INTRODUCING

VNX SERIES

February 2011

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Next Generation Unified Storage

Optimized for todays virtualized IT

Unisphere

VNXe3100

VNXe3300

VNX5100

VNX5300

VNX5500

VNX5700

VNX7500

Affordable. Simple. Efficient. Powerful.

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Powerful, Flexible Modular Architecture

More processing power. Self-optimizing pools. Any network.
SAN

NAS

CLOUD

BLOCK

FILE

OBJECT

iSCSI
FC
FCoE

CIFS
NFS
pNFS
MPFS

SSD

REST
SOAP

Unified multi-protocol

Full support for any network

Unified block, file and object support
Share volumes and files
Fully provisioned LUNs

Multi-controller scale*

HDD

Add X-blades for the right amount of file sharing power

Add storage processors for more storage pool scale
Scales to 96 CPU cores and 4,000 drives

Self-optimizing storage pools

Active Data is automatically moved to FLASH for fastest performance
Inactive Data is automatically moved out of FLASH to large disks for
lowest capacity cost
Fully Automated. Always on. No management intervention needed.
Set-it-and-forget-it.
Lowest transaction cost and lowest capacity costsimultaneously!
*2 SPs requires Gateway with multi back end

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Modular Architecture
Designed for optimal flexibility

Scalable capacity and performance

Native NAS and SAN Implementation

Object delivered via integrated solution

Simple, powerful, intuitive consolidated

management
Future proofed
Flexible IO options
Plug and play

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File Protocol
Native File Services
(NFS, CIFS, FTP, HA IP networking, IP V6 ,
AVM, deduplication and compression)

Block Protocol
Base Native Block Services
(Storage pooling, automation, security,
RAID, SAN, etc.)

Disk Expansion

Management

Dedicated system elements

Flash, SAS and Near-Line for optimal
capacity/performance balance
Optimized standalone gateway option

Object Technology (Atmos VE)

(Single UI, 3rd party management integration)

Proven architecture that extends existing

Celerra and CLARiiON investment

(Flash, SAS, Near-Line SAS)

VNX: Modular Unified and Gateway

Implementation models

UNIFIED STORAGE

Gateway

GATEWAY

File
Object

File
Block
Object

Fibre
Channel SAN

VNX series

Servers

Symmetrix

VNX series

CLARiiON

Easy to deploy, simple to manage

Leverage existing storage investment

Scale capacity

Scale performance and capacity

Multi protocol

Shared storage

File: NFS (including pNFS), CIFS, MPFS

Block: iSCSI, Fibre Channel, FCoE
Object: REST, SOAP

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Add to existing block implementation

File: NFS (including pNFS), CIFS, MPFS
Object: REST, SOAP

VNX System Architecture

Application servers Exchange servers

Clients

Virtual servers

Oracle servers

Object:
Atmos VE

SAN

LAN

VNX Unified Storage

FC iS

FCoE

10Gb
Enet

FC iS

Failover

VNX
X-Blade
VNX
X-Blade
VNX
X-Blade
VNX
X-Blade
VNX SP

10Gb
FCoE Enet

VNX
X-Blade
VNX
X-Blade
VNX
X-Blade
VNX
X-Blade
VNX SP

Failover

VNX OE FILE
VNX OE BLOCK

Power Supply
Power Supply
SPS

SPS

LCC

LCC

Near-Line SAS drives

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Flash drives
SAS drives

VNX Unified Storage

Maximum CPU cores of unified data processing power
OBJECT

MPFS/pNFS Host
AUTOMATIC SERVER OPTIMIZATION

SAN

Build a single cloud

with N number
of systems

NAS

CLOUD
Storage
Processor

Storage
Processor

BLOCK

FILE AND OBJECT

12 cores dedicated to
storage pool management
and high performance
block serving

48 cores dedicated to
object, networked file
system management
and data sharing

AUTOMATIC DATA OPTIMIZATION

Flash

(Highest
performance)

SAS

(Good
performance)

NL-SAS

(Highest
capacity)

VNX supports all protocolstoday and in the future

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VNX Unified Storage Components

Architecture and packaging
File implementation: X-Blade enclosure
VNX operating Environment for File
From 2 to 8 blades supported with configurable
failover options
Flexible IO connectivity options:

Block implementation: storage or data

processor enclosure*

VNX operating environment for block

Dual active storage processors
Automatic failover
Flexible IO connectivity options:

Standby power supplies (battery backup)

Control stations (1 or 2)
Disk array enclosures
Upgradeable to add Fibre Channel ports
and/or native 1 or 10 Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI
* DPE contains disks, SPE does not contain disks

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15x 3.5 & 2.5

Disk Array Enclosure
25x 2.5 Disk Array Enclosure

25x 2.5Disk Array Enclosure

Data Mover Enclosure

(X-Blade enclosure)
Control Station

Disk Array Enclosure

DPE
Disk
Processor
(Disk Processor Enclosure)
Enclosure/Storage
3U Processor
Enclosure
Standby Power Supply

SAN

Start with FC or iSCSI

or NAS
Add other protocols
seamlessly, as
needed

Flexible IO options:

4-port 8Gb FC, 4

port 6Gb SAS, 2
port 10GbE, 4 port
Copper 1GbE, 2 Port
10Gb FCoE

VNX Storage Processor

Dedicated processing for block services
Administrator

Block services
Flexible RAID options (10,3,5,6) provide optimal
performance AND protection
RAID Groups and Virtual Pools

Unisphere

Administration/management

Private
Network

Through storage processor Ethernet ports

Aggregated to single file/block view in Unisphere

Single point of management/control

Storage Processors

High availability Active/Active controller failover

option

FC/iSCSI
SAN
VNX

Connects to Hosts via FC, FCoE, iSCSI for

flexibility of connection
Connects to storage via 4 lane 6Gbit SAS for up
to 24Gb/SAS bus (6x prior generation)

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Flexible Storage Tiers

Optimize TCO with tiered service levels
SAS back-end connect for
performance and reliability

SAS (HDD) options

AUTOMATIC DATA OPTIMIZATION

Up to 24Gb (4x6 Gb) per

SAS bus
Point-to-point, robust
interconnect

Flash

SAS

Near-line SAS

(10K /15K rpm)

(7.2K rpm)

Highest performing drives

~3,000 IOs per second

300 GB and 600 GB

10K and 15K RPM
~ 140 (10K) to ~ 180 (15K) IOs
per second

2.5 Drives (500 drives/

rack)

Flash (SSD) options

3.5 100 GB, 200 GB

3.5 drives (195 drives/

rack)

Highest
performance

Good
performance

Highest
capacity

300 GB and 600 GB

10K RPM

Near-line SAS (HDD) options

3.5 drives (195 drives/

rack)
2 TB
7.2K RPM
90 IOs per second

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VG2 and VG8 Gateway Components

Architecture and packaging
File implementation: X-Blade
enclosure

SAN

VNX operating environment for file

Configurable blade options 2 to 8
Primary/standby with automatic failover
Primary/primary with quick reboots for entry
platforms

Symmetrix

VNX series

CLARiiON

N+M advanced failover for four+ blade systems

Flexible IO connectivity options:

Four x 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet ports
Two x Gigabit Ethernet optical plus two x
10/100/1000 copper ports
Two x 10 Gigabit Ethernet optical ports

Control stations (one or two)

Configuration and management
Reliability, availability, serviceability

Symmetrix, VNX, or CLARiiON storage

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DME
(Data Mover Enclosure)
2U

CS (Control Station) 1 U

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VNX X-Blades
Run the worlds most mature NAS operating system
Up to eight independent file servers contained in a
single system
Scale by adding enclosures: 2 X-Blades per X-Blade enclosure

Network
X-Blade
X-Blade
X-Blade

X-Blade Enclosure

X-Blade

Control Station
Control Station

Managed as one, high-performance, highavailability server

Connects data to the network

VNX operating environment for file

No performance impact after failover
Concurrent Network File System (NFS), Common Internet File
System (CIFS), File Transfer Protocol file access, MPFS/pNFS

Hot-pluggable
VNX series
VNX, Symmetrix
or CLARiiON

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Flexible N-to-M failover options

Continues to operate even if control station fails
No internal disks in the Gateway

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VNX Control Station

Secure management and control for VNX for file
Installation

Administration/management
Through X-Blade and Storage Processor Ethernet ports

Administrator

Configuration changes

Unisphere

Monitoring and diagnostics

Heartbeat pulse of X-Blade

Private
Network

Monitors and manages X-Blade failover

Control Station
Control Station

Control Station
VNX series

Enterprise Linux-based (RHEL 5)

Initiates communications with X-Blades for
greater security
Single point of management/control
Failover redundancy option

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VNX Object Support

A SINGLE CLOUD BUILT WITH
VNX SYSTEMS

SOFTWARE ON
VMWARE

UNISPHERE GUI
INTEGRATION

Certified with EMC Unified

Storage (NFS, FC, iSCSI);
VMware-supported servers
and third-party storage

REST, SOAP, HTTP or Web access

Object Technology (Atmos/VE)

Atmos Virtual Edition

No limits on namespace or location

Multi-tenancy securely isolates data
Automated location, protection, and efficiency services

NEW
Tokyo

New York

London

Flexibility
VMware vSphere

NFS/FC/iSCSI Storage
Starts at 10 TB
Up to 960 TB per site

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Atmos VE on VNX

Custom Web
Application

Atmos ISV
Application

File System
Access

REST and SOAP access methods

Global scale namespace spans locations

Storage

Multi-tenancy securely segregates data

Policies automate data services

vSphere-supported FC/iSCSI/NFS
Storage can be from more than one array

vSphere
vSphere HCL supported servers
Minimum 2 servers required

Atmos Virtual Edition

Atmos
Node

Atmos
Node

Atmos
Node

ESX Server

Atmos
Node

ESX Server

Atmos access/integration layer

Customer web application using
Atmos REST/SOAP API
Pre-integrated ISV application
(e.g. Documentum)

ESX Server

Atmos
Node

Atmos
Node

ESX Server

Scales large and fast

Self-optimizes for
performance and
capacity efficiency

VNX5100

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Atmos
Node

IP/FC

Virtual machines
Atmos SW is installed on the VMs
Access methods are configured on VMs

Atmos
Node

VNX5300

VNX5500

VNX5700

VNX7500

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VNX Modular ArchitectureLUNs and File

Systems
CIFS or NFS
X-Blade File Services
X-Blade File Storage Pool

Thin or Thick LUNs are simply

built from the Virtual Pool
LUNs can be shared to block
connected Hosts (FC, iSCSI, FCoE)

File services added

LUNs are configured for file and
consumed by X-Blade
Block Storage Processor
Virtual Blended Storage Pool
FLASH

15K SAS

Thick
LUN

Near-Line
Thin
SAS

File systems optimally built via

Automated Volume Management
and shared via NFS or CIFS

LUN

SAN

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VNX Series Software Components

Software solutions made simple
Base software
(no additional charge)

File deduplication & compression, block

compression, virtual provisioning, SAN
Copy, and protocols

Attractively Priced Packs and Suites

VNX Suites

FAST VP, FAST Cache, Unisphere Analyzer, Unisphere Quality of

Service Manager

FAST Suite

Event Enabler (anti-virus, quota management, auditing), Filelevel retention, host encryption

Security and Compliance Suite

SnapView, SnapSure, RecoverPoint/SE CDP

Local Protection Suite

Replicator, MirrorView A/S, RecoverPoint/SE CRR

Remote Protection Suite

Replication Manager, Data Protection Advisor for Replication

Application Protection Suite

VNX Packs

VNX Total Efficiency Pack

Unisphere

Total Protection Pack

Management software

VNX5100 does not support FAST VP, VEE, FLR, Replicator, or SnapSure. It also does not support the Total Efficiency Pack, but a Total Value Pack instead.

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The FAST Suite

Highest performance and capacity efficiencyautomatically!
Real-time caching
with FAST Cache

Flash
SSD

HighPerformance
HDD

Scheduled optimization
with FAST VP

FAST Cache continuously ensures that the

hottest data is served from high
performance FLASH SSDs

Highcapacity
HDD

FAST VP (Virtual Pools)* optimizes storage

pools automatically, ensuring that active
data is being served from SSDs, while cold
data is moved to lower cost disk tiers
Together they deliver a fully automated
FLASH 1st storage strategy for optimal
performance at the lowest cost attainable
Monitor and Tune the whole system with
the complementary Unisphere QoS
Manager and Unisphere Analyzer

* Not available for VNX5100.

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FAST Cache Overview

Run SQL and Oracle up to 3X faster
Exchange

SAP

VMware

Oracle
Database

SharePoint

File

Extends mid-tier cache using Flash

drives

Fastest

30

Performance

Support for file and block

Adds up to 2 TB of cache

DRAM

Less than a third of the cost of DRAM

FAST Cache

Capacity

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Hot data automatically ends up in

FAST Cache
RAID 1 for Read/Write protection

Disk Drives

Transparent to SP failure, no need to

warm up the cache
Applicable to most workloads

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FAST Cache Approach

Exchange

SAP

VMware

Oracle
Database

SharePoint

File

If not, FAST Cache driver checks map

to determine where page is located

DRAM
Policy
Engine

MAP

Page request satisfied from disk

drive if not in FAST Cache

Policy Engine promotes a page to

FAST Cache if it is being used
frequently

Driver

FAST Cache

Page requests satisfied from DRAM

if available

Disk Drives

Subsequent requests for this page

satisfied from FAST Cache
Dirty pages are copied back to disk
drives as background activity

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FAST VP for Block and File Access

Optimize VNX for minimum TCO
BEFORE

AFTER

Automates

Pool
Tier 0

LUN 1

movement of hot or cold blocks

Optimizes
Tier 1

LUN 2

use of high performance and

high capacity drives

Improves
Tier 2
Most activity

Neutral activity

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cost and performance

Least activity

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FAST VP Policies
Policy ensures storage service levels are met
1

Highest Tier Preferred

Maximize performance
e.g. high-performance OLTP system

Auto-Tier
Optimize TCO and performance
e.g. databases with varied levels of activity
among tables, or file systems with varied
levels of activity across files

Lowest Tier Preferred

Reduce TCO
e.g., archived or infrequently accessed data

LUN
1

LUN

SSD

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LUN

HDD

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FAST VP Operational Process

Statistics collectioncumulative I/O history (reads and writes)
Weights recent I/O history above longer-term I/O history
Maintains relative ranking of all data in pool, based on tier preference and I/O history:
Highest tier preference and high activity level get highest priority
Highest tier preference with less activity level get next highest priority
No tier preference (Auto-Tier) with high activity level gets next highest priority

When a pool is created, it is detected in the next poll cycle for inclusion in statistics
collection
LUNs created in pool are likewise detected in the next poll cycle for inclusion in statistics collection
Poll occurs every hour
Relocation estimateamount to move up/downupdated every hour

Tier utilization
Algorithm attempts to gain greatest utility from highest tiers
Data is demoted as space is needed in top tiers

Relocation granularity
Sub-LUN slices are 1 GB granularity

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VNX Security and Compliance Suite

Keep data safe from changes, deletions, and malicious activity
EMC VNX Host
Encryption

EMC VNX File-level

Retention (FLR)

EMC VNX Event

Enabler (VEE)

Maintains data
confidentiality for data
at rest, provides
compliance

Provides the ability to lock

down (WORM) file systems
to avoid malicious or
accidental changes

Delivers alerts upon file

system actions

Encrypts data where it

is createdproviding
protection anywhere
outside the server

Supports file-level
retention periods

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VNX File-level Retention

Compliance Option (FLR-C)
meets SEC Rule 17a-4(f)
compliance requirements

Allows integration with

third-party anti-virus
checking, quota
management, and
auditing applications

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Options for Data Protection

Traditional Backup
Daily Backup: Recovery point every 24 hours

SnapViewithSnapSure
Snapshots/Clones: Recovery point every 3 hours

MirrorViewithReplicator
Disk Mirroring: Recovery point latest image replicated

RecoverPoint/SE CDP and CRR

Continuous Data Protection: DVR like recovery
Unlimited recovery points, application bookmarks
(T) TIME
Checkpoint

Pre-Patch

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Patch

Post-Patch

Cache Flush

Hot
Backup

Quarterly Checkpoint
Close

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VNX Local Protection Suite

Practice safe data protection and repurposing
SnapView and SnapSure

RecoverPoint/SE CDP

Production data copies for

instant recovery on file and
block storage

DVR-like roll-back of production

applications to any point-in-time

Streamline data protection and

repurposing use cases
Development/QA testing
Reporting/decision support tools
Backup acceleration

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Granular recovery to the I/O level

for VNX for Block storage

Self-service recovery with tighter

RPO and flexibility
Streamline data repurposing

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VNX Remote Protection Suite

Ensure your data is physically protected all the time
RecoverPoint/SE Continuous
Remote Replication (CRR)
One solution to protect any host,
any application

MirrorView
Synchronous or asynchronous one
to many block replication solution

Unified block and file replication

Efficiently protect all your data

WAN deduplication for bandwidth reduction
up to 90%

Customize RPOs from zero to hours

for improved quality of service
Immediate DVR-like recovery

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Replicator*
Scheduled asynchronous file
system level replication including
one to many and cascading
replication
* Not available for VNX5100

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