In this presentation from Violin Memory at VMworld 2014, you will learn about * the enterprise all flash storage solution portfolio * the advantages of comprehensive data services software * how Flash arrays provide business continuity, data protection, data scaling and data efficiency * a sample deployment of the Concerto 7200 * Flash Fabric Architecture, including performance, density and resiliency

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Concerto 7000 All Flash Array
Erik Ottem
Director of Product Marketing

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Violin Symphony
vMOS& Embedded Platform Software
Concerto™ and Windows Flash Array
3rdParty Storage
REST APIs &
3rdParty Management
Host Software &
Application Plug-Ins
Maestro
Enterprise Data Management
Data Movement Services
Enterprise All Flash Storage Solution Portfolio
Interface
Data Services
Hardware
6000 All Flash Array
Windows Flash Array
Concerto 7000 All Flash Array
Maestro 2510
Concerto 2200

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Comprehensive Data Services Software
Business Continuity
Data Efficiency
Data Scaling
Data Protection
Designed for Concurrent Mixed and Multiple Workloads

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Business Continuity
Metro Area
Data Center
Global

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Comprehensive Data Services Software
Business Continuity
Remote asynchronous replication
Synchronous replication
-Local/Metro
Zero RPO and RTO for stretch clusters
Automated App DR management
WAN optimized replication
Data Efficiency
Snapshots (app consistent, writable)
Thin Provisioning
Thin Clones
Data Scaling
Scale-up to 280TB raw
Capacity pooling across shelves
Online expansion of capacity
Online LUN expansion
Single name space across shelves
Data Protection
Snapshots (app & crash consistent)
Consistency Groups (snaps & replication)
Continuous data protection
Transparent LUN mirroring
Backup app integration

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Concerto 7200 Array: Sample Deployment Overview
Replicas
Promotion for disaster recovery
DRServer
Datacenter
Disaster Recovery Site
Application consistency
Snapshot Agents
Thin, Snap, Clone, VAAI
Virtual disk
Scale up
Stretch Cluster
Replication (Continuous, Periodic)
Snapshot Agents
Snapshot Agents
Snapshot Director
IP
Multiple DBs or
DB + email + ERP + CRM

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Flash Fabric Architecture™
Performance
-Over 500K sustained IOPS at sub .5ms latency with mixed, heavy workloads using MLC Flash
-Automatic Quality of Service
Density
-70TB raw in 3RUs and low power (500W/RU)
Resiliency
-Automated, transparent GBC in the background without application performance impact
-Designed for long flash life with array-wide flash management, wear leveling and vRAID
64 Violin Intelligent Memory Modules –All FlashStriping across entire system
RAID Controller
RAID Controller
RAID Controller
RAID Controller
PCIeSwitched Storage Fabric
Array Manager
Built for Concurrent
Mixed & Multiple Workloads

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Performance, Density & Resilience
Switched Flash Fabric Architecture
-Heart of the system
-4x vRAIDControl Modules (VCM)
Array control modules
-Controls flash fabric
-System level PCIeswitching
Active/Active Array Managers
-Storage virtualization
-LUN configuration
Fully redundant hot-swappable hardware
-Fans, power, gateways, controllers
-No Downtime with non-disruptive upgrades (NDU) for firmware and software
SWITCHED
FABRIC
24 to 64
Hot Swappable
VIMMs

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Comprehensive Data Services Software
Mixed and multiple heavy workloads
Performance to transform your data center and your business
Up to 280TB raw capacity-ALL FLASH
Upgrades from 6000 available to 7000
Concerto 7000 All Flash Array
Concerto 7000

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Thank You
Business in a Flash.
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