VM Farms Thrive with Dedicated IP Storage Networks

September 2015

VM Farms Thrive with a Dedicated IP Storage Network

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Growth of Cloud and business critical workloads are rapidly accelerating

Solving Customer Pain PointsThe challenges IT is facing today

Manage Growth

Requirements for 100% availability and reliability are increasing for key applications traffic

Mitigate Risk Reduce Costs

Infrastructure complexity and management costs are growing


A Tectonic Shift in Technology Underway

SocialBusiness Cloud Mobile Big Data

Billions of usersMillions of apps

Millions of usersThousands of apps

100s of millions of users10s of thousands of apps


Client/Server Era100s of millions of users10s of thousands of appsMainframe Era

Millions of usersThousands of apps

Third Platform Transforms the Data Center

Physical

Mobile/Cloud EraBillions of usersMillions of apps

Enterprise

Virtual

Service

Provider

Data Center Evolution

Secure

Software-DrivenOpen

User-Centric

Agile


Data Center Trends Impacting Storage

100X $1.2B

~40% CAGR Petabytes

$300+B 2019

40M by CY2015

Quadrillions of bytes of mission critical storage interconnecting virtual devices at unprecedented speed—orchestrated seamlessly at lower

cost

SSD Storage Cloud Virtualization


IP Storage Capacity Continues

SOURCE: IDC MARCH’15 WW ENTERPRISE STORAGE FORECAST

IDC’s IP Storage Capacity Forecast = ~40% CAGR (2014–2018)


The SSD Revolution Is Happening NowSSDs will be as disruptive as server virtualization

SOURCE: IDC WORLDWIDE ALL-FLASH ARRAY AND HYBRID FLASH ARRAY 2014–2018 FORECAST AND 1H14 VENDOR SHARES

All-Flash Array: 106.3% CAGR

Terabytes Shipped

2012 2013 2014 2015 201820172016

Hybrid Flash Array: 63.8% CAGR

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CY 2012 CY 2013 CY 2014 CY 2015 CY 2016 CY 2017 CY 2018 -

20 40 60 80

100 120 140 160 180

Virtualized Server OS Installed Base Non-Virtualized Server OS Installed Base

Virtualization Drives Shared IP Storage Business-critical VM applications are in almost every business today

SOURCE: GARTNER X86 SERVER FORECAST CQ3’14

IP Storage used for unified communications, big data analytics, VDI, social

(Ser

ver O

S in

Mill

ions

)


Customer PerspectivesBased on new Forrester survey

Data is key business driver• Data access challenges will decrease customer satisfaction,

competitiveness and ability to innovateNew business-critical workloads are increasing dramatically• 9:10 customers report increases, 1:4 say increase is “major”• Mission- and business-critical workloads now 70% of total IP

traffic• 20% of IT time spent on business-critical workload issuesMore than 1/3rd admit they must do more now to stay ahead• Must build an architecture that allows for future flexibility

(since new workloads are extremely hard to predict)

A Forrester Consulting Thought Leadership Paper Commissioned by

Brocade


Shared Networks Not Designed for StorageWhy it matters to the storage teams

• IP storage is managed under increasingly strict SLAs similar to the SAN• Many customers are running these top-tier workloads on a

shared, general purpose network• Stringent SLAs can’t be guaranteed

on a shared network• Network teams generally don’t

understand storage and storage traffic needsWhen applications don’t perform as needed—who is accountable?


The Network Matters for StorageRegardless of protocol, storage traffic has very specific needs

• Storage requires purpose-built fabric architectures to ensure reliability and performance for critical applications and data – Customers have built their mission

critical infrastructure on a SAN– Technology evolution in the data

center can introduce significant risk to uptime

• Storage fabrics enable advanced data center technologies like flash storage, server virtualization, and cloud architectures

Fibre Channel Storage

16 Gbps SAN Core

16 Gbps HBAs Edge

Connections

Fibre Channel Fabric

iSCSI or NAS Storage

10 Gbps CNAs Edge

Connections

EthernetFabric 10 Gbps

SAN Core


Achieve SLAs for business-critical applications

Redefine Networking for IP Storage The network matters for IP storage

Deploy Dedicated Networks

Deliver local replication performance over long distance

Implement DR Solutions

Unify Management

Unify IP and Fibre Channel storage networking management

Industry’s first purpose-built storage connectivity solutions for the data center and disaster recovery


Dedicated IP Storage NetworksPurpose-built IP Storage Switches

Why Brocade VCS Fabrics?• Automation reduces cost• Unique management integration • Storage network management

with Brocade Fabric Vision™ technology

Why dedicate a network?• Predictable performance• Maximum uptime• Contained failure domain• Isolated change control

IP Storag

e

Data CenterIP LAN

LAN

IP Core

IP Storage Network

Servers


A Network You Already KnowFibre Channel and IP Storage Networking Architectures

Fibre Channel Storage

Gen 5 Fibre Channel

IP Storage

Brocade VCS Fabric


Brocade IP Storage PortfolioMore than just an Ethernet switch

Brocade Network Advisor with Fabric Vision Technology

IP Extension SwitchIP Storage Switch

Fabric Vision


Customer Example: VM FarmsProvisioning capacity to a VM Farm

• Server team racked and stood up the servers quickly • Storage team had NFS capacity provisioned

within minutes• However, the network team required a couple of weeks

to reconfigure the network• Once in production, the applications kept running

into performance issues• The network had to be taken down to fix misconfiguration issues

You can’t keep up with the demands of the businessdue to limitations and inflexibility of their IT infrastructure


Traditional STP vs. VCS Fabric Architecture

Core

Aggr

egat

ion

Acce

ss

• Rigid architecture, north-south optimized

• Inefficient link utilization• Individually managed switches• VM-ignorant• No network virtualization

Classic Hierarchical Architecture

• Topology freedom, east-west optimized• All links active, Layer 1/2/3 multipathing• Fabric managed as one logical switch• VM-aware• Native network virtualization

Leaf

/ Sp

ine

Core

Scale-out

VCS Fabric Architecture


Solutions for VM SprawlDeploy a Dedicated IPSN for all business-critical applications

• Optimized for storage traffic• Full bandwidth optimizes Flash

investments• Automatic provisioning, self-healing,

non-disruptive upgrades• SLA improvements to meet expectations• Storage team can manage like

typical SAN• Reduced organizational conflicts

and delays• VMware vRealize integration for ease of management

IP Storage

Data CenterIP LAN LAN

IP Core

IP Storage Network

Servers

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Simplified VMware Management Integrated tools accelerate problem isolation, identification, and resolution

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vCloud Automation Center

vSphere

Network Virtualization and Security (NSX)

VMware vRealize Operations

IP Analytics Pack for vRealize Operations & SAN Content Pack for vRealize Log Insight

Brocade Network Advisor

• Automated management & patented analytics• Provides visibility and actionable info to

ensure SLAs, optimum resource usage, and configuration compliance

• Provides view into critical Storage Network alerts• Simplifies ops management for virtual and

physical environments, including VCS Fabric• Aids in problem resolution• Complements vRealize Operations with

deeper storage network management and investigation for root-cause analysis and remediation

VMware vRealize

Operations

Subscriber Analytics

Application Analytics

Network Analytics

Device Smartphone Analytics

SDN Engine

Port Health

Switch Status Policy

FRU Health

Security Violations

Switch Resource

Traffic Performance

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Best Practices for VM DeploymentsBuild in manageability and scalability

• Parallel build out of dedicated network eases migration– Move critical apps or those on

high value storage first• Initial 4 switch configuration

for non-disruptive growth• Paired switch expansion

for automation and resiliency• Maintain operational flexibility

by planning ports used to <85%

VM Server Farms

VSC Leaf

VCS Spine

File/Block Storage


Brocade IP Switching for StorageTest Results: Comparing Dedicated IP network versus Shared IP network

10XImprovemen

t in latency

+20%Improvemen

t in IOPS


EMC Dedicated Networks for IP StorageDedicated Ethernet Fabrics with Isilon, VNX, Data Domain, & XtremIO

“Announcing the EMC Connectrix B-Series VDX-6740B Switch for Dedicated IP Storage Networking”• Connectivity for NAS and iSCSI in

EMC IP storage networking environments

• First purpose-built IP storage switch• Integrated and supported across

core EMC platforms• Available now

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EMC Connectrix VDX-6740B Cloud Ready and Automated IP Storage Switch

Scale: 24-64 ports of 10GbE, 4 ports of 40GbE• Pay as you grow model with Ports on Demand• Easy to scale for added network capacity• 24MB of data path memory (Workload Burst Ready)Automated: Brocade VCS Fabric technology integrated with VMware• Automation of Inter-switch links (Zero-Touch)• Fast convergence (no STP required)• Vmotion optimized w/Automatic Migration

of Port Profiles (AMPP) Unified: FC and IP management with EMC’s Connectrix Manager



EMC VDX Use CasesSolving customer problems with focused solutions

Scale-out NAS

Isilon

Transactional

iSCSI

XtremIO

Transactional NAS

VNX File

MediaHadoopScale

VDIPerformance

SimpleAutomatedTransparent

PrivateCloud

VSPEXVSPEX Blue

Dedicated Backup

Data Domain

FileStorage

CloudArray

Enterprise NAS

VMAX3 eNAS

Dedicated IP Storage Networking with EMC Connectrix VDX-6740B

Distributed Scale Out

iSCSI

ScaleIO

SimpleSoftware Defined

SimpleAutomatedAvailable

PerformanceAutomatedAvailable

PerformanceAutomatedAvailable

Automated Highly

Available



Primary Reasons for a Dedicated Storage NetworkUnprecedented network visibility and insight across all storage

networksPerformance gains• Lower latency• 20% increase in IOPSEasier manageability• Fabric Vision for Ethernet Fabrics• MAPS• Unified storage management tools• Ideal for virtualized environmentsExceed customer SLAs• Easy to setup and manage—a Fabric you know!• Storage Team controls the environment—

not the Corp LAN team


Fabric Vision Technology for IP StorageReal-time visibility and actionable insights

Deploy 15 years of best practices in one click

• Deploy pre-defined policies, rules, and actions

• Increase instrumentation and granularity

• Visualize network health and performance

Simplify Monitoring• Improve OpEx savings

through automated actions

• Integrate management with VMware vRealize

• Validate infrastructure prior to deployment

Eliminateadministrative costs

Reduce Costs• Automatically detect

and recover from errors

• Provide early warning of potential problems

• Minimize downtime with faster troubleshooting

Reduce common network problems

Increase Availability


Unified Storage Network ManagementUnprecedented network visibility and insight across all storage networks

• Monitor IP and Fibre Channel health and performance from a single dashboard• Simplify network monitoring and

alerting with Fabric Vision technology • Integrate network data into VMware

vRealize to maximize VM performance and availability • Pre-validate and troubleshoot the

physical infrastructure to streamline deployment

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Announcing IP Storage Network TrainingBrocade will help you be successful

• Web-based training class for storage admins– Build proficiency to deploy and manage IPSN– Based on NOS 6.0.1 training, but focused on

items relevant to storage networking only– Learned skills: VDX 6740, IPSN config,

iSCSI/NAS– No Prerequisites, but BNA background helpful

• Includes WBT class (CEF 260) & Accreditation Exam• FREE to all registrants

– But only for a limited time – don’t miss out


Summary: The Network Matters for VM FarmsBrocade technology for performance, automation, and efficiency• A tectonic shift in technology is

transforming the data center

• Data growth, flash arrays and virtualization are straining the storage network as never before

• Virtualized, business-critical apps mandate a purpose-built storage network to achieve SLAs

• Fabric technology is the industry-recommended approach to meet your business requirements

• Brocade and EMC partnership provides robust solutions for your virtual environment

IP Storage


Solving Customer Pain PointsThe network matters for business critical storage

Growth of IP Storageand business critical workloads are accelerating

Manage Growth

Requirements for 100% availability and reliability are increasing

Mitigate Risk Reduce Costs

Infrastructure complexity and management costs are growing


Why Brocade?90%+

DEPLOYED IN GLOBAL 1000COMPANY DATA CENTERS

1,900+ETHERNET FABRIC

CUSTOMERS

~30 MILLIONSAN PORTS SHIPPED

WORLDWIDE

1.5+ MILLIONVIRTUAL ROUTERS

DOWNLOADED WORLDWIDE

1ST TO MARKETETHERNET

FABRICS

#1SAN MARKET

SHARE WORLDWIDE

#2WW DC NETWORKING

MARKET SHARE

200,000+BROCADE SANS IN

PRODUCTION WORLDWIDE

1.3+ MILLIONOPENFLOW ROUTER

PORTS SHIPPED

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