EMC Symmetrix DMX Series the High End Platform
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EMC Symmetrix DMX Series The High End Platform Tom Gorodecki EMC 1 EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 Series World’s Most Trusted Storage Platform Symmetrix DMX-3: World’s Largest High-end Storage Array • 96–2,400 disks • Two to 12 Channel Directors* • Two to eight disk directors* • Fibre Channel, iSCSI, Gigabit Ethernet, FICON, ESCON connectivity • Up to 256 GB Global Memory DMX-3 950: New High-end Entry Point • 32–360 disks • Two or four front-end/back- end directors • Fibre Channel, iSCSI, Gigabit Ethernet connectivity • Up to 64 GB Global Memory CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE SCALABILITY *Combinations may be limited based on configuration 2 Symmetrix DMX Series: Direct Matrix Architecture Performance IOPS and MB/s leadership Burst performance Replication performance Availability Nondisruptive operations Concurrent service Dynamic reconfigurations Functionality Automated management Revolutionary design Multi-site distance replication y Simple and reliable Flexible point-in-time copy features y Highly scalable Accelerated innovation Economics y Built for the future Flexible scalability y Exceeding today’s demands Cost-effective growth Investment protection 3 EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 Series DMX-3 950 DMX-3: World’s Largest High-end Storage Array EXPANSION INCREMENTAL SCALABILITY Disk adapters 1 DA pair 1 DA pair 2 DA pairs 3 DA pairs 4 DA pairs Drive channels 8–16 16 32 48 64 Number of disks 32–360 96–240 192–960 360–1,440 480–2,400 (min./ max.) Max. TB (raw) 180 119 479 719 1,053 Memory Directors 2 2–8 2–8 4–8 4–8 Max. Global Memory 64 GB 72 GB 144 GB 216 GB 256 GB Useable • 16 x FC • 48 x FC • 64 x FC • 64 x 2 Gb FC • 64 x 2 Gb FC connectivity • 8 x Gigabit Ethernet • 24 x FICON • 48 x FICON • 40 x 2 Gb FICON • 32 x 2 Gb FICON (Combinations may be remote replication limited or restricted) • 48 x ESCON • 64 x ESCON • 64 x ESCON • 64 x ESCON • 10 x Gigabit Ethernet • 8 x Gigabit • 8 x Gigabit • 8 x Gigabit • 8 x Gigabit iSCSI Ethernet remote Ethernet remote Ethernet remote Ethernet remote replication replication replication replication • 24 x Gigabit • 48 x Gigabit • 40 x Gigabit • 32 x Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI Ethernet iSCSI Ethernet iSCSI Ethernet iSCSI 4 Symmetrix DMX-3 and Information Lifecycle Management Consolidated Storage, Protection, and Management—Continued Lower Costs Improve Business Value Reduce operational overhead and complexity New uses: RAIDTier 11 y Simplified storage management 15KInformation 146 GB testing, y Common functionality reporting RAIDTier 2 5 RAIDTier 3 5 10KInformation 300 GB 7.2KInformation 500 GB RAID 1 RAID 5 15K 146 GB 10K 300 GB RAID 5 RAID 5 7,200 7,200 500 GB 500 GB 5 Symmetrix Direct Matrix™ Architecture To FC Hosts To FC Hosts To FC Hosts To FC Hosts To FICON Host To FICON Hosts To ESCON Hosts To ESCON Hosts Cooling FC Controller FC Controller FC Controller FC Controller Gig-e Controller FICON Controller ESCON Controller ESCON Controller Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX Control and Communications Signals Environmental Environmental Control and 6464GB GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB Control and Status Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Status Signals Signals Control and Communications Signals DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Battery Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Battery Back-End Back-End BE or FE BE or FE BE or FE BE or FE Back-End Back-End A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B Service Processor Symmetrix FC Symmetrix FC Symmetrix FC Symmetrix FC Symmetrix FC Symmetrix FC Symmetrix FC Symmetrix FC Disk Devices Disk Devices Disk Devices or Disk Devices or Disk Devices or Disk Devices or Disk Devices Disk Devices Modem Host Attach Host Attach Host Attach Host Attach 6 Up to 130 1.3Ghz PowerPC Processors 4 MultiPort I-SCSI, 8 ESCON Ports 8 FC 2Gb 4 FICON Ports Gige, Ports Ports To FC Hosts To FC Hosts To FC Hosts To FC Hosts To FICON Host I-SCSI, IP To ESCON Hosts To ESCON Hosts 1.3Ghz PowerPC FC Controller FC Controller FC Controller FC Controller Gig-e Controller FICON Controller ESCON Controller ESCON Controller Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX 128GB/S Data Matrix 6.4GB/S Message Matrix 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB DMX Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory 512GB Global Memory DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Back-End Back-End BE or FE BE or FE BE or FE BE or FE Back-End Back-End 1.3Ghz A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B PowerPC A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B 73GB, 146GB, 300Gb, 500GB Disks 64 X FC 2Gb 8 FC 2Gb Channels RAID-0, 1, 1+0, 3+1, 7+1 Per Director 7 Symmetrix DMX – Massive Parallel Processing FC Controller FC Controller FC Controller FC Controller FC Controller FC Controller FC Controller FC Controller Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl Cntl DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX DMX 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB DMX Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory 8 Symmetrix DMX Series: Architectural Specifications Direct Matrix Interconnect Flexible Back-End y Up to 128 direct paths from directors Configurations and memory y Up to 64 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel y Up to 128 GB/s data bandwidth paths (12.8 GB/s maximum y Up to 6.4 GB/s message bandwidth bandwidth) Dynamic Global Memory y RAID 0, 1, 1 + 0, 5 y Up to 512 GB Global Memory y 73, 146, and 300 GB 10,000 rpm y Intelligent Adaptive Pre-fetch disks; 73 and 146 GB 15,000 rpm disks; 500 GB 7,200 rpm disks y Tag-based cache algorithms Fault-tolerant Design Enginuity Operating Environment y Nondisruptive upgrades and y Foundation for powerful storage-based operations functionality y Full component-level redundancy y Continuous availability and advanced with hot-swappable replacements data protection y Performance optimization and self- y Support: Dual-ported disks and tuning global-disk hot spares y Advanced management y Redundant power supplies and y Integrated SMI-S compliance integrated battery backups y Remote support and proactive call- Processing Power home capabilities y Up to 130 PowerPC Processors y Four or eight processors per director 9 TimeFinder family Family of Local Replication Products TimeFinder/Clone y High-performance logical copies y Full-volume and dataset level y Support for RAID 5-protected clones Clones TimeFinder/Snap Snaps Production y Space-saving snapshot images y Typically requires less than 30% Mirrors additional capacity y Support for RAID 5-protected snapshots TimeFinder/Mirror y Ultra-high-performance mirrors y Highly available full-volume mirror y Support for RAID 1 and unprotected mirrors 10 Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) Family Family of Remote Replication Products SRDF/Synchronous Source Target y No data exposure 1 2 y Some performance impact Limited distance y Limited distance 4 3 y Supports higher-tier applications SRDF/Asynchronous y Seconds of data exposure Source Target y No performance impact 1 y Unlimited distance Unlimited distance y Supports multiple application tiers 2 3 4 11 Deployment Options to Fit Your Needs SRDF/Star y No data loss on single point /S S of failure DF RDF SR /A y Geographically dispersed protection Near city y Unlimited distance SRDF/A y Ability to enable SRDF/A between remote locations Source Far city SRDF/Automated Replication Source Target y Zero or hours of data exposure 2 y No performance impact 1 y Unlimited distance Synchronous Adaptive y Requires BCVs 4 3 5 4 Advanced multi-site protection 12 Open Replicator for Symmetrix Platform-Independent Remote Replication Fast Symmetrix y Uses the SAN / WAN to make copies CLARiiON y Full or incremental copies y No server or LAN impact Simple y Use existing infrastructure SAN/ y Symmetrix-based controls WAN Hitachi y Can be used for ad hoc or routine operations y Push or pull data; live or BCV-based Open y CLARiiON and Symmetrix HP y Application- and host-independent IBM y EMC E-Lab-qualified non-EMC platforms 13 ControlCenter Symmetrix Optimizer Automated Performance Tuning Symmetrix Optimizer restores optimal performance y Monitors back-end (disk) activity y Analyzes based on your business cycle y Distributes workload uniformly Improves performance without affecting data availability y Transparent to end user and applications as it works y User-defined policies based on workload requirements 14 Symmetrix Optimizer Load Balancing DRV1 DRV1 A A B DRV2 B DRV2 Step 1: Identify Candidate Volumes Step 2: Mirror data to DRV devices DRV B 1 B DRV1 A DRV A 2 DRV2 Step 3: Swap data to original devices Step 4: Split mirror 15 Symmetrix Management Console Stand-alone Web-based GUI Device-Management Application y Access, configure, and operate Symmetrix arrays – Supports configuration capabilities of Solutions Enabler/CLI – Supports all Symmetrix systems running 5x68 or higher y Co-exists with ControlCenter and z/OS Storage Manager implementations y Provides timely support of new Symmetrix features when released 16 Symmetrix Management Console Array Management Discovery Configuration y Array and internals y Device creation, configuration, y Logical and physical masking y No SAN or host discovery y Array configuration y Supports all SYMCLI Monitoring y Discovery Replication y Properties y Configuration and control y Status y Discovery of objects and status y Alerts y Monitoring Administration y User-level security, logging, auditing 17 Symmetrix DMX-3 Use Cases y Enable Consolidation and “in-the-box” tiered storage Windows y Support full suite of array-based functionality Linux UNIX iSeries y Symmetrix Optimizer – ILM and performance optimization.