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    1. IBM System Storage DS3/4/5000 Affordable, Scalable and Reliable Storage Solutions for VMware Jim Latham, DS3K/4K/5K Specialist jim.latham@lsi.com

    2. 2 This is a list of top customer (IT) problems or pain points for 2009. This also ties back to where companies are spending money and what the IT initiatives are. Storage Consolidation as part Infrastructure Optimization projects can save customers money over the short term – many projects have payback periods of less than a year. In an on-demand world, SLA just keep on increasing – that is management is asking for lower cost, higher performance and higher availability. Even though Consolidation lowers costs, customers are concerned that SLA are met or exceeded after consolidation As expected, a very large issue for most business that undertake consolidation is the challenge of storage performance. Consolidation increases the storage bottleneck especially where server virtualization is concerned and age-old wisdom dictates that the storage administrator is first to get the call when application performance is impacted. It’s a real challenge though and that’s why the DS5000 is the leader in its class and ready for Utility or Cloud Computing All the neat features are not worth very much if they have not been tested and the results and guideline written down. This is also an opportunity for partners to make money with our excellent solutions and services materials Even in the current economic climate, storage continues to grow – customers have not stopped using their computers or the internet. Managing data growth is a top concern, application integration, de-duplication and thin provisioning can help if implemented properly Rapid recover is now becoming the norm along with the elimination of backup windows (not possible in a 24x7 on demand worldThis is a list of top customer (IT) problems or pain points for 2009. This also ties back to where companies are spending money and what the IT initiatives are. Storage Consolidation as part Infrastructure Optimization projects can save customers money over the short term – many projects have payback periods of less than a year. In an on-demand world, SLA just keep on increasing – that is management is asking for lower cost, higher performance and higher availability. Even though Consolidation lowers costs, customers are concerned that SLA are met or exceeded after consolidation As expected, a very large issue for most business that undertake consolidation is the challenge of storage performance. Consolidation increases the storage bottleneck especially where server virtualization is concerned and age-old wisdom dictates that the storage administrator is first to get the call when application performance is impacted. It’s a real challenge though and that’s why the DS5000 is the leader in its class and ready for Utility or Cloud Computing All the neat features are not worth very much if they have not been tested and the results and guideline written down. This is also an opportunity for partners to make money with our excellent solutions and services materials Even in the current economic climate, storage continues to grow – customers have not stopped using their computers or the internet. Managing data growth is a top concern, application integration, de-duplication and thin provisioning can help if implemented properly Rapid recover is now becoming the norm along with the elimination of backup windows (not possible in a 24x7 on demand world

    3. 3 Storage Consolidation How does IBM System StorageTM DS3/4/5000 help? Server Virtualization Database and Data warehouse Email These are the storage consolidation areas that we offer solutions in. The top applications are listed below along with the products that we have to sell. Consolidation is part of overall IT Infrastructure Optimization and can reduce CapEx by increasing asset utilization and OpEx by reducing administrative, energy, cooling , foot print etc. Consolidation can occur at many levels. It can occur at the application level by consolidating databases or email servers or it can occur at the server or storage levels by consolidating physical hardware In any case it tends to have short payback periods, typically less than a year. VMware I one of the top server virtualization platforms. Oracle and SQL offer Database and Data warehouses, Exchange offers Email The value propositions of storage virtualization is heterogeneous storage access (and migration) and advanced copy services, especially DR. These are the storage consolidation areas that we offer solutions in. The top applications are listed below along with the products that we have to sell. Consolidation is part of overall IT Infrastructure Optimization and can reduce CapEx by increasing asset utilization and OpEx by reducing administrative, energy, cooling , foot print etc. Consolidation can occur at many levels. It can occur at the application level by consolidating databases or email servers or it can occur at the server or storage levels by consolidating physical hardware In any case it tends to have short payback periods, typically less than a year. VMware I one of the top server virtualization platforms. Oracle and SQL offer Database and Data warehouses, Exchange offers Email The value propositions of storage virtualization is heterogeneous storage access (and migration) and advanced copy services, especially DR.

    4. 4 How does the DS3/4/5000 VMware vSphere 4 better? Real-world Balanced Performance: Delivers Virtual Machine & VDI Client scalability Non-disruptive VM Flexibility: Dynamic Features and provisioning Best VM Data Availability: RAID 6, full redundancy with phone-home Self-Encrypting Storage: negligible performance impact and one less worry for data portability DS5100/5300 SSD capability: meets the most demanding performance requirements while saving storage, energy, cooling and footprint Real-world Balanced Performance: Industry Leading Virtual Machine Scalability of any mid-range platform – apply to any storage consolidation or storage used for server vertualization The proof point s are: ESG, IBM, VMware Real-world Storage Performance Test Storage Performance Council (SPC) Tests Non-disruptive Flexibility: Dynamic Features Tune and configure applications and virtual machines on-the-fly Best Data Protection - RAID6: Protects against double disk failure at half the cost of RAID 10 Full redundant controllers, powers supplies fans, etc with world-class service and phone home capability Self-Encrypting Storage: IBM is first with a mid-range product that offers this. A key concern for consolidated environments SDD Capability is new with this release. IBM’s implementation is industry leading with the controller capability to handle the extra performance that is needed for the most demanding environments and applications Real-world Balanced Performance: Industry Leading Virtual Machine Scalability of any mid-range platform – apply to any storage consolidation or storage used for server vertualization The proof point s are: ESG, IBM, VMware Real-world Storage Performance Test Storage Performance Council (SPC) Tests Non-disruptive Flexibility: Dynamic Features Tune and configure applications and virtual machines on-the-fly Best Data Protection - RAID6: Protects against double disk failure at half the cost of RAID 10 Full redundant controllers, powers supplies fans, etc with world-class service and phone home capability Self-Encrypting Storage: IBM is first with a mid-range product that offers this. A key concern for consolidated environments SDD Capability is new with this release. IBM’s implementation is industry leading with the controller capability to handle the extra performance that is needed for the most demanding environments and applications

    5. 5 DS5000 Delivers Virtual Machine Scalability For increasing numbers of Virtual Machines For superior Database response times For outstanding Sequential Application throughput Provides headroom for backup and disaster recovery services The DS4000 and the DS5000 exhibit industry leading performance, not only industry leading performance but real-world performance. Performance also means efficiency, not unlike horsepower and torque are to a car and fuel mileage as a measure of efficiency For storage, IOPS and MBPS are measure of Horsepower and torque, while response time (or latency) is a measure of efficiency. Just having a large number of IOPS says nothing about how fast you can service the request from the database application (Oracle, Exchange, SQL SAP, etc.) and the DS4/5000 are world-class in response time In a Virtual Environment, it is not an either/ or. The storage system must be able to deliver both IOPS and MBPS with great response times. Since almost all VMware environments are mixed workloads, you need a balanced performer and that is what we demonstrated with the ESG Real-world performance test, the first of its kind. Just think about it, when you consolidate to save even more costs (yes, especially in this environment) you increase the number of virtual machines, 10, 100, 200 depending on the size of your business. How will your storage array be able to handle this workload and meet or exceed your SLAs IBM offers total solutions for VMware, Servers and Storage, the System X product lines are ideal for VMware and have demonstrated outstanding VMware (VMware server benchmark tests) that go hand in hand with the DS4/5 benchmark storage tests VMMark http://www.vmware.com/products/vmmark/ Results of the test are below ESG DS5K real-world mixed workload VMware storage test: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/DS5000_Mixed_worload_test.pdf SPC-1 & SPC-2 Benchmark tests: http://www.storageperformance.org/home Mixed-Workload Test Results An impressive 6.2 GB/sec of sustained aggregate throughput during test bed staging using physical servers and 128 drives. Near linear scalability through 16 virtual machines running on a pair of IBM x3850 servers attached to a single DS5000 with 240 active drives. Predictably fast response times (16 ms for Exchange JetStress DB reads, 4.6 ms for Oracle Orion small IOPS Up to 17,512 e-mail users (Microsoft JetStress) and 9,162 small DB IOPS, 884 large MBPS (Oracle Orion) and 4,551 web server IOPS (Iometer) and 425 MB/sec of large read bandwidth for scan/ index jobs, DB queries, large file downloads, backup jobs, etc. (Iometer) 1.6 GB/sec of aggregate throughput and 38,438 IOPS during peak periods of mixed virtual server activity. Excellent IOPS per drive (168 for Exchange , 176 for the Oracle small IOPS test) The DS4000 and the DS5000 exhibit industry leading performance, not only industry leading performance but real-world performance. Performance also means efficiency, not unlike horsepower and torque are to a car and fuel mileage as a measure of efficiency For storage, IOPS and MBPS are measure of Horsepower and torque, while response time (or latency) is a measure of efficiency. Just having a large number of IOPS says nothing about how fast you can service the request from the database application (Oracle, Exchange, SQL SAP, etc.) and the DS4/5000 are world-class in response time In a Virtual Environment, it is not an either/ or. The storage system must be able to deliver both IOPS and MBPS with great response times. Since almost all VMware environments are mixed workloads, you need a balanced performer and that is what we demonstrated with the ESG Real-world performance test, the first of its kind. Just think about it, when you consolidate to save even more costs (yes, especially in this environment) you increase the number of virtual machines, 10, 100, 200 depending on the size of your business. How will your storage array be able to handle this workload and meet or exceed your SLAs IBM offers total solutions for VMware, Servers and Storage, the System X product lines are ideal for VMware and have demonstrated outstanding VMware (VMware server benchmark tests) that go hand in hand with the DS4/5 benchmark storage tests VMMark http://www.vmware.com/products/vmmark/ Results of the test are below ESG DS5K real-world mixed workload VMware storage test: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/DS5000_Mixed_worload_test.pdf SPC-1 & SPC-2 Benchmark tests: http://www.storageperformance.org/home Mixed-Workload Test Results An impressive 6.2 GB/sec of sustained aggregate throughput during test bed staging using physical servers and 128 drives. Near linear scalability through 16 virtual machines running on a pair of IBM x3850 servers attached to a single DS5000 with 240 active drives. Predictably fast response times (16 ms for Exchange JetStress DB reads, 4.6 ms for Oracle Orion small IOPS Up to 17,512 e-mail users (Microsoft JetStress) and 9,162 small DB IOPS, 884 large MBPS (Oracle Orion) and 4,551 web server IOPS (Iometer) and 425 MB/sec of large read bandwidth for scan/ index jobs, DB queries, large file downloads, backup jobs, etc. (Iometer) 1.6 GB/sec of aggregate throughput and 38,438 IOPS during peak periods of mixed virtual server activity. Excellent IOPS per drive (168 for Exchange , 176 for the Oracle small IOPS test)

    6. 6 DS5000 is Scalable Storage for VMware vSphere 4 Concurrently Industry-leading response times – “Cloud Computing Ready” DS5020 test / white paper will be available November 1st First Storage Test for a Virtual Environment Test was done in conjunction with IBM, VMware and LSI ESG DS5K real-world mixed workload VMware storage test: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/DS5000_Mixed_worload_test.pdf Industry-leading response times Email = 16 ms, under 20 ms max recommended by MS Database = 6ms There are now two tests - the first was run on the DS5300 and now the DS5020 Express breaks the price / performance record. These numbers are key in that the show the balanced performance of the DS5000 line when running concurrent workloads – Email, Database, Web Server and Backup No other storage vendor has yet to run this test, if you look at the vendors like NetApp that publish SPC, they do not publish SPC-2 which is a measure of OLAP / throughput. Being able to handle mixed workloads, both OLTP & OLAP (transaction and sequential) is what this report is all about. The other key point is that the DS5000 has extremely low response times which is derived from its history of hardware / ASIC implementations. Cloud Computing need very low response times in order to service the various applications that are sharing the infrastructure. Database and end-user applications need to have storage systems read / write the data very quickly in order to not introduce storage lag into the system. The DS5000 was designed for this and it is not something that the competition can change – it is architectural. DS5020 test / white paper will be available November 1st First Storage Test for a Virtual Environment Test was done in conjunction with IBM, VMware and LSI ESG DS5K real-world mixed workload VMware storage test: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/DS5000_Mixed_worload_test.pdf Industry-leading response times Email = 16 ms, under 20 ms max recommended by MS Database = 6ms There are now two tests - the first was run on the DS5300 and now the DS5020 Express breaks the price / performance record. These numbers are key in that the show the balanced performance of the DS5000 line when running concurrent workloads – Email, Database, Web Server and Backup No other storage vendor has yet to run this test, if you look at the vendors like NetApp that publish SPC, they do not publish SPC-2 which is a measure of OLAP / throughput. Being able to handle mixed workloads, both OLTP & OLAP (transaction and sequential) is what this report is all about. The other key point is that the DS5000 has extremely low response times which is derived from its history of hardware / ASIC implementations. Cloud Computing need very low response times in order to service the various applications that are sharing the infrastructure. Database and end-user applications need to have storage systems read / write the data very quickly in order to not introduce storage lag into the system. The DS5000 was designed for this and it is not something that the competition can change – it is architectural.

    7. 7 Industry Leading, Non-disruptive VM Flexibility: Dynamic Provisioning for Mixed-workloads Dynamic EXP HotAdd : capacity expansion & configuration Dynamic Array (drives) Expansion (DAE) Dynamic Volume Expansion (DVE) Dynamic RAID Level Migration (DRM) Dynamic Segment (stripe) Size Migration (DSS) Dynamic (ERM) mode switching These are all examples of FSM’s online capabilities. Some of the competition can do some of these, but no one else does them all. These features are especially important in a VMware environment where the amount of data and mixed application workloads are t. These features give you the ability to quickly add storage as well as change and tune the storage system on the fly. This is like being able to adjust the radio controls and the power mirrors and the antenna on you car without stopping the car and making those adjustments. This saves time, money and keeps application up and runningThese are all examples of FSM’s online capabilities. Some of the competition can do some of these, but no one else does them all. These features are especially important in a VMware environment where the amount of data and mixed application workloads are t. These features give you the ability to quickly add storage as well as change and tune the storage system on the fly. This is like being able to adjust the radio controls and the power mirrors and the antenna on you car without stopping the car and making those adjustments. This saves time, money and keeps application up and running

    8. 8 Consolidation Makes Availability More Critical Best Data Protection - RAID6: Protects against double disk failure at half the cost of RAID 10 10 to 1 server consolidation = 10x the data makes VMware data protection critical Proactive drive health monitoring Complete System Availability – Redundant Everything Powers supplies – Hot swappable Cooling fans – Hot swappable Active-Active controllers Mirrored battery-backed cache World-class proactive support - DS4/5000 RSM and Service Alert Proactive drive health monitoring check each drive in the background, scans the drive for problems and can fix and /or notify the administrator of problems Availability features are a direct example of enterprise class system capability being brought down to the mid-range. VMware, again because of consolidation vastly increased the amount of data, the DS4/5000 have the redundancy and system availability to deliver. What RSM for Storage does The IBM Remote Support Manager for Storage (RSM for Storage) software installs on an IBM System x server running Novell SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 9, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Advanced Server, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and provides problem reporting and remote access for IBM Service for the DS3000, DS4000® and DS5000 families of IBM storage subsystems. The problem reporting provided by RSM for Storage automatically creates an entry in IBM's call management system for each subsystem that reports a problem. This is the equivalent of placing a voice call to IBM Service for a problem. Once in IBM's call management system, problems are responded to with the same priority as specified by the maintenance agreement in place for the product. RSM for Storage controls security for remote access by managing hardware and software components of the server it is installed on. Once installed, the server should be considered a single purpose appliance for problem reporting and remote access support for your storage subsystems. Only applications approved by IBM and specified in this document should be installed. (Management of the internal firewall and other configuration changes made by the software might prevent other applications from working.) There is no guarantee that applications that work with the current version of RSM for Storage will continue to work with future releases. Remote access to the RSM for Storage system by IBM Support is provided by either an external modem attached to the server or via an external SSH connection. This connection provides IBM Service with a command-line interface to the server. All bulk data transfers for logs and other problem determination files are sent to IBM via e-mail using the server’s Ethernet interface. Isolation of remote and local users of the system from other devices on your intranet is performed by an internal firewall that is managed by the RSM for Storage software. Local and remote IBM users of the system do not have the ability to change any security features of the software. Monitoring of storage subsystems is performed by your existing IBM DS Storage Manager software which is configured to send SNMP traps to the Remote Support Manager when critical events are detected. Configuration of the management application is addressed later in this document. The RSM for Storage user interface allows you to control and view status of four management areas: v System configuration v Reporting v Remote access v Internal firewall DS4000 Service Alert is a support offering available to all current and new DS4000 Storage Server customers worldwide. It is a feature of the IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Manager software that is designed to monitor system health and automatically notify the IBM Support Center when critical events occur. DS4000 Service Alert is designed to send an e-mail to an IBM call management center that identifies the DS4000 system and identifies any error information that may assist in isolating the problem. The IBM support center analyzes the contents of the e-mail alert and contacts the customer with a service response action. DS4000 Service Alert, now a one time charge, complements, but does not replace the basic hardware maintenance agreement in place for the DS4000 storage server. With the DS4000 Service Alert activated, the IBM support center will monitor DS4000 Service Alert e-mails with the same coverage being provided in the basic hardware maintenance agreement. Support for the DS4000 Service Alert will be provided for as long as the DS4000 storage server remains installed in the customer's environment. DS4000 Service Alert is offered via an informal RPQ process which is used to initiate a services contract. IBM provides written instructions and an IBM e-mail address to enable the DS4000 Service Alert capability for the customer's IBM DS4000 storage server. The services to enable the DS4000 Alert are performed remotely and there is no on-site IBM CE involvement needed. DS4000 Service Alert requires DS4000 Storage Manager client software which is available as a no charge download. For ordering information and installation details go to the DS4000 technical support site for your DS4000 storage server, and select "DS4000 service alert information" or "Downloads" or contact storage services. Proactive drive health monitoring check each drive in the background, scans the drive for problems and can fix and /or notify the administrator of problems Availability features are a direct example of enterprise class system capability being brought down to the mid-range. VMware, again because of consolidation vastly increased the amount of data, the DS4/5000 have the redundancy and system availability to deliver. What RSM for Storage does The IBM Remote Support Manager for Storage (RSM for Storage) software installs on an IBM System x server running Novell SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 9, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Advanced Server, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and provides problem reporting and remote access for IBM Service for the DS3000, DS4000® and DS5000 families of IBM storage subsystems. The problem reporting provided by RSM for Storage automatically creates an entry in IBM's call management system for each subsystem that reports a problem. This is the equivalent of placing a voice call to IBM Service for a problem. Once in IBM's call management system, problems are responded to with the same priority as specified by the maintenance agreement in place for the product. RSM for Storage controls security for remote access by managing hardware and software components of the server it is installed on. Once installed, the server should be considered a single purpose appliance for problem reporting and remote access support for your storage subsystems. Only applications approved by IBM and specified in this document should be installed. (Management of the internal firewall and other configuration changes made by the software might prevent other applications from working.) There is no guarantee that applications that work with the current version of RSM for Storage will continue to work with future releases. Remote access to the RSM for Storage system by IBM Support is provided by either an external modem attached to the server or via an external SSH connection. This connection provides IBM Service with a command-line interface to the server. All bulk data transfers for logs and other problem determination files are sent to IBM via e-mail using the server’s Ethernet interface. Isolation of remote and local users of the system from other devices on your intranet is performed by an internal firewall that is managed by the RSM for Storage software. Local and remote IBM users of the system do not have the ability to change any security features of the software. Monitoring of storage subsystems is performed by your existing IBM DS Storage Manager software which is configured to send SNMP traps to the Remote Support Manager when critical events are detected. Configuration of the management application is addressed later in this document. The RSM for Storage user interface allows you to control and view status of four management areas: v System configuration v Reporting v Remote access v Internal firewall DS4000 Service Alert is a support offering available to all current and new DS4000 Storage Server customers worldwide. It is a feature of the IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Manager software that is designed to monitor system health and automatically notify the IBM Support Center when critical events occur. DS4000 Service Alert is designed to send an e-mail to an IBM call management center that identifies the DS4000 system and identifies any error information that may assist in isolating the problem. The IBM support center analyzes the contents of the e-mail alert and contacts the customer with a service response action. DS4000 Service Alert, now a one time charge, complements, but does not replace the basic hardware maintenance agreement in place for the DS4000 storage server. With the DS4000 Service Alert activated, the IBM support center will monitor DS4000 Service Alert e-mails with the same coverage being provided in the basic hardware maintenance agreement. Support for the DS4000 Service Alert will be provided for as long as the DS4000 storage server remains installed in the customer's environment. DS4000 Service Alert is offered via an informal RPQ process which is used to initiate a services contract. IBM provides written instructions and an IBM e-mail address to enable the DS4000 Service Alert capability for the customer's IBM DS4000 storage server. The services to enable the DS4000 Alert are performed remotely and there is no on-site IBM CE involvement needed. DS4000 Service Alert requires DS4000 Storage Manager client software which is available as a no charge download. For ordering information and installation details go to the DS4000 technical support site for your DS4000 storage server, and select "DS4000 service alert information" or "Downloads" or contact storage services.

    9. 9 DS5000 – Industry Leading Affordability Study demonstrates a clear advantage in TCA, a likely advantage in TCO TCA up to 26% lower than the NetApp and up to 24% lower than EMC Due to lower software licensing, maintenance and upgrade costs TCO – Total Cost of Ownership TCA – Total Cost of Acquisition . It is a study in a virtualization environment that compares Total Cost of Acquisition and some Total Cost ownership costs. The results speak for themselves. Customers have told us for a long time that EMC and NetApp’s pricing was very high. We knew that we had a competitive advantage with sw licensing, maintenance and upgrade costs – just not how much. This white paper and study was done by Infostructure Associates, an independent analyst firm This report finally breaks through the FUDD and details those costs. It also includes interview / Case Studies with three of the customers that were interviewed and extremely satisfied with the value that they have received.TCO – Total Cost of Ownership TCA – Total Cost of Acquisition . It is a study in a virtualization environment that compares Total Cost of Acquisition and some Total Cost ownership costs. The results speak for themselves. Customers have told us for a long time that EMC and NetApp’s pricing was very high. We knew that we had a competitive advantage with sw licensing, maintenance and upgrade costs – just not how much. This white paper and study was done by Infostructure Associates, an independent analyst firm This report finally breaks through the FUDD and details those costs. It also includes interview / Case Studies with three of the customers that were interviewed and extremely satisfied with the value that they have received.

    10. 10 DS3/4/5000 and VCB (VMware Consolidated Backup) Partner Software Tivoli Storage Manager Symantec NetBackup Symantec Backup Exec vRangerPro CA ArcServe CommVault Simpana HP Data Protector Any data protection application that supports VCB VCB VMware Consolidated Backup. VMware certifies this with the leading backup vendors Please emphasize that companies can lower costs by staying with their existing backup infrastructure, training, and operations More on the next slide on VCBVCB VMware Consolidated Backup. VMware certifies this with the leading backup vendors Please emphasize that companies can lower costs by staying with their existing backup infrastructure, training, and operations More on the next slide on VCB

    11. 11 DS3/4/5000 and VCB (VMware Consolidated Backup) The certification program and the list of certified backup vendors is located at the link aboveThe certification program and the list of certified backup vendors is located at the link above

    12. 12 Business Continuity What are the Customer Problems? Business without continuity plan = business at risk Every year, one out of 500 data centers will experience a severe disaster (McGladery and Pullen) Standards for availability are rising SOX, HIPAA, industry specific compliance laws and regulations With the number of natural and man-made disasters that we have had over the last several years, this point is well taken. Companies of all sizes are interested in BC / DR solutions just at lower costs and complexity than large enterprises. This solution area is a green field of storage opportunities. Many companies now have completed several phases of infrastructure optimization and are now ready to implement Disaster Recovery Not to mention that regulations, government and industry are mandating in many cases Business without continuity plan = business at risk Every year, one out of 500 data centers will experience a severe disaster (McGladery and Pullen) 43% of companies experiencing disaster never reopen and 29% close within two years (McGladery and Pullen) 93% of businesses that lost their data center for 10 days went bankrupt within a year (National Archives & Records) Standards for availability are rising Faster pace of business ? more critical change Intense competitive environment requires high SLA Number and severity of threats increasing SOX, HIPAA, industry specific compliance laws and regulations With the number of natural and man-made disasters that we have had over the last several years, this point is well taken. Companies of all sizes are interested in BC / DR solutions just at lower costs and complexity than large enterprises. This solution area is a green field of storage opportunities. Many companies now have completed several phases of infrastructure optimization and are now ready to implement Disaster Recovery Not to mention that regulations, government and industry are mandating in many cases Business without continuity plan = business at risk Every year, one out of 500 data centers will experience a severe disaster (McGladery and Pullen) 43% of companies experiencing disaster never reopen and 29% close within two years (McGladery and Pullen) 93% of businesses that lost their data center for 10 days went bankrupt within a year (National Archives & Records) Standards for availability are rising Faster pace of business ? more critical change Intense competitive environment requires high SLA Number and severity of threats increasing SOX, HIPAA, industry specific compliance laws and regulations

    13. 13 Business Continuity How does IBM System StorageTM DS3/4/5000 help? VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager and IBM Enhanced Remote Mirroring Disaster Recovery solution (DS4/5000 only) VMware Fault Tolerance We’ll talk about our latest – integrated, easy to use VMware SRM (Site Recovery Manager) with the DS5000 – a great story here, affordable DR as well as how we enable High-Availability features like VMware FT for local clustersWe’ll talk about our latest – integrated, easy to use VMware SRM (Site Recovery Manager) with the DS5000 – a great story here, affordable DR as well as how we enable High-Availability features like VMware FT for local clusters

    14. 14 Advantages of Virtual Disaster Recovery Solution Virtual machines are portable Virtual hardware can be automatically configured Test and failover can be automated (minimizes human error) The need for idle hardware is reduced Costs are lowered, and the quality of service is raised Server Virtualization is the ideal platform for DR. instead of having separate stacks or solutions for each vendor, operating system and technology – you have one. In this case its VMware that offers SRM in conjunction with IBM and you can leverage the investment that you made in server virtualization and storage And of course, its simple to setup and easy to useServer Virtualization is the ideal platform for DR. instead of having separate stacks or solutions for each vendor, operating system and technology – you have one. In this case its VMware that offers SRM in conjunction with IBM and you can leverage the investment that you made in server virtualization and storage And of course, its simple to setup and easy to use

    15. 15 DS4/5000 Disaster Recovery Solution SRM requires IBM ERM and IBM FlashCopy as well as a DS4000 or DS5000 at the primary and secondary sites. SRM, FlashCopy and ERM are additional charge features of their respective systems The solution will provide the capability to restart the virtual machines on the secondary site with all the appropriate configurations – server, storage and network DS4/5000 SRA is available from VMware with either an SRM evaluation or purchase downloadSRM requires IBM ERM and IBM FlashCopy as well as a DS4000 or DS5000 at the primary and secondary sites. SRM, FlashCopy and ERM are additional charge features of their respective systems The solution will provide the capability to restart the virtual machines on the secondary site with all the appropriate configurations – server, storage and network DS4/5000 SRA is available from VMware with either an SRM evaluation or purchase download

    16. 16 DS4/5000 Real-world Disaster Recovery Solution Demonstrates ease of implementation, management and failover reliability Minimal performance impact for replication with hundreds of simulated users IBM System X servers with DS4000 and DS5000 Outstanding OLTP performance was maintained with replication & mixed workloads running Web Server Backup Reader Media Server This paper will be available on the IBM partner world site and also located at the Enterprise Strategy Group site when available: http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/ A PoC for our DS5000 SRM solution. This test used a WAN emulator to simulate 100KM, we used a router to convert FC to iSCSI and back again. Oracle Benchmark Factory was the application that was used to simulate an Oracle application with several hundred users. We also ran mixed workloads like Web Server, Backup and Media Server to emulate a real environment The failover results speak for themselves – Fast Failover, simplicity, easy to use and the application and data recovered in less than 12 minutes This paper will be available on the IBM partner world site and also located at the Enterprise Strategy Group site when available: http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/ A PoC for our DS5000 SRM solution. This test used a WAN emulator to simulate 100KM, we used a router to convert FC to iSCSI and back again. Oracle Benchmark Factory was the application that was used to simulate an Oracle application with several hundred users. We also ran mixed workloads like Web Server, Backup and Media Server to emulate a real environment The failover results speak for themselves – Fast Failover, simplicity, easy to use and the application and data recovered in less than 12 minutes

    17. 17 The test bed that was setup as a Proof of Concept for SRM. Storage included a DS5300 at the primary site with a DS4800 at the secondary site using ERM to remote mirror a simulated Oracle database using Benchmark Factory with and OLTP workload. In addition, IOmeter was used to simulate mixed workloads including OLAP and scale that workload while the replication was being done. A WAN simulator was used to inject delay into the WAN in order to simulate 100KM using synchronous replication. The Oracle database was populated with a dummy database that was replicated across the WAN. Benchmark Factory was used to generate an OLTP workload on the primary site and create transactions for the Oracle Database. The storage setup was 10 LUNs total (30GB each) – 7 for the Oracle database / BF and 3 used for Oracle Flash Recovery. Windows Dynamic disks were used to present two volumes to the apps, for the database and one for Flash Recovery. A total of 56 300GB 15K RPM drives were used. Total storage was 210GB and the database was a 150GB 4+5 RAID 1 volume groups Four dual port HBAs were used in an active / passive configuration and were zoned into separate four separate host groups. Four active paths with the LUNS split among them to balance IO as best as possible. Used VMware DRS in order to balance the workloads and virtual machines among the ESX serversThe test bed that was setup as a Proof of Concept for SRM. Storage included a DS5300 at the primary site with a DS4800 at the secondary site using ERM to remote mirror a simulated Oracle database using Benchmark Factory with and OLTP workload. In addition, IOmeter was used to simulate mixed workloads including OLAP and scale that workload while the replication was being done. A WAN simulator was used to inject delay into the WAN in order to simulate 100KM using synchronous replication. The Oracle database was populated with a dummy database that was replicated across the WAN. Benchmark Factory was used to generate an OLTP workload on the primary site and create transactions for the Oracle Database. The storage setup was 10 LUNs total (30GB each) – 7 for the Oracle database / BF and 3 used for Oracle Flash Recovery. Windows Dynamic disks were used to present two volumes to the apps, for the database and one for Flash Recovery. A total of 56 300GB 15K RPM drives were used. Total storage was 210GB and the database was a 150GB 4+5 RAID 1 volume groups Four dual port HBAs were used in an active / passive configuration and were zoned into separate four separate host groups. Four active paths with the LUNS split among them to balance IO as best as possible. Used VMware DRS in order to balance the workloads and virtual machines among the ESX servers

    18. 18 Run Oracle Failover and Recovery Plan This is one button test or failover, depending on which button you choose, SRM will run the failover or test plan. Think of the pop-up window in the screen as a “break glass in case of emergency” button Simple clear instructions and a safeguards so that you don’t failover by accidentThis is one button test or failover, depending on which button you choose, SRM will run the failover or test plan. Think of the pop-up window in the screen as a “break glass in case of emergency” button Simple clear instructions and a safeguards so that you don’t failover by accident

    19. 19 Automated Recovery in Action Eliminate custom scripts as well as manual runbooks that are part of legacy DR solutions Helps reduce operator error as well as the requirement for tedious custom solutionsEliminate custom scripts as well as manual runbooks that are part of legacy DR solutions Helps reduce operator error as well as the requirement for tedious custom solutions

    20. 20 DS4/5000 ERM & SRM DR Solution Conclusions Easy to Setup and Use Configuring VMware SRM was wizard driven and intuitive One click test recovery Fast Failover and Recovery Simulated data center disaster with active applications (pulled power on servers) Ran recovery to restart operations at the remote site Zero Data Loss Verified Synchronous replication of data

    21. 21 DS4/5000 ERM & SRM DR Solution Conclusions Performance & Efficiency Balanced performance of the DS5000 is well suited for mixed application workloads Outstanding OLTP performance was maintained as mixed workloads were supported the DS5000 storage system: Web Server Backup Reader Media Server Copy services are sold on a one-time license basis. Not host tiered or capacity basis. Software Maintenance charges are included with the hardware / system. Proof points for balanced performance are the mixed-workload test and the ERM / SRM PoCCopy services are sold on a one-time license basis. Not host tiered or capacity basis. Software Maintenance charges are included with the hardware / system. Proof points for balanced performance are the mixed-workload test and the ERM / SRM PoC

    22. 22 DS4/DS5000 Disaster Recovery solution using VMware SRM Benefits Affordable, automated failover solution Requires DS4/5K – Site Recovery Adapter, available from VMware Installation & configuration guide A quick and easy way to protect storage for VMware Requires IBM FlashCopy and IBM Enhanced Remote Mirroring software Self-explanatorySelf-explanatory

    23. 23 DS4/DS5000 Disaster Recovery Design Guide Benefits Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity concepts Designing the recovery solution Includes best practices for Installation & configuration ERM planning checklist Covers testing and bandwidth considerations Self-explanatorySelf-explanatory

    24. 24 VMware vSphere 4.0 Fault Tolerance DS5000 enables this feature with high-performance shared storage, you need high performance shared storage in order to enable most VMware advanced features like VMotion and High-Availability and FT VMware Fault Tolerance is a component of VMware vSphere™ that ensures continuous availability for virtual machines against hardware failures. VMware FT creates virtual machine “pairs” that run in lock step - essentially mirroring the execution state of a VM. To the external world they appear as one instance (one IP address, one application) – but they are fully redundant instances. In the event of an unexpected hardware failure that causes the active, primary VM to fail – a secondary, formerly passive VM immediately picks up where the primary left off, and continues to run, uninterrupted, and without any loss of network connections or transactions. This technology will also work across any application & any OS without modifications, without scripting, and provides a much more cost-effective way of running mission critical workloads than fault-tolerant hardware dedicated entirely to individual applications. At VMware, we say that “virtual is better than physical” very frequently, and our advanced development work on providing continuous availability for VMs – to enable VMs to keep executing, completely uninterrupted by unexpected hardware failures - is one of the great examples of why this is true. We have taken technology implemented with very complex custom hardware by companies such as Tandem, Stratus etc and delivered it for commodity x86 hardware. We believe this technology, and all of the other business continuity benefits of virtualization will drive more and more mission critical workloads into virtual machines because they can enable HIGHER levels of availability, at a fraction of the cost & complexity of physical solutions. DETAILS ( use only as needed) Limitations of FT initially: dependent on shared storage, Uniprocessor VMs only, mirroring of VMs limited to 2-nodes. Additional overhead also associated with this type of solution. Overall performance impact still TBD, but you can expect more CPU & memory resources will be required to run the 2nd VM, and applications may experience small amounts of added latency. In spite of initial limitations, longer term trends are in our favor: FT will take advantage of hardware assisted virtualization in CPUs, more and more CPU cores becoming available to offload overhead, and high-speed network improvements like 10gigE to reduce latencies…DS5000 enables this feature with high-performance shared storage, you need high performance shared storage in order to enable most VMware advanced features like VMotion and High-Availability and FT VMware Fault Tolerance is a component of VMware vSphere™ that ensures continuous availability for virtual machines against hardware failures. VMware FT creates virtual machine “pairs” that run in lock step - essentially mirroring the execution state of a VM. To the external world they appear as one instance (one IP address, one application) – but they are fully redundant instances. In the event of an unexpected hardware failure that causes the active, primary VM to fail – a secondary, formerly passive VM immediately picks up where the primary left off, and continues to run, uninterrupted, and without any loss of network connections or transactions. This technology will also work across any application & any OS without modifications, without scripting, and provides a much more cost-effective way of running mission critical workloads than fault-tolerant hardware dedicated entirely to individual applications. At VMware, we say that “virtual is better than physical” very frequently, and our advanced development work on providing continuous availability for VMs – to enable VMs to keep executing, completely uninterrupted by unexpected hardware failures - is one of the great examples of why this is true. We have taken technology implemented with very complex custom hardware by companies such as Tandem, Stratus etc and delivered it for commodity x86 hardware. We believe this technology, and all of the other business continuity benefits of virtualization will drive more and more mission critical workloads into virtual machines because they can enable HIGHER levels of availability, at a fraction of the cost & complexity of physical solutions. DETAILS ( use only as needed) Limitations of FT initially: dependent on shared storage, Uniprocessor VMs only, mirroring of VMs limited to 2-nodes. Additional overhead also associated with this type of solution. Overall performance impact still TBD, but you can expect more CPU & memory resources will be required to run the 2nd VM, and applications may experience small amounts of added latency. In spite of initial limitations, longer term trends are in our favor: FT will take advantage of hardware assisted virtualization in CPUs, more and more CPU cores becoming available to offload overhead, and high-speed network improvements like 10gigE to reduce latencies…

    25. 25 IBM System Storage TM DS3/4/5000 Solution Customers Self-explanatorySelf-explanatory

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    28. 28 Storage-based data replication Designed to provide ongoing, real-time replication of a logical drive from one storage subsystem to another Three mirroring modes – depending on RTO, RPO, & Cost Metro Mirror Global Copy Global Mirror Write-order consistency capability for fast database restarts DS4/5000 Enhanced Remote Mirroring (ERM) Providing database and site redundancy enables disaster recovery and business continuity plans. In the event of natural and / or man-made disasters (eg. Fire, earthquake etc), you can rest assured that you will have an offsite copy of your data and be able to recover quickly Remote mirroring between DS4000 / DS5000 systems Dynamic mirroring modes: Metro Mirror Global Copy Global Mirror Suspend/resume Read-access of mirror Designed to provide: Synchronous, asynchronous and WOC mirroring modes Helps enables administrators to choose the replication method that best meets protection, distance or performance requirements Dynamic mode switching without suspending the mirror Helps enables administrators to accommodate changing application and bandwidth requirements without sacrificing protection Suspend / resume mirroring with delta resynchronization Helps reduce vulnerability associated with reestablishing the mirror Read-only mirror access (includes FlashCopy creation) Helps enable the remote data to be utilized prior to a disaster without sacrificing protection of the primary site data Providing database and site redundancy enables disaster recovery and business continuity plans. In the event of natural and / or man-made disasters (eg. Fire, earthquake etc), you can rest assured that you will have an offsite copy of your data and be able to recover quickly Remote mirroring between DS4000 / DS5000 systems Dynamic mirroring modes: Metro Mirror Global Copy Global Mirror Suspend/resume Read-access of mirror Designed to provide: Synchronous, asynchronous and WOC mirroring modes Helps enables administrators to choose the replication method that best meets protection, distance or performance requirements Dynamic mode switching without suspending the mirror Helps enables administrators to accommodate changing application and bandwidth requirements without sacrificing protection Suspend / resume mirroring with delta resynchronization Helps reduce vulnerability associated with reestablishing the mirror Read-only mirror access (includes FlashCopy creation) Helps enable the remote data to be utilized prior to a disaster without sacrificing protection of the primary site data

    29. 29 DS4/5000 Enhanced Remote Mirroring Self-explanatorySelf-explanatory

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