. APP APP APP OS OS OS Virtual Machines VMware ESX Server Nondisruptive Data Mobility with Virtual LUN Tier virtual machines within array Move virtual machines between storage tiers Alter performance characteristic of your VMware vStorage VMFS without disruption Nondisruptive to virtual machines and applications Tier 1 Applications FC FC FC FC FC FC Virtual LUN Technology LP- SATA LP- SATA LP- SATA LP- SATA LP- SATA LP- SATA Tier 2 Applications

26. FAST Cache Overview Support for file and block Extends mid-tier cache using Flash drives Adds up to 2 TB of cache Less than a third of the cost of DRAM Hot data automatically ends up in FAST Cache RAID 1 for Read/Write protection Transparent to SP failure, no need to warm up the cache Applicable to most workloads Exchange SharePoint Oracle Database File VMware SAP Fastest 30 DRAM FAST Cache Performance 8 Disk Drives Capacity 1 FAST SUITE

28. 3X the number of transactions

29. 3X faster VMware View boot time

30. 3X quicker VMware View refresh time

31. 3Xthe number of users

33. Accelerate Oracle OLTP with VNX Series >3x utility from your Oracle OLTP using FAST Cache and FAST VP Improved Oracle transaction time by 3.7x Using FAST Cache and virtualized Oracle (with vSphere 4.1) Increased performance comes at only a 18% increase in storage solution cost Configuration: VNX5300 with 20 15K SAS and 7 Flash drives (two used as FAST Cache, five in a tiered pool with FAST VP) Vs. CX4-120 with 45 FC drives Relative Transactions per minute If you hear Oracle OLTP, VNX series is a great solution FAST SUITE

34. VNX Thin Provisioning User B10 GB User A 10 GB User C10 GB Logical application and user view Physical allocation 4 GB Physical consumed storage 2 GB 2 GB Only allocate the actual capacity required by the application VNX THIN PROVISIONING Capacity oversubscription allows intelligent use of resources File systems FC and iSCSI LUNs Logical size greater than physical size VNX Thin Provisioning safeguards to avoid running out of space Monitoring and alerting Automatic and dynamic extension past logical size Automatic NAS file system extension FC and iSCSI dynamic LUN extension Capacity on demand EFFICIENCY

35. Dynamic Capacity Provisioning EFFICIENCY

36. Block Data Compression Reduces data footprint by up to 50% After Works with LUNs, databases, e-mail Best with infrequently accessed data Minimal performance impact Compression done in background Before Point-and-click savings reduce data footprint Recapture storage capacity Benefits

38. Typically avoids active data

39. Option to target active files

40. Compression support for VMs through the Celerra Plug-in for VMware

41. End-user file-level activation

42. Tunable options by file system

43. Size of files

44. Age of files

45. File extension

46. Directory filtering

47. Internal policy engine

48. Runs in the background

49. Throttles to avoid negative impact on client services

50. Leverages EMC technologies

51. Compression engine

52. Deduplication engineUp to 50% savings EFFICIENCY

53. VNX File Level Retention File Level Retention Enterprise Option (FLR-E) Provides for retention periods per file Enables adherence to good business practices Tamper proof clock Activity Logging File Level Retention Compliance Option (FLR-C) Meets SEC Rule 17a-4(f) compliance requirements Prevents file system deletions with locked files “Hard” default retention periods Data verificationto validate committed content Retention periods cannot be modified File systems can only be deleted when retention period has expired Third-party compliance validation paper Name:XYZ SSN:1234567890 Account: 808-1287 Status: Gold Name:XYZ SSN:1234567890 Account: 808-1287 Status: Gold Name:XYZ SSN:1234567890 Account: 808-1287 Status: Gold Name:XYZ SSN:1234567890 Account: 808-1287 Status: Gold Name:XYZ SSN:1234567890 Account: 808-1287 Status: Gold Name:XYZ SSN:1234567890 Account: 808-1287 Status: Gold Name:XYZ SSN:1234567890 Account: 808-1287 Status: Gold Name:XYZ SSN:1234567890 Account: 808-1287 Status: Gold FLR - Compliance FLR - Enterprise SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE SUITE

55. Write/close orfirst read after new virus-definition file

56. Virus-checking signaturesShared bank of virus-checking servers Can deploy multiple vendors’ engines concurrently Virus-checking server only reads part of files File access is blocked until it is checked Scan after update Scan on first read Automatic access-time update Notification on virus detect Anti-virus sizing tool Runs over VNX Event Enabler infrastructure Virus-checking server User VNX5300 McAfee NetShield Symantec AntiVirus for NAS and Endpoint Trend Micro ServerProtect for EMC VNX CA eTrust Antivirus Sophos Anti-Virus Kaspersky Anti-Virus This is the only anti-virus checking method supported by major virus-checking vendors for network shares SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE SUITE

58. VMware support FCoE, iSCSI, and NAS

59. EMC now delivers end-to-end Ethernet-based solutions

60. Converged network adapters

61. FCoE switches

62. Native Ethernet/FCoE storageHBA NIC Converged Network Adapter FC Network IP Network Converged Network FCoE IO Module HARDWARE

63. Disaster Recovery Challenges Business Continuity can be Complex HARDWARE

64. Daily Backup: Recovery point every 24 hours Sync and Async Replication: Latest image replicated, but susceptible to logical corruption RECOVERY GAP Snapshot: Recovery point every 3 hours Recovery RECOVERY GAP RECOVERY GAP RECOVERY GAP RECOVERY GAP RECOVERY GAP RECOVERY GAP RECOVERY GAP RECOVERY GAP Event Continuous Replication with Application Bookmarks: Application optimized recovery points UNLIMITED RECOVERY POINTS WITH APPLICATION I/O BOOKMARKS Checkpoint Patch Post-Patch Cache Flush Checkpoint Pre-Patch Quarterly Close Hot Backup (T) Time Options for Protecting Data?

65. RecoverPoint/SE Overview Data protection, replication, and disaster recovery solution Dynamic synchronous and asynchronous replication WAN deduplication reduces network traffic by up to 90% Protects physical and virtualized applications Integrated with VMware vCenter Server and Site Recovery Manager Recover replicated data to any point in time Uses array based pricing! Provides unified file and block storage disaster recovery RecoverPoint Family CDP: local protection CRR: remote protection CLR: concurrent local and remote protection RecoverPoint/SE: VNX, CLARiiON Unified up to 300 TB

67. DVR-like recovery to significant PiT

70. Limited distance

71. High network bandwidth

73. Unlimited distance

74. Restartable copy on secondary if session fails

75. Optimized for low network bandwidth (consumes 100 Mb/s maximum)

77. Service-level specifications Automated, business-oriented policy definitions for recovery point objectives (RPOs) Set interconnect Quality of Service (QoS) by scheduled bandwidth throttling Advanced functionality 1-to-N replication for data distribution Cascading Replication for multi-site disaster recovery Scalability Up to 1,024 replication sessions Common replication management for NAS and iSCSI Integrates with writeable NAS snaps Snaps Snaps Snaps FS/ LUNVDM FS/ LUNVDM FS/ LUNVDM Replicator CASCADING REPLICATION Productionsite Disaster recovery local site Disaster recovery remote site Network Network Network LAN WAN 10-minute RPO 2-hour RPO Easily specify replication RPO and interconnect Quality of Service REPLICATION AND RECOVERY

78. Point-in-Time Views with Snaps Logical PIT Copies Pointer-based copy of data Takes only seconds to create a complete snap Requires less space than a full copy, but has performance overhead Only need space for modified data—“Copy on First Write” Could result in spindle contention for concurrent reads (from source and snap) Physical PIT Copies* Physically independent point-in-time copies of source volume Require the same space as the source data Available after initial copy No performance impact on source data Can be used to replace source after hardware or software error Can be incrementally re-established Logical point-in-time view SourceLUN Sourcedata Full-image copies Snap Snap Snap Snap Clones Clones Clones Clones * Physical PIT copies for file systems requires VNX Replicator LOCAL PROTECTION SUITE

79. Replication Manager Local or Remote Protection Improved business continuity with automated disk-based replicas Automates the creation, management, and use of all EMC disk-based, point-in-time replication technologies Auto-discovers the environment Intelligence to orchestrate replicas with deep application awareness Easy to use single GUI with advanced wizards Assignable roles for self-service replication Replica 1 Replica 2 Replica 3 Replica 4 Integrated with major enterprise applications APPLICATION PROTECTION SUITE

80. PowerPath Multipathing, Monitoring, and Advanced Capabilities HBA HBA HBA HBA EMCPowerPath Multipathing Hypervisor SAN SAN SERVICE CONSOLE PowerPath Monitoring and Management Data Encryption PowerPath Migration Enabler* Virtualization Nondisruptive arraymigrations

81. Optimized for Virtualization Seamless virtualization experience and acceleration VAAI* offload Virtual server administrator Storage administrator vCenter Serverintegration Unisphere Less net I/O More VMs Faster response 10X 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

82. VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) 10-times less I/O, more VMs, faster Intelligent offload of storage function to array Accelerates VM deployment, clone, snapshot, and Storage VMotion Available with latest VMware’s vSphere VAAI Improve scalability and performance Eliminate out-of-space errors Transparently leverage array function Benefits

83. Storage Management EMC Virtual Storage Integrator

85. No-single-point-of-failure design

86. Multi-protocol: CIFS, NFS, and iSCSI

87. Powerful 6 Gb/s SAS back end

89. Application-optimized wizards

90. Configurable with just a few clicks

91. Built-in snapshots and replication

92. Perfect for small or remote offices More Storage. Less Effort. The easiest, most-efficient array ever Storage. Click. Done.

93. VNXe SeriesModels Simple. Efficient. Affordable.

94. Instant Expertise Best-practice wizards configure storage with just a few clicks Email Wizard Set up hundreds of Exchange mailboxes in fewer than 10 clicks Hyper-V Wizard VMware Wizard Set up 1 TB Hyper-V datastore in 10 minutes Set up 1 TB VMware datastore in 10 minutes Share Wizard Volume Wizard Set up NFS and CIFS shares in minutes Set up iSCSI volumes in minutes

95. Visually drill down to individual components Instant Insight with Unisphere

96. Next-Generation Unified Storage Most PowerfulSystem Optimized for today’s virtualized data IT EasiestArray Scales large and fast Self-optimizes for performance and capacity efficiency Works on any network Everything is fully automated Plug and play Works on any IP net Up and running quickly Easier than ever VNXe3100 VNX7500 VNX5700 VNXe3300 VNX5100 VNX5500 VNX5300 Affordable.Simple. Efficient.Powerful.