accelerate with ibm storage xiv: what's old, what's new

IBM North America Technical Leadership Team

© 2015 IBM Corporation

Lisa MartinezBrian ShermanSteve Solewin

Accelerate with IBM Storage XIV: What’s Old, What’s New

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© 2015 IBM Corporation2

Agenda

XIV Review– Grid Architecture– Encryption– Quality of Service– Multi-tenancy– VMware Integration– OpenStack Integration– Spectrum Accelerate– Licensing options

Hyper-Scale Features– Mobility– Consistency– Manager

XIV Model 314 and Compression

Spectrum Accelerate Updates

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XIV Continue Proven Track Record of Innovation…

XIV Gen 3#1 ESRP for

Microsoft 2010

3Q2011

4Q2011

1Q2012

4Q2012

1Q2013

2Q2013

4Q2013

1Q2014

2Q2014

3Q2014

1Q2015

2Q2015

3Q2015

4Q2015

SSD CachingCross-gen

mirriorMobile

Dashboard for iPhone

4.5x faster SSD Cache10GB iSCSI

16% less energy

Encryption; Hyper-scale Consistency,

RESTful, OpenStack Havana,

VMware space reclamation, top

ESRP, 800 GB flash cache, Storage

Integration server

XIV Cloud Storage for

Service providers

Cloud storage just

right

3TB HDD support, Mobile

Dashboard for iPAD, SPC-

2/E:#1 in price performance

IBM Hyper-Scale

Manager, OpenStack,

Mobile Dashboard

update

IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility,

4TB HDD, windows 2012

UNMAP, Mobile Dashboard for

Android, windows 2012,

Space reclamation,

SPC-1

IBM Advanced

system placement, Buy one get the next one

for $1

Multi-tenancy3-site mirror

VMware vCloud

Full RESTfulHyper-Scale

Capacity Reports500 QoS classes

PSI-DSS

IBM Spectrum

Accelerate;6 TB drives;

Day Zero VVOL

Real-Time Compression,

Microsoft Azure Site Recovery

Spectrum Accelerate on

Softlayer Cloud Services,Spectrum Accelerate

Hyper-converged Solution

XIV Gen3 Turbo Compression:

2xCPU 2xMemoryReal-time

Compression on by default,Spectrum

Accelerate iSCSI Hyper-Scale

Mobility

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Data Module

UPSUPS UPS

Int/Data Module

Int/Data Module

Data Module

Host

Host

FC

Switches

iSCSI

Host

XIV System Components

Grid Building Block– Data Module (1-15)– CPU– Memory (360GB/720GB)– 12 disk drives (1, 2, 3, 4, 6TB)– Optional SSD cacheExternal Connect– Interface/Data Module (4-9)– FC ports – 8Gb– iSCSI ports – GbE or 10GbEInternal Interconnect– Infiniband SwitchesUPSs

SSD

SSD

SSD

SSD

DataModules

DataModules

Interface/DataModules

Interface/DataModules

UPS

Switches

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XIV Solution Architecture

Each logical volume is spread across all drives – Data is “cut” into 1MB “partitions” or “chunks” and

stored on the disks– XIV’s distribution algorithm automatically distributes

partitions across all disks in the system

Even data distribution ensures balanced performance– Completely automated process– No hot spots – even disk utilization– No tuning

Hardware can be added/removed– Performance automatically rebalanced

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Node 4

Data is automatically redistributed as necessary when hardware changes

If hardware is added (“phased in”), temporary “3rd copy” partitions from all drives are made on the new hardware--and then some partitions from all drives are deletedOnly actual data is copiedAll workloads and hosts automatically receive performance benefit from new hardware

Data Module 2

Data Module 3

Data Module 1

[ hardware upgrade ]

Data Module 4

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Data is automatically redistributed as necessary when hardware changes

If hardware fails, the “2nd copies” of partitions that were on the failed hardware are used to “rebuild” partitions across all drives that are operational– Writing from all drives to all drives at high priority– Only partitions with data need to be copiedIf hardware is “phased out”, temporary “3rd copy” partitions are created across all drives that will remain in the system– Only partitions with data need to be copied

Data Module 2

Data Module 3 Data Module 4

Data Module 1

[ hardware failure ]

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XIV rebuilds are optimized to exploit system resources dynamically– XIV can rebuild a 6 TB drive in less than one hour on average– Upon detecting I/O idle time, the rebuild technology dynamically uses more

system resources– High reliability and business continuity for your customers’ business

XIV Drive Rebuilds

2TB 3TB 4TB 6TBv11.5.1 18 27 36 54

0204060

Min

utes

XIV Drive Rebuild Time*

*Times represent 100% capacity used

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XIV SSD Extended Cache

Secondary read cache for block sizes <=64K

– Transparent extended read cache, not a separate tier • No change to system usable capacity• Zero management, zero tuning• Read misses (not found in primary cache) <=64K will

be added to SSD• Real-time cache algorithm (not policy-based)• Performance improvement begins immediately

– SSD added to each module• Scales with the system – 6 to 15 SSD drives

– 400 GB (2.4TB to 6TB) for all systems– 800 GB (4.8TB to 12TB) for 4TB and 6TB drive systems

• All Gen3 hardware is SSD-ready (simple, non-disruptive field upgrade)– Gen3 only

• Hot swap - can be phased out, tested, replaced and phased in

• No mirroring of data on SSD – data is already redundant

• Enabled at the system level by default

DRAM Cache

Disks

SSD Cache

Host Servers

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XIV Feature SetPowerful snapshots mechanism – Space-efficient, redirect on write

Remote mirroring for business continuity– Both synchronous and asynchronous, three way mirror

Data migration – Transfer volumes onto XIV with minimal disruption to applications

Thin Provisioning– Intrinsic to the XIV architecture

Data at rest encryption– Allows data in place to be encrypted

Quality of ServiceMulti TenancyReal time compressionHyper-Scale Mobility – Move volumes from one XIV Gen3 to another with no downtime

Hyper-Scale Consistency

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XIV Encryption Overview

Data at rest encrypted by Self-Encrypting Drive (SED)– All drive sizes are now SED – SSD cache is encrypted for end-to-end encryption– Hot encrypt support

• Allows for concurrently encrypting client data– All currently shipping drives are SED

• 2 and 3 TB boxes ordered before Oct 2013 are not SED

XIV software needed to enable encryption - V11.4

External Key server required: – Secure Key Lifecycle Manager (SKLM)

– Standard KMIP v1.0 key management via RPQXIV with encrypting

disks + CPU based SSD encryption

Write encrypted data to the SSD

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XIV Quality of Service (QoS) Overview

Optional – to ensure performance for critical applications by limiting performance of lower priority hosts or applications (e.g. Test/Dev) accessing the same XIV system

Up to 500 performance classes limiting IOPs, MBs or both is created

Two type of classes:– Hosts

– Pools/Domains

Maximum IOPs/BW for class is shared among all objects in a class

Objects outside performance classes are not limited by QoS

Immediate, dynamic changes– Movement into/out of a performance class

– Maximum IOPs and/or BW specifications for performance class

An I/O is limited by the maximum limit, not an aggregate

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XIV Multi Tenancy Overview

Division of the system's resources into domains– Up to 120 domains can be definedA domain represents a subset of the system's resources

− Users, pools, hosts/clusters, targetsThe domain restricts the resources a user can manageA domain administrator is a user who is associated with a domain

− Restricted to performing operations on objects associated with a specific domain

No visibility between domains− The domain administrator is not informed of resources outside

the domain - these resources are neither displayed on lists, nor are their relevant events or alerts displayed

A user can have a domain administrator role in more than one domainStorage, security, and application administrators, as well as read-only users, retain their right to perform the same operations that they have in a non-domain-based environmentQuality of Service can be set independently for each domain

Tenant A Admin

Tenant B Admin

Tenant C Admin

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XIV Compression Overview

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XIV supports inline, real-time data compression

Main features– Transparent to host

– Uses same RACE technology that is already utilized in Spectrum Virtualize and Storwize family

– Uses XIV grid architecture to balance workload, provide performance and resiliency

– Applied per volume for new volumes and supports in place conversion of existing volumes

– Implemented above the cache so all data in SSD and data being mirrored (sync or async) is compressed

– Comprestimator functionality built into the GUI for ease of use of existing XIV clients

– Administrator has ability to over allocate XIV

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Leveraging the power of the XIV grid

An XIV software node, encapsulating the IBM RTC RACE engine

Runs on every module, to distribute and scale compression

Exchanging uncompressed data with XIV Interface Nodes (I-Nodes)

“Above cache” architecture– Cache and SSD-cache compression >> More data cached, more cache hits

– Mirroring• Replicating compressed data, reducing bandwidth consumption• Between compressed volumes: Data is compressed only once

DISK

I-NodeUncompressedUncompressed

Compressed

Compressed

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VMware / IBM Storage Integration CapabilitiesvCenter Management of IBM Storage

– Provisioning, mapping and monitoring IBM storage in vSphere

vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)– Host server offload capability

vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA)– IBM Storage Overview– Profile driven storage direction

Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Integration– Replication simplification

vRealize Suite (vCloud Suite)– Includes VMware vCenter Orchestrator (vCO), VMware vCenter Operations Manager (vCOPS), and VMware

vCloud Automation Center (vCAC)

IBM Spectrum Control Base– Central Storage Control Plane for Cloud

vSphere Virtual Volumes (VVOLs)– XIV Storage abstraction delivers easy automated provisioning with tenant domains, policy-compliant

service, snapshot and cloning offloading, and instant space reclamation– Technology Demo available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZtf5CaJx_Y&feature=youtu.be

vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP)– Flash Copy Manager and Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments

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Overview of IBM Storage VMware Integration

Spectrum Virtualize, Storwize, V9000, XIV, Spectrum Accelerate, DS8000

vRO /vCO

vROPS /vCOPS vCenter

VASA VWC

vRA /vCACSRM

SRAFor Storwize

SRAFor DS8000

SRAFor XIV

Server VirtualizationCloud Operation (vRealize Suite for vSphere6)

VADP

Spectrum Protect

BackupSnapshot Management

DiscoveryProvisioningOptimization

AutomationOperations ManagementSelf-service

Disaster Recovery

Spectrum Control Base

VAAI support (data path integration)

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VASA

Web Client

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Common Services(Authentication,High availability,Configuration storage,Etc)

XIV Mgmt

DS8000 Mgmt

SVC Mgmt

FlashSystem Mgmt

Target Environment IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition Storage Arrays

vROPs

vRO

3rd Party Mgmt

Spectrum Control Base EditionA centralized server system that consolidates a range of IBM storage provisioning, automation, and monitoring solutions through a unified server platformSupported by VMware High Availability Groups for VASA provider redundancy – Active/passive mode

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/STWMS9/landing/IBM_Spectrum_Control_Base_Edition_welcome_page.html

Future

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XIV and OpenStack Integration for CloudIaaS - Information as a Service

XIV was the first enterprise-class disk storage to integrate with OpenStack– Automated storage provisioning and volume management – High-end scalability, reliability, and performance for clouds– Exceptional TCO and manageability– Renowned best-in-class IBM support and maintenance

Customers can use XIV as the backing store in OpenStack environmentsEffective cloud computing through smooth scaling of multiple XIV systemsPowerful, integrated XIV storage management in cloud-scale deployments

Unified IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack

Customers are increasingly identifying a requirement for scalable, reliable, enterprise-class storage for OpenStack

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XIV Gen3 214 Scalability – Capacity (Drives, Processors, DRAM, SSD, Ports)

* Sold as usable capacity – includes protection and spare capacity (~ 15 drives) spread across system, rounded down to nearest TB

XIV Scalability – ConfigurationsTotal number of modules 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Number of disks 72 108 120 132 144 156 168 180

Usable* capacity 1TB (Feature Code 1122/IM & 1123/DM)

28 TB 44 TB 51 TB 56 TB 63 TB 67 TB 75 TB 81 TB

Usable* capacity 2TB SAS drives 55 TB 87 TB 102 TB 111 TB 125 TB 134 TB 149 TB 161 TB




Memory (24 GB per module [2, 3 TB])(48 GB per module [4 , 6TB])

144GB288GB

216GB432GB

240GB480GB

264GB528GB

288GB576GB

312GB624GB

336GB672GB

360GB720GB

Flash Cache (SSD capacity with 400/800 GB SSD)

2.4TB4.8TB

3.6TB7.2TB

4TB8TB

4.4TB8.8TB

4.8TB9.6TB

5.2TB10.4TB

5.6TB11.2TB

6TB12TB

# Active Interface Modules (Module #s) 2 (4,5) 4 (4,5,7,8) 4 (4,5,7,8) 5 (4,5,7-9) 5 (4,5,7-9) 6 (4-9) 6 (4-9) 6 (4-9)

# Active FC ports (8Gb) 8 16 16 20 20 24 24 24

# Active iSCSI ports (GbE/10GbE) 6/4 14/8 14/8 18/10 18/10 22/12 22/12 22/12

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XIV Software

+

3 to 15 Storage ModulesClient provided

Spectrum Accelerate is …

10GbEInterconnect

Hypervisor

Spectrum Accelerate

Spectrum Accelerate

Spectrum Accelerate

iSCSI

iSCSI

iSCSI

Hypervisor

Hypervisor

VM1 VM2

VM3 VM4

VM5 VM6

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Spectrum Accelerate - Software Defined StorageBuilt with mature, proven, XIV software stack• Adapted to run on client provided x86 server

hardware• Similar features and functions as an XIV integrated

system• Compatible with XIV system for management and

replication• Client installed

Complements XIV Integrated System• Lower capacity and cost point solutions• Rapid build-out of test and dev environments• Lower cost DR targets• Remote-office and Branch-office solutions • and more…

10GbEInterconnect

Hypervisor

Spectrum Accelerate

Spectrum Accelerate

Spectrum Accelerate

iSCSI

iSCSI

iSCSI

Hypervisor

Hypervisor

VM1 VM2

VM3 VM4

VM5 VM6

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Software Cloud service Appliance

IBM Software Defined Storage (SDS) Strategy - Get Storage Your Way

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…

Single Management ExperienceProvisioning, monitoring, balancing, data replication,

mobility/scale-out, tiering, planning, licensing

Management Interfaces (OpenStack, REST, CLI, IBM Spectrum Control …)

IBM Hyper-Scale Manager

Management Interfaces (OpenStack, REST, CLI, IBM Spectrum Control …)

IBM Hyper-Scale Manager

XIV Grid Storage Software Stack expands across platforms

…IBM Spectrum Accelerate

running on customer-choice HW

IBM XIV Gen 3IBM Spectrum

Acceleraterunning on Softlayer

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IBM XIVStorage System

Softwareall-inclusive

IBM XIV Gen3

Softwarebase

functions

IBM XIV Gen3

IBM XIVCloud Storage for Service Providers

Optional

Tune-FreeConsistent PerformanceSelf-Healing & ResiliencyMulti-tenancy QoS performance classesQoS per pool iSCSI 10GbE Thin provisioning Open StackRESTful APISpace reclamation SnapshotsEverything except

Flash Caching

Hyper-Scale Mobility

Mirroring

Encryption

Base Functions (Included)

Cloud Storage for Service Providers

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XIV software feature options with innovative pay-per-need flexibility

Empowers your customer’s cloud to efficiently cater to tenant requirements

Customer value – Base functions include everything a SP needs

– XIV functions available on a license-per-need basis – pay for what you need, when you need it

– In competitive cloud market, gives SPs flexibility to price in accordance with needs and priorities

SVC – XIV value– Many XIV features are not supported behind SVC

Available with Advanced System Placement acquisition program

Available on XIV v11.4.2 or higher

YYB

YYC

Chargeable features(optional)

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Benefits:Client enjoys full benefit of system well in advance of payment

• Pay with revenue

• Time for testing

Purchase or Lease terms

Fully authorized Capacity and Performance! No need for key activation

Ability to run several parallel Advanced System Placement tracks for multi-site data centers and client needs

Program covers both hardware and software

Can be used in combination with XIV Cloud Storage for Service Providers software product

Advanced System Placement ProgramExcellent “Pay As You Go” acquisition

Cloud-enabling IBM innovation!IBM is providing new flexible ways that ease storage acquisition, mitigate financial risk, and allow companies to acquire XIV storage based on cash-

flow considerations.

Announced at Pulse on Feb. 22, 2014

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XIV Software License simplification

Manage all your“Built with Spectrum

Accelerate”SW licenses under one ELA

Seamless re-purposingof SW licenses

IBM Spectrum AccelerateSW Licensing

running on customer-choice HW

IBM Spectrum AccelerateSW Licensing

running on IBM XIV Gen3 HW

…

IBM Spectrum Acceleraterunning on public cloud

such as SoftLayer

One per-TiB XIV SW license, regardless of deployment method

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IBM Hyper-Scale: The VisionSupport large growth without the overhead

• Manage all storage as a single, large system – a hyper store• Add a new system without compromising system functionality• Move data between systems transparent to host applications• Maintain a standard, uniform management approach • Later: Govern migration via QoS and management policies

Hyper-Scale Capabilities• IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility enhanced for Spectrum Accelerate

• IBM Hyper-Scale Consistency: Scale data protection by coordinating consistent snapshots of application volumes over multiple XIV systems

• IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility: Move volumes non-disruptively between XIV frames, transparent to applications

• IBM Hyper-Scale Manager: Manage multiple XIV systems through consolidated views

Coordinate consistent snapshots over frames

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Scalable to multi-PB storageFuture-proof flexibility and investment protection

Wide spectrum of performance classesConsistent, predictive performanceMinimal optimization and tuning

Central administrationSecurityConsolidated alerts, reportingMinimal setup Minimal training

How The IBM Hyper-Scale Vision Addresses Storage Scalability

Capa

city

Easier management of volumes spanning arrays

Support multiple volumes across multiple XIV systems as one large constituency group

Nondisruptive snapshots across systems

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What it is?– Online, non-disruptive volume mobility between

frames in a manner that is transparent to host applications

What’s it good for? (key benefits)– Scale out capacity, performance, and host

bandwidth across XIV systems (cloud, efficiency, ease of use)

– Execute aggressive thin provisioning for even greater capacity efficiency (efficiency)

– Move volumes between XIV models to accommodate shifting SLAs (cloud, performance)

– Flexibility to balance load across XIV systems (cloud)

– Retire an XIV system non-disruptively (ease, efficiency, availability)

Hyper-Scale Mobility

Frame 1 Frame 2

Host

With IBM Hyper-Scaledata mobility is

possiblein a manner that is transparent to host

applications

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Hyper-Scale Consistency for Scaled Data Protection

Coordinate concurrent snapshots of volumes spread across XIV instances

– Implemented via GUI and enhanced command line

–Treats volumes beyond one rack as one large consistency group

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Hyper-Scale Manager View Options

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Hyper-Scale Manager Capacity Planning

IBM Hyper-Scale Manager collects usage statistics and calculates a forecast of the future use of systems and pools

–Capacity data collected for managed systems that are listed on the inventory

IBM Hyper-Scale Manager provides capacity data for any selection of managed systems

–The raw capacity data can be moved among various instances of the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager in order to maintain continuity of the collected data

–This data can also be exported to a CSV file in order to be used by common analytical tools

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Hyper-Scale Manager Mass Configuration

Mass configuration is available for:

– LDAP configuration

– Support parameters

– Pool alert thresholds

– Event rules configuration

– Adding and editing users and user groups

– Adding and editing hosts, clusters and host ports

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IBM XIV Model 314

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Introducing XIV Gen3 Turbo Compression

Enhanced hardware with doubled RAM and CPU resources that delivers from 1 PB to 2 PB of enterprise storage under 1$/Gb for effective capacity*, guaranteed!

Improved performance with more IOPS on compressed workloads

Reduction of the minimum compressible volume size from 103 GB to 51 GB

Support for IBM Spectrum Accelerate software licenses

Worldwide response support , 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for severity 2 calls

XIV Model 314 Gen3 Turbo Compression

*The Effective Capacity is the amount of storage that can be allocated to applications via XIV volumes and snapshots with IBMXIV Gen3 model 314. The Effective Capacity is based on a 2x compression ratio

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XIV Gen3 Compression OptionsXIV Gen3 Configurations

Gen3 Model 114 214 314

Number of modules 6, 9 to 15 6, 9 to 15 9 to 15

HDD options (TB) 2 / 3 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 4 / 6

Effective System capacity(2:1 reduction, 15-module system)

322TB / 468TB 322TB / 468TB / 650TB / 978TB

650TB / 978TB

Flash cache options (per module) 400GB 400GB / 800GB 800GB*

DRAM Cache (per module) 24GB 24GB / 48GB 96GB

CPU (per module) 1 1 2

CPU Cores (per module) 4 6 12

Minimum compression volume size 103GB 103GB 51GB

Compression license Optional Optional Included

Compression configuration Disabled (default) Disabled (default) Enabled (default)

• Model 314 capabilities are enabled with code release 11.6.1• Models 114 and 214 will continue to be supported with release 11.6.1, but without the CPU and Cache enhancements* Flash Cache is not optional on 314

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Positioning XIV Gen3 Models

Model 214

No RtC needed, for example– with SVC (RtC @ SVC layer)

– host compressed/encrypted data

Smaller capacity/configs

Low IOPs solution, below 40,000

Model 314Aggressive use of RtC and needs higher performance

Effective capacity of 354 to 970TB

2:1 “no estimating” guarantee available

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XIV Gen3 Turbo delivers superior RtC performance

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150% latency improvement

On average 65% lower latency

Benefit starts around 65K IOPS

Maintain performancewith 180K IOPS

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Real Time Compression Value for XIVIncreased density, more effective capacity

Using proven IBM RACE technology

Seamlessly integrated into XIV offering

leveraging grid architecture

Deploy RACE on all 15 XIV modules

Cache is compressed – higher efficiency

Mirror bandwidth savings

XIV great ease-of-use & Reporting

DB2 and Oracle databases Up to 80%

Virtual Servers (VMware)

Linux virtual OS's Up to 70%

Windows virtual OS's Up to 50%

Office

2003 Up to 60%

2007 or later Up to 20%

CAD/CAM Up to 70%

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IBM RACE – Variable Input Fixed Output

• RACE uses variable Input• RACE uses fixed Output

• No Fragmentation• Same performance over time• Same compression ratio over

timeCompressedData

Data

1

2

3

4

5

6

123456

1

2

3

4

5

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CompressedData

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IBM RACE – Temporal Compression

RACE compresses data according to its temporal location and not physical locationAnother dimension that is not available to other compression algorithmsApplications tend to read data that was written in the same timeframeMuch higher compression ratioEnable advanced read ahead

1 2 3

Time

TemporalCompression

Window 1

2

3

1

2

3

Location Compression

Window

# = Data Update

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Real Time Compression Value for XIVIncreased density, more effective capacity

Using proven IBM RACE technology

Seamlessly integrated into XIV offering

leveraging grid architecture

Deploy RACE on all 15 XIV modules

Cache is compressed – higher efficiency

Mirror bandwidth savings

XIV great ease-of-use & Reporting

DB2 and Oracle databases Up to 80%

Virtual Servers (VMware)

Linux virtual OS's Up to 70%

Windows virtual OS's Up to 50%

Office

2003 Up to 60%

2007 or later Up to 20%

CAD/CAM Up to 70%

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IBM RACE – Variable Input Fixed Output

• RACE uses variable Input• RACE uses fixed Output

• No Fragmentation• Same performance over time• Same compression ratio over

timeCompressedData

Data

1

2

3

4

5

6

123456

1

2

3

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5

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CompressedData

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IBM RACE – Temporal Compression

RACE compresses data according to its temporal location and not physical locationAnother dimension that is not available to other compression algorithmsApplications tend to read data that was written in the same timeframeMuch higher compression ratioEnable advanced read ahead

1 2 3

Time

TemporalCompression

Window 1

2

3

1

2

3

Location Compression

Window

# = Data Update

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Amazing results with XIV and RtC

Oscar Laviña - IBM Edge 2015

https://ibm.biz/BdXqmZ

IBM’s Mike Kuhn with ITNow’s Oscar Laviña IBM Edge 2015 – Executive Edge Session

https://ibm.biz/BdXqmR

XIV RtC Customer Reference

“Testing XIV Storage RtC on a real environment has gone beyond expectations, with data compression of up to 80%. This new feature will definitively help my organization in lowering infrastructure costs. Adding compression to an outstanding performance plus an extremely easy management interface makes XIV Storage system a perfect fit for most of our data.”

Òscar Laviña López, Manager, Storage and Backups

“Testing XIV Storage RtC on a real environment has gone beyond expectations, with data compression of up to 80%. This new feature will definitively help my organization in lowering infrastructure costs. Adding compression to an outstanding performance plus an extremely easy management interface makes XIV Storage system a perfect fit for most of our data.”

Òscar Laviña López, Manager, Storage and Backups

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IBM Spectrum Accelerate

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IBM Spectrum Accelerate - XIV as SoftwareRedefining Economics of Storage SystemsOverviewSoftware based on IBM XIV storage that extends XIV enterprise capabilities, such as tuning-free consistent performance, to new delivery models needed by next-generation application environments

Key CapabilitiesEnterprise cloud storage in minutes, leveraging commodity hardwareHotspot-free performance and QoS without any manual or background tuning neededAdvanced remote replication, role-based security, and multi-tenancyDeploy on premise or on the cloudHyper-scale management of dozens of Petabytes of storageBest in class VMware and OpenStack integration

BenefitsSimilar features and functions as an XIV integrated systemCompatible with XIV system for management and replicationEnterprise-class function and data availabilityMaximized business agility and flexibilitySimplified acquisition and rapid deploymentMinimized administration and training costsExceptional ease of use …

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IBM Spectrum Accelerate on CloudAll the value of Spectrum Accelerate - now as a service

Highlights:Spectrum Accelerate as a service on SoftLayer infrastructure• Proven enterprise-class software defined storage• Advanced features included• World-class ease of use, HyperScale management

No capital expense, no hardware upkeep

Pay for just the usable capacity ordered; hardware , software features, and unlimited traffic bundled within

IBM Systems Lab Services support

Benefits:• Spin up predictable

storage without hardware acquisition

• Deliver efficient on/off premises DR storage solutions with XIV and/or IBM Spectrum Accelerate

• Manage storage simply in a hyper-scale environment across cloud, commodity servers and XIV

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Spectrum Accelerate 11.5.1

Version 11.5.1 available September 2015

Hardware Specifications:– 3-15 x86 servers

• 4-20 non-virtualized CPU cores• At least 48 GB memory• 4 x 10 GbE ports• 6-12 disks (1, 2, 3, or 4 TB drives)• 1 SSD up to 800GB (optional)

New Support – Converged compute and storage

– Use of non-uniform server deployment

– Use hard drives indirectly attached to the server

– Support for SMI-S v1.6

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Spectrum Accelerate 11.5.3

Version 11.5.3 available December 18, 2015

Hardware Specifications:– 3-15 x86 servers

• 4-20 non-virtualized CPU cores• At least 48 GB memory• 4 x 10 GbE ports• 6-12 disks (600GB 10K, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6 TB drives)• 1 SSD up to 800GB (optional)

New Support – Hyper-Scale Mobility over iSCSI

– Hyper-Scale Consistency (previously supported)

– 600GB 10K drives

– 6 TB drives

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Transparent Data Migration via IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility

Online, non-disruptive data mobility between Spectrum Accelerate instances in a manner that is transparent to host applications

Hyper-Scale Mobility facilitates migration by providing access to a volume through multiple storage controllers as a single, multipath volume on the host

The IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility process uses the same mechanism as remote mirroring to synchronize source and destination volumes

iSCSI

Spectrum Accelerate instance 1

Transparent to host applications

Spectrum Accelerate instance 2

Host

Key benefits:◦ Maximized utilization across instances◦ Facilitates aggressive thin-provisioning◦ Maximized effective performance balancing across multiple

instances◦ Helps customers streamline migration between system

versions

Key benefits:◦ Maximized utilization across instances◦ Facilitates aggressive thin-provisioning◦ Maximized effective performance balancing across multiple

instances◦ Helps customers streamline migration between system

versions

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Hyper-Scale Consistency for Scaled Data Protection

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Coordinate concurrent snapshots of volumes spread across Spectrum Accelerate instances

–Implemented via GUI and enhanced command line

–Preserves write-order consistency across multiple systems

–Start and stop I/O operations on multiple systems

Key Hyper-Scale Consistency benefits:◦ Superb scale-out, now scaled data protection◦ Great for large environments◦ Treats volumes beyond one rack as one large constituency group

Key Hyper-Scale Consistency benefits:◦ Superb scale-out, now scaled data protection◦ Great for large environments◦ Treats volumes beyond one rack as one large constituency group

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Managing Spectrum Accelerate

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Managed with existing XIV interfaces• GUI and Hyper-Scale Manager

• Scriptable XCLI

• Mobile apps + push notifications

Enabling customer orchestration software via RESTful API• Provisioning

• Monitoring

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Spectrum Accelerate Benefits Summary

Establish and manage a large environment with Hyper-Scale Manager– Up to 144 Spectrum Accelerate instances

– Up to 68 PB usable capacity

Quickly installed

Deploy new workloads in less than 10 minutes

Co-locate compute and storage for hyper-converged solution

Scale-out private cloud with full enterprise storage capability

Spectrum Accelerate as a Cloud Service on Softlayer

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References and Resources

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Selected IBM XIV and Cloud ResourcesAnalyst paperIDC, Eliminate Cloud Pitfalls with XIV, 2013

IBM ResourcesBlue Skies for your Cloud – white paper, audiocastIBM XIV and VMware: An Ideal Fit – white paper Redpapers:IBM XIV Storage System: RESTful API Support with XIVUsing XIV in OpenStack Cloud Environments XIV Storage System in a VMware Environment Deploying IBM Spectrum Accelerate on CloudRedbooks:Implementing IBM Real-time Compression on the IBM XIV Storage SystemReal Time Compression with IBM XIV Storage System Model 314IBM Spectrum Control Base: Enabling VMware Virtual Volumes with IBM XIV Storage System

Additional ReferencesIBM XIV Management ToolseBay – Video clip (from Edge 2013)Prudential – Video clip (from Edge 2013); start at 7:53

DemosXIV for Cloud with OpenStackXIV Ease: Great GUI and More

Cloud Infographic

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Spectrum Accelerate Resources

Web pagesIBM Spectrum Accelerate IBM Spectrum StorageSpecifications

Video and demo clipsIntroducing Spectrum AccelerateAnimated demo clipProduct demos

PapersRedpaper: IBM Spectrum AccelerateWhite paper: SDS for Enterprise and CloudIBM Systems Magazine piece

Book your live demo

FAQsFAQ for clients

Any and all [email protected]

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RedbooksIBM Spectrum Accelerate: Deployment, Usage, and MaintenanceDeploying IBM Spectrum Accelerate on Cloud

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Questions??

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