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High-performance, low-cost storage building block
Emprise® 5000
July 2009July 2009
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The Problem – Shrinking Budgets, Growing Storage Requirements
With typical SANs:
• Costs are high You often pay for features you don’t need
• Performance potential is not reached Storage controllers and back-end switches clog performance High-level functions consume performance (and add complexity)
• Reliability could be better Disks fail – the more disks you have, the worse it gets Storage controllers and back-end switches also can fail
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Typical SAN Architecture
Servers
Switch
StorageControllers
StorageBack-end Switch
Storage Bays
Storage controllersand back-end switches
slow performanceand add complexity
Storage controllersand back-end switches
slow performanceand add complexity
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Better SAN Architecture
Servers
Switch
StorageControllers
StorageBack-end Switch
Storage Bays
So let’s remove themSo let’s remove themNow data can flow
freely between servers and storage
Now data can flowfreely between servers
and storage
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Emprise 5000 SAN Architecture
Servers
Switch
Emprise 5000 Systems
Next let’s replace the bays with something
much better:Emprise 5000 Systems
Next let’s replace the bays with something
much better:Emprise 5000 Systems
Storage Bays
Emprise 5000 is a storage building block
optimized for maximum performance, reliability,
and scalability
Emprise 5000 is a storage building block
optimized for maximum performance, reliability,
and scalability
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Emprise 5000 Highlights
• Built on patented Intelligent Storage Element (ISE™) technology Better performance: More IOPS/MBps, linear performance scale Dense capacity: 30% less data center space, linear capacity scale,
efficient capacity utilization Greater reliability: More than 100x the reliability of traditional disk drives,
no more disk replacements
• Flexible storage building block: Attach one directly to a server or many via a switch
• Easy to use, with minimal attention or tuning needed
• Like nothing else on the market, providing the lowest TCO of any SAN-like system
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Intelligent Storage Element (ISE)The heart of Emprise 5000 – unmatched reliability, performance, and scalability
Reliability• Reduced heat & vibration• Drive reconditioning• Granular recovery• Self-healing/sparing
Performance• Integrated drive &
controller software• Cache, RAID, and
drive management closer to drives
• 1GB cache per ISE
Scalability• 10-20x typical drive size• Linear performance scale• DAS to SAN
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Emprise 5000 vs. Traditional SANs
With Emprise 5000, you:
• Don’t pay for what you don’t need Emprise 5000 is all muscle, no fluff
• Get everything you pay for Emprise 5000 gives you full performance and capacity every time
you add a system
• Keep your data safe ISE technology dramatically reduces disk drive failures Removing controllers and back-end switches removes potential for
failure of those components
• Do it all for the lowest possible cost
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Don’t Pay for What You Don’t Need
• Typical SANs provide high-level functionality you may not need – that adds complexity and cost
• Emprise 5000 is a no-frills, high-powered storage building block Complete, self-enclosed virtual storage solution Easy incremental growth – just plug and play Industry-leading performance for the price – unrivaled solution
for Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Exchange, Web serving, etc. Up to 16 terabytes of ultra-reliable capacity in just 3U –
outstanding backup and archive target Unbeatable storage for use with virtual storage controllers
(logical volume managers) and other storage applications
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Emprise 5000 Performance
• Updated, integrated software (drives, controllers)
• Reduced processing complexity (RAGS)
• Improved cache management
• Linear performance scale
Data Type
Small Block/ Random Access
Large Block/ Streaming
Large Block/ Parallel
Streaming
ApplicationsOLTP, mail servers,
file/print servers, database read-write
Data warehousing, decision support
systems
Video on demand
RequirementsHigh IOPS, small response times
High MBpsStreaming data
with no drop-outs
Results from a Single Emprise 5000 system
#1 SPC-1 Price-Performance™ for
disk-based systems1
Supports 6,000 Exchange users2
Industry-leading
SPC-2 Price-Performance™1
775 videos streaming
consecutively
1 Best disk array price-performance for SPC-1 IOPS™ and SPC-2 MBps™ – Large file processing for mirrored arrays. As of May 12, 2008. Audited reports are available at:www.storageperformance.org/results/benchmark_results_spc1#a00064 www.storageperformance.org/results/benchmark_results_spc2#b00031
2 Based on Microsoft Exchange Server Jetstress Tool.
Superior, multidimensional performance for all data types
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Get Everything You Pay For
• Typical SANs limit true performance and scalability Performance is slowed by controllers and back-end switches Scalability is limited by how many drives you can effectively put
behind the controllers
• Emprise 5000 systems eliminate controllers and back-end switches Data can flow freely at top speed Scalability is easy: Start with one Emprise 5000 system
connected to a server or connect multiple systems via a switch Performance and capacity scale linearly
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In a typical SANall I/O goes through
the controllers
In a typical SANall I/O goes through
the controllers
Typical SAN Performance
Servers
Switch
StorageControllers
StorageBack-end Switch
Storage Bays
Instead of 16 Gbps available from 4storage bays…
Instead of 16 Gbps available from 4storage bays…
You are limited to8 Gbps from the
storage controllers
You are limited to8 Gbps from the
storage controllers
4 Gbps 4 Gbps 4 Gbps 4 Gbps
4 Gbps 4 Gbps
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Each Emprise system gives you
8 Gbps
Each Emprise system gives you
8 Gbps
The same linear scale is true forIOPS, MBps, and
capacity!
The same linear scale is true forIOPS, MBps, and
capacity!
Emprise 5000 SAN Performance
Servers
Switch
Emprise 5000
Systems
Storage Bays
8 Gbps 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 8 Gbps With no controllers, you get the full
32 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
32 Gbps8 Gbps 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 8 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
40 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
40 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
48 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
48 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
56 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
56 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
64 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
64 Gbps8 Gbps 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 8 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
72 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
72 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
80 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
80 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
88 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
88 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
96 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
96 Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
n Gbps
With no controllers, you get the full
n Gbps
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Keep Your Data Safe
• With typical SANs disk failure is inevitable and costly Drive failures cost you time – someone must replace the failed drive During rebuilds you are at risk of a second disk failure, causing data loss
or the need to recover from backup – plus performance often plummets Human errors, such as replacing the wrong disk, are all too common and
can lead to data loss Cost of replacing failed drives is built into most other vendors’
maintenance contracts
• The controllers and back-end switches in typical SANs introduce additional components that can, and do, fail
• Emprise 5000, built on ISE technology, provides reliability other storage systems can’t touch
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Emprise 5000 Reliability
Xiotech’s Tests• 15 months• 208 ISE containing
5,900 drives• NO service events
Result• More than 100x
the reliability of traditional diskdrives
• Unprecedented 5-year warranty
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Save with the Lowest Storage TCO
Switch-connected Emprise 5000 systems costless to buy and much less to maintain than any other SAN-like system
• 30% smaller footprint than traditional SAN systems Plus efficient power and cooling for lower energy bills
• No expensive controllers or high-end software features Save on the initial system cost Eliminate complexity and the need for costly vendor services
• Powerful performance with far less disk than most SANs
• Exclusive 5-year hardware warranty Over 5 years, service renewals add 30% to the cost of most storage
systems
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Emprise 5000 Features & Specs
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Emprise 5000 FeaturesFeature Description
Host Interfaces 2 FC (4 Gbps), direct- or switch-attached
Configuration Dual, active-active Managed Reliability Controllers
DataPac Types High-Performance (1.2TB), Performance (1.2TB), Balanced (2.4TB, 3.6TB), Capacity (4.8TB, 8TB)
Capacity 1.2TB to 16TB
RAID ISE RAID 5, ISE RAID 10
LUNs (max) 128
Cache 1GB – Dynamic, mirrored, write-back and read-aheadBattery-backed, 96-hour hold time
Replication (local) Snapshot (full-reserve)
Replication (remote) InMage DR-Scout (optional, requires appliance)
Management Web-based interface, SNMP, CLI
Serviceability Nondisruptive, hot-swap FRUs, redundant data paths
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Emprise 5000 DataPac Options
DataPac Tier Capacity Balanced PerformanceHigh-Performance
Capacity* 4.6TB / 8.0TB 2.4TB / 3.6TB 1.2TB 1.2TB
Speed 10,000 rpm /7,200 rpm
15,000 rpm 15,000 rpm 15,000 rpm
Performance: Throughput (IOPS)
Baseline 2x better 2.25x better 3.3x better
Performance: Bandwidth (MBps)
Baseline 40% better 45% better 76% better
Special Features Optimized for sequential, large block, archival
Sequential & performance enhancements
Hardware IOPS acceleration for high-access density
Replication Snapshot Snapshot Snapshot
Monitoring & Reporting
Capacity-related Capacity/perform- related
Performance-related
One electro-mechanical footprint regardless of drive form factor or interface!
* 1 terabyte = 1 trillion bytesEach Emprise 5000 system supports up to 2 DataPacs, which can be from different tiers – some restrictions apply
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Emprise 5000 Software and Features
• LUNs Up to 128 ISE RAID 5 or ISE RAID 10 LUN expansion
• Multipathing Active-active access to LUNs from both Managed Reliability
Controllers Native OS multipathing support Microsoft MPIO driver for Windows 2003 MP Tools for Red Hat, Linux, Cent OS
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Emprise 5000 Snapshot
• Instant image
• Maintained with copy-on-write
• Snaps are to same DataPac
• Full-Reserve Prevents oversubscription of DataPac Sparse-reserve and full copy (future feature)
• Number limited by DataPac capacity or system LUN limit
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Emprise 5000 ManagementBrowser-Based, SNMP, CLI
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Emprise 5000 / Emprise 7000 ComparisonFeature Emprise 5000 Emprise 7000
Capacity 1.2TB to 16TB 1.2TB to 1,024TB
DataPacs (max) 2 128
System Components Single ISE 1 to 64 ISE
Dual system controllers
Host Interfaces 2 FC (4 Gbps)
Direct- or switch-attached
Standard: 4 FC (4 Gbps)
Optional: 4 FC (4 Gbps) or 4 iSCSI (1 Gbps)
Private storage fabric
RAID ISE RAID 5, ISE RAID 10 ISE RAID 5
Emprise 7000 RAID 10
Replication (local) Snapshot (full-reserve) TimeScale Copy w/Snapshot (sparse), TimeScale GeoRAID
Replication (remote) Native: Future
Appliance: InMage DR-Scout
Native: TimeScale GeoRep
Appliance: InMage DR-Scout
Management Web-based interface ICON Manager
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