HE162: IBM ProtecTIER Overview
Nancy Roper
IBM Advanced Technical Skills
nroper@ca.ibm.com
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Agenda
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What is ProtecTIER?
ProtecTIER Terminology
ProtecTIER Family
ProtecTIER Performance and Benchmarking
ProtecTIER Sizing
ProtecTIER Demonstration
– ProtecTIER Manager Navigation Tour
– Creating a Virtual Tape Library
• Next Steps
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What is ProtecTIER?
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Virtual Tape – Why is it interesting?
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Small Servers can’t optimize a tape drive
Writing
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Virtual tape can provide
multiple virtual drives
Tapes are Hard to Manage
Virtual
tape keeps
all the
volumes
inside the
device
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Small Backups don’t fill a tape
Virtual tape can make virtual
volumes of any size
Offsite Shipments are Costly and a Bother
Virtual
tape can
transmit
them to a
remote site
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What does ProtecTIER do?
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ProtecTIER
IP Replication
TS3500
IBM i
Optional
duplication
to physical
tape
Ohio
Minimized bandwidth
since data is de-dup’d
before sending
(at local or
remote site)
New York
Backup Server
or IBM i
ProtecTIER
Virtual
Tapes
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What is
DeDuplication?
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Disk
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Local Saves to
Virtual Tape with
De-dup
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Hyperfactor Deduplication in Action
New Data Stream
HyperFactor
Repository
Memory
Resident Index
Disk Arrays
SAN Switch
TS7650G
Existing Data
“Filtered” data
Backup Servers
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ProtecTIER Terminology
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ProtecTIER Terminology
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User Data
(Typically RAID 5)
Meta Data
(Typically RAID 10)
Eg pointers to the data
Customer Server
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ProtecTIER
Manager
ProtecTIER Server
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ProtecTIER Terminology
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Nominal Data: The
amount of data that
the customer sends
to the virtual drives
Physical Data: The
amount of data that is
actually saved on disk
after the matches are
replaced with pointers and
the remaining data is
compacted with LZ1
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HyperFactor Ratio
(De-duplication ratio)
If 120 GB of nominal data
fits in 10 GB of physical
space in the repository,
then the Hyperfactor Ratio
is 12:1
User Data
(Typically RAID 5)
Meta Data
(Typically RAID 10)
Eg pointers to the data
Customer Server
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ProtecTIER Server
ProtecTIER
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Deduplication Algorithms – Post vs Inline
Post Processing Deduplication
• Backups run first without de-dup
• Separate de-dup algorithm runs
thereafter
• Requires extra disk space to
hold the interim full-sized copy
of the backup
• Used when the de-dup algorithm
is not fast enough to run inline
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Inline De-Duplication (eg HyperFactor)
• De-dup runs as part of backup
process
• Uses less disk
• Once save is done, the entire
process is done
• Only possible with a fast de-dup
algorithm like ProtecTIER
HyperFactor
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Deduplication
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Workloads that Dedup Well
Workloads that Don’t Dedup Well
• Data with Low Change Rate
• Compressed Data – eg images
• Backups where lots of versions
are kept
• Encrypted Data
• Full saves vs incrementals
• Operating Systems and
Application Packages
• Databases
• Email Mailboxes
• Log Files
• Database Backups that are
compressed or encrypted (eg
Sybase Litespeed)
• Database Backups that are
multiplexed
• Seismic Data
• Incremental Saves
• etc
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ProtecTIER Product Family
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IBM TS7600 ProtecTIER® Deduplication Family
Highest Performance
Largest Capacity
High Availability
High Performance
High Capacity
Flexible Storage
Good Performance
Entry Capacity
Very Low cost
Active-Active Cluster
Up to 2500 MB/sec save
Up to 3200 MB/sec restore
Single Node
Single Node
Up to 150 MB/sec
5.9 TB (5.5 TiB)
useable
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Single Node
Up to 1600 MB/sec save
Up to 2000 MB/sec restore
Up to 150 MB/sec
1 PB useable
11.8 TB (11 TiB)
useable
1 PB useable
Nominal Space Available = “useable”
space * HyperFactor Ratio
1 TB = decimal TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes or 1,000 GB (i.e. 10^12 bytes)
1 TiB = binary TB = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes or 1,024 GiB (i.e. 2^40 bytes)
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Protocols Available
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Backup servers
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TSM
NetBackup
IBM i (BRMS)
CommVault
Legato
etc
etc
VTL / fibre
Node A
Node B
Backup servers
• NetBackup
Backup servers
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TSM (Windows)
NetBackup (Windows)
Backup Exec (Windows)
CommVault (Windows)
Networker (Windows)
• 2 VMware Backup Apps
(coming soon)
OST / IP
Node A
Node B
SMB-CIFS / IP
Node A
Single node only initially
For the detailed list of supported backup applications, platforms and releases, please see the following url:
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/ivl12348usen/IVL12348USEN.PDF
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ProtecTIER Performance
and Benchmarking
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Performance by Protocol – TS7650-DD5
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Backup servers
Backup servers
Backup servers
VTL / fibre
OST / IP
SMB-CIFS / IP
Node A
Node A
Node A
Single node only initially
DD5
(MB/sec)
Single
Node
Dual
Node
DD5
(MB/sec)
Single
Node
Dual
Node
DD5
(MB/sec)
Single
Node
Dual
Node
Save
1600
2500
Save
1300
2200
Save
875
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Restore
2000
2800
Restore
1300
2200
Restore
875
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Single
Stream
150
140
Single
Stream
130
110
Single
Stream
60
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Replication
1600
1700
Replication
1600
1700
Replication
1600
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Performance Figures shown are a combination of product specs and measured values.
The figures may be adjusted as we gather additional performance data from our early adopters
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Performance by Protocol – TS7650-DD5
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Backup servers
Backup servers
Backup servers
VTL / fibre
OST / IP
SMB-CIFS / IP
Node B
Node A
Node A
Node B
Node A
Single node only initially
DD5
(MB/sec)
Single
Node
Dual
Node
DD5
(MB/sec)
Single
Node
Dual
Node
DD5
(MB/sec)
Single
Node
Dual
Node
Save
1600
2500
Save
1300
2200
Save
875
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Restore
2000
3200
Restore
1300
2200
Restore
875
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Single
Stream
150
150
Single
Stream
130
130
Single
Stream
60
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Replication
1600
2500
Replication
1600
2500
Replication
1600
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Performance Figures shown are a combination of product specs and measured values.
The figures may be adjusted as we gather additional performance data from our early adopters
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Performance by Protocol – TS7620
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Backup servers
Backup servers
Backup servers
VTL / fibre
OST / IP
SMB-CIFS / IP
Node A
Node A
Single node only
Node A
Single node only
Single node only
TS7620
(MB/sec)
Single
Node
Dual
Node
TS7620
(MB/sec)
Single
Node
Dual
Node
TS7620
(MB/sec)
Single
Node
Dual
Node
Save
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Save
120
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Save
120
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Restore
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Restore
120
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Restore
120
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Single
Stream
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Single
Stream
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Single
Stream
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Replication
120
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Replication
120
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Replication
120
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Performance Figures shown are a combination of product specs and measured values.
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ProtecTIER Gateway Historical Performance
The TS7650 DD5 Servers announced on June 4, 2012 with ProtecTIER V3.2, provide a
significant performance improvement for both single stream and overall throughput:
Single Node ProtecTIER
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Dual Node ProtecTIER
Full System
Performance
Backup
Restore
Backup
Restore
DD3, V2,4, VTL
500 MB/s
650 MB/s
1000 MB/s
1200 MB/s
DD4, V2.5, VTL
900 MB/s
1200 MB/s
1500 MB/s1
1600+ MB/s
DD4, V3.1, VTL
1400 MB/s
1610 MB/s
2000 MB/s
2300 MB/s
DD5, V3.2, VTL
1600 MB/s
2000 MB/s
2500 MB/s
3200 MB/s
Single Stream
Performance
Single stream
backup
Single stream
restore
DD3, V2,4, VTL
60 MB/s
90 MB/s
DD4, V2.5, VTL
90 MB/s
110 MB/s
DD4, V3.1 VTL
103 MB/s
126 MB/s
DD5, V3.2, VTL
150 MB/s
150 MB/s
Open Systems Performance on
Latest ProtecTIER Gateway
Hardware and Software with
optimum disk
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ProtecTIER Performance – Open Systems Benchmark Environment
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Test Environment and Methodology
Server
Workload simulates a real-world system
19% Data Change Rate
7 Backup Generations Retained
• 19% Data Change Rate
• Deletes and DeFragmentation running
• 7 Backup Generations created before test
64 concurrent backup or restore
streams with 512 K block size
V2.x
ProtecTIER
V3.2
Throughput per Backup Version
V3.1
Node 1
Node 2
Steady State
DS8000 Disk
224 HDD Spindles
Carved into 28 LUNs
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Sizing ProtecTIER
Capacity Sizing
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Remember to apply Growth factor
Decide on single node or HA cluster
Performance Sizing
Replication Sizing
Text
TB
MB / sec
Determine
Determine
(1) Nominal Data Size
(2) Estimated Hyperfactor
Ratio
(1) Peak Performance
(2) Single Stream
Performance
MB / sec
Determine
(1) ProtecTIER Bandwidth
(2) Comms Link Bandwidth
(3) Timeframe
For both Save and Restore
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ProtecTIER Planner for Open Systems
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BRMS PRTRPTBRM *CTLGRPSTAT for IBM i
Use it alongside the IBM i ProtecTIER Sizing Spreadsheet
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Change Rates and Dedup Ratios
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Range of Data Change Rates (%)
Min
Max
Average Change
Rate (%)
DatabaseTransactional
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30
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Database— Data
Warehouse
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Shared File systems
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User File Systems
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18
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Email
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18
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Custom Applications
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16
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Data Type
For IBM i, use something in the 8:1 to 15:1 range depending on the # versions retained
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ProtecTIER Demonstration
Navigating the PT Mgr GUI
Note that the screen cams are from a variety of systems so library
and drive names etc may not match from screen to screen
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ProtecTIER Manager
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ProtecTIER Manager
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ProtecTIER Manager – System View
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ProtecTIER Manager: Statistics View
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ProtecTIER Manager – Statistics View
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ProtecTIER Manager – Statistics View
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ProtecTIER Manager – Activities View
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ProtecTIER Manager – Node View
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ProtecTIER Manager – VTL View
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ProtecTIER Manager – Replication Policies
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ProtecTIER Manager – Shelf View
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ProtecTIER Manager – VTL View
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ProtecTIER Demonstration
Creating a VTL
Note that the screen cams are from a variety of systems so library
and drive names etc may not match from screen to screen
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Overview of Setup Steps
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• Create VTL, Drives, Media
• Create Replication policy
TS7610 Appliance
• Install + Power Up
• Key in IP Addresses
• Watch DVD Videos
(done by customer)
TS7650 Gateway
• Install Disk, Create LUNs
• Install ProtecTIER, Power
Up, Attach Disk
• Setup Metadata &
Repository
• Setup Comms
• On-the-job Training
(done with Lab Services)
All ProtecTIERs
• Set up the ProtecTIER
Manager GUI
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(approx 5-8 wizard screens each)
• Reset Fibre Cards
• Adjust backup
application just like
when you add any new
tape library
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Create VTL / Drives / Virtual Media
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Next Steps
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If you would like to consider ProtecTIER for your shop …
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Meet with your ProtecTIER
Sales Team
• Gather Data about your
Backup Environment
• Do the Sizing
• Design your solution
• Plan your implementation
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Consider the ProtecTIER
Hands-on Workshop
• One Day Hands-on Workshop in
Gaithersburg, Maryland.
• Runs 1-2 times per month
• No charge to attend
• Contact Geoff Roy for dates /
sign up (groy@us.ibm.com)
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Recap
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What is ProtecTIER?
ProtecTIER Terminology
ProtecTIER Family
ProtecTIER Performance and Benchmarking
ProtecTIER Sizing
ProtecTIER Demonstration
– ProtecTIER Manager Navigation Tour
– Creating a Virtual Tape Library
• Next Steps
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Session Evaluations
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• ibmtechu.com/vp
Prizes will be
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Evals
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Questions?
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