1. Sun StorageTek 2500
Arrays
Customer NDA Presentation
Name
title
Sun Microsystems
Date
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2. Sun has the Industry's Most
Comprehensive Storage Portfolio
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3. Where the ST2500 Series Fits Within the Portfolio?
The ST2500 extends the modular family down below $15,000.
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4. Why Customers Purchase Sun Modular Disk
• World Record Performance
> Independent SPC benchmarks
> Best-in-Class SPC-2 Benchmarks for the 2540
2540!
• Non-disruptive Flexibility
> Scale and change everything on the fly
> Industry-leading non-disruptive flexibility
• Complete System Availability
> High Availability with world-class support - SDP
> Redundant Everything
• Faster Time-to-benefit
> Application Profiles deploy 2X as fast with automated provisioning
> Instant-on volumes storage is available at a fraction of the time it takes EMC
• Application integration
> Microsoft VSS, VMware SRM, Oracle RMAN etc….
Exceed Service Levels – Performance, Availability and Cost
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5. Top 3 Concerns of IT Management
Increase Revenue Lower costs Avoid Risk
Goal Goal Goal
•Deploy assets that create ●Deploy assets that create efficiencies ●Deploy assets that safeguard against
additional revenue activities of staff, space, power, etc risks
•Increase speed of revenue ● Reduce datacenter footprint ● Back up data
transactions ● Lower power bills ● Recover data faster
● Common management ● Comply with the law
frameworks and policies (Sarbanes-Oxley)
● Record retention policies
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6. What Are Your Needs?
• An affordable and scalable solution
• Simple and common management
> Easy as provisioning a server
• Small footprint
> For rack intensive server and storage environments
• High performance to meet new application demands
• Reliable data protection
• Storage to meet all levels of data
> Compute intensive to secondary storage
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7. Why the StorageTek 2500 Series?
• Sun – a trusted solution provider
• Full array capability at HBA RAID prices
• Tiered storage capability within a single array
• Solution of choice for low-cost shared storage
• Flexibility – iSCSI, SAS or FC interface technology
• High density – 2U form factor
• “Start Small, Grow Big” scalability
• Enables shared storage with multi-node clustered topologies
> Storage consolidation for heterogeneous hosts
The ST2500 low-cost arrays are the only product in its class that offers a full suite of management
features that scales across an entire disk portfolio at no added cost
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8. ST2500 Delivers
Customer Needs ST2500 Delivers
>
Simple Management >
Simple Management
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As easy as provisioning your server
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Server-oriented management (CAM)
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Ease application optimization
●
Application-oriented provisioning
●
Common management with Modular
●
Common management with Modular
>
Small Footprint >
Small Footprint
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Maximum storage density (spindles/RU)
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6 drives per RU
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Multiple drive and connectivity options
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FC, SAS, and iSCSI host options
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Mix SAS and SATA in the same tray
>
Strong Performance < $10K
>
Strong Performance < $10K
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Keep application and business running
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Maximum of over 100K IOPS and 1GB/s
●
SPC results available from
www.storageperformance.org
>
Reliable Data Protection < $10K >
Reliable Data Protection < $10K
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Trusted solution with no points of failure ●
Fully redundant RAID array
●
Data protection software and services ●
Data snapshot capabilities
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9. ST2500 Common Features
2U enclosure supporting up to 12 SAS drives
Rugged with NEBs Level 3, with DC power versions
Online capacity expansion with up to 48 drives
Tiered storage with SAS and SATA intermix support
RAID 0, 1, 5, and 1+0 1GB Cache Memory (512MB/controller)
Common Array Manager Data Snapshots
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10. ST2500 Series Common Features, Multiple Ways to Attach
Dual Controller ST2540 (FC) ST2530 (SAS) ST2510 (iSCSI)
Specs
Host Ports 4 FC Ports 6 SAS Ports 4 GE Ports
RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 1+0, 6 P+Q* (Single RAID, dual RAID)
Cache Memory 1 or 2 GB (512 MB or 1GB* per Controller)
Drive Trays 2U, 12-drive
Max. Drives/System Up to 48 drives – 12 per tray, 1 controller tray and up to 3 expansion trays
Disk Types SAS 15krpm (146GB/300/450 GB) / SATA 7.2krpm (500/750GB and 1TB)
SAS/SATA Intermix Yes
Performance Cache: ~ 100,000 IOPS, ~1,500 MB/s Disk: ~ 20,000 IOPS, 900 MB/s
Data Services 2 domains included, Optional: Data Snapshot (4 per volume, up to 128 per
array), Enhanced Data Snapshot* (8 per volume, up to 128 per array),
Volume Copy* 4, 8, 16, or 32* Domain License
Management (included) Common Array Manager (CAM)
ApMayu
O/S Release
Solaris 9 (ST2540), 10, Windows 2003 & 2008, Linux, VMWare ESX
(2540- V3.02 and later, 2530- 3.5U4, 2510-3.5)
NEBS *New as of Q4FY09
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11. Which 2500 is Right for Me?
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12. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Evolution of SCSI
• Built on SCSI technology- A trusted and proven technology
• Higher performing DAS- 3 Gb/sec SAS compared to 320 Mb/sec of
SCSI
• No longer single host attach only- Clustering is now supported
• No system level workarounds that SCSI required
• Assurance of reliability for demanding 24/7 environments
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13. Top 10 Reasons for SAS Attach
1. It’s the new SCSI
2. High-performance DAS
3. Uncomplicated consolidation of storage —
no switch needed!
4. No system-level workarounds
5. Assurance of Reliability
6. Availability/Clustering
7. Low TCO with a complete SAS configuration
8. Flexibility with SAS and SATA drive intermix support
9. “Future-proof” storage
10. Scalability
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14. COMMON ARRAY MANAGER
(CAM)
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15. Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager
Centralized Management Utility
● Easily manage one to many ST2500 arrays
● Deploy by application type (Storage Profiles) Rapid Set-up
● 15 applications pre-loaded, tested profiles Use Storage Profiles to quickly and
● Custom profiles predictably provision storage to
● Up to 256 volumes precise pre-loaded and optimized
● RAID 0, 1+0, 1, 3, 5, 6 application demands.
● Dynamic expansion
● Dynamic re-configuration
Maximize Performance
Easily and dynamically tune any
attribute to exact application
tolerances.
Grow Without Disruption
Dynamically scale the volume as
the application needs dictate.
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16. Application-Driven Storage Profiles
Application Profiles...
Wizards that provide quick, consistent
results every time
• Use 15 pre-tested profiles
(e.g., Oracle, OLTP, HPC)
• Customize existing profiles
• Create unique profiles
• Share profiles between storage systems
• View configuration details at any time
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17. Common Array Manager Features
Easier and Quicker Integration Across Maximize Uptime &
Application Tuning Product Portfolio Serviceability
●Pre-tested application profiles ●Web-based GUI ●Automatic case generation
●Easier to install and deploy ●Automatic workload profiles ●Integrated service advisor
●Customer customizeable ●Consistent application profiles ●All problems hot link to solutions
●Easily share profiles between storage ●Proactive local/remote monitoring ●Movement to 100% connectivity
systems ●Spans product portfolio ●Emphasis on fix immediately when
●Profiles appropriate for array type ●Graphical instructions built-in possible
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18. Why Data Services?
Protect Data Improve Backup Increase
Windows Flexibility
Volume Copy Data Snapshot Data Domains
● Creates complete copies of ● Immediately available copies ● Customizable volume
volume of data performance- tuned to the
● Changed information is copied
● Copy (or clone) can be application and server
reassigned to back-up or testing to the snapshot ● Allow multiple heterogenous
environment hosts to share the storage array
● Migrate data between desired ●
tier of storage
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20. Oracle Performs with Sun Modular Disk
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Easy to Install & Optimize
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Oracle RAC environments require shared storage for the
greatest throughput across multiple servers— with data
available to which ever processor needs it
●
High performance – Superior performance featuring block-
level storage that maintains application performance levels
as data amounts and data use increase
The Sun StorageTek 6780 is the performance efficiency
leader for Oracle, able to offer the highest performance
modular storage system with extremely low response
times regardless of load
●
CAM pre-configured Oracle Profile for quick deployment
and provisioning
●
Dynamic Features enable flexible storage management
with faster provisioning times, higher availability, and on-
the-fly modifications
Made to Scale, Made to Perform
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21. Oracle and Sun Modular Disk
• Oracle data is used to generate customer revenue and/
or control costs
• The value of data drives storage requirements
> High value data requires: 1) High protection, 2) High access rate, and
3) Shorter access time
> Can be FC drives in the 6780, 65xx or 61xx, or SAS drives in the
25xx
> Low value data affords: 1) Lower protection, 2) Lower access rate, and
3) Longer access time
> Can be SATA drives in 6780, 65xx or 61xx, 25xx
• Data value changes over time
• Storage system
> Meet all data requirements
> Cost less than the value of the data it stores
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22. VMWare Scales with Sun Modular Disk
Shared Storage for VMWare's Advanced Features
Current
• Requires shared storage for
Production
VMware ESX Server features
> VMotion, Storage VMotion, Resource
Pools, Distributed Resource Scheduler
(DRS) and High Availability
• Outstanding horizontal scalability
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• VM's require large quantities of disk
space
> 100 Guests can require ~5TB of
space... just for the OS
• VMware vSphere Cloud OS
> Private Clouds (shared storage)
ST6140
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23. Key VMware Features
• Live Guest Migration
> Ability to move a Guest Live at will for
any reason
> Performance, Scheduled Downtime, All Require Shared Storage
Upgrades
between servers
• High Availability Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI or NAS
> Auto restart Guests on a different server
upon failure
• Distributed Resource Management
> Policy based resource management for
Guests
• Fault Tolerance (VMware VI4)
> Complete Guest failure protection
• VMware vSphere
> Internal Clouds based on VMware
Infrastructure
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24. Challenge 1: Your Data is not Consolidated
• An organization may start with several Marketing Finance
(Internal DAS) External DAS
servers with directly attached storage
(DAS)
• As the business grows and servers
are added, more storage is directly
attached
HR Sales (Internal
• This results in unconsolidated and External DAS DAS)
inefficient storage islands
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25. Solution 1-A: ST2530
1-6 servers
• Shared-storage benefits
> Increased storage utilization
> Increased application availability Marketin Sales HR
> Centralized proficient management g
> increased data protection and features
• Maintains simplicity as a direct-attach
configuration
ST2530
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26. Solution 1-B: FC SAN with ST2540 Array
• Shared-storage benefits Marketing Accounting
ST2540
> Increased storage utilization
> Increased application availability
> Centralized proficient management
> increased data protection and features
FC SAN
• Simple to manage and affordable price HR Sales
point removes resistance to purchase a App App
first SAN
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
OS OS
App App
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
OS OS
iSCSI/FC
iSCSI/FC
ESX 3.X iSCSI/FC
ESX 3.X
ESX 3.X
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27. Solution 1-C – IP SAN with ST2510
Accounting
• Shared-storage benefits Marketing
ST2510
> Increased storage utilization
> Increased application availability
> Centralized proficient management
> increased data protection and IP SAN
features Sales
HR App App
• Remove the cost and complexity barrier
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
OS OS
App App
App App
for SAN storage
OS OS
App App
OS OS
OS OS
iSCSI/FC
iSCSI/FC
ESX 3.X iSCSI/FC
ESX 3.X
ESX 3.X
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28. Challenge 2: Availability Requirements
Cluster
• Failover cluster solutions cannot be
built on RAID HBAs where cache and/
or RAID configuration is machine/node
specific
• Without continuously available data,
organizations are faced with the threat
of unplanned downtime.
HBA HBA
JBOD
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29. Solution 2: Clustering with the ST2500
Arrays
• The ST2500 arrays are well suited for Cluster
clusters
• Two active/active RAID controllers with
mirrored cache, redundant components
and automated I/O path failover,
• Provides seamless failover across
multiple servers and applications.
• Highly available arrays ensures data is
accessible when needed and can be
shared by multiple hosts running the
same application
ST2530
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30. Challenge 3: Server Virtualization
App App
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
OS OS
App App
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
OS OS
iSCSI/FC
iSCSI/FC
ESX 3.X iSCSI/FC
• The influx of blade and virtual servers
ESX 3.X
ESX 3.X
drives the need for consolidated
storage
> May not be cost-effective to attach
App App
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
each blade and virtual server to a FC App
OS
App
App
OS
OS
App
OS
SAN
App App
OS OS
OS OS
iSCSI/FC
iSCSI/FC
ESX 3.X iSCSI/FC
• Servers will likely continue to rely on
ESX 3.X
ESX 3.X
DAS
> Remain stranded and not leverage the
increased availability, capacity and App App
availability of shared storage
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
OS OS
> DAS limits virtual server scalability
App App
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
OS OS
iSCSI/FC
iSCSI/FC
ESX 3.X iSCSI/FC
ESX 3.X
ESX 3.X
* June 2007, Gartner
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31. Solution 3: ST2510 Array
• Implement a VMware tested and supported
ST2510 or ST2540 array
> Maintain a low-cost virtual server-to-SAN connection
> Benefit from centralized management, high availability
and additional functionality vs. DAS
App App
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
OS OS
App App
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OS
iSCSI/FC App App
OS OS
iSCSI/FC App App
OS OS
ESX 3.X iSCSI/FC
OS OS
App ESX 3.X
App
App ESX 3.X
IP SAN
App
OS OS
App App
App App
OS OS
App App
OS OSOS OS
iSCSI/FC OS
App
OS
App
iSCSI/FC
ST2510
OS OS
ESX 3.X App iSCSI/FC
App
ESX 3.X App App
OS OS
ESX 3.X App App
OS OS
OS OS
iSCSI/FC
iSCSI/FC
ESX 3.X iSCSI/FC
ESX 3.X
ESX 3.X
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32. Challenge 4 – Departments/ Remote Sites
Corporate Data Center
SAN
• Remote offices or departments may
be self-reliant DAS SAN
• Separate servers with islands of
underutilized storage
• Overall data availability, efficiency Remote
and manageability is not achieved Marketing
Office
Finance
(Internal DAS) External DAS
HR Sales
External DAS (Internal DAS)
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33. Challenge 4 – Departments/ Remote
Sites
Corporate Data Center
SAN
• Remote offices or departments may
be self-reliant DAS SAN
• Separate servers with islands of
underutilized storage
• Overall data availability, efficiency Remote
and manageability is not achieved Marketing
Office
Finance
(Internal DAS) External DAS
HR Sales
External DAS (Internal DAS)
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34. Challenge 4 – Departments/ Remote Sites
Corporate Data Center
SAN
• Remote offices or departments may
be self-reliant DAS SAN
• Separate servers with islands of
underutilized storage
• Overall data availability, efficiency Remote
and manageability is not achieved Marketing
Office
Finance
(Internal DAS) External DAS
HR Sales
External DAS (Internal DAS)
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35. Solution 4: ST2540 – 4 Gbps FC Raid Array
Corporate Data Center
• Low-cost additional storage for an SAN
existing SAN
> Support remote sites and offices DAS SAN
> Departments can be self-sufficient with
simple administration
> Great performance / performance
value
Marketing HR
Remote
• Can enjoy the same benefits as the LCA 2540
corporate SAN Office
SAN
SAN
HR
Sales
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36. End
Customer NDA Presentation
Name
title
Sun Microsystems
Date
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