VNXe Series - Technical (Customer Presentation)

The VNXe Series
Technical Presentation
Name
Title
October 2011
Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved.
Topics
Architecture
Hardware
Operating
Environment
Storage Pools
Data Services
Thin Provisioning
File-level
Deduplication &
Compression
Data Protection
Snapshots
Replication
Data Services
(continued)
Antivirus
File Level Retention
Backup
Windows Integration &

Support
Management
Support Ecosystem
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Architecture & Hardware
VNXe's Purpose Designed

Architecture
Integrated Unified Storage
Designed for IT generalist
iS
CS
N I
FS
CI
FS
Maximizing simplicity and easy

of use
(no X-Blades, Control Stations
etc.)
Providing balanced
performance, scalability and
flexibility
e
rag
Sto sor A
ces
Pro
Performanc
e
(SAS)
e
rag
S t o so r B
c es
Pro
Highest
Capacity
(NL-SAS)
Multi-core
Processors
SP A
Shared Memory Resources
SP B
SP A
VNXe OE
File
Block
EMC Apps
Unisphere
VNXe OE
File
Block
EMC Apps
Unisphere
Flare
Backend
Backend disks
disks
Flexible Drive
Options
VNXe Series Hardware

Form factor (Minimum)

Storage Processors (SPs)
Total System memory
Maximum drives (Single or Dual
SP)
Drive types
VNXe 3100
VNXe 3300
2U
3U
1 or 2
4 or 16 GB
24 GB
48 or 96
120
3.5 SAS, NL-SAS
3.5 SAS, NL-SAS, Flash
Protocols
Embedded I/O ports per SP
Configurable I/O slots per SP
I/O slot options available
Backend Connectivity per SP
NFS , CIFS, iSCSI

2 X 1 Gb Ethernet
4 X 1 Gb Ethernet
4 x 1 Gb Ethernet
4 x 1 Gb Ethernet
2 x 10 GB Ethernet
4 x 6Gb/s SAS
4 x 6Gb/s SAS
VNXe3100 2U Platform Overview

Chassis
Front View 12
x 3.5 Disks
Rear
Storage
Processor
2U DPE (Disk Processor

Enclosure)
6Gb SAS-2 drive interface
Max 12, 3.5 Drives per
enclosure
Dual Energy Star Gold Power
Supplies
Power Consumption ~
330W
1 or 2 SPs - CPU Module
Canisters
Battery-backed Write Cache
(BBWC) for single SP
configurations
Dimensions: 20in depth x 3.5in
height x ~19in width
I/O Technology per

SP
One Back End SAS-2
Port
( 6 Gb/s x4)
Two Embedded GbE
Host Ports
One I/O Slot per CPU
module
4 x 1GbE
GbE Management
Port
Serial Console and
USB Port
2 CPU Modules, each

containing
Intel, Dual Core Processor
2, DDR3 1066MHz DIMM slots
Integrated, 3-cell Li-ion BBU
Cost-effective Data Persistence

Cache Protection
Module
Single Storage Processor

Configuration
Low cost entry point in the VNXe
Series
Upgradeable to dual processor
configuration
Cache Protection Module

Fits into second storage processor
slot
Vault-to-Flash (VTF) technology

Runs off of low-power battery
technology
No need for standby power supplies
VNXe3100 - Single SP System recovery

Memory contents restored from SSD
Configuration
Buffer and cache pools/pages are
recreated at same physical
addresses as initial boot
System verifies restore operation
and resumes I/O processing
VNXe3300 3U Platform Overview

Chassis
3U, DPE (Disk Processor

Enclosure)
6Gb SAS-2 drive interface
Max 15, 3.5 Drives per
Front View 15 x 3.5
enclosure
Disks
Holds 2 SP Suitcases with
Integrated Cooling
Dual Energy Star Gold Power
Supplies
Power Consumption ~ 500W
with 15 drives
Rear
Battery Backup Module in Power
Supply
Dimensions: 24in depth x 5.25in
height x ~19in width
NEBS Level 3
DC Power option
Storage
Processor
I/O Technology per

SP
One Back End SAS-2
Port (6 Gb/s x4)
Four Embedded GbE
Host Ports
One I/O Slot per CPU
module
4 x 1GbE,
2 x 10GbE
GbE Management Port
Serial Console and
USB Port
2 CPU Modules, each

containing
Quad Core Processors
3 DIMM Slots with 3 channels @
800MHz
Flexible Storage Capacity

Disk Options, 3.5 Drives
Flexible Storage
Options
SAS Performance: 300GB, 600GB,

15K RPM
Near line SAS Capacity: 1TB, 2TB,
7.2K RPM
Flash (Tier 0): 100GB (VNXe3300
only)
Scale
Up to 7 additional disk enclosures per
system
Max 120 drives in VNXe3300
Max 96 drives in VNXe3100
Mix drive types within an enclosure
Optional disk pack offerings

SAS Performance pack: RAID 5 or
RAID 10
SAS Capacity pack: RAID 6
Flash pack: RAID 5
Scale to 240 Terabytes with 2TB drive

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Modular Design
Modular system design
All major components are
customer replaceable units
Easy to identify and access
Simple to service and upgrade

Clear visual repair instructions
Tool-less access to replaceable
components
How-to videos
Minimal component sparing

Efficient CRU replacement process
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VNXe Interoperability and Standards

Host Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows
Linux: SUSE, Red Hat,
AsiaNUX
UNIX: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris
VMWare
Hyper-V
Citrix XenServer
US Dept of Defense
Common Criteria
DISA STIG
Telecom
Telcordia NEBS Level 3
Storage Applications
NDMP Backup Software
Anti-Virus Scanning
Software
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High Availability
13
High Availability
Platform
No single point of failure
n + 1 power and battery backup
Redundant, hot-pluggable components
Function
RAID protection
Active/Active controllers
Data cache mirroring between controllers
Battery-backed cache for single SP
configurations
Dynamic failover/failback
Automatic management control failover
Vault-to-Flash technology
Service
Non-disruptive upgrades
Hot-swap CRU and drive replacement
Remote maintenance, call-home, automatic
diagnostics
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VNXe Vault to Flash Cache

Persistence
CIFS
Exchange
I/O
VNXe
File Services
Management
Services
File Services
Block Services
Block Services
Cach
Cach
e
e
Network, I/O, Service Shims

NIC
Cach
Cach
e
e
Memory
Cach
e
PCIe SAS
Platform
Services
Memory
Cach
e
Power
Down
Routin
e
Management
Services
Power
Down
Routin
e
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
Platform
Services
1
2
.3
.
.
192.168.5.1
\\cifs\myshare

PCIe SAS
NIC
3.2.Power
Down
Code
waits
for
complete
AC power
is lost
todump
array
Power1.
Down
Routine
sheds
unnecessary
Disables
battery
hold
up device
A battery
holds
up SPdraws
and
SSD
power
Transition to
special power
fail routine
Checksums
Contents
of memory
to dump
Initiates memory dump to SSD
15
16
PCIe SAS
NIC

Block Services
PCIe SAS
NIC

Block Services
File Services
Management
Services
Platform
Services
File Services
Platform
Services
Management
Services
192.168.5.1
\\cifs\myshare
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
VNXe
I/O
VNXe Deployed and Operating

Normally
CIFS
Exchange
VNXe HA Services Support SP

Failure
CIFS
Exchange
I/O
VNXe
File Services
Block Services
Platform
Services
Management
Services
File Services
File Services
Block Services

PCIe SAS
2
1
.
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
Management
Services
3
.
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
Platform
Services
192.168.5.1
\\cifs\myshare
NIC

PCIe SAS
NIC
1.3.Cluster
Detects
problem
with
other
Health/Alert
2. HAManager
Service
Business
starts
new
Logic
file
detects
service
status
node is invoked
IP network failover
change
Validates
failure
Indicates
iSCSI LUNnode
Alert
is exported
to user
failover
Email AlertInvokes
to EMCHA
Support
& service
configured email
address
17
VNXe HA Services Support Service

Failure
CIFS
Exchange
I/O
3
.
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
Block Services
Platform
Services
Management
Services
File Services
Block Services

PCIe SAS
1
2
.
Mgmt IP
192.168.5.1
File Services
Mgmt IP
192.168.5.1
Management
Services
192.168.5.1
\\cifs\myshare
Platform
Services
VNXe
NIC

PCIe SAS
NIC
3.
Business
Logic
detects
status
2.
1. Health/Alert
HA
Local
Service
Resource
starts
Manager
Management
Detects
Service
problem
on
change
Tries restarting
other
services
node 3 times
Indicates
Alert to
user
IPInvokes
network
HA
failover
failover
is service
invoked
Email
Alert indicates
to started
Supporton
and
configured
Management
Services
2nd
Storage
emails
Processor
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VNXe HA Networking Feature

Support
Link Aggregation
VNXe Series
LINK
Switch
IEEE 802.3ad standard for port grouping; improves

availability
One port fails, other ports take over
Automatic configuration with statistical load balancing
based on source and destination MAC addresses
FAILSAFE NETWORKING PLUS TRUNKING

IMPLEMENTATION
Primary paths
Standby paths
Switch
Switch
Sales
Accountingdatabas
E-mail database e
server server
server
NetWar
e
file
server
UNIX
file
server
Network configuration beneficial against switch &

cable failures
End-to-end network availability
VLAN, 802.1Q-VNXe in a VLAN-enabled network

Added security and Ease of management
UNIX file server VLAN

NetWare file server VLAN
Sales database server VLAN
Accounting database server VLAN
E-mail server VLAN
Accounting
FailSafe Networking (FSN)
Automatically configured between SPs
Network
VNXe
Series
Does not increase single-client throughput, may

increase throughput if there are multiple clients.
Sales
Engineeri
ng
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Storage Pools
20
VNXe Storage Pools
Stage 2
Disks
Stage 1
21
VNXe Storage Pools
Stage 2
RAID Groups
Global Performance
Disks
Stage 1
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VNXe Storage Pools
LUs
RAID Groups
Stage 2
Global Performance
Disks
Stage 1
23
VNXe Storage Pools
Disk Volumes
LUs
RAID Groups
Stage 2
Global Performance
Disks
Stage 1
24
VNXe Storage Pools

Stripe Volume
Disk Volumes
LUs
RAID Groups
Stage 2
Global Performance
Disks
Stage 1
25
VNXe Storage Pools

Pool Volume
Stripe Volume
Disk Volumes
LUs
RAID Groups
Stage 2
Global Performance
Disks
Stage 1
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Data Services
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Thick Provisioning Shared Folders

User provisions
a
Shared Folder
Pool Volume
Stripe Volume
Disk Volumes
Flare LUNs
RAID Groups and
Global Pools
CIFS Shared Folder
10 GB
Reserved storage (Size)
Pool Volume
Disks
18.5 GB
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Twice the Efficiency

More storage, better utilization, lower cost
File
File
Deduplicatio
Deduplicatio
n and
n and
Compression
Compression
Traditional
Traditional
storage
storage
Thin
Thin
Provisioning
Provisioning
2X
more efficient
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Thin Provisioning
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Thin Provisioning Shared Folders

User provisions
a
Shared Folder
Pool Volume
Stripe Volume
Disk Volumes
Flare LUs
RAID Groups and
Global Pools
CIFS Shared Folder
5 GB
Allocated (Initial Size)
15
GB
Reserved storage (Maximum Size)
Pool Volume
Disks
18.5 GB
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VNXe Thin Provisioning

Capacity oversubscription
VNXe THIN PROVISIONING

User A
10 GB
User B
10 GB
User C
10 GB
Logical
application
and user view
Physical
allocation
File systems
iSCSI LUNs
Logical size greater than physical
size
Physical allocation in real time

to logical size
4 GB
Physical
consumed
2 GB 2 GB storage
VNXe Virtual Provisioning

safeguards
Automatic File System
Extension past logical size
iSCSI Dynamic LUN Extension
past logical size
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File-level deduplication
33
VNXe File-Level Deduplication and

Compression Architecture
VNXe FILE DEDUPLICATION
Deduplication processes:
Policy engine scans all production files
looking for data that meets certain criteria:
Deduplicationenabled file system
Last accessed/modified time, minimum/

maximum size, file extension, directory
Or, files selected via API
Candidates are compressed
File A
Stub A
File A
Stub A
File C
File B
Stub B
Stub C
File
StubAC
Stub B
File A
Compress and
deduplicate file
File B
File B
File C
Active
file
Duplicated files are removed by using SHA-1

or byte-by-byte data comparison
Stubs point to files in the hidden
deduplication store
Deduplication is transparent to clients:

Process runs in the background
Files pre- and post processing look the same
Hidden deduplication store is a working
area that is not visible
User visible
area
Hidden
deduplication
store
Reads decompress data in memory, not on

disk
Writes are stored alongside deduplicated data
Modifying one instance of a file has no impact
on other deduplicated instances
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VNXe File Deduplication and

Compression: Data Modification
File modification does not cause file
to be reinflated:
VNXe FILE SYSTEM

User visible area
New Data
File Data
Hidden
reduced data
store
File Data
Allows targeting large files (Terabytes

sized), and files that may show some
level of activity while preserving user
experience on access to these files
Deduplicated files can be modified

while still preserving commonality:
New data is stored alongside old
File is either reinflated or

reprocessed when new+old reaches
logical file size:
Reinflated if selected for deduplication by
the internal policy engine
Reprocessed if selected for deduplication
via API
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Data Protection
36
VNXe: Takes Care of the

Complexities of Data Protection
Problem:
Calculating the space required for data protection is complicated.
It require formulas and an intimate understanding of underlying
snapshot and replication technology.
Typical Result:
Data Protection either gets slapped together in a probably
should work fashion, or a Professional Services engagement is
required.
VNXe eliminates complexity by:

Integrating best practices for provisioning data protection
reserve space
Easy to configure snapshot schedules and Application Consistent
Snapshots
Simplified replication configuration and management
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Data Protection Storage

Recommendations
VNXe provisioning best practices also cover Data Protection storage
Application specific best practices for data protection space.

Thin provisioning aware: Applications using thin provisioning will not require as much data protection
storage.
Auto-adjustment of Data Protection space as your production storage resource grows
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Snapshots
39
The differences between Shared

Folder & iSCSI snapshots
Shared Folder snapshots use Copy On first
Write (COW)
Snapshot creation and deletion is very quick
The space required for snapshots continues to
grow as changes are made to the production
volume
iSCSI snapshots use Redirect on Write (ROW)

Snapshot creation is very quick
Perfect for your latency sensitive applications
Snapshots dont grow once created
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Example: VNXe Shared Folder

Snapshot
Production file system
.ckpt_PFS_3PM
.ckpt_PFS_12PM
.ckpt_PFS_9AM
PFS files at 4PM
PFS files at 4PM
PFS files at 4PM
PFS files at 4PM
VNXe
Family
Production file system
Production
file system
Snapshot
Logical
point-intime copy
Provides a read-only or read-write, pointin-time view of data

File system-level or iSCSI LUN view
Multiple snapshot versions 96 r/o + 16 r/w
Typically has a 10% capacity overhead
Primary applications include

Simple user initiated file un-deletes
Efficient logical backup and restore
Restore PFS
to 12:00 p.m.
snap
.ckpt_PFS_4PM
.ckpt_PFS_3PM
.ckpt_PFS_12PM
.ckpt_PFS_9AM
4PM
PFS files at 12PM
4PM
PFS files at 12PM
4PM
PFS files at 12PM
4PM
PFS files at 12PM
Single SavVol
PFS_3PM
PFS_12PM
PFS_9AM
SavVol extended
Empty Space
PFS_4PM
PFS_3PM
PFS_12PM
PFS_9AM
Copy on first write technology

Avoids fragmentation of primary FS
One side file data protection space for all file
system snaps
Automatic extension of data protection

space
Online full file system instant restore from
any snap
Snaps can be deleted out of order
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Snapshots Consistency Options

Crash consistent snapshots
VNXe provides the ability to create manual and
scheduled crash consistent snapshots through
Unisphere
Shared Folder:
Crash consistent snaps are acceptable
iSCSI:
Good for an emergency. Only applicable to applications
with a single virtual disk
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Snapshots and Application

Consistency
iSCSI Application consistent snapshots
Using 3rd party backup applications
Leverages the VSS framework for Microsoft Applications to
create Hardware Snapshots for the application
Preferred Solution: Using the Application Protection Suite

Application protection Suite includes Replication Manager (RM)
software
An RM agent runs on the host, which guarantees the applications
using the storage are quiesced prior to creating snapshots
Leverages the VSS framework for Microsoft Applications
For applications with multiple virtual disks, Application Sets
ensure consistency across all the storage resources
Exchange will automatically undergo snapshot consistency
checks following the creation of the snapshot
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Data Recovery options

Snapshots
Shared Folder: User initiated recovery using
hidden .ckpt directory or Microsoft Previous
Versions interface
iSCSI: Snapshot promotion and revert performed
using either Unisphere or RM
Microsoft Previous Versions

tab
44
Replication
45
VNXe Replication
Production
site
Disaster
recovery
remote site
Network
Network
FS/
LUN
VDM
FS/
LUN
VDM
WAN
Snaps
Snaps
Replication can be*:

VNXe to VNXe
VNXe to VNX
VNXe to Celerra (DART
6.0+)
Celerra (DART 6,0+) to
VNXe
VNXe to VNXe fan-out
& fan-in ratio 5 to 1
Same technology for

* See the EMC Simple Support Matrix (ESSM) for the VNXe Series, url:
file for
& any
block
Simple Support Matrix EMC VNXe Series
prerequisites and
requirements.
46
Replication Frequency
Shared Folder replication driven from Unisphere
Manual synchronization
Automatic synchronization based on RPO (Recovery Point
Objective)
iSCSI replication using RM

Schedule-driven synchronization frequency
Application consistency is guaranteed
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Anti-Virus
48
VNXe Anti-Virus Support

VNXe Family
User
Virus-checking
server
Write/close or first read after

new virus-definition file
Virus-checking request
Virus-checking signatures
Shared bank of virus-checking

servers
Can deploy multiple vendors
engines concurrently
Virus-checking server only reads
part of files
File access is blocked until it is
checked
Scan after update
Scan on first read
Automatic access-time update
Notification on Virus Detect

Anti-Virus Sizing Tool
Runs over VNX Event Enabler
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File Level Retention
50
VNXe File Level Retention

Enterprise (FLR-E)
FLR - Enterprise
Name:XYZ Name:XYZ
SSN:1234567890
SSN:1234567890
Account: 808-1287
Account: 808-1287
Name:XYZ
Name:XYZ
Status: Gold
Status:
Gold
SSN:1234567890
SSN:1234567890
Account: 808-1287 Account: 808-1287
Status:
Gold
Status:
Gold
Name:XYZ
Name:XYZ
SSN:1234567890
SSN:1234567890
Account: 808-1287 Account: 808-1287
Status:
Gold
Status: Gold
Name:XYZ
Name:XYZ
Enables adherence to good business

practices
Provides for retention periods per file
Retention is managed on a per-file
basis
SSN:1234567890
SSN:1234567890
Account: 808-1287
Account: 808-1287
Status: Gold
Status: Gold
51
File Level Retention Workflow

FILE LEVEL RETENTION WORKFLOW
Traditional non-FLR files
Append
5
1
Not-locked
Locked files (WORM)

2
Locked
(WORM)
1
2
3
4
5
6
Not-locked files
Expired
3
6
Non-File Level Retention-enabled files

Set retention periodsenable File Level
Retention and commit to WORM state
Retention period extended
Retention period expires
Locked or expired empty files
File deleted
Retention periods are set on a per-file

basis
Retention period is set to infinite if
left unspecified
Cannot be deleted, renamed, or
modified
Retention periods can be extended
Append files
Protected files to which content can
be added but not modified or deleted
Expired files
Files can be deleted after retention
time expires
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File Level Retention Capabilities

Tamper-proof clock:
Software clock maintained per FLR file system
Maintains an additional clock that is separate from
the system clock
Changes in the system clock time cannot be used to fool the
file into expiration
Used for all File Level Retention time comparisons

File Level Retention clock cannot be modified or
reset
Activity logging:
Log is maintained in the File Level Retention logs
subdirectory
Information for each event:
Time of event (system time)

File with which the event is associated
Action (create, append-only file, etc.)
Operation being performed
The user ID of who performed or attempted the action
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Backup
54
VNXe Supports Traditional Backup

Software
VNXe
Tape
Librar
y
Contro
l &
Data
Path
Backu
p
Restor
e
Backup
Server
NDMP (Network Data Management

Protocol) Heterogeneous 3-Way
configuration support
Extensive NDMP qualification
performed. Supported Backup
Software Vendors include:
EMC NetWorker
EMC Networker FastStart
CommVault Simpana
Symantec Backup Exec
Symantec NetBackup
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VNXe Supports EMC Data Domain

Scalable Systems
Reduce storage by an average of 10-30x
and protect up to 28.5 PB
of logical capacity in a single system
High-speed deduplication
Complete backups faster - Throughput of
up to 26.3 TB per hour
Network efficient replication
Deduplication
storage systems
Send only deduplicated and compressed

data across the network, requires a
fraction of the bandwidth, time, and cost
compared to traditional replication
methods
Easy Integration
Qualified with all leading enterprise
backup and archiving applications
integrates easily into existing storage
infrastructures
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VNXe Supports EMC Avamar
Faster backup over existing LAN/WAN

Data deduplication significantly reduces
backup windows and network traffic by
only storing unique changes, while always
maintaining daily full backups for
immediate single-step restore
Enterprise-wide backup and recovery for

both physical and virtual environments
Optimized for VMware, NAS, Remote Office
and Desktop/Laptop
Flexible deployment
Deduplication
backup software and
system
Avamar Data Store scales to 124 TB of

deduplicated capacity, and integrates with
Data Domain systems for further
scalability of high change rate workloads
High reliability
Patented RAIN technology to provide
uninterrupted data accessibility
57
Windows Integration &

Support
58
VNXe Windows Integration

Quotas (groups and user) Yes, supported through AD only
GPOs Defined & Parsed by AD
Home directories Yes
Windows 2008 AD support Yes
DFS support :
Supports root DFS in standalone mode only
Can be supported as a leaf node
Does not support DFS-R
Support ACLs at the share, level directory and the file Yes via
AD
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Windows Support Enhancements

Windows Group Policy
Windows Domain
Controller
Domain
Group
Policy
Object
Windows Group Policy

GPOs are defined and
parsed by Active
Directory
VNXe supports GPOs

through Active
Directory
User and
Computers
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Windows Support Enhancements

Windows 2008 R2 Server
Operating System Refresh
Based on the new Windows 7

kernel
VNXe to support all Windows 2008
R2 server flavors and platforms
Windows 2008 R2 hosts can
connect to the VNXe over CIFS
SMB2, CIFS SMB1, iSCSI
VNXe CIFS servers can be part of a
Windows 2008 R2 based domain
Listing in Microsoft Windows Server
catalog
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Management
62
Introducing VNXes Unisphere

Click icon to add
picture
Challenge
Graphical, task-oriented
model
Approachable, intuitive design
Web-familiar look & feel
Designed
Designedfor
forIT
IT
Generalist
Generalist
Simplifies management for the storage

novice
Focus
Focuson
on
applications
applications
storage
storageBuilt-in
Built-in
Best
BestPractices
Practices
No storage background required

Immediate productivity
Users can easily:
Online
OnlineSupport
Support
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
Create storage for an application

Monitor and manage that applications
storage
Customize the interface according to
personal preferences or local language
requirements
Identify and resolve hardware failures
Perform software upgrades from interface
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Application-Enabled Management
Managing storage is
always in the context of
the application
Capacity usage
Storage provisioning
Integrated application best

practices
Automate and simplify
storage provisioning
No guesswork
Best-practice wizards for

key applications
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Simplified Virtualization Integration

Best Practice Provisioning
Wizard for Hyper-V
Automates storage
provisioning & data
protection
Allows users to monitor
Hyper-V storage on VNXe
API integration with vCenter
nables VMware storage to be fully

managed from VNXe
Discovers existing
datastores and VMs hosted
on VNXe to streamline
provisioning tasks
Allows the VNXe admin to
allocate additional storage
to datastores directly
Automatically creates and
configures the datastore on
ESX after provisioning
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EMC VSI for VMware vSphere

Unified Storage Management
Storage Admin & VMware

Admin share same visibility
into storage resources
VNX Plug-in allows VMware
admin to Provision VNXe
storage
Create VMFS Datastores
(iSCSI)
Create NFS Datastores
Enables Thin Provisioning
Celerra
Increase storage efficiency while

maintaining operational integrity
NFS data store management for the VMware Administrator

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Instant Expertise
Best-practice wizards configure storage with just a
few clicks
E-Mail Wizard
Setup hundreds of
Exchange mailboxes
in fewer than 10
clicks
VMware
Setup 1TB VMware
Wizard
datastore in 10
minutes
Share Wizard
Setup NFS and CIFS
shares in minutes
Hyper-V
Setup 1TB Hyper-V
Wizard
datastore in 10
minutes
Volume Wizard
Setup iSCSI volumes
in minutes
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Built-In Best Practices Examples

Exchange
Calculating the number and size of Exchange storage
groups
Selecting correct storage pool and RAID set for
customer
Calculating the amount of storage for snapshots
VMware
Automatically updating VMware when storage changes
take place
Thin provisioning enabled by default for NFS
datastores
Default snapshot schedule for data protection
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The VNXe Support

Ecosystem
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Failed component
Simplified Troubleshooting
easily identified
Alert Notification with
access to remedial
help
Direct access to EMC
support options
Order replacement
part from Unisphere
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VNXe Health/Alert Drive Failure

CIFS
VNXe
Exchange
I/O
192.168.5.1
\\cifs\myshare
Management
Services
File Services
Block Services
Management
Services
File Services
Block Services

PCIe SAS
Platform
Services
1
.
Platform
Services
2
.
192.168.5.2
IQN:C0T0L0
NIC

PCIe SAS
NIC
1.2.Disk
Health/Alert
driver detects
Business
failed
Logic
or removed
detects status
device
Reconstructs data
change
for pending I/O
Marks device
Indicates
as removed
Alert to from
user system
Email Alert to EMC Support & configured email
address
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The VNXe On-line Support

Experience
Key Benefits
Direct access to product
community
Just a click away
Self-help resources:
Whitepapers, FAQs, online
training, how-to videos
Knowledgebase search
EMC-assisted support
resources:
Live chat
Assisted parts replacement
My support page
EMC-assisted support
resources:
Live chat
Assisted parts replacement
My support page
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How-To-Videos (Replace Parts)
73
Software Downloads
74
Verify Software Entitlements
75
Update Software
76
Support Forums
77
Check on your Support Contract

with EMC?
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A Place You Can Always Go
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The VNXe Series

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Windows Integration &

Simple. Efficient. Affordable.

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Architecture & Hardware

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VNXe's Purpose Designed

Maximizing simplicity and easy

Shared Memory Resources

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VNXe Series Hardware

Form factor (Minimum)

3.5 SAS, NL-SAS

3.5 SAS, NL-SAS, Flash

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NFS , CIFS, iSCSI

VNXe3100 2U Platform Overview

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2U DPE (Disk Processor

I/O Technology per

2 CPU Modules, each

Cost-effective Data Persistence

Single Storage Processor

Cache Protection Module

Vault-to-Flash (VTF) technology

VNXe3100 - Single SP System recovery

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VNXe3300 3U Platform Overview

3U, DPE (Disk Processor

I/O Technology per

2 CPU Modules, each

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Flexible Storage Capacity

SAS Performance: 300GB, 600GB,

Optional disk pack offerings

Scale to 240 Terabytes with 2TB drive

Simple to service and upgrade

Minimal component sparing

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VNXe Interoperability and Standards

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VNXe Vault to Flash Cache

Network, I/O, Service Shims

Network, I/O, Service Shims

Network, I/O, Service Shims

Network, I/O, Service Shims

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VNXe Deployed and Operating

VNXe HA Services Support SP

Network, I/O, Service Shims

Network, I/O, Service Shims

VNXe HA Services Support Service

Network, I/O, Service Shims

Network, I/O, Service Shims

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VNXe HA Networking Feature

IEEE 802.3ad standard for port grouping; improves

FAILSAFE NETWORKING PLUS TRUNKING

Network configuration beneficial against switch &

VLAN, 802.1Q-VNXe in a VLAN-enabled network

UNIX file server VLAN