FlashSystem Family 2015 IBM FlashSystem IBM FLiP Tool Wie viel schneller kann Ihr IBM i Power Server mit IBM FlashSystem 900 / V9000 Storage sein? PiRT - Power i Round Table 17 Sep. 2015 Daniel Gysin IBM FlashSystem TechSales & Consultant Switzerland daniel.gysin@ch.ibm.com
900 / V9000 IBM FlashSystem Why Flash Why IBM FlashSystem 2
Why IBM FlashSystem? In the last 10 years: Increase CPU Performance 8-10x DRAM Speed 7-9x Network Speed Bus Speed 100x 20x Disk Speed 1.2x and everything waits 3 2015 IBM 3Corporation
To equalize the gap of the last 10 years Today : Increase with Flash CPU Performance 8-10x DRAM Speed 7-9x Network Speed Bus Speed 100x 20x Flash Speed 10-200x and everything is running better 4 2015 IBM 4Corporation
Flash Evolution & Usage in the Datacenter Flash Evolution in the Datacenter Full-Flash Datacenter vs. Multi Application Full-Flash Application Single Application Hot-Spots Caching Application Data Flash Usage in the Datacenter 5
900 & V9000 IBM FlashSystem History 11 Generation of Purposefully Build FlashSystem 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 FPGA 1997 1990 1978 +35 Years «TMS» High Performance Storage 6
IBM MicroLatency Module vs SSD IBM MicroLatency Module SSD CUSTOM FAST RELIABLE COMMODITY SLOW FALLIBLE Requires hardware engineering Designed for low latency Innovative Flash Management No hardware skills needed Designed for low cost More single points of failure Better Performance Better Reliability Better Density Lower $/IOPS Lower $/GB???????????? 7
HW & SW Based Flash Arrays vs. Hybrid Arrays FlashSystem 820 ns 1 ns FlashSystem 900 FlashSystem V9000 us 1 us 820 900 V9000 NAND SLC vs. emlc 8 us 25 us 90 us 200 us 18 us 60 us Vs. SSD & HDD ms 1 ms Flash Performance Focus sec 1 s 8
Total Application Processing Time 5.200μs (5,2 ms) 5.000μs (5 ms) Application Processing Time Time Waiting for I/0 (Waiting for Array) recovered time Total Application Processing Time 400μs (0,4 ms) 200μs (0.2ms) Time Processing Data (Server CPU) 200μs (0,2 ms) 200μs (0,2 ms) Disk / HDD storage system IBM FlashSystem 9
900 V9000 900 SVC 10
900 performance V9000 SVC Functions 840 SVC SVC Functions + Full Flexibility 11
900 900 Absolute Performance For Max. Throughput, IOPS and Low-Latency. IBM FlashSystem Tier 0 V9000 V9000 Enterprise Performance Solution FlashSystem with Advanced Functionalities IBM FlashSystem Tier 1 12 Consistent MicroLatency Scalability for Heavy Workloads Eliminate IO Bottleneck Accelerate Throughput Maximmum Speed for Read & Write SDS ( Software Defined Storage ) RtC ( Real time Compession ) Thin Provisioning Metro Mirror / Global Mirror FlashCopy / Snapshots External Storage Virtualization ( like SVC ) Easy Tier 3 And more...
900 Absolute Performance NO LIMIT 1.1 Million IOPS 10000 MB/s 57 TB (RAID-5) 68 TB (RAID-0) 3.3 Million IOPS 30000 MB/s 171 TB (RAID-5) 204 TB (RAID-0) One Rack ~22 Million IOPS One Rack 210000 MB/s 1.2 PB (RAID-5) 1.4 PB (RAID-0) IOPS MB/s Size 13
V9000 Size & Speed Scale Base Configuration Scale-Up Configuration Scale-Up & Scale-Out ( 8 Node Cluster ) Configuration 14
V9000 Advanced Functions Real-Time Compression EasyTier 3 Metro Mirror Global Mirror FlashCopy Thin Provisioning Snapshot External Storage HyperSwap External Storage Virtualization Virtualization Management V9000 FlashSystem V9000 FlashSystem Management Migration Migration Support of +250 Storage Systems from major Verndors DS8K XIV 900 FlashSystem V7000 Storwize 15
V9000 Options for Deployment 16 Application Accelerator Great for large data sets with big I/O requirements and needing storage services Scale up for more all flash capacity Up to 630K IOPS, 200µs Up to 200TB Usable, 1PB Effective Mixed Workload Accelerator Great for multiple mixed workloads that drive huge I/O Scale out for more all flash capacity, IOPS and bandwidth Up to 2.5M IOPS, 200µs Up to 160TB Usable, 800TB Effective Small Data Center Great for database and VDI workloads Accelerate, migrate, tier, clone, snapshot, replicate, compress existing storage Up to 630K IOPS, 200µs Up to 40TB Usable, 200TB Effective Public or Private Cloud Great for Tier 1 disk replacement Scale up and out for more processing, more capacity and more I/O Up to 2.5M IOPS, 200µs Up to 320TB Usable, 1.6PB Effective Virtualized Data Center Great for data centers with heterogeneous storage Extends core feature set to other storage arrays Up to 2.5M IOPS, 200µs Up to 3 Exabytes virtualized
900 SVC Full Flexibility Flexibility on Service & Product Implementation Choices: Absolute Performance Mix of Performance Enterprise Features and Features SVC SVC Functions + Full Flexibility 900 17
IBM i POWER Servers External Storage Support Matrix 18
Switzerland IBM FlashSystem & IBM i FLash IBM i Performance Introduction to FLiP-Tool For IBM Business Partners Sep. 2015 19
FLiP-Tool for IBM FlashSystem Performance Assessment in IBM i Environments VALUE PROPOSITION: With a IBM FlashSystem attached to a IBM i server app-performance can be dramatically accelerated Database SAP & DB2 acceleration Data Center cost reduction and higher server-cpu utilization Application scalability - allows more users without performance compromise TARGET GROUP: Installed base Power i clients with P6-, P7/7+ and Power8-technology Server environment: Midrange & Highend Also Mixed installations; Used also as shared storage infra-structure in mixed IBM i- and x86 environments (Windows, Linux, etc.) CUSTOMER BENEFITS: Free Assessment By using the FLiP-tool clients get to see the performance increase for their specific workload environment BEFORE buying the solution Workload acceleration on your System i servers Less Waiting Time Drastically reduce batch elapsed time Faster Access to Relevant Business Data European Winstories - Flash & IBM i : GER GER NL IBM FlashSystem References Summary on IBM PartnerWorld Videos on here 20 20
FLiP-Tool for IBM FlashSystem Performance Assessment in IBM i Environments «FLiP» Tool (FLash IBM i Performance) The Target audience all IBM i (Power6/7/7+/8) - customers with external storage or plans to move to external storage The FLiP-Tool will help you to find the IBM i jobs that would most benefit from IBM FlashSystem technology. Collect performance data Run query on performance data Copy data in pre-built XLS-File Push Analyze -button Push Generate PowerPoint -button READY!!! Reference Material: Learn HOW to use FLiP Tool: For demo + guidance look here on : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foxihzlx5o4&feature=youtu.be&list=pllxdpz-1q0ctob1yrrbcasqzelxfggw7e IBM Techdocs: ( Incl. FLiP Tool SW ) FLiP - Flash & IBM i Performance Estimation Tool ( Incl. FLiP Tool SW ) https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/contenthandler/tech_prs5291 Supported Configurations and Performance Tests https://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/webindex/prs5184 IBM i Power Compatibility Matrix: http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/webindex/prs4563 Whitepaper: FlashSystem: The Ideal Storage for IBM Power Systems http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/webindex/wp102506 Faster & Easier than AWR Analyses, Modeling Tools or POC Testing This tool automatically generates a report (in MS PowerPoint) and shows you within a few seconds HOW MUCH the System i - client can benefit in regards to batch run length reduction (shorter I/O-time) and Server-CPU utilization increase. IBM Contacts for Switzerland / CH Business Partner Channel Storage Beatrice Ludwig : BeatriceLudwig@ch.ibm.com Business Partner Channel Power Agnes Seiler : asei@ch.ibm.com IBM FlashSystem TechSales : Daniel.Gysin@ch.ibm.com IBM i and Power Server TechSales : Juerg.Jelinek@ch.ibm.com 21 21
FLiP Tool Graphics Current vs Projected average Job Run Time & CPU utilization for selected jobs 22
FLiP Tool Graphics Projected Improvement Factor Run Time & CPU utilization for all Jobs 23
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IBM i Real Client IBM FlashSystem Experience Without IBM FlashSystem With IBM FlashSystem According to the client first measurements, in average they have seen their main SAP jobs total runtime reduced by minimum 50% and some up to 70% ( 2x to 4x times shorter runtimes compared as before ). 25
Official Key IBM FlashSystem Clients 26
Only with IBM FlashSystem Micro-Latency & High-IOPS makes it possible to get Real-Time Application-Response. Real-Time App.-Response Get new Customers and SLA improvements for the existing Customers Internal Users External Users x86/linux DB Server 820 IBM FlashSystem 27
Before: This picture show 16 of 23 eliminate Storage-Racks ( IBM Enterprise Storage ) ( Per Location ) Today: 10x840 = ½ Rack ( Per Location ) 98% Footprint Savings 96% Energy Savings Original Customer Pictures 900% Faster Performance Enterprise Reliability 99.999% Availability 28
Run Mixed Workloads V9000 IBM FlashSystem Drive new business opportunities with IBM FlashSystem Family Improve Workforce Productivity Accelerate Applications Lower the Cost of Flash Simplified Management Protect your Investment Enable Data Center Consolidation 29 29
Questions & Answers 30
E-Mail : daniel.gysin@ch.ibm.com 31