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Connectrix Storage Networking

Connectrix Storage Networking. Product Overview. Agenda. Introduction. Data Storage Essentials. Locate, access and manage file / object data. Cloud-based monitoring and analytics. CLOUD. ClarityNow. CloudIQ. Integrated copy data management. Multipathing between servers and storage.

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Connectrix Storage Networking

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  1. Connectrix Storage Networking Product Overview

  2. Agenda

  3. Introduction

  4. Data Storage Essentials Locate, access and manage file / object data Cloud-based monitoring and analytics CLOUD ClarityNow CloudIQ Integrated copy data management Multipathing between servers and storage On-premises monitoring and reporting AppSync PowerPath SRM SERVER WAN Ethernet Connectrix SAN NETWORK Remote Data Center Continuous application availability & mobility FC or FC-NVMe VPLEX STORAGE Block Block Block File / Object

  5. Connectrix Use Cases for the Modern Data Center Dell EMC Connectrix Storage Area Networking (SAN) Solution Connects servers to storage Delivers performance for all-flash storage Enables business applications Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Up to 32Gb/s SAN All 16- and 32Gb/s Connectrix platforms are NVMe over Fabric-ready

  6. Connectrix Storage Networking Portfolio Enterprise Directors Multi-purpose Switches • Mission-critical environments • Open systems and mainframe • SAN Extension • Midrange and edge deployment • Scalable from eight to 128 ports • SAN Extension All 16- and 32Gb platforms support NVMe over Fabric-ready

  7. Connectrix Product Classes • Mission-critical environments • Built-in failover • Highly scalable • Modular chassis with switching modules • NVMe over Fabric ready Directors • Edge and midrange deployment • High availability through redundancy • Scalable through ISLs • Fixed chassis with ports on demand • NVMe over Fabric ready Switches

  8. Dell EMC PowerMax and Connectrix SAN End-to-end NVMe Protocol Server SAN Storage SSDs NVMe 32G HBA* 32G FC IOM SCMs Servers Connectrix PowerMax All 16- and 32Gb Connectrix platforms are NVMe over Fabric Ready * Some 16G HBAs support NVMe

  9. Connectrix Hardware Portfolio Fibre Channel Director Models Fibre Channel Switch Models Max 32Gb/s MDS-9706 MDS-9706-V2* MDS-9710 MDS-9710-V2* MDS-9718 ED-DCX6-4B ED-DCX6-8B Max 16Gb/s ED-DCX8510-4B ED-DCX8510-8B Max 32Gb/s MDS-9132T MDS-9148T MDS-9396T DS-6610B DS-6620B DS-6630B Max 16Gb/s MDS-9148S MDS-9396S DS-6505B DS-6510B DS-6520B Multi- Purpose Models Multi-protocol and distance extension MDS-9250i MP-7810B MP-7840B * -V2 Models are 64Gb/s-ready

  10. Connectrix B-Series

  11. Connectrix B-Series Enterprise Director Portfolio For mission-critical environments ED-DCX8510 16Gb/s max. ED-DCX6 32Gb/s max. Up to 512 ports Up to 256 ports Up to 512 ports Up to 256 ports

  12. Connectrrix B-Series ED-DCX6 Directors ED-DCX6-8B for large mission-critical environments ED-DCX6-4B for small to medium environments • Supports eight vertical switching modules • Up to 512 32Gb/s ports • Up to 32 Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) 128Gb/s ports • 14RU • Supports four horizontal switching modules • Up to 256 32Gb/s ports • Up to 16 Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) 128Gb/s ports • 9RU Both chassis support two airflow options

  13. Reasons to Upgrade Connectrix B-Series Directors DCX6 32Gb/s Directors provide distinguishing features 32Gb/s Performance 2x performance & maximum throughput for higher application performance Included Licenses Fabric Vision, Extended Fabric, ISL Trunking and mainframe FICON IO Insight Increased availability and risk mitigation 128Gb ICLs High performance connectivity between chassis Extension Bandwidth 40GigE supports Fibre Channel and FCiP replication DCX6 FOS Enhanced productivity and availability

  14. Connectrix ED-DCX6 Switching Modules • PB-DCX6-48P32G • PB-DCX6-64P32G • PB-DCX6-SX6 • 48-port Fibre Channel Blade • Supports 48 32Gb/s ports • 2x performance • Supports shortwave and long wave SFPs • Build high-density fabrics • Up to 64-ports QSFP ports • Maximizes space utilization and scales DCX6 directors to 512 ports • Increases utilization of bandwidth • QSFP ports are delivered half-populated • Distance Extension • Up to 80Gb per platform for FCiP and up to 16 32Gb/s Fibre Channel ports • Sixteen 1/10 GbE WAN or LAN ports and two 40 GbE WAN ports (QSFPs) • Industry-leading performance

  15. Connectrrix B-Series ED-DCX8510 Directors ED-DCX8510-8B Large business-critical environments ED-DCX8510-4B Small to medium environments • Supports eight vertical switching modules • Up to 512 16Gb/s ports • Up to 32 Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) 64Gb/s ports • 14RU • Supports four horizontal switching modules • Up to 256 16Gb/s ports • Up to 16 Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) 64Gb/s ports • 9RU Switching Module Support: 48-port, 64-port and FCiP blades

  16. Connectrix B-Series Inter-Chassis Links (ICL) • Unique feature to Connectrix B-Series • Saves ports and eliminates ISLs • ED-DCX6 models • Each ED-DCX6 ICL port delivers 128 Gb/s • Connect up to ten ED-DCX6 directors • ED-DCX8510 models • Each ICL port delivers 64 Gb/s • Connect up to ten ED-DCX8510 directors ICL Connections

  17. Connectrix B-Series Switch Portfolio Provides maximum flexibility for all environments Fibre Channel Connectivity Distance Extension and Mainframe 16Gb/s 32Gb/s DS-6520B 48-96 Ports MP-7800B 8Gb/s 1GigE DS-6630B 48-128 Ports DS-6510B 24-48 Ports MP-7840B 16Gb/s 10GigE DS-6620B 24-64 Ports DS-6505B 8-24 Ports MP-7810B 32Gb/s 10GigE DS-6610B 8-24 Ports

  18. Connectrix B-Series 32Gb/s DS-6600B Series 32Gb/s • DS-6630B • Perfect for enterprise environments • 2U switch with 96 32Gb/s SFP+ ports and 8 x 4 x 32 or 8 x 128 Gb/s QSFP ports • Scales from 48 to 128-ports • DS-6620B • Designed for environments requiring high performance in a compact 1U form factor • Scales from 24 to 64-ports with four QSFP ports • DS-6610B • Entry-level or small to medium environments • Scales from eight to 24-ports • Entire switch is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) • B-Series 32Gb/s Fibre Channel Departmental Switch • Designed for entry-level or small to medium environments • Scales from 8 to 24 ports • Entire switch is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) QSFP ports DS-6630B QSFP ports DS-6620B DS-6610B

  19. ISL Connectivity 64-port 32Gb/s Blade and DS-6630B QSFP connectivity reduces cabling while increasing port density 32 x QSFP: 128 Inter-switch Link (ISL) ports (3:1 oversubscription) • 75% reduction in ISL cabling (32 vs 128) versus 48-port blade • 17% increase in device port count (672 vs 576) versus 48-port blade

  20. Connectrix B-Series DS-6500 16Gb/s Switches • Supports small to medium environments • Diagnostics and monitoring on every port • Simplified installation and management • Support 8- and 16Gb/s optics • Delivers pay as you grow flexibility: • DS-6520B supports 48 to 96-ports • DS-6510B supports 24 to 48-posts • DS-6505B supports eight to 24-ports DS-6520B DS-6510B DS-6505B

  21. Connectrix B-Series Multi-protocol Switches SAN Extension with FCiP and support for mainframe FICON • Combines Fibre Channel Switching and Routing with SAN Extension Over IP WAN • Supports powerful hardware-assisted Fibre Channel over Ethernet protocol (FCiP) • MP7810B • Entry-level switch • MP-7840B • Enterprise class switch • Twenty-four 16Gb/s Fibre Channel ports with sixteen 1/10GbE and two 40GigE ports • Mainframe FICON

  22. Connectrix B-Series Distance Extension Product Line Global 1000/ Large Enterprise Large Enterprise PB-DCX6-SX6 Extension Blade forDCX6 Directors MP-7840B Medium Enterprise Solution Price Range Small Enterprise MP-7810B-EP EP Model MP-7810B Base Model STANDALONE DIRECTOR-CLASS Product flexibility, scalability and performance requirements 22

  23. Connectrix MP-7810B versus MP-7840B

  24. Connectrix B-Series Key Features Virtual Fabrics Allows a physical switch to be partitioned into multiple logical switches ISL Trunking Aggregates multiple physical links into one logical link for speed and redundancy Fabric Vision Maximizes uptime with proactive monitoring, management, & diagnostics Congestion Control Flow control mechanism that alleviates congestion ICLs Allows direct connection of directors up to 2km with redundant (32x128Gb/s) backplane connections Integrated Routing Fabrics can share frames without merging

  25. Connectrix B-Series Fabric Vision MAPS ClearLink Diagnostics Dashboards FlowVision • Automation that simplifies policy-based monitoring and alerting • Cable and optic diagnostics that simplify the deployment and support of large fabrics • Customizable health and performance dashboard, with all critical information on one screen • Identifies, monitors, and analyzes performance of specific flows or frame types Performance Monitoring Forward Error Correction Buffer Credit Recovery IO Insight • Quickly detects and clearly alerts high levels of latency, to help identify slow drain devices • Automatically detects and recovers from bit errors, negating the need for retransmission • Automatically recovers flow control buffer credit loss at the VC level, improving availability • Addresses device IO storage through built-in instrumentation

  26. SANnav Global View and SANnav Management Portal Next Generation SAN Management for the Connectrix B-Series SANnav Global View    Quickly visualize the health, performance and inventory of all the fabrics across all SANnav Management Portals using a simple, intelligent dashboard SANnav Management Portal Next-generation SAN management application, architected from the ground up with a focus on streamlining common workflows, such as configuration, zoning, deployment and troubleshooting

  27. Connectrix MDS Series

  28. Connectrix MDS Series Directors and Switches Business-critical directors and flexible switch offering 32 Gb/s 32 Gb/s 16 Gb/s MDS-9148S MDS-9718 MDS-9132T Eight to 32-ports -V2 Models are 64Gb/s-ready! 12 to 48-ports MDS-9710 MDS-9710-V2 MDS-9148T MDS-9706 MDS-9706-V2 MDS-9396S 24-48 ports MDS-9396T 48 to 96-ports 16Gb/s 48 to 96 ports 192 ports 384 ports 768 ports

  29. Connectrix MDS-9718 • Deploy in large mission-critical enterprises • Supports sixteen horizontal blade slots • Up to 768 line rate non-blocking 32 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports • Front to back airflow • Intelligent fabric services • Online diagnostics 26RU Designed for hyper-consolidation projects

  30. Connectrix MDS-9710 and MDS-9706 -V2 Models provide unsurpassed investment protection MDS-9710 and MDS-9710-V2 • Supports eight horizontal blade slots • Up to 384 32 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports MDS-9706 and MDS-9706-V2 • Supports four horizontal blade slots • Up to 192 32Gb/s Fibre Channel ports Both Models same chassis with • Front-to-back airflow • Intelligent storage service • Online diagnostics 14RU 9RU MDS-9706 MDS-9710 -V2 models are 64Gb/s-ready Non -V2 models can be upgraded to be 64Gb-ready

  31. MDS-9700 Director Switching Modules 48-port 32- and 16Gb/s Offerings 48-port 32Gb Switching Module Supports 8/16/32 Gb/s autosensing Fibre Channel ports 48-port 16Gb Switching Module Supports 4/8/16 Gb/s autosensing Fibre Channel ports and 10Gb/s Fibre Channel

  32. MDS-9700 Director Switching Modules SAN Extension and FCoE 24-port FCoE Switching Module • Supports 10GigE or 40GigE line-rate ports for 194% more bandwidth than 16Gb/s Fibre Channel SAN Extension Module with FCiP support • 24 16Gb Fibre Channel ports • Eight 1/10GigE FCiP ports • Two 40GigE FCiP ports 48-port FCoE Module • Supports 10GigE line rate ports

  33. Connectrix 32Gb Fibre Channel Switches • MDS-9396T Enterprise • 2U with 48 to 48 ports • MDS SAN Analytics • MDS-9148T Enterprise • 1U with 24 to 48 ports • MDS SAN Analytics Performance and Functionality • MDS-9132T Enterprise • 1U with 16 to 32 ports • MDS SAN Analytics MDS-9132T Entry-level 1U with 8 to 24 ports MDS SAN Analytics High-Performance Enterprise, Top of Rack High-Port Density Enterprise, Top of Rack Entry-Level ,Top of Rack Price

  34. Connectrix MDS-9132T Configurations Entry-level Configuration Eight 16Gb/s port base can support up to 16 ports For 32-ports add the 16-port expansion module Enterprise Configuration Twenty-four 16Gb/s port base – Populate with 8-, 16- or 32Gb/s shortwave or long wave SFPs Model includes the Enterprise Software Package

  35. Connectrix MDS 16Gb/s Switch Models • Support small to large environments • Scales from 12 to 96-ports • 16Gb/s line rate performance • Non-disruptive code upgrades • Intelligent enterprise storage features • VSANs • I/O Acceleration • IVR MDS-9148S 12 to 48-ports 16Gb/s MDS-9396S 48 to 96-ports 16Gb/s Flexible configuration options

  36. Connectrix MDS-9250i Multi-protocol Switch • Supports up to forty 16Gb/s Fibre Channel ports • Supports FCiP for high bandwidth SAN Extension across MAN/WAN • Supports FCoE for converged storage networking • Supports Mainframe FICON • Intelligent Storage Services • VSANs • I/O Acceleration • IVR 10GE FCIP/iSCSI (2 -ports) 10GE FCoE (8-ports) 16G Fibre Channel/FICON (40-ports)

  37. Connectrix MDS Key Features Port aggregation creates a single logical ISL from 1-16 ISLs Virtual SANs used to isolate devices within a fabric Saves zoning administration time • Congestion • Control • Port Guard • IVR Allows user to set thresholds to disable ports for certain failures Inter-VSAN Routing allows VSANs to share resources without merging fabrics Flow control mechanism that alleviates congestion • Port Channel • VSANs • Smart Zoning • MDS Analytics: Switch-integrated, storage traffic analytics for complete visibility across the SAN

  38. Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Provides dashboard displays and access to SAN Analytics reporting ANALYSIS VISUALIZATION Allow DCNM to gather and display data about your environment to help Reduce mean time to problem resolution Let DCNM display fabric Level information in a holistic view Configuration for MDS and Nexus HEALTH PERFORMANCE Visualize change in your environment & utilize Predictive tools to understand how your environment is trending Visually see health-related Indicators in the interface to quickly identify issues in your environment

  39. MDS Analytics Enabled by the 32Gb/s Switching Module When an application user complains, where do you start troubleshooting? Is it an application/host issue? MDS SAN Analytics provides complete I/O visibility Is it a SAN issue? Is it a storage issue? Monitor the wire to find the problem

  40. Connectrix MDS SAN Analytics Technology enabled by the MDS 32Gb/s switching module SAN Telemetry Streaming License • Enables the 32Gb/s MDS switching module to provide on-board and outbound access to telemetry data • Designed for MDS customers who want to • Build their own solution and not use DCNM • Use Virtual Instruments (VI) to view the data • Use another 3rd party tool to view the data SAN Insights License • Enables the 32Gb/s MDS switching module to provide on-board and outbound access to telemetry data through DCNM • Designed for MDS customers who want to leverage the data gathering, computation and end-to-end visualization within DCNM • Requires the Advanced version of DCNM SAN Analytics provides telemetry data to display through DCNM or products like Virtual Instruments

  41. MDS SAN Insights provides line rate IO visibility Pervasive. No appliance. No probes. Always on. Built in. High Performance Onboard analytics engine for data collection Scalability MDS 9700 Director Platform 100% Visibility Every packet, flow and speed fortrouble shooting

  42. Connectrix MDS Telemetry Use cases for SAN Analytics Forensics: Every Packet, Every Flow, Every Speed Application Deployment Recommendation Application Performance Insight Infrastructure Optimization Storage Provisioning Recommendation Change Management and Auditability

  43. MDS SAN Analytics Use Case Definitions Application Performance Insight • Guidance on Queue-depth: Avoid brute-force, use Outstanding IO counter for estimation • MPIO validation: Use performance data to validate that the Multi-pathing is working as expected Infrastructure Optimization • Scale up Vs Scale out: Performance data trending guidance on VM and potential VMotion • Uniform & increased utilization of resources based on application and storage IO profile Application Deployment Recommendation • Recommendation to VMotion data hungry VMs to less utilized hosts • Recommendation to deploy new VMs on an optimal host based on application IO profile Storage Provisioning Recommendation • Recommendations on usage of storage array port for a specific storage LUN • Monitor application IO trends for future storage requirements Change Management and Auditability • Compare performance data before and after the change for validation • Scale up Vs Scale out recommendations Forensics • Solution is agnostic to disk type, array vendor, bare metal, hypervisor, etc • Watch for Error Conditions, timeouts, drops, etc

  44. MDS SAN Analytics Deployment Models Everywhere • Best model for end-to-end visibility and correlation • 32G FC module in data path for all flows • Best for upgrading from MDS 9500 Everywhere ISL Storage Edge ISL • High capacity core with 32G FC speed • 32G FC module in data path for all flows • Best for existing MDS 9700 Storage Edge • Closest to storage • 32G FC module in data path for all flows • Best for existing MDS 9700 deployment 32Gb/s Fibre Channel module must be in frame switching path

  45. MDS SAN Telemetry Architecture Data Analyticsand Visualization Data Collection Data Processing • Inbuilt tap in 32G Fibre Channel port-ASIC • Line rate data collection capability on all ports • No impact to data traffic • Collects only Fibre Channel and SCSI headers, not data • Network Processing Unit (NPU) on 32G Fibre Channel products • Receives headers of all frames from port-ASIC • Extracts metadata from headers and stores in multiple views • External receiver receives meta-data processed by NPU • Stores data for long duration • Analyzes and provides end-to-end visibility, trending, variations, etc • Correlation with host & target data Data streaming delivered via Data Center Network Manager

  46. MDS SAN Telemetry with DCNM • DCNM provides SAN Telemetry Metrics visualization for each switch • Metrics include • Exchange Completion Time • Write/Read IO • Flow Traffic • DCNM shows top ten • Slowest ports • Traffic by port • Slowest ITLs

  47. Summary

  48. Connectrix Top Reasons Summary 1 Connectrix delivers the latest SAN technology to the Modern Data Center 2 Dell EMC delivers proven interoperability through E-Lab 3 Dell EMC provides award-winning Global Services 4 New SAN products deliver better performance and more automated features 5 Dell EMC offers a free SAN Health assessment Watch Video: Top 5 Reasons to Deploy Connectrix

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