Post on 29-Nov-2014
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VMware, Storage & Kitchen appliances
Don’t call me Brenda!
Universal truths
The way VM Guests map through to the physical storage is more important now than ever– Both RAW and VMFS
Virtualisation has changed the I/O usage patterns out of all recognition– The I/O Blender
» It’s no longer Server – HBA – LUN –Raid Group
» Consolidation of many Guests I/O flows causes hotspots quickly
» Choices and trade offs: VMFS/RAW, SAN, NAS & User Persona data
The storage and performance demands are only increasing– VDC/VDI & Cloud
– Data growth
Buying more storage is not always the right answer– It can just delay the inevitable
Backup visibility can’t stop at the image or snapshot– Audit, Compliance and Regulation still apply
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The Blender
Better knowledge and visibility can lead to better performance planning and a lot less issues
The I/O Blender still exists– vSphere’s VAAI has helped a great deal
» But random I/O streams still can cause havoc in block storage• LUN spreading and “smoothing” the data path can help
– Choices about Guest to Datastore ratios– Choices about storage types for different needs
» SAN (VMFS or RAW), NAS/NFS, Split
– Monitoring both the VM and Arrays performance metrics» Even the Fibre Channel metrics
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Data Protection
Two primary methods, lots of options– Image based– Snapshot based
But the business and the auditors need visibility & proof– Full data life cycle visibility
» From guest, to datastore, to image/snapshot, to.. where?• Backup storage? Tape media? Cold storage?• What about data retentions?• HiPPA, SOX and local audit requirements still must be met• Reporting and exception management is key
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Backup Server
Virtual Servers
Block Storage
NAS
SAN Fabric
Database
Replication
Management Infrastructure
CMDB
Reporting Portal
How Can APTARE Help?
VTL/Tape Libraries
De-duplication devices
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Reporting Themes
Scope– The area of infrastructure to report / analyze
Grouping– Focus on specific areas of interest in the overall infrastructure
Attributes– Business related values for individual components
Management by Exception– Reducing reporting complexity
Automation– Save time and effort
Connectivity– Need to understand how components affect each other
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Storage mapping
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Array RAID group and LUN Performance
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Snaps that can be deleted
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Capacity & Forecasting
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Data Protection
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StorageConsole Meets the Challenges…
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BackupBackup Manager
ReplicationReplication Manager
StorageCapacity Manager
FabricFabric Manager
VirtualVirtualization Manager
CommonDatabase
Unstructured Data
File Analytics
StorageConsole Reports
Storage Management Data Protection Management
APTARE Advantages
Agentless Data Collection– No additional software installed on servers
Single Data Store– Information value multiplies with additional modules
Web-based Reporting– Reports can be run from anywhere on any web browser
Heterogeneous– Support for all the main vendors and products
Multi-Tenanted– Create Customer/Department specific views.
Custom Report Writing
Global Hub and Spoke Architecture
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