DataCore™SANmelodySANmelody Software

Introduction

SANmelody™ Disk Server Software

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DataCore At A Glance

Line of Business

Products

Ownership

Distribution

Customer Base

Leading innovators of Storage Virtualization Software

SANmelody ™ Disk ServersSANsymphony™ Open Storage Networking Platform

Privately held since 1998

OEMs, VARs & System Integrators

Global 2000 Enterprises & Small to Midsize Firms

Tokyo, Japan

Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Headquarters)

Munich,GermanyReading, UK7 x 24 x 365 7 x 24 x 365

Global SupportGlobal Support

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DataCore - Worldwide success

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Market Update and Trends

Storage Industry overview - Storage Market = $50 billion +- Storage Software = $6 billion- Storage Subsystems/Arrays = $20 billion +

- Top 3 Disruptive technologies per IDC (Commoditization impact)

- ATA-based Subsystems- iSCSI - Virtualization of disks

Source: IDC

DataCore is unique: Adds Virtualization, turbo-charges performance of ATA, and drives iSCSI disk servers

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iSCSI array opportunity

                                                                                                                     

“International Data Corp. (IDC) predicts that worldwide sales of iSCSI disk arrays will grow from about $28 million in 2003 to more than $3 billion in 2007, representing a 227% compound annual growth rate.”

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What is SANmelody?

SANmelody is Software•Transforms PC Server into a Disk Server

•Creates a low-cost/high function iSCSI or FC SAN

•Simple to Run and Install

•Portable and Open

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SANmelody Disk Server

Install-and-goSANmelody™ Software

PC Server

Powered by DataCore™iSCSI Disk Server

iSCSI / Ethernet

Application ServersDatabas

eEmail File Web

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Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI

DataCore SANmelody™ Software

GigE and/or Fibre adapters

PC Server

Disks Powered by DataCore™FC Disk Server

Supports: SATA, SAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and EIDE disks

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SANmelody Features

Basic SANmelody Functions High Performance disk I/O Caching Many virtual LUNs from a few physical drives iSCSI and/or Fibre Channel (FC) host

connections SCSI, FC, EIDE, Serial ATA, etc. disk drives

Advanced* SANmelody Functions: High Availability - Mirroring between disk servers Point-in-time and Complete Snapshots Auto-provisioning – Allocates capacity on demand Asynchronous Remote Mirroring over IP

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What Does a SANmelody Disk Server Do?

Powered by DataCore™Disk Server

Fibre Channelor iSCSI

Applications ESX Servers

•Inexpensive storage

•High performance

•Virtual Infrastructure

Fibre Channel or

iSCSI

Supports: Windows, Solaris, Linux, AIX, Netware, Mac/OS

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SANmelody Benefits

Lowest cost entry point to a SAN- Runs on Standard PC Server Platforms- Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI

Simplifies and Virtualizes Storage Management- Easy to install- Intuitive, centralized management

Exceptional Value and Performance- World record I/O performance with industry standard benchmarks- Leverage the latest Hardware innovations and advancements

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Advanced Features

Caching

High Availability

Auto-Provisioning

Snap Shot

Asynchronous Replication

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SANmelody Node

- Small amount of cache and one CPU reserved for Windows

- Memory leak detection

NIC and/or FC HBAs

- No video games- No unnecessary applications- Isolated from LAN- No email accounts- Best practices for virus protection

- ETC.

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Turbo-charge Your Storage

Host

Storage Array

SANmelody

Disk I/O 4000 – 6000

Cache controller I/O 250 - 300

SANmelody I/O 20

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Log

High Availability

Host

Primary

Cached Reads & WritesMirror

HA Option

Alternate path

Eliminates Single Point of Failure

Physical Separation

Forced cache coherency

Transparent Auto failover

SDS 2

SDS 1

Secondary

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Auto-Provisioning

2TB volume (NVM) assigned to each server

Small fraction of real capacity allocated to each virtual disk

SANmelody automatically allocates capacity when needed

No Agents on Hosts

Unallocated capacity is available for use by any server

1TB Pool

12TB allocated

No committed storage penalty!

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Auto-Provisioning Saves Time and Effort Traditional Disk Provisioning

1. Determine which Application is running out of space

2. Determine how to add storage (extend Volume/LUN, add LUN, etc.)

3. Determine how much storage to add.

4. Determine where to get storage.5. Allocate storage from Pool.6. Set protection (LUN masks) for

Applications to see correct storage.

7. Set switch zoning and HBA settings if applicable.

8. Add storage to App. LUN or create new App. LUN Note: Typically requires reboots and downtime

9. Perform Volume formatting, Volume Management, Configure OS and Apps. to be able to use the larger LUN or new LUN

10. Replenish Pool (add disks)

DataCore Automates the Process

1. Create a virtual volume2. Drag and Drop the volume on the

server channel3. Apply

SANmelody does the rest!

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Snap Shot

Snapshots- Instantaneous Point-in-time

snapshots - Complete Images- Snap from FC to SATA disks

Production Volume

Snapshot Copy

Use Auto-Provisioning with Snapshots to conserve capacity

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Snap Shot

Snapshots- Instantaneous Point-in-time

snapshots - Complete Images- Snap from FC to SATA disks

Use Auto-Provisioning with Snapshots to conserve capacity

Production SQL Server

Backup Server

ProductionFibre Channel

Disks

Snap ShotSATA Disks

Datacore SDS

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Point-in-time Snapshot (Backups, testing, etc.)

Live Volume

Online Application

Snapshot View

unchanged

updatedcopy-on-write (by SANsymphony)

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Asynchronous Remote Replication

Replicate between SANmelody servers No application server agents for replication Uses inexpensive disks Cost-effective internet connections

Headquarters

Remote office

AIM (Asynchronous IP Mirrors)

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Why go Virtual?

What is the driving force to go Virtual?

Flexibility to Adapt to Change + Economics and Productivity: Saving Money, Time and Effort Better utilization and consolidation of assets Rapid response to address growth and change Hardware Independence and Cost Savings Productivity gains by consolidating tasks, process and resources

Server VirtualizationServer Virtualization- Processor utilization, for example, Intel/AMD typically CPUs averages

utilization of less than 10 percent - 90% waste

Storage VirtualizationStorage Virtualization- On average 25% of allocated physical disk space in Microsoft environments is

effectively utilized by users – 75% waste

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SANmelody: Target Customers

Customers who:- Are seeking entry-level SAN capability ($10k-$50k storage

budget)- Have a limited infrastructure seeking low cost disk solutions- are implementing virtual server infrastructures- Have a low-cost DR or business continuance requirement- Have 3-10+ application servers, 500GB – 5TB+- iSCSi or Fibre Channel storage connectivity

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SANmelody - EnabledFeatures

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MMC Snap-in GUI

MMC GUIControlsBlock

StorageStack

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Virtual Disk Allocation

StorageClients

Storage

Resources

Assign LUNsto Clients

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Performance Management

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Event Monitoring

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Software offers the ultimate answer Provides essential intelligence to concentrate

resources Scales with size of problem Enhances data protection and automation Buy it once, re-use across server hardware

upgrades- Hardware independence, the software is portable- Unprecedented flexibility to absorb industry innovations Unlike conventional proprietary arrays,

Powered by DataCore™ Disk Serverstrack the price/ performance

curve of general purpose PC servers

Unlike conventional proprietary arrays,

Powered by DataCore™ Disk Serverstrack the price/ performance

curve of general purpose PC servers

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DataCore, A Technology Alliance Partner

DataCore has been a VMware Technology Alliance partner since 1st half of 2005

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Qualifications / Support

DataCore and VMware are members of TSAnet- TSAnet is a consortium of Technology Vendors- Quid-pro-Quo, non competitive support agreement

VMware ESX is DataCore Qualified- “Operating Systems”- 3rd party High Availability Solution (ESX only)

DataCore Knowledge Base has best practices documentation for configuration with VMware ESX

DataCore products are in process for HCL qualification by VMware

- Current scheme doesn’t account for “virtual” solutions

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DataCore Software Portfolio

SANsymphony™ provide a common set of services across heterogeneous storage arrays

SANmelody™ traditional storage array alternative

Traveller – adds Continuous Data Protection – CDP to SANsymphony

UpTempo – Disk I/O accelerator for Windows

SANmaestro – SAN analysis suite

SANsymphony-equippedStorage Domain Servers

SANmelody-equippedDisk Servers

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Qualifications / Support

DataCore and VMware are members of TSAnet- TSAnet is a consortium of Technology Vendors- Quid-pro-Quo, non competitive support agreement

VMware ESX & GSX are DataCore Qualified- “Operating Systems”- 3rd party High Availability Solution (ESX only)

DataCore Knowledge Base has best practices documentation for configuration with VMware ESX

DataCore products are in process for HCL qualification by VMware

- Current scheme doesn’t account for “virtual” solutions

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