Pulse 2011 virtualization and storwize v7000
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The document discusses storage virtualization using IBM's Storwize V7000 and SVC storage arrays. It provides an overview of the key benefits of storage virtualization such as reducing complexity, improving availability and enabling better use of tiered storage. It also summarizes the history and enhancements of the SVC software, features of Storwize V7000 such as Easy Tier and support for VMware vSphere.
Pulse 2011 virtualization and storwize v7000
- 1. Storage Virtualisation: Storwise V7000 and SVCAnthony VandewerdtStorage Solutions Specialist
- 2. Is this new?Six reasons to adopt storage virtualisationStorage virtualisation reduces complexityStorage virtualisation makes it easier to allocate storageBetter disaster recoveryBetter tiered storageVirtual storage improves server virtualisationVirtual storage lets you take advantage of advanced virtualisation features June 2011: http://searchstorage.techtarget.com.au/feature/Six-reasons-to-adopt-storage-virtualisation2
- 4. The hardware is not exciting
- 5. The software stack is far more exciting…5
- 6. SVC release history is a continuous evolution2008Thin ProvisioningVDisk MirroringSVC EE20042145-8F2VSSGDS2006Global MirrorMulti Target FC2010Storwize V7000New GUIEasy Tier20032145-4F24 node6.21.11.22.13.14.14.24.35.16.120112145-CG8VAAI>2 TB MDiskPerformance MonitorFlash Copy Enhancements20048 nodes20052145-8F420072145-8G4Flash Copy Enhancements20092145-CF8SSD support3 site Mirror > 2TB VDiskSplit ClusteriSCSIZero Detect
- 7. What was Project Quicksilver?7
- 8. What do you get when you add these together?8
- 9. A New Era in Midrange Disk Systems! 9
- 10. We start with a Storage Bridge Bay enclosure10
- 11. We create a Control Enclosure11Top node canisterPower Supply with Battery UnitPower Supply with Battery UnitBottom node canister
- 12. The Node Canisteris an SVC Node 12
- 13. Each Control Enclosure Power Supply has a Battery13
- 14. Then we add some disks 14
- 15. 15No restrictions on mixing sizes or quantities in an enclosureWhat are our disk choices?
- 16. Why SAS Version 2.0?16
- 17. SAS CablingFor EasyExpansion17ControlEnclosureNote: Up to 9 expansion drawers from 6.1.0.7 code level and above
- 19. RAID arrays19
- 20. LAN20SANVol4Vol5Vol6Vol7Vol3Vol1Vol2StorwizeV7000Virtualisation Concepts & LimitsHostsUp to 256 Hosts per cluster
- 21. Up to 512 FC ports per cluster & Host
- 22. Up to 256 iSCSI ports per cluster & HostSingle Multipath driver(SDD, MPIO)iSCSI or FCPHost MappingVolumesUp to 2,048 Volumes per cluster
- 23. Max. Volume size of 256TiB
- 24. Image Mode = Native Mode
- 25. Managed Mode = Virtualized ModeSASSSDNL-SASPool 3Pool 4Pool 5Pool 1Pool 2Storage PoolsUp to 128 MDisks per Storage Pool
- 26. Up to 128 storage pools per clusterInternal StorageExternal StorageInternal Storage1 to 8/16 drives (HDD) to form an Array1 Array Managed Disk (MD)External StorageMultiple Storage Subsystems1 LUN Managed Disk (MDdisks)Up to 4,096 MDisks per clusterMax. External MDiskSize of 1 PBwith approved controllers
- 27. Navigation, user indicatorQuick navigationAction menusMain display area withembedded helpFunctioniconsStatus detailsStatus indicatorsNew GUIIcons with hover textActions or help on click
- 28. Grouped Tasks
- 30. Persistent gridsName filterDrag-and-dropreorders columnsType filterContext menu offersadditional columnsMulti-select
- 32. 26Create MDisks© Copyright IBM Corporation 2011
- 33. Create Pools & VolumesCreate Storage Pool (auto-config )Create Volumes
- 34. Create Hosts and Map VolumesCreate HostMap Volumes to Host
- 35. 29Easy TierSSDs (Solid State Drives) are still expensivePutting entire volumes on an SSD is wasteful
- 36. 30Data Migration by Volume and Sub-Volume HDD Storage PoolSSD Storage PoolChange Disk ClassChange RAID TypeChange RPMChange stripingHybrid Storage Pool (SSD & HDD)Existing Volume Based Data MigrationEasy TierEnabled in Hybrid PoolEasy Tier Automated Data Migration
- 37. DominoDB2ExchangeEasy Tier ProcessSVC/Storwize V7000 NodeVolumeEasy Tier CodeDPAIOMDMPDM31Magnetic DiskSSD
- 38. 32Easy Tier – Automated Data RelocationHybrid Storage PoolHost VolumeExtent VirtualizationMDisk from SSD ArrayHot Extents Migrate UpCold Extents Migrate DownMDisks from HDD Arrays
- 39. Easy Tier – Summary Report33
- 40. Easy Tier - Heat Distribution Report34
- 41. Easy Tier Application Transaction ImprovementPRELIMINARY240% fromOriginalbrokerage transactionEasy TierLearningEasy TierIn Action
- 42. Easy Tier Application Transaction ImprovementPRELIMINARYEasy TierLearningEasy TierIn Action
- 45. VAAI: A tale of three primitives39Block zeroFull CopySmarter locking
- 46. Storage VMotion done rightBefore VAAIAfter VAAI
- 47. 41Selected systemSelected system’s poolsSelected system’s detailsStorwize V7000 Plug-In for VMware vCenter
- 48. Base Storwize V7000MaximumsHosts (FC): 512 FC ports: 16x8GbHosts (iSCSI) 128 Ethernet ports: 8x1Gb Capacity: 48TB (optional) 8x10Gb Cache: 32GB Volumes: 4096Drives: 24LFF or 48 SFF or mixDisk types: SAS, NL-SAS, SSDMaximumsHosts (FC): 256 FC ports: 8x8GbHosts (iSCSI) 64 Ethernet ports: 4x1Gb Capacity: 24TB (optional) 4x10Gb Cache: 16GB Volumes: 2048Drives: 12 LFF or 24 SFFDisk types: SAS, NL-SAS, SSDClustered Storwize V7000 Control EnclosuresClusterExpandExpand+ External Virtualization for more capacityMaximumsHosts (FC): 512 FC ports: 16x8GbHosts (iSCSI) 128 Ethernet ports: 8x1Gb Capacity: 480TB (optional) 8x10Gb Cache: 32GB Volumes: 4096Drives: 240 LFF or 480 SFF or mixDisk types: SAS, NL-SAS, SSDMaximumsHosts (FC): 256 FC ports: 8x8GbHosts (iSCSI) 64 Ethernet ports: 4x1Gb Capacity: 240TB (optional) 4x10Gb Cache: 16GB Volumes: 2048Drives: 120 LFF or 240 SFF or mixDisk types: SAS, NL-SAS, SSDCluster42
- 49. History of SVC Node Development43
- 50. 10 Gbps iSCSI Option10Gbps iSCSI8Gbps FC1Gbps iSCSINew Node CG8 with optional 10 Gbps iSCSI
- 51. SANVolume ControllerSANVolume ControllerFujitsuEternusDX60, DX80, DX90, DX410DX8100, DX8300, DX97008000 Models 2000 & 12004000 models 600 & 400, 3000HitachiVirtual StoragePlatform (VSP)LightningThunderTagmaStoreAMS 2100, 2300, 2500WMS, USP, USP-VSunStorageTekHPStorageWorks P9500,MA, EMAMSA 2000, XP EVA 6400, 8400EMCVNXVMAXCLARiiONCX4-960SymmetrixIBM DSDS3400, DS3500DS4000DS5020, DS3950DS6000DS8000, DS8800IBMStorwize V7000IBMN seriesNECiStorageBullStorewayPillarAxiomIBMXIVDCS9550DCS9900TMSRamSan-620CompellentSeries 20NetAppFASv6.2 Supported Environments*Linux(Intel/Power/zLinux)RHELSUSE 11Citrix Xen ServerIBMBladeCenterIBM Power7IBM AIXIBM i 6.1 (VIOS)HP-UX 11iTru64OpenVMSMicrosoftWindowsHyper-VIBM TS7650G1024HostsSunSolarisVMwarevSphere 4.1IBMz/VSENovellNetWareAppleMac OSSGI IRIXVAAINative iSCSI* 1 or 10 GigabitPoint-in-time CopyFull volume, Copy on write256 targets, Incremental, Cascaded, Reverse,Space-Efficient, FlashCopy Mgr8Gbps SAN fabricSANContinuous CopyMetro/Global MirrorMultiple Cluster MirrorEasy TierSSDSpace-Efficient Virtual DisksNewNewNewNewVirtual Disk Mirroring45
- 52. What about software integration?IBM Tivoli FlashCopy Manager (FCM)IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (TPC)IBM TPC for Replication (TPC-R)BM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBackIBM Systems DirectorMicrosoft Operations Manager (SCOM)Microsoft VSS VMWare vCenterPlugin46
- 53. So what does the future hold?47
- 54. Thank you! Email:anthonyv@au.ibm.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/#!/aussiestorblogBlog: https://aussiestorageblog.wordpress.com/
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Editor's Notes
- #3: In July this year, an article appeared on Search Storage dot com dot au that promoted the benefits of Storage Virtualization. The benefit list could have been taken straight from an IBM SAN Volume Controller Redbook. And yet one gets the feeling that somehow Storage Virtualization is something new… something that only NOW should be considered. But is this true?
- #4: IBM has been doing Storage Virtualization since June of 2003. That’s over 8 years of commitment to Storage Virtualization. You can see the CNET news article that announced this function.
- #6: The software stack has grown considerably over 8 years with many new functions added such as RAID, Easy Tier, Thin provisioning and Volume Mirroring. All added without breaking the stack. The SCSI back end code has been enhanced every year as we add support for extra back end controllers. The SCSI front end code has been enhanced as well as well add code for extra host operating systems.
- #8: Dr Evil had nothing to do with the Storwize V7000, but he would have apprecaited what Project Quicksilver achived: 1 millions IOPS (not dollars). This got us thinking about SAS attached SSDs and the best way to use them.
- #9: In 2010 we combined our greatest strengths to enhance the SVC and bring a startling new product to the midrange storage space. We took our already mature, tried and tested and well loved SVC…. We took the RAID code out of the device adapters of the DS8000… we took the EasyTier code, developed by IBM in Almaden Resource Center and already field proven in the DS8000….. And then we created a new management GUI…. Inspired by the world leading GUI of the XIV…. We put it all into the SVC code, Creating a dramatic new release of that product. And then on top of that we created something new… exciting hardware!
- #10: So what are you looking at? At its simplest form… it’s a midrange storage controller… maybe ‘just’ a midrange product. But as with anything it’s the secret sauce that makes all the difference. Lets look at the building blocks.