Ugly Storage Made Sexy in Novell Open Enterprise Server and Windows Environments

Ugly Storage Made Sexy in Novell® Open Enterprise Server and Windows Environments

Brian SixSenior Technology Specialistbsix@novell.comb6@novell.com6@novell.com

Karyn VictorySenior Technology Girl Specialistkvictory@novell.com

The Problem

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Do you know...

How many orphaned folders are on the network?

How many TB of MP3s?

How many documents haven't been accessed in the six months? The last year?

How many redundant files are stored?

Do you know how much space the files above take up on your network?

How much does it cost to power and cool?

How much time are you spending backing up?

Understanding your data better is the first step to rationalizing it

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The Iceberg in the Data CenterAre you managing files the same way you always have?

structured data

unstructured data

80% of all digitaldata is unstructured

Unstructured data is growing by 60% CAGR

Unstructured data resists utilization and reuse

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Customer Challenges

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• Explosive growth of unstructured data (files)• Security and Regulatory compliance• Storage admin tasks highly manual and redundant• Shrinking backup windows and general backup concerns• More electronic collaboration = more files• Costs in hardware, power, cooling, administration• Rapid head count turnover

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Or, Get Smart – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Business Benefits ofNovell® File Management Suite

Save money and man hours

Leverage existing investments

Use your resources for more strategic projects

Coexist with other storage management solutions that may exist

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Leading Voices

Novell® Delivers a New Way ofIntelligently Managing Organizations'File-Based Information

“The Novell Storage Manager and [DynamicFile Services] are well positioned to addressemerging challenges.”

“The world must know about this technology...”

Noemi Greyzdorf, IDC“Novell Delivers a Way of Intelligently Managing

Organizations' File-based Information”

“NSM is a great productboth in terms of itsfunctionality and itssimplicity of use. ...NSM ispowerful on its own, butcomes into full fruition whendeployed in conjunctionwith [Dynamic FileServices] technology, alsofrom Novell.”

Jon Toigo, Enterprise Systems Journal“Novell Storage Manager Strikes

Data Management Gold”

The Novell® Solution

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Novell® File Management Suite

Policy-Based DataRelocation

Automated DataReporting

Identity-Driven Data Management

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StorageManager

provisionsstorage

based onidentity and

policy

The Intelligent Way to Manage File Data

Dynamic FileServices allowsseamless tiering

of file databased on policy

Novell StorageManager

Novell FileReporter

Back Up Back Up

NovellDynamic File

Services

File Reporter produces on-going inventory reports on file data that the administrator can use to fine-tune Dynamic File Services and

Storage Manager policies. Discover, Design & Plan,

Montior/Trends

Storage Managerpolicies govern

life-cycleautomation and compliance with

regard to file system data

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1. Novell® Storage ManagerIdentity-driven File Management

• Novell Storage Manager manages files and folders with polices based on user identities and roles

• IT customizes policies based on their own business rules, thereby automating redundant, low-value tasks over the life-cycle of the file

– Provisions and deprovisions

– Moves and restructures

– Load-balances and grooms

– Vaults and deletesIdentity-Driven

File Management

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Lifecycle Storage ManagementBased on Identity and Policy

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2. Novell® Dynamic File ServicesPolicy-based Data Relocation

• Novell Dynamic File Services automatically moves “stale” files from expensive primary storage to low-cost secondary storage, based on policies set by IT

• File tiering is accomplished without any impact to the end user; files appear to be exactly where originally stored

– Windows and Linux-based file systems

– Customizable policies based on identities and file metadata

– Automated tieringPolicy-based

Data Relocation

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Novell® Dynamic File Services

BEFORE AFTER

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3. Novell® File ReporterAutomated Data Reporting

• Novell File Reporter inventories file systems to provide IT with a clear picture of storage resource usage across multiple categories, including user identities

• Reports can be used to construct and fine-tune policies for Novell Storage Manager and Novell Dynamic File Services

– Immensely scalable

– Scheduled or ad-hoc reporting

– Convert reporting findings intoStorage Manager policies

AutomatedFile Reporting

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Novell File Reporter

• Agents for fast, immensely scalable reporting

• Network option

• Familiar GUI• Report on

volumes, or on policies you create

• Built-in cost reporting

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Identity-drivenData Management

FileSystemsIdentity

• Provisioning / De-Provisioning• Lifecycle Storage Management• Automate manual processes• Business alignment based on

policies

AD

Novell eDirectory

Microsoft Active Directory

Event

Event

Policy

Policy

• Provisioning / De-Provisioning• Role Based Management

Identity-driven and Policy-basedFile Management

• Storage Hardware Platforms• Storage Area Networks• Windows Server 2008• Windows Server 2003• Open Enterprise Server (Linux) and NetWare®

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Storage Management Architecture

Intelligently Manage FileStorage for Maximum

Business Benefit

Novell® File Management SuiteAn integrated offering that provisions,moves, optimizes, and reports on filestorage based on user roles andcustomized business policies

How It Works

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Enhance and Complement Novell® File Management Suite

Operating System / Driver

Storage Resource Management

Virtual Device Management

Volume / LUN

Physical Device Management

SAN / NAS / DAS

File

Blo

ck

Automated and Identity-DrivenFile System Management

Directory Services / Policy

File System

Novell® FileManagement Suite

Traditional “Storage Resource Management”

domain populated by Storage Vendors

Universal Solution – Works With Any Incumbent Solution

Demos

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Next Steps

• Visit the technology lab for more demos

• White paper

• Listen to the podcast

• Download eval

• Start managing your files better

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