LTO Technology: Portable, reliable, cost effective data storage for business and entertainment applications Making the Best Use of Disk and Tape Bruce Master Sr. Program Manager IBM Corporation bmaster@us.ibm.com Linear Tape-Open, LTO, LTO Logo, Ultrium and Ultrium Logo are registered trademarks of HP, IBM and Quantum in the US and other countries. Other symbols may be trademarks of other companies. 1
Agenda Today s s IT Environment - Storage Issues Data Protection and Best Practices for Backup and Archive Storage Strategies to Keep Data Safe, Accessible and Cost Effective New LTO-5 5 Technology: Get ready for Wow!
Storage Issues: The World is Getting More Complex Massive Data Growth From many sources including hand held devices High definition content M&E expected to see a 10X increase by 2015 in the required digital storage capacity* Managing backup/restore windows Daunting Compliance and Data Security Requirements Disclosure laws Security breach can be costly Significant TCO and Energy Consumption Challenges Rising costs, insufficient power and space *Source: Coughlin Associates March 2010
VIRUS ALERT YOUR SYSTEM HAS BEEN COMPROMISED DATA MAY BE DESTROYTED Take the necessary action to safeguard your data. This was only a simulation. [Security Message Code 21877]
Your Data Is At Risk Hurricane System Error Flood Sabotage Operator Error Virus Fire Theft
Don t t Gamble With Your Data Backup and Archive Best Practices Protect Data Have multiple levels of protection: at least 3 copies of data in different locations and one in a remote region for DR - Use tape Have technology diversification: copies on different forms of media to avoid a media or system process disaster - Use disk and tape Have system isolation: at least one copy offline to avoid intentional or unintentional corruption that can occur with online storage - Use tape Manage backup differently than archive: multiple, point in time consistent backups provide for operational and DR recovery consistent stent with application specific RTO/RPO. Archive single instanced data for long term retention. Protect access to data: at rest and in transit Use encryption *Source: Debbie Beech, Sylvatica Consulting / David Hill, Mesabi Group
Most Network Data Sits Untouched Access Patterns of Data Stored on Disk. Accessed Once Accessed <5 Times Accessed >5 Times 90% Never Accessed Accessed Once Accessed <5 Times Accessed >5 Times 90% Never Accessed Three month study of a businesses 22TB disk data access Conducted by University of California, Santa Cruz 90% of the data was never accessed after being stored on disk Another 6.5% of the data was accessed only once U of C recommendation: move data to less expensive and less energy consuming storage units Source: Government Computer News, July 1, 2008. Most network data sits untouched by Joab Jackson
Disk and Tape TCO Archive Study Scenario 5 year TCO to store 2.4 PB of archive data Including hardware, energy, and space costs SATA disk system versus LTO-4 4 tape library Findings Cost Ratio to archive data on Disk vs Tape is 23:1* Energy costs of disk was 290 times more than tape VTL with 20X data de-dupe dupe is about 5X more costly than tape TCO of Disk vs. Tape Energy Costs of Disk vs. Tape The Cost Ratio for a Terabyte Stored Long-Term on SATA Disk versus LTO-4 Tape is about 23:1 For energy cost, it is about 290:1 TCO of VTL Dedupe vs. Tape ( $ M i l l i o n s ) 15 10 5 0 Disk Tape 23X ( $ T h o u s a n d s ) 400 300 200 100 0 ( $ M i l l i o n s ) 3 2 1 0 VTL Dedupe Tape continues to provide the fiscal responsibility and functional value that enterprises require in the twenty-first century. The Clipper Group Disk Tape 290X Tape 5X *Source: The Clipper Group, Disk and Tape Square Off Again Report #TCG2008009LI, Feb 2008
Tape and Disk are Complementary for Optimal Performance, Archive, Data Protection and TCO Blended Tiered Storage Example Application Servers There is no other medium that offers what tape does for archiving. LTO tape technology continues to evolve with LTO-5, Curtis Preston, techtarget.com Feb 18, 2010 Backup Server Library Tape Library VTL Virtual Tape Library Storage Manager Survey Results* 61% of current disk-only users plan to start using tape *Source: Fleishman-Hillard Research Dec. 2009
Soar to New Heights LTO Ultrium 5 Technology Can Take You There!
LTO-5 5 Specs Fast Up to 140 MB per second native Up to 280 MB per second (2:1 compressed) That s s > 1TB of backup data per drive / hr Huge 1.5 TB per cartridge native 3 TB per cartridge (2:1 compressed) That s s about 300 DVD movies per cartridge* Almost 4 LTO-3 3 cartridges will fit on 1 LTO-5 cartridge *Assumes 5GB per DVD movie
LTO Data Security WORM (Write Once Read Many) LTO 3, 4 and 5 drives and WORM cartridges Unalterable tape data storage Can append data to cartridge Tape Drive Encryption LTO 4 and 5 Tape Drive Hardware Encryption AES 256 bit encryption data key provided to tape drive Data is compressed then written to tape cartridge in encrypted form to help protect sensitive info Virtually no impact to drive performance Helps eliminate need for encryption SW or appliance
LTO-5 5 Specs LTO reliability is incredible, retrieves couldn t be easier, and almost zero training. Dick Cosby, System Administrator, EDPS Reliable Read after write verification to help assure data integrity State of the art Servo Tracking and Heads for accurate reads and writes Advanced metal particle media for reliability and longevity up to 30 years Up to 250,000 hours mean time between failure at 100% duty cycle Compatibility: read back 2 gens,, write back 1 helping to ease implementation & protect investments Low Cost, Low Energy, Portable, Off-line storage
Media Partitioning New LTO-5 5 Media Partitioning LTO Specification enables 2 media partitions which can be independently accessed to help provide faster data access and improved data management One partition can hold the content and the other can hold the content s s index: the tape can be self-describing Can enable capabilities that can manage files directly on tape Can help address the growing needs of marketplace segments with rich media such as Media & Entertainment, Medical, Video Surveillance and more!
Partitioning Example using the Linear Tape File System Linear Tape File System Enabled by dual partitioning of LTO Gen 5 technology Provides file system access at the operating system level Can allow viewing and access of tape files in a fashion like disk or other removable media Potential user benefits: Ability to access data faster and more easily update files on tape Non-proprietary data format independent of specific software applications Can help enhance ease of use, tape mobility, and sharing of data on tape between different platforms and users Any statements regarding future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.
Tape File System via File Browser Example 1 Files can be accessed on tape directly from any application Tape browsing on Linux Any statements regarding future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.
Media & Entertainment Industry Key Requirements Very large archives and long term archive requirements Film/video tape should be self-contained open tape format Files stored in application-independent independent fashion Ability to distribute, interchange and share files on tape Files readable from information stored to tape without requiring a special or proprietary application Ability to recover from corruption or loss of centralized index database Lower cost than current methods LTO-5 Partitioning and Tape File System Potential Value: Increases data mobility; can make sharing data easier Can unify across organizations to a single storage media for video content Supports green initiatives: can reduce energy consumption Can reduce storage costs (as compared to video-tape)
Cost Estimate of Video Storage D5 vs LTO-4 4 Tape (estimate) $40 $.03 $.08 $.11 Difference in cost of D5 tape vs. LTO-4 tape: Approx. 70:1 Fully automated LTO tape libraries can help reduce costs and improve manageability LTO-5 Technology gives you tape-less workflow.with tape! Yasuhiko Iwasaki, Senior Program Director, Japan Broadcasting Corp. Note: Tape prices and comparisons are estimates based on average USD retail pricing and are subject to change. User results may vary. Table source: IBM white paper The IT HD VTR: PC server-based SD/HD recording, archive and playback
Share the Content Capture video content Save on a system with LTO-5 tape file system to create self describing tape Easily view and access the video content Supports metadata and MXF Easily share the tape content with others They can easily view & access the video content Edit: AVID, FinalCut, Adobe Premier, EDIUS and more No add l application software may be needed Planned support: on Linux, MAC OS, MS Windows* Capture System LTO-5 Drive and Tape File System Sweet! Editor System LTO-5 Drive and Tape File System LTO-5 Tape Easily share it! *Planned support
LTO Ultrium Roadmap Soaring to the Future Over 3M drives shipped worldwide! Over 150M cartridges shipped worldwide! See the LTO Ultrium Roadmap at ULTRIUM.com
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