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FAST & Furiousmit EMC² VNX
EMC Forum 2011
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Topics What we’ll cover in the next 30 minutes
VNX(e) Introduction
Flash 1st
Video
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Unisphere™
Next Generation Unified StorageOptimized for today’s virtualized IT
Affordable. Simple. Efficient. Powerful.VNXe3100 VNX7500VNX5700VNXe3300 VNX5100 VNX5500VNX5300
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VNX Unified StorageMaximum CPU cores of unified data processing power
NL-SASSASFlash
NAS
VNX supports all protocols—today and in the future
CLOUD
OBJECTBuild a single cloud with “N”
number of systems
FILE AND OBJECT48 cores dedicated to object, networked file system management
and data sharing
AUTOMATIC SERVER OPTIMIZATION
StorageProcessor
StorageProcessor
SAN
AUTOMATIC DATA OPTIMIZATION
BLOCK12 cores dedicated to
storage pool management and high performance
block serving
MPFS/pNFS Host
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Unified Management• Simple and intuitive GUI for combined file
and block
• High-performance design
• Tight VMware integration
• Unified data protection
• Built-in access to Support community
• Unified user roles
• Supports VNX series, CLARiiON, and Celerra
• Localization support
Simple
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Optimized for VirtualizationIndustry Leading Integration
Virtual server administrator
Storage administrator
VAAI* offloadvCenter Server
integration & VASA**Unisphere Less net I/O
More VMsFaster responseSAN and NAS connect
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
* *VASA = VMware vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness
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Virtualization Management
• Integrated point of control to simplify and speed VMware storage management tasks
EMC Virtual Storage Integrator plug-in
VMware vSphere
• One unified storage tool for all Symmetrix, CLARiiON, Celerra, VNX series, and VNXe series
Unified storage
EMC Virtual Storage
Integrator
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Local Snapshots and Remote Async Replication
Traditional Backup
Continous Data Protection and Continous Remote ReplicationUnlimited recovery points, application bookmarks
(T) TIME
Checkpoint Patch Post-Patch Cache Flush QuarterlyClose
HotBackup
CheckpointPre-Patch
Synchronous Replication
DR Options with VNX
Replication
Manager
etc.
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10 Year Data Center OutlookRelentless growth ahead – mostly…
Data Center Dynamics 2010 to 2020
Data
124times
2010 2020
CPU
103times
2010 2020
HDD Density
36times
2010 2020
Budget
OnlyDouble
2010 2020
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New FLASH 1st Data StrategyHot data on fast FLASH SSDs—cold data on dense disks
“Hot”high activity
As data ages, activity falls, triggering automatic
movement to high capacity disk drives for
lowest cost
Highly active data is stored on
FLASH SSDs for
fastest response time
Movement Trigger
FLASHSSD
“Cold”low activity
Dat
a A
ctiv
ity
High Cap.HDD
Data Age (5 years)
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High PerformanceEnterprise FLASH
High Capacity HDD
Storage has Changed ForeverFLASH for Transactions and large HDDs for capacity
Classic 15K HDD…trying to do both
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SSD HDD
LUN
Highest Available TierMaximize performancee.g. high-performance OLTP system
LUN LUNLowest Available TierReduce TCOe.g., archived or infrequently accessed data
Auto-TierOptimize TCO and performancee.g. databases with varied levels of activity among tables, or file systems with varied levels of activity across files
FAST VP PoliciesPolicy ensures storage service levels are met1
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FAST Virtual Pool
NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS
FAST Suite in Action—FAST VP
SASSASSAS SASSASSAS SASSASSAS SASSASSAS
FLASH FLASH
FAST VPTiers across drives in pool
Optimizes drive utilization
Relative ranking over time
1 GB slices ideal for deterministic data
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FAST Suite—FAST VP + FAST CacheDRAM Cache
FAST Cache
FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH
FAST Virtual Pool
NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS
SASSASSAS SASSASSAS SASSASSAS SASSASSAS
FLASH FLASH
NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SASNL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS
FAST VP Tiers across drives in pool
Optimizes drive utilization
Relative ranking over time
1 GB slices ideal for deterministic data
FAST Cache Copies hottest data to Flash
Optimizes Flash utilization
Dynamic movement in near real time
64 KB sub-slices ideal for burstydata
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FAST Suite—FAST VP + FAST CacheDRAM CacheFAST Cache
FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH
FAST Virtual Pool
NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS
SASSASSAS SASSASSAS SASSASSAS SASSASSAS
FLASH FLASH
NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS NL-SASNL-SASNL-SAS
FAST VP Tiers across drives in pool
Optimizes drive utilization
Relative ranking over time
1 GB slices ideal for deterministic data
FAST Cache Copies hottest data to Flash
Optimizes Flash utilization
Dynamic movement in near real time
64 KB sub-slices ideal for burstydata
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Anatomy of a Enterprise FLASH DriveDesigned for reliability, data integrity and performance
SLC NANDFLASH
SLC NANDFLASH
DRAMDRAM
End to End CRCEnd to End CRC
Controller
SAS or SATA ports
SAS or SATA ports
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Sizing The Blended Pool3 fundamental business questions
• How much data is under management today?
• How much is your data growing each year?
• How long does your data stay hot?
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Sizing The Blended Pool3 fundamental business questions
• How much data is under management today?
50 TBs
• How much is your data growing each year?
50% YoY
• How long does your data stay hot?
60 days
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Smaller Foot PrintSSDs for FAST Cache 8SSDs for FAST VP 3215K SAS HDDs for FAST VP 32NL-SAS HDDs for FAST VP 56TOTAL 128
VNX5500
Configuration ExampleUsing the model for 50TB, 50% growth, 60 days hot @ 80%
Monolithic
Large Foot Print325 SAS 15K HDDs
VNX5700
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Hardware Architectural Overview
Storage tiersSupport a mix of ultra-performance, performance, and capacity drives for optimal economics
Modular designScale as business needs grow
Optimized for FlashHigh performance architecture designed for the Flash drive age
Latest technologyNewest Intel multi-core CPU, large memory; SAS architectureFlexible IO modulesFC, FCoE, 1Gb and 10Gb IP; future proofed with plug in architecture for next generation connectivity
Advanced failoverAlways on, no compromise availability while maintaining application service levels
Optimized packagingEfficient packaging with dense disk options and built in energy efficiency
POWERFULFLEXIBLE
AVAILABLEECONOMICAL
EfficiencyCompression, Deduplication& centralized Mgmt
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