20121108 vmug london event nimble sorage for vdi

Transforming your Datacenter with Nimble Storage
Charlie Whitfield charlie@nimblestorage.com
Systems Engineering Director, EMEA @cawnimble
© 2012 Nimble Storage. Proprietary and confidential. Do not distribute. 2

Company Snapshot

§  Founded in January 2008; started shipping in August 2010
§  Headquartered in San Jose, CA; operations in US, Canada, Europe, and Australia
§  Over 200 employees

Rapidly growing installed base of over 600 customers and
1100 deployments

Partner eco-system expanding quickly, with over 200 VARs

Strong alliances with Cisco, Citrix, CommVault, Microsoft and
VMware

Leadership team brings deep industry expertise and business
building experience

Flash Addresses Datacenter IO Bottlenecks

Neither effective or ineffective
How effective has 8%
solid-state storage
been at alleviating the
Extremely effective
IO bottlenecks caused
by your organization’s 16%
server virtualization
environment? Effective
76%

Source: Enterprise Strategy Group, 2011


Optimal Use of New Tech

Today’s Storage Architectures
§  Architected to use disk only;
overlaying flash on top results
in partial solution

Purpose-built, Performance Hybrid
§  Designed from the ground up to
leverage the best of flash and disk
§  Eliminates compromise between
performance, capacity, and
data management


But Flash Alone Is Not the Solution

Component Flash Disk
Random IOPS / $ 30-100x 1x

Sequential IO / $ 1x 3x

Capacity / $ 1x 20x

Reliability experience Early Mature
Mature

Hybrid systems marry flash and disk to deliver the best of both


Transformation in Storage Models with Flash

LEGACY MODERN

Flash in Server
Monolithic Real-Time
Analytics All-Flash Arrays

NEED FOR FLASH
Mainstream
Applications
OLTP VDI Hybrid
Modular Flash-Optimized
SQL Server SharePoint
Exchange Web/File/Print

Tape, High- Archives Cloud
Capacity Disk

Efficient hybrid systems that grow flexibly can address all mainstream needs


Engineered for Efficiency

2-5x More Usable Capacity/$ 2-5x More Performance/$
§  High capacity disk §  Responsive flash cache
§  Always-on compression accelerates reads with
no RAID overhead
§  High ratio of usable
to raw capacity §  Serialized writes eliminate
need for high RPM spindles

CASL
Instant Backups & Restores Scaling at the Lowest
Incremental Cost
§  Thin snapshots with no
performance penalty §  Scale just performance,
§  Retention for months, not days just capacity, or both
§  WAN-efficient replication §  Scale-out cluster
eliminates storage silos
§  Backups always stored on the
correct media §  Scale with zero downtime


Storage Challenges Today

Today Meeting Performance and Capacity Demands
Apps
§  Traditional storage systems optimized for one or the other
§  Inflexible scaling increases cost, risk
PRIMARY
Performance Capacity
Tier Tier Protecting Higher Volumes of Data
§  Traditional backup/restores unable to scale to meet
protection demands
§  DR too expensive and complex
BACKUP & DR

Managing Silos of Infrastructure
§  Administration of primary storage, backup,
and DR is complex


Storage Challenges Today

Legacy Nimble Storage
Apps

PRIMARY Accelerate
Performance Capacity
Tier Tier

Protect
BACKUP & DR

Simplify


Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL)


Flash-Enabled Architecture
Accelerate Protect Empower

Inline Compression Universal Compression:
NVRAM

NVRAM
NIMBLE
ARRAY §  Variable-size blocks enable
DRAM fast inline compression, saving
30-75%
§  Elimination of read-modify-write
penalty allows compression of
all applications



Inline Compression
Write Optimized Layout:
NVRAM

NVRAM
NIMBLE
ARRAY §  Random writes always
DRAM organized into large sequential
full-stripe writes
All Data
§  Permits use of low-cost, high-
density HDDs coupled with
compression to lower costs
High-Capacity Disk Storage substantially



Inline Compression Smart Caching:
NVRAM

NVRAM
NIMBLE
ARRAY §  MLC flash: Converting random
DRAM writes to sequential writes
minimizes “write amplification”,
All Data Cache- Large Adaptive Flash Cache allowing the use of MLC SSDs
worthy
Data §  No RAID overhead: Using flash
as a read cache avoids the
High-Capacity Disk Storage overhead of RAID protection
§  Compression: Data on flash is
compressed, saving space
§  Metadata in cache accelerates
all reads


Accelerating Applications with CASL
Accelerate Protect Simplify

Cache
SSD
DISK
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION: WRITE-OPTIMIZED LAYOUT: DYNAMIC CACHING:
30-75% SAVINGS 100x FASTER WRITES 50x FASTER READS
§  Variable-size blocks enable §  Guaranteed coalescing of random §  Cache populated intelligently on
fast inline compression writes to sequential stripes; first write, instantly on cache miss
eliminates dependency on
§  Elimination of read-modify-write §  Metadata in cache accelerates
spindle speed
penalty allows compression of all accesses
all applications §  Coalesced writes to flash increase
lifespan by 500%

ü  2-5x better performance / $
ü  2-5x better capacity / $
ü  ~ 4x reduction in footprint, power and cooling

Gain High Performance and Capacity Savings
Faster Performance… …without Sacrificing Capacity

5-10 AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
ms READ LATENCY WRITE LATENCY COMPRESSION

1-4 1.98X
ms Actual results across all
Disk-based Systems

Nimble customers deploying
SQL server workloads
Tiered Systems
Actual results across all with Flash
Actual results across
Nimble customers all Nimble customers
deploying ESX workloads

0.5 ms 0.67 ms
“The IOPS we’re achieving “In an IOmeter test of the “With inline compression
with the Nimble array has proven game- Community CS220, the Nimble out- alone, we’ve freed up
changing for our development team.” performed EMC by a factor of 7 7.48TB of space. Imagine what we can
– Ethan Erchinger, VP of Operations, Plaxo to 10 in IOPS, latency, and Mbps” do with that.”
– Calvin Levy, Florida Blood Services

Disks are NOT for IOPS

Compellent NetApp Nimble
SC30 Equallogic PS6500X FAS3140 CS240

IOPS / Disk:
10,000
Mailboxes
10,000
Mailboxes
12,000
Mailboxes
20,000
Mailboxes 11–19x
higher

72 disks 48 disks 64 disks 12 disks

Microsoft Exchange 2010 Jetstress benchmark testing

Disks are NOT for IOPS

Compellent NetApp Nimble
SC30 Equallogic PS6500X FAS3140 CS440

2 x IOPS via
Controller
10,000
Mailboxes
10,000
Mailboxes
12,000
Mailboxes
40,000
Mailboxes Upgrade

72 disks 48 disks 64 disks 12 disks

Microsoft Exchange 2010 Jetstress benchmark testing

Nimble Snapshot Efficiency Advantage
§  Redirect-on-write snapshots
Snapshot Space Usage:
consume little space with
120
no performance penalty
§  Enables frequent
recovery points
100

80
30x
Less space
102.1 GB

with Nimble

Usage (GB)
§  Allows for longer retention 60
periods of 30–120 days
40
“Most recoveries are for data which is less
than a month old, often a granular file or 20
object level and where recovery time is
paramount, making disk-based
2.9 GB
0
protection mechanisms the right choice Nimble Competitor
for almost everyone.”
– Jason Buffington, ESG Production Exchange 2010 deployment; 20GB Exchange Infostor
Used DAG to mirror database to EqualLogic and Nimble CS-Series
Captured daily snapshots on both systems for ten days

Consistent Backup and Replication
§  Cost-effective,
SharePoint, Exchange, SQL
WAN-efficient replication Server, Hyper-V, VMware
§  Flexible retention schedules
§  VM and application consistent
Hypervisor

“A major advantage of
snapshots over backup
software is that they
scale very well.
No data movement SNAPSHOT
means near instant SNAPSHOT
application recoveries.”
SNAPSHOT
– Dave Russell, Gartner


Simplify Backups, Protect More

Protect More Often Protect Longer Protect More

CUSTOMERS WITH CUSTOMERS RETAINING WORKLOADS
HOURLY RPOs SNAPSHOTS MORE THAN REPLICATED FOR DR
1 MONTH

63%
51% Actual results across
47% all Nimble customers

Actual results across all Actual results across all Actual results across
Nimble customers running Nimble customers running all Nimble customers
SQL workloads SQL workloads
Industry Average
10% (Source: IDC)

“The Nimble backups are extremely “With Nimble it takes, literally, a “When you compare Nimble
fast and non-disruptive – they don’t impact couple clicks of the mouse to establish a backup with other disaster recovery products, it’s very
our application or storage performance at all.” schedule and meet our data retention policy.” effective and very competitive in terms of pricing,
– Steve Tuscher, Director of Information – Mike Brester, System Administrator, and it’s so easy to use.”
Technology, Grocery Outlet Mulvanny G2 Architecture – Jared Call, Director of IT, Imagine Learning

Simplify and Go Beyond
Easy to Purchase Easy to Maintain Easy to Upgrade
PERCENT OF
99.9%
NUMBER OF LINE PERCENT OF
ITEMS PER QUOTE SUPPORT CASES SYSTEMS
RESOLVED WITH UPGRADED

3
AUTOMATED WITHOUT
PAGES 70% SYSTEM DOWNTIME

Actual results across Actual results across
2 Line Items all Nimble customers all Nimble customers

“It was really refreshing to see Nimble’s “This isn't hard enough! I need “Just ran the firmware update.
quote was one line item on my purchase thick manuals, on-site field It could not have possibly gone smoother. One click
engineers, a complicated support web site, a-la- to download, one click to update. Watched
order. It just all came bundled in there.
carte licensing charges, complicated spreadsheets a live VM during the 8-minute process which never
All the things I needed and then some.”
to document configurations, maybe even a storage disconnected.”
–Mariyah Epich Serratos, City of Cupertino specialist! Something is very wrong here." –Kenneth Libeson, Meritage Group
–Russell Roberts, Premier Medical Group

Gain Peace of Mind and More

PUSH-BUTTON PROACTIVE SECURE REMOTE
Nimble
DEPLOYMENT WELLNESS SUPPORT Support

§  All-inclusive §  5-minute §  Secure tunnel
features heartbeats and enables fast and
§  Built-in application profiles detailed daily telemetry ensure easy triage and
eliminate manual tuning arrays are in top condition problem resolution

§  Extensive integration with §  Real-time analysis of entire
hypervisors and applications environment with automated
case creation before failure
§  Non-disruptive software occurs
upgrades


Nimble Scale to Fit


Scaling Today

Traditional Storage Scale-Out Storage

PERFORMANCE CAPACITY

Head unit + Disk Shelves Scale-Out Cluster
+  Low cost capacity upgrade +  Low upfront cost, simplified management
-  Must forecast needs up front -  Expensive expansion
-  Scaling limited; storage silos -  Must purchase performance and capacity together
-  Data migration is a nightmare


Future-proof your Investments with Nimble

§  Buy the smallest brick you need today
§  Add exactly what you need,
when you need it
–  Simply
–  Non-disruptively
–  Cost-effectively


Scale To Fit: Optimised for You

SCALE COMPUTE/CACHE SCALE CAPACITY SCALE-OUT CLUSTER

§  Scale IOPS and reduce §  Scale capacity alone §  Scale performance and
latency by scaling cache using expansion shelves capacity by adding nodes
and/or compute while managing centrally

Scale flexibly and non-disruptively at the lowest incremental cost.


Scale Cache, Compute, Capacity, Nodes

SCALE Flexible. Non-disruptive. Cost-effective.
CACHE,
COMPUTE

ADD
FLASH
OR CPU
PERFORMANCE

+ NODES

SCALE
CAPACITY
+ DISK CAPACITY


Nimble Scaling for Mainstream Applications

Mainstream
Applications
PERFORMANCE

CAPACITY


Nimble Scaling for Mainstream Applications

Real-time Analytics
VDI

Oracle
Mainstream
Applications

SQL Server
PERFORMANCE

` Exchange

SharePoint

Backup, DR

Archival, Cheap and Deep
CAPACITY


Flexible, Non-disruptive Scaling

Scale Capacity, Cache, Compute, and Nodes

Denser Faster
Head Shelf Controllers SSDs Controllers

Expansion Shelves Expansion Shelves

Industry leading granular scalability:
§  To scale performance, swap with higher density SSDs and/or faster controllers
§  To scale capacity, add shelves
§  To scale performance and capacity further, cluster additional arrays


Scale Performance Linearly

§  Create one or more storage
pools in a scale-out cluster
–  Data is striped and
automatically rebalanced
across the arrays in a pool
Pool
–  Data can be non-disruptively Pool Volume
migrated across pools
Volume
Volume
Storage pool:
Volume A pool with
one or more
Volume arrays across
Volume which data is
stored (striped)


Grow and Shrink Storage Non-disruptively

§  Add an array to a cluster
to scale performance
and capacity
–  Data is automatically
rebalanced within each pool
§  Remove an array
non-disruptively
–  Data is first migrated off
the array without disruption
and array is removed

MS Exchange
SQL SQL Server
SQL Server Server MS Exchange+VDI


Simplify Storage Management

§  Manage the scale-out cluster
from a single console
–  Add and remove storage arrays
–  Get status and view performance
and capacity reports
–  Create and manage storage
pools and volumes
§  Manage host connectivity
to the scale-out cluster
–  Automatic MPIO configuration
and connection management
–  Discover/add data IP through
a single connection

Keep Applications Running – No Disruptions

§  Add or remove arrays
non-disruptively
–  Add an array to a pool and the system
automatically rebalances data
–  Remove an array non-disruptively
§  Upgrade storage controllers Repurpose older
array for Disaster
and add storage shelves Recovery
without any downtime
–  Allow volumes to be migrated
to change hardware
without disruption
Exchange + SQL Server VDI VDI VDI


Connecting Scale-out Storage to the Host

§  Host directs reads and writes to correct
array avoiding forwarding delays
–  Nimble Connection Manager for Windows Nimble
Connection
–  Nimble PSP plug-in for VMware Manager
or PSP
§  Automatic MPIO configuration and plug-in
path management– eliminates manual Host based SW
connection setup to individual arrays


Nimble Storage Products


Nimble Storage CS-Series Controller Shelf

§  Consolidate 4x more–high perf and efficiency
–  Compact 3U chassis
§  Instant snapshot and restore
–  1000’s of efficient snapshots & VSS / VMware integration
–  WAN-efficient replication
§  Scale-to-fit architecture
–  Scale-up/scale-capacity/scale-out as needed
§  All-inclusive enterprise features
–  Cloning, thin provisioning, replication, etc.
–  Simple management for storage, backup, DR

CS210 CS220/G CS240/G CS260/G CS420/G CS440/G CS460/G
Base Raw
8TB 12TB 24TB 36TB 12TB 24TB 36TB
capacity
Effective
4-9TB 8 – 16TB 17 – 33TB 25 – 50TB 8 – 16TB 17 – 33TB 25 – 50TB
Capacity
Flash 160GB 320GB 640GB 1200GB 640GB 640GB 1200GB
Network 4 x 1GbE 6 x 1GbE or 2 x 10GbE + 2 x 1GbE (G models)
Controllers Dual hot-swappable controllers in active-passive configurations with mirrored NVRAM

Nimble Storage ES1-Series External Storage Shelf

§  Add additional storage with an external storage shelf
–  Compact 3U chassis
§  Connect up to three (3) additional shelves
–  Scale storage capacity non-disruptively
§  Uses 6Gb SAS connectivity from controller to shelf
–  Support multipathing from controller to shelves
§  Each shelf is its own RAID Group
§  Spares assigned for each shelf

ES1-H25 ES1-H45 ES1-H65

Raw Capacity 15 TB 30 TB 45 TB
Effective Capacity
(w/ 0x-2x compression) 11 – 22 TB 23 – 45 TB 34 – 68 TB

Flash 160 GB 300 GB 600 GB
Connectivity 2x 6Gb SAS / IO module
IO Modules Dual hot-swappable SAS controllers

Solutions for VDI


Nimble with VMware

§  Deep collaboration across the lifecycle from pre-release
development to go-to-market
§  All products certified with ESX and listed on VMware Hardware
Compatibility List
§  SmartStack reference architecture for VMware VDI deployments
§  One of a small list of VDI solutions certified under the VMware
Rapid Desktop Program

R E A D Y


VMware + Nimble = Better Performance, Management

§  vCenter Plug-ins to Manage Storage
VMware
–  Create datastores/clones vCenter Server
–  Manage snapshots/replication/restores
–  Manage performance and capacity Nimble vCenter
plug-ins
§  vStorage API integrations to improve
VMware vSphere
performance, management
–  Provision VMs, offload clone/copy
–  Set capacity threshold alerts
–  Better error handling Servers
–  VMFS performance improvements vStorage VM-consistent
APIs B/R
§  VMware tools integration to
improve protection
§  Quiesce/recover VMs with VM/app consistency
R E A D Y


VMware + Nimble = Better Multi-pathing Management

§  Automatic MPIO configuration VMware
and management for vCenter Server

Nimble clusters

VMware vSphere
Nimble PSP

Servers

R E A D Y


VMware + Nimble = DR Automation and Testing

Site A (Primary) Site Site
Site B (Recovery)
VMware Recovery VMware Recovery
vCenter Server Manager vCenter Server Manager

VMware vSphere VMware vSphere

Servers Servers

Storage Replication

R E A D Y


VDI Challenges and Stresses

§  VDI benefits
–  Easy, centralized management
–  Improved security
–  Reduced maintenance, easy OS upgrades
–  Fast provisioning
–  Go green: reduced resource consumption
–  Storage and backup consolidation
–  More capable of handling peak loads
§  But… Get Storage wrong and VDI can fail
“Storage costs can consume 40% to 50% of a
virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) project's
overall costs.” – Jeff Byrne, Taneja Group


VDI Demands Responsive Storage

VDI Storage Requirements for Hundreds of Desktops
14000 Boot Storm
12000
AV Scans
10000 and Patches
8000
IOPS

Writes
6000 Reads
Workday
4000

2000

0
9:00 AM 6:00 PM 10:00 PM


Nimble Storage VDI Benefits

§  Increased performance and density
–  Flash caching supports boot storms
–  Sequential layout accelerates writes,
supports AV / patching operations
–  10x more desktop density
–  Result: 10x more desktop density



§  Huge storage savings
–  50% inline compression, high density drives
–  Thin provisioning
–  Zero-copy snapshots and clones
–  50-90% space savings



§  Huge storage savings
–  50% inline compression
–  Thin provisioning ONSITE

–  Zero-copy clones for master Versioning
–  Result: 50-90% space savings
§  Certified Reference Architectures
–  Citrix and VMware certified
–  SmartStack reference architectures
–  Result: Instant deployment, peace of mind
OFFSITE


VMware View Rapid Desktop Program

§  Offers pre-configured, validated,
orderable View VDI solutions
on VMware Hardware
Compatibility List
§  Self-cert process for channel
partners, at no cost
§  Accelerate or eliminate
VDI Proof of Concepts
and deploy Pilots directly
§  Email
alliances@nimblestorage.com for
more information


Nimble + VMware for Mobile Devices


Integrated Scalable Infrastructure for VDI and More

§  Pre-validated infrastructure stack
VMware View or Citrix XenDesktop –  Includes best of breed storage, server,
with VMware vSphere + vCenter networking and software
§  Integrated platform scales to fit many
UCS B-Series & C-Series environments and mix of workloads including
Servers with UCS Manager VDI
–  Add applications, and workloads
Cisco Nexus & Catalyst
–  Scale up and out as needed
Ethernet Switches
§  Simplified management, repeatable deployment
–  Make possible with design and sizing
Nimble Storage CS-Series guides

Cisco, Citrix, Nimble Storage and VMware together deliver the foundation for simple, cost
effective and scalable VDI – support 1000’s of users in a single 3U system.


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SmartStack for VDI

§  SmartStack: end-to-end reference architecture
Cisco UCS B-
endorsed by Cisco, Nimble and VMware Class Blade
Servers
–  Efficiently deliver cost-effective virtual desktops
without a large upfront investment
–  Lower risk of deployments and improve probability
of success
–  Scale to fit VDI needs by scaling performance and
capacity independently
§  1000-User Configuration Nimble Storage
CS220G-X2 (3RU)
–  Cisco 8x UCS B230 M2 Servers with FEX
–  Nimble Storage CS220G-X2 (12TB of disks with
640GB of Flash)
VMware
–  VMware View 5.1 and vSphere 5.0 View


Nimble + CommVault = Comprehensive Backup Management

§  1st partner/charter member certified through the CommVault IntelliSnap
Connect Program
§  Extensive integrations of hardware snapshots with SnapProtect
§  Benefits:
–  Centralized management of backups
–  Support for long-term retention and compliance
–  Integrated catalog across primary, secondary, and other forms of media
–  Granular recoveries of snapshots, application objects, files, VMs, and volumes
–  Frequent recovery points irrespective of the volume of data to be protected
–  Rapid restores that require no data movement
–  Support for app and VM consistent recoveries
speeding up application and VM restore times


Nimble with Microsoft

§  Nimble is a Microsoft
Windows Storage
Premier Partner Stack
§  Collaboration across development
and support – dedicated TAM for Nimble VSS
Hardware
Nimble
MPIO
Nimble support Provider DSM

§  Nimble storage arrays
are Windows logo’ed
§  Support for MSFT iSCSI Servers

initiator, MPIO, VSS


Nimble with Citrix XenDesktop


Customer Case Studies


The Nimble Value

Accelerate

§  Gain higher performance §  Back up and restore §  Deploy with the push
and capacity instantly of a button
Protect
§  Scale to fit unpredictable §  DR - protect more §  Get proactive wellness
application needs applications & predictive management

Simplify


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