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2009 Product Update Technology Overview

2009 Product Update Technology Overview. Key Product Features In New Releases. Native 64-bit Controller with Mega 1 TB cache Automatic Space Reclamation for Thin-Provisioned Volumes Windows Server 2008-based, Universal Storage Controllers  

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2009 Product Update Technology Overview

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  1. 2009 Product UpdateTechnology Overview

  2. Key Product Features In New Releases • Native 64-bit Controller with Mega 1 TB cache • Automatic Space Reclamation for Thin-Provisioned Volumes • Windows Server 2008-based, Universal Storage Controllers   • New Hypervisor Migration Support and Tighter Integration to VMware Virtual Center • DataCore’s “Transporter” time saving migration facility and the VMware Virtual Center Plug-in are new options for SANmelody 3.0 and SANsymphony 7.0.

  3. 2009 Product Update: New Operating System Platform:Windows Server 2008 SANmelody V3.0 • W2k8 Microsoft OS • 32 & 64-bit support • Features compatible with existing W2k3 version 2.x SANsymphony V7.0 • W2k8 Microsoft OS • 32 & 64-bit support • Features compatible with existing W2k3 version 6.x

  4. Mega Cache for High-Speed Caching Speeds up performance • Accelerates disk I/O response from existing storage • Uses CPUs and memory from general purpose servers as powerful, inexpensive cache • Anticipates next blocksto be read & groups writes to avoid waiting on disks SANmelody SANsymphony

  5. Turbo-charged Virtual Disk I/O Avg. Response (µS) DataCore L1 Cache <20 Array L2 Cache 250 – 300 Disk Drive 4000 – 6000 Output from Cache Poll for Input CPU CPU High-SpeedLevel 1 Caching Un-cachedArray Pre-fetch WriteCoalesce CPU CachedArray CachedArray CPU Disk Subsystems

  6. Superior Performance Acceleration www.SANmelodyTunes.com Source: VMTN

  7. Thin Provisioning & Space Reclamation Appears to computers as very large drives (e.g. 2 TB disks) Takes up only space actually being written to Dynamically allocates more real space when required Reduces need to resize LUNs Just enough space, just-in-time SANmelody SANsymphony

  8. Thin Provisioning Space Reclamation Recover space from deleted files in virtual volumes 2TB Space previously allocated to deleted file Free V Disk 1 2TB 0 Fill with zeroes Free V Disk 1 0 Release zero-filled space back to free pool 0 Physical Disk Pool

  9. Guessing on Allocation Leads to Waste Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Free Few Blocks Actually Written To Capacity consumed whether used or not!

  10. Waste-Free Thin Provisioning Example: + 2.0TB + 2.0TB + 2.0TB 2TB Free V Disk 3 Virtual = 6.0TB 2TB 0 Actual = 0.4TB Free V Disk 2 2TB 0 Free V Disk 1 0 Physical Disk Pool Time to add more Expand asNeeded No Device Dependency 0 0.4TB 1TB

  11. Real Thin Example: 250 GB Virtual Disk only occupies 20 GB

  12. Physical/Virtual to Virtual Disk Migration Quickest way to migrate from one Windows environment to a dissimilar physical or virtual server platforms • Source image rapidly available to destination • No waiting on lengthy disk-to-disk copies; they occur transparently in background • No error-prone conversions • DataCore handles differences with the same ease as any other virtual disks SANmelody SANsymphony “Transporter” Option

  13. Rapidly Migrate from Physical to Virtual VD1 Boot Disk Boot Disk VD4 VD3 VD1 VD2 VD Storage Transporter Agent VD1 VD1 VirtualizedServer (Destination) • Agent exports disk image • Unique ‘pass-thru’ technology sees, snaps & copies active source disk • Boot copy modified to boot VM • Converted disk mounted by destination as boot or data device VM Snap Copy Transporter VM Physical Server (Source) LAN

  14. Hypervisor Console Integration Provision & Manage Virtual Storage Pool & SAN fromVMware Virtual Center Plug-in • See relationship between virtual machines & virtual volumes in SAN, including I/O channels • Manage storage resource properties & behavior from a single pane • One unified view for VM & SAN administrators SANmelody SANsymphony

  15. VI Client Plug-In 15

  16. Managing Virtual SAN for VMs 16

  17. DataCore Capabilities Overview Non-Stop / Smoking-Fast / Waste-Free Thru Software

  18. Manufacturer-Independent SAN-Wide Features LoadBalancing High-speedCaching ThinProvisioning Synch Mirroring (High-Availability) Virtual DiskPooling CentralizedManagement RemoteReplication RAID Striping OnlineSnapshots Virtual DiskMigration ContinuousData Protection & Recovery

  19. Virtual Disk Pooling Consolidate like or unlike disk resources • Create virtual disks of desired sizes • Expand capacity without downtime • Add different types of disks even from different vendors • Use what you paid for SANmelody SANsymphony ≤32 TB >> Petabytes

  20. High-Speed Caching Speeds up performance • Accelerates disk I/O response from existing storage • Uses CPUs and memory from general purpose servers as powerful, inexpensive cache • Anticipates next blocksto be read & groups writes to avoid waiting on disks SANmelody SANsymphony

  21. Load Balancing Improve response and throughput • Overcome typical storage-related bottlenecks • Spread load on physical devices using different channels for different virtual disks • Automatically bypassesfailed or offline channels SANmelody SANsymphony

  22. Thin Provisioning Appears to computers as very large drives (e.g. 2 TB disks) Takes up only space actually being written to Dynamically allocates more real space when required Reduces need to resize LUNs Just enough space, just-in-time SANmelody SANsymphony

  23. RAID Striping Circumvents drive failures Spreads I/O across multiple spindles Offloads RAID 0 & 1 Supports popular RAID devices in pool Better protection & performance SANmelody SANsymphony

  24. Synchronous Mirroring Real-time I/O replication for High-Availability • Eliminates SAN or storage as a single point of failure when combined with multipath I/O drivers • Enhances survivability using physically separate nodes • Updates two distributed copies simultaneously SANmelody SANsymphony N+1Redundancy

  25. Virtual Disk Migration Transparently move contents from one disk to another • Allows non-disruptive hardware disk upgrades for mirrored volumes • Clears & reclaims space occupied by original SANmelody SANsymphony

  26. Physical/Virtual to Virtual Disk Migration Quickest way to migrate from one Windows environment to a dissimilar physical or virtual server platforms • Source image rapidly available to destination • No waiting on lengthy disk-to-disk copies; they occur transparently in background • No error-prone conversions • DataCore handles differences with the same ease as any other virtual disks SANmelody SANsymphony “Transporter” Option

  27. Online Snapshots Capture Point-in-time Images without tying up much disk space • Recover quickly atdisk speeds to known good state • Eliminate back-up window • Provide “live” environment for analysis, development& testing • Keep snapshots in lower tier, thin provisioned storage SANmelody SANsymphony

  28. Continuous Data Protection & Recovery Return to any point-in-time withouttaking explicit backups • Dial back to restore an arbitrary point in time • Logs and timestampsall I/Os • No need to quiesce or interrupt applications SANmelody SANsymphony

  29. Remote Replication Keep distant copies without impacting local performance • Perfect for disaster recovery or business continuity • Only needs a basic IP connection to secondary site • Bi-directional • Asynchronous SANmelody SANsymphony 1-to-Many Many-to-1

  30. SAN-wide Centralized Management Control and monitor all SAN resources from one console • Automates laborious, repetitive tasks • Intuitive to operate • Universal tools work across like or unlike devices SANmelody SANsymphony 2 Nodes SAN-wide

  31. Hypervisor Console Integration Provision & Manage Virtual Storage Pool & SAN fromVMware Virtual Center Plug-in • See relationship between virtual machines & virtual volumes in SAN, including I/O channels • Manage storage resource properties & behavior from a single pane • One unified view for VM & SAN administrators SANmelody SANsymphony

  32. Analysis & Reporting Tracks & charts long-term SAN behavior • Reveals SAN resource consumption & performance trends • Assists with capacity planning, utilization & quality of service decisions • Export results to 3rd party tools for further analysis,charge-back & billing SANmelody SANsymphony

  33. DataCore’s Essential Role inServer Virtualization Environments • Prevent downtimedue to disk-related … • Maintenance • Reconfiguration • Upgrades • Expansion • Failures • Pool and share storage • Enable Hypervisor-controlled VM migration & failover • Extend across metropolitan areas for max survivability NON-STOP WASTE-FREE • Speed up I/O performance • Inexpensively cache diskreads & writes • Overcome existing bottlenecks • Maximize use of disk space • Allocate capacity only when actually consumed SMOKING FAST

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