HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Overview

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HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Overview
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Agenda

• Product Background
• Storage Works Array Portfolio
• HP LeftHand SAN Solutions
• Features and Benefits
• Product Offering
• Support Options
• Demo

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HP LeftHand SAN Overview Background

• Technology leader
• Founded in 1999 as LeftHand Networks
• A recognized leader in iSCSI SANs
• More than 11,000 installations
• Over 3,000 customers
• Ranked as Visionary Gartners Magic Quadrant
• All inclusive feature-set focus
• Pay-as-you-grow architecture
• Performance
• Scalability
• Availability
• Simple management

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HP StorageWorks Array Portfolio
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HP StorageWorks array portfolio
XP
EVA
HP LeftHand P4000 SAN
XP24000
XP20000
MSA2000
Consolidation and Performance
All-in-One

• Always-on availability
• Data center consolidation disaster recovery
• Large-scale Oracle/SAP applications
• HP-UX, Windows, 20 more, including NonStop
  mainframe

• Outstanding TCO
• FC iSCSI host ports
• FC FATA HDD
• Storage consolidation disaster recovery
• Simplification through virtualization
• HP-UX, Windows, Linux, VMware more
• Mid Market MS, Oracle SAP applications

• Scalable, ClusteredIP SAN
• iSCSI, 10GbE optional
• Scalable Performance
• SATA SAS HDD
• Cost effective high availability
• VMware, Citrix, Hyper-V, Windows, Linux

• Low cost consolidation
• 4GB FC, 1GbE iSCSI, and 3Gb SAS
• SAS SATA together
• Controller-based snapshot/clone
• Windows, Linux, HP-UX, VMware more
• WEB, Exchange, SQL

• Simple Unified Storage
• iSCSI SAN and Optimized NAS with integrated
  snapshots, backup, replication, and simple
  management.
• Windows, Linux, VMware, more.

Business Continuity and Availability
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HP LeftHand SAN SolutionsFeatures and Benefits
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Storage Architectures and Trains

• A scale up architecture is like a freight train
• Array controllers 1-2 locomotives for
  performance redundancy
• Disk shelves Wagons for capacity
• For a short train, locomotive has lots of
  horsepower
• Its very cost effective to add wagons
• Adding wagons may exceed power limits

• A scale out architecture is like a metro train
• Each wagon holds capacity and performance
• If engine in one wagon goes off, other wagons
  take over
• Adding wagons scales performance in parallel
• The combination functions like a single train

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5 features of every HP LeftHand SAN
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SAN/iQ Storage Clustering
Cluster for reliability, performance and ease of
management
Storage Node
SAS

• Storage clustering
• Aggregates critical components
• Data is load balanced
• Predictable scalability
• Grow on your terms
• Scale-out storage
• Non-disruptive
• Throttle bandwidth
• Storage tiering
• Optimized for type of data
• Online volume migration
• Simple centralized management
• One step server-volume mapping
• Integrated performance management

Disk Cache
CPU NICs
Hardware RAID Redundant Power Cooling SAN/iQ
Storage Software
SATA
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SAN/iQ Network RAID
Always on storage, data availability during any
failure

• Beyond component redundancy
• Protects data from array failure
• Synchronous mirroring (replication)
• Configure on a per-volume basis
• Configure on-the-fly, no down time
• High availability
• Multiple disks, controllers, or arrays
• Zero disruption of data access
• Ensures high availability for data

SAN/iQ Cluster
A
D
A
D
B
A
B
A
C
B
B
C
C
D
C
D

• The goal for SAN availability is "no nines," or
  100 availability. (Gartner,2007)
• Human error and firmware bugs are the weakest
  links, even in properly deployed SANs. (Gartner,
  2007)

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SAN/iQ Multi-site SAN
Real-time protection from an entire site failure

• Protect Storage By
• Racks
• Room
• Floor
• Building
• Site
• Keep Data Online During
• Facility disruption
• Natural disaster
• Site maintenance

SAN/iQ Cluster
SAN/iQ Multi-site SAN
Volumes Remain Online
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SAN/iQ Thin Provisioning
Raise storage utilization, increase ROI and
reduce costs

• Cost Savings
• Purchase only what you need today
• Allocate only as data is written
• No reserve necessary
• Integrated with Volumes, SmartClones, Snapshots
  and Remote Copies
• Delay Future Storage Purchases
• Grow capacity as warranted
• Safely oversubscribe storage for applications
• Simple to Manage
• Enable/disable with radio button on per-volume
  basis

Full Provisioned
Allocated 200 GB Available 0 GB Used 0
GB Wasted 200 GB
Allocated 200 GB Available 0 GB Used 50
GB Wasted 150 GB
Allocated 200 GB Available 0 GB Used 100
GB Wasted 100 GB
Waste
50 GB written
50 GB written
200 GB Volume
Thin Provisioned
Allocated 0GB Available 200GB Used 0GB Wasted 0GB
Allocated 50GB Available 150GB Used 50GB Wasted 0G
B
Allocated 100GB Available 100GB Used 100GB Wasted
0GB
Available
50 GB written
50 GB written
200 GB Volume
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SAN/iQ SmartClone
Cost efficient volume copies for quick
provisioning

• Realize cost savings through cloning
• No duplicate data, only changes are stored
• Ideal for storing system images
• Instant provisioning of volume copies for test
  and development
• Testing can be done with real data
• No impact to production

SAN/iQ Cluster
SmartClone Volumes
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SAN/iQ Snapshot
Point-in-time, space-efficient backup and recovery

• Simplified Backup and Recovery
• Point-in-time volume copies
• Scheduled, ad hoc or scripted
• Functional
• Volume rollback
• Recover granular data
• Backup integration
• Microsoft VSS
• VMware VCB
• Space Efficient
• Thin provisioned always
• Delta changes only
• No snap reservation

SAN/iQ Cluster
100
100
200
300
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SAN/iQ Remote Copy
Time and space-efficient replication for backup
and DR

• Asynchronous Replication
• Per volume basis
• Scheduled or manual
• Thin provisioned
• No reserve space required
• Incremental failback
• Simple to Manage
• Bandwidth management
• Failover / Failback Wizard

SAN 1
Vol_1 (Primary)
SAN 2
Vol_1 (Remote)
Vol_1 (Primary)
100
100
Baseline Copy
Incremental Copy
Incremental Copy
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Non-disruptive management

• The following management activities are done
  without downtime or loss of volume access
• Adding or removing storage nodes from a cluster
• Restriping (load balancing) iSCSI volumes as new
  nodes are added
• Recovering a storage node
• Changing volume size
• Changing a volume from thin provisioned to full
  provisioned, or vice versa
• Changing network RAID (availability) settings on
  a volume
• Migrating a volume from one SAN/iQ cluster to
  another
• Taking a volume snapshot or remote copy
• SAN/iQ (firmware) upgrades

These activities occur far more frequently in a
virtualized environment legacy SANs (LUNs) are
statically provisioned and far less flexible
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Capacity management

• Allows for cluster-level management of capacity
  allocation, including
• Volumes
• SmartClones
• Thin provisioning
• Snapshots

• Capacity can also be managed per volume
• Alerts for clusters nearing capacity

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SAN/iQ Performance Manager

• Details
• Performance Monitor in the User Interface
• Performance SNMP MIBs available
• Performance Data Export capability for trending
  and analysis
• Managed Objects
• Cluster
• Application Servers
• Volumes and Snapshots
• Storage Node
• Performance Data Available
• Throughput (MB per second)
• IOPS (I/Os per second)
• Latency (milliseconds)
• Q-depth (I/Os pending)
• Cache Hits ( cache hits)
• CPU ( usage)
• Memory ( usage)
• Network Utilization ( utilization)

HP Restricted -- HP Internal and Channel Partner
Use Only
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Virtual SAN Appliance for VMware ESX
High availability virtualization for
remote/branch offices

• Full Featured Virtual SAN
• SAN/iQ within an ESX virtual machine
• virtualizes ESX servers internal disk resources
• Up to 10TB per VSA
• Only SAN appliance on VMware SAN/Storage HCL
• SAN/iQ cluster within ESX
• Highly Available storage across multiple ESX
  systems
• Shared storage for VMs

ESXServer
ESXServer
ESXServer
SAN/iQ Cluster
VSA
VSA
VSA
Win
Linux
Win
Linux
Linux
Win
DAS
DAS
DAS
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Common VSA uses

• Turns internal ESX server storage into an iSCSI
  SAN
• Enables virtualization features that require a
  SAN at a lower entry cost and with less
  infrastructure
• VMotion, HA, DRS, and SRM
• Implement SAN replication and SRM without having
  to purchase additional storage hardware.
• Complete Test, Training, and Dev environments at
  lower cost
• Evaluation of features (SAN/iQ or 3rd party that
  requires a SAN) in an isolated environment

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HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solution Product Offering
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HP LeftHand P4000 SANs Cost effective storage
for virtualization, easy to implement
Site 2
Site 1
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HP LeftHand P4000 SANs cont.Cost effective
storage for virtualization, easy to implement
Site 2
Site 1
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Remote Office Solution Pack
Cost-effective disaster recovery, no hardware
required

• Replication for up to 10 Remote Sites
• No SAN hardware at remote site
• No other vendor can offer this
• All other offerings are host based or require
  hardware at remote sites
• Included for no additional cost with
• Virtualization SAN
• Multi-Site SAN
• Support included with physical SAN

Main
Remote 1
Remote 2
Remote 3
VMware ESX Server
VMware ESX Server
VMware ESX Server
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Virtual SAN Appliance HP Blades
High availability SAN storage for Blades

• Leveraging LeftHand to converge blade servers and
  SANs
• HP LeftHand P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance Software
  (VSA) HP StorageWorks SB40c Storage Blade

New
Logical Representation
Physical Representation
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Support Services
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HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Warranty Services

• Warranty
• The HP Lefthand P4000 SANs
• Includes standard 3-3-3 warranty (3 years parts
  exchange, 3 years labor and 3 years onsite, next
  business day response)
• The HP LeftHand P4000 Storage Systems
• Includes standard 1-1-1 warranty (1 year parts
  exchange, 1 year labor and 1 year onsite, next
  business day response)
• Recommended Services
• 3-Year HP Support Plus 24
• 3-Year HP Support Plus 24 provides integrated
  hardware and software support services designed
  specifically for your technology.
• HP Services engineers deliver reactive onsite
  hardware support and over-the-phone software
  support around-the-clock.
• Installation and Startup
• While all HP LeftHand P4000 products are easily
  self installed by the customer, HP offers
  optional installation and startup to assist in
  set-up.
• HP Installation and Startup for StorageWorks
  LeftHand SAN Solutions provides service planning,
  service deployment, installation verification
  test (IVT) and a customer orientation session to
  help deploy functionality of the LeftHand P4000
  SAN Solutions products.

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Try Lefthand SAN!

• www.hp.com/go/tryvsa
• Fully-featured 30 day trial, includes
• P4000 VSA 8.1 software (ESX or laptop version)
• Centralized Management Console

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