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Efficient SAN Data Migration with Vicom

Vicom's data mobility services offer fast and worry-free SAN migrations with a guaranteed SLA. Our unique data migration method, using Vicom fabric-based appliances and technology, has been proven in hundreds of migrations at major corporations.

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Efficient SAN Data Migration with Vicom

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  1. SAN Data Migration Made Easy Fast, Assured Enterprise-Wide Migration — Guaranteed Network Appliance December, 2007

  2. Vicom Data Mobility Services • Fast, worry-free SAN migrations with SLA guarantee • Performed by Vicom migration specialist • Uses Unique Data Migration Method • Uses Vicom fabric-based appliance & technology • Proven in hundreds of migrations at major corporations

  3. Satisfied Customers Bloomberg

  4. Data Migration Methodology

  5. Simple Complex Vicom Simplifies SAN Management • Transparent, fabric operation with single point-of-control

  6. SAN Data Migration Manual Data Migration • Labor-intensive, server-by-server task • Configuration data needed for each host • Process unique for each host type • Error-prone, data entry process • Degrades CPU performance destination destination source source • Vicom Appliance-based Migration • Centralized appliance-based control • Independent data movement • Host-transparent: no configuration changes • Any-to-any storage migration • Fail-safe with fallback option

  7. Technology Advantages • Open, SAN-level services • Any-to-any connection • Multiple, heterogenous hosts • Centralized management Fabric-based Operation • Purpose-built HW/SW • Wire-speed throughput • Host/storage-independent data mover • High reliability • Scalable performance • No single point-of-failure • Instantaneous recovery Integrated Appliance Built for the Enterprise All-Vicom Design • Assured interoperability • Vendor-neutral design • Vicom-controlled problem resolution

  8. Process Automation Software Surveyor – Planning tool Organize LUN discovery data Plan migration threads and sequence Director – Execution tool Verify storage connections Identify LUNs before migration Monitor migration progress Fallback provision

  9. Vicom Data Migration Service Service-based solution, not a product Key enablers: SAN synthesis and automation SAN Synthesis: Migrate data from any to any within SAN or between SANs Automation: Actual migration takes hours, not weeks! Vicom appliance removed, with no trace in servers, disks or SAN Proven in hundreds of enterprise migrations

  10. Success Stories

  11. Wells Fargo • Provider of banking and financial products and services across North America and Internationally. Ranked 41st in revenue by Forbes. • Challenges • Storage Refresh from Xiotech to NetApp, 40 servers 10+ TB.Migrate data center from production site to shore view, Minneapolis. • Business requirements: outage window ( < 6 hours), schedule (many small migrations, 3-month project). • Absolutely no agents or software installation, and wanted to test the solution before actual implementation. • Support for legacy server (Novell Netware), Boot LUN migration and Xiotech storage. • Remote migrated 19 servers data as of September 20. • Winning Formula: POC, NetApp/Vicom collaboration, Openness to end user

  12. Wells Fargo Deployment Customer Quote “Really good news. Thank NetApp and Vicom so very much. Excellent work and tremendous effort.” – Partner “Everything went very well, and Vicom handled their part of the work without any problems. It was obvious that Vicom people are knowledgeable and experienced (in data migrations), and their software tools and DME appliance all look to work very well. I have nothing but good things to report, and I would strongly recommend Vicom for other SAN migrations.” - NetApp, Solution Architect

  13. Assurant • Premier Provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services. A Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 • Highlights • Storage Refresh from HP EVA to NetApp, 10 TB data for 12 servers (Solaris & Windows). • Business outage window cannot be more than 8 hours for each server. • HP EVA storage lease expired, and customer was renewing the maintenance contract for past six months. • HP EVA and NetApp are connected to different SAN. • Migrate data in two data centers (Atlanta & Miami) in two different week-ends. • Winning Formula: Reference, Live Demo, Explaining Vicom process

  14. Assurant Deployment Customer Quote “Thank you (NetApp and Vicom team) for helping us during the migration. It was flawless!” - System Administrator/Project Lead, Assurant. “Vicom demonstrated tremendous value of migration preparation.” – NetApp PS Consultant

  15. Esurance • Leading online auto insurance provider located in San Francisco. Founded in 1998, with more than 1700 employees nationwide. • Highlights • Storage Refresh from HP EVA to NetApp with in outage window of 16 hours. • 6.3 TB of data migrated in 9 hours. • Data migration accomplished in half the maintenance window • Customer Quote • “The migration was excellent and went very smoothly, everyone involved were very professional and it was a job well done. Thank you all for the smooth migration!” • Network Engineer, Esurance. • Winning Formula: Success stories, reference, Explaining Vicom process

  16. Esurance Deployment

  17. Closer Look: Vicom Data Migration 1001011 • SAN/LUN Discovery • Use Surveyor to collect configuration data • Automated Mapping • Map/plan source-to-destinationusing configuration data • Connection Verification & SAN Synthesis • Mapped connections verified and tested • SAN synthesized (logical paths created) as required • Data Migration • Appliances migrate data at 1.2 TB/hour • Appliances removed with no traces on server/disk/SAN

  18. Vicom Migration Process – LUN Discovery • Action Items (M-3 Weeks) • NetApp – Prepare Site Survey. • Vicom – Send Quote • NetApp – Send PO • Vicom – Send Information Gathering Script for Server & Notes. • NetApp – Collect server configuration by running the script. • Site Survey Form • Information Gathering Script & Notes • Scripts for Windows, VMWARE, LINUX, AIX, Solaris & HP-UX. • Server Configuration HBA, LVM, File System, Drive (Name, Size, SN). • LUN information from Source Storage Frame (EMC, IBM, NetApp)

  19. Vicom Migration Process – LUN Discovery Sample Information Gathering Output

  20. Vicom Migration Process – Planning Action Items (M-2 Weeks) • NetApp – Carve LUN and send LUN information. • Vicom – Use Surveyor to collect & verify configuration data (IBM/EMC/Vicom INQ). • Vicom – Generate & Send Migration plan. • Vicom – Send Best Practice for Server Shutdown, Bring-up, and any ‘known’ issues. Migration Plan • Action Items: Tasks, responsibility & due date. • Setup Diagram: Connector, Fabric, Storage ports, Migration Engine & Cable.

  21. Vicom Migration Process – Preparation Action Items (M-1 Week) • Vicom – Ship Migration Engines. • NetApp – Complete FC/Ethernet cabling for the DME as per the diagram. • NetApp – Configure Fabric & Storage so that DME can see source & destination LUN. • Vicom – Verify Connectivity & Configuration. Automated Import Tools • Import Vicom Drive Inquiry, IBM Specialist Format, IBM DS4000 Format, NetApp Format*. • Advanced Import. Seven Levels of Protection • Storage to Storage (Not LUN based) • Storage Type – Source • Storage Type – Destination • Storage WWPN • Drive Source Serial Number • Drive Destination Serial Number • Data in the Destination Drive*

  22. Vicom Migration Process – Migration Action Items (Migration day) • Vicom – Coordinate server shutdown (Best Practice). • Vicom – Migrate data from source storage to destination storage. • NetApp – Update HBA BIOS, HBA Driver, FC Driver, MP Driver, OS fixes,. • Vicom – Verify Migration completion and perform post-migration tasks (label Solaris disk) • NetApp – Configure FC switch and destination storage to allow server access destination storage LUN. • NetApp – Bring-up the server (Best Practice) and Verify user data. • NetApp – Ship Migration tool back to Vicom. Fast Migration • Migration Start Timer Protection (1 minute if fabric attached). • Tool (4-engine) is able to migrate data at 1.2 TB/hour, Scalable to match storage speed. • Manage Migration by reordering, aborting the migration, alter migration thread and speed.

  23. Vicom Migration Process – Migration Best Practice – Windows Boot LUN Migration • Update HBA BIOS, if needed. • Connect Server HBA to destination SAN (if source SAN is different from destination SAN). Zone (FC) server HBA and destination storage ports together. Configure LUN masking so that server can access LUNs from the destination storage. • If there are multiple paths to destination storage, connect only one path and temporarily disconnect all other paths. • Configure HBA BIOS setting such that HBA can recognize boot LUN from destination storage (by WWPN). • Bring-up server; boot from destination storage. • Install proper multipath driver (Snap Drive) for the destination storage, then shutdown the server. • Reconnect all other paths to the destination storage, and bring-up the system again. • Run chkdisk to verify the file system. • Examine log files (system, application) for errors and warnings. • Start applications and verify user data.

  24. Live Demo

  25. SAN Setup – Before Migration • Active Zones • SAN-Windows1-HBA1, Source-PortA • SAN-Windows1-HBA2, Source-PortB • SAN-Solaris1-HBA1, Source-PortA • SAN-Solaris2-HBA2, Source-PortB Solaris Windows McData Sphereon 4500 Source Storage

  26. SAN Setup – During Migration • Active Zone • DME1, DME2, Source-PortA, Destination-PortA

  27. SAN Setup – After Migration • Active Zones • SAN-Windows1-HBA1, Destination-PortA • SAN-Windows1-HBA2, Destination-PortB • SAN-Solaris1-HBA1, Destination-PortA • SAN-Solaris2-HBA2, Destination-PortB

  28. Reference Matrix – Any to Any

  29. NAS Migration • Migrate internal disk data – Windows and UNIX • SAN attached data – FC/SCSI/SSA • NAS data – EMC Celera, NetApp Storage (NFS and CIFS) • CAS data – EMC Centera • No host agent

  30. Additional Benefits • No Host Software Agent or Driver required – No configuration changes. • External Boot LUN – Windows, AIX, SuSE, Netware, … • DAS to SAN – FCAL, SCSI & SSA • SAN to SAN – No ISL; Cisco, Brocade, QLogic, McData, … • WWN Spoofing – No source storage configuration required (Save money and time).

  31. Additional DMS Service • Online Migration • Redundant Fabric • Fabric to Fabric • Power Path, SDD, RDAC, MPIO, … • Disk Volume Re-layout (LUN Stacking) • Consolidate multiple small LUN to fewer large LUN. • AIX LVM, Solaris Disk Suite, Solaris VERITAS, HP-UX LVM, NCR • Data Sanitization • DoD guideline (6-pattern)

  32. Summary Turnkey data migration service Fast, worry-free, guaranteed, highly affordable Proven - 5 years, 250 migration engagements, 5PB by year end Vicom is a Network Appliance CDP Unique migration service Appliance-based: Fast, simple, scalable, any to any, SAN to SAN Staff: Extensive migration experience + know-how Method: Discovery, Mapping, Verification+SAN Synthesis, Migration Inquiries/assistance Network Storage Practice Distribution List: dl-ngs-ps-practice-nwstoragecv Engagement Manager: Wei-Gung Wang, +1-650-227-1513, wei-gung.wang@vicom.com Deployment Manager: Murugan Narayanasamy, +1-650-227-1397, murugan@vicom.com

  33. Questions?

  34. SAN Data Migration Made Easy Fast, Assured Enterprise-Wide Migration — Guaranteed Network Appliance December, 2007

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