Sei sulla pagina 1di 33

Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.


1
SOFTWARE-DEFINED STORAGE
IN ACTION
Piotr Kawa
Business Development Manager
Enterprise Solutions,
Bakotech
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 2
Storage Market in Midst of Disruption
Server Storage
1985
CHALLENGES
Too many
incompatible
devices
New software
for every
device
Silos of
storage
Management
NAS
SAN
2000
Server Storage
Hybrid Arrays
Today
NAS
SAN
Server Storage
Flash Arrays
Flash
Converged
Systems
Cloud
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
3
Pool all storage capacity and
provide centralized management
The right software must be able to do a few things
1
Enable different storage devices to
communicate with one another
3
Why Software-defined Storage?
Make hardware maintenance,
data migrations, and hardware
refreshes easy
4
Separate advances in software
from advances in hardware
2
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 4
One Software Platform
for any Storage Hardware
Accelerate
Centralize &
Automate
Pool & Protect
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 5
10
th
generation product
Runs on standard x86 servers
Most comprehensive hardware agnostic
storage stack in the industry
25,000+ deployments worldwide
Introducing
SANsymphony-V10
Define Your Storage
Cross-device Storage Services
Auto-tiering
Async Replication
Virtual SAN
Storage Pooling
Storage Load Balancing
Centralized Management
Analysis & Reporting
Sync Mirroring
Adaptive Caching
Thin Provisioning
Data Migration
Snapshots
CDP
NAS/SAN (Unified Storage)
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 6
Benefits at a Glance
75% 10x 4x 100% 90%
reduction
in storage
costs
performance
increase
capacity
utilization
reduction in
storage-related
downtime
decrease in time
spent on routine
storage tasks
Surveyed DataCore Customers Report Up To:
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 7
Use Cases for SANsymphony-V10
Virtualize your
existing storage
hardware
Create virtual SANs
with server-attached
storage
Integrate
Flash/SSDs with
existing storage
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 8
Solution Overview
Virtualize your
existing storage
hardware
Create virtual SANs
with server-attached
storage
Integrate
Flash/SSDs with
existing storage
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Virtualize External Storage Hardware
FUNDAMENTALS OF DATACORE
STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION
Runs on standard x86 servers
One set of common storage services
for all storage devices
All storage capacity in a single pool
eliminating wasted capacity
Unlike storage systems communicate
seamlessly reducing complexity and
preventing downtime
Replicates data leaving
no single point of failure
Seamless scalability with no reason to commit
to a single hardware manufacturer
9
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Create up to 15 tiers of storage
10
Evaluates data at the block level so data from a single application
can reside on multiple storage tiers
Auto-tiering Dynamically Optimizes Resources
Below average moves down a tier
Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 Tier n
Hot Cold Warm Archive
Above average moves up a tier
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Uses x86-64 CPUs and memory
from DataCore nodes as powerful,
inexpensive mega caches
Run applications at electronic
memory speeds vs. slow
spinning disks
Intelligently anticipates reads
and streamlines writes to
optimize performance
11
3-5x performance on existing storage
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 12
Faster Apps / IT Advantage
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 13
Data is synchronously
mirrored between unlike
storage systems
Replicate, failover and
failback between unlike
devices
Seamlessly move data from
one device to another
Cross-Device
Synchronous Mirroring
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 14
Easily Connect Between Sites
Any
Application
Any
Hypervisor
Any Storage
Hardware
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 15
Peace of Mind
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 16
Solution Overview
Virtualize your
existing storage
hardware
Create virtual SANs
with server-attached
storage
Integrate
Flash/SSDs with
existing storage
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Transform DAS, Flash & SSDs into a Virtual SAN
17
Runs as a virtual machine
on any application server
Pools local storage
resources for all to share
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Dramatically increase
performance
Share Flash cards between
application servers
Auto-tier between DRAM,
flash and disk
Share capacity across
cluster of servers
Speed up apps with
DRAM caching
Full feature functionality with Virtual SAN
18
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 19
Low Cost Storage at Remote Sites
and Branch Offices
No need to buy
expensive external
storage
Runs on any
standard server
hardware
Increases
application
performance
Scales up
to 1000s!
Virtual
SAN
Virtual
SAN
Virtual
SAN
Virtual
SAN
Virtual
SAN
Virtual
SAN
Virtual
SAN
Virtual
SAN
Virtual
SAN
Virtual
SAN
Data Center
Central SAN
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 20
Massive Scale for Tier 1 Apps and VDI
1 2 5 32 4 3
Scale up to
32 PB
Scale out to
32 nodes
Accelerate up to
50 million IOPS
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 21
Solution Overview
Virtualize your
existing storage
hardware
Create virtual SANs
with server-attached
storage
Integrate
Flash/SSDs with
existing storage
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
INTEGRATION AND
MANAGEMENT
How do I integrate
this new technology
with my existing
environment?
What new processes
do I need to manage
this investment?
22
Common Challenges With Flash Storage
AVAILABILITY OF
SOFTWARE FEATURES
How do I get the
functionality I need like
high-availability and
failover?
What tools will I have
to handle data
migrations, tiering and
thin provisioning to
ensure that Im making
the most of my
investment?
SHARING FLASH
STORAGE BETWEEN
APPLICATIONS
Do I really need to
buy dedicated Flash
hardware for every
application?
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 23
Flash/HDD Hybrid
One Software Platform
for any Storage Hardware
The Premier Software Stack for Flash
Flash - SSD and Arrays
Cross-device Storage Services
Auto-tiering
Async Replication
Virtual SAN
Storage Pooling
Storage Load Balancing
Centralized Management
Analysis & Reporting
Sync Mirroring
Adaptive Caching
Thin Provisioning
Data Migration
Snapshots
CDP
NAS/SAN (Unified Storage)
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Easy Integration and Sharing of Flash Storage
Flash Cards in
DataCore nodes
Flash Arrays in
storage pool
Flash Cards
in Virtual SAN
24
Share Flash between
servers and applications
Minimize downtime and
risk of integration
Complete set of
storage services
Block level auto-tiering
Easily add Flash anytime
Realistic path to all Flash
environments
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Putting it all together
25
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 26
Expand beyond limits of
application servers
Fast local primary storage
& secondary central pool
Same set of services
across both topologies
Leverage central storage
resources and services
Replication, backups,
etc.,
Managed from
same console
Federate Virtual SAN with Physical SAN
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
27
Centrally Managed Environment
Major Data Centers
[Central SANs]
Branch Office
[Virtual SAN]
Cloud Storage
Disaster
Recovery Site
[Virtual SAN]
Branch Office
[Virtual SAN]
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
New Economics of Storage Hardware
Avoid hardware vendor lock-in
Skip costly forklift upgrades
Repurpose aging
storage systems
Leverage lower cost storage
hardware
Massive reduction in planned
downtime
Integrate new hardware with
minimal disruption
The best hardware refresh
is the one we didnt do*
www.techvalidate.com/product-research/datacore-sansymphony-v
* DataCore Customer
28
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 29
Reduce unproductive
hours spent on:
Data Migrations
Hardware Refreshes
Capacity Expansion
Hardware Maintenance
Unexpected Downtime
Dramatic Productivity Improvements
62%
In our 24x7
environment, we
leverage DataCore to
bring in the new SAN,
migrate all of the
datawithout any
downtime and within
normal business hours.
Neville Lee
Director of Infrastructure at
Englewood Hospital
% of time spent on routine storage tasks
Before With DataCore
23%
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 30
When to get started with SDS
Before your
next storage
purchase
Using or
considering
flash/SSDs
Expanding
Server/Desktop
Virtualization
Developing your
Business
Continuity Plan
12
6
9 3
1
7
10
4
11
5
8
2
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 31
Personnel
~250 people across the globe
Market Segment
Software-Defined Storage
Major Locations
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (Headquarters)
Munich, Germany
Paris, France
Reading, UK (European Support Center)
Sophia, Bulgaria
Tokyo, Japan (APAC Support Center)
Founded 1998
Privately owned
Investors
Flagship Ventures
Updata Partners
Insight Venture Partners
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. 32
One Storage Services Platform
across your entire infrastructure
10
th
generation product
16 Years of R&D
25,000+ deployments worldwide
Most comprehensive hardware-agnostic
storage stack in the industry
Cross-device Storage Services
Auto-tiering
Async Replication
Virtual SAN
Storage Pooling
Storage Load Balancing
Centralized Management
Analysis & Reporting
Sync Mirroring
Adaptive Caching
Thin Provisioning
Data Migration
Snapshots
CDP
NAS/SAN (Unified Storage)
Copyright 2014 DataCore Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
QUESTIONS?
Contact:
piotr.kawa@bakotech.com
www.bakotech.pl

Potrebbero piacerti anche