Webinar – The Future is All-Flash Storage

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The%All9Flash%Array%for%theNext%Generation%Data%Center

Jesse(Genson – SolidFire(SE

[email protected]

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Flash(V1(PCI%Flash

Requirements%constantly%changing

Consumes%the%most%capital%and%time

Applying(AllHFlash(in(your(Data(Center

PerformanceLow

Performance%and%Capacity(Public%/%Private%Cloud,%IaaS)

High

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

Performance%at%any%cost(Transactional%Processing%/%Trading%Platforms)

#%of%Applications

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All-flash storage platform for the next generation data center.

Scale9Out Guaranteed%Performance

Automated%Management

Global%EfficienciesData%Assurance

High%performance%storage%systems%designed%for%the%Next%Generation%Data%Center

Industry%Leading%Quality%of%Service%(QoS)

Scale9Out%Architecture

• 4%– 100%%nodes

• 4TB%– 3.4PB%Usable%Capacity

• 200k%– 7.5M%Controllable IOPS

Simple%all%inclusive%

pricing%model Direct%Tier%3%Support%

for%every%customer

Industry9standard%hardware• 10%GigE%iSCSI,%16/8%Gb%FC

Powering%the%World’s%Most%Demanding%Data%Centers

The%Most%Complete%AFA%Feature% Set

• Scale9out%Architecture

• Self%Healing%High%Availability

• Guaranteed%QoS

• Complete%System%Automation

• In9line%Data%Reduction

• 3rd Generation%of%Hardware

• 8th Generation%of%Software

Innovative

Sales,%Marketing,%and%Support% :

• Over%450%Employees%• HQ:%Boulder,%Colorado• North%America• EMEA• APJ

Global

Enabling% Customer%Success

• Founded%2010

• GA%Product%since%Nov%2012

• Over%2500%nodes%shipped%

• More%than%45PB%under%mgt

• Fueling%over%58,000%business

• Acquired%by%NetApp%9 Jan%2016

Proven

#1%ALL9FLASH%ARRAY

CC%2014%&%2015

Updated% 2/16/16

Eliminating(Application(Silos

VirtualInfrastructure

Database

Virtual%Desktop

Cloud%Orchestration

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VirtualInfrastructure

Database

Virtual%Desktop

Cloud%Orchestration

What%if%you%could%run%all%applicationsin%a%single%storage%infrastructure?

…with%guaranteed%performance

Consolidate(with(Guaranteed(QoS

• Guarantee%storage%performance%to%

every%application

• Combine%a%broad%array%of%

application%workloads%within%a%

single%storage%platform

• Increase%application%density%and%

resource%utilization

• Respond%to%demands%faster%and%

with%greater%agility%than%ever%before

Platform(Building(Blocks

2405 • 4TB%effective%capacity• 50,000%guaranteed%IOPS




ScaleHOut(Agility

Performance

Capacity

200,000%IOPS35%TBGuaranteed%Compatibility%between%all%SolidFire%storage%nodes

• Future9Proof%your%storage%investment

• Eliminate%storage%migrations%and%forklift%upgrades

• Never%wait%3%years%for%an%upgrade

Linear%or%Non%Linear%Scale%of%Performance%and%Capacity%

Expand%/%Contract%without%disruption%or%reconfiguration

ScaleHOut(Agility

Performance

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Performance

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52.2%TB 300,000%IOPS







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60.8%TB 350,000%IOPS

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43.6%TB 250,000%IOPS

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• Platform%Compatibility%Guarantee– Ensures%that%all%future%software%&%platforms%from%SolidFire%will%interoperate%with%existing%infrastructure

• Unlimited%Drive%Wear%Guarantee%– Eliminate%concerns%around%flash%endurance

– No%restrictions%on%use9case%or%workload

Never%Obsolete

Unparalleled%Investment%Protection

No%more%forklift%upgrades

Storage%Platform%ResourcesCapacity

Performance%with%QoS

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What%if%you%had%automated(generational%storage%array%upgrades%(controller%upgrades)%and%never%

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Self%Healing%High%Availability

SolidFire(Helix™(

Cluster(wide(RAIDHless(data(protection

• No%single%points%of%failure

• Automatic%self9healing%– restores%

redundancy%after%failure

• Maintains%all%QoS%settings%regardless%of%

failure%condition

• Non9disruptive%hardware%and%software%

upgrades

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SolidFire%QoS%Eliminates%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%of%traditional%

performance%related%storage%problems%! ESG%2015%

Guaranteed(Quality(of(Service((QoS)

Dynamically%Allocate,(Manage and%Guarantee

storage%performance%independent%of%capacity

Define%/%enforce%Min,(Max and%Burst settings

for%each%application%/%volume

Eliminating%Noisy%Neighbor%Applications

Decreased%Performance

Noisy%Neighbor


Decreased%Performance

Noisy%Neighbor

SolidFire%QoS%in%Practice

500%IOPS

1000%IOPS

1200%IOPS

8000%IOPS

Impact%of%a%Noisy%Neighbor

Decreased%performance%across%multiple%apps

Trouble%Tickets

Data%Migrations

Upset%Customers

Root%cause%analysis

Performance%tuning

Load%balancing

New%hardware%procurement

Over%Provisioning

Impact% to%Productivity%/%Revenue

Storage%Platform%Redesign

Churn


Boot%Storm

Trending%and%Analysis%– Capacity%and%Performance

Empower(Enterprise(IT(to(deliver(greater(strategic(value(to(the(business

• Native%REST9based%API

• Deep%integration%with%management%&%orchestration%platforms

• Support%development%of%user9facing%storage%controls

• Reduce%risk%of%human%error%and%associated%with%complex%administrative%tasks

• Enables%rapid%deployment%of%applications%&%services

Complete(System(Automation

“Spin.up.virtual.machines.up.to..81%.faster.than.traditional.storage”.– ESG%2015

“SolidFire.Automation.helps.lower.operating.expenses.by.up.to.

– ESG%2015

Empower(Enterprise(IT(to(deliver(greater(strategic(value(to(the(business

• Native%REST9based%API

• Deep%integration%with%management%&%orchestration%platforms

• Support%development%of%user9facing%storage%controls

• Reduce%risk%of%human%error%and%associated%with%complex%administrative%tasks

• Enables%rapid%deployment%of%applications%&%services

Complete(System(Automation


“SolidFire.Automation.helps.lower.operating.expenses.by.up.to.

– ESG%2015

Create%Volume%API%Call

{"method":%"CreateVolume","params":%{"name":%"<Volume%

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Traditional%Storage%System%TasksOTHER(VENDORS

DESIGN

Initial'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

INSTALLATION

Bin'File/RAID'Layout

Aggregate/MetaLUN' creation

Snapshot/spare/spacing

Vol0/quorum'drive'layout

Aggregate' snapshot'frequency

Snapshot'growth'limits

Data/Migration/Strategy

OPERATING

GB'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/assignment

40%'CPU'limit'considerations

SCALING

GB'and'IOPS'needed

Drive/Shelves/required

Power/floor'space'restrictions

Control'node'limitations'(CPU'storage)

Controller/Upgrade/or/Replacement

UPGRADE

HBA/compatibility/list

CPU'utilization'on'control'nodes

Maintenance'window

Mitigate'risk'during'node'outage

Storage'Virtualization'Compatibility

LESSTIME

ACCELERATEYOUR(BUSINESS

Internally%Automated%Storage%System%TasksSOLIDFIRE


“SolidFire.Automation.helps.lower.operating.expenses.by.up.to.67%”. – ESG%2015

DESIGN


INSTALLATION OPERATING


Account'Creation

SCALING

GB'and'IOPS'needed

UPGRADEDESIGN


INSTALLATION OPERATING


Account'Creation

SCALING

GB'and'IOPS'needed

UPGRADE

! SolidFire%Cinder%driver%enables%all%OpenStack%block%storage%features

! Ability%to%set%and%maintain%true%QoS%levels%on%a%per9volume%basis

! Create,%snap,%clone%and%manage%SolidFire%volumes%directly

! Run%OpenStack%instances%on%a%SolidFire%volume

! Eliminates%arduous%management%layers%between%OpenStack%and%the%storage%system

! SolidFire%driver%fully%integrated%into%OpenStack%9no%additional% features%/%licenses%required

Customer%SuccessDeep%OpenStack%Integration Validated%Interoperability

The%Block%Storage%Choice%for%OpenStack

Solution%Benefits

• Cloud%– De9Duplication%typically%scales%with%capacity

• VDI%– Enables%full9clones%saving%on%compute

• Databases%– Enables%Test/Dev spinoffs%and%replica%sets

Drives%cost%below%the%price%of%disk

In9line%Data%Reduction%at%scale

5%– 10X%Data%ReductionAlways9on%Deduplication,%Compression%and%Thin%Provisioning%

Solution%Benefits

• Cloud%– De9Duplication%typically%scales%with%capacity

• VDI%– Enables%full9clones%saving%on%compute

• Databases%– Enables%Test/Dev spinoffs%and%replica%sets

Drives%cost%below%the%price%of%disk

In9line%Data%Reduction%at%scale

5%– 10X%Data%ReductionAlways9on%Deduplication,%Compression%and%Thin%Provisioning%

The%data%that%you%put%on%the%array%determines%your%efficiency.%%At%large%scale%our%efficiencies%shine.

• Replication%(synchronous%/%asynchronous)

• Snapshots%&%clones

• Integrated%cloud%backup%– S3,%Swift

• Global%efficiencies%in%a%single%cluster%at%large%scale• 2569bit%Data%At%Rest%Encryption

• Comprehensive%logging%– SNMP,%Syslog• ActiveIQ cloud%based%monitoring

• Secure%multi9tenancy%(VLAN%support,%volume%access%groups)

• Simultaneous%multiprotocol%support%(FC%/%iSCSI)%

• Deep%integrations:%VMware,%OpenStack,%CloudStack

All.Inclusive.Feature%Set

Snapshots/VSS

Overview

NEXT(GENERATION(DATA(PROTECTION

①Real9time%Replication• Synchronous

• Asynchronous

• Snapshot

②Snaps/Clones• Scheduled

• Single

• Group

③ Integrated%Backup%&%Restore• S3

• Swift

④ ISV• Microsoft%VSS

• CommVault

• NetBackup

S3'/'Swift CLOUD

NATIVE

INTERNAL

3RD(PARTY

Synchronous'/'Asynchronous' Replication

Backup

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2Ba

ckup Recovery Recovery

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Element' OS '| 'D A T A / A S S U R A N C E

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IP#Connectivity

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• Synchronous• Asynchronous• Snapshot

②Snaps/Clones• Scheduled• Single• Group

③ Integrated)Backup)&)Restore• S3• Swift

④ ISV• Microsoft)VSS• CommVault• NetBackup

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NEXT(GENERATION(DATA(PROTECTION(

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Direct%Tier%3%support%to%

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Real9Time%telemetric%data%

and%trending%analysis

#1'ALL'FLASH'ARRAYCC%2014%&%2015

Proven(in(the(World’s(Most(Demanding(Data(Centers

Service%Providers Large%Enterprise

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Q&A

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