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© 2013 IBM Corporation
IBM System Storage N seriesTechnology UpdateIBM Campus 2013 Sinaia, Romania
Roland Tretau – roland.tretau@de.ibm.com – Technical Lead NAS Europe12 Apr 2013
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Agenda
IBM NetApp OEM Partnership Solution Overview IBM Release 26 IBM Release 27 Virtual Storage Tier RAVEOutlook
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The IBM OEM Global Alliance OEM agreement signed April 2005
Over 35,000 units shipped to date
Customer base expanding worldwide
Large number of new name accounts
LSI/Engenio acquisition May 9, 2011
N series is an IBM product
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IBM OEM Alliance – relationship status
Base Agreement is “Ever Green”
The Business is healthy–Strong growth and financially sound–Excellent customer satisfaction
IBM Procurement requires a 5-7yr commitment on parts
Leadership on both sides want this to continue
N series is a very strong performer in IBM Storage
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IBM/NetApp Statement of Confidence To whom it may concern:
On April 6, 2005, IBM and NetApp entered into an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement that allowed IBM to expand its storage portfolio to include NetApp’ s unified and open network attached storage (NAS) and SAN solutions. With the acquisition of Engenio’s storage division by NetApp on May 9, 2011, the OEM partnership between IBM and NetApp now spans over 14 years. These OEM agreements allow IBM to sell IBM branded solutions based on NetApp technology along with the associated services offerings for these products. New enhancements will continue to be added to the IBM portfolio as they become available.
Combining IBM’s portfolio of server, software, and services technologies with NetApp’s storage solutions creates a compelling value proposition for customers. IBM and NetApp have put in place dedicated resources worldwide to work jointly on opportunities and marketing activities.
NetApp’s leadership in providing storage solutions helps to create greater value to IBM’s overall storage portfolio. In addition, with IBM's global market reach, service organization and technology portfolio, IBM also has the ability to reach into more countries than any other OEM reseller for NetApp. IBM and NetApp are committed to continuing to receive the mutual benefits of this strategic relationship. We are available to have a call with you if this will assist you in yourdecision-making processes.
Laura Guio
IBM Systems & Technology Group, Storage Platform
Vice President and Business Line Executive, Storage
Bob Sarubbi
Vice President
IBM Global Alliance, NetApp
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IBM System Storage™ N series Portfolio
N7950T4.3PB
N6210 &Gateway
N7950T &Gateway
N3220 & N3240374TB & 432TB
N3150
180TB
N series systems offer*
Network Protocols: NAS, iSCSI, FC SAN ..… concurrentlySingle Operating
systemTightly integrated with
enterprise applications- SnapManager for SQL, SAP, Virtual Infrastructure, etc Common
System/storage management toolsMultiple RAID levels …
including double parityProven Disaster
Recovery with SnapMirrorDeduplication
N series Gateways – Repurpose existing 3rd party storage functionality by creating a virtualized N series environment Support for IBM, EMC, HP, Hitachi , 3Par,and Fujitsu storage systems
Storage solutions that deliver simplified data management across the entire enterprise
N6210720TB
N62401800TB
N62702880TB
N6240 & Gateway
N6270 &Gateway
New N6220/50
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Unified storage
SAN (FCP, FCoE and iSCSI) NAS (CIFS and NFS)Enterprise
SAN(Block)
FibreChannel
NAS(File)
EnterpriseDepartmental
iSCSIDedicatedEthernet
Departmental
CorporateLAN
IBMN series
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Shelf Topology Comparison
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N Series Controller
SAS Connect Dual/Multipath only 2 ports per controller per stack
• Note that SAS/SATA drives cannot be mixed in the same shelf• EXN3000 and EXN3500 shelves must not be intermixed on the same stack• With SSD only 4 shelf per stack
EXN 4000 Family EXN3000/3500 Family
EXN4000ESH4 (2x)
FC H
DD
FC H
DD
FC H
DD 3,5“ Disks
14X HDD
FC Port (on-board or HBA)
6 shelf (84 spindle) limit per loop
FC loop
EXN3000IOM3 (2x)IOM6 (2x)
SA
S/S
ATA
HD
D
SA
S/S
ATA
HD
D
SA
S/S
ATA
HD
D
3,5“ Disks24X HDD
SAS Port (quad-port HBA)
10 shelf (240 spindle) limit per stack
SAS stack
FC Connect2 (dual/multipath) ports per
loop per controller
No interconnectivity between FC and
SAS
EXN3500IOM6 (2x)
SA
S/S
ATA
HD
D
SA
S/S
ATA
HD
D
SA
S/S
ATA
HD
D
2,5“ Disks24X HDD
SAS Port (quad-port HBA)
10 shelf (240 spindle) limit per stack
SAS stack
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Storage Efficiency Snapshot™ CopiesPoint-in-time copies that write only changed blocks. No performance penalty.
Virtual Copies (FlexClone®)
Near-zero space, instant “virtual” copies. Only
subsequent changes in cloned dataset get stored.Thin Provisioning
(FlexVol®)Create flexible volumes that appear to be a certain size but are really a
much smaller pool.
RAID-DP® Protection (RAID-6)
Protects against double disk failure with no performance penalty.
DeduplicationRemoves data redundancies
in primary and secondary storage.
Saveup to95%
Saveup to46%
Saveup to33%
Saveover80%
Saveover80%
Thin Replication (SnapVault® and
SnapMirror®)Make data copies for disaster recovery and backup using a
minimal amount of space.
Saveup to95% Data Compression
Reduces footprint of primary and secondary storage.
Saveup to87%
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N6200 Software Structure Components
SnapRestore
SnapMirror
FlexClone
SnapVault
SnapManager Suite
Included software delivering unmatched valueIncludes: One Protocol of choice, HTTP, Deduplication, Thin Provisioning, RAID-DP®, SnapshotTM, DSM/MPIO, SyncMirror®, OSSV, MetroClusterTM, MultiStore®, FlexCache®, FlexShare®, System Manager, Operations Manager, Provisioning Manager, Protection Manager
Automated system recoveryIncludes: SnapRestore®
Automated virtual cloningIncludes: FlexClone®
All software for all-inclusive convenienceIncludes: All Protocols, SnapRestore®, SnapMirror®, FlexClone®, SnapVault®, and SnapManager Suite
Protocols
Data ONTAPEssentials
Complete Bundle
Enhanced disaster recovery and replicationIncludes: SnapMirror®
Automated application integrationIncludes: SnapManagers for Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint, Oracle, and SAP and SnapDrives for Windows and UNIX
Simplified disk-to-disk backupIncludes: SnapVault® Primary and SnapVault® Secondary
Additional protocol optionaliSCSI , FCP, CIFS, NFS New N6200 SW Structure
1st protocol freeAdditional protocols optional
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Network Access Protocols CIFS – Windows client &
server attached to storage via IP network utilizing file system protocols
NFS – UNIX/Linux client & server attached to storage via IP network utilizing file system protocols
iSCSI – Windows/UNIX/Linux server attached to storage via IP network utilizing block I/O protocols
FCP – Windows/UNIX/Linux server attached to storage via fiber channel network utilizing block protocols
FCoE –Converged storage networking
Data protection & Business Continuity
On board copy services via Snapshot & SnapRestore –virtual file & volume copy
Outboard copy services via SnapVault, SnapMirror, SyncMirror
Double parity RAID provides enhanced data protection for SATA drives
Cluster Failover – between redundant nodes
MetroCluster
SnapLock & LockVault–non-erasable non-rewritable data protection
System tools, Usability Aids, Provisioning OnCommand – overall
system monitoring and management
SnapManager –Exchange & SQL environments
SnapDrive – usability for block I/O environments
FlexClone – database cloning
FlexVol – Thin Provisioning
MultiStore – Partitioning
DeDuplication
Compression
Solutions E-mail archive
Microsoft Exchange, SQL & Oracle consolidations
Storage consolidation
Server consolidation
Storage Virtualization
Unified storage
Corporate Compliancy
Information Lifecycle Management
Infrastructure Simplification
WORM
N series Advanced Features Provide Total TCO Protection
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IBM N series Hardware
N3150 (MTM 2857-A15 or A25)– Entry level 2U storage controller – Single or HA dual controller configuration– Maximum Capacity – 180TB
• Internal Storage - 6- and 12-disk orderable configurations
• External Storage - Up to 48 Disk Drives
– N3400 replacement– Ideal for distributed enterprise (remote to core) deployments
EXN3200 Expansion Shelf (2857-306)– 4U/48 SATA Disk Drive rack-dense enclosure– 3TB SATA initial deployment
IOM6– New I/O Module for EXN3500
900 GB 2.5” SAS HDD
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IBM N series Software
Data ONTAP 8.1.1 (Posted 9/14/2012)
Mixed Shelves (Hw) & Flash Pool (Sw) – Previously called 'Hybrid Aggregate shelves' supported in the N3240 and
EXN3000 expansion w/ IOM6
Flash Pool support– Performance optimization w/ SSD and SATA drives
SnapLock feature (on N7950T & N32x0) – Adds SnapLock to the Complete Bundle
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IBM N series Hardware
N3150 (MTM 2857-A15 or A25)
– Entry level 2U storage controller
– Single or HA dual controller configuration
– Internal Storage• 6- and 12-disk orderable configurations• Performance HHD
– 450GB, 600GB (including SED HDD), and 900GB– 10K SFF disk in LFF carrier
• Capacity HHD– 1TB, 2TB, and 3TB SATA at launch– Same ones as used in EXN3000 and EXN3000 w/ IOM6
• SSD– 100GB SSD supported at launch– Same ones as used in EXN3000 and EXN3000 w/ IOM6
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N3150 Configuration Details 2U footprint with 12 horizontal LFF disks
Leverages SAS shelf architecture– Same capacity HDD disks as EXN3000 and EXN3000 w/ IOM6– Same SSD disks as EXN3000 IOM3 or IOM6– Same PSU as EXN3500 shelf
Replaceable FRU compatibility with N32x0– N3150 PCM automatically selects model string based on chassis it is booted
up in– N3150 PCM requires Data ONTAP 8.1.1 and newer firmware
4x GbE ports and 2x 6Gb SAS ports per PCM
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N3150 External SAS Storage Supported shelves and modules
– EXN3500 with IOM6– EXN3000 with IOM3– EXN3000 with IOM6– Mixing EXN3500 and EXN3000 w/ IOM3 or IOM6 supported
• Only applies to N3150 & N32x0, not other platforms
Note – EXN3200 is not supported on N3150 or N32x0
Supported disks– All SAS disks supported in above shelves– SSDs are supported externally in EXN3000 IOM3 or IOM6 shelves
N3150 shelf ID set to 00 in Manufacturing
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N3150 Best PracticesN3150 HA with No External SAS Storage
Recommended
N3150 architecture allows MP-HA connectivity to internal disks– N3400 internal disks could only be single path
While path redundancy isn’t as critical for internal disks, MP-HA provides other resiliency benefits like shelf firmware NDU
Cable external SAS and ACP ports for MP-HA to internal disks– Recommended
HA with no external SAS storage still supported without MP-HA MP-HA and ACP cables included by default in Quote Tool with HA
Supported
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N3150 Best Practices N3150 Standalone with External SAS Storage
Single path internal and external disks Recommended until Data ONTAP® 8.1.x software when
SESv2 is implemented
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N3150 Best Practices N3150 Standalone with External SAS Storage
Single path internal, dual path external Supported*, but recommended after Data ONTAP® 8.1.x
software when SESv2 is implemented
*In Data ONTAP 8.1 this configuration shows as mixed mode in various storage reporting utilities. It also will cause occasional nag messages about mixed path storage being detected.
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N3150 Software Bundles
Data ONTAP® Essentials included with N3150– Includes All protocols at $0 charge (NFS, CIFS, iSCSI –*FCP not supported)– Performance optimization: FlexShare® tool– Storage efficiency: Thin provisioning, deduplication, compression, Snapshot™
technology– Core management: System Manager, Operations Manager, Provisioning Manager,
Protection Manager– High availability: Cluster failover, RAID-DP® technology, Snapshot, DSM/MPIO,
*OSSV– Secure multi-tenancy: MultiStore® technology
Com
plet
e B
undl
eSnapManager® Suite
+ All Protocols
* SnapVault®
FlexClone®
SnapMirror®
SnapRestore®
Optional Bundles
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EXN3200 Dense Disk Enclosure
4U – Up to 48 SATA Drives
Targeted for archival and data protection storage use
Product description:– 4U high 24 slot enclosure using high capacity SATA drives– Tandem carrier provides 2 drives per slot, 48 drives per shelf
• Entire 2-drive carrier is a hot-swappable FRU• Shelf is 28” deep (4” deeper than EXN3000)
– Redundant 6Gb SAS IO modules (common IOM6 with EXN3500)
– Can attach to N6240, N6270 and N7950T
Supported on Data ONTAP 8.1.1 and future releases
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EXN3200 Dense Disk Enclosure - Basics
EXN3200 SATA Expansion Shelf
−2857-306
Internal Disk Drives (full shelf only!)–2 x 3 TB SATA - feature code #4922 (min. and max. Of 24!)
– (This feature provides two 3 TB SATA drives in a single drive carrier. Physical storage capacity is 3 TB per disk (6 TB per carrier))
Attaches to the N6240, N6270, or N7950T systems
No Metrocluster support!
Recommended to have four (4) spare disks instead of two (2), this accommodates the evacuation of two disks that are needed toreplace a drive. You replace 2 disks at once, not just one disk at a time.
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IBM N series 900 GB 2.5 SAS HDD
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900 GB capacity – Feature Code #4102– 2.5” form factor, 10k rpm, 6GB SAS
Available in EXN3500 expansion shelfand N3150 & N3220 (internal drives) controller
Requires DOT 8.1.1 minimum
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IBM N series Software – Data ONTAP 8.1.1
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Models Supported by Data ONTAP Versions 8.0 and HigherIBM 8.0 8.0.1 8.0.2 8.0.3 8.1.1
N3150 x
N3220 x
N3240 x
N3400 x x x x x
N5300 x x x x x
N5600 x x x x x
N6040 x x x x x
N6060 x x x x x
N6070 x x x x x
N6210 x x x x
N6240 x x x x
N6270 x x x x
N7600 x x x x x
N7700 x x x x x
N7800 x x x x x
N7900 x x x x x
N7950T x x x x Current Portfolio
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IBM N series Software – Data ONTAP 8.1.1
Flash Pool –
N6210 and N6040 storage system with 256GB Flash Cache modules are now supported
Support for systems with only SSDs– Data ONTAP 8.1.1 and later releases support SSD-only configurations for
most storage system models. For these models, the presence of HDDs is not required.
SnapLock supported on N32x0 and N7950T– New platforms require DOT 8.1.1
Support for SAS tape drives– Starting with Data ONTAP 8.1, SAS tape drives are supported.
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Overview
Announcement Content. GA: April 19th
–N6220 Filer (Single/Dual Nodes)–N6250 Filer (Single/Dual Nodes)
–3TB SED encrypted SAS HDD disks on • EXN3000 w/IOM6, N3150, N3240
–4TB SATA HDD disks on EXN3200 (only!)–200GB SSDs on EXN3500 and N3220
• Valid quantities are 4 or 12 (or 24)–4-port, 1 GbE PCIe optical adapter
–DOT 8.1.2 software (Data ONTAP operating system)
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Product Structure (all are 2858 MT)
IBM System Storage N6220 storage controllers include: – Model C15: A single-node base unit – Model C25: An active/active dual-node base unit – Model E15: A single-node base unit with an I/O Expansion Module (IOXM) – Model E25: A coupling of two Model E15s
IBM System Storage N6250 storage controllers include: – Model E16: A single-node base unit with IOXM – Model E26: A coupling of two Model E16s
Exx models contain an I/O expansion module providing additional PCIe slots. The I/O expansion module is not available on Cxx models. The N6220 and N6250 support
– EXN1000 SATA storage expansion units (WFM), EXN4000 FC storage expansion units, EXN3000 series SAS/SATA expansion units, EXN3200 SATA expansion unit, and EXN3500 SAS expansion units.
– At least one storage expansion unit must be attached to the N series system For ordering purposes, a 2858 system consists of:
– One N6220 base unit (2858 Model C15, Model C25, Model E15, or Model E25), or N6250 base unit (2858 Model E16 or Model E26)
– At least one expansion unit (2857 Model 003, 006, or 306, or 2863 Model 004 or 2861 Model 001) that will be physically attached to the base unit
– One N series function authorization (2870 Model 581, Model 58J, Model 58K, Model 58L, Model 58N, or Model 58P)
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IBM N6220/N6250 Configuration Flexibility
Single Node High Availability (HA) Pairs
N6220 / Gateway
N6220 / Gateway
N6250 / Gateway
N6220 / Gateway
N6250 / GatewaySingle Node Dual Chassis Configuration
N6220-C15 N6220-C25
N6220-E15 / N6250-E16
N6220-E25 / N6250-E26 MetroCluster possible
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N6220/N6250 Product ComparisonHA Configurations
*NVMEM uses part of physical memory
N6250 (I/O Exp) N6220 (I/O Exp) N6220
Form factor 6U 6U 3U
CPU cores 16 8 8
Max storage 2160TB 1440TB 1440TB
Max drive count 720 480 480
Flash support ✓ ✓ ✓
Onboard GbE 4 4 4
Onboard 6Gb SAS 4 4 4
Onboard 4Gb FC 4 4 4
Standard 10GbE or 8Gb FC Standard Optional Optional
PCIe slots 12 12 4
Physical memory * 40GB 24GB 24GB
OS version Data ONTAP® 8.1.2+
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IBM N62x0 Slots and InterfacesStandalone Controller (ports labeled next slide)
2 PCIe v2.0 (Gen 2) x 8 slots– Top full height, full length– Bottom full height, ¾ length
2 x 6Gb SAS (0a, 0b)
2 x HA interconnect (c0a, c0b)
2 x 4Gb FCP (0c, 0d)
2 x GbE (e0a, e0b)
USB port (not currently used)
Management (wrench) – SP and e0M
Private management– ACP (wrench w/lock)
Serial console port
I/O expansion module– 4 x PCIe 8x– Full length, full height slots
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IBM N62x0 Controller I/OSerial
ConsolePort
e0a e0b Management (e0M / SP)
0a 0b
EthernetFibre
Chanel
0c 0d
SAS
c0b c0a
ACP
USB(disabled)
Slot 1Slot 2
HA
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e0a and e0b ports are GbEManagement and ACP ports are 10/100
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IBM N62x0 I/O Configuration Flexibility
3U
I/O Expansion Module (IOXM)Controller
Cha
ssis
3U
Cha
ssis
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IBM N62x0 I/O Expansion Module (IOXM)
Not hot swappable– Controller will panic if removed– If inserted into running IBM N6200 IOXM not recognized until controller is
rebooted
4 full-length PCIe v1.0 (Gen 1) x 8 slots
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Slot Numbers
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N series Virtual Storage Tier
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Virtual Storage TierData-driven • Real-time • Self-managing
2009: Flash Cache IntroducedSystem Cache • Plug & Play • Very Successful
2012: Flash Accel AnnouncedServer Cache Software • Intelligent • Vendor Agnostic
2012: Flash Pool IntroducedAggregate Cache • Broaden Usage • Entry Systems
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VST Strategy
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Server
Flash Accel
Storage
Flash Cache
Flash PoolEnd
-to-e
nd fl
ash
optio
ns
Including the Server Cache Partner Program
Application and server performance acceleration
Coherency and integration with Data ONTAP
System level read cache for all aggregates/volumes
Plug and play with no administration overhead
Persistent cache availability across failover events
Aggregate level R/W cache with per volume policies
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Flash Pool Overview
Flash Pool delivers the ability to add an SSD cache to an existing HDD aggregate which provides
Offload of expensive HDD operations into the SSD cache to balance peaks in workloads
Persistent cache across failover events allows the SSD cache to be immediately available (no rewarming)
Reduce HDD spindle count while achieving the same performance at a lower total configuration cost
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A Flash Pool is the newest addition to the N series Virtual Storage Tier. It is a technology that allows Flash technology in the form of solid-state disks (SSDs) and traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) to be combined to form a single Data ONTAP® aggregate. When SSD and HDD technologies are combined in a Data ONTAP aggregate, the N series storage system takes advantage of the latency and throughput benefits of SSD while maintaining the mass storage capacity of HDD.
Supported with Mixed Media expansion shelves
What is Flash Pool?
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Virtual Storage Tier Offerings – Differences between Flash Cache and Flash Pool
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Flash Cache Flash Pool
What is it?– Controller-based PCIe card– Plug and play
What is it?– Storage-level RAID-protected
cache
What does it do?– Per controller cache: hot
volumes on multiple aggrs– Caches random reads
What does it do?– Specific to aggregates– Caches random reads and
writes – Cached data persistence
through failovers
Performance Capacity
HDDPCI-e Cache HDD
Performance Capacity
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Flash Cache, Flash Pool, or Both?
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Flash Cache Flash Pool
PCIe SSD HDD
System Level Cache
Caches reads for all (non-flash) volumes
Aggregate Level Cache
Does not count towards spindle limits
Plug and play deployment and administration
Caches reads and random overwrites
Per volume cache policies
Persistence across planned and unplanned failover events
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IBM RAVE: What Is It?
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Integrated Technology Stack from IBM
– IBM Bladecenters and System X servers
– IBM System Storage N series
• Data Ontap features w/ VSC, RCU, Backup & Recovery…
– Vmware vSphere ESXi
– IBM Networking flexibility (FC or Ethernet)
– Full IBM Support model
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IBM RAVE: What Is It? (Cont’d)
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Right-sized and Validated by IBM
– Entry, Mainstream and Advanced reference configurations
– Sample workloads and sizing information for a quicker adoption
– Solid foundation for private clouds deployment
– Does not overlap with other IBM’s Cloud offerings
– These configurations are **not** bundles
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Reference Architecture: Solution Stack
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NetworkingIBM RackSwitch G8124E
Host/Compute Nodes
x3550M4 / x3650M4 Physical Host Serversor
HS23 BladeCenteror
HX5 BladeCenter
StorageN series System Storage N3xxx
or N series System Storage N62xx
andN series Expansion trays
Software Hardware
Required:
• VMware vSphere 5 ESXi
• Vmware vCenter 5 management server
Optional :
• Microsoft Windows Active Directory server
• N series VSC (Virtual Storage Console)
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Reference Architecture Solution Classification
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a) To provide additional flexibility, clients can choose either IBM Fibre Channel (FC) or Ethernet switches for their deployment.b) All N series attachments are via FCP and/or NFSc) Range of VM’s are based on mixed workload deploymentsd) N 3150 iSCSI and/or NFS
Entry Mainstream AdvancedIBM server platform X3550M4 or x3650M4 X3650M4 or HS23 HS23 or HX5
Networking IBM G8124E G8124E or Bladecenter
G8124E or Bladecenter
IBM N series platform N3150/N3220/N3240 N6240 N6270
Range of VMs Up to 400
Up to 250 for N3150
Up to 600 Up to 800
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Fits very small to midsize businesses (SMBs)
Organizations whose business is not IT and have limited in-house resources and skills to deploy a cloud model
Flexibility to choose from 3 storage systems based on performance and capacity as well as number of hosts to bevirtualized on RAVE
Built-in simplicity to deliver the maximum value to your business
Reference Architecture: « Entry » configuration
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Dual Active/Active configuration sized to support the entire workload with a single controller Sized for unified architecture with 5GB per user CIFS or NFS in addition
to specified applications Room to scale and accomodate storage operations tasks Total utilization is considered low to moderate within the N3XXX family
Entry-level Sample Workload
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Mainstream configuration is a super-set of the entry configurations:
–Same components building blocks–Performance and capacity scaling–Can support up to 1500 users
Increased connectivity and expandability:–IOXM
Unique HA capabilities for maximum availability:–MetroCluster
Reference Architecture: « Mainstream » configuration
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Additional notes regarding sizing: Proper sizing tools will account for additional parameters that should be
considered for each application Moderate utilization below 50% of the N6240 with current sample
workload
Mainstream Sample Workload
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Focus on midsize to larger Datacenters:–Greater performance, concurrency and capacity scaling–Consolidate multiple application workloads in a shared
infrastructure model–Flexibility
Optimized for DataCenter efficiency:–Bladecenter for networking, HX5 for large computing
resources needs, high-end storage as a foundation for all yourbusiness needs
Reference Architecture: « Advanced » configuration
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Additional comments: Significant higher user count can be achieved by accepting different
operational assumptions and by using QoS (FlexShare) Moderate utilization below 50% of the N6270 with current sample
workload
Advanced Sample Workload
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Workload estimates– These applications are meant to be used as reference points. Clients
may have different mix of application and users for their specific workloads
– Range of VM’s are based on mixed workload deployments– All N series configs are via FCP and NFS
• N3150 iSCSI and NFS
Attention: As in our examples, clients, with help of an IBM pre-sales engineer should
identify the various sizing parameters for each workload, applications and tasks performed
on the servers. Additional room for growth should be incorporated as well as background
tasks such as storage deduplication, data replication, etc.
Important Information on Workload Figures !
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IBM System Storage N series advantages
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Scalability
Performance Scaling Capacity Scaling
Operational Scaling
Management andEcosystem Integration
Unified Management
Secure Multi-Tenancy
Multivendor Virtualization
Cost/Performance
Flash Cache
SSD
Remote Caching
SAS/SATA
Storage Efficiency
Deduplication
Compression
Thin Provisioning
Cloning
Integrated Data Protection
Snapshot™ Copies
Asynchronous Mirroring
Synchronous Mirroring
Vaulting
Common Software Common ManagementCommon Systems
FC
FCoE
iSCSI
CIFS
NFS
pNFS
Protocols
Key: = Supported = Partially supported = Not supported
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Understand the value of N series shared storage infrastructure
Apply efficiency capabilities to make your data center infrastructure
Position the predefined configurations in the right place and sell a complete solution
Key takeaways
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NAS and SAN Familiar Ethernet and
FC infrastructures No special client or
host code
Mix and match controllers(2-24 nodes)
Mix and match storage types
Third-party arrays with Gateways
Flash Cache
Data ONTAP 8.2: Clustered Data ONTAP System
Multiprotocol Access (NFS/CIFS/FC/iSCSI/FCoE)
Virtualized Storage and Network
Data ONTAP® 8.1 Cluster-Mode System
FC SASSATA SSD
Third-Party Arrayswith V-Series
NetApp®
Storage
FC or SATASAS
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A3
Agile Infrastructure
start small
Scalable hardware
Multi tennancy
Scalableperformance
Scale-Out SAN and NAS
A
A1 A2
C
C1 C2 C3
Data Network
A A1A2
C2 C3
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Fast reaction to change
B0 B1 B2 B3
B1 B2 B3
C C1
B0
Transparent for all clients and applications
A3
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Disclaimers
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N series References
IBM NAS Website– http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/network/index.html?LNK=browse
N series Support Site– http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003659
IBM Sales Manuals– http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/SearchResult.wss?request_locale=en&MPPEFFDR=1973-01-
01&MPPEFTDR=2013-02-12&ctype=DD&dateval=index_anytime#ctype=DD&ctry=EUR&MPPEFFDR=1973-01-01&MPPEFTDR=2013-02-12&MPPEFFTR=CONTENTS
N series Interop Documents– http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S7003897
Europe ATS N series Support Site / Cross-matrix– http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/TD105042
Netapp Products Site– http://www.netapp.com/us/products/– http://www.netapp.com/us/products/storage-systems/fas3200/fas3200-product-
comparison-legacy.aspx
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N series References
N series Release Notes–http://repository.techline.ibm.com/systemstorage/nas/NAS/
N series Sales Kit– IBM: https://w3-
03.sso.ibm.com/sales/support/ShowDoc.wss?docid=SSPD463347Y79448K77&node=brands,B5000|brands,B8S00|clientset,IA|channel,DR|sellerroles,228&appname=CC_SSISP
– BP: http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/SSPD463347Y79448K77
N series How-To Resource Guide– https://w3-
03.sso.ibm.com/sales/support/ShowDoc.wss?docid=SGDJ084416D66284C61&node=brands,B5000%7Cbrands,B8S00%7Cclientset,IA
N series SW Download site– https://steamboat.boulder.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/int/reg/pick.do?source=IIPnse
ries LMGTFY
– http://lmgtfy.com/?q=IBM+N6240
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The IBM Support Portal
Getting started– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpjyBOo5k28&list=UUqaYCdZwPqkU05X-xUiG7lw
How to use– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6ytvBMpP8U&feature=player_detailpage&list=UUqa
YCdZwPqkU05X-xUiG7lw
Support Home– http://www-
947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/overview/hardware/system_storage/network_attached_storage_(nas)/n_series_storage_systems_(filers_and_gateways)/n3220_(2857-a12,_a22)?lnk=uctug_ibmesa_dw_2012-07-20_link_to_ibm_support_portal_from_totd
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For config support:
Contact Techline Europe at IBM:
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BP: –http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/techline
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