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Designing and
Implementing HPSAN Storage Solution
Module 2
How to design a networked storage
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Objectives
– Identify the basics of designing a FC Fabric SAN
– Define the infrastructure requirements
– Explain how to design a SAN utilizing a phasedapproach
– Identify the factors to consider when designing a SAN
– Explain how performance considerations relate to SANdesign
– Explain HP SAN Design philosophy
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Basics of designing a SAN
Restorebackup
Distance
CostDisastertolerance
Connectivity
and capacity
Data locality
Scalability
Performance
Availability
Managementand security
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HP SAN Design philosophy
– To mix moderately sized components to meet a rangeof storage system requirements
– Benefits• Greater flexibility
•
Incremental scaling• Support for diverse geographic and data locality requirements
– Achieved through – Multiple port functionality
– Simple, standardized approach to design
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Approaches to simplified design
– HP standard design• For beginners or small business needs
– Variation of an HP design• For intermediate SAN designers or mid-size business needs
– Custom design using the HP StorageWorks SANdesign rules• For advanced SAN designers or enterprise business needs
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Design considerations
– Factors to consider when designing a FC Fabric SAN• Applications and operating systems
• Availability
• Accessibility
• I/O Profile
• Backup
• Security
• Migration
• Management
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Defining the infrastructurerequirements
– Document the following:• Inventory of current environment
• Growth plan
• Current storage configuration
• LAN/SAN structure
• Application uses
• Traffic loads
• Peak periods
• Current performance
– Current constraints• Use of existing cables
• Use of existing components
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Planning considerations
Perform SANarchitecture
and situation
assessment
ExamineSAN
functionality
Documentavailability
requirements
Documentperformance
requirements
Document SANdata protection
& growth
Document SANmanagement
requirements
Select HPsupported SAN
Topologies
DocumentDeployment
Strategy
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Planning the SAN
– Plan the SAN architecture
– Plan for current environment assessment
– Plan for SAN functionality, availability, and performance
– Plan for SAN data protection and growth
– Plan for enterprise SAN management
– Choose HP supported SAN topology
– Plan the deployment strategy
– Plan the test and verification process
– Develop a detailed deployment schedule and aschedule tracking process
– Plan to have a customer development lab to testconfiguration changes
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Planning the SAN
– Define ongoing support requirements and expectedservice response times
– Agree to a mutual sign-off procedure before beginningthe production deployment
–
Topology design – SAN management strategy
– SAN management processes
– Experience level
–
Technology advances – Deployment strategy
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Performance considerations
Application Bandwidth
Utilization
Read/Write Max Typical Access Typical I/O Size
OLTP, e-mail, UFS
e-commerce, CIFS
Light 80% read
20% write
Random 8KB
OLTP (raw) Light 80% read
20% write
Random 2KB to 4KB
Decision support,
HPC, seismic,
imaging
Medium to Heavy 90% read
10% write (except
during “builds”)
Sequential 16KB to 128KB
Video Server Heavy 98% read2% write
Sequential > 64KB
SAN applications:
serverless backup,
snapshots, third-
party copy
Medium to Heavy Variable Sequential > 64KB
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Solution design and complexities
– Understand concepts
– Understand products and rules
– Combine products
– Storage rules
–
Operating system rules – Fabric rules
– Zoning rules
– Other rules• Number of switches supported
• Types of switches supported• Maximum number of hops supported
• Domain IDs and Worldwide Names needed
• Number of ISLs supported
– Apply most restrictive rules first
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