NetApp Storage Efficiency

Author
Srisuba Selvachamy

Topics Discussed
Why Storage Efficiency NetApp Advantage Storage Efficiency on Third-Party Storage Savings Achieved through NetApp Bottom Line Impact

Need for Storage Efficiency

Storage Is a Major Component of IT Spend

Capital Budgets
Companies are re-evaluating IT spend across the board Storage represents the second-highest and fastest-growing expense category
Networking 19% Peripherals 9% Servers 27%

PCs/ Notebooks 22%

Source: IDC

Storage 23%

Operating Budgets
Power is expensive, with hard limits in many locations Cooling is difficult with compact IT equipment, i.e., blade servers Enterprise data centers cost millions and take years to build
US EPA Data Center Power Consumption (Billion kWh)
2000 Volume Servers 8.0 % of Total 56.7% 2006 20.9 % of Total 67.9% Growth 161%

Data Storage Devices

1.1

7.8%

3.2

10.4%

191%

The NetApp Advantage

Store the Maximum Amount of Data for Lowest Cost

50% lower capacity requirements without sacrificing performance or resiliency Achieve 100% or greater utilization 50% or greater reduction in power, cooling, and space requirements Manage twice as much data without increasing personnel Maximize the value of existing storage systems

The NetApp Advantage

Compounding Effect of Storage Efficiency

Unchecked Data Growth SATA Drives / PAM
Storage Costs

RAID-DP Thin Provisioning Snapshot Technology Deduplication Thin Replication Virtual Copies The Effect of NetApp Storage Efficiency
Capacity Requirements

Storage Efficiency Requires Both Hardware and Software Approaches

Storage Hardware
Delivers increased storage density and better software performance to maximize capacity utilization

Storage Software
Delivers storage virtualization, data reduction, and data protection that minimize data capacity, footprint, and management needs

Native Capabilities
100% organic suite of capabilities, many of which come as a standard part of every NetApp system, without extra license costs

Hardware Efficiency
SATA drives and Performance Acceleration Module (PAM)
Benchmarked FAS3140 Configs
224 FC drives 32TB

SPECsfs2008 Performance
FC Baseline SATA + PAM 5
4

75% More Capacity

112 SATA drives 56TB

WORSE
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BETTER
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FC Baseline Configuration

SATA + PAM Configuration

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16

20

24

28

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Throughput (k-ops/sec)

Purchase price is 27% lower for SATA + PAM compared to Fibre Channel baseline SATA + PAM configuration yields 54% power savings and 44% space savings

Response Time (ms)

Estimating PAM Performance Benefits

Provides estimates for PAM performance
Considers all three PAM settings
Metadata caching Normal user data caching (default) Low-priority data caching

Helps determine which setting is most appropriate System requirements

Minimum 2GB of system memory
Data ONTAP 7.2.6.1 or later

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Software Efficiencies
Save up to 46%

RAID 6 Protection (RAID-DP)

Protects against double disk failure with no performance penalty.

Save over 80%

Snapshot Copies
Point-in-time copies that write only changed blocks. No performance penalty.

Save up to 33%

Thin Provisioning (FlexVol)

Create flexible volumes that appear to be a certain size but are really a much smaller pool.

Save over 80%

Virtual Copies (FlexClone)

Near-zero space, instant virtual copies. Only subsequent changes in cloned data set get stored.

Save up to 95%

Thin Replication (SnapVault/SnapMirror)

Make data copies for disaster recovery and backup using a minimal amount of space.

Save up to 95%

Deduplication
Removes data redundancies in primary and secondary storage.

RAID 6 Protection (RAID-DP)

Disk Mirroring

1:1 relationship between mirrored pairs

Up to 2x performance penalty on writes 2x capacity penalty

RAID-DP 2:x relationship between parity and data <5% read/write penalty (best in class) Up to 46% capacity savings!

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Traditional Provisioning: Poor Storage Utilization

Disruptive Reallocation Wasted Resources

Resource Usage

Enterprise Usage

Time
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Thin Provisioning
Enables users to create flexible volumes that virtually allocate storage Eliminates the guessing game when provisioning applications
App 3 SAN or NAS Before
Allocated

After

Used

Average increase in utilization of 33% and often over 100%

Automation via Provisioning Manager

App 2

Allocated

Pooled Storage

Allocated

Used

App 3
Allocated

Used Used Used

App 1
Used

App 2

App 1

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Benefits of Thin Provisioning

Initial storage cost is reduced Volume can autogrow based on thresholds Cross-system configuration using Provisioning Manager Storage on demand program provides pay as you power on Storage on demand addresses fear of not having needed storage on hand

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Efficient Snapshot Copies

Snapshot copies consume minimal storage space, since only changes to the active file system are written, unlike other approaches that require at least double the storage space. With NetApp, data is protected by Snapshot copies without the requirement to purchase excessive amounts of disk storage.

Snapshot Copies

NetApp Storage System

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Snapshot Technology
Active Read/Write Data
File/LUN: X

Read-Only Snapshot 1
File/LUN: X

B
Data Blocks

1. Original volume is composed of A, B, and C 2. Snapshot copy is taken (composed of A, B, and C) 3. Data changes, volume is now composed of A, B, and C Snapshot copy remains composed of blocks A, B, and C
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Benefits of Snapshot Copies

Efficient way to maintain local backup copies Thousands of Snapshot copies can be maintained off site Integrated with other applications for simplicity
SnapManager for Exchange SnapManager for Oracle SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure, etc.

Administrative needs reduced by allowing users to recover their own files Competitors limited to far fewer snapshots Competitors have very poor performance
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NetApp Deduplication
Deduplication removes redundant data blocks from volumes, regardless of application or protocol With deduplication, users can recoup 50% or more of their capacity for many data sets and environments Only NetApp offers deduplication for primary, secondary, and archival storage tiers
Deduplication Savings
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Deduplication Differentiators vs. EMC

EMC now advertising dedupe on primary Block-level dedupe versus file-level only Enabled at volume level for focused dedupe Uses both hash comparison and byte-to-byte comparison versus hash only Supports server virtualization in SAN or NFS configurations versus no support Multiple dedupe policies versus EMCs unused data only
By schedule Based on thresholds on amounts of new data Run manually
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Dedupe Common Talking Points

Effects on system performance Multiple volumes within a storage system Intelligent cache with dedupe Using dedupe and Snapshot copies together Best practices

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Space Savings Estimation Tool (SSET)

Shows projected dedupe savings (+/- 5%) Available for Linux and Windows over NFS or CIFS Usable with third-party storage Tool for NetApp personnel and partners only Maximum 2TB of data

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Thin Replication
SnapMirror and SnapVault simplify disk-based disaster recovery and backup After an initial copy, subsequent copies transfer new data blocks only Enables virtual restores of full, point-in-time data at granular levels that others cannot provide Deduplication of the primary data offers further space reductions

SnapVault Stored Copies

Primary Thin Systems Transfers

Secondary System

SnapMirror Stored Copy

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SnapVault Key Points

Only changed blocks transferred after baseline Network bandwidth savings on WAN Space savings on the destination. Deduplication integrated with SnapVault scheduler Deduplication and cascading qtree backups TCO/ROI Calculator provides estimate of savings

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Volume SnapMirror Key Points

Transfers at the block level Network bandwidth savings Space savings inherited on destination system SnapMirror Concurrent Streams Calculator tool for SnapMirror sizing SnapMirror2Tape (SM2T) for deduped tape

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Virtual Volume Copies: FlexClone

FlexClone improves storage efficiency for applications that need temporary, writable, and instantaneous copies of data sets
Creates a virtual clone copy of the primary data set and stores only the data changes between parent volume and clone
Production Storage 6TB Database Test & Dev Storage 30TB Storage 5 full copies

Without FlexClone

Production Storage 6TB Database With FlexClone

Test & Dev Storage 8TB Storage 1 copy, 4 clones

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FlexClone Volumes Key Points

Rapid build and teardown of dev/test environment Bring products to market faster Achieve better storage management Typically run test/dev on nonproduction system

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Virtual File and LUN Copies: FlexClone

Ideal for Virtual Server and Desktop Environments Rapid server provisioning Scaling of virtual desktops Benefits 100% space efficient Dramatic cost savings Provisioning in minutes Easily extends virtual infrastructure Rapid Clone Utility (RCU) GUI-based tool that rapidly creates 1 to 1000s of VMware Virtual Machines VMware vCenter plug-in Import into VMware View Manager

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FlexClone File and LUN Key Points Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) use case Rapid Cloning Utility (RCU) is free Virtual desktops created in deduplicated state More manageable with easy desktop updates and OS upgrades

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Storage Efficiency on Third-Party Storage

NetApp SAN Storage Efficiency

Data ONTAP Logical View
NetApp architecture leverages a dynamic enginedynamically mapped to physical disk space NetApp LUNs are simply data objects with block disk attributescreated within FlexVol volumes Because of the abstraction layers, all storage efficiency features apply equally in SAN and NAS environments
Abstraction Layer Efficiency Feature

LUN
Thin Provisioning Thin Replication Snapshot Copies Virtual Copies Deduplication

FlexVol

Aggregate

RAID Group

RAID-DP

Disk Drive

SATA

Making non NetApp SAN More Efficient

SAN
Enterprise Department

NAS
Enterprise Department

NetApp V-Series Open Storage Controllers

Use with existing SAN storage
EMC, HP, HDS, Sun, etc.

Fibre Channel

iSCSI

Dedicated Ethernet

LAN

Reduce costs with NetApp storage efficiency features

FlexVol thin provisioning Thin replication SnapshotTM copies FlexClone virtual copies Deduplication

NetApp V-Series

Flexibility to simultaneously handle block-based data and provide file services

Existing SAN Storage

V-Series Key Points Great way to get into non NetApp accounts NetApp SATA and RAID-DP not supported Performance Acceleration Module (PAM) is supported Can grow V-Series storage with NetApp disk Easy migration from old third-party storage Use third-party disks and third-party RAID levels Create NetApp NAS volumes and/or SAN LUNs Host-level migration to V-Series is required
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Space Savings

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Interactive Storage Efficiency Calculator

Interactively illustrates storage efficiency benefits Calculates power and cooling savings Receive e-mail report with summary of results
Archival Backup Disaster recovery Development and testing

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RISE Calculator and Report

RISE: Restructuring IT with Storage Efficiency Survey-based calculator Evaluates current storage environment and makes efficiency recommendations Twenty-page analysis with financial detail TCO comparisons and payback period

SANscreen: Storage Utilization and Tiering

SANscreen provides a detailed view into several key storage efficiency dashboards, including storage capacity and utilization

SANscreen also shows

detailed tiering strategies as well as exactly which application and BUs are using each tier of storage

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Operations Manager
Active storage efficiency management Deeper insight into space savings policies Space breakout and reports showing savings achieved Best-practice configurations for SAN and NAS environments

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AutoSupport DashboardStorage Efficiency

Web tool used to evaluate system metrics using system data Storage efficiency section shows capacity savings Available to all Premium Support customers

Storage Efficiency in Synergy

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Storage Efficiency Creates TCO Savings for Key Applications Application Environments 39% lower TCO for Oracle 55% lower TCO for SAP 30% lower TCO for Exchange 38% lower TCO for VMware 44% lower TCO for file services 35% lower TCO for archive

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Bottom Line Impact

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NetApp Uses 50% Less Power, Cooling, and Space

Half the Power
Power (VA)/Usable TB 300

Half the Cooling Load

200
100

52%

Heat (BTU/Hr)/Usable TB

900
600 0 NetApp Competition 300 0

51%

Half the Space

Total rack units /10TB 20 15

53%

NetApp

Competition

10

5
0 NetApp Possible range based on environment-specific factors/typical environments. Competition

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Achieve Your Storage Efficiency Goals

50% lower capacity requirements without sacrificing performance or resiliency Achieve 100% or greater utilization 50% or greater reduction in power, cooling, and space requirements Manage twice as much data without increasing personnel Maximize the value of existing storage systems

Store the Maximum Amount of Data for Lowest Cost

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Thank You
srisuba.selvachamy@tcs.com

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