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REDEFINING STORAGE CONNECTIVITY JACK RONDONI, VICE PRESIDENT STORAGE NETWORK, BROCADE 2
THE TRENDS DRIVING STORAGE Virtualization Continues to Drive Change Storage Will Continue To Grow SSD Changes Everything Is Your Storage Network Ready? 3
THE NETWORK MATTERS FOR STORAGE PURPOSE-BUILT FABRICS FOR STORAGE Reliability and Availability Top Performance Seamless Scalability Proven IP Storage Fibre Channel Storage 4
STORAGE NETWORKS Performance Next-Gen Cloud Applications Object/HDFS Software-Defined Storage Mobile, Social, Analytics SaaS, IaaS, PaaS Off-Premise Business Critical Applications File & Block Purpose-Built and Software-Defined Storage Email, Collaboration, Web Medium Scale VDI & VM Farms On-Premise Hybrid and Private Cloud Mission Critical Applications Block Purpose-Built High Performance Storage ERP, CRM, OLTP, Database High Scale VDI & VM Farms On-Premise Private Cloud Advanced Storage Services 5
REDEFINE NETWORKING FOR IP STORAGE 6
SOLVING CUSTOMER PAIN POINTS THE NETWORK MATTERS FOR IP STORAGE Manage Growth Mitigate Risk Reduce Costs Growth of IP storage and business-critical workloads accelerating Requirements for 100% availability and reliability are increasing Infrastructure complexity and management costs are growing 7
REDEFINE NETWORKING FOR IP STORAGE THE NETWORK MATTERS FOR IP STORAGE Industry s first purpose-built storage connectivity solutions for data center and disaster recovery Deploy Dedicated Networks Implement DR Solutions Unify Management Achieve SLAs for business-critical applications Deliver local replication performance over long distance Unify IP and Fibre Channel storage networking management 8
DEDICATED NETWORKS FOR IP STORAGE ADDRESS BUSINESS-CRITICAL SLAS WITH A RESILIENT, HIGH PERFORMANCE FABRIC Deliver predictable performance and unmatched resiliency for business-critical applications Provision network capacity with minimal intervention and virtually no learning curve Configure and manage multiple switches in the fabric as a single logical element Provide storage-class resiliency with nondisruptive failover after a path or link failure NAS iscsi Flash 9
IP STORAGE EXTENSION FOR DISASTER RECOVERY LOCAL REPLICATION PERFORMANCE OVER LONG DISTANCE WITH STRONG ENCRYPTION Move up to 50X more data to meet recovery objectives Encrypt data flows over distance with no performance penalty Maximize utilization of WAN links through protocol optimization technology Minimize downtime and overcome disruptions due to WAN link failure SITE A SITE B 10
UNIFIED STORAGE NETWORK MANAGEMENT UNPRECEDENTED 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 11
EMC S CONNECTRIX IP STORAGE PORTFOLIO MORE THAN JUST AN ETHERNET SWITCH Fabric Vision IP Storage Switch IP Extension Switch Network Advisor with Fabric Vision 12
CONNECTRIX IP STORAGE SWITCH WHAT IS AN IP STORAGE SWITCH? Tested, certified, delivered and supported by EMC as part of storage solutions Integrated into EMC Connectrix Manager and EMC Storage Analytics Optimized for storage performance with 2x on-chip buffering and patented load-balancing and multipathing Simplified learning curve and lowered operational expense with scale-out, plug-and-play and logical chassis management Integrated with MAPS technology for simplified monitoring and threshold-based management Native fabric automation and standards-based API s for configuration and operational status Connectrix VDX-6740B IP Storage Switch 13
CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS FOR IP STORAGE Availability Self-healing fabric Network analytics Switch health monitoring API programmatic access All Active East/West optimized Multi-layer/multi-pathing across all links All links utilized w/fabric N 1 Reliability Full redundancy Non-disruptive upgrades Scale-out nondisruptively Zero-Touch Plug-&-play management Fabric automation Zero-touch provisioning & orchestration 14
CONNECTRIX IP EXTENSION SWITCH PURPOSE-BUILT FOR IP STORAGE REPLICATION Increase performance and scalability with more than 30 Gbps application throughput per platform Provide dramatically higher throughput than native IP Storage replication Secure data flows over distance with 256-bit IPsec encryption without a performance penalty Improve load balancing and network resilience with Extension Trunking, Adaptive Rate Limiting, and Fabric Vision technology Extend proactive monitoring between data centers to automatically detect WAN anomalies and avoid unplanned downtime Connectrix MP-7840B Extension Switch Pre-validate and troubleshoot the physical infrastructure with built-in traffic generator and WAN test tool to accelerate deployment 15
IP EXTENSION EXAMPLE IP EXTENSION DELIVERS LOCAL PERFORMANCE OVER LONG DISTANCE Chicago 50X more throughput over distance New York Example: New York to Chicago, 25ms latency, 0.1% packet loss Native replication application delivers 6 MB/s Native replication application with Brocade IP Extension delivers 320 MB/s Brocade can sustain that level even at intercontinental distances 16
EMC CONNECTRIX MANAGER UNIFIED MANAGEMENT OF IP AND FIBRE CHANNEL Create dashboard views that display the most relevant and critical storage network metrics See real-time and historical event data, and quickly perform root-cause analysis Instantly view out-of-compliance conditions, congestion, and latency concerns on flows View status of a variety of port-level error statistics to locate intermittent issues View statistics on time-based graphs and use dashboard playback to correlate trends 17
FABRIC VISION FOR IP STORAGE REAL-TIME VISIBILITY AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS Simplify Monitoring Deploy pre-defined policies, rules, and actions Increase instrumentation and granularity Visualize network health and performance Deploy 15 years of best practices in one click Increase Availability Automatically detect and recover from errors Provide early warning of potential problems Minimize downtime with faster troubleshooting Reduce common network problems Reduce Costs Improve OpEx savings through automated actions Integrate management with VMware vrealize Validate infrastructure prior to deployment Eliminate administrative costs 18
REDEFINE NETWORKING FOR FIBRE CHANNEL STORAGE 19
WHY THE NETWORK MATTERS FOR FLASH STORAGE? Performance Scalability Availability Unleash application performance Built for application and workload consolidation Increase availability for high-density and critical workloads Optimized performance, scalability, and availability require purpose-built networking for storage 20
EMC Connectrix B-Series with XtremIO 50% INCREASE IN APPLICATION PERFORMANCE 3,500 VDI per X-Brick BEST IN CLASS SOLUTION AT LOWEST COST 50% LOWER OPERATING EXPENSE 48% ELIMINATE 48% OF MAINTENANCE COSTS 2x GREATER NETWORK UTILIZATION 1CLICK DEPLOY 15 YEARS OF BEST PRACTICES IN ONE CLICK 21
XTREMIO + CONNECTRIX B-SERIES BETTER TOGETHER TARGETED WORKLOADS Database & Business Apps Cloud & Virtual Servers Virtual Desktops & DaaS Predictable Performance Workload Consolidation Scale-Out Simplicity Provisioning Agility Unmatched Availability 22
CONNECTRIX B-SERIES PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGE LATENCY MATTERS FOR XTREMIO STORAGE Description Connectrix B- Series ED- 8510 Connectrix C- Series MDS-9710 Switching Mode Cut-Through Store and Forward Backplane Switching Latency Local Switching Latency B-Series Advantage Lowest latency, 100% reliable 3 microseconds 7-10 microseconds 2-3X lower latency 1 microsecond Feature not available Up to 10X lower latency 23
WHY GEN 5 FIBRE CHANNEL? A FOUNDATION FOR VIRTUALIZED AND CLOUD-OPTIMIZED DATA CENTERS Complete Family of Gen 5 Fibre Channel Backbones and Switches Proven hardware and software reliability drives non-stop operations Purpose-built simplicity enables massive scale without complexity Brocade DCX 8510 Brocade 6505/6510/6520 Switches Unmatched performance powers critical and virtualized applications Embedded Solutions Brocade DCX 8510 Blades SAN Extension 24
BROCADE FABRIC VISION TECHNOLOGY: EXTENDING GEN 5 FIBRE CHANNEL Automation that simplifies policybased monitoring and alerting Cable and optic diagnostics that simplify the deployment and support of large fabrics Customizable health and performance dashboard, with all critical information on one screen Identifies, monitors, and analyzes performance of specific flows or frame types MAPS ClearLink Diagnostics Dashboards Flow Vision Quickly detects and clearly alerts high levels of latency, to help identify slow drain devices Automatically detects and recovers from bit errors, negating the need for retransmission Automatically recovers flow control buffer credit loss at the VC level, improving availability Simplify SAN configuration and maintain consistency in operational behavior Fabric Performance Impact Monitoring Forward Error Correction Buffer Credit Recovery COMPASS 25
MONITORING AND ALERTING POLICY SUITE (MAPS) THRESHOLD-BASED MONITORING AND ALERTING MADE SIMPLE Pre-defined Groups Pre-defined Policies, Rules, and Actions Intuitive Reporting Based on Brocade s 15 years of experience and best practices in one click 26
SAVES TIME AND MONEY BROCADE CLEARLINK DIAGNOSTICS - SUPPORTED ON QLOGIC AND EMULEX Use Brocade ClearLink Diagnostic Port (D_Port) to validate configurations prior to deployment Performs complete optical, electrical, and link saturation testing to ensure reliable connections Ensures optical and signal integrity for Gen 5 Fibre Channel optics and cables Measures latency and distance across ISLs to ensure predictable application performance Avoids downstream problems Reduces fabric deployment time 27
FLOW VISION BROAD VISIBILITY AND INSIGHT ACROSS THE STORAGE NETWORK Flow Learning Non-disruptively discover all flows that go to or come from a specific host or storage port, or traverse ISLs Flow Monitoring Non-disruptively monitor any flow across the fabric Obtain statistics on specific flows or frame types Flow Generator Full mesh flow generator for stress testing Pre-defined flows to minimize configuration 28
MONITORING FABRIC PERFORMANCE IMPACT (FPI) SIMPLIFIED, ADVANCED DETECTION OF SLOW DRAIN DEVICES IN A SAN Fabric Performance Impact (FPI) Monitoring: Provide separate, easy-to-understand notifications based on severity/impact of latency Simplifies configuration (zero user-configurable thresholds) Provide three simultaneous monitoring windows with different threshold levels for each window Detects both brief severe-latency conditions and sustained low-latency conditions Slow drain device detection and alerting unrivaled by any competitor or third-party tools 29