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Key Product Features In New Releases

Native 64-bit Controller with Mega 1 TB cache Automatic Space Reclamation for Thin-

Provisioned Volumes Windows Server 2008-based, Universal Storage

Controllers New Hypervisor Migration Support and Tighter

Integration to VMware Virtual Center DataCore’s “Transporter” time saving migration

facility and the VMware Virtual Center Plug-in are new options for SANmelody 3.0 and SANsymphony 7.0.


2009 Product Update: New Operating System Platform:

Windows Server 2008

SANmelody V3.0 W2k8 Microsoft OS 32 & 64-bit support Features compatible with

existing W2k3 version 2.x

SANsymphony V7.0 W2k8 Microsoft OS 32 & 64-bit support Features compatible with

existing W2k3 version 6.x


Mega Cache for High-Speed Caching

Accelerates disk I/O response from existing storage

Uses CPUs and memory from general purpose servers as powerful, inexpensive cache

Anticipates next blocksto be read & groups writes to avoid waiting on disks

SANsymphonySANmelody

Speeds up performance


Turbo-charged Virtual Disk I/O

CachedArray

CPU

Poll for Input

DiskSubsystems

WriteCoalesce

Outputfrom Cache

Pre-fetchHigh-SpeedLevel 1 Caching

Un-cachedArray

CPU

CPU

Disk Drive 4000 – 6000

DataCore L1 Cache <20 Array L2 Cache 250 – 300

CPU

Avg. Response (µS)

CachedArray


Superior Performance Acceleration

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

Avg. MB/sec.

RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read

Max Throughput 100% Read

Max Throughput-50%Read

Random-8k-70%Read

Source: VMTN www.SANmelodyTunes.com

http://sanmelody.blogspot.com/2008/06/vmtn-sanmelody-performance-chart.html


Thin Provisioning & Space Reclamation

Appears to computers as very large drives (e.g. 2 TB disks)

Takes up only space actually being written to

Dynamically allocates more real space when required

Reduces need to resize LUNsSANsymphony

Just enough space, just-in-time

SANmelody


Thin Provisioning Space Reclamation

0

Free

0

2TB

V Disk 1

Physical Disk Pool

Space previously allocated to deleted file

Free

0

2TB

V Disk 1Fill with zeroes

Release zero-filled space back to free pool

Recover space from deleted files in virtual volumes


Guessing on Allocation Leads to Waste

Disk 1

Free; Sales; 0.8; 80%

Disk 1

Disk 2; Sales;

0.4; 40%

Free; Sales;

0.4; 40%

Disk 1

Disk 2; Sales;

0.4; 40%

Disk 3; Sales;

0.3; 30%

Free; Sales; 0.1; 10%

Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3

Free

Capacity consumed whether used or not!

Few Blocks Actually Written To


Waste-Free Thin Provisioning

60%

Free

Free

0

2TB

Free

0

2TB

Free

0

2TB

Actual = 0.4TB

V Disk 3

V Disk 2

V Disk 1

1TB

Expand asNeeded

No DeviceDependency

+ 2.0TB + 2.0TB + 2.0TB

6.0TBVirtual =

Physical Disk Pool

0

Example:

0.4TB

Time to add more


Real Thin Example: 250 GB Virtual Disk only occupies 20 GB


Physical/Virtual to Virtual Disk Migration

SANsymphony

Quickest way to migrate from one Windows environment to a dissimilar physical or virtual server platforms

Source image rapidly available to destination

No waiting on lengthy disk-to-disk copies; they occur transparently in background

No error-prone conversions

DataCore handles differences with the same ease as any other virtual disks

SANmelody

“Transporter” Option


Rapidly Migrate from Physical to Virtual Virtualized Server

(Destination)

Physical Server(Source)

LAN

Boot Disk

Boot Disk

VD1

Copy

VD Storage

VD1 VD2 VD3 VD4

VD1

VD1

Snap

Transporter

VM

VM

TransporterAgent

• Agent exports disk image

• Unique ‘pass-thru’ technology sees, snaps & copies active source disk

• Boot copy modified to boot VM

• Converted disk mounted by destination as boot or data device


Hypervisor Console Integration

SANsymphony

Provision & Manage Virtual Storage Pool & SAN fromVMware Virtual Center Plug-in

See relationship between virtual machines & virtual volumes in SAN, including I/O channels

Manage storage resource properties & behavior from a single pane

One unified view for VM & SAN administrators

SANmelody


VI Client Plug-In15


Managing Virtual SAN for VMs16

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DataCore Capabilities Overview

DataCore Capabilities Overview

Non-Stop / Smoking-Fast / Waste-Free Thru SoftwareNon-Stop / Smoking-Fast / Waste-Free Thru Software


LoadBalancing

CentralizedManagement

High-speedCaching

RemoteReplication

ThinProvisioning

Virtual DiskPooling

RAIDStriping

Manufacturer-Independent SAN-Wide Features

Synch Mirroring(High-Availability)

OnlineSnapshots

Virtual DiskMigration

ContinuousData Protection

& Recovery


Virtual Disk Pooling

Create virtual disks of desired sizes

Expand capacity without downtime

Add different types of disks even from different vendors

Use what you paid forSANsymphonySANmelody

Consolidate like or unlike disk resources

≤32 TB >> Petabytes


High-Speed Caching

Accelerates disk I/O response from existing storage

Uses CPUs and memory from general purpose servers as powerful, inexpensive cache

Anticipates next blocksto be read & groups writes to avoid waiting on disks


Speeds up performance


Load Balancing

Overcome typical storage-related bottlenecks

Spread load on physical devices using different channels for different virtual disks

Automatically bypassesfailed or offline channels


Improve response and throughput


Thin Provisioning

Appears to computers as very large drives (e.g. 2 TB disks)

Takes up only space actually being written to

Dynamically allocates more real space when required

Reduces need to resize LUNsSANsymphony

Just enough space, just-in-time

SANmelody


RAID Striping

Circumvents drive failures

Spreads I/O across multiple spindles

Offloads RAID 0 & 1

Supports popular RAID devices in pool


Better protection & performance


Synchronous Mirroring

SANsymphony

Real-time I/O replication for High-Availability

Eliminates SAN or storage as a single point of failure when combined with multipath I/O drivers

Enhances survivability using physically separate nodes

Updates two distributed copies simultaneously

SANmelody

N+1Redundancy


Virtual Disk Migration

SANsymphony

Transparently move contents from one disk to another

Allows non-disruptive hardware disk upgrades for mirrored volumes

Clears & reclaims space occupied by original

SANmelody


Physical/Virtual to Virtual Disk Migration

SANsymphony

Quickest way to migrate from one Windows environment to a dissimilar physical or virtual server platforms

Source image rapidly available to destination

No waiting on lengthy disk-to-disk copies; they occur transparently in background

No error-prone conversions

DataCore handles differences with the same ease as any other virtual disks

SANmelody

“Transporter” Option


Online Snapshots

Recover quickly atdisk speeds to known good state

Eliminate back-up window

Provide “live” environment for analysis, development& testing

Keep snapshots in lower tier, thin provisioned storage


Capture Point-in-time Images without tying up much disk space


Continuous Data Protection & Recovery

Dial back to restore an arbitrary point in time

Logs and timestampsall I/Os

No need to quiesce or interrupt applications SANsymphonySANmelody

Return to any point-in-time withouttaking explicit backups


Remote Replication

Perfect for disaster recovery or business continuity

Only needs a basic IP connection to secondary site

Bi-directional

AsynchronousSANsymphonySANmelody

Keep distant copies without impacting local performance

1-to-ManyMany-to-1


SAN-wide Centralized Management

Automates laborious, repetitive tasks

Intuitive to operate

Universal tools work across like or unlike devices


Control and monitor all SAN resources from one console

2 Nodes SAN-wide


Hypervisor Console Integration

SANsymphony

Provision & Manage Virtual Storage Pool & SAN fromVMware Virtual Center Plug-in

See relationship between virtual machines & virtual volumes in SAN, including I/O channels

Manage storage resource properties & behavior from a single pane

One unified view for VM & SAN administrators

SANmelody


Analysis & Reporting

Reveals SAN resource consumption & performance trends

Assists with capacity planning, utilization & quality of service decisions

Export results to 3rd party tools for further analysis,charge-back & billing

SANsymphony

Tracks & charts long-term SAN behavior

SANmelody


DataCore’s Essential Role inServer Virtualization Environments

Prevent downtimedue to disk-related …

• Maintenance• Reconfiguration• Upgrades• Expansion• Failures

Pool and share storage • Enable Hypervisor-controlled

VM migration & failover• Extend across metropolitan

areas for max survivability

NON-STOP

SMOKING FAST

Speed up I/O performance• Inexpensively cache disk

reads & writes• Overcome existing bottlenecks

Maximize use of disk space

• Allocate capacity only when actually consumed

WASTE-FREE


Call on Us When …Virtualizing Servers & Desktops• Can’t tolerate shared storage

disruption• Poor performance due to I/O

bottleneckUpgrading Storage• Running out of disk space• Must migrate to new equipment &

SANs

Shaping Business Continuity Plan• Concerned about downtime &

disasters• Anxious to protect online assets


Get the Most From Your Storage

Fullest Utilization

Highest Availability

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