Mat Young – Storage Technology Architect, Microsoft EMEA

Justin Alderson – Storage Specialists Manager, Microsoft EMEA

Mat Young – Storage Technology Architect, Microsoft EMEA

Justin Alderson – Storage Specialists Manager, Microsoft EMEA

Windows Storage Server 2003

Agenda• Microsoft and Storage• What is Windows Storage Server 2003• Features of a Windows Storage Server NAS device• How NAS differs from a traditional Windows file server• Scenarios for Storage Server 2003 NAS solutions• Useful Resources

– Bring high end storage features into the platform and make them available to everyone.

– Deliver best of breed storage solutions by utilizing a great partner eco-system.

– Differentiate by delivering end-to-end scenarios.

Microsoft Storage

Deliver simple, affordable, and manageable storage solutions through investments in platform, solutions, and partners.

Strategy

Mission

Products

Do more with less…File Serving innovations in Windows Server and Storage Server

• More productive End Users – Concentrate on business– Shadow Copies of Shared Folders– Client Side caching, redirected home drives

• Require Fewer servers – Save capital expense– NTFS - Scalability mprovements (240TB max volume)– CIFS/SMB - Big performance increase over Windows 2000 / NT4– NFS Server - Big performance increase over previous versions

• Spend less admin time per server – Save IT Admins time– VDS - Radically simplify disk management tasks– Active Directory - Implement Security and audit by policy– Security - EFS, IPSec– NFS - Improved user mappings and other features

Windows Storage Server 2003 Combining the ease of use of an appliancewith the richness and familiarity of Windows Server 2003 technologyto provide solutions for storage needs for SMB, Enterprise, Datacenter and Branch

• Storage Server 2003 is an OS for building NAS appliances• The recommend solution for dedicated file / print serving• Familiarity and ease of Windows• Simplicity of purchase and support of an appliance• File serving tools and protocols pre-installed

– CIFS/SMB, NFS, Appletalk™ etc– Quota, Reporting, File screening

• Windows-based NAS devices now at 53% unit market share

• Dedicated, preconfigured NAS devices available from major OEMs

• From 300 GB to “unlimited” TB • Clustered (up to 8 node) and HA configurations available• Headless devices

• Easy to deploy - Up and running in 15 minutes• Remotely manageable• Depth of ISV partners – for example Backup / Anti-Virus• Low acquisition cost

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• Reliability:– Optimized for file serving – Dedicated file server– no Line Of Business applications

• Availability of data– Snapshot / Volume Shadowing – with end

user restore– Remote Data Copies – with 3rd party tools– Clustering – depending on OEM

• Scalability– Storage scalability– via logical name space

- Distributed File System (DFS)

Deployment Deployment and and

ManagementManagement

Reliability and Reliability and AvailabilityAvailability

Enterprise Enterprise IntegrationIntegration

Windows Storage Server - Features Optimized file server based on Windows technology that is designed for high reliability, availability and ease of management

Windows Storage Server - Features Optimized file server based on Windows technology that is designed for high reliability, availability and ease of management

• Rapid deployment – Pre-configured solution– Browser-based installation– Up and running in 15 mins (for standalone

models)

• Data Management – Disk quota management at volume, user,

and directory levels– Content filtering and reporting for disk

resource optimization– Different options depending on NAS vendor

• Appliance Management– Web UI for management– Terminal Services– Command line, scripts etc

Deployment Deployment and and

ManagementManagement

Reliability and Reliability and AvailabilityAvailability

Enterprise Enterprise IntegrationIntegration

Windows Storage Server - Features Optimized file server based on Windows technology that is designed for high reliability, availability and ease of management

• Interoperate in a heterogeneous environment– Windows (CIFS), Unix/Linux (NFS)– Novell (Netware), AppleTalk– FTP, HTTP (WebDAV)

• Integrate into existing infrastructure with Active Directory– AD / Kerberos Authentication– Full Group Policy Object support– IP Security (IPSec), SMB Signing– Encrypted File System (EFS)– Unix mapping service

• Leverage current management investments– Management Tools – MS SMS, MOM, Tivoli,

HP OpenView, CA etc– Utilities - Anti-virus, backup etc.

Deployment Deployment and and

ManagementManagement

Reliability and Reliability and AvailabilityAvailability

Enterprise Enterprise IntegrationIntegration

Windows Storage Server – FeaturesOther options available on Storage Server based NAS devices

• Offer the benefits of Networked Storage to a wider range of customers

• Exchange Database support– Called the “Exchange Feature Pack”

– Depending on OEM and configuration, up to 1500 mailboxes

• iSCSI Target support– Allows a file server to also be a “block device” server

– Flexibility in provisioning storage for other servers

– Turns the Storage Server into a File and Block server

– Check with OEM for exact offering

Windows Storage Server and Windows ServerThe differences

• A Storage Server NAS system is an integrated and optimized hardware / software solution, delivered direct by the Storage vendor (not Microsoft)

• A Storage Server NAS system is supported by the Storage vendor (not Microsoft)

• Windows Storage Server (WSS) does not require client licenses (CALs)

• WSS is tuned for file serving

• WSS is trivial to install / bring into production

• WSS is a “headless” device, remotely managed

• Additional tools – snapshots, user quota, all protocols – ready to go– CIFS, NFS, Netware, Appletalk, FTP, HTTP

– Many vendors include also Storage reporting, directory quotas, file screening

• WSS cannot host application services, e.g. Exchange, SQL …– But it can be host the storage for these applications for light load

Storage Server NAS vs other NAS

• Lower Cost– Typically have lower purchase price than proprietary NAS solutions– Administration familiarity and integration means lower ownership costs

• Have more features – many free– Protocol support (CIFS, NFS, Novell, Appletalk) - included – Software snapshots – included– Encryption, compression– Quota and Reporting – included free from most OEMs– iSCSI target support – optional - low cost option

• Integrate better– seamlessly into existing Windows environments (Active Directory,

Domains)– Group Policy etc– Use existing tools at the customers choice – like Antivirus, Backup –

no need for new / different agents

DemonstrationStorage Server Web InterfaceShadow Copies of Shared Folders

Typical Deployment Scenarios

• File Server consolidation– NT4 upgrades, Windows 2000 upgrades, Novell upgrades– Replace many servers with a single Storage Server NAS device

• Backup to Disk– Improve recovery time dramatically– With costs falling all the time, disk backup is now affordable

• Branch Office– Single, remotely managed storage device server files and local server

needs– Can use replication tools (3rd party, MS System Center Data Protection

Manager) to replicate to a central site for full disaster recovery solution

Using Storage Server to consolidateBring the benefit of networked storage to smaller locations

• Consolidate File/Print and Exchange files onto NAS• More efficient use, less “stranded capacity”• Centrally managed, easy to deploy, easy to backup

Storage Server NAS device

Exchange Server

Infrastructure Server

Disk Backup to NAS device

Local Backup Storage Pool> 70% used

File/Print Server

Exchange ServerDAS Storage

60% used

Infrastructure Server

DAS Storage50% used

Local Backup

Local Backup

Local Backup

Protection for Branch Offices

Storage Server / NAS device

Storage Pool

Exchange Server

Infrastructure Server

Disk Backup to NAS device

• Software IP Replication data from branch to data center

• No admin skills required in Branch

• Centralised administration for backup / recovery

• End users recover their own files

• Branch Disaster recovery plan facilitated– DFS for file serving, 3rd party recovery tools

NAS / File ServerWith low cost Storage

Tape Library

Central Office

ReplicationReplication

Summary• Storage Server defined• Storage Server features• Differences between Storage Server, Windows file

servers, and other NAS platforms• Demo of Web UI and Shadow Copies• Scenarios• Resources