The VNXe Series
Technical Presentation
Name
Title
October 2011
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Topics
• Architecture
• Hardware
• Operating Environment
• Storage Pools
• Data Services
– Thin Provisioning
– File-level Deduplication
& Compression
– Data Protection
– Snapshots
– Replication
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• Data Services (continued)
– Antivirus
– File Level Retention
– Backup
• Windows Integration &
Support
• Management
• Support Ecosystem
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Simple. Efficient. Affordable.
Configure in
A
new
seconds
way
Get
more
to at
capacity
less
cost
think
Rest
easy,
about
rock solid
shared
Starting under
storage
$10K
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Architecture & Hardware
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VNXe's Purpose Designed Architecture
Integrated Unified Storage
• Designed for IT generalist
– Maximizing simplicity and easy of
use
(no X-Blades, Control Stations etc.)
– Providing balanced performance,
scalability and flexibility
Multi-core
Processors
…
SP A
Shared Memory Resources
SP B
SP A
VNXe OE
• File
• Block
• EMC Apps
• Unisphere
Performance
(SAS)
Highest
Capacity
(NL-SAS)
VNXe OE
• File
• Block
• EMC Apps
• Unisphere
Flare
Backend disks
Flexible Drive Options
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VNXe Series Hardware
Simple. Efficient. Affordable.
Form factor (Minimum)
Storage Processors (SPs)
Total System memory
Maximum drives (Single or Dual
SP)
Drive types
VNXe 3100
VNXe 3300
2U
3U
1 or 2
2
4 or 16 GB
24 GB
48 or 96
120
3.5” SAS, NL-SAS
3.5” SAS, NL-SAS, Flash
Protocols
Embedded I/O ports per SP
Configurable I/O slots per SP
I/O slot options available
Backend Connectivity per SP
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NFS , CIFS, iSCSI
2 X 1 Gb Ethernet
4 X 1 Gb Ethernet
1
1
4 x 1 Gb Ethernet
4 x 1 Gb Ethernet
2 x 10 GB Ethernet
4 x 6Gb/s SAS
4 x 6Gb/s SAS
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VNXe3100 2U Platform Overview
Chassis
Front View 12 x
3.5” Disks
Rear
• 2U DPE (Disk Processor Enclosure)
• 6Gb SAS-2 drive interface
– Max 12, 3.5” Drives per
enclosure
• Dual Energy Star Gold Power
Supplies
– Power Consumption ~ 330W
• 1 or 2 SPs - CPU Module Canisters
• Battery-backed Write Cache
(BBWC) for single SP configurations
• Dimensions: 20in depth x 3.5in
height x ~19in width
2 CPU Modules, each containing
Storage
Processor
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•
•
•
I/O Technology per SP
• One Back End SAS-2
Port
( 6 Gb/s x4)
• Two Embedded GbE
Host Ports
• One I/O Slot per CPU
module
– 4 x 1GbE
• GbE Management Port
• Serial Console and USB
Port
Intel, Dual Core Processor
2, DDR3 1066MHz DIMM slots
Integrated, 3-cell Li-ion BBU
Solid State Disk (SSD), eFLASH
uSSD
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Cost-effective Data Persistence
• Single Storage Processor Configuration
Cache Protection Module
– Low cost entry point in the VNXe
Series
– Upgradeable to dual processor
configuration
• Cache Protection Module
– Fits into second storage processor slot
• Vault-to-Flash (VTF) technology
– Runs off of low-power battery
technology
– No need for standby power supplies
VNXe3100 - Single SP
Configuration
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• System recovery
– Memory contents restored from SSD
– Buffer and cache pools/pages are
recreated at same physical addresses
as initial boot
– System verifies restore operation and
resumes I/O processing
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VNXe3300 3U Platform Overview
Chassis
Front View 15 x 3.5”
Disks
Rear
• 3U, DPE (Disk Processor Enclosure)
• 6Gb SAS-2 drive interface
– Max 15, 3.5” Drives per
enclosure
• Holds 2 SP “Suitcases” with Integrated
Cooling
• Dual Energy Star Gold Power Supplies
– Power Consumption ~ 500W with
15 drives
• Battery Backup Module in Power
Supply
• Dimensions: 24in depth x 5.25in height
x ~19in width
• NEBS Level 3
• DC Power option
2 CPU Modules, each containing
Storage
Processor
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I/O Technology per SP
• One Back End SAS-2
Port (6 Gb/s x4)
• Four Embedded GbE
Host Ports
• One I/O Slot per CPU
module
– 4 x 1GbE,
– 2 x 10GbE
• GbE Management Port
• Serial Console and USB
Port
• Quad Core Processors
• 3 DIMM Slots with 3 channels @
800MHz
• PCI-E x4 CMI Path
• Solid State Disk (for persistence)
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Flexible Storage Capacity
• Disk Options, 3.5” Drives
Flexible Storage Options
– SAS Performance: 300GB, 600GB, 15K
RPM
– Near line SAS Capacity: 1TB, 2TB, 7.2K
RPM
– Flash (Tier 0): 100GB (VNXe3300 only)
• Scale
– Up to 7 additional disk enclosures per
system
– Max 120 drives in VNXe3300
– Max 96 drives in VNXe3100
– Mix drive types within an enclosure
• Optional “disk pack” offerings
– SAS Performance pack: RAID 5 or RAID
10
– SAS Capacity pack: RAID 6
– Flash pack: RAID 5
• Scale to 240 Terabytes with 2TB drive
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Modular Design
• Modular system design
– All major components are customer
replaceable units
– Easy to identify and access
• Simple to service and upgrade
– Clear visual repair instructions
– Tool-less access to replaceable
components
– “How-to” videos
• Minimal component sparing
• Efficient CRU replacement process
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VNXe Interoperability and Standards
• Host Operating Systems
– Microsoft Windows
– Linux: SUSE, Red Hat,
AsiaNUX
– UNIX: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris
– VMWare
– Hyper-V
– Citrix XenServer
• US Dept of Defense
– Common Criteria
– DISA STIG
• Telecom
• Telcordia NEBS Level 3
• Storage Applications
– NDMP Backup Software
– Anti-Virus Scanning Software
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High Availability
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High Availability
 Platform
 No single point of failure
 n + 1 power and battery backup
 Redundant, hot-pluggable components
 Function
 RAID protection
 Active/Active controllers
 Data cache mirroring between controllers
 Battery-backed cache for single SP configurations
 Dynamic failover/failback
 Automatic management control failover
 Vault-to-Flash technology
 Service
 Non-disruptive upgrades
 Hot-swap CRU and drive replacement
 Remote maintenance, call-home, automatic diagnostics
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VNXe Vault to Flash – Cache
Persistence
CIFS
Exchange
I/O
VNXe
1.
2.
3.
192.168.5.1
\\cifs\myshare
Management
Power
Services
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
Platform
Services
Down
Memory
Routine
Cache
File Services
Down
Routine
Cache
Cache
NIC
SAS PCIe
Memory
File Services
Block Services
Network, I/O, Service Shims
Platform
Services
Management
Power
Services
Cache
Block Services
Network, I/O, Service Shims
Cache
Cache
NIC
SAS PCIe
Power
Code
waits
1.Down
AC
powersheds
is lostfor
todump
array complete
2.3.Power
Down
Routine
unnecessary
power
Disables
battery
hold
up device
A battery
holds up
SP and
SSD
draws
Transition to
special of
power
fail routine
Checksums
Contents
memory
to dump
Initiates memory dump to SSD
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VNXe – Deployed and Operating
Normally
CIFS
Exchange
I/O
VNXe
192.168.5.1
\\cifs\myshare
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
Management
Services
Platform
Services
File Services
File Services
Block Services
Network, I/O, Service Shims
NIC
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SAS PCIe
Platform
Services
Management
Services
Block Services
Network, I/O, Service Shims
NIC
SAS PCIe
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VNXe HA Services Support – SP Failure
CIFS
I/O
VNXe
192.168.5.1
\\cifs\myshare
3.
Exchange
Management
Services
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
2.
1.
Platform
Services
File Services
File Services
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
Management
Services
File Services
Block Services
Network, I/O, Service Shims
NIC
SAS PCIe
Platform
Services
Block Services
Network, I/O, Service Shims
NIC
SAS PCIe
1. Health/Alert
Cluster
Manager
Detects
problem
with
other
node
3.
2. HA
Service
Business
starts
Logic
new
detects
file service
status
change
Validates
nodeto
failure
IP network
Indicates
failover
Alert
is
user
invoked
failover
Email AlertInvokes
toiSCSI
EMCHA
LUN
Support
is exported
&service
configured email
address
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VNXe HA Services Support – Service
Failure
CIFS
Exchange
I/O
VNXe
192.168.5.1
\\cifs\myshare
Mgmt IP
192.168.5.1
X
1.
2.
Management
Services
Platform
Services
Mgmt IP
192.168.5.1
3.
Management
Services
Block Services
NIC
SAS PCIe
Platform
Services
File Services
File Services
Network, I/O, Service Shims
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
Block Services
Network, I/O, Service Shims
NIC
SAS PCIe
3.2.Health/Alert
Business
Logic detects
status
HA
1. Local
Service
Resource
starts
Management
Manager
Detects
Service
problem
onchange
other
to user
Tries Indicates
restartingAlert
node
services
3 times
Email Alert
indicates
tofailover
Support
and configured
IPInvokes
network
HA
failover
is service
invoked
Management Servicesemails
started on 2nd Storage
Processor
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VNXe HA Networking Feature Support
• Link Aggregation
VNXe Series
• IEEE 802.3ad standard for port grouping; improves availability
LINK
Switch
• One port fails, other ports take over
• Automatic configuration with statistical load balancing based
on source and destination MAC addresses
• Does not increase single-client throughput, may increase
throughput if there are multiple clients.
FAILSAFE NETWORKING PLUS TRUNKING
IMPLEMENTATION
Primary paths
Standby paths
Switch
Switch
E-mail
server
Accounting Sales
database database
server
server
NetWar
e
file
server
UNIX
file
server
• End-to-end network availability
• VLAN, 802.1Q-VNXe in a VLAN-enabled network
• Added security and Ease of management
UNIX file server VLAN
NetWare file server VLAN
Sales database server VLAN
Accounting database server VLAN
E-mail server VLAN
Accounting
• Network configuration beneficial against switch & cable
failures
• Automatically configured between SPs
Network
VNXe
Series
• FailSafe Networking (FSN)
Sales
Engineerin
g
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Storage Pools
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VNXe Storage Pools
Stage 2
Disks
Stage 1
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VNXe Storage Pools
Stage 2
RAID Groups
Global Performance
Disks
Stage 1
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VNXe Storage Pools
LU’s
Stage 2
RAID Groups
Global Performance
Disks
Stage 1
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VNXe Storage Pools
Disk Volumes
LU’s
Stage 2
RAID Groups
Global Performance
Disks
Stage 1
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VNXe Storage Pools
Stripe Volume
Disk Volumes
LU’s
Stage 2
RAID Groups
Global Performance
Disks
Stage 1
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VNXe Storage Pools
Pool Volume
Stripe Volume
Disk Volumes
LU’s
Stage 2
RAID Groups
Global Performance
Disks
Stage 1
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Data Services
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Thick Provisioning – Shared Folders
User provisions a
Shared Folder…
Pool Volume
Stripe Volume
Disk Volumes
Flare LUN’s
RAID Groups and
Global Pools
CIFS Shared Folder
10 GB
Reserved storage (Size)
Pool Volume
Disks
18.5 GB
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Twice the Efficiency
More storage, better utilization, lower cost
File
Deduplication
and
Compression
Thin
Provisioning
2X
more efficient
Traditional
storage
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Thin Provisioning
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Thin Provisioning – Shared Folders
User provisions a
Shared Folder…
Pool Volume
Stripe Volume
Disk Volumes
Flare LU’s
RAID Groups and
Global Pools
CIFS Shared Folder
5 GB
Allocated (Initial Size)
15 GB
Reserved storage (Maximum Size)
Pool Volume
Disks
18.5 GB
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VNXe Thin Provisioning
VNXe THIN PROVISIONING
User A
10 GB
User B
10 GB
User C
10 GB
– File systems
– iSCSI LUNs
– Logical size greater than physical size
• Physical allocation in real time to
logical size
Logical
application
and user view
Physical
allocation
• Capacity oversubscription
4 GB
2 GB
Physical
consumed
2 GB storage
• VNXe Virtual Provisioning
safeguards
• Automatic File System Extension
past logical size
• iSCSI Dynamic LUN Extension
past logical size
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File-level deduplication
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VNXe File-Level Deduplication and
Compression Architecture
VNXe FILE DEDUPLICATION
• Deduplication processes:
– Policy engine scans all production files looking for
data that meets certain criteria:
Deduplication-enabled
file system
• Last accessed/modified time, minimum/
maximum size, file extension, directory
– Or, files selected via API
– Candidates are compressed
File A
Stub A
File A
File B
Stub A
File C
Stub B
Stub C
File
StubAC
File A
Compress and
deduplicate file
File B
Stub B
File B
– Duplicated files are removed by using SHA-1 or
byte-by-byte data comparison
– Stubs point to files in the hidden deduplication store
• Deduplication is transparent to clients:
File C
– Process runs in the background
– Files pre- and post processing look the same
Active file
– Hidden deduplication store is a “working area” that
is not visible
– Reads decompress data in memory, not on disk
User visible
area
Hidden
deduplication
store
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– Writes are stored alongside deduplicated data
– Modifying one instance of a file has no impact on
other deduplicated instances
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VNXe File Deduplication and
Compression: Data Modification
• File modification does not cause file to be
reinflated:
VNXe FILE SYSTEM
User visible area
New Data
File Data
Hidden reduced
data store
File Data
– Allows targeting large files (Terabytes sized),
and files that may show some level of activity
while preserving user experience on access to
these files
• Deduplicated files can be modified while
still preserving commonality:
– New data is stored alongside old
• File is either reinflated or reprocessed
when new+old reaches logical file size:
– Reinflated if selected for deduplication by the
internal policy engine
– Reprocessed if selected for deduplication via
API
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Data Protection
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VNXe: Takes Care of the Complexities of
Data Protection
• Problem:
– Calculating the space required for data protection is complicated. It
require formulas and an intimate understanding of underlying
snapshot and replication technology.
• Typical Result:
– Data Protection either gets slapped together in a “probably should
work” fashion, or a Professional Services engagement is required.
• VNXe eliminates complexity by:
– Integrating best practices for provisioning data protection reserve
space
– Easy to configure snapshot schedules and Application Consistent
Snapshots
– Simplified replication configuration and management
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Data Protection Storage
Recommendations
• VNXe provisioning best practices also cover Data
Protection storage
– Application specific best practices for data protection space.
– Thin provisioning aware: Applications using thin provisioning will not require as much
data protection storage.
– Auto-adjustment of Data Protection space as your production storage resource
grows
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Snapshots
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The differences between Shared Folder
& iSCSI snapshots
• Shared Folder snapshots use Copy On first Write
(COW)
– Snapshot creation and deletion is very quick
– The space required for snapshots continues to grow as
changes are made to the production volume
• iSCSI snapshots use Redirect on Write (ROW)
– Snapshot creation is very quick
– Perfect for your latency sensitive applications
– Snapshots don’t grow once created
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Example: VNXe Shared Folder Snapshot
Production file system
.ckpt_PFS_3PM
.ckpt_PFS_12PM
.ckpt_PFS_9AM
PFS files at 4PM
PFS files at 4PM
PFS files at 4PM
PFS files at 4PM
VNXe Family
Single SavVol
PFS_3PM
PFS_12PM
PFS_9AM
SavVol extended
Production file system
Production
file system
Snapshot
Logical pointin-time copy
• Provides a read-only or read-write, point-in-time
view of data
– File system-level or iSCSI LUN view
– Multiple snapshot versions – 96 r/o + 16 r/w
– Typically has a 10% capacity overhead
• Primary applications include
– Simple user initiated file un-deletes
– Efficient logical backup and restore
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Restore PFS to
12:00 p.m.
snap
.ckpt_PFS_4PM
.ckpt_PFS_3PM
.ckpt_PFS_12PM
.ckpt_PFS_9AM
4PM
PFS files at 12PM
PFS files at 4PM
12PM
4PM
PFS files at 12PM
4PM
PFS files at 12PM
Empty Space
PFS_4PM
PFS_3PM
PFS_12PM
PFS_9AM
• Copy on first write technology
– Avoids fragmentation of primary FS
– One side file data protection space for all file system
snaps
• Automatic extension of data protection space
• Online full file system instant restore from any
snap
• Snaps can be deleted out of order
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Snapshots Consistency Options
• Crash consistent snapshots
– VNXe provides the ability to create manual and
scheduled crash consistent snapshots through
Unisphere
• Shared Folder:
 Crash consistent snaps are acceptable
• iSCSI:
 Good for an emergency. Only applicable to applications with a
single virtual disk
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Snapshots and Application Consistency
• iSCSI Application consistent snapshots
– Using 3rd party backup applications
• Leverages the VSS framework for Microsoft Applications to
create “Hardware Snapshots” for the application
– Preferred Solution: Using the Application Protection
Suite
• Application protection Suite includes Replication Manager (RM)
software
• An RM agent runs on the host, which guarantees the
applications using the storage are quiesced prior to creating
snapshots
• Leverages the VSS framework for Microsoft Applications
• For applications with multiple virtual disks, Application Sets
ensure consistency across all the storage resources
• Exchange will automatically undergo snapshot consistency
checks following the creation of the snapshot
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Data Recovery options
• Snapshots
– Shared Folder: User initiated recovery using hidden
.ckpt directory or Microsoft “Previous Versions” interface
– iSCSI: Snapshot promotion and revert performed using
either Unisphere or RM
Microsoft Previous Versions tab
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Replication
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VNXe Replication
Production
site
Disaster recovery
remote site
Network
Network
FS/
LUN
VDM
FS/
LUN
VDM
WAN
Snaps
Snaps
• Replication can be*:
–VNXe to VNXe
–VNXe to VNX
–VNXe to Celerra (DART
6.0+)
–Celerra (DART 6,0+) to
VNXe
–VNXe to VNXe fan-out &
fan-in ratio 5 to 1
• Same technology for file
* See the “EMC Simple Support Matrix” (ESSM) for the VNXe Series, url: Simple
&prerequisites
block and requirements.
Support Matrix EMC VNXe Series for any
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Replication Frequency
• Shared Folder replication driven from Unisphere
– Manual synchronization
– Automatic synchronization based on RPO (Recovery Point
Objective)
• iSCSI replication using RM
– Schedule-driven synchronization frequency
– Application consistency is guaranteed
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Anti-Virus
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VNXe Anti-Virus Support
• Shared bank of virus-checking servers
VNXe Family


• Can deploy multiple vendors’ engines
concurrently

User
Virus-checking
server
 Write/close or first read after new
virus-definition file
 Virus-checking request
 Virus-checking signatures
• Virus-checking server only reads part
of files
• File access is blocked until it is
checked
– Scan after update
– Scan on first read
– Automatic access-time update
• Notification on Virus Detect
• Anti-Virus Sizing Tool
• Runs over VNX Event Enabler
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File Level Retention
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VNXe File Level Retention – Enterprise
(FLR-E)
• Enables adherence to good business
practices
• Provides for retention periods per file
• Retention is managed on a per-file basis
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File Level Retention Workflow
FILE LEVEL RETENTION WORKFLOW
• Not-locked files
– Traditional non-FLR files
Append
• Locked files (WORM)
5
1
Not-locked
2
2
Locked
(WORM)
4
Expired
3
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
Non-File Level Retention-enabled files
Set retention periods—enable File Level
Retention and commit to “WORM” state
Retention period extended
Retention period expires
Locked or expired empty files
File deleted
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– Retention periods are set on a per-file
basis
– Retention period is set to “infinite” if left
unspecified
– Cannot be deleted, renamed, or modified
– Retention periods can be extended
• Append files
– Protected files to which content can be
added but not modified or deleted
• Expired files
– Files can be deleted after retention time
expires
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File Level Retention Capabilities
 Tamper-proof clock:
 Software clock maintained per FLR file system
 Maintains an additional clock that is separate from the
system clock
– Changes in the system clock time cannot be used to fool the file into
“expiration”
 Used for all File Level Retention time comparisons
 File Level Retention clock cannot be modified or reset
 Activity logging:
 Log is maintained in the File Level Retention logs
subdirectory
 Information for each event:
–
–
–
–
–
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Time of event (system time)
File with which the event is associated
Action (create, append-only file, etc.)
Operation being performed
The user ID of who performed or attempted the action
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Backup
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VNXe Supports Traditional Backup
Software
VNXe
Tape
Library
Control
& Data
Path
Backup
Restore
Backup
Server
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• NDMP (Network Data Management
Protocol) Heterogeneous 3-Way
configuration support
• Extensive NDMP qualification performed.
Supported Backup Software Vendors
include:
•
•
•
•
•
EMC NetWorker
EMC Networker FastStart
CommVault Simpana
Symantec Backup Exec
Symantec NetBackup
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VNXe Supports EMC Data Domain
• Scalable Systems
• Reduce storage by an average of 10-30x and
protect up to 28.5 PB
of logical capacity in a single system
• High-speed deduplication
• Complete backups faster - Throughput of up to
26.3 TB per hour
• Network efficient replication
Deduplication storage
systems
• Send only deduplicated and compressed data
across the network, requires a fraction of the
bandwidth, time, and cost compared to
traditional replication methods
• Easy Integration
• Qualified with all leading enterprise backup and
archiving applications—integrates easily into
existing storage infrastructures
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VNXe Supports EMC Avamar
• Faster backup over existing LAN/WAN
• Data deduplication significantly reduces backup
windows and network traffic by only storing
unique changes, while always maintaining daily
full backups for immediate single-step restore
• Enterprise-wide backup and recovery for both
physical and virtual environments
• Optimized for VMware, NAS, Remote Office and
Desktop/Laptop
• Flexible deployment
Deduplication backup
software and system
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• Avamar Data Store scales to 124 TB of
deduplicated capacity, and integrates with Data
Domain systems for further scalability of high
change rate workloads
• High reliability
• Patented RAIN technology to provide
uninterrupted data accessibility
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Windows Integration &
Support
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VNXe Windows Integration
• Quotas (groups and user) – Yes, supported through AD only
• GPO’s – Defined & Parsed by AD
• Home directories – Yes
• Windows 2008 AD support – Yes
• DFS support :
• Supports root DFS in standalone mode only
• Can be supported as a leaf node
• Does not support DFS-R
• Support ACLs at the share, level directory and the file – Yes via AD
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Windows Support Enhancements
Windows Group Policy
Windows Domain Controller
Domain
Group
Policy
Object
• Windows Group Policy
• GPOs are defined and
parsed by Active
Directory
• VNXe supports GPOs
through Active Directory
User and
Computers
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Windows Support Enhancements
• Windows 2008 R2 Server
Operating System Refresh
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• Based on the new “Windows 7” kernel
• VNXe to support all Windows 2008 R2
server flavors and platforms
• Windows 2008 R2 hosts can connect to
the VNXe over CIFS SMB2, CIFS SMB1,
iSCSI
• VNXe CIFS servers can be part of a
Windows 2008 R2 based domain
• Listing in Microsoft Windows Server
catalog
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Management
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Introducing VNXe’s Unisphere
Challenge
• Graphical, task-oriented model
– Approachable, intuitive design
– “Web-familiar” look & feel
Designed for IT
Generalist
• Simplifies management for the storage novice
– No storage background required
– Immediate productivity
Focus on
applications
storage – Built-in
Best Practices
• Users can easily:
Online Support
Ecosystem
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– Create storage for an application
– Monitor and manage that application’s storage
– Customize the interface according to personal
preferences or local language requirements
– Identify and resolve hardware failures
– Perform software upgrades from interface
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Application-Enabled Management
• Managing storage is always in
the context of the application
• Capacity usage
• Storage provisioning
• Integrated application best
practices
• Automate and simplify
storage provisioning
• No guesswork
• Best-practice wizards for key
applications
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Simplified Virtualization Integration
• Best Practice Provisioning
Wizard for Hyper-V
• Automates storage provisioning
& data protection
• Allows users to monitor Hyper-V
storage on VNXe
• API integration with vCenter
Enables VMware storage to be fully
managed from VNXe
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• Discovers existing datastores
and VMs hosted on VNXe to
streamline provisioning tasks
• Allows the VNXe admin to
allocate additional storage to
datastores directly
• Automatically creates and
configures the datastore on ESX
after provisioning
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EMC VSI for VMware vSphere
• Storage Admin & VMware Admin
share same visibility into storage
resources
• VNX Plug-in allows VMware
admin to Provision VNXe storage
Unified Storage Management
• Create VMFS Datastores
(iSCSI)
• Create NFS Datastores
• Enables Thin Provisioning
Celerra
Increase storage efficiency while
maintaining operational integrity
NFS data store management for the VMware Administrator
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Instant Expertise
Best-practice wizards configure storage with just a few clicks
E-Mail Wizard
Setup hundreds of
Exchange mailboxes in
fewer than 10 clicks
VMware Wizard
Setup 1TB VMware
datastore in 10 minutes
Share Wizard
Setup NFS and CIFS
shares in minutes
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Hyper-V Wizard
Setup 1TB Hyper-V
datastore in 10 minutes
Volume Wizard
Setup iSCSI volumes in
minutes
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Built-In Best Practices Examples
• Exchange
• Calculating the number and size of Exchange storage groups
• Selecting correct storage pool and RAID set for customer
• Calculating the amount of storage for snapshots
• VMware
• Automatically updating VMware when storage changes take
place
• Thin provisioning enabled by default for NFS datastores
• Default snapshot schedule for data protection
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The VNXe Support Ecosystem
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Simplified Troubleshooting •
Failed component easily
identified
• Alert Notification with
access to remedial help
• Direct access to EMC
support options
• Order replacement part
from Unisphere
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VNXe Health/Alert – Drive Failure
CIFS
VNXe
Exchange
I/O
192.168.5.1
\\cifs\myshare
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
2.
Management
Services
Platform
Services
File Services
Management
Services
File Services
1.
Block Services
Network, I/O, Service Shims
NIC
Platform
Services
SAS PCIe
Block Services
Network, I/O, Service Shims
NIC
SAS PCIe
2. Health/Alert
1. Disk driver
Business
detects Logic
failed detects
or removed
status
device
change
Reconstructs
Indicates
data
Alert
fortopending
user I/O
Email
Marks
Alert device
to EMCasSupport
removed
& from
configured
systememail
address
X
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The VNXe On-line Support Experience
• Key Benefits
• Direct access to product
community
• Just a click away…
• Self-help resources:
• Whitepapers, FAQs, online
training, how-to videos
• Knowledgebase search
• EMC-assisted support resources:
• Live chat
• Assisted parts replacement
• My support page
• EMC-assisted support resources:
• Live chat
• Assisted parts replacement
• My support page
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How-To-Videos (Replace Parts)
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Software Downloads
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Verify Software Entitlements
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Update Software
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Support Forums
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Check on your Support Contract with
EMC?
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A Place You Can Always Go
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Simple. Efficient. Affordable.
Configure in
A
new
seconds
way
Get
more
to at
capacity
less
cost
think
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easy,
about
rock solid
shared
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storage
$10K
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