Post on 15-Jan-2017
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Agenda:
What is Enterprise Manager (EM)?
How does it automate your Storage Center (SC) management? • New functionality in EM 2015
What is Dell Storage Manager (DSM)? • Direction/Strategy
How will DSM help facilitate SC/PS management? • Thin Import (PS -> SC)
• Cross-platform Replication (PS <-> SC)
• EQL PS Group Management within DSM
What are some of the new aspects for DSM? • Virtual Appliance
• Web Client (HTML5)
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• Understand Enterprise Manager’s use cases
• Walk away with knowledge of Enterprise Manager functionality
• Understand how to use Enterprise Manager to optimize your SAN
• Understand the direction of Dell Storage Manager
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Session Objectives
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Historical Reporting Services
Stats for Storage Centers and FluidFS Clusters – Selectable rates (1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes) – IO, Storage, and Replication data
Stores data in your external database (SQL Server, MySQL) or built-in Flat File – External database storage length is user-specified (up to one year) – Flat File is an HSQL DB that stores data for 30 days
Storage Center (block) stats gathered: – IO Usage for Volumes, Disks, Servers, Controllers (IO/Sec, MB/Sec, Latency) – Storage Usage for Volumes, Disks, Servers, Storage Types (Total GB, Free GB, Used GB, etc.) – Replication Usage (% Complete, Amount Remaining, IO/Sec, MB/Sec)
FluidFS (file) stats gathered: – IO Usage for NAS Pools, NFS Exports, CIFS Shares (IO/Sec, MB/Sec, Latency) – Storage Usage for NAS Pool, NAS Volumes (Total GB, Free GB, Used GB, etc)
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Enterprise Manager supports analysis of Alert activity for proactive monitoring and troubleshooting activities:
Threshold Alert Process
Query historical alerts to identify trigger
points
Configure Email Notifications for Alerts
Export Alert data for analysis
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Performing Threshold Queries
Example: A storage system experienced a spike of IO
usage that impacted performance.
The Admin was able to perform a Threshold
Query to determine what threshold definitions
settings could have anticipated that event.
The Admin then created a Threshold Definition
to monitor the Storage Center for future use.
Allow the Administrator to query historical data to identify trigger points and trends that can then be used to anticipate, identify and proactively respond to performance issues.
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Threshold Alert Management
Type: • IO Usage • Storage • Replication
Objects: • Storage Center • Volumes or Server • Disk or Disk Class • Controller / Ports • Storage Profile
Usage Metric (examples): • IO/Sec • KB/Sec • Latency • IO Pending • Volume space, used, growth
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Performance Monitoring Enterprise Manager provides several options for monitoring performance.
IO Usage shows Historical Stats: • FE MB/Sec • FE IO/Sec • BE MB/Sec • BE IO/Sec • IO Pending
Charting shows Real-time IO Stats: • FE MB/Sec • FE IO/Sec • BE MB/Sec • BE IO/Sec • IO Pending
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Performance Monitoring: Historical IO Usage IO Usage is used to view and monitor historical IO performance statistics for a Storage Center and associated storage objects.
. . . for a local Storage Center . . . for Remote Storage Centers
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Performance Monitoring: Most Active Report (Real-time)
Displays Volumes, Servers, Remote Storage Centers, and Disks
Quick tabular view to help with troubleshooting (Min, Max, Avg, StDev)
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Volume Advisor The Volume Advisor Feature can recommend moving a volume to a different Storage Center to improve performance or alleviate high storage usage.
• Calculates and recommends volume movement based on the current capacity and past performance of the available Storage Centers.
Supported Threshold Definitions
Threshold Alert Recommendation Type Alert Object Type Definition
IO Usage Storage Center FE IO/Sec If SC Front-End IO > Threshold, Alert will recommend moving volume(s) to a specific Storage Center.
IO Usage Volume Latency If Volume Latency > Threshold, Alert will recommend moving the volume to a specific Storage Center, & provides recommended actions ( i.e.- create a Live Volume).
IO Usage Controller CPU Usage If SC Controller CPU Usage > Threshold, Alert will recommend moving volumes to a specific Storage Center.
Storage Storage Center Percent Used If Used Space % for a SC > Threshold, Alert will recommend moving the volume to a specific Storage Center.
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Automated Report Options
Daily, Weekly and Monthly Automated Report Options:
Report Type
Daily Weekly Monthly
Volume Storage Volume Storage statistics
X X X
Replications Information about volume replications
X X X
Alerts Storage Center Alerts
X X
Disk Class Info about storage space on each disk class
X X
Storage Center (SC) Summary Info about SC space and the number of storage objects X X
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Enterprise Manager: Components
Workstation running
Dell Storage Client 2015 R1 +
Direct Connection
To Storage Center
SC O/S v6.6 +
– Server installed Data Collector (Windows) pointing to each Storage Center
– Client application installed on any laptop/workstation/server (Windows or Linux)
– Dell Storage Client can ‘Direct Connect’ to a single Storage Center
Workstation running
EM 2015 R1 (+) Client or . . .
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EM 2015 Changes
All SC Platforms:
• Host Setup Tool – Selects Fault domains, Connects Hosts to
SC, Host MPIO driver, Creates Server on SC – Lists best practices configured on behalf of
user and those still recommended.
• Localization (5 languages)
• Thin Import Migration from EQL PS to SC
SCv2000 only: • EM Client is the only UI
– [SC GUI goes away for all platforms in 2016]
• Initial Setup – Automates configuration: SC discovery, Fault
domains, initialization, etc.
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PS Series (EqualLogic) customers: Easy data migration to SC Series array
Simple import wizard
Auto-discovers source PS Series volumes
Creates destination volume on SC array (target any tier)
Use existing PS Series QoS definitions (or create new)
Supported on ALL SC products with 6.7**
SC array “Thin Import”
Full data protection during transfer
Host I/O continues to both target and source volumes until transfer is complete*
PS array
* Online and offline options available.
** Professional Services-assisted online migration also available for select arrays from other vendors. Contact your Dell representative for details.
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SC Series
Array
Data Migration from PS to SC using Thin Import
PS Volume
SC
Volume
Server
2. SC array makes iSCSI mapping to PS Volume
4. SC Array thinly copies Data into new SC Volume Thin Import Migration Complete
PS Series
Group
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Thin Import Multi-step Wizard
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Configure single volume at a time
Multiple volumes can be imported in parallel
QoS Nodes to manage bandwidth / performance
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Supported Platforms / Firmware
EQL PS Firmware
– Support PS Firmware 6.6 + EQL Models:
– Table - - > Storage Center (v6.7 +)
– SC9000 – SC8000 – Series40 – SC4020 – SCv2000
EM 2015 R2 (KC Sept 2015)
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PS Models Firmware Support
PS Firmware Model
V8 and earlier
PS4000 PS4100 PS4110
PS-M4110 PS4210 PS6000 PS6010
PS6100 PS6110 PS6210 PS6500 PS6510 PS6610
V7 and earlier PS5000 PS5000 PS5500
V6 PS3xxx
PS50-2400 PS50-2400
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With
Management Software Transition
Today’s Products & UIs
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Single Management Server/UI Evolving to
DSM Web UI
• EQL SanHQ • EQL VSM • EQL Auto Snapshot
Manager • CML Enterprise
Manager • CML CITV • CML Replay Manager • CML Server Agent
Multiple Views for Different Users
Dell Storage Manager (DSM)
Storage Admin View
OS/App Admin View
IT Generalist View
NAS Admin View
DSM API
Integrate with Dell
Integrate with Partners
Orchestration/Automation
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Dell Storage Manager: What is it?
Enterprise Manager
Compellent Storage Center
Fluid FS (NAS) • Appliance • Unified block/file
SAN HQ Equal Logic PS Group
Windows/Linux Integrations
Dell Storage Manager (DSM)
Fluid Cache
VMware/Oracle Integrations
DSM is the next generation storage management platform for Dell Storage products:
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DSM 2016 R1: Management of EQL PS Groups New folder
will contain PS Groups.
These elements will only be
shown when PS Groups are
present in the system. New table
will contain PS Groups.
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DSM 2016 R1: Management of EQL PS Groups Statistics and Reports:
– Via SAN HQ (required) – Capacity
– Volumes, Snapshots
– Performance
– Hardware status
– Network status
Supported:
– PS Series Firmware v7.0, v8.0, v9.0
– DSM 2016 R1
– 8 EQL PS Groups per DSM Data Collector
– 16 Members per Group
Group Manager Link & Launch
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Overview of XPR - Single UI to manage Replications for both PS and SC
- Replication can be configured in two different directions.
- Full DR Failover and Recovery capabilities in both directions
Dell Storage Manager
PS4000
PS6000
SC4020
SC8000
SC9000
Asynchronous
Synchronous
Asynchronous Replicate/Failback
Failback/Replicate
Asynchronous
SC4020
SC8000
SC9000
PS4000
PS6000
PS Groups SC Series
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XPR Use Case: ROBO
SC4020 Minneapolis
SC4020 Rochester
SC4020 Duluth
EQL PS Groups Eden Prairie
SC4020 Fargo
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Remote office (SC4020) replication back to HQ (EQL PS Arrays)
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XPR Use Case: SC Replication Targets
SC4020 Minneapolis
SC4020 Rochester
SC4020 Duluth
EQL PS Groups Eden Prairie
SC4020 Fargo
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EQL PS Groups add SC’s (SC4020) as replication targets
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XPR Use Cases: On-Campus (Edge) /Off-Campus (DR)
EQL PS Array Marketing
SC8000 Corporate Main
EQL PS Array Manufacturing
iSCSI Network
EQL PS Array DR Site #1
EQL PS Array DR Site #2
On-campus, Migrate EQL PS data to SC8000 at core; Redeploy EQL PS at the edge
Off-campus, Migrate EQL PS data to SC8000 at core; Redeploy EQL PS for DR
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DSM 2016 R1: XPR Management
Replication Actions • Edit Settings • Pause / Resume • Source / Destination Volume • Set Threshold Alerts Defn’s
(SC Source) • Delete • Replicate Now (Storage tab)
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– Written in HTML5; No Java JRE installed
– Accessible from anywhere
– No separate download, install, or upgrade required
– Supports different form factors (e.g. tablet)
– Streamlined navigation: bookmarks, recently used objects, simplified access from point A to all related data, etc.
DSM Web UI: A Better User Experience
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DSM 2016 R1 Web UI: Tech Preview
Navigation: Client tree views have been replaced with navigation links
• Tree nodes are now drill down hyperlinks • Breadcrumbs for backward navigation • IO (Historical) and Charting (real-time) tabs combined
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Basic Guides (www.Support.dell.com and Knowledge Center)
– Enterprise Manager Administrator Guide(s)
– Enterprise Manager Install & Setup Guide
Advanced Guides (Knowledge Center)
– Enterprise Manager Reporting Tutorial
– Failover between sites with Enterprise Manager
– Disaster Recovery with Enterprise Manager
– Chargeback Tutorial
Videos (www.delltechcenter.com)
– PS to SC Series Data Migration via Thin Import
– Creating and Mapping Volumes
– Creating Threshold Definitions
– Recovering Data from a Replay
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Resources Available