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DataCore ™ SANmelody Software Introduction

DataCore ™ SANmelody Software Introduction. SANmelody ™ Disk Server Software. Line of Business Products Ownership Distribution Customer Base. Leading innovators of Storage Virtualization Software SANmelody ™ Disk Servers SANsymphony™ Open Storage Networking Platform

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DataCore ™ SANmelody Software Introduction

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  1. DataCore™SANmelody SoftwareIntroduction SANmelody™ Disk Server Software

  2. Line of Business Products Ownership Distribution Customer Base Leading innovators of Storage Virtualization Software SANmelody ™ Disk Servers SANsymphony™ Open Storage Networking Platform Privately held since 1998 OEMs, VARs & System Integrators Global 2000 Enterprises & Small to Midsize Firms Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Headquarters) Tokyo, Japan Munich, Germany DataCore At A Glance Reading, UK 7 x 24 x 365 Global Support

  3. DataCore - Worldwide success

  4. Market Update and Trends Source: IDC • Storage Industry overview • Storage Market = $50 billion + • Storage Software = $6 billion • Storage Subsystems/Arrays = $20 billion + • Top 3 Disruptive technologies per IDC (Commoditization impact) • ATA-based Subsystems • iSCSI • Virtualization of disks DataCore is unique: Adds Virtualization, turbo-charges performance of ATA, and drives iSCSI disk servers

  5. iSCSI array opportunity “International Data Corp. (IDC) predicts that worldwide sales of iSCSI disk arrays will grow from about $28 million in 2003 to more than $3 billion in 2007, representing a 227% compound annual growth rate.”

  6. What is SANmelody? SANmelody is Software • Transforms PC Server into a Disk Server • Creates a low-cost/high function iSCSI or FC SAN • Simple to Run and Install • Portable and Open

  7. SANmelody Disk Server Application Servers Email Database File Web Install-and-go SANmelody™ Software iSCSI / Ethernet PC Server Powered by DataCore™ iSCSI Disk Server

  8. Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI DataCore SANmelody™ Software PC Server Powered by DataCore™ FC Disk Server Disks GigE and/or Fibre adapters Supports: SATA, SAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and EIDE disks

  9. SANmelody Features Basic SANmelody Functions • High Performance disk I/O Caching • Many virtual LUNs from a few physical drives • iSCSI and/or Fibre Channel (FC) host connections • SCSI, FC, EIDE, Serial ATA, etc. disk drives • Advanced* SANmelody Functions: • High Availability - Mirroring between disk servers • Point-in-time and Complete Snapshots • Auto-provisioning – Allocates capacity on demand • Asynchronous Remote Mirroring over IP

  10. ESX Servers What Does a SANmelody Disk Server Do? Applications Supports: Windows, Solaris, Linux, AIX, Netware, Mac/OS Fibre Channel or iSCSI Fibre Channel or iSCSI • Inexpensive storage • High performance • Virtual Infrastructure Powered by DataCore™ Disk Server

  11. SANmelody Benefits • Lowest cost entry point to a SAN • Runs on Standard PC Server Platforms • Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI • Simplifies and Virtualizes Storage Management • Easy to install • Intuitive, centralized management • Exceptional Value and Performance • World record I/O performance with industry standard benchmarks • Leverage the latest Hardware innovations and advancements

  12. Advanced Features Caching High Availability Auto-Provisioning Snap Shot Asynchronous Replication

  13. SANmelody Node NIC and/or FC HBAs • No video games • No unnecessary applications • Isolated from LAN • No email accounts • Best practices for virus protection • ETC. - Small amount of cache and one CPU reserved for Windows - Memory leak detection

  14. Host SANmelody Storage Array Turbo-charge Your Storage SANmelody I/O 20 Cache controller I/O 250 - 300 Disk I/O 4000 – 6000

  15. Log Alternate path High Availability Eliminates Single Point of Failure Physical Separation Forced cache coherency Transparent Auto failover Host Cached Reads & Writes Mirror SDS 1 HA Option SDS 2 Primary Secondary

  16. Auto-Provisioning 12TB allocated • 2TB volume (NVM) assigned to each server • Small fraction of real capacity allocated to each virtual disk • SANmelody automatically allocates capacity when needed No Agents on Hosts 1TB Pool Unallocated capacity is available for use by any server No committed storage penalty!

  17. Traditional Disk Provisioning Determine which Application is running out of space Determine how to add storage (extend Volume/LUN, add LUN, etc.) Determine how much storage to add. Determine where to get storage. Allocate storage from Pool. Set protection (LUN masks) for Applications to see correct storage. Set switch zoning and HBA settings if applicable. Add storage to App. LUN or create new App. LUN Note: Typically requires reboots and downtime Perform Volume formatting, Volume Management, Configure OS and Apps. to be able to use the larger LUN or new LUN Replenish Pool (add disks) DataCore Automates the Process Create a virtual volume Drag and Drop the volume on the server channel Apply SANmelody does the rest! Auto-Provisioning Saves Time and Effort

  18. Production Volume Snapshot Copy Snap Shot Snapshots • Instantaneous Point-in-time snapshots • Complete Images • Snap from FC to SATA disks Use Auto-Provisioning with Snapshots to conserve capacity

  19. Snap Shot Snapshots • Instantaneous Point-in-time snapshots • Complete Images • Snap from FC to SATA disks Use Auto-Provisioning with Snapshots to conserve capacity

  20. Snapshot View Point-in-time Snapshot (Backups, testing, etc.) Live Volume unchanged updated Online Application copy-on-write (by SANsymphony)

  21. Asynchronous Remote Replication Headquarters AIM (Asynchronous IP Mirrors) Remote office • Replicate between SANmelody servers • No application server agents for replication • Uses inexpensive disks • Cost-effective internet connections

  22. Why go Virtual? What is the driving force to go Virtual? Flexibility to Adapt to Change + Economics and Productivity: Saving Money, Time and Effort • Better utilization and consolidation of assets • Rapid response to address growth and change • Hardware Independence and Cost Savings • Productivity gains by consolidating tasks, process and resources Server Virtualization • Processor utilization, for example, Intel/AMD typically CPUs averages utilization of less than 10 percent - 90% waste Storage Virtualization • On average 25% of allocated physical disk space in Microsoft environments is effectively utilized by users – 75% waste

  23. SANmelody: Target Customers • Customers who: • Are seeking entry-level SAN capability ($10k-$50k storage budget) • Have a limited infrastructure seeking low cost disk solutions • are implementing virtual server infrastructures • Have a low-cost DR or business continuance requirement • Have 3-10+ application servers, 500GB – 5TB+ • iSCSi or Fibre Channel storage connectivity

  24. SANmelody - EnabledFeatures

  25. MMC Snap-in GUI MMC GUI ControlsBlock Storage Stack

  26. Virtual Disk Allocation Storage Resources StorageClients Assign LUNs to Clients

  27. Performance Management

  28. Event Monitoring

  29. Software offers the ultimate answer • Provides essential intelligence to concentrate resources • Scales with size of problem • Enhances data protection and automation • Buy it once, re-use across server hardware upgrades • Hardware independence, the software is portable • Unprecedented flexibility to absorb industry innovations Unlike conventional proprietary arrays, Powered by DataCore™ Disk Serverstrack the price/ performance curve of general purpose PC servers

  30. DataCore, A Technology Alliance Partner • DataCore has been a VMware Technology Alliance partner since 1st half of 2005

  31. Qualifications / Support • DataCore and VMware are members of TSAnet • TSAnet is a consortium of Technology Vendors • Quid-pro-Quo, non competitive support agreement • VMware ESX is DataCore Qualified • “Operating Systems” • 3rd party High Availability Solution (ESX only) • DataCore Knowledge Base has best practices documentation for configuration with VMware ESX • DataCore products are in process for HCL qualification by VMware • Current scheme doesn’t account for “virtual” solutions

  32. SANmelody-equipped Disk Servers DataCore Software Portfolio SANsymphony-equipped Storage Domain Servers • SANsymphony™ provide a common set of services across heterogeneous storage arrays • SANmelody™ traditional storage array alternative • Traveller – adds Continuous Data Protection – CDP to SANsymphony • UpTempo – Disk I/O accelerator for Windows • SANmaestro – SAN analysis suite

  33. Qualifications / Support • DataCore and VMware are members of TSAnet • TSAnet is a consortium of Technology Vendors • Quid-pro-Quo, non competitive support agreement • VMware ESX & GSX are DataCore Qualified • “Operating Systems” • 3rd party High Availability Solution (ESX only) • DataCore Knowledge Base has best practices documentation for configuration with VMware ESX • DataCore products are in process for HCL qualification by VMware • Current scheme doesn’t account for “virtual” solutions

  34. Example Building 1 Building 2 Remote Site

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