Dynamic Storage Using IBM System Storage N series

Dynamic Storage Using IBM System Storage N series Javier Suarez e-techservices

A dynamic infrastructure addresses today s challenges and tomorrow s opportunities. IMPROVE SERVICE Not only ensuring high availability and quality of existing services, but also meeting customer expectations for real-time, dynamic access to innovative new services. REDUCE COST Not just containing operational cost and complexity, but achieving breakthrough productivity gains through virtualization, optimization, energy stewardship, and flexible sourcing. 2 MANAGE RISK Dynamic Infrastructure Not only addressing today s security, resiliency, and compliance challenges, but also preparing for the new risks posed by an even more connected and collaborative world.

A dynamic infrastructure is a journey That requires an integrated, holistic approach: Storage + Software + Services 3

Building a dynamic infrastructure. Service Management Provide visibility, control and automation across all the business and IT assets to deliver higher value services. Asset Management Maximizing the value of critical business and IT assets over their lifecycle with industry tailored asset management solutions. Energy Efficiency Address energy, environment, and sustainability challenges and opportunities across your infrastructure. Virtualization Leadership virtualization and consolidation solutions that reduce cost, improve asset utilization, and speed provisioning of new services. Business Resiliency Maintaining continuous business operations while rapidly adapting and responding to risks and opportunities. Security End to end industry customized governance, risk management and compliance solutions. Information Infrastructure Helping businesses achieve information compliance, availability, retention, and security objectives. 4

N series Unified Storage Solutions; Seamlessly manage your data from cradle to grave Multi-protocol, Heterogeneous Environment iscsi Data Migration FCP CIFS NFS Primary Storage Regulatory Compliance D/R Target Reference Information Advanced Backup and Recovery 5

All IBM System Storage N series Are Similar All N series Systems support the same unified storage features: High availability features Hot Swap, redundant components; power supplies, fans, disk drives and storage controller clustering Connects to NAS, IP SAN and FC SAN environments NAS & IP SAN FC SAN Concurrently 45+ Advanced Software Features Copy Services, multiple protocols, virtualization, WORM data protection, database usability FC or SATA or Mixed Disk Drive options FC drive options Used for high performance, mission critical production data SATA options can be used for Disk backup options (near-line storage) Archive storage Non-erasable, non-rewriteable data protection 6

IBM System Storage N series Hardware Portfolio Storage solutions that deliver simplified data management across the entire enterprise N series system offer* New!! N5300 N5600 N6040 N6060 N6070 N5200 N7700 Gateway Gateway Gateway Gateway Gateway Gateway Gateway N7900 Gateway Network Protocols: NAS, iscsi, FC SAN.. simultaneously Single Operating system System management tools Gateways extend IP community and N series functionality by creating a virtualized N series environment Support for IBM, EMC, HP, Hitachi, 3Par,and Fujitsu storage systems Storage management tools Multiple RAID levels including double parity High availability features hot swap and redundancy Disk Drives: SAS, FC & SATA, multiple disk sizes & speeds intermixed on all systems** N3700 16TB N3300 68TB N5200 N5300 N5600 N6040 N6060 N6070 N7700 N7900 84TB 126TB 504TB 420TB 672TB 840TB 840TB 1,176TB N3600 104TB New!! Note: N5000 family is EOL, N5200 will be replaced by N6040, N5300 by N6060 and N5600 will be replaced by N6070 7 Non-erasable, Non-rewritable data protection 45+ advanced software features and functions * N6040 and N6070 Gateway are available through a feature code added to a Filer model * Gateways, N3300, N3600 support a subset of N series software ** SAS drives supported currently only on the N3300 and N3600

Supported Expansion Units for Appliance Models EXN1000 contains up to 14 SATA drives 500GB, 7.2K rpm 750GB, 7.2K rpm 1 TB EXN4000 contains up to 14 fibre channel drives 2Gbps Fibre Channel Disks 450GB 15K rpm 4Gbps Fibre Channel Disks 450GB, 15K rpm 8

N3000 series Key Specifications N3300 N3600 High Performance SAS infrastructure Single Controller or Dual Controller (for HA) Unified Storage: iscsi, NAS, Fibre Channel Each Controller: Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports and Dual 4Gbps Fibre Channel Ports Onboard Remote Platform Management 9 2U High, 12 Internal SAS or SATA Drive Bays No PCIe Slots Up to Two External Disk Expansion Units 4Gbps Fibre Channel or 3Gbps SATA Up to 40 disk drives (system total) 4U high, 20 Internal SAS or SATA Drive Bays 1x PCIe Slot per Controller Up to Six External Disk Expansion Units 4Gbps Fibre Channel or 3Gbps SATA Up to 104 disk drives (system total)

N3000 series Specifications Comparison N3300 N3600 Max Disk Drives 68 104 Max Storage Capacity 68 TB 104 TB SAS Drive Support Yes Yes Dual Controller Support Yes Yes Memory 2GB 4GB Max FC/GigE Ports 4/4 4/4 I/O Expansion Slots - 2 x PCIe Onboard Remote LAN Management Yes Yes Notes: (1) All specifications are for an active-active configuration; (2) max ports combines integrated ports with I/O cards; (3) maximum N5200 Fibre Channel ports requires 4-port 4Gbps FC adapter card 10

What is new with the N6000 Storage System? Key Features of the N6000 series: Improved performance across a wide range of storage workloads Improved scalability N series midrange now scales to 840 drives & 840TB capacity 4GB Nonvolatile memory on the mother board, improving expansion card scalability. Now up to 8 PCIe I/O slots Easy upgrade to dual controller config with new single 6U Chassis We didn t change anything with the N6000 that we know you love: 11 Storage tiering with FC and SATA drives Integrated remote management Integrated 4Gb/s Fibre Channel 64-bit controller architecture with high-bandwidth I/O design

The new N6000 series consist of three products: N6040, N6060 and N6070 series N6000 gateway models available too by adding a gateway feature identifier on the appliance models. NEW! N6070 N6060 N6040 Maximum raw capacity 840TB 627TB 420TB Maximum disk drives 840 672 420 Controller architecture 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit Controller form factor 1 or 2 controllers in a 1 or 2 controllers in a single 6U chassis single 6U chassis 1 or 2 controllers in a single 6U chassis Memory 32GB 16GB 8GB Maximum 4Gbps FC ports 40 40 40 Maximum Ethernet ports 36 36 36 Yes Yes Yes NEW! 8Gb FC ready (requires DOT 7.3.1 or later) All specifications are for dual-controller, active-active configurations Maximum ports combines integrated ports with I/O expansion cards 12

N6000 series form factor optimized for High Availability configurations New N6000 6U chassis supports twin controllers Active-Active configuration in a single 6U chassis Backplane reduces external cabling Fewer power cables Active-Active config within chassis no longer requires heartbeat cable Easy upgrade from single controller config to A-A config - just plug in new controller 13

Key N6000 series features Comparison Table NEW! N5200 series N6040 series N5300 series N6060 series N5600 series N6070 series 2 x 32-bit (2 single-core) 2 x 64-bit (2 dual-core) 4 x 64-bit (4 single-core) 4 x 64-bit (4 dual-core) 4 x 64-bit (4 dual-core) 4 x 64-bit (4 dual-core) 2 4 4 8 8 8 Memory 4GB 8GB 8GB 16GB 16GB 32GB NVRAM NV5 (1GB) NV7 (1GB) NV6 (1GB) NV7 (4GB) NV6 (1GB) NV7 (4GB) Expansion Slots 6 x PCI-X 8 x PCIe 6 x PCIe 8 x PCIe 6 x PCIe 8 x PCIe Onboard FCP 8 x 2Gb 8 x 4Gb 8 x 4Gb 8 x 4Gb 8 x 4Gb 8 x 4Gb Onboard GbE 8 GbE 4 GbE 8 GbE 4 GbE 8 GbE 4 GbE Max Spindles 168 420 336 672 504 840 Max Capacity 84TB 420TB 336TB 672TB 504TB 840TB 7.2.1 + 7.2.5 + Processors Processor Cores 7.2.6 + Data ONTAP 7.0 + 7.2.5 + 7.2.1 + 7.3.1 + All figures are for dual-controller, active-active configurations Items highlighted with light blue fill represent new functionality over prior generation *N5000 family is EOL, N5200 will be replaced by N6040, N5300 by N6060 and N5600 will be replaced by N6070 14 14

Introducing the 2nd Generation N7000 series The N7000 series Scales to Massive Capacity N7900 Consolidates Efficiently Ensures Availability Supports Robust SAN N7700 15

2nd Generation N7000 series Overview Modular system with integrated I/O 16 x FC and 12 x GbE onboard* Occupies 12 rack units* Superior scalability 1176TB storage 1176 FC or SATA spindles Up to 48 Fibre Channel ports** Up to 52 Gigabit Ethernet ports** * Enterprise active-active configuration. ** Includes onboard and PCI-E card ports, active-active configuration. 16

The N7000 series Delivers Massive Scalability N7700 N7900 (A/A) (A/A) 4 16 NVRAM NV6 (1GB) NV6 (4GB) Memory 32GB 64GB PCI-x/e Slots 16 16 12 x GbE 12 x GbE 16 x FCP (4 Gb/s) 16 x FCP (4 Gb/s) Max Spindles 840 1,176 Max Storage Capacity 840TB 1176TB Processing Cores Onboard I/O Please note, after February 9, N7700 and N7900 gateway (dual node) will be ordered through a gateway feature code on the filer. N7700 and N7900 series were withdrawn on December, 2008. * Data ONTAP 7.2.4 required to reach capacity points on N7600 and N7800. 17

Differentiating between N Series Systems The major differences between the N3000, N5000, N6000 and N7000 models Performance More memory, Higher processor speeds & processors Scalability Disk capacity & adapter/hba quantities Price Software is not based on TB s but based on actual models number 18

Data ONTAP Features and Benefits 19 Operating System highly optimized and finely tuned for a single purpose Serving Storage Multi-protocol system designed to provide the maximum in investment protection and risk reduction Usability aids and appliance like features could possible be an IT manager s dream Easy to install & quick deployment accelerates time to market Reduced cost, advanced protection without performance compromises business continuance Allows consolidation of storage and servers providing maximum ROI and reduced TCO Helps improve end-user productivity through increased file sharing solutions Designed to greatly improved asset utilization with dynamic thin provision Quick & easy data recovery with proven foundation using technologies.

Multiprotocol: Native Mode access to common files: Windows, Unix and Linux Windows user views files over Common Internet File System (CIFS) Unix user views files over Network File System (NFS) 20

Multi-protocol: Capacity-savings example Traditional Approach Windows Data UNIX Data Single-Copy Data sharing Windows Data UNIX Data 20 TeraBytes 20 TeraBytes Total Storage = 40 Terabytes Same data with 50% Shared Total Storage = 30 Terabytes Designed to reduce costs by de-duplicating storage and simplifying system administration Designed to increase productivity by sharing a single file seamlessly and securely Designed to eliminates data migration costs by permitting today s iscsi LUN to be tomorrow s FCP LUN Eases deployment of multiprotocol applications, e.g., Dassault Systemès CATIA 21

Patented Double Parity RAID: RAID-DP Designed especially for SATA drive technology Designed to survive any 2-disk-failure scenario Breakthrough innovation: USENIX Best Paper in 2004 Compared to single-parity RAID, RAIDDP has: Single-parity RAID Protects against any single disk failure P Better protection (>4,000 MTTDL) RAID-DP Protects against any two-disk failure High performance P DP Same capacity overhead (typically 1 parity per 6 data drives Designed to outperform other doubleparity offerings Routinely on during benchmarks Combined with SyncMirror (RAID1), the N series products are designed to survive failure of any five disks in one disk protection group 22

N series Software Options Features: Included with base system Optional feature * not available with gateways 48 Advanced Software Features 23 Data ONTAP iscsi iscsi Host Attach Kit for AIX, Windows & Linux FTP Snapshot SnapMover SyncMirror FilerView FlexVol FlexShare SecureAdmin AutoSupport Disk Sanitization RAID-DP RAID-4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. CIFS Protocol SnapManager for SQL NFS Protocol SnapManager for Exchange HTTP Protocol SnapManager for Oracle FCP Protocol SnapManager for SAP Cluster Failover SnapManager for SharePoint FlexClone SnapValidator MultiStore Operations Manager Core SnapMirror Operations Manager SRM SnapRestore FCP Host Utility for UNIX, Win & Linux SnapVault Protection Manager Open Systems SnapVault Advanced Single Instance Storage SnapLock Enterprise Virtual File Manager LockVault Enterprise SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure SnapLock Compliance Protection Manager DR LockVault Compliance* SnapDrive for Windows, Unix & Linux NearStore feature MetroCluster Single Mailbox Recovery

Advanced Features Provide Total TCO Protection Network Access Protocols 24 CIFS Windows client & server attached to storage via IP network utilizing file system protocols NFS UNIX/Linux client & server attached to storage via IP network utilizing file system protocols iscsi Windows/UNIX/Linux server attached to storage via IP network utilizing block I/O protocols FCP Windows/UNIX/Linux server attached to storage via fiber channel network utilizing block protocols Data protection & Business Continuity On board copy services via Snapshot & SnapRestore virtual file & volume copy Outboard copy services via SnapVault, SnapMirror, SyncMirror Double parity RAID provides enhanced data protection for SATA drives Cluster Failover between redundant nodes SnapLock & LockVault nonerasable non-rewritable data protection System tools, Usability Aids, Provisioning FilerView overall system monitoring and management SnapManager Exchange & SQL environments SnapDrive usability for block I/O environments FlexClone database cloning FlexVol Thin Provisioning MultiStore Partitioning A-SIS block level deduplication Solutions E-mail archive Microsoft Exchange, SQL & Oracle consolidations Storage consolidation Server consolidation Catia migrations Unified storage Corporate Compliancy Information Lifecycle Management Infrastructure Simplification

N series Gateway Topology Options NAS SAN Enterprise Departmental Enterprise Departmental Host Side FCP Protocols iscsi Dedicated Ethernet Corporate LAN Target Target Side Side Side FCP Protocols Target SAN (Block) Host Side Side 25 Target NAS (File). IBM N series Gateway Simultaneous support for all four network attachment options from a single hardware platform!

Differences between Appliance & Gateway Models Servers Clients & Servers Unix Windows Servers Linux FC FC IP Storage Controller N series Gateway Model Equal Appliance (A10 & A20) N series Appliance 26 Gateway (G10 & G20) Controller Controllers are the same between the Appliances & Gateways Storage Storage Controller ships with attached disk storage Disk Storage is provided by external RAID subsystem Operating System Data ONTAP Data ONTAP slightly modified to remove RAID. RAID is dependent on attached storage subsystem Software 40+ features and functions Performance Dependent on storage subsystem & controller FC Other vendor storage subsystems Equal to Appliance models with exception of: Disk Sanitization, SnapLock, Compliance, LockVault Compliance, A-SIS, RAID-DP, RAID4

New N series gateway overview Transform Legacy Storage N series unifies SAN and NAS as well as virtualizes SAN storage from multiple vendors into a single pool for file or block access to provide the benefits of Data ONTAP and the N series manageability software family. N7900 New!! N6040 420TB N6060 672TB N6070 N7700 840TB 1,176TB 840TB N5200 84TB N5300 126TB N5600 504TB N series gateway functionality will be achieved by adding a gateway feature code to the appliance model Tiered Heterogeneous Storage 27

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