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ENTERPRISE STORAGE & SAN

BY:
Zaw Win Min
Sr. System Engineer
KBZ Tech
AGENDA 2

 What is Enterprise Class Storage?

 Enterprise Storage Vendors
 STORAGE OPTIONS – DAS, NAS & SAN
 SAN Components
 NAS VS SAN
 CONCLUSION
Enterprise Class Storage 3

 Enterprise storage is a broad category that includes products

and services designed to assist large organizations with
saving and retrieving digital information.
 Enterprise storage can handle large volumes of data and
large numbers of users.
 It usually involves centralized storage repositories, such as
storage area networks (SANs) or network-attached storage
(NAS) devices.
 Enterprise storage can be broken down into several
categories.
Enterprise Storage Networking 4
and Management

 Enterprise
storage devices utilize similar technology as
consumer and small business storage solutions.
 Enterprise data storage generally offers higher reliability,
availability and scalability.
 Expensive than consumer or small business storage
 Requires more time & expertise to setup
Benefits of Enterprise Storage 5

 On-Premises enterprise storage is that the organization retains complete

control of the hardware and data, satisfying some security and compliance
concerns.
 Cloud-based enterprise storage simplifies storage management and may
lower costs in some cases.
 Enterprise storage solutions is that they enable file sharing and collaboration
among workers.
 Enterprise storage also offers better performance, reliability, availability and
scalability than other types of storage solutions.
 It offers security features, such as user-based permissions, that aren't
commonly found in consumer storage solutions.
Enterprise Storage Vendors 6

HARDWARE VENDORS
 EMC, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, DELL, HP, IBM; etc

CLOUD BASED VENDORS

 Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google, IBM, Rockspace; etc

OPEN SOURCE VENDORS

 RedHat Ceph, FreeNAS, Gluster, Nexenta; etc
STORAGE OPTIONS 7

Direct Attached Storage(DAS)

Network Attached Storage(NAS)

Storage Area Network (SAN)

Direct Attached Storage (DAS) 8

 It is made of a data storage device connected directly to a

computer through a host bus adaptor
 Computer Storage that is directly attached to the computer or
server, without a storage network
 It can be internally & externally
 It is dedicated to only one server, so cannot be shared between
other servers
 It is connected to a LAN / WAN Network
 Examples – Application Server, Print Server, Data Base Server,
NFS or CIFS Clients
DAS ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES 9

ADVANTAGES:
 Inexpensive
 Faster for certain applications
 Ease of Management and Administration

DISADVANTAGES:
 Limited Sharing
 Improper Capacity Utilization
 Manageability for IT Managers
Network Attached Storage (NAS) 10

 It is a computer connected to a network that only provides file

based data storage services.
 Contains one or more hard disks, often arranged into logical,
redundant storage containers or RAID arrays devices on the
network
 Usually
used in places of dedicated file servers
 Manufacturers of NAS are HP, NetApp, Dell, Oracle, etc
 It is connected on a LAN Network
NAS ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES 11

ADVANTAGES:
 Performance
 Cost Effective
 Scalable
 Manageability

DISADVANTAGES:
 File Oriented
 Slows down for video applications or multiple large files
 Performance depends on the protocol
 Storage Area Network (SAN) 12

 SAN was introduced to meet the demands of the storage system,

increase the system efficiency & capacity expansion
 It transmits data between storage and storage or storage and client
servers
 It uses a Fibre Channel Fabric Topology
 Data from multiple servers is stored is stored in dedicated areas
called “Logical Unit Number”
 Facilitates direct High Speed Data transfers between servers and
storage devices
SAN Components 13

Host HBA
SAN Cables & Connectors – Multimode, Single
Mode, & Copper. ST, SC, LC
SAN Switches – Workgroup, Directors
SAN Zoning – Hard, Soft & Mixed
Zone Sets
Storage Arrays
NAS VS SAN
NAS
File Centric
Dedicated File Server
Data Sharing between heterogeneous servers
Combines storage & Network on a single board
with a light weight File System KERNEL
Beneficiary of explosion in web servers demand
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SAN
Data Centric
Server / Storage Independence
Combines High Performance of I/O channel with
connectivity of a Network
Centralized data management
Server less backup & needs development in
many areas like standards, interoperability
SAN ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES 15

ADVANTAGES:
 Simplified storage administration
 Ability to boot itself & expand the storage capacity
 Low Cost of Storage Management
 Instant & Real Time Information
 Disk mirroring

DISADVANTAGES:
 Poor Implementation results in performance bottlenecks
 Difficult to keep backup of data in case of breakdown
 More Expensive
Popular Enterprise Storage Vendors 16
Fiber Channel 18
CONCLUSION 19

 SAN storage is the most appropriate option for BSS Data Centre.

 Sizing of storage needs to be done based on the storage

requirements for next 3 to 5 years.
 Every OEM has a future roadmap and deliversbetter products with
better capacity at competitive pricing.
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Thank You!