Webinar - Introduction to Utilizing SolidFire in the Public Sector

Agenda

• Answer 3 Questions

• Why was SolidFire created?

• Where does SolidFire fit in the NetApp Portfolio?

• What is SolidFire?• Shared Nothing Scale Out Architecture• Guaranteed Performance (Differentiated Storage QoS)• API and Automation at Scale

WHY WAS SOLIDFIRE CREATED?

Enterprise IT is Transforming Globally

SOFTWARE DEFINED DATA

CENTERINFRASTRUCTURE

2.0CLOUD

COMPUTING

PRIVATE CLOUD

3RD PLATFORM

Regardless of the name, desired outcomes are the same – Next Generation Data Center

PUBLIC CLOUD HAS RAISED THE BAR

Agile Scalable Automated Predictable

NEXT GENERATION DATA CENTER

Storage Architectures have Failed to Keep Up…

... And the gap is further widened by two major market shifts

THE MOVE FROM DISK TO FLASH

THE MOVE FROM SILO’ED TO SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE

“…while other core elements of the datacenter have gone through radical changes over the last decade, data center storage remains fundamentally unchanged…the architectures are fundamentally the same as they were in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

WHERE DOES SOLIDFIRE FIT?

The Industry’s Broadest All-Flash Portfolio

AFFPerformance, robust data

management, shared general IT

Streamlined architecture optimized for low-latency workloads

EFScale-out, service-oriented flash

storage for next gen architectures

SOLIDFIRE

SPEEDStandalone apps

Improve slow app response, reduce time to results

Ultra low latency, low cost, direct attach model

DATA SERVICESVirtual infrastructure

Support variety of block and file applications

Unified multi-protocol storage with application integration

SCALECloud-like infrastructure

Performance control for multi-tenant environments

Guaranteed QoS to 1000s of apps

Applying All-Flash to Your Data Center

Flash for the Next Generation Data Center

Requirements constantly changing Consumes the most capital and time

Performance and CapacityPublic / Private Cloud, IaaS

Cheap and Deep [object / file]Backup / Archive / Video Streaming

Extreme PerformanceTransactional Processing /

Trading Platforms

# of

App

licat

ions

Flash V1 PCI Flash

LOW HIGHP E R F O R M A N C E

SolidFireNetApp Hybrid Storage

StorageGRIDAltaVault

All-Flash FASSERVICES

SCALE

NetApp Data Fabric

EF-Series

1

SolidFire is Gartner’s highest scoring product for Overall Use Cases for the second consecutive year. That makes us the defending solid-state array champion. In this year’s Critical Capabilities for Solid-State Arrays study, learn why SolidFire SF Series nodes received the highest product score for 5 out of 6 use cases and understand how the SolidFire architecture compares against other all-flash arrays.

Online Transaction Processing

Server Virtualization

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

High-Performance Computing

Analytics

SolidFire SF Series Overall Score

ScoreCritical Capability SolidFire Rating

1

2

1

1

3.58

3.61

3.56

3.61

3.66

3.60

HIGHEST RATED ALL-FLASH ARRAY

CC 2014 + 2015

Source: Gartner (June 2015)

NEXT GENERATION DATA CENTER

Use Cases

PRIVATE CLOUD

Accelerate self-service and private cloud infrastructure

deployment

WEB INFRASTRUCTURE

Rapidly respond to what customers need from your

IT

WORKLOAD CONSOLIDATION

Consolidate all workloads within a single-all-flash

array

MANAGED HOSTING

Develop and monetize new

servicesDEV/OPS

Speed up application development and test cycles

LESSTIME

ACCELERATEYOUR BUSINESS

DESIGNInitial size (GB or IOPS)

INSTALLATION OPERATINGGB and IOPS required

Account Creation

SCALINGGB and IOPS needed

UPGRADEDESIGNInitial size (GB or IOPS)

Anticipated growth over lifecycle of array

IOPS required lifetime of product

Node size selection

RAID type, RAID grouping

Drive type (FC, NL, Flash)

Drive quantities and ratio

Cache requirements

Drive Sparing

Aggregate/CPG

MetaLUN and Bin file layout

INSTALLATIONBin File/RAID Layout

Aggregate/MetaLUN creation

Snapshot spare spacing

Vol0/quorum drive layout

Aggregate snapshot frequency

Snapshot growth limits

OPERATINGGB and IOPS required

Account Creation

Host to HBA assignment and tracking

Host initiator count limits

RAID type required

Primary Control Node assignment

IOPS limitation concerns

Snapshot growth policy

Thin Provisioning (or not)

Aggregate/CPG assignment

40% CPU limit considerations


Drive Shelves required

Power/floor space restrictions

Control node limitations (CPU storage)

UPGRADEHBA compatibility list

CPU utilization on control nodes

Maintenance window

Mitigate risk during node outage

Storage System TasksOTHER VENDORS

Element OS | A U T O M A T E D M A N A G E M E N T

LESSTIME

ACCELERATEYOUR BUSINESS

DESIGNInitial size (GB or IOPS)

INSTALLATION OPERATINGGB and IOPS required

Account Creation


UPGRADE

Storage System Tasks

Element OS | A U T O M A T E D M A N A G E M E N T

WHAT IS SOLIDFIRE?

Platform Building Blocks

2405 o 5-10TB effective capacityo 50,000 guaranteed IOPS



All Inclusive Feature Set

o Replication (synchronous / asynchronous)o Integrated cloud backupo Snapshots & cloneso Global efficiencieso 256-bit encryption-at-Resto Comprehensive loggingo Cloud based monitoringo Secure multi-tenancy (VLAN support, volume access groups)o Simultaneous multiprotocol support (FC / iSCSI) o Deep integrations: VMware, OpenStack, CloudStack

PROVIDED AT NO ADDITIONAL COST

P L AT F O R M C O M PAT I B I L I T Y G U A R A N T E E

o Ensures that all future software & platforms from SolidFire will interoperate with existing infrastructure

U N L I M I T E D D R I V E W E A R G U A R A N T E E

o Eliminate concerns around flash enduranceo No restrictions on use-case or workload

Never Obsolete

Unparalleled Investment Protection

No More Forklift

Upgrades

Eliminate Data

Migration

Scale-Out Agility

P E R F O R M A N C E

Cap

acity

35 TB 200,000 IOPS

Linear and Non-Linear Scaleof performance and capacity through mixed node support

Expand / Contract without disruption or reconfiguration

Guaranteed Compatibility Between All SolidFire Storage Nodes

Future-proof your storage investment

Eliminate storage migrations and forklift upgrades

Never wait 3 years for an upgrade

Scale-Out Agility


Cap

acity

35 TB 200,000 IOPS

43.6 TB 250,000 IOPSLinear and Non-Linear Scaleof performance and capacity through mixed node support






Scale-Out Agility


Cap

acity

35 TB 200,000 IOPS

43.6 TB 250,000 IOPS

52.2 TB 300,000 IOPS







Scale-Out Agility


Cap

acity

35 TB 200,000 IOPS

43.6 TB 250,000 IOPS

52.2 TB 300,000 IOPS

60.8 TB 350,000 IOPS







Scale-Out Agility


Cap

acity

35 TB 200,000 IOPS

43.6 TB 250,000 IOPS

52.2 TB 300,000 IOPS







2405

4805

Scale-Out Agility

STORAGE PLATFORM RESOURCES

Capacity

Performance with QoS

Drive rebuilds = <10 minutes | Node rebuilds = <60 minutes

NEVER MIGRATE DATA AGAIN

Guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS)

Boot Storm

SolidFire QoS Eliminates of traditional performance related storage problems – ESG 2015

93%

Complete System Automation

Self-Service PortalLeverage SolidFire’s upstream OpenStack integration for day 1 operational efficiency

Simple Push Button ManagementAllow clients to create volumes & accounts, set up new host configurations,

boot from SAN or image with APIs through PowerShell

Completely Programmable StorageDeep API integration builds upon the programmatic nature of the Software Defined Data Center

SDK

QUESTIONS?

RESOURCES

For additional information:Chris Graham

Federal Development Representative919.4576.4727

[email protected]

Find Us Online:www.solidfire.com

http://developer.solidfire.com/

https://www.youtube.com/solidfire

http://www.solidfire.com/



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