Flash for Virtualization - CMG · 2020-02-20 · How Flash-Optimized Storage Architectures...
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Flash for VirtualizationHow Flash-Optimized Storage Architectures Accelerate Performance and
Simplify Storage For Virtualized Environments
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Agenda
• Drivers for Desktop Virtualization
• VDI for 200+ Users
• Best practices for architecting storage for virtualized environments
• Data Protection and Replication
• Planning / Building for Scale
• Proactive Support
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Drivers for Desktop Virtualization
• Reality, Capital Expense
• Increase End User Productivity
• Improve Remote Experience
• Improve Security
• Reduced IT Operational Expense
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Drivers for Desktop Virtualization
Desktop Capital
Desktop Operating Desktop Operating
Desktop Power & Cooling
Desktop Power & Cooling
VMware Desktop Configuration
VMware Server / Storage
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VDI for 200+ Users
• Background
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VDI for 200+ Users
• Timeline
• Challenges
• Solution
• Future
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Storage Best Practices – Measure / Plan
• Storage Networking Fabric
• Physical / Virtual
• Resiliency / Up Time
• Core Cisco 6248
• Closet 2960-X
• Server Cisco UCS B200 M3
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• Performance
• Bandwidth – How Much Data Needs to Move?
• IOPs – How Many Transactions Per Second
– 10-20 for VDI
– 50-200 per Server
• Latency – Delay for Each IO
– 5-30 ms for Legacy Disk
– .5-1 ms for Solid State / Hybrid Arrays
Storage Best Practices – Measure / Plan
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Storage Best Practices – Measure / Plan
• Capacity
• What you use today / How is it provisioned
– Thick
– Thin
• Growth Rates by Application?
• Archiving?
– What are your Retention Policies
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• Selecting a Storage Vendor
• Performance
– $ / TB
– $ / IOP
• Features
– Interoperability with Virtualization and Application Layers
– Efficient Snapshot Solution for DP
– Efficient Replication Solution for DR
Storage Best Practices – Measure / Plan
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• Support
• Real Time
• Proactive
• 24 x 7
Storage Best Practices – Measure / Plan
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