Technical Marketing Solution Guide. Nimble Storage Solution Guide For Server Message Block (SMB) File Sharing
|
|
- Blaze Hancock
- 8 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 Technical Marketing Solution Guide Nimble Storage Solution Guide For Server Message Block (SMB) File Sharing
2 Document Revision Date Revision Description (author) 5/18/ Initial Release (Neil Glick) THIS SOLUTION GUIDE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. Nimble Storage: All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of Nimble Storage is strictly prohibited. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 2
3 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION... 5 Audience... 5 Assumptions... 5 Limitations and Other Considerations... 5 About the Authors... 5 OVERVIEW... 5 Performance and Capacity Efficiency... 6 Integrated Data Protection... 6 Pain-Free Operations... 6 ARCHITECTURE... 6 BENEFITS OF NATIVE WINDOWS FILE SHARING FUNCTIONALITY... 8 SMB (DFS) Distributed File System (including DFS-R)... 8 File Classification Infrastructure (FCI)... 9 File Server Resource Management Tools (FSRM)... 9 Native Disk Management Utility... 9 Shadow Copies (previous versions) of Shared Folders Offline Folders/Files and Folder Redirection Security Additional Microsoft File Services Features NIMBLE STORAGE VOLUMES Volume Creation and Protection for Windows File Sharing Volume and Data Replication for File Sharing Volume and Data Restoration for File Sharing MULTIPLE PATHS AND USAGE Nimble Connection Manager Using the New Datastore HIGH AVAILABILITY VMware versus Microsoft FILE SHARE PERFORMANCE Vdbench Nimble Storage Performance with SMB SUMMARY NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 3
4 List of Figures Figure 1 Ifrastructure Architecture... 7 Figure 2 vsphere Client Network Connectivity... 8 Figure 3 Volume Creation Performance Policies Figure 4 Volume Creation Protection Step Figure 5 Volume Creation - Protection Step Figure 6 Volume and Data Restoration Figure 7 VMware Manage Paths Information Figure 8 File Server Role Figure 9 Initialize Disk Figure 10 Initialize Disk Figure 11 Shared Disk Figure 12 Nimble Performance Monitor Vdbench Run 82K IOPS NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 4
5 Introduction Audience This guide is intended for solution architects, storage engineers, system administrators and IT managers who want to understand how to deploy SMB using Nimble Storage. Assumptions It is assumed that the reader has a working knowledge of VMware vsphere system administration, Microsoft Windows desktop and server administration, iscsi SAN network design and basic Nimble Storage operations. This is not a how to guide. Step by step setup is not covered, examples of screen shots and settings should be sufficient for the reader to apply the right changes to implement the steps outlined in this guide. Limitations and Other Considerations SMB architectures can be setup, protected and managed in multiple fashions. This solution guide will address a specific scenario and how to build around it. About the Authors This solution guide was created by: Neil Glick Technical Marketing Engineer Nimble Storage Overview Nimble has developed an entirely new approach to storage that seamlessly combines SSDs with highcapacity drives. Nimble s breakthrough CASL architecture is designed from the ground up to address SMB and file system performance. Nimble Storage arrays provide a complete application-aware data storage solution that includes flash accelerated primary storage, cost effective capacity, instant application-aware backup, and replication. This allows you to consolidate management of primary, secondary, and off-site disaster recovery storage within a single storage solution. A Nimble Storage array provides iscsi or Fibre Channel target volumes (LUNs) to Physical or Virtual hosts. Volumes created on Nimble Storage arrays are highly optimized for virtual machines by providing the following benefits: NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 5
6 Performance and Capacity Efficiency CASL s innovative use of flash enhances read performance by adaptively using flash to facilitate reads. Serializing random writes enhances write performance to effectively meet peaks in write IO s CASL compresses all data by default and typically provides savings 30-75% capacity savings without impacting performance. Most importantly, Nimble can respond rapidly to workload fluctuations. In comparison, traditional tiered architectures require hours or even days to respond to changes in IO patterns. Thin Provisioning is enabled on all volumes by default. Efficiently storing compressed data written rather than reserved space. Integrated Data Protection Highly efficient snapshots allow frequent recovery points with the ability for long term retention of user data. Snapshot creation is near instantaneous and does not impact application or storage performance. Zero-Copy Cloning: Preemptive de-duplication to eliminate storage footprint of cloned volumes. Built-in replication ensures user data is protected off-site in the event of a site failure. Pain-Free Operations The intuitive Nimble UI eliminates the complexity of provisioning and managing separate storage, backup, and disaster recovery devices. The Nimble vcenter plug-in simplifies the process of provisioning, replicating, backing up, monitoring, and managing user data for VMware environments. Frequent heartbeats monitor system health to identify potential failures before they occur. High availability and resiliency features combined with truly non-disruptive upgrades virtually eliminate downtime. Architecture This solution guide provides a SMB solution for Windows systems that leverages the power of Nimble Storage performance and scalability, Cisco UCS B-Series servers for compute power and VMware ESXi to virtualize the host and client environments. This is commonly referred to as a Nimble Storage SmartStack. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 6
7 Figure 1 Infrastructure Architecture Windows 2012R2 has the ability to provide SMB as well as NFS protocols. This guide will focus only on the SMB capabilities. Virtualization of a file share environment allows for architectural flexibility and choices that are not available in a physical environment. To demonstrate the features of this solution, a 1TB volume was created on a Nimble Storage array and presented to VMware vsphere. The storage was presented through VMFS and applied to virtual Windows 2012R2 SMB file sharing host. Note that direct connections through iscsi or Fibre Channel are available and are viable options, but are out of scope in this paper. Client and data connectivity was provided through a 10GbE connection through vsphere over a dedicated NIC located on the Cisco UCS. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 7
8 Figure 2 vsphere Client Network Connectivity Benefits of Native Windows File Sharing Functionality SMB 3.0 SMB 3.0 is the Microsoft SMB implementation. It s an improved version of the Server Message Block protocol that ships with Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8. SMB 3.0 further enhances the SMB 2.1 protocol offering: SMB Transparent Failover SMB Scale Out SMB Multichannel SMB Direct SMB Encryption VSS for SMB file shares SMB Directory Leasing SMB PowerShell (DFS) Distributed File System (including DFS-R) DFS simplifies the management of multiple file servers by aggregating file shares located in different file servers under a single logical folder. DFS provides location transparency and redundancy to improve data availability during failure or heavy load scenarios by allowing shares in multiple different locations to be logically grouped under one folder. DFS-R offers file replication NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 8
9 capabilities that support remote differential compression to minimize network bandwidth. Ensure the non-microsoft SMB implementation you re evaluating has full support and integration for DFS and DFS-R. DFS-R is Microsoft proprietary and is not available in non-microsoft implementations. File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) Windows Server File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) provides insight into your data to help you manage your file data more effectively, reduce costs, and mitigate risks by providing a built-in solution for file classification that allows administrators to automate manual processes with predefined policies based on the business value of the data. Non-Microsoft SMB implementations cannot integrate with FCI functionality. File Server Resource Management Tools (FSRM) Windows Servers also includes a set of tools that offer quota, file screen and report management. These tools can generate a variety of reports on utilized storage, such as the number of duplicate files that are stored and a report of large files. There is also support for quota management and real-time file screening to halt the storage of illegal content. The FSRM tools are proprietary to Microsoft file servers and thus are not available on non- Microsoft SMB implementations. Native Disk Management Utility The Disk Management utility is used for managing hard disks and the volumes or partitions that they contain. With Disk Management, you can initialize Nimble Storage arraydisks and format volumes with the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems. Disk Management enables you to perform most disk-related tasks without restarting the system or interrupting users. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 9
10 Shadow Copies (previous versions) of Shared Folders Shadow Copies of Shared Folders provides point-in-time copies of files that are located on shared file server resources that are attached to the Nimble Storage array. With Shadow Copies of Shared Folders, users can view shared files and folders as they existed at points of time in the past. Accessing previous versions of files, or shadow copies, is useful because users can: Recover files that were accidentally deleted. Recover from accidentally overwriting a file. Compare versions of a file while working. Ensure the non-microsoft SMB implementation you re evaluating has full support and integration with Microsoft s Shadow Copies. Offline Folders/Files and Folder Redirection Windows offline folder and file redirection provides a cached online mode, whereby read operations go to the local cache and write operations go to the cache and the server endpoint. Other changes include better handling of per-user encryption and synchronization, support for differential transfers of large files such as PSTs, and seamless offline and online transitions. Ensure the non-microsoft SMB implementation you re evaluating has full support and integration with Microsoft s Offline Folders/Files and Folder Redirection. Security NTFS Folder/File Security: Windows supports all the NTFS security types for files/folders (ACLs, DACLs, SACLs) which are necessary for user / group permissions as well as file auditing purposes. Non-MS SMB implementations may not support the full spectrum of NTFS ACLs, DACLs and SACLs. This can often lead to incompatibilities with applications and security vulnerabilities within your organization. Active Directory Domain Support: This is the primary and critical means most organizations implement to control and enforce user authentication and authorization within their file serving environments. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 10
11 Failure to have full and proper AD integration and support of all domain types (W2K, W2K3, W2K8, native-mode, mixed mode, etc.) can cause security, integration and support headaches. Additional Microsoft File Services Features Many non-microsoft 3rd party NAS SMB implementations do not offer the same, exact level of specific integration and interoperability when compared to Microsoft. Often times these specific under-the-cover details are overlooked at first, but can become major issues later on. These incompatibilities and integration gaps are viewed by Microsoft as non-supported and non-qualified configurations, leaving the organization in a precarious situation. Some of the more common integration and feature gaps found in 3 rd party non-microsoft SMB implementations that should be tested and verified include: Support for Microsoft reparse points Support for Alternate Data Streams (aka. named streams) Support for SMB Opportunistic locking (better performance.) Support for NTFS ChangeNotify operations Support for Roaming User Profiles Support for NTFS Extended Attributes Support for NTFS Sparse Files Support for Symbolic links Support for full use of Local Users and Local Groups Support for Microsoft Encryption MMC support for user, group and directory quotas Support for all security levels for SMB connections (hisec.inf) Support for Secure LDAP (LDAP over SSL) Server & client side SMB signing Support for Access Based Enumeration (ABE) Support for Microsoft Group Policy Objects Support for LDAP signing and sealing Support for Local account policies Support for file System Access & Logon Auditing via EventViewer On-board, on-access and on-demand Antivirus protection Support for Microsoft WebDAV Support for IPv6 with SMB Support for Granular file blocking MMC Support for Local Users/groups NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 11
12 Nimble Storage Volumes Volume Creation and Protection for Windows File Sharing Creating a volume with Nimble Storage is quick and easy, but there are some decisions that will need to be made to best suit the file sharing environment. Nimble Storage allows for performance flexibility by selecting a pre-created Performance Policy or creating a brand new policy to custom fit the environment. When selecting a performance policy, be aware this is where blocksize, caching and compression options are decided. Figure 3 Volume Creation Performance Policies NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 12
13 As seen in Figure 3, there are multiple pre-created policies to choose from or a new policy can be created. For file sharing the decision can be a bit of a challenge. Default, VMware ESX 5, Window s File Server could all be options for a file share, but VMware ESX 5 will be policy chosen in this scenario since storage is being assigned to the virtual machine through vsphere and NOT directly connected to the Windows 2012R2 host. During volume creation a protection window will appear, but it is not necessary to protect the volume to finish the creation of the volume and it can be done after the volume has been created. It is strongly recommended to protect the volume at the earliest convenience to avoid potential data loss. Figure 4 Volume Creation Protection Step 1 NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 13
14 Nimble Storage uses a concept called a volume collection to protect volumes. A volume collection can be 1 or multiple volumes grouped together in a policy that describes when and how the volumes will be backed up. A Nimble Storage snapshot can be taken of the 1TB datastore at any time, but without synchronization with VMware vcenter the file share will be crash consistent. For further consistency Nimble Storage can synchronize snapshots with VMware vcenter as seen in Figures 4 and 5. For further information regarding volume protection, please visit the Nimble Storage technical papers webpage. Figure 5 Volume Creation - Protection Step 2 NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 14
15 Volume and Data Replication for File Sharing While not shown in this solution guide, file share data can be further protected with Nimble Storage array replication. Array replication allows for volume collection snapshots to be replicated from one Nimble Storage array to a downstream partner array. This secondary downstream array can be at the same site or geographically distant. Nimble Storage volume collection replication is easy to use and extremely flexible. Volume and Data Restoration for File Sharing Snapshots and backups are only one side of the coin. The ability to restore data is critical and Nimble Storage makes the process easy, flexible and reliable. Once volume collection snapshots have been taken of the file share volume, there are multiple choices for data recovery. Figure 6 Volume and Data Restoration A snapshot can be restored, set online, or cloned. To quickly revert to a previous known state a restore can be done, but it is important to remember that Restore restores the ENTIRE volume, affecting all of the data contained in it. The volume will also need to be set offline to perform the Restore, which will cause a datastore disconnect in VMware vsphere. Proper datastore maintenance steps should be taken before setting the volume offline. If the volume cannot be brought offline nor entirely restored the snapshot can be brought online or cloned. Once either of these actions is completed the volume can be mounted in VMware vcenter as a new datastore and browsed to find the necessary data. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 15
16 Multiple Paths and Usage Nimble Connection Manager To assist in volume and datastore path management in VMware vsphere the Nimble Connection Manager (NCM) for VMware should be downloaded from the Downloads page located on the Nimble Storage InfoSight website. The NCM is a package that needs to be installed on each ESXi server which will connect to Nimble Storage. Once the installation has been completed the Nimble Storage best practices for VMware will be applied. The Nimble Storage NCM has two components, the Nimble Connection Service (NCS) and Nimble Path Selection Plugin (PSP). The NCS automatically calculates and maintains the optimal number of iscsi sessions from host to the storage group balance across the host s NIC s for a Nimble Storage device. The PSP automatically directs I/O requests for a Nimble Storage device to the most favorable network route. For more details on setting up the VMware NCM and PSP, consult the VMware Integration Guide. Figure 7 VMware Manage Paths Information NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 16
17 As seen in Figure 7, the NCM has been applied and the file share datastore has two active paths utilizing NIMBLE_PSP_DIRECTED path selection. Using the New Datastore Once the new datastore has been created, add it as a new hard disk in VMware vcenter to the file share host. Since backup and restores are performed at the volume level it is a best practice to have one volume per file share drive. For this reason is NOT recommended to create multiple virtual hard disks from the new datastore. See also the backup and recovery portion of this guide. On your Windows 2012R2 file share host install or validate that the File Server Role has been installed. This role is needed to allow file sharing over the network. Figure 8 File Server Role Navigate to Computer Management and the new drive should be ready and waiting configuration. Online the disk, and initialize it as seen in Figures 9 and 10. During the initialization, select the file system, block size and volume label for best file sharing results. Here the defaults have been chosen. NTFS defaults to 4K which match the block size of the VMware ESX5 block size on the Nimble. This is the smallest blocksize combination recommended and will be good for addressing the variety of user file IO supported on the SMB share. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 17
18 Figure 9 Initialize Disk 1 NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 18
19 Figure 10 Initialize Disk 2 Once initialized, the disk or a directory within it can be shared for other computers and users to use. Utilize Microsoft best practices to set proper security and performance configurations for the file share. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 19
20 Figure 11 Shared Disk To ensure file server best practices have been implemented on the Microsoft Windows 2012 server, Microsoft has created the File Services Best Practices Analyzer (BPA). It includes a number of rules, including 99 rules for SMB. The tool will help discover best practices that have currently not been met on the file server, the severity and where to get more information on how to correct the issue. High Availability VMware versus Microsoft Creating a highly available file sharing environment is important. Not only for protecting user data, but ensuring continued operation and data availability during business hours. To deploy high availability both VMware and Microsoft have created clustering and high availability products. If complete site recovery is necessary, VMware Site Recovery Manager or SRM can be used. An entire vcenter site can be failed over to an alternate vcenter, bringing along datastores, virtual machines and all components to keep a virtual environment running. Within a vcenter instance, administrators can use VMotion, High Availability, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and Storage DRS. Each of these products can help keep a file sharing environment highly available and avoid downtime. More information regarding Microsoft and VMware high availability products can be found at their respective websites. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 20
21 File Share Performance Vdbench To test performance of the SMB file system, a Nimble Storage volume was mounted as drive E: on the client virtual machines and Vdbench was installed on those systems. Vdbench is a command line utility which is used to create disk I/O workloads to validate storage performance and data integrity. The following configuration file was used on the separate Vdbench hosts, with each host generating two test#.txt files. It was observed that two files per client produced more I/O than a single test file. The simplest design is to have a single file server with a single Nimble Storage volume shared out to the appropriate resources. However, architectural variations along with other applications can be utilized to realize the complete storage performance capabilities of the Nimble Storage array. compratio=1.5 sd=sd1,lun=e:\test40.txt,threads=32,size=50g sd=sd2,lun=e:\test41.txt,threads=32,size=50g wd=wd1,sd=(sd1,sd2),xfersize=4k,rdpct=50,seekpct=100,openflags=directio rd=run1,wd=wd1,iorate=(max),elapsed=1800,interval=5 This generates data with a compression ratio of 1.5:1. The blocksize is 4k with a 50% Write and 50% Read ratio and an IO rate as high as the hosts will let the data flow. Nimble Storage Performance with SMB A performance test running Vdbench was run on multiple Microsoft Windows clients connected to the SMB file share which produced a total of 82K combined read and write I/O. This result demonstrates that using a virtual Windows 2012 server within a VMware environment provides exceptional performance capability, by taking advantage of the Nimble Storage CASL architecture to accelerate both read and write IO. The Nimble Storage array used in this test has additional read and write IOPS available, which demonstrates a high performance file share with additional reserve that can be used for more file shares or the introduction of another application. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 21
22 Figure 12 Nimble Performance Monitor Vdbench Run 82K IOPS The test results above were performed using a Nimble CS700 series array. Summary This solution guide provides administrative techniques and best practices to create a SMB file share environment utilizing Microsoft File Server capabilities hosted in a virtualized VMware vsphere environment with Cisco UCS servers and Nimble Storage. The use of native Windows 2012 SMB capabilities ensures 100% compatibility with SMB 3.0 features. For more information, contact your local integrator or vendor for more details. NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 22
23 Nimble Storage, Inc. 211 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA Tel: ; Nimble Storage, Inc. Nimble Storage, InfoSight, CASL, SmartStack, and NimbleConnect are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nimble Storage, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. SMBG-0515 NIMBLE STORAGE SOLUTION GUIDE 23
Nimble Storage Best Practices for Microsoft Windows File Sharing
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE Nimble Storage Best Practices for Microsoft Windows File Sharing Table of Contents 3 Introduction 4 Benefits of Native Windows File Sharing Functionality 4 SMB 4 Distributed File System
More informationTECHNICAL PAPER. Veeam Backup & Replication with Nimble Storage
TECHNICAL PAPER Veeam Backup & Replication with Nimble Storage Document Revision Date Revision Description (author) 11/26/2014 1. 0 Draft release (Bill Roth) 12/23/2014 1.1 Draft update (Bill Roth) 2/20/2015
More informationNimble Storage VDI Solution for VMware Horizon (with View)
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE Nimble Storage VDI Solution for VMware Horizon (with View) B E S T P R A C T I C E S G U I D E : N I M B L E S T O R A G E V D I F O R V M W A R E H O R I Z O N ( w i t h V I E W )
More informationMicrosoft SMB File Sharing Best Practices Guide
Technical White Paper Microsoft SMB File Sharing Best Practices Guide Tintri VMstore, Microsoft SMB 3.0 Protocol, and VMware 6.x Author: Neil Glick Version 1.0 06/15/2016 @tintri www.tintri.com Contents
More informationNimble Storage for VMware View VDI
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE Nimble Storage for VMware View VDI N I M B L E B E S T P R A C T I C E S G U I D E : N I M B L E S T O R A G E F O R V M W A R E V I E W V D I 1 Overview Virtualization is an important
More informationBEST PRACTICES GUIDE: VMware on Nimble Storage
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE: VMware on Nimble Storage Summary Nimble Storage iscsi arrays provide a complete application-aware data storage solution that includes primary storage, intelligent caching, instant
More informationNimble Storage Best Practices for Microsoft Exchange
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE: Nimble Storage Best Practices for Microsoft Exchange Table of Contents NIMBLE STORAGE OVERVIEW... 3 EXCHANGE STORAGE REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE... 3 Store Database and Transaction Log
More informationVMware Site Recovery Manager and Nimble Storage
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE VMware Site Recovery Manager and Nimble Storage Wen Yu, Nimble Storage Ken Werneburg, VMware N I M B L E T E C H N I C A L R E P O R T : V M W A R E S I T E R E C O V E R Y M A N A
More informationRedefining Microsoft SQL Server Data Management. PAS Specification
Redefining Microsoft SQL Server Data Management APRIL Actifio 11, 2013 PAS Specification Table of Contents Introduction.... 3 Background.... 3 Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server Data Management.... 4 Virtualizing
More informationVMware vsphere Data Protection 6.0
VMware vsphere Data Protection 6.0 TECHNICAL OVERVIEW REVISED FEBRUARY 2015 Table of Contents Introduction.... 3 Architectural Overview... 4 Deployment and Configuration.... 5 Backup.... 6 Application
More informationRedefining Microsoft Exchange Data Management
Redefining Microsoft Exchange Data Management FEBBRUARY, 2013 Actifio PAS Specification Table of Contents Introduction.... 3 Background.... 3 Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Data Management.... 3 Virtualizing
More informationCommVault Simpana 10 Best Practices
CommVault Simpana 10 Best Practices for the Dell Compellent Storage Center Andrew Smith, Data Protection Product Specialist Kris Piepho, Microsoft Product Specialist July, 2013 Revisions Date Description
More informationDell Compellent Storage Center SAN & VMware View 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture. Dell Compellent Product Specialist Team
Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & VMware View 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture Dell Compellent Product Specialist Team THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL
More informationVMware vsphere Data Protection Evaluation Guide REVISED APRIL 2015
VMware vsphere Data Protection REVISED APRIL 2015 Table of Contents Introduction.... 3 Features and Benefits of vsphere Data Protection... 3 Requirements.... 4 Evaluation Workflow... 5 Overview.... 5 Evaluation
More informationOracle Disaster Recovery on Nimble Storage
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE Oracle Disaster Recovery on Nimble Storage B E S T P R A C T I C E S : O R A C L E D I S A S T E R R E C O V E R Y O N N I M B L E S T O R A G E 1 Table of Contents Introduction...
More informationVMware vsphere Data Protection 5.8 TECHNICAL OVERVIEW REVISED AUGUST 2014
VMware vsphere Data Protection 5.8 TECHNICAL OVERVIEW REVISED AUGUST 2014 Table of Contents Introduction.... 3 Features and Benefits of vsphere Data Protection... 3 Additional Features and Benefits of
More informationBest Practices for Architecting Storage in Virtualized Environments
Best Practices for Architecting Storage in Virtualized Environments Leverage Advances in Storage Technology to Accelerate Performance, Simplify Management, and Save Money in Your Virtual Server Environment
More informationCloud Optimize Your IT
Cloud Optimize Your IT Windows Server 2012 The information contained in this presentation relates to a pre-release product which may be substantially modified before it is commercially released. This pre-release
More informationNutanix Tech Note. Data Protection and Disaster Recovery
Nutanix Tech Note Data Protection and Disaster Recovery Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform is engineered from the ground-up to provide enterprise-grade availability for critical virtual machines and data.
More informationVMware vsphere 5.1 Advanced Administration
Course ID VMW200 VMware vsphere 5.1 Advanced Administration Course Description This powerful 5-day 10hr/day class is an intensive introduction to VMware vsphere 5.0 including VMware ESX 5.0 and vcenter.
More informationWhitepaper. NexentaConnect for VMware Virtual SAN. Full Featured File services for Virtual SAN
Whitepaper NexentaConnect for VMware Virtual SAN Full Featured File services for Virtual SAN Table of Contents Introduction... 1 Next Generation Storage and Compute... 1 VMware Virtual SAN... 2 Highlights
More informationExpert. Briefing. \\\\ Best Practices for Managing Storage with Hyper-V
\\\\ Best Practices for Managing Storage with Hyper-V Learn how storage functionality changes with the newest Hyper-V release and how it differs from VMware. Get details on specific Hyper-V features including
More informationAvailability Guide for Deploying SQL Server on VMware vsphere. August 2009
Availability Guide for Deploying SQL Server on VMware vsphere August 2009 Contents Introduction...1 SQL Server 2008 with vsphere and VMware HA/DRS...2 Log Shipping Availability Option...4 Database Mirroring...
More informationNutanix Solution Note
Nutanix Solution Note Version 1.0 April 2015 2 Copyright 2015 Nutanix, Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. Nutanix is
More informationVMware VDR and Cloud Storage: A Winning Backup/DR Combination
VMware VDR and Cloud Storage: A Winning Backup/DR Combination 7/29/2010 CloudArray, from TwinStrata, and VMware Data Recovery combine to provide simple, fast and secure backup: On-site and Off-site The
More informationA virtual SAN for distributed multi-site environments
Data sheet A virtual SAN for distributed multi-site environments What is StorMagic SvSAN? StorMagic SvSAN is a software storage solution that enables enterprises to eliminate downtime of business critical
More informationCisco and EMC Solutions for Application Acceleration and Branch Office Infrastructure Consolidation
Solution Overview Cisco and EMC Solutions for Application Acceleration and Branch Office Infrastructure Consolidation IT organizations face challenges in consolidating costly and difficult-to-manage branch-office
More informationRedefining Microsoft SQL Server Data Management
Redefining Microsoft SQL Server Data Management Contact Actifio Support As an Actifio customer, you can get support for all Actifio products through the Support Portal at http://support.actifio.com/. Copyright,
More informationIOmark- VDI. Nimbus Data Gemini Test Report: VDI- 130906- a Test Report Date: 6, September 2013. www.iomark.org
IOmark- VDI Nimbus Data Gemini Test Report: VDI- 130906- a Test Copyright 2010-2013 Evaluator Group, Inc. All rights reserved. IOmark- VDI, IOmark- VDI, VDI- IOmark, and IOmark are trademarks of Evaluator
More informationVMware Virtual Machine File System: Technical Overview and Best Practices
VMware Virtual Machine File System: Technical Overview and Best Practices A VMware Technical White Paper Version 1.0. VMware Virtual Machine File System: Technical Overview and Best Practices Paper Number:
More informationVMware vsphere 5.0 Boot Camp
VMware vsphere 5.0 Boot Camp This powerful 5-day 10hr/day class is an intensive introduction to VMware vsphere 5.0 including VMware ESX 5.0 and vcenter. Assuming no prior virtualization experience, this
More informationDrobo How-To Guide. Topics Drobo and vcenter SRM Basics Configuring an SRM solution Testing and executing recovery plans
VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) was designed to simplify DR by eliminating complex runbooks, orchestrating the workflow of failover, and enabling automation of parts of that workflow. VMware SRM leverages
More informationNimble Storage Best Practices for CommVault Simpana*
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE Nimble Storage Best Practices for CommVault Simpana* Efficient Nimble Storage snapshot and replication technology managed by CommVault Simpana IntelliSnap enables aggressive data protection
More informationNimble Storage Best Practices for CommVault Simpana*
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE Nimble Storage Best Practices for CommVault Simpana* Efficient Nimble Storage snapshots managed by CommVault Simpana IntelliSnap - Enables aggressive data protection for critical applications
More informationIBM TSM DISASTER RECOVERY BEST PRACTICES WITH EMC DATA DOMAIN DEDUPLICATION STORAGE
White Paper IBM TSM DISASTER RECOVERY BEST PRACTICES WITH EMC DATA DOMAIN DEDUPLICATION STORAGE Abstract This white paper focuses on recovery of an IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server and explores
More informationWhat s New with VMware Virtual Infrastructure
What s New with VMware Virtual Infrastructure Virtualization: Industry-Standard Way of Computing Early Adoption Mainstreaming Standardization Test & Development Server Consolidation Infrastructure Management
More informationIncreasing Storage Performance, Reducing Cost and Simplifying Management for VDI Deployments
Increasing Storage Performance, Reducing Cost and Simplifying Management for VDI Deployments Table of Contents Introduction.......................................3 Benefits of VDI.....................................4
More informationImproving IT Operational Efficiency with a VMware vsphere Private Cloud on Lenovo Servers and Lenovo Storage SAN S3200
Improving IT Operational Efficiency with a VMware vsphere Private Cloud on Lenovo Servers and Lenovo Storage SAN S3200 Most organizations routinely utilize a server virtualization infrastructure to benefit
More informationDrobo How-To Guide. Use a Drobo iscsi Array as a Target for Veeam Backups
This document shows you how to use a Drobo iscsi SAN Storage array with Veeam Backup & Replication version 5 in a VMware environment. Veeam provides fast disk-based backup and recovery of virtual machines
More informationIs VMware Data Recovery the replacement for VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)? VMware Data Recovery is not the replacement product for VCB.
VMware Data Recovery Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), June 2010 Product Overview What is VMware Data Recovery? VMware Data Recovery is a backup and recovery product for VMware vsphere 4.x environments
More informationVMware Virtual SAN Backup Using VMware vsphere Data Protection Advanced SEPTEMBER 2014
VMware SAN Backup Using VMware vsphere Data Protection Advanced SEPTEMBER 2014 VMware SAN Backup Using VMware vsphere Table of Contents Introduction.... 3 vsphere Architectural Overview... 4 SAN Backup
More informationVMware vsphere Data Protection 6.1
VMware vsphere Data Protection 6.1 Technical Overview Revised August 10, 2015 Contents Introduction... 3 Architecture... 3 Deployment and Configuration... 5 Backup... 6 Application Backup... 6 Backup Data
More informationStoneFly SCVM TM for ESXi
StoneFly TM for ESXi Add StoneFly Storage Concentrator Virtual Machine () to your VMware ESXi Server and the possibilities are endless! Reduce your CapEx and OpEx by optimized utilization of servers and
More informationBackup and Recovery Best Practices With CommVault Simpana Software
TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER Backup and Recovery Best Practices With CommVault Simpana Software www.tintri.com Contents Intended Audience....1 Introduction....1 Consolidated list of practices...............................
More informationDell Compellent Storage Center
Dell Compellent Storage Center Windows Server 2012 Best Practices Guide Dell Compellent Technical Solutions Group July, 2013 THIS BEST PRACTICES GUIDE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN
More informationTurbo Charge Your Data Protection Strategy
Turbo Charge Your Data Protection Strategy Data protection for the hybrid cloud 1 WAVES OF CHANGE! Data GROWTH User EXPECTATIONS Do It YOURSELF Can t Keep Up Reliability and Visibility New Choices and
More informationVirtual Server Agent v9 with VMware. March 2011
Virtual Server Agent v9 with VMware March 2011 Contents Summary... 3 Backup Transport Methods... 3 Deployment Scenarios... 3 VSA Installation Requirements... 4 VSA Patch Requirements... 4 VDDK Installation...
More informationHigh Availability with Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate
High Availability with Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC) delivers innovative new capabilities that enable you to build dynamic storage and availability solutions
More informationDR-to-the- Cloud Best Practices
DR-to-the- Cloud Best Practices HOW TO EFFECTIVELY CONFIGURE YOUR OWN SELF-MANAGED RECOVERY PLANS AND THE REPLICATION OF CRITICAL VMWARE VIRTUAL MACHINES FROM ON-PREMISES TO A CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER CONTENTS
More informationQNAP NAS & Virtualization
QNAP Turbo NAS Storage QNAP NAS & Virtualization Cost-effective IP-SAN / iscsi Storage Solution Presented by: Alfred LIANG, Jérôme JAUSSAUD, Simon CHANG Product Manager QNAP Systems, Inc. November 2011
More informationMicrosoft SharePoint 2010 on VMware Availability and Recovery Options. Microsoft SharePoint 2010 on VMware Availability and Recovery Options
This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. This product is covered by one or more patents listed at http://www.vmware.com/download/patents.html. VMware
More informationEnterprise Storage Solution for Hyper-V Private Cloud and VDI Deployments using Sanbolic s Melio Cloud Software Suite April 2011
Enterprise Storage Solution for Hyper-V Private Cloud and VDI Deployments using Sanbolic s Melio Cloud Software Suite April 2011 Executive Summary Large enterprise Hyper-V deployments with a large number
More informationJune 2009. Blade.org 2009 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Contributions for this vendor neutral technology paper have been provided by Blade.org members including NetApp, BLADE Network Technologies, and Double-Take Software. June 2009 Blade.org 2009 ALL RIGHTS
More informationIntroduction. Setup of Exchange in a VM. VMware Infrastructure
Introduction VMware Infrastructure is deployed in data centers for deploying mission critical applications. Deployment of Microsoft Exchange is a very important task for the IT staff. Email system is an
More informationVMware Virtual Machine Protection
VMware Virtual Machine Protection PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance Dell Symantec Symantec DL Appliance Team VMware Virtual Machine Protection The PowerVault DL Backup-to-Disk Appliance Powered by
More informationMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Better Together Writer: Bill Baer, Technical Product Manager, SharePoint Product Group Technical Reviewers: Steve Peschka,
More informationVMware vsphere 5 on Nimble Storage
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE VMware vsphere 5 on Nimble Storage N I M B L E B E S T P R A C T I C E S G U I D E : V M W A R E V S P H E R E 5 O N N I M B L E S T O R A G E 1 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 3
More informationSetup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service
Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service ESX 4.0 ESXi 4.0 vcenter Server 4.0 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the
More informationEMC AVAMAR INTEGRATION WITH EMC DATA DOMAIN SYSTEMS
EMC AVAMAR INTEGRATION WITH EMC DATA DOMAIN SYSTEMS A Detailed Review ABSTRACT This white paper highlights integration features implemented in EMC Avamar with EMC Data Domain deduplication storage systems
More informationWindows Server 2008 Hyper-V Backup and Replication on EMC CLARiiON Storage. Applied Technology
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Backup and Replication on EMC CLARiiON Storage Applied Technology Abstract This white paper provides an overview of the technologies that are used to perform backup and replication
More informationIOmark- VDI. HP HP ConvergedSystem 242- HC StoreVirtual Test Report: VDI- HC- 150427- b Test Report Date: 27, April 2015. www.iomark.
IOmark- VDI HP HP ConvergedSystem 242- HC StoreVirtual Test Report: VDI- HC- 150427- b Test Copyright 2010-2014 Evaluator Group, Inc. All rights reserved. IOmark- VDI, IOmark- VM, VDI- IOmark, and IOmark
More informationNutanix Tech Note. Configuration Best Practices for Nutanix Storage with VMware vsphere
Nutanix Tech Note Configuration Best Practices for Nutanix Storage with VMware vsphere Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform is engineered from the ground up to provide enterprise-grade availability for critical
More informationHow to Backup and Restore a VM using Veeam
How to Backup and Restore a VM using Veeam Table of Contents Introduction... 3 Assumptions... 3 Add ESXi Server... 4 Backup a VM... 6 Restore Full VM... 12 Appendix A: Install Veeam Backup & Replication
More informationEMC Business Continuity for VMware View Enabled by EMC SRDF/S and VMware vcenter Site Recovery Manager
EMC Business Continuity for VMware View Enabled by EMC SRDF/S and VMware vcenter Site Recovery Manager A Detailed Review Abstract This white paper demonstrates that business continuity can be enhanced
More informationSite Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration
Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration vcenter Site Recovery Manager 5.5 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document
More informationImplementing disaster recovery solutions with IBM Storwize V7000 and VMware Site Recovery Manager
Implementing disaster recovery solutions with IBM Storwize V7000 and VMware Site Recovery Manager A step-by-step guide IBM Systems and Technology Group ISV Enablement January 2011 Table of contents Abstract...
More informationDeployment Options for Microsoft Hyper-V Server
CA ARCserve Replication and CA ARCserve High Availability r16 CA ARCserve Replication and CA ARCserve High Availability Deployment Options for Microsoft Hyper-V Server TYPICALLY, IT COST REDUCTION INITIATIVES
More informationRelease Notes. LiveVault. Contents. Version 7.65. Revision 0
R E L E A S E N O T E S LiveVault Version 7.65 Release Notes Revision 0 This document describes new features and resolved issues for LiveVault 7.65. You can retrieve the latest available product documentation
More informationHow To Backup A Virtualized Environment
Disk-based Backup for Virtualized Environment via Infortrend EonStor DS, ESVA, EonNAS 3000 / 5000 and Veeam Backup and Replication Application Note Abstract The document describes, as an example the usage
More informationDeep Dive on SimpliVity s OmniStack A Technical Whitepaper
Deep Dive on SimpliVity s OmniStack A Technical Whitepaper By Hans De Leenheer and Stephen Foskett August 2013 1 Introduction This paper is an in-depth look at OmniStack, the technology that powers SimpliVity
More informationVMware vsphere Data Protection
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS VMware vsphere Data Protection vsphere Data Protection Advanced Overview Q. What is VMware vsphere Data Protection Advanced? A. VMware vsphere Data Protection Advanced is a backup
More informationConfiguring a Microsoft Windows Server 2012/R2 Failover Cluster with Storage Center
Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server 2012/R2 Failover Cluster with Storage Center Dell Compellent Solution Guide Kris Piepho, Microsoft Product Specialist October, 2013 Revisions Date Description 1/4/2013
More informationVMWARE VSPHERE 5.0 WITH ESXI AND VCENTER
VMWARE VSPHERE 5.0 WITH ESXI AND VCENTER CORPORATE COLLEGE SEMINAR SERIES Date: April 15-19 Presented by: Lone Star Corporate College Format: Location: Classroom instruction 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (five-day session)
More informationCA ARCserve Replication and High Availability Deployment Options for Hyper-V
Solution Brief: CA ARCserve R16.5 Complexity ate my budget CA ARCserve Replication and High Availability Deployment Options for Hyper-V Adding value to your Hyper-V environment Overview Server virtualization
More informationNimble Storage Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE: Nimble Storage Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server Summary Microsoft SQL Server databases provide the data storage back end for mission-critical applications. Therefore, it s
More informationVMware vsphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.0]
VMware vsphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.0] Gain hands-on experience using VMware ESXi 5.0 and vcenter Server 5.0. In this hands-on, VMware -authorized course based on ESXi 5.0 and vcenter Server
More informationData Protection. the data. short retention. event of a disaster. - Different mechanisms, products for backup and restore based on retention and age of
s t o r s i m p l e D a t a s h e e t Data Protection I/T organizations struggle with the complexity associated with defining an end-to-end architecture and processes for data protection and disaster recovery.
More informationUsing HP StoreOnce Backup Systems for NDMP backups with Symantec NetBackup
Technical white paper Using HP StoreOnce Backup Systems for NDMP backups with Symantec NetBackup Table of contents Executive summary... 2 Introduction... 2 What is NDMP?... 2 Technology overview... 3 HP
More informationRedefining Flash Storage
WHITE PAPER Redefining Flash Storage Data is the lifeblood of successful organizations. As companies grapple with exponential data growth and the increasing performance required by business-critical applications,
More informationUsing HP StoreOnce Backup systems for Oracle database backups
Technical white paper Using HP StoreOnce Backup systems for Oracle database backups Table of contents Introduction 2 Technology overview 2 HP StoreOnce Backup systems key features and benefits 2 HP StoreOnce
More informationExchange Failover in a StarWind Virtual SAN using a vsphere VI with Virtualized iscsi Devices on DAS
#1 HyperConverged Appliance for SMB and ROBO Exchange Failover in a StarWind Virtual SAN using a vsphere VI with Virtualized iscsi Devices on DAS Cost Effective HA Storage for Critical Business Applications
More informationAdvanced VMware Training
Goals: Demonstrate VMware Fault Tolerance in action Demonstrate Host Profile Usage How to quickly deploy and configure several vsphere servers Discuss Storage vmotion use cases Demonstrate vcenter Server
More informationInstallation and Setup: Setup Wizard Account Information
Installation and Setup: Setup Wizard Account Information Once the My Secure Backup software has been installed on the end-user machine, the first step in the installation wizard is to configure their account
More informationVirtual Machine Backup Guide
Virtual Machine Backup Guide ESX 4.0, ESXi 4.0 Installable and vcenter Server 4.0, Update 2 and later for ESX Server 3.5, ESX Server 3i version 3.5, VirtualCenter 2.5 This document supports the version
More informationMicrosoft SQL Server on VMware Availability and Recovery Options
This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. This product is covered by one or more patents listed at http://www.vmware.com/download/patents.html. VMware
More informationWebinar Windows Storage Server. June, 2013 Prepared By: Brian Verenkoff Director of Marketing
Webinar Windows Storage Server June, 2013 Prepared By: Brian Verenkoff Director of Marketing Agenda TeraStation Lineup Overview WSS Overview and Advantages WSS Model Differences WSS 5000 Lineup Data Deduplication
More informationTechnology Insight Series
Evaluating Storage Technologies for Virtual Server Environments Russ Fellows June, 2010 Technology Insight Series Evaluator Group Copyright 2010 Evaluator Group, Inc. All rights reserved Executive Summary
More informationUsing EonStor FC-host Storage Systems in VMware Infrastructure 3 and vsphere 4
Using EonStor FC-host Storage Systems in VMware Infrastructure 3 and vsphere 4 Application Note Abstract This application note explains the configure details of using Infortrend FC-host storage systems
More informationContinuous Data Protection. PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance
Continuous Data Protection PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance Continuous Data Protection Current Situation The PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance Powered by Symantec Backup Exec offers the industry
More informationActive Directory Compatibility with ExtremeZ-IP. A Technical Best Practices Whitepaper
Active Directory Compatibility with ExtremeZ-IP A Technical Best Practices Whitepaper About this Document The purpose of this technical paper is to discuss how ExtremeZ-IP supports Microsoft Active Directory.
More informationTABLE OF CONTENTS. Quick Start - Windows File System idataagent. Page 1 of 44 OVERVIEW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS DEPLOYMENT
Page 1 of 44 Quick Start - Windows File System idataagent TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW Introduction Key Features Simplified Data Management Point-In-Time Recovery System State SnapProtect Backup Office Communications
More informationDIABLO TECHNOLOGIES MEMORY CHANNEL STORAGE AND VMWARE VIRTUAL SAN : VDI ACCELERATION
DIABLO TECHNOLOGIES MEMORY CHANNEL STORAGE AND VMWARE VIRTUAL SAN : VDI ACCELERATION A DIABLO WHITE PAPER AUGUST 2014 Ricky Trigalo Director of Business Development Virtualization, Diablo Technologies
More informationLeveraging Virtualization for Disaster Recovery in Your Growing Business
Leveraging Virtualization for Disaster Recovery in Your Growing Business Contents What is Disaster Recovery?..................................... 2 Leveraging Virtualization to Significantly Improve Disaster
More informationTop 10 Reasons to Virtualize VMware Zimbra Collaboration Server with VMware vsphere. white PAPER
Top 10 Reasons to Virtualize VMware Zimbra Collaboration Server with VMware vsphere white PAPER Email outages disrupt a company s ability to conduct business. Issues as diverse as scheduled downtime, human
More informationLab Validation Report
Lab Validation Report Catalogic DPX Copy Data Services Designed for Intelligent Data Protection and Access By Vinny Choinski, Senior Lab Analyst ant Tony Palmer, Senior Lab Analyst September 2014 Lab Validation:
More informationMCSA Instructor-led Live Online Training Program. Course Outline MCSA 70-410. Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2012
Course Outline MCSA 70-410 Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 Overview Overview of Windows Server 2012 Management Installing Windows Server 2012 Post-Installation Configuration
More informationSetup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service
Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service Update 1 ESXi 5.1 vcenter Server 5.1 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the
More informationEMC Data Protection Advisor 6.0
White Paper EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.0 Abstract EMC Data Protection Advisor provides a comprehensive set of features to reduce the complexity of managing data protection environments, improve compliance
More informationNetApp OnCommand Plug-in for VMware Backup and Recovery Administration Guide. For Use with Host Package 1.0
NetApp OnCommand Plug-in for VMware Backup and Recovery Administration Guide For Use with Host Package 1.0 NetApp, Inc. 495 East Java Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Telephone: +1 (408) 822-6000 Fax: +1
More informationZerto Virtual Manager Administration Guide
Zerto Virtual Manager Administration Guide AWS Environment ZVR-ADVA-4.0U2-01-23-07-15 Copyright 2015, Zerto Ltd. All rights reserved. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and
More information