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Jeff ThomasEMCSenior VMware Sr. Specialist
EMC Information Infrastructure for VMware
Innovative Solutions for Virtual EnvironmentsPhoenix VMUG
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Agenda
What’s coming with vStorage
ESX and IO Performance
Protecting the Environment with Backup and Backup Replication
Protecting the Environment with Snapshots
Protecting the Environment with Storage Replication and Site Recovery Manager
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What’s Coming from EMC vStorage
VMware InfrastructureVirtual Datacenter OS from VMware
Infrastructure vServices
Infrastructure vServices vNetwork vStorage vCompute vCloud
New VMware
Stuff
New VMware
Stuff
PowerPath
Thin Provisioning • vStorage APIs for Multi-pathing
• vStorage SRM APIs
• vStorage Backup Framework
• vStorage APIs for Multi-pathing
• vStorage SRM APIs
• vStorage Backup Framework
IO Dedupe
Avamar, Networker
VM object awareness
SRAs across replication product
lines
Avamar vApp
Storage VSAs
4x better availability, 3x better scale
4x better availability, 3x better scale
2x less IO used, 10x faster provisioning
2x less IO used, 10x faster provisioning
Avoid the “CDO” problem
Avoid the “CDO” problem
Accelerate all VM operations
Accelerate all VM operations
Easier DR testing, 10x easier DR
Easier DR testing, 10x easier DR
Simple Easy StartSimple Easy Start
New Entry ScaleNew Entry Scale
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Product Demonstration
Next Generation Storage MultiPathing
Built for VMware
EMC PowerPath for VMware
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Product Demonstration
Primary dedupe of CIFS and NFS
Filesystems
Celerra NX4 File System Deduplication
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Top I/O Performance…
Q: VI 3.5 has Enterprise-class CPU, Network, and Memory virtualization - “How good is the ESX 3.5 IO Stack?”
The test:– One server– 16 cores (Intel Tigerton)– 16 VMs (Windows 2003
Server)– IO-intensive workload
8k block size 100% random Mixed read/write
EMCCLARiiON CX3-80
VMware ESX Server
StorageFabric
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VMware and EMC:Meeting Extreme Storage Needs Today
Joint VMware/EMC testing details here:
http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2008/05/100000-io-opera.html
EMCCLARiiON CX3-80
VMware ESX Server
StorageFabric
Q: “How good is the ESX 3.5 IO Stack?”
A: “VERY GOOD”
Q: Is this a best practice?
A: No – it was done to test limits
Q: Is this the limit?
A: No –higher with current EMC generation with SSD and VI4
Perspective: what would generate this?200K E2K7 users
85 average 4 vCPU DBs
Perspective: What did this take?3 CX3-80s, 500 15K RPM drives, 77TB of storage (enough for Library of Congress)
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100% Random Read Miss 8KBOne Drive per DA Processor - 8 processors
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Enterprise Flash Drive Performance = I/O Consolidation
15K rpm drives(8 drives)
Enterprise Flash Drives (8 drives)
SATA drives(8 drives)
Deliver significantly More IO/s per Drive at Much Lower Response Time
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Cost Justify Flash Drives?? Not So Hard . . .
Here, for 40,000 IOPs, 240 FC drives replaced with 8 flash drives
– Cost of 8 flash drives cheaper than 240 FC drives
– Pay only for the software on 8 drives (as opposed to 240 drives)
– Supporting hardware, maintenance, and space costs are lower
– Power efficiency is also a source of savings (6kW vs. 143 kW)
TCO savings ~80% in example Drives SW &
MaintInfra-
structureHW Maint
Power RespTime
$0
$300K
$100K
$200K
TCO Breakdown
FlashFibre Channel
Space
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Data Protection Built for VMware: Physical vs. Virtual Considerations
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Physical Environment
Question 1: What kind of Servers ?
Question 2: How Many NICs?
30
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Physical Environment VMware Environment
Data Protection Built for VMware: Physical vs. Virtual Considerations
ServiceConsoleService
Console
Question 1: What kind of Servers ?
Question 2: How Many NICs?
VMotionVMotion
30
Versus608
Question 3: When is your network busy?
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Avamar Data Store or Avamar server
EMC’s Avamar : How Source De-duplication Works
Global Data De-duplication Instances
Client agent scans the data for changes
Modified files broken into sub-file variable length segments
Only unique sub-file segments are backed up
Queries local file cache to identify and disregard static files
Compresses and applies a hash to each object
Queries local hash cache, and then the Avamar server to determine if objects are unique
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Avamar Flexible Deployment
WAN
(ENCRYPTED)
(ENCRYPTED)
DATA CENTER
Primary systems
Avamar Data Store
(ENCRYPTED)
REMOTE RECOVERY SITE
Primary systems
TapeVault
Avamar Data Store
SMALL REMOTE SITE
Avamar agent onlyon primary systems
LARGE REMOTE SITE
Primary systems
Avamar Data Store
(ENCRYPTED)
Avamar Software Agent
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Data Protection Built for VMware: Simple File Level Backup and Restore
Avamar Agents
Hardware
VMware
DiskNICMemoryCPU
APP
OS
APP
OS
APP
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Avamar: Efficient VMware Backup
Avamar Agents
Hardware
VMware
DiskNICMemoryCPU
APP
OS
APP
OS
APP
OS
Hardware
VMware
DiskNICMemoryCPU
APP
OS
APP
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Avamar: Efficient VMware Backup
Customers want simple file-level backup and recovery
– Need broad guest OS support– Need a catalog of all files backed up– Somehow need to get 4-10x more data through the
same pipe (with more data/VMs every day!)– Somehow need to shrink the backup window and
lower cost
EMC and VMware Deliver: – 90% reduction in VMDK backup storage
requirements = huge cost savings– Source de-duplication - before transfer across the
network, resulting in higher consolidation ratios– Reduction in Backup Network Traffic = remote
office backup is a possibility– 10x Improvement in Backup Times– Simple File Level Recovery for broad guest OSes– Scales from Virtual Appliances up to Petabytes
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Traditional vs Avamar Backup
CPU Usage Network Usage
Disk Usage
Traditional Avamar
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Product Demonstration
Next Generation De-Duplication Backup Solution
Built for VMware
EMC Avamar
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Backup Built for VMware: App-integrated Backup and Instant VM Level Restore
Exchange, SQL, Oracle and VMware Consistent Snapshots
Recovery at Exchange Level (message, mailbox and DB)
Recover at Single VM Level
Recover at Full VMFS Level
Integrated Local Replication
EMC delivers Replication Manager• Automated Replication and Backup
Scheduling
• VSS Integration
• for database and log volumes
• VMware Integration
• Boot and Application binaries
• Array Level Snaps and Clones
• Recovery from Different Levels for Different Customer Requirements
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Product Demonstration
A Simple, Application Consistent
Virtual Machine Restoration
EMC Replication Manager
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Site B
SANSAN
EMC Replication
Site ASite A
VMware Site Recovery ManagerVMware Site Recovery Manager
DR Test
Disaster RecoveryReplication with Site Recovery Manager
• VMware integrates with every EMC product, every RPO, every scale
• EMC Adds - Heterogeneous
• EMC Unique WAN Compression = 10x more efficient
WAN
DR Event!
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Testing DR is A Snap
Replication ManagementSnapshot replicated LUNs before testDelete snapshots of replicated LUNs after test
Network ManagementChange all virtual machines to a test port group before powering them on
Customization/extensibilitySame breakpoints and callouts as failover sequenceExtra breakpoints and callouts around the test bubble
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Product Demonstration
Simple Disaster Recovery Automation
VMware Site Recovery Manager
&
EMC Recoverpoint
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Networked Storage Blueprints for VMware Environments
Reference Architectures– Details about proven configuration– Accelerates end-to-end deployment
Best practices and supporting technical validation documents
– Helps optimize performance – How to install, configure, and
integrate the entire solutions stack
EMC E-Lab tested
EMC experience and proven methodologies help you get the results
you need—predictably, reliably, and faster