Net IBM V7000 Unified CAT OnePager CMode.docx

1、IBMV7000Unifiedvs.NetAppNetApp,SpecificationComparisonProductNetAppIBMSpecificationFASV3200SeriesV7000V7000UnifiedStorageYesFC,iSCSI,FCoE,NFS,CIFS)No,FC,iSCSIonlyYes(FC,iSCSI,FCoE1NFS.CIFS)Scale-OutClusterYesYesSANonlyMaxNodesNASOnly:24nodes(12HApairs)SANwithorwithoutNAS:6nodes(3HApairs)8SANnodes2NA

2、Snodes(1HApaO8SANnodes(4HApairs)Memorypersystem8-32GB8-16GB8-16GBFlashCache512GB-2TBNoNoDrivespersystem240960240240HostInterfaces824x8GbFC8-2410GbE8x8GbFC4x10GbE88GbFC410GbE210GbE(NAS)SupportedDrivesSSD,FC,SAS,SATASSD.SAS.NL-SASBaseSoftwareStack(includedfree)Anyoneprotocol(NFS,CIFS,iSCSI.FC),ASUP,De

3、dupe,Compression.ThinProvisioning,DataONTAPEssentials(FIexVoI,MultipathI/O,SyncMirror1MultiStore.RAID-DP,Snapshot,OpenSystemsSnapVauIt,FIexShare)SystemManager,OperationsManagerProtectionManager.ProvisioningManager,MetroCIusterNo,CharaedOnDermodulebasis:SAN:FC,iSCSI,GUI.EasyTier,FIashCopy,ReverseFIas

4、hCopy,ThinProvisioning.DataMigration.MetroMirror,GlobalMirrorrys：CIFS,NFS,Snapshot,FileClone,Asyncreplication,GPFSreplicationofGPFSmetadata.Antivirus.GPFSILMtNDMPreplicationCompetitiveMappingNetAppIBMFAS3210StorwizeV7000(2NodeSAN)FASV3240(7-modeorc-mode)StorwizeV7000Unified(4NodeSAN)FASV3270(7-modeo

5、rc-mode)StorwizeV7000Unified(8NodeSAN)CompetitiveAnalysisOverview FirstIBMdevelopedmidrangeunifiedstorageofferingo6Uconfigurationconsistingof2UV7000and4USONAScontrollers StorwizeV7000LaunchedinOct2010,gainedNAScapabilityinOct2011oApproximately4,500V7000unitshipmentsin2011StrengthsFASc-modeCATOne-Pag

6、er Modular,scalablearchitectureoCanstartasatraditionalSANarrayandlaterexpandtosupportNASorvirtualizeexternal3rdpartySANarrays Performanceclaimsbackedbybenchmarks;SPC-1andSPC-2 Easy-to-usestoragemanagementinterface/GUIoWeb-based,wizarddrivenandsingleconsoleforblockandfile Non-disruptiveDataMigrationa

7、crossinternalandexternalstorageo45-dayfreevirtualizationlicensefordatamigration OptionalActiveCloudEngineforfilemigrationtoappropriatestoragetiersWeaknesses CompletelyseparatearchitectureswithaboltedtogetherdesignoSeparatedataservicesforFileandBlock,dontexpectV7000functionalityforfileoExternalstorag

8、evirtualizationislimitedtoblockstorage Poorscale-outsolutionoSONASinV7000Unifiedisnotascale-outimplementationoNoInfiniteVolumefeature,volumecannotstretchacrossclusters NASlimitationsoGPFSusesalarge256KblocksizeoNFSv4,SecureNFSandSMB2.1isnotsupportedoAntivirusprotectionislimitedtoCIFSandrequiressepar

9、atecomputenodesandassociatedAVsoftwareoSONAScodewithinV7000UnifiedisstillverybuggyoOnlyahandfulSONASdeploymentstilldate,askforNASroadmap。Filevolumescannotbethinprovisioned,resized,orusevolumemirroring SONASpoorchoiceforVMware;NoVAAI1VASA,SRMandvCenterplug-in Copyonwrite(C-O-W)snapshotswithperformanc

10、eimpactoV7000FIashCopyforcloningrequiresfullcopyofvolume PoorStorageEfficiencyoNoDeduplicationandThinReplicationoCompressionislimitedtoSANandislicensedperenclosureoThinProvisioningisavailableforblockonlyandisnotrecommendedforhighperformanceworkloadsduetoadditionalI/O FIashCopyManagerdoesnothaveautom

11、atedfailovercapability,evenbackupandrestoresarenotasadvancedasSM(noconceptofFrequentRecoveryPointsthathelpsautomatetheProCeSSofselectingandapplyingincrementalbackups),itdoesnotsupportvirtualinfrastructureandMSSharePoint,usesanexpensiveTB/Processorbasedlicensingmodel. HighTCO.Allsoftwarelicensesandma

12、intenancearechargedonperenclosurebasisandeachenclosureholdsonly12SATAor24SASdrives NoRAIDprotected,aggregate-level,readandwritecachelikeFlashPoolsNetApps two filers are not dual ntro Ilers. You are buying two filers regardless of what they say. Not a good foundation for blockNetApp uses a post-proce

13、ss compression and has a high performance overhead IBMEasyTierisonlyforblockworkloads,useslarge256MBextentsizeandisnotdynamiclikeFIashCache(24hrand48hrwindowtomovehotdatainandoutofSSD)andresultsincontrolleroverhead.SSDcosts$26K/drive PoorQoS;nomechanismforthrottlingasynchronousreplicationonSONAS Poo

14、rchoiceforcloudenvironment;Nosecuremultitenancyfeature 1.acksEnterprise-ClassDataProtectionfeaturesoOnlyexpensiveFCbasedmirroring(Sync,Async)forblockoOnlyIPbasedAsyncmirroringforfileandlimitedto1:1relationshipoMaxthreereplicationrelationshipsaresupportedbetweenclustersoNoclusteredsynchronousmirrorin

15、gofferinglikeMetroCIuster(SVCSplit-ClusterisnotsupportedonV7000Unified) Highriskofdataoutageascontra-rotatingcablingisnotsupportedPositioning Designedforscalability;Scale-up,Scale-out,Scale-Virtually Provideshighstorageefficiency(compression,ThinProvisioning) Breakthrougheaseofuseincreasingadministr

16、atorefficiency Non-disrptivemigrationfrom,orvirtualizationof,existingdiskStrategyandTactics HighlightthatV7000isbuiltonprovenIBMTechnologies PrimarilytargetedatDS5KandSVCupgradecustomers SwitchandpositionNseriesifabouttolosetoNetAppWhyNetApp? Industrysmostflexiblearchitecture-onlytrulyunifiedscale-u

17、pandscale-outdesignwithDataONTAP8 IndustrysmostefficientstoragesystemsoBlock-leveldedupeacrossalldatastored;norehydrationrequiredfordataservices:dedupepreservedinvirtualtierandonSSDoIn-linecompressiononselectedvolume,nativeWANcompressionoSpace-efficientclones,RAID-DP,virtualpoolsandthinprovisioningo

18、Bestprice/performancewithvirtualtiering(FIashCache+FlashPools) Best-of-breeddataprotection-abilitytoprotectmoredatawithperformance-neutralcopyoperations;abilitytorecoverdatafasterandmoreeffectively;deeperapplicationaffinity Uniquevalue-addforvirtualizedenvironmentsoGreatercapacityefficiencythroughde

19、dupeandspace-efficientclonesoMoreeffectivedataprotectionthroughNetApppremieredatacopytechnologyanddeepapplicationintegrationoMoreeffectivemanagementthroughNetAppRapidCloningUtilityandvirtualconsoleQuestionsToAsktheCustomerStorageefficiency-Howisdatagrowthimpactingyourbudget?Howhasvirtualizationimpac

20、tedyouroverallcapacitygrowth? Note:IBMhaslimitedtechnologytoreducedatafootprint.Virtualizedenvironments-Howisvirtualizationimpactingyourstorageenvironment? Note:IBMhaspoorintegrationforVMwaredeployments.Dataprotection&recovery-Whatnewdataprotectionchallengesareyoufacingwithvirtualization/cloud?Howar

21、etheseimpactingyourbusiness? Note:IBMdoesnothaveenterprise-classdataprotectionfeaturesHowToAttack? Boltedtogetherarchitecture,reliesonNetAppforunifiedstoragecapability NASisreallyanafterthoughtontheV7000Unified.SONAShasbeenamarketfailure;askforadetailedNASroadmap. CannotcompetewithNetAppsindustrylea

22、dingapplicationintegrationespeciallywithvirtualinfrastructureincludingVMware,CITRIXandHyper-V IBMclaimsEasyTiersignificantlyimprovesperformancebuthasneveruseditinanyperformancebenchmark.HighlightVirtualTieringincludingFIashPooI.CompetitorLandminesandFUDCompetitorLandmineszFUDU-TURNorFactFacts:Isther

23、eanindependentvalidationofthesame?ThereisNetAppisemulatingSANoverWAFL.BlockoverfileisabadapproachforblockworkloadsnosuchthingasanemulatedLUN.IfseitheraLUNoritisnt.SPCREresultshaveproventhatNetAppunifiedstoragesystemperformsbetterthanmostcomparable,dedicatedSANstoragesystemunderaworkloadthatisreprese

24、ntativeofbusinessapplicationsNetApphasmorethan30,000SANdeplomentsandgrowing.U-Turn:WhatobjectivesareyoutryingtomeetwithSAN?Whatareyourperformancerelatedpainpoints? Facts:False.WeUSeactive/activecontrollers.Eachcontrollernormallyservesitsowndata.Ifonentrollerfails,thepartnerntrollertakesoverandserves

25、bothitsdataandthedataforthepartner.Physically,thetwocontrollersareconnectedtoeachother.Eachcontrolleralsohasoneormoreconnectionstoitsdisksandtoitspartnersdisks. NetAppispositionedintheLEADERSquadrantinGartnersMagicQuadrantforMidranqeandHiqh-EndModularDiskArray,leadingEMCandallothervendorsinmpleteess

26、ofvisionU-Turn:Whatjocontinuousoperationsmeantoyou? Facts:IBMRealTimeCompressionisavailableforblockonly.RtCisprocessheavyandrequires3outof4V7000CPUcoresand2GBofRAM.Ifyouaremorethan20%CPUbusyonyourcurrentV7000systems,youwillneedtoaddanotherI/OgrouptodeployRtC. RtCislicensedbyperenclosure.NetAppdataco

27、mpressionisfreeandcustomerscantrythisontheirtestworkloadsanddecidetodeployforproductionenvironment. U-Turn:Whatareyourmpressionrelatedobjectives?Asoftheissuedateolthisdocument,tothebesofourknowledge,theinformationcontainedhereinisanaccurateresultolourreinformationhasnotchangedsinthisdumentwasissued,

28、nordowundedaketoupdatethisdument.Allspecificationsarecountries.AJIothertxadsorproductsaretractemartosorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholdersandshouldbetreatedaISwithnowarrantiesolanykind.NetAppoffersnowarrantythatthisareregisteredtrademarksoNetApp.Inc.intheU.S.andother.2012NetApp.Inc.Allrightsreserved.Author:BharatBagmane1.astUpdated:4May2014