SC Series: Virtualization and Ecosystem Integrations Darin Schmitz Storage Applications Engineering Midrange and Entry Solutions Group
What s New with the SC Series New Dell EMC SC5020 Hybrid Array Optimized for Economics and Efficiency Major upgrade to popular SC4020 45% more IOPS 4X more memory 2X max capacity (2PB) 3X bandwidth (12Gb SAS) 3U all-in-one format (30 drives) 2 * Dell internal analysis, April 2017. Net effective capacity after 5:1 data reduction including 5 years of 7x24x4hour on-site support as compared to other midrange storage from major-vendors when using the same mix of SSD and HDD capacity. Customer s price may vary based on a variety of circumstances and data should be used for comparison purposes.
Overview Storage management in a VMware vsphere environment can be easier and seamless Storage Center integrations: Simplify daily management Better line of sight to performance and capacity utilization Online data protection and recovery with application consistency High availability and disaster recovery management and execution 3
Agenda Dell Storage Integration Tools for VMware (DSITV) Dell Storage vsphere Web Client Plug-in (VSWP) vrealize Operations Manager Management Pack Dell Storage Manager Data Collector (DSM) Dell Storage API PowerShell SDK VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) Replay Manager (RM) vcenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Live Volume/vSphere Metro Storage Cluster (vmsc) Dell EMC ViPR Suite & PowerPath for SC Series vstorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) vsphere APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) 4
Management Integrations
Dell Storage Integration Tools for VMware (DSITV) Single point of integration for vsphere API for Storage Awareness (VASA 1.0 Provider) VMware vsphere Web Client Plug-in Replay Manager Deployed as an OVF appliance Simplifies rollout of Storage Center integrations and upgrades vsphere DSITV DSM OVF SC Series 6
Dell Storage vsphere Web Client Plug-in For use with vsphere 5.5 and later Web Client Basic and advanced Dell SC Series storage management from within vsphere UI Add, extend, and delete volumes, datastores, and RDMs Add, recover data from, and expire array based snapshots Add, modify, delete async/sync replications and Live Volumes Create vsphere host and cluster objects in DSM View raw storage utilization and performance statistics FluidFS support DSITV appliance free download from Dell 7
vrealize Operations Manager Management Pack VMware vr Ops: Holistic and automated monitoring Covers entire datacenter environment Reduce problem solving efforts by 40% Up to 10x more VMs/administrator Extensible plug-in architecture VMware vcenter Operations Management Suite 92 Health Performance 77 Risk Manage Data Center Infrastructure Capacity 36 Efficiency Configuration Dell Storage vr Ops Management Pack: Extends vr Ops investment and insight to Dell Storage native objects and data Free download from Dell App App OS OS App App OS OS VMs Storage Switches Servers 8
Dell Storage Manager Data Collector (DSM) Central integration point for statistics and API interface used by other tools DSM integrates with VMware vcenter Server to aggregate storage statistics and provide in-depth reporting Live Volume automatic failover tiebreaker service VASA 1.0 Provider for VM Storage Policies VASA 2.0 Provider for VVol support Deploy on Windows or Linux platforms Ease the complexity with advanced reporting, charting and automated provisioning Simple configuration, just add a vcenter name and credentials into DSM 9
APIs
Dell Storage API PowerShell SDK 105 Storage Center specific PowerShell cmdlets in former PSCS SC Series 1,391 Storage Center specific PowerShell cmdlets in DSM API Combine with vsphere PowerCLI to automate Storage Center and vsphere workflows Provides day to day management consistency and efficiency for environments of all sizes 11
vstorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) Uses industry standard T10 spec Reduce host and fabric utilization: CPU utilization Memory utilization IO between Host and Array Time to complete tasks Complexity when managing thinly provisioned storage Four Primitives: Block Zeroing Copy Offload Hardware Assisted Locking Thin Provisioning Unmap Stun Storagerelated processes Host Host Without With SC Series Storagerelated processes SC Series 12
vstorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) Copy Offload Block Zeroing HW-Assisted Locking Relies on SAN to copy datastores and volumes 52% reduction in time 64% reduction in I/O Relies on SAN to zero EZT VMDKs 94% reduction in time 99% reduction in I/O SAN manages locking of datastores when metadata changes V V copy V V copy 00000000000000000 00000000000000000 00000000000000000 00000000000000000 V V V V V V V V 13
vstorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) Thin Provisioning: UNMAP VMware free space recovery Thin Provisioning: Stun Prevents kernel panic before array reaches 100% utilization V V V V V V V V V V V V 100% 95% 14
vsphere APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) VASA 1.0 provides insight to vsphere about the capabilities of the storage array 23 separate reported storage capabilities (strings) Tiering, RAID level, drive performance, and replication Supports VM Storage Policies for simple SLA validation Or returns VASA string for reference VASA 2.0 enables VVol and Storage Policy Based Management support Bundled with DSM Without VM storage policies With VM storage policies 15
VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) No more volumes or VMFS View VMs directly from DSM Per virtual disk metrics in DSM Per VM data protection policies vsphere VASA 2 Granular Storage Policy-Based Management Managed from vcenter just like before Easy & Efficient Data Services SC Series 16
VVol Architecture and Components vcenter Server Storage Policy Management VASA Provider vsphere DSM Protocol Endpoint VMX VMDK VSWAP VMX VMDK VSWAP Storage Container SC Series 17
Snapshots and Replication
Replay Manager Simplify and automate the protection and recovery of VMware virtualized applications and services Application and data consistency within and across volumes Variety of flexible protection and recovery methods 1.Request Snapshot 2.Pause Transactions 3.Create consistent Snapshot 4.Resume normal operations Support for VMFS and RDMs Set it and forget it schedule 19
vcenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Storage Center certified with vcenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) vcenter VM VM VM VM vcenter Array-based Replication with Storage Center Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) SRM VM VM SRM SRM and Dell Storage Manager integration provide an easy to manage and robust disaster recovery solution DSM Coordinated VM and storage failover / failback DSM Selectable Snapshot SC Series SC Series 20
Selectable Snapshot SRM 3 Primary site SC Series 1 11:45 11:48 2 78% DR site SC Series 11:30 100% 4 5 View Volume 21
Live Volume Features Synchronous Replication (both HA and HC modes) Migrate Replication Type Live Volume Managed Replication DR for Live Volume VMware vmsc certified Live Volume with automated HA and DR for unplanned outages Automatic Failover/Recovery of Live Volumes for continuous availability of read/write I/O Continuous uptime designed to handle a variety of unplanned failure scenarios SC Series DSM Live Volume Dell Storage Manager Live Volume Async/Sync Live Volume Metro Storage Cluster support SC Series VMs quickly and automatically recovered from unplanned infrastructure outage. 22
New Integrations
New Management Tools SC Series support is being added to the extended family of Dell EMC products PowerPath and ViPR enhanced to use SC Series APIs Provides administrators management flexibility Enables mixing and matching of Dell EMC storage products and services POWERPATH- FAILOVER & LOAD BALANCING VIPR- VISUALIZE, ANALYZE & AUTOMATE VPLEX- AVAILABILITY & MOBILITY RECOVERPOINT- CONTINUOUS DATA PROTECTION AVAMAR NETWORKER- CENTRALIZED BACKUP & RECOVERY DATA DOMAIN- PURPOSE BUILT BACKUP APPLIANCE 24
Resources Dell EMC SC Series best practice documents and demonstration videos Located on www.dell.com/storageresources Documents SC Series Best Practices with VMware vsphere SC Series Synchronous Replication & Live Volume Solutions Guide SC Series Best Practices with Site Recovery Manager Virtualized Microsoft SQL Server with VMware SRM for Recovery Dell SC Series Virtual Volumes Best Practices Videos vsphere Web Client Plug-in Site Recovery Manager SC Series Integration With VMware VASA Solution Pack for vrealize Operations Manager Replay Manager Integration with vsphere Live Volume Auto Failover SC Series VMware vsphere Virtual Volumes 25
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Related Sessions for SC and Dell EMC Unity Series Session Title Dell EMC Unity & SC Series: Midrange Storage Portfolio Overview CloudIQ: Cloud-Based Storage Analytics for Dell EMC Unity and SC Series Dell EMC Unity All-Flash: What s New Dell EMC Unity: Architectural Overview Dell EMC Unity: Best Practices For Best Performance Dell EMC Unity: Performance Analysis Deep Dive Dell EMC Unity: Next Generation NAS & File Capabilities Dell EMC Unity: Data Protection & Copy Management Options Dell EMC Unity: Virtualization & Cloud Integration Dell EMC Unity: Migration From VNX Dell EMC Unity: Using Dell EMC UnityVSA In Converged Environments Dell EMC Unity All Flash: Flash Technology Deep Dive SC Series: What's New SC Series: Architectural Overview SC Series: Performance Best Practices SC Series: Affordable Data Mobility & Business Continuity With Multi-Array Federation SC Series: Virtualization & Ecosystem Integrations Day/Time Mon @ 12:00 PM + Wed @ 01:30 PM Mon @ 04:30 PM + Wed @ 08:30 AM Tue @ 03:00 PM + Wed @ 01:30 PM Mon @ 01:30 PM + Thu @ 08:30 AM Wed @ 08:30 AM + Thu @ 10:00 AM Wed @ 03:00 PM + Thu @ 01:00 PM Mon @ 03:00 PM + Thu @ 11:30 AM Mon @ 08:30 AM + Wed @ 12:00 PM Mon @ 12:00 PM Tue @ 08:30 AM Mon @ 08:30 AM Mon @ 08:30 AM + Thu @ 01:00 PM Mon @ 04:30 PM + Tue @ 03:00 PM Mon @ 01:30 PM + Tue @ 03:00 PM Mon @ 04:30 PM + Thu. @ 01:00 PM Mon @ 08:30 AM + Thu @ 01:00 PM Wed @ 03:00 PM + Thu @ 08:30 AM 30
Hands on Labs for SC and Dell EMC Unity Series Self-Paced Day/Time Dell EMC Unity CloudIQ Event Correlation & Analytics Dell EMC Unity Simplified Storage Management & Administration Dell EMC Unity VMware vsphere Integration Dell EMC Unity Configuring Snapshots & Replication Monday: 8:30AM 9:00PM Tuesday: 7:00AM 5:30PM Wednesday: 7:00AM 5:00PM Thursday: 7:00AM 2:00PM SC Series: Introduction to SC Series and Dell Storage Manager Guided Dell EMC Unity CloudIQ Event Correlation & Analytics (Registration required and limited availability) Day/Time Tuesday: 1:30PM 2:30PM Thursday: 8:30AM 9:30AM 31