The document discusses the benefits of using IOMemory flash for SQL Server 2012, emphasizing its ability to reduce access delays and improve performance for various deployment methods, including standalone, virtual, and clustered setups. It highlights features such as high availability, low latency, scalability, and the optimization of input/output operations for database applications. Additionally, the document outlines methods for integrating IOMemory to enhance SQL Server workloads and provides insights into achieving cost-effective performance improvements.

1. IOMEMORY FLASH FOR SQL SERVER 2012
Sumeet Bansal, Principal Solutions Architect, Fusion-io
Fusion-io Confidential—Copyright © 2012 Fusion-io, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. Presented by Sumeet Bansal to the Silicon Valley
SQL Server User Group in September 2012
To learn more please contact User Group Leader
Mark Ginnebaugh
mark@designmind.com

3. FLASH SUCCEEDS NEAR THE CPU
DRAM
L1, L2 & L3 ioMemory
CPU Cache Storage
Area
Network
Nanoseconds - Microseconds ACCESS DELAY Milliseconds
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4. FLASH SUCCEEDS NEAR THE CPU
Check out this video if you don’t believe me…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-_Hr5f7QHw
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5. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
STAND ALONE VIRTUAL CLUSTERED
Max Acceleration Max Cost Optimization Max Scalability
• Lowest latency • Drop-in SAN/NAS acceleration • Multi-protocol
• Smallest footprint • Storage workload reduction • Platform independent
• For I/O intensive applications • Greater VM density • For clustered architectures
FLASH OPTIMIZATION
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6. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
STAND ALONE deployments
▸ ioMemory is used to create logical volumes to contain the data
and the log files. If needed specific files can be placed on
ioMemory based volume
▸ directCache can be used to work with existing SAN
▸ Best read and write performance is delivered
▸ Mirroring or SQL server 2012 Always On for High Availability is
used
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7. AVAILABILITY GROUP FOR
HA AND DISASTER RECOVERY METHODS
MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT
Primary Data Center Disaster Recovery Data Center
Primary (server 1)
Asynchronous Mirror
Synchronous Secondary (server 3)
Mirror
Secondary (server 2)
Availability Group

8. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
IOMEMORY AS DIRECTCACHE
ioMemory as Block and Cache Storage
▸ Place large tables and active
data on the cached LUN
Database
Application • directCache accelerates reads
▸ Use ioMemory as block storage
for data requiring fast writes
• log files, tempdb, indexes,
partition tables …
• Logs ▸ Need to keep them in separate
• Temp DB
• Indexes Cached ioDrives or use ioDrive Duo
Blocks
▸ Manage both modes with
ioSphere
Primary Tables
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9. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
STAND ALONE VIRTUAL CLUSTERED
Max Acceleration Max Cost Optimization Max Scalability
• Lowest latency • Drop-in SAN/NAS acceleration • Multi-protocol
• Smallest footprint • Storage workload reduction • Platform independent
• For I/O intensive applications • Greater VM density • For clustered architectures
FLASH OPTIMIZATION
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10. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
VIRTUAL deployments
▸ Brings bare-metal performance to Virtualized environments
▸ Use ioMemory with ioTurbine to cache virtual guests on
VMware
▸ Continue to use existing SANs
▸ ioTurbine is compatible with vMotion
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11. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
EXTERNAL STORAGE FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES TOO COSTLY
1,000 IOPS Virtual environments demand IOPS,
(assuming 10 SQL VMs) but centralized storage cannot
deliver
10,000 IOPS
(assuming 20 hosts) Virtual machine density and physical
host density drastically reduce
shared IOPS
External storage challenges
▸ Fixed IOPS
▸ High $/IOP
▸ Must be shared
200,000 IOPS
Total
SAN/NFS
IOPS
Storage
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12. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
IOTURBINE DELIVERS IOPS TO HOSTS AND VIRTUAL MACHINES
Fusion-io ioDrives and ioTurbine
7,500 IOPS Software scales IOPS for virtual
per SQL VM
IOPS machines
75,000 IOPS Plentiful IOPS at host
per host
▸ 7,500 per virtual machine
▸ 75,000 per host
1,500,000 IOPS ▸ 1,500,000 IOPS in aggregate
in aggregate
(assuming 20 hosts)
Significantly reduce external
storage costs
▸ Tune for capacity, not performance
Tune for capacity,
not IOPS
$ SAN/NFS
Storage
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13. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
VMware vCenter
SQL VMs
… vCenter
integration
ioTurbine Management Server
SAN/NFS
Storage
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14. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
STAND ALONE VIRTUAL CLUSTERED
Max Acceleration Max Cost Optimization Max Scalability
• Lowest latency • Drop-in SAN/NAS acceleration • Multi-protocol
• Smallest footprint • Storage workload reduction • Platform independent
• For I/O intensive applications • Greater VM density • For clustered architectures
FLASH OPTIMIZATION
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15. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
CLUSTERED deployments
▸ ION Data Accelerator provides a very fast shared storage
▸ ION can be accessed via FC, IB, iSCSI
▸ Can be purchased as just a piece of software that can
transform a server with ioMemory into ION Data Accelerator or
as a pre-assembled kit
▸ Completely open source without any vendor lock-in
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16. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
BEFORE AFTER BENEFITS
MS SQL Server Cluster MS SQL Server Cluster
▸ 2x-20x Increase
in application
performance
Fibre Channel Switch Fibre Channel Switch
▸ Higher IOPS
▸ Very Low Cost
RAID
ION Data Accelerator ▸ Open systems
server hardware
Entire Entire
Database Database HA ▸ Break vendor
lock-in
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17. MS SQL SERVER DEPLOYMENT METHODS
ION DATA ACCELERATOR
LUN 0 HIGH AVAILABILITY LUN 1
40Gb
LUN 0 LUN 0
LUN 1 LUN 1
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18. HOW TO GET FEET WET
▸ Caching solutions - directCache or ioTurbine
▸ Tempdb acceleration using ioMemory (even for a cluster)
▸ Gradually move towards a more deeper integration
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19. HERE ARE SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS
THAT I CAN SHARE
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20. HERE ARE SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS
THAT I CAN SHARE
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21. BEFORE YOU LEAVE…
1 MS SQL Server
4 1.2 ioDrive2
25 Billion
Transactions/Day
Number of estimated
Credit card transactions
around the globe in a
single day
http://www.fusionio.com/blog/powering-global-commerce-with-sql-server-iomemory/
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22. THANK YOU
Sumeet Bansal
Principal Solutions Architect
sumeet@fusionio.com