THE DATA CENTER TRANSFORMATION IS UNDERWAY IS YOUR STORAGE AREA NETWORK READY?

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1 THE DATA CENTER TRANSFORMATION IS UNDERWAY IS YOUR STORAGE AREA NETWORK READY? 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 1

2 Agenda Topics State Of The Fibre Channel SAN Market Data Center Transformation Drives New Requirements Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Fibre Channel With Fabric Vision Technology VSPEX Fibre Channel Technology Futures Summary 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 2

3 Fibre Channel Market Growth Market Strength Continues 3rd consecutive year of TAM growth for Fibre Channel SAN industry (Dell Oro) CY12 Total Available Market up 4.5% over th consecutive record quarter for Brocade 4.5% growth from 2011 Revenue market share up to 73.6% 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 3

4 Fibre Channel Momentum Factors Driving Continued Strength Why the strength? Fibre Channel core values remain attractive to mid/large enterprises and service providers Lowest risk approach for most important applications Alternative approaches? None, at scale, for block storage 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 4

5 Fibre Channel SANs Designed To Meet The Requirements Of Shared Storage Environments Fabric A Fabric B Fibre Channel Core Values: Enterprise class reliability Scalability I/O performance Proven 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 5

6 Data Center Transformation Is Your Network Ready? High density virtualization requires high performance and unprecedented reliability due to the increased impact of a failure Storage capacity growth will drive demand for increased bandwidth of Connectrix Gen 5 Fibre Channel Adoption of Flash storage will outpace I/O demands of legacy SAN infrastructure Infrastructure complexity is driving requirements for consolidation and simplification of network resources 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 6

7 Virtualization Driving Shared Storage More VMs One Of The High Impact Factors In Storage Growth Source: Gartner x86 Server Forecast CQ3 12 Client inquiries show that virtual server infrastructures are more latency sensitive than bandwidth sensitive. This has caused a migration to FC from file-based protocols, especially when there are a high number of virtual hosts per physical server. Gartner 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 7

8 The Network Matters For VM Performance Fibre Channel Reigns Supreme 100% 0% 0% 0% # of networked storage configurations in the TOP 20 Benchmarks are using Fibre Channel (16 out of 20, 4 are using Direct-Attach SAS) # of networked storage configurations in the TOP 20 Benchmarks are using FCoE # of networked storage configurations in the TOP 20 Benchmarks are using iscsi # of networked storage configurations in the TOP 20 Benchmarks are using NAS VMware VMmark Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL NDA Required March

9 Unrelenting Storage Growth Fibre Channel Forecasted To Remain On Top Per IDC FC Storage (PB) predicted to have ~36% CAGR (2012/2016) 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 9

10 The Network Matters For Solid State Disks Normalized CPU Performance and Storage Access Time Dramatically lower access times Increased IOPS (100x) Multicore CPU 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 10 CPU Spinning Media 175x CPU PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT 1.3x SPINNING MEDIA PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT Greater reliability, lower power and cooling 71% CAGR ( )

11 Infrastructure Complexity Avoiding Downtime In A Non-Stop Environment How do I reduce time to resolution? How do I quickly identify the root cause of a problem? How do I quickly isolate misbehaving infrastructure components? How do I correlate the different error events I receive to give me useful information? 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 11

12 Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Fibre Channel With Fabric Vision Technology 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 12

13 Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Fibre Channel With Fabric Vision Problem Avoidance Optimize Application Performance Fabric Vision Technology Rapid Resolution & Recovery Accelerate Deployment 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 13

14 What s In A Name? Articulating The True Value Of Fibre Channel Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Fibre Channel is the purpose-built, data center-proven network infrastructure for storage, delivering unmatched reliability, simplicity, and 16 Gbps performance Changing Fibre Channel name from speed-based naming Gbps Gbps Gbps Gbps Gbps Gbps To generation-based naming Gen Gen Gen Gen Gen Gen 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 14

15 Leading The SAN Industry With Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Fibre Channel Portfolio Complete Family of EMC Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Fibre Channel Backbones, Switches, and Adapters DCX8510-B 6505-B/6510-B/6520-B Switches Proven hardware and software reliability supports non-stop operations Purpose-built simplicity enables massive scale without complexity Unmatched performance powers critical and virtualized applications Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter Embedded Solutions 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 15

16 Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Fabric Vision Technology Advanced Monitoring, Management, And Diagnostics Maximize infrastructure uptime Prevent problems from occurring Problem Avoidance Address problems before they impact operations - accelerate problem resolution and recovery Dramatically reduce costs Speed time to deploy additional capacity Optimize Application Performance Fabric Vision Technology Rapid Resolution & Recovery Reduce day-to-day network administration Eliminate need for 3 rd party tools Optimize application performance Accelerate Deployment Minimize latency and maximize network throughput 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 16

17 Connectrix B-Series Fabric Vision Technology Break-through Technologies That Extend Gen 5 Fibre Channel Benefits Dashboard: Customizable health and performance dashboard, providing all critical information in one screen Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS): Policy-based tools that simplify fabric-wide threshold configuration and monitoring Flow Vision: Management tools that allow administrators to identify, monitor, and analyze specific application data flows, without the need for expensive thirdparty tools ClearLink diagnostic ports: Cable and optic diagnostic features that simplify the deployment and support of large fabrics Latency Bottleneck Detection: Enables proactive monitoring, alerting, and visualization of high latency devices and high latency ISLs that are impacting application performance 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 17

18 Dashboards For Easy Trend Analysis Brocade Network Advisor 12.0 Available Now! Typical Monday morning routine: Manually collect information from the various network tools Trend Analysis Now your Monday morning routine is easy: New CLI and BNA dashboards automatically roll up and display One screen shows all critical status Available as Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 18

19 Establishing Policy-Based Thresholds New Tool Increases Flexibility And Saves Valuable Time Proactive Thresholds Old way is very manual, inflexible, and labor intensive Apply common thresholds to all (or not at all) Configure custom ports individually Configure each switch separately New way is a simple 2-step automated process: 1. Define all host, storage and E-ports that belong to a specific group, or use default groups Defined Port Profile-based Policies Red Aggressive port profile template Blue Moderate port profile template 2. Pick the pre-defined policy you want to apply to your groups, or create or use a custom policy Green Yellow Conservative port profile template User-defined custom policy 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 19

20 Flow Monitoring And Alerting Proactively Avoid Problems Integrated tools non-disruptively monitor data flows and fabric latency, with automatic threshold alerting Instantly see which hosts and flows are affected by bottlenecks Flow and Latency Monitoring Select flows to be mirrored and send to designated network analyzer port for further analysis Pinpoint problem areas via dashboard 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 20

21 Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 ClearLink Diagnostic Port Easily Find Cable And SFP Issues Before They Become Problems ClearLink D-Port is a tool to diagnose optics and cables Check physical infrastructure before deploying a new fabrics or device best practice Quickly diagnose performance degradation - SFP, cable, patch panel?? (offline test) Provides the following capabilities: Performs Electrical loopback Performs Optical loopback Measures link distance Performs link traffic test TX RX TX RX TX RX Switch ASIC 16G SFP+ 16G SFP+ Switch ASIC RX TX RX TX RX TX Electrical Loopback Optical Loopback Link distance/saturation 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 21

22 Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Inter Chassis Links On The DCX8510-B UltraScale ICLs Enable Large Scale Consolidation 64 Gbps Fibre Channel uplinks via 16 Gbps Quad-SFP Fewer inter-switch cables (optical based) More device ports available Simpler, flatter, low-latency chassis topologies Less chassis to manage, smaller footprint and operating costs 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 22

23 Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 UltraScale ICL Advantages 6 Chassis Connectrix ED-DCX B 384x16G 8x64G 384x16G 8x64G 32x64G 384x16G 384x16G 8x64G 32x64G 384x16G 384x16G 8x64G Max 384 ports of 16 Gbps per chassis 12:1 oversubscription 640 Gbps 8 x 64 Gbps UltraScale ICL ports Connectirx ED-MDS 9710C 352x16G 32x16G 352x16G 32x16G 128x16G 256x16G 352x16G 32x16G 128x16G 256x16G 352x16G 32x16G Max 384 ports of 16 Gbps per chassis 11:1 oversubscription 640 Gbps 32 x 16 Gbps ports Total 16 Gbps Device Ports ED-DCX8510-8B MDS 9710 Customer Benefits of Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 DCX B more usable ports (equivalent to a full MDS 9710 chassis) Ports wasted for ISLs Efficient design, all ports used for device connection Total Cables % less cables Total power consumed 6.4 kw 23.1 kw 54% less energy consumed Energy efficiency.3 watts/gbps.75 watts/gbps 2.5X more efficient 384 more (20%) usable ports (equivalent to a full chassis) 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 23

24 Infrastructure Complexity Enter The Cloud Avoiding downtime in a non-stop environment How do I reduce time to resolution? How do I quickly identify the root cause of a problem? How do I quickly isolate misbehaving infrastructure components? How do I correlate the different error events I receive to give me useful information? 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 24

25 Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Fibre Channel Enabling The Private Storage Cloud Hyper-Scale Fabrics Scale-out optical ICLs Scale-up ICL portson-demand 128 Gbps ISL Trunks Metro Cloud Connectivity Integrated DWDM and dark fiber In-flight encryption and compression Resilient metro links Operational Simplicity Unified SAN management Cable and optics diagnostics Real time power monitoring Cloud-Optimized Performance Higher IOPs Twice the bandwidth Energy efficient ASICs Brocade SAN Foundation Integrated routing & Virtual Fabrics Adaptive Networking and QoS HBA to storage management and services Extension, encryption, convergence 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 25

26 Brocade Networking Solutions With EMC VSPEX Proven Infrastructure Validated EMC Storage, Backup & Recovery & Brocade Networking solution Eliminates planning and configuration burdens with predictable service levels Leading Solution Innovations Choice Without Complexity Private Cloud Solution Focused on Vendor Choice Application Hypervisor x86 Server Network Storage & Backup

27 Why Brocade For VSPEX EMC & Brocade Partnership Executive Alignment and Common Channel Vision Joint GTM - Advanced Integration, delivering Mission Critical Support World Class Networking Data Center & Cloud Networking Leadership and Innovation Proven, Resilient & Scalable Network Solutions Cost-Saving Solutions Resiliency and reduced complexity for operational efficiency Simple and Automated Deployment 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 27

28 SAN Futures 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 28

29 OpenStack For Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Support In The OpenStack Community OpenStack: An open source software project for the orchestration of large pools of processing, storage, and networking resources. Target: Existing FC customer base (moving from legacy to cloud architectures) and Service Providers Customer Value: Continue to enjoy the world-class reliability and performance of FC in cloud architectures OpenStack Foundation Progress Update: FC Block Storage support implemented in OpenStack Grizzly release (available today) FC SAN Volume Manager blueprint being reviewed at OpenStack Summit for Havana release (October 2013) 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 29

30 Fibre Channel Futures -> Gen 6 Fibre Channel FCIA And T11 Committees Well Underway Gen 6 Fibre Channel standards Gen 6 Fibre Channel is now the official name of next gen FC Physical Interfaces (FC-PI-6) is expected to go to letter ballot in mid 2013 and completed in late 2013 FEC required to bolster reliability and availability Exploring NPIV (VM) enhancements Parallel Fibre Channel (128Gb) in addition to 32Gb Fibre Channel 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 30

31 Resources: EMC SAN Health End Whiteboard Management Of The SAN Topology diagrams Performance graphs Health and best practice checks SAN Summary Statistics Fabric and Zone Summaries Detailed Switch Snapshots Port Detail Tables The SAN Health Check download is on emc.com at under the RESOURCES tab! 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 31

32 EMC Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Fibre Channel Customer Benefits Do More With Less Connect more devices simplify the SAN reduce costs Future-Proof Your Data Center Adapt workloads to new storage technology Increase Resiliency and Minimize Risk Avoid problems - simplify management 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 32

33 Fibre Channel remains the best performing, lowest risk shared storage solution; no other viable alternatives Fibre Channel storage growth fueling the need to upgrade SAN infrastructure New workloads and technologies perform best on Fibre Channel fabrics EMC Connectrix B-Series Gen 5 Fibre Channel lowers costs and enhances reliability and availability 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 33