top 5 reasons to deploy virtualized microsoft applications on emc’s vnx storage platforms

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Top 5 Reasons to Deploy Virtualized Microsoft Applications on EMC’s VNX Storage Platforms

Jim CordesMicrosoft Infrastructure ArchitectCommercial Solutions Advisory GroupEMC Corporation


Consolidation Create economies of scale

through standardization Reduce IT costs

Deliver innovation Enable flexibility Ease of use Information access

Business Requirements

vs. Resource Reality

DELIVERINGREDUCING

Organizations need a flexible IT environment that supports both dimensions

Today’s IT Challenge—The Balancing Act : “Cost-Cutting” vs. “Responsiveness”


HeterogeneousClients

Virtual Server(s)

Virtual Blended Storage Pool

High Cap.HDDs

15KHDDs

High Perf.FLASH

Virtual Volumes

Automatic Data Optimization

Automatic Server Optimization

Storage

Processor BStorage

Processor A

Shifting Storage PracticesVirtual servers need virtualization optimized storage

RAIDGroup 1RAIDGroup 2

RAIDGroup 3

Homogenous Clients

Server(s) 1 2 3Storage

Processor BStorage

Processor A


Microsoft Application Challenges VIRTUALIZATION INTEGRATION

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

STORAGE GROWTH / PROVISIONING

NETWORK UTILIZATION / BACKUP WINDOWS

DISASTER RECOVERY


Meeting Application Challenges Why EMC VNX Storage for Virtualized Microsoft Applications

Performance Management

Storage Growth/Provisioning

Network Utilization/Backup WindowsDisaster Recovery

Virtualization Integration


Storage Admin Database Admin SharePoint Admin

Log into UniSphere 5mCreate Data LUN–100 GB 3mCreate Log LUN–10 GB 3mAdd LUNs to Storage Group 3m

14m

14mRescan storage in Device Manager 5mRescan disks in Disk Management 5mIdentify correct physical disks to LUNs 10m

Create partitions, format @ 64 kb blocks 5m

Mount drive letters 2m

Create database in correct place/collation 10m

Pre-grow data file and log file 5m56m

56mConnect to central admin 5mCreate web application (if required–typically not) 10m

Manage Content DBs 5mCreate Content Database in SP, pointing to new SQL DB 10m

86m

86 min

EMC Storage Integrator

Open SharePoint Farm 0.5mEnumerate Farm and associated storage 3mStart ESI SharePoint Provisioning wizard; provide input 4m

Create and prepare Data LUN/Disk–100 GB 2mCreate and Prepare Log LUN/Disk–10 GB 2mCreate Content Database ( 15 M initial size) 0.5mPre-grow data file and log file 5mCreate web application 2m

Refresh Farm 1m20m

20 min

Remember, this traditional approach requires three administrators who may work in different departments. So there is a cross-department dependency, which would have an associated lead time.


EMC Storage Integrator (ESI) Providing Simplified Management for Windows

• Storage provisioning for Windows Servers

• Application-aware storage provisioning

• Windows MMC based• Agent-less architecture• Supports VMAX, VNX,

VNXe, CX4, and NS series (Block and file!)Easy-to-use MMC Snap-

ins for the Server/Application Admin


Leverage Existing Management ToolsExample: EMC integration with Microsoft System Center–Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)


EMC Unified StorageOptimized for Virtual Environments

Virtualization Optimized

Full integration and virtualization support

SQL – SharePoint – Exchange

Virtual Virtual Virtual

• VMware and Hyper-V centric management

• Automated Data Management (FAST VP)

• Intelligent Multipathing &Load balancing

• Advanced PowerShell Cmdlet toolset

How is EMC Virtualization Optimized?Full support for Hyper-V platforms

Typical Storage

No OptimizationLimited server

virtualization support.

Limited CapabilitiesSQL – SharePoint –

Exchange Virtual Virtual Virtual


VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)

• Intelligent offload of storage function to array• Accelerates VM deployment,

clone, snapshot, and Storage VMotion• Included with all EMC platforms

to improve the speed of common VMware tasks

VAAI


Leverage Management DashboardsExample: Instant insight with Unisphere

Navigate all common tasks through an easy-to-use dashboardView detailed reports of how resources are being used

Visually drill down to individual components

Enlist community help when solving problems


Example: Virtualized Sharepoint Server Managing Binary Large Objects (BLOBs)

• Solution Components:– Windows 2008 R2 Server with

Hyper-V in a Microsoft Failover Cluster for High-Availability

– EMC VNX5300 storing Sharepoint databases, index files, snapshots, Hyper-V VHDs and BLOB storage

– MetaLogix StoragePoint software to schedule and move BLOB content as it ages to more cost effective storage.

• Benefits:– Moved 92% of aged data from

primary databases to higher capacity storage.

– Increased useable capacity without impacting performance.

– Simplified management by virtualizing Sharepoint and Metalogix servers with Microsoft Hyper-V


Maintain Performance in a Virtual WorldOlder approaches are inefficient for virtualized workloads

Poor utilization

Disk Disk Disk Disk Disk

Flash Flash Flash

Better utilization… but $$$

Aggregating Mechanical Drives Using a lot of spindles for IOPS results in low capacity utilization

Flash DrivesFlash drives are faster than mechanical disks – but expensive

Striped

Short stroked & striped


Self-optimizing storage pools

Solution: Automatic Data OptimizationGain the benefits of Flash without the cost with FAST VP

Storage pool

5%Flash

95%Disk Data

• All data activity is constantly tracked • High activity data moved to Flash• Low activity to low cost disk• Applications now enjoy lowest

response time possible for data

Best UtilizationBalance Performance and

Capacity

Inactive

Data

Active Data

Fully Automated Storage TieringFor Virtual Pools

FAST VP


Save Time with FAST VPSet-it-and-forget-it performance optimization

Without FAST VP With FAST VP

Manual, ongoing process

Automated performance optimization

Analyze 4 hours AutomatedDesign 4 hours 1 hourImplement 4 hours 2 hoursManage 4 hours AutomatedTotals 16 hours 3 hours

EMC Proven: “Tuning Storage for SQL OLTP” reportPerform “set-it-and-forget-it” tuning for application workloads like SQL OLTP in 80%

less time


3-Times More Cost EffectiveGain 3X more storage with VNX capacity efficiency

E F F I C I E N C Y

3Xmore efficient

FAST SuiteFile

Deduplication &

Compression

Thin Provisioning

ClassicProvisioning


EMC Unified StorageVirtual Provisioning

Instead, only allocate space when data is created, written, and pay as you grow

with EMC Virtual Provisioning

5000 Exchange usersx 1GB Mailboxes

5 TB

Dynamic Capacity ProvisioningIncrease storage utilization and buy as little as 1/5th the storageTraditional Storage

In a DAS world, IT shops overbuy

capacity

5000 Exchange usersx 5GB Mailboxes

25 TB

Full/Over-Provisioned


http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/h7337-exchange-unified-cisco-hyper-v-wp.pdf

Virtualized Exchange 2010 Design Guide

Solution Components• Cisco UCS B200 servers

hosting 32,000 Exchange 2010 mailboxes

• Replication provided by native Exchange Database Availability Groups (DAG)

• Virtualization of all Exchange roles using Microsoft Hyper-V

• Exchange Thin Provisioning LUNS provided by EMC unified storage





Significantpoints in timeAny pointin time

Yesterday

Daily backupSnapshots

RecoverPoint

Daily backup

Snapshot

Midnight Now

Daily recovery points—from tape or diskMore frequent disk-based recovery points

24 hours

Granular Recovery for Microsoft Apps

Databasecheckpoint

Pre-apppatch

Post-apppatch

Databasecheckpoint

Quarterlyclose

Any user-configurable event

Any point in timeSignificant point in time All recovery points


Protect Applications and Data• Exchange and SQL Server

integration• Dynamic synchronous and

asynchronous replication • Lower bandwidth costs with

integrated WAN deduplication• DVR-like recovery of replicated

data to any point in time• Support federated and clustered

applications with automated failover

Integrated operational and disaster recovery

Protect Microsoft Applications across Hyper-V or VMware Virtual

Environments

EMC RecoverPoint for Microsoft

CRR: remote protection

CLR: concurrent local and remote protection

CDP: local protection


EMC Replication Manager

Replica 1

Replica 2

Replica 3

Replica 4

Replication Manager discovers and automates mounting, dismounting, scheduling, and expiration of disk-based

storage copies for backup and repurposing

ROLES-BASEDEmpower end users, DBAs, report teams,

analytics teams.

ExchangeSQL

ServerSharePoin

tOracle


Exchange Item RecoveryEasy drag and drop for Exchange and Sharepoint

Replica 1

Replica 2

Replica 3

Replica 4


VNX Data Protection:It’s All About the AppsUnified replication with the VNX Total Protection/Efficiency Pack• Local and remote data recovery with DVR-like

roll-back• Restore individual or multiple virtual machines

with a single click• End-to-end visibility–analyses and reporting• Define and enforce custom RPOs and SLAs

across virtual infrastructure • Automated failover and failback• Integrated software suites • Proven reference architectures


Disaster Recovery ChallengesBusiness Continuity can be Complex

SAN SANSAN

SharepointExchangeSQLSharepointExchangeSQL

Bandwidth

Distance

Infrastructure

Application-

consistency

Response time

RPO? & RTO?

DR Testing


Simple Recovery with RecoverPoint/SEDirectly meets your top DR challenges

• Protect all applications one way: Standardize for simplicity

• RPO Flexibility: Dynamic Synchronous and Asynchronous Replication

• Recover Instantly: Point-in-time roll-back

• Supports any SAN Infrastructure: Fibre Channel or iSCSI Storage

• Microsoft Application Consistency: Built in VDI and VSS Integration

• DR Testing: R/W in two sites!

SAN SANSAN

Management Interface Built-into Unisphere

Reduce bandwidth and usage up to 90%with built-in dedupe!


Site B

RecoverPoint/Cluster EnablerStretch Your Microsoft Clusters across the world

• If Site A or Server A fails, the application can be restarted manually or automatically on Site B

• Integrated with Microsoft Clusters– Automatic site failover – Windows Server 2003: 2 nodes/site – Windows Server 2008: 8 nodes/site– Hyper-V: 8 child partitions

• Requirements– 400 ms. max latency asynchronous– 4 ms. max latency synchronousSite A

RecoverPoint

File Share Witness

Adds Disaster Recovery to High Availability Clusters


Meeting Application Challenges Why now? And where do I start? IT BUDGET

DILEMMA

72%Maintain

28%Invest

Source: Fortune 100 customers.


Journey to the Private Cloud

15%

30%50%

85%

IT PRODUCTION BUSINESS PRODUCTION IT AS A SERVICE95%

GoldPlatinum

Percent Virtualized

Run IT as a BusinessDevelopment, Test, andIT-Owned applications

Mission-critical applications


Beginning the Journey…Where to Start

• Analyze, assess, and plan– Find opportunities for

consolidation– Ensure workloads will be a fit

• Use Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) toolkit

– Identify hardware for virtualization using Hyper-V

– Detailed assessment for server utilization and recommendations for server consolidation

• VMware Capacity Planner is another valuable tool

15%

30%

IT PRODUCTIONPercent

Virtualized

Development, Test, andIT-Owned applications


Exchange 2010 Key Learnings• Proven mailbox server design

– Use a building-block, modular approach– Predictable performance for all mailbox servers

• Validated performance – Test results show that the VNX5700 storage

array is an excellent platform to house 1GB, 2GB, 5GB, even 20GB Exchange 2010 mailboxes

• EMC FAST Cache for Online-Mode Exchange 2010

– Can be considered when I/O is the driving factor for spindle requirements and not space

– Can increase Exchange I/Os performance on VNX platform with large capacity drives (NL-SAS)

– Should also be considered as a global cache on the VNX platform and shared with other applications—not just Exchange


Virtualizing SharePoint• Hyper-V with Failover

clustering of all servers• MetaLogix StoragePoint

moved 92% of aged content to cost-effective disks

• Tiered data on a single SAN to service all workloads

• Increased usable capacity without impacting performance


Infrastructure Optimized for VirtualizationSeamless virtualization experience and acceleration

Virtual server administrator

Storage administrator

VAAI* offload vCenter Server

integrationEMC Unisphere Less net I/O

More VMsFaster response10

XManage storage and VM

resources in unisonControl offload functions

and integrated replication

Manage storage and VM resources in unisonControl offload functions and integrated replication

* VAAI = VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration


EMC VNX for Virtualized Applications• High availability for virtual environments

– Five-9s (99.999 percent) availability

• Ease of management– Easy to use tools with wizards for VMware and

Hyper-V

• Flexible– NAS, FC, FCoE, and iSCSI I/O– Tiered storage for high performance AND high

capacity–Flash, SAS, and NL-SAS– Fully Automated Storage Tiering (FAST) with

ability to dynamically adjust to changing performance requirements

• Integrated data protection– Local and remote backup of physical and virtual

serversVNX5700

Virtual Machines

Hyper-V Host Servers

Management Server

Enterprisenetwork

Enterpriseservers


See This For YourselfDemos at Microsoft Technology Centers

• Strategy Briefings

• Architecture Design Sessions

• Proof of Concepts

• Available Demos*– Exchange, SQL, SharePoint– Performance/Scalability– Automated Storage Tiering– Replication Manager and

Snapshot Backup/Restore– RecoverPoint/Cluster

Enabler* Contact your EMC Rep/Partner for locations


Thank You!For more information, we invite you to review:• Window to the Private Cloud, showcasing blogs from many of

EMC’s Microsoft Specialists: http://windowtotheprivatecloud.com

• Top 5 Reasons Why Customers Deploy Microsoft Exchange Server on EMC Unifier Storage - http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/15-min-guide/h8533-vnx-exchange-uni-stor-top-5.pdf

• Top 5 Reasons Why Customers Deploy Microsoft SQL Server on EMC Unifier Storage - http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/solution-overview/h7468-ms-sql-top5-so.pdf/

http://windowtotheprivatecloud.com/

http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/15-min-guide/h8533-vnx-exchange-uni-stor-top-5.pdf

http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/15-min-guide/h8533-vnx-exchange-uni-stor-top-5.pdf

http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/solution-overview/h7468-ms-sql-top5-so.pdf

http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/solution-overview/h7468-ms-sql-top5-so.pdf

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