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Does your business need to speed up response times and provide continuous availability for your mission-critical applications?Core business applications like Oracle, SAP, SQL Server, Exchange and SharePoint often perform poorly when virtualized. More often than not, the root cause of poor performance is data I/O bottlenecks. If you are looking at solid-state memory technologies to deliver the blazing performance you need, this joint webinar will be well worth your time!TRANSCRIPT
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SHARE FLASH ACROSS VIRTUALIZED WORKLOADS WITHOUT I/O BOTTLENECKS!
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Uptime CostsPerformance
IT Initiative: Virtualize Mission-Critical Apps
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WeakPerformance
Pain Point #1 I/O Bottlenecks
Data
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n1, n2, n3 workloads
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Pain Point #2
Scheduled maintenance System failure
Downtime
Service Interruptions
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Cluster
Facility becomes single point of failure
More users impacted
Bigger Problem when Virtualized!
Downtime
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Heterogeneous hardware Data hotspots
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?Complexity
Data ManagementPain Point #3
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A Better Approach to Delivering Data
WeakPerformance
DowntimeDowntimeWeakPerformance
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Leverage Storage Tiers
CAPACITY
SP
EE
D
Tier 1Fast Disks
Tier nBulk Storage
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Introduce Flash Tier
CAPACITY
SP
EE
D
Tier 1Fast Disks
Tier 2Bulk Storage
Tier 0Flash
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And Continuous Availability
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And Continuous Availability through Separation
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PROVEN. MANAGEABLE. ECONOMICAL.
Via High-Performance Storage Virtualization
Data
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2X to 5X FASTER PERFORMANCE
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SAP & Oracle MigrationThe University Hospital of Würzburg
Challenges► Slow dialog response times► Slow update and background
process times► High capital costs
Database2 Large Oracle Servers
Application12 SAP Servers
Storage168 Hard Disks2 Large SANs
Be
fore
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SAP & Oracle MigrationThe University Hospital of Würzburg
Aft
er
Results► 33% lower hardware and capital costs
Database2 Oracle Servers
Application6 SAP Servers
Storage2 DataCore Nodes4 Fusion-io Flash Cards
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SAP & Oracle MigrationThe University Hospital of Würzburg
320 milliseconds
70 milliseconds
SAP Dialog Response Times
Without Fusion-io
With Fusion-io
50 milliseconds
6 milliseconds
Update Times
Without Fusion-io
With Fusion-io
1,200 milliseconds
210 milliseconds
Background Process Times
Without Fusion-io
With Fusion-io
= 4.5X Faster Response
= 8.3X Faster Update
= 5.7X Faster Background Process
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Auto Optimize Resources
Tier 1Fast Disks
Tier 0Flash
Tier 2Bulk Storage
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Pool Other Arrays Too
ExistingSAN
Storage
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InternalDrives
InternalDrives
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100% DATA AVAILABILITY
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Mirror
(F:)
Production
Production
Mirror Between Rooms
Up to 100 Km
FlashSAS
SATA
Building 1
Building 2
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FlashSAS
SATA
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(F:)
Out-of-Service
Non-Disruptive Failover
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ProductionBuilding 1
Building 2
FlashSAS
SATA
FlashSAS
SATA
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Internet & Cloud HostingGreat Plains Communications
Be
fore
Aft
er
Results► 2X faster► 99.999% availability► Reduced costs by
repurposing equipment
Challenges► Slow application performance► Downtime due to
unexpected outages
10 miles10Gb Fiber
Mirror
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BLUEPRINTFOR ADOPTION
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Current Environment: Shared Array
Tier 1
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4
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Insert Flash: Dedicated Resource
Tier 1Tier 0
Storage Virtualization
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4
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Extend Use: Share Flash
Tier 1Tier 0
Storage Virtualization
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4
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Extend Use: Auto-Tier Flash & Disks
Tier 1Tier 0
Storage Virtualization
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4
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Fully Virtualized: Balanced Tiers
Tier 1Tier 0 Tier 2
Storage Virtualization
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4
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Fully Virtualized: Balanced Tiers
Tier 1Tier 0 Tier 2
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4
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Solution Options Available
Sold separately as individual elements► DataCore’s SANsymphony-V storage virtualization software
► Fusion-io’s ioDrive flash memory cards
► Emulex’s Lightpulse Fibre Channel HBAs
Packaged as integrated appliances► Feature rich► Optimized► Tested► Supported► Cost effective
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Take The Next Step
Call us for a Free Consultation
Rethink Your Virtualization Strategy
Request anAssessment
We look forward to transforming your business with you
[email protected] [email protected]@emulex.com
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Q & A
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Software-Defined Storage
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