An overview of the IBM Storwize V7000 disk system for Server virtualization environments.

1. Making the Right
Storage Choice for
your Virtualized Server
Environment
Tony Pearson
IBM Master Inventor and
Senior Managing Consultant
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2. Abstract
Making the Right Storage Choice for your Virtualized
Server Environment
Learn about the IBM Storwize V7000 disk system and how it
can provide better storage performance, utilization and
productivity in a virtualized server environment such as
VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V. Integrating storage efficiency
techniques, including thin provisioning and automated data
tiering, can provide dramatic benefits to your business.
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3. Agenda
Multi-platform support enhances
flexibility
Performance optimization can
help identify and resolve bottlenecks
Built-in advanced functionality reduces costs
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
features reduce application downtime
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4. Are you running two or more Hypervisors?
• In a recent survey, 44 percent of respondents indicated
they were running two or more Hypervisors*
IBM is a Global Partner supporting
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV)
based on Linux KVM
IBM is a VMware Global Alliance
Partner and the leading reseller of
VMware solutions
IBM supports open source Xen,
including Citrix XenServer and OracleVM
IBM is a Gold Certified IBM has been doing server
Partner and supports virtualization for the past 40 years
Hyper-V virtualization and supports PowerVM and zLPAR
* Source: http://www.thehotaisle.com/2009/10/01/cloud-soup
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5. IBM Storwize V7000 disk system
• Multi-Platform support for different
hypervisors
• External Storage across a shared
network to enable Live Mobility of VM
guests
– Fibre Channel Protocl (FCP)
– iSCSI for Gigabit Ethernet
• Enterprise-class performance and built-
in functions for storage efficiency and
data protection
• Non-Disruptive migration and upgrades
for high availability
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6. Start Small and Grow Easily
Scale Up Drive sizes can be intermixed
Easily add up to 9 expansion in an enclosure
Drive choices enclosures
12- and 24-bay expansion enclosures
• 2.5-inch (SFF) Expand to hundreds of TB can be intermixed in a system
– 300GB SSD
Grow Big
– 300GB 10K RPM
– 450GB 10K RPM
– 600GB 10K RPM
• 3.5-inch (LFF)
– 2TB 7200 RPM 20 U
Start small
One 12- or 24-bay
control enclosure
2U
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7. Agenda
Multi-platform support enhances
flexibility
Performance optimization can
help identify and resolve bottlenecks
Built-in advanced functionality reduces costs
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
features reduce application downtime
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8. Innovative and Elegant Architecture
• Volumes are a logical representation
– Portions of each volume can reside on SSD or HDD,
internal or external
– Stripe across many disks to optimize performance
– Migrate volumes from one storage tier to another
• Easy Tier™ provides
External
automated tiering
Virtualization
– Busy portions moved to SSD
SSD – Less active moved to HDD
HDD +
Internal Storage
– Can use internal and external
SSD and HDD
External Storage
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9. Easy Tier Application Transaction Improvement
Application
Transactions No change to
the database
240% from or application
Original No work to
brokerage identify active
transaction indexes
No manual
movement of
files or
volumes
Just turn it on
Easy Tier Easy Tier and let it
Learning Movement
work!
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10. Easy Tier Application Response Time Improvement
No change to
the database
Transaction or application
40% from Average No work to
Original Response identify active
brokerage Time indexes
transaction
No manual
movement of
files or
volumes
Just turn it on
Easy Tier Easy Tier and let it
Learning Movement
work!
12 hours (Elapsed Time)
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11. Agenda
Multi-platform support enhances
flexibility
Performance optimization can
help identify and resolve bottlenecks
Built-in advanced functionality reduces costs
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
features reduce application downtime
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12. Built-In Advanced Functions
With IBM Storwize V7000, many functions are
included at no additional charge that you would pay
for otherwise
– Thin provisioning - storage is not allocated until
data is written for higher disk utilization
– Local replication - full copy or thin provisioned
replicas (snapshots) of volumes offloads server
resources from hypervisor hosts
– Easy Tier™ - automated tiering between SSD
and HDD storage
– Non-disruptive data migration within and
between internal and external storage
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13. All Storwize V7000 Storage is Virtualized
• Storwize V7000 virtualizes internal
storage
– Volumes allocated across RAID ranks
SSD Internal
Storage
HDD
• Storwize V7000 also virtualizes
external Fibre Channel storage
+External
Virtualization
– Inherit rich Storwize V7000 functionality
• Extends life of existing storage assets
• Protect investment in existing capacity
– Migrate data to internal or keep external
• Improve availability by practically eliminating
storage-related causes of downtime
External Storage
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14. Agenda
Multi-platform support enhances flexibility
Performance optimization can
help identify and resolve bottlenecks
Built-in advanced functionality reduces costs
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
features reduce application downtime
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15. Volume Mirroring
• IBM Storwize V7000 can store two copies of a volume on separate storage
pools
– Storwize V7000 writes to both copies in sync
• If disk supporting one copy fails, Storwize V7000 provides continuous data
access by using other copy
– Copies are automatically resynchronized after repair
• A local high availability function to protect critical data against system failure
• Either copy can be split off to be used as production copy
• Copies may be thin-provisioned, enabling thick-to-thin conversions
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16. Extended Distance Mirroring
Metro Mirror (synchronous) Global Mirror (asynchronous)
• Up to 300km between sites • Up to 8000km distance
• Host waits until data stored at • Host does not wait, reduces
both locations impact to application
• Designed to maintain identical • Designed to maintain consistent
secondary copy secondary copy
Provides support for VMware Site Recovery Manager, PowerHA, and
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Replication (TPC-R)
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17. Summary and Next Steps
• Make the right storage choice for your server
virtualization environment!
• Consider the IBM Storwize V7000
– Supports multiple hypervisor platforms
– Improves performance, identifies and resolves bottlenecks
– Built-in advanced functions reduces costs
– High availability features reduce application downtime
• Technical white papers are available!
– Deploying IBM Storwize V7000 in VMware Environments
– Highly Available Virtual Machines with IBM Storwize V7000 and
Microsoft Hyper-V
Available online:
ibm.com/support/techdocs
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18. IBM Storwize V7000
The Right Storage Choice
for your Server Virtualization Environment
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20. IBM Storwize V7000 – ISV Solutions
Technical White Papers Available online:
ibm.com/support/techdocs
• VMware
– Deploying IBM Storwize V7000 in VMware Environments
– Implementing Disaster Recovery Solutions with IBM Storwize V7000 and VMware Site Recovery Manager
• Oracle
– Deploying Oracle 11G RAC Release 2 with IBM Storwize V7000 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
– Practice Guide: Backup and Restore of Native Oracle Database Solutions Using IBM Tivoli Flashcopy Manager
Version 1.0
• Microsoft
– IBM Storwize V7000 with IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager: Backup Solution for Exchange 2010
– IBM Storwize V7000 Exchange Server 2010 NetBackup 7.0 VSS Solution
– IBM Storwize V7000 SQL Server NetBackup 7.0 VSS Solution
– Highly Available Virtual Machines with IBM Storwize V7000 and Microsoft Hyper-V
– Exchange 2010 High Availability and Disaster Recovery with IBM Storwize V7000
• Symantec
– Using Symantec NetBackup and the IBM Storwize V7000 FlashCopy function / Concepts and best practices for
backup and restore solution on Linux
• SAP
– Quick-start Guide to FlashCopy Manager for SAP with IBM Storwize V7000, IBM SAN Volume Controller or IBM
DS8000 Storage System
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22. Tony Pearson
9000 S. Rita Road
About the Speaker Senior IT Storage
Bldg 9070 Mail 9070
Tucson, AZ 85744
Consultant
Mr. Tony Pearson IBM System Storage™
IBM Master Inventor and
Senior IT Storage Consultant
Tony Pearson is a Senior Managing consultant for the IBM System Storage™ product line.
Tony Pearson joined IBM Corporation in 1986 in Tucson, Arizona, USA, and has lived there ever since. Over the past years, Tony has worked in
development, marketing and customer care positions for various storage hardware and software products.
In his current role, Tony presents briefings on storage topics covering the entire System Storage product line, as well as various Tivoli storage
software products. He interacts with clients, speaks at conferences and events, and leads workshops to help clients with strategic planning for IBM’s
integrated set of storage management software, hardware, and virtualization products.
Tony writes the “Inside System Storage” blog, which is read by hundreds of clients, IBM sales reps and IBM Business Partners every week. This blog
was rated one of the top 10 blogs of 2006 for the IT storage industry by “Networking World” magazine. The blog was published in a series of books
“Inside System Storage: Volume I” and “Volume II” available from Lulu publishing.
Tony has a Bachelor of Science degree in Software Engineering, and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, both from the University
of Arizona. Tony is an IBM Master Inventor and holds 19 IBM patents for inventions on storage hardware and software products.
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23. Storage Resources Available
Tony’s blog “Inside System Storage”:
• www.tinyurl.com/az990tony
Follow Tony on Twitter: @az990tony
Tony’s book series “Inside System Storage”
Volume I and Volume II are available in
paperback and hardcover formats:
• www.lulu.com
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Notes:
Performance is in Internal Throughput Rate (ITR) ratio based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment. The actual throughput that any user will
experience will vary depending upon considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in the user's job stream, the I/O configuration, the storage configuration, and the workload processed.
Therefore, no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve throughput improvements equivalent to the performance ratios stated here.
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