My presentation from 2010 @Sarajevo, IBM Forum. It's called "IBM Storage infrastructure solutions for VMWare" Good old times :)

1. SVC & VMware -
kombinacija za
efikasno korištenje
sistema podataka
Klemen Bačak
System Storage FTSS, IBM Slovenija
klemen.bacak@si.ibm.com
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2. IBM Storage
Infrastructure
Solutions
for
Klemen Bačak
System Storage FTSS, IBM Slovenija
klemen.bacak@si.ibm.com

3. Some Words about

4. ESX Server Host
VMware Value Proposition
< 20%
VMware virtualization layer
Virtual Machine Virtual Machine Virtual Machine Virtual Machine
~ 80%
Resource Utilization
Cost
Internal Storage
External Storage

5. VMware Market Overview

6. VMware Operational Flexibility
X
Automated Resource
Assurance & DRS
Dynamic Balancing
Continuous Optimization
Increased Availability
Automated
Across Applications
+
On Demand Capacity
Non Disruptive Scaling
Flexible, Reconfigurable
+
External Storage
m a n d a t o r y

7. VMware Storage Architecture
NAS/NFS
Fibre
Channel
Fibre
Channel
iSCSI
iSCSI
DS3300
DS5100
DS5300 DS8000
N Series
SONASDS3400
TS3100 TS3310
TS3200
TS3500
TS7530
TS7560G
Backup
 IBM has simple, easy-to-use
solutions that integrate with
and extend all VMware advanced
functions (VMotion, VM HA, DRS,
Storage VMotion, & SRM).
 IBM solutions for VMware include
iSCSI, FC, and NFS. Every protocol
VMware needs.
 Proven scaling, proven replication,
proven availability, and proven Tier 1
application solutions
 Unique capabilities in VMware
environments

8. Capacity Optimization
/ VMFS / VM_1 / VM_1.vmdk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100GB
/ VM_2 / VM_2.vmdk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200GB
/ VM_3 / VM_3.vmdk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100GB
/ VM_4 / VM_4.vmdk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300GB
 Storage assigned to Virtual
Machine is allocated on underlying
storage subsystem (when using
default allocation policy)
 Expansion of .vmdk file requires
Virtual Machine Shutdown
 Data of different Virtual Machines is
very similar
How storage capacity is allocated to Virtual Machines
with the default allocation policy (zeroedthick):
VMware virtualization layer
Virtual Machine 1 Virtual Machine 2 Virtual Machine 3 Virtual Machine 4
ESX Server Host

9. IBM Systems Storage

10. Data Protection
Maintain access to information throughout its useful life
Service Delivery
Understand what you have, improve service, beat expectations
Storage Efficiency
Reduce cost, improve performance, increase flexibility
Critical Success Factors
Managing Information Growth without Complexity

11. Virtualized
Storage
Tiered
Storage
Consolidated
Storage
Storage Efficiency
Getting the most from your Storage Resources
Efficiently use solid state disk
to Increase performance up to
300% on critical apps.
Reduce costs by migrating less
critical data to less expensive
media.
Build out an automated tiered
storage architecture to maximize
performance and reduce operating
expenses
Consolidate storage to reduce
administrative costs and
improve cycle time
Increase utilization of existing
storage by up to 30%.
Reduce TCO up to 66% by
deploying automated,
virtualized storage.
Quickly provision storage,
support virtualized servers and
increase flexibility
Scale out storage to manage
billions of files from a single,
consolidated system.
Scale up storage with systems
that can scale to store
petabytes of structured data.

12. Data Protection
Meeting Recovery Objectives Reliably & Efficiently
Retention and
Compliance
Backup and
Recovery
Continuous
Operations
Significantly reduce the risk of
extended downtime with multi-site
mirroring
Shift operations to alternate
facilities in seconds with
automated failover
Provide continuous access to
information from any
location
Reduce the risk of data loss by
automating classification, retention
policy management, and migration
Reduce compliance costs
and mitigate risks by
indexing information efficiently
and securely.
Easily migrate data to new
media to ensure long term
accessibility
Improve backup performance
and shrink backup windows.
Improve backup and restore
performance and reduce the
complexity of recovery
procedures
Apply data deduplication and
virtual tape to lower backup
storage costs by up to 70%

13.  Improve utilization of existing
disk systems by up to 30%
 Increase performance up to
300%
 Reduce physical storage
requirements up to 50%
IBM Has Helped 1000s of Clients Solve
Storage Issues
Control Costs, Improve Cycle Times, and Mitigate Risks
XIV
Solid State Disk
DS8700 and Easy Tier
Scale Out NAS
SAN Volume Controller
Storage Optimization Services
ProtecTIER
MetroMirror, Global Mirror
Information Archive
LTO-5 and Enterprise tape
Tivoli Storage Manager
Data ProtectionService DeliveryStorage Efficiency
 Maintain or improve
performance levels while
information grows
 Reduce backup windows
 Failover to remote site in seconds
 Reduce compliance audit risk
 Protect data for decades
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
IBM Cloud Solutions
XIV self-managed storage
Tivoli Storage Manager
IBM Systems Director

14. IBM System Storage – Offering Matrix
Storage Solutions
 IBM Information Archive
 IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage
(SONAS)
 Grid Access Manager, GMAS
 Smart Business Storage Cloud (SBSC)
 Storage Encryption Solutions (TKLM)
 Comprehensive Data Protection Solution (CDPS)
 IBM Virtualized Disk Solution (VDS)
Storage Software
 SAN Volume Controller
 Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
 IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy
Manager
Disk Systems
 XIV
 DS8000
 DS5000
 DS3000
Tape Systems
 Tape Virtualization
 Tape Libraries
 LTO Tape Drives
 Enterprise Tape Drives
Network Attached
Storage (NAS)
 N series
Deduplication
 ProtecTIER Deduplication
Appliances
 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway

15. IBM Disk Storage Portfolio

16. Over 50 Years of Disk Innovation
DS3000
Entry Level
DS8700
Midrange
Disk
Family
Enterprise Disk
Enterprise Storage Continuum
DS5000 XIV
High-end Distributed
Systems Disk
IBM System Storage DS family and XIV

17. IBM XIV Storage System hardware
From 6 to 15 modules with up to 180 1TB or 2TB drives
Scale performance
Scale capacity
Scale connectivity
Up to 24 FC and 6 iSCSI host connections
Exceptional Functionality Built-in to Standard System Software
Snapshots (Read and Write – Clone, Always Differential)
Synchronous mirroring and Asynchronous
Thin provisioning with space reclamation
Data migration
Self-healing and Self-Tuning after hardware changes
Non-disruptive code load
Access Control
Event management, Statistics and Performance Management
Amazingly simple and intuitive GUI
IBM XIV is “Next Generation”
Storage Reinvented

18. What is XIV storage?
 IBM Enterprise Grid Storage Solution: 27-
161TB USABLEUSABLE CapacityCapacity
– Higher effective utilization through virtualization, thin
provisioning, no raid/spare configuration
 Cost Effective | Unmatched TCO
– Built from industry standard hardware components,
leveraging larger capacity drives
 Ground-breaking Innovations in Ease of
Use, Flexibility and Manageability
 Innovative, All Inclusive Design
– No Additional Software License Fees
– Functionally Integrated Software Design
Drive outDrive out
cost whilecost while
exceedingexceeding
existingexisting
SLAs.SLAs.
AVAILABILITY
Multiple levels of redundancy
Autonomous self-healing
Ultra-fast fault recovery
AVAILABILITY
Multiple levels of redundancy
Autonomous self-healing
Ultra-fast fault recovery
PERFORMANCE
Self-tuning
Automatic load balancing
eliminates bottlenecks
Performance scales with
capacity
PERFORMANCE
Self-tuning
Automatic load balancing
eliminates bottlenecks
Performance scales with
capacity
EASE OF USE
Provision new storage in <1
minute
Dynamically resize/adapt
Easily managed by junior staff
EASE OF USE
Provision new storage in <1
minute
Dynamically resize/adapt
Easily managed by junior staff

19. Simplicity, flexibility, economy
IBM System Storage Easy Tier
Two data relocation functions that enable smart data
placement to optimize SSD deployments with
minimal costs
Automatically migrate sub-volume data to right tier
Manually migrate full volumes non-disruptively
New Storage Tier Advisor tool provides guidance for
existing client workloads
DS8700
DS8700

20. IBM N-Series NAS Product Line

21. IBM® System Storage™ N series Hardware
Delivering value across the datacenter…
N3300
68TB
N3600
104TB
Entry level pricing, Enterprise Class Performance
 Centralize Storage in Remote
& Branch Offices
 Easy-to-Use Back-up and
Restore Processes
N7900
1,176TB
Highly-scalable storage systems designed to meet the needs of
large enterprise data centers.
 Lower acquisition and administrative costs than traditional large-
scale enterprise storage systems
 Seamless scalability, mission critical availability, and superior
performance for both SAN and NAS operating environments
Excellent performance, flexibility, and scalability all at a proven
lower overall TCO
N series Unified Storage Architecture provides unmatched simplicity
N6040
420TB
 Highly efficient capacity utilization
 Comprehensive set of storage resiliency
features including RAID 6 (RAID-DP™)
N6060
672TB
N6070
840TB
N series
Gateways
Leverage existing
Storage Assets
while introducing N
series Software.
Gateway
functionality is
achieved by adding
a gateway feature
code to the N6000
or N7000 appliance
N3400
136TB
NEW!NEW!

22. Optimizing Disk Capacity with Deduplication
IBM N Series - Advanced Single Instance Storage
 By design VMware
environments are
very redundant
-Clones are 100% identical
-Including OS and
applications
-Clones consume storage
equal to size of template
 Dedupe removes
redundant data
- Reduce OS and applications
to a single copy
- VMs only consume storage
for their unique data
- Supports FCP, iSCSI, & NFS
- 50% – 70% storage
reduction!
N
Series
N Series Filer or Gateway

23. Optimizing Disk Capacity with Thin Provisioning
SAN Volume Controller Cluster
5 TB
2
T
B
2
T
B
2
T
B
2
T
B
 Thin provisioning when
using VC and default
allocation policy for VM
allocation
 Thin provisioning overhead
offloaded to storage
subsystem
 Minimize need for disruptive
VM Disk Resizing
 Significantly increase
storage capacity utilizationN Series Gateway
 SVC Space efficient VDISKs
 N Series FlexVol
 XIV

24. IBM SAN Volume Controller

25. What is Virtualization?
Logical representation of resources not
constrained by physical limitations
– Create many virtual resources within single physical
device
– Reach beyond the box – see and manage many
virtual resources as one
– Dynamically change and adjust across the
infrastructureIBM Virtualization
A comprehensive platform to
help virtualize the infrastructure

26. Storage Virtualization is . . .
Technology that makes one set of resources look and
feel like another set of resources, preferably with more
desirable characteristics…
A logical representation of resources not
constrained by physical limitations
Hides some of the complexity
Adds or integrates new function with
existing services
Can be nested or applied to multiple layers
of a system
Virtualization
Logical Representation
Physical Resources

27. Combine the capacity
from multiple arrays
into a single pool
of storage
Apply common
copy services
across the
storage pool
Manage the storage
pool from a
central point
Make changes to the
storage without
disrupting host
applications
Virtual
Disk
Virtual
Disk
Virtual
Disk
Virtual
Disk
SAN
SAN Volume Controller
Advanced Copy Services
Storage Pool
HP
EMC
DS4000
DS8000
HDS
SAN Volume Controller (SVC)

28. SVC: Innovative Scale-Out SSD Implementation
Add SSDs to SVC engines for more capacity
SSDs may be added without disruption to engines
Add SVC engines for more capacity and throughput
Additional engines provide more processing power, more bandwidth, more SAN attachments
SVC designed to deliver maximum I/O capability of SSDs
Up to 50,000 read IOPS per SSD
Up to 200,000 read IOPS per SVC I/O Group
Up to 800,000 read IOPS per SVC cluster
Add SSDs to scale capacity
Add SVC I/O Groups to scale throughput and add capacity

29. Non-disruptive Data Migration with SVC
Traditional SAN
1. Stop applications
2. Move data
3. Re-establish host connections
4. Restart applications
SAN Volume Controller
1. Move data
Host systems and applications are not
affected.
SAN
SAN
Volume Controller
SAN Virtual
Disk

30. High Availability with IBM Storage

31. SAN
Volume Controller
SVC Cluster
 SVC stores two copies of a virtual
disk, usually on separate disk systems
-SVC maintains both copies in sync and
writes to both copies
 If disk supporting one copy fails, SVC
provides continuous data access by
using other copy
-Copies are automatically resynchronized
after repair
 Intended to protect critical data
against failure of a disk system or disk
array
-A local high availability function, not a
disaster recovery function
 Copies can be split
-Either copy can continue as production
copy
 Either or both copies may be space-
efficient
SVC VDISK Mirroring
VMFS
SVC
VDISK
…High Availability

32. VDISK
Mirroring…and straightforward Disaster Recovery
SAN
Volume Controller
VMFS
SVC Cluster
 Cost effective multi-site
high availability
 Separate redundant
storage controllers across
distance
 Separate redundant ESX
servers across distance
 Shared storage access
across sites
 Rapid failover between
sites with no
reconfiguration required

33. N Series Metrocluster
Solution
VMFS
 LUN/File Share
remains
available even with
site disasters
 manual intervention
required in case of site
failure
 no quorum, no third
site
 use of ISLs possible
 dedicated SAN
infrastructure required
when using filers
instead of Gateways
N Series Metrocluster

34. Backup Concepts

35. VMware Backup
Methods
Datastore
/VMFS/VM_1
/VMFS/VM_2
/VMFS/VM_3
VMware
Service Console
san
ESX Server Host
TSM
Clie
n
t
TSM
Clie
n
t
TSM
Clie
n
t
TSM Server
Install Backup Client into each Guest OS
 Backup load on ESX Server impacts ESX
Server significantly since it is cumulative
– 5% CPU load is OK… until you have 20 virtual
machines backing up at once
 Backup load is very difficult to virtualize
– Intense Disk I/O coupled with intense Network I/O
 No LAN free Backup supported
 TSM Client has to be installed and
maintained on each VM
 File level Restore available, VM Restore
difficult

36. VMware Backup
Methods
Datastore
/VMFS/VM_1
/VMFS/VM_2
/VMFS/VM_3
VMware
Service Console
san
ESX Server Host
TSM
Clie
n
t
TSM Server
Install Backup Client into the Service Console
 Backup load on ESX Server impacts ESX
Server significantly since it is cumulative
– 5% CPU load is OK… until you have 20 virtual
machines backing up at once
 Backup load is very difficult to virtualize
– Intense Disk I/O coupled with intense Network I/O
 No LAN free Backup supported
 ESX Console has limited resources, can
starve guests
 File level Restore difficult, VM Restore
straightforward
 Not recommended

37. VMware Consolidated Backup -
VCB
VMware
Service Console
san
ESX Server Host
Integrated supported product-based solution to
protect VMware with TSM
FC, iSCSI, NFS
TSM ServerTSM Server
VCB Proxy Server
VCB
Framework
TSM
Clie
n
t
VMware Snapshot
Datastore
/VMFS/VM_1
/VMFS/VM_2
/VMFS/VM_3
 Fast online (hot) backup into TSM
 ‘Near Zero Impact Backup’ on ESX
Servers by using proxy backup server
 Coordinated backup of multiple virtual
machines into TSM
 User-transparent file-level restore from
TSM Client from within virtual machine
 Disaster Recovery from TSM via Full-VM
restore
VM Level Backup
for all OS
File Level Backup
for Windows

38. IBM Tape Storage Portfolio

39. IBM System Storage TS family
Entry Level Midrange Enterprise
Class
TS1030 (LTO-3)
TS1040 (LTO-4)
TS1050 (LTO-5)
TS1130 (3592)
3494
TS3200
TS3100
TS3310
TS7530
(distributed)
TS7740
(mainframe)
Tape
drives
Tape
automation
Tape
virtualization
TS3400
TS3500
TS2230/40/50
TS2340/50
TS2900
LTO-3 & LTO-4
TS7650 and
TS7650G
(distributed)
TS7720

40.  Pre-configured for rapid deployment into
existing backup environments
 Extremely powerful solutions, featuring:
– IBM ProtecTIER software with patented
HyperFactor™ deduplication technology
– IBM System x Server – multi-core server for
enterprise-level performance
– IBM Storage Controller with Fibre Channel
drives - Proven reliability and performance
 Complete solution that includes rack, cables,
switches, and everything that is needed
IBM TS7650 ProtecTIER® Dedupe Appliance

41.  Powerful and Flexible solution, featuring:
– IBM ProtecTIER software with patented
HyperFactor™ deduplication technology
– IBM System x Server – multi-core server
for enterprise-level performance
 Supports both IBM & Non-IBM disk
– IBM DS4000, DS5000, DS8000 and XIV
– HDS, EMC and others
 And delivers:
– Up to 500 MB/sec or more performance
– Up to 25 times or more data reduction
– Scalable to 1PB physical capacity
– Enterprise-class data integrity
TS7650G ProtecTIER
Deduplication Gateway
TS7650G ProtecTIER Dedupe Gateway

42.  Our most Powerful and Flexible solution:
– IBM ProtecTIER software with patented
HyperFactor™ deduplication technology
– 2 IBM System x Servers – multi-core servers for
maximum performance & availability
 Supports both IBM & Non-IBM disk
– IBM DS4000, DS5000, DS8000 and XIV
– HDS, EMC and others
 And delivers:
– Up to 1000 MB/sec or more performance
– Active-active cluster technology
– Two nodes working together as one repository
– Easily manageable yet highly scalable
TS7650G ProtecTIER
Deduplication Cluster
TS7650G ProtecTIER Dedupe Cluster

43. Deduplication with IBM 7650G -
ProtecTIER
FC Switch TS7650G
Backup Servers
Disk
Arrays
New Data Stream
Repository
Memory
Resident
Index
 HyperFactor™ De-duplication Technology Pattern
recognition algorithm (not hash) designed to reduce
storage needs by up to a factor of 25, radically reducing
costs and enterprise class data integrity
 Scalable to 1 PB of physical storage—over 25 PB of
user data
 Clustering Allows two nodes to be clustered within a
single system for higher performance and availability
 Sustained in-line throughput rates up to 900 MB/s per
clustered ProtecTIER system
 Involves no client or host agents Improved backup
success rates allowing more time for critical applications

44. VMware Consolidated Backup -
VCB
VMware
Service Console
san
ESX Server Host
enhanced with Enterprise Class Deduplication
VCB Proxy Server
VCB
Framework
BU
Clie
n
t
VMware Snapshot
Datastore
/VMFS/VM_1
/VMFS/VM_2
/VMFS/VM_3
Backup Server
TS7650G
ProtecTIER
ProtecTIER
Repository
Reduce physical
capacity by factor
25

45. N Series Snapmanager for Virtual
Infrastructure
N Series
Primary System
N Series
Secondary System
Snapmirror
Remote Replication
Snapmanager for
Virtual Infrastructure
 Backup individual virtual machines or
complete NFS and VMFS datastores.
 Set up schedules and retention
policies for those backups.
 Replicate backup data to remote
locations with Snapmirror
 Recover virtual machines and
complete datastores in the same
location or to a new location.
 Integrate tightly in VMware Virtual
Infrastructure
Flush VM
OS IOs
Backup VM3
Create N Series
Snapshot

46. Summing Up…
Storage Solutions
which can make a difference
+
 IBM offers a complete and flexible portfolio of Storage Solutions for
VMware covering all flavors of customer requirements
 Our VMware Storage Solutions effectively address our customer’s
requirements with their VMware infrastructure
 Some of those solutions are UNMATCHED and UNIQUE in the entire
storage industry

47. Pitanja ?

48. H V A L A !