next gen data center implementing network storage with server blades, clustering, virtualization

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Next Gen Data CenterImplementing Network Storage with Server Blades, Clustering, Virtualization

Anil Vasudeva Principal Analyst & President [email protected]


End to End IT Infrastructure with HA & Securitywith HA & Security

Enterprise

Tier-3Data Bases

Tier-2Applications

Tier-1Edge Computing

ManagementDirectory Security Policy

Software OS Platform

Caching, Proxy, FW, SSL, IDS, DNS, LB, Web

Servers

IntrDet

IntrDet

Layer 3 Switches (Routers)

Layer 4-7 Switches

Layer 2 Switches

Stg Fibre Switches

Application,HA, File/Print, ERP, Security, SCM, CRM Servers

Database, Middleware, Data Mgmt

Servers

InternetISP

CoreOptical

NetworkingEdge

Access

ISPISP

ISP

IntrDet

Supplier/Partner

Remote Office

Home Networks

DSL

Cable Modem

MP3 VOD

WirelessCellular

xSP

App.Server

VPN

IntrDet

WebServices DBServers

ISP

ISP


DC Mgmt Nightmares

ServersServers/Admin

StorageTerabytes/DBA

MIS Alerts Urgent Alerts/Day

SystemAvailability

Servers Utilization

Win 5-10%, SMP 20-35%, MF 30-50%80+%

15-30300+

1TB100TB

20-404-5

HAL- 3 (99.9%)

HAL- 5 (99.999%)

Storage Utilization

30-45% Disk, 20-40% Tape75+%

Application Application/Server

120


*IOs per sesond for a required response time ( ms)

(RAID - 0, 3)

500100MB/sec101 505

1K

10 K

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Market Segments by Applic./Workloads

eCommerceeCommerceTransaction Transaction ProcessingProcessing

OLTPOLTPOLTP

Data Warehousing

Visual DB

DSS(RAID - 1, 5, 6)

IOPs (Latency)

StreamingStreamingStreamingReference Data Reference Data

Audio/VideoAudio/Video

Scientific ComputingScientific Computing

ImagingImaging

NICNICNIC

TPC

HPCHPC


Consolidated Data Center

Tier-1Edge

Servers

InternetISP

CoreOptical

NetworkingEdge

Access

ISPISP

ISP

IntrDet

Supplier/Partner

Remote Office

Home Networks

DSL

Cable Modem

MP3 VOD

WirelessCellular

xSP

App.Server

VPN

IntrDet

WebServices DBServers

ISP

ISP

Enterprise

Tier-3Data Base

ServersTier-2 Apps

ManagementDirectory Security Policy

Software OS Platform

Switches: Layer 4-7,Layer 2, 10GbE, FC Stg

FC/ IPSAN

Caching, Proxy, FW, SSL, IDS, DNS,

LB, Web Servers

Application,HA, File/Print, ERP, SCM, CRM Servers

Database, Middleware, Data Mgmt Servers

Tier-1 EdgeApps


Blade Infrastructure:Local Area Grid (LAG© )

MidplaneW/Connectors

To Blades & BackModules

Storage: IP NAS or FC SAN Switch

Management Modules Remote Mgmt+KVM over IP

Cooling N+1Fans/Cooling ModulesPower: N+1Power Supplies

Networking: Gbit Ethernet Switches

BladeControlPanel

Processor Blades(6-24 typically)

MemoryDDR wECC

GbitEthernet

I/FSystemsMonitorModule

Micro-Processors

USB Ports, CD/Floppy I/F

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~ GbE Switch supportsTrunking/Port AggregationFlow ControlQoS Packet PrioritizationSNMP/RMONIGMP/BOOTP/TFTP……

http://www.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/blade?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz


Blade Servers: Vendor Positioning Index(As of 31 March 2005 - See IMEX Blade Servers Industry Report 2006 for latest data)

Stra

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Delivery (Execution)

IBM

HP

DellTatungNexcom

Intel

Penguin

Fujitsu Siemens

NEC

SunEgenera

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Linux Networx

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TCO Savings & ROI

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40%

60%

80%

100%

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OPEX

CAPEX33%

67%

46%

25%

Blade Servers Rack Servers

3 Year TCO Savings Rack vs. Blade Servers

OPEXStaff/

Support25%Maintenance/

Downtime54%

Facilities/Power21%

CAPEX

Servers46%

SWInfrastructure

22%

Storage Infrastructure

13%

Networking19%

TCO Savings in..

Data: IMEX Research 2005


The rapid rise of Clusters in HPC

Rise of Cluster Computing

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Data rate & capacity

Throughput : : DSL/Cable

100+ Teraflops

Throughput = 100 GB/s

Rendering (Texture & Polygons)

Throughput = 1.2 GB/s

EntertainmentEntertainmentAudio/Video On DemandAudio/Video On Demand

High Performance High Performance ComputingComputing

Commercial Commercial VisualizationVisualization

BioInformaticsBioInformatics DecisionDecisionSupport SystSupport Syst

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High Performance Computing

Entertainment Audio/Video OnDemand

Decision-Support Systems

BioinformaticsCommercial Visualization

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HPC – From Academia to Wall St to Hollywood


Implementing Virtualization

Storage Arrays

Application & DB Servers

Client Workstations

SAN GbE or FCSwitches

LANEthernet Switches

At Various LevelsMicroprocessor – Intel VT, AMD-PacificaOS- zOS, pOS, UNIX, Windows, Linux- IBM, HP, Sun, VMWare, Xen, SWSoftFile System- DFSNetworking- MultiportStorage- Host, SAN, Controller- In-Band, Out-of-Band Management


TCO Savings with Virtualization

$-

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

w/o VZ w VZ

Provisioning

VZ SW & SuppHardware

SANNetwork

Power & CoolingDC Real Estate

Disaster RecoveryDowntime

Cos

t ove

r 3 y

ears

995 Servers Pre VZ 78 VZ Servers


Storage Virtualization – the next Frontier

Storage

Servers

Clients

SAN

LAN

Storage VZ Implemented at Different LevelsHost SAN Cntrllr.

Out-of- Band

Symantec, StorageAge

EMC, Fujitsu

In-Band Cloverleaf, DataCore, IBM, FalconStor

HDS, NetApp, Sun

Storage VZ Must Have Features• Scale Non-Disruptively in Capacity• Snapshot Point-In-Time across Stg.devices• Remote Replication across Heterogeneous Stg. Devices• Policy Based Non-Disruptive Data Migration between

Heterogeneous Stg Systems & Between Stg Tiers• Centralized Mgmt of all Stg.VZ under Single Image• Support Tiered Storage• Volume Management for Multivendor Stg. Systems• Common Set of Tools: Provisioning, Mgmt & Replication


Economics of Virtualization

0100200300400500600700800900

1000

w /o Stg VZ w Stg VZ

Expe

nses

/Yea

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HW

SANAdmin

SW

Total Svgs - 21%/yr.

- 24%

- 16%

- 19%

Savings achieved through Storage Virtualization

Virtualization results in overall cost reduction 35-60% Storage VZ alone has produced ~20% cost reductions


The Next Gen Data Center

IntegrationIntegrationIntegrates physical infrastructure using standardized devices for CAPSIMS: Cost, Availability, Performance, Scalability, Inter- operability, manageability & Security

VirtualizationVirtualizationPools Resources. Allocates, Monitors, and Meters the Usage of Pooled Resources

ProvisioningProvisioningProvisions the Resources Required to Deliver a Business Service

AutomationAutomationAutomatically Maintains Application Service Level Objectives


Future: Storage Management on a chip

Host Services Integration StorageProvisioning Layer

SAN Management Layer

DeviceService Layer

File system monitoring

SAN ManagementManagement

ConsoleManagement of

iSCSI HBAsMultiPath IO Supp

and FailoverSecurity

(iSNS, CHAP, SRP)

Virtualization Mirroring Snapshot Fail-Over

iSCSI Target ManagementLVM, Error Handling, SCSI Daemon, API Interoperability

HW Acceleration: TOE, iSCSI Offload, IPsec

Storage provisioning Win, LINUX, Solaris


Next Gen Data Center Implementing Network Storage with Server Blades, Clustering, Virtualization

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TCO Savings with Virtualization

w/o VZ w VZ

Provisioning

VZ SW & SuppHardware

SANNetwork

Power & Cooling

DC Real EstateDisaster Recovery

Downtime

Cos

t ove

r 3 y

ears

995 Servers Pre VZ 78 VZ Servers

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