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Storage Virtualisation and VMware. Adam Granquist. What is Storage Virtualisation??. Storage Virtualisation is the pooling of physical storage from multiple network storage devices into what appears to be a single device. Example Technologies EMC VPLEX IBM SAN Volume Controller - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Adam Granquist
Storage Virtualisation and VMware
What is Storage Virtualisation??• Storage Virtualisation is the pooling of physical
storage from multiple network storage devices into what appears to be a single device.
• Example Technologies• EMC VPLEX• IBM SAN Volume Controller• NetApp Metro Cluster
Why use Storage Virtualisation?• vTeleport - Ever wanted to failover to a completely different location
and data centre with zero downtime?
• Do you have Storage Arrays from different vendors and want to mirror them?
• Active / Active Data centres;
• Do you have multiple Arrays from different vendors but want to manage them all from a single pane of glass?
• Can enhance the performance of some Arrays.
Key Benefits for Transend• Seem-less data centre failover and failback;• Enhanced Disaster Avoidance and Recovery, potentially
automated;• Enables us to meet availability requirements for SCADA
Systems;• Enhanced Performance;• Enables the Active / Active data centre concept
improving ROI;• Reduced Administration costs; and• Improved redundancy at the storage layer.
Current Architecture
What is EMC VPlex• EMC VPLEX is a storage federation solution that can be
stretched across synchronous distances (VPLEX Metro), launched in 2010
• Provides simultaneous access to storage devices at different sites by creating a Distributed Virtual Volume that is available on each side of a Cluster.
• Can be used in front of most brands of storage arrays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zf-5NNDFKI
VPlex – Example Architecture 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKKhrI7A7Og
Pros and Cons of Example 1Pros:• Enables Disaster Avoidance using VMotion over
distance.• Increased Performance• Enables Active / Active Data CentreCons:• No Automated Failover• Still require SRM to perform DR
VPLEX - Example Architecture 2
Pros and Cons of Example 2Pros:• Enables Disaster Avoidance using VMotion over
distance;• SRM is not required;• Enables Automated DR using VMware HA;• Increased Performance;• Enables Active / Active Data Centre;Cons:• Increased Reliance on Network Infrastructure• Potential Split Brain Scenario
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