Consolidation on Flash- Hardware for Nothing, Get Your Flash for Free (I want my SSDs!)

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Jimmy May, MCM• SanDisk SQL Server Solutions Architect

Formerly:• Sr. Program Manager, SQL CAT• SQL Server Customer Advisory Team• MSIT Principal Architect: Database

Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server (2009)MS IT Gold Star Recipient (2008) Microsoft Oracle Center of Excellence (2008)SQL Server MVP Nominee (2006)Indiana Windows User Group www.iwug.net

• Founder & Board of DirectorsIndianapolis Professional Association for SQL Server www.indypass.org

• Founder & Member of Executive CommitteeSQL Server Pros: Founder & Visionary-in-ChiefSQL Innovator Award Recipient (2006)

• Contest sponsored in part by MicrosoftFormerly Chief Database Architect for high-throughput OLTP VLDB at ExactTarget (recent IPO)Senior Database Administrator for OpenGlobe/Escientwww.twitter.com/aspiringgeek [email protected] [email protected] http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jimmy_may

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Transforming Data Center Economics

SanDisk Flash isn’t transformative merely because of performance — The economics are disruptive

SQL Server Licensing/Hardware scenarios

Hardware for Nothing, Get Your Flash for Free


Consolidation on FlashSQL Server Licensing is now core-based

• Licensing costs are many times more the cost of hardware—far exceeding• Underutilized CPUs aren’t doing nothing—they’re burning dollars

I/O is the perf bottleneck in most SQL Server environments• Typically, consolidation on flash moves the bottleneck from the storage layer to the CPU—where it

belongs

This presentation documents lab work & real-life case studies in which:

• These results are not exceptional; indeed, they are routine outcomes• Consolidating on flash has saved customers hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars • ...& provided superior performance


SQL 2005 EoS—this month!www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-server-2005http://bit.ly/1PI8GRN

Licensing is complex—and expensive3x performance on flash vs. spinning mediaConsolidation on flash:Hardware for Nothing, Flash for Free

http://bit.ly/1RChgDK

Consolidation

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-server-2005

http://bit.ly/1PI8GRN






I/O Blender EffectImagine SQL Server log files or data warehouse workloads with sequential readsNow run several of these in VMs on a hostAt the hypervisor and storage level:

• The I/O from those VMs gets mixed up – like it was run through a blender• It looks like random I/O, not like the sequential I/O it started as

Storage performance vs. I/O blender limits workload density


SQL Server Common I/O Sizes: I/O Blender Demo


SQL Server Licensing Labyrinth


Licensing Variables• Cores & Sockets• SQL Server Edition• Virtualized vs. Bare Metal• Host vs. Guest• Software Assurance (SA) or not• Active or Passive• Legacy Licensing• Is your sales rep under quota & is it near end-of-quarter or better yet near end-of-

fiscal year?• Which highly-trained professional sales rep you talk to

• Ask 2, get 3 opinions


What if I told you...

...the only good I/O is the one for which you do not ask?


The best I/O is the one you don’t have to do. —Gene Amdahl

Author of Amdahl's Law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl's_law


Caching Algorithms: Your Experience May Vary...


SQL Workload Consolidation: Do More—Reliably and Consistently

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SQL Workload Consolidation: Save More

Assume consolidating 21 workloads (same as we tested)If one host can support all 21 workloads,

• Repurpose/retire two hosts, or don’t buy them in the first place.• You don’t need SQL Server licenses for those two hosts.

Do the math:• Each host: 2-sockets, 14 cores/CPU = 28 cores (same as what we tested)• $6,874/core for SQL 2014 EE (full price, no discounts, no SA)• 28 * $6,874 = $192,472 per host (for SQL EE licenses)• ~$400,000 savings by eliminating the need to license 2 hosts

Better performance (free lunch!)


Why Is This Good?Saving $400k is obviously good for your organization.Your org/team/customers are looking for the best solution.

• You win raving fans.

Redirect budgeted savings to:• Higher-margin products and services• Additional projects and equipment (such as more SanDisk flash products)

Be the hero – Help yourself and your company, customers, & users invest their savings


Data Center Economics

SanDisk Flash isn’t transformative merely because of performance — The economics are disruptive

SQL Server Licensing/Hardware scenarios— Tier 1— Tier 2



AlwaysOn AGs Readable Secondaries3 Sustained Simultaneous Workstreams Scenario

⁻ 2 HP DL580 4-socket servers, 64 logical cores per server⁻ Highly transactional TPCC-like environment – 1,000,000 New Orders per Minute⁻ 4 AlwaysOn Ags in synchronous availability mode, no queuing ⁻ Database backups at 4GB/s⁻ I/O Latency: < 0.0ms, i.e., µs range

Recommended Configuration⁻ Readable Secondary used for backup stream⁻ This requires licensing all cores on both servers

Configuration on SanDisk Fusion ioMemory Flash⁻ Backup offloaded from Secondary, so the Read-Only bit can be turned off⁻ This requires only one server to be licensed

SQL Server License Savings:⁻ 32 EE licenses (64 cores)

• @$13,473.00 USD = $ 431,136 (non-SA)• @$20,209.00 USD = $ 646,688 (SA)


Hardware for Nothing, Get Your Flash for Free I want my...

I want my... I want my SSDs!


The Simple Upgrade Case Study

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Scenario⁻ Four SQL Server instances⁻ Windows Server 2003 & SQL Server 2005 EOL approaching⁻ Four physical servers⁻ SAN attached

Solution₋ Four SQL Server instances₋ Windows Server 2012 R2 + SQL Server 2014 ₋ Three physical servers ₋ SanDisk PCIe Fusion ioMemory Flash ₋ ...with lots of compute & storage headroom


The Simple Upgrade (cont.)

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Consider:⁻ Dual socket quad-core to E5-2699 v3 octo-core, 128GB RAM @$9,943.50⁻ Each 2-core SQL Server EE license @$13,472.50

• 32 logical cores per server >> 16 SQL licenses per server >> $215,560.00⁻ Fusion ioMemory SX 6.4TB card @$39,779

Solution⁻ Classic hardware upgrade:

• 4 servers, each requiring 16 SQL licenses• 4 * ($9,944 + $215,560) = $ 902,016

⁻ SanDisk PCIe Application Accelerator solution:• 3 servers , again each requiring 16 SQL licenses + 3 Fusion ioMemory cards• 3 x ($9,944 + $215,560 + $39,779) = $ 795,849

⁻ Δ: Savings of $ 106,167⁻ …with lots of compute & storage headroom⁻ …enough to buy two more servers & Fusion ioMemory cards ⁻ And a leftover SAN!





36U 8U288 disks 8 Fusion ioMemory internal PCIe cards96 cores 36 cores

Δ 60 cores x $13,472.50/2-core EE licenses = $404,175…again, with lots of compute & storage headroom

Source: Less is More at Intelliflo http://itblog.sandisk.com/less-is-more-at-intelliflo

Intelliflo

http://itblog.sandisk.com/less-is-more-at-intelliflo

http://itblog.sandisk.com/less-is-more-at-intelliflo





THE CHALLENGE• Reduce power, cooling, and footprint• Near real time reporting for 15,000

users running up to 1.2 million queries per month

• Meet failover requirements

RESULTS• 3x more concurrent users• 3x more queries• 2x greater workload• Eliminated maintenance overhead for 27

disk arrays and over 400 disks• 16:1 footprint consolidation• 1/16th power and cooling

USAF Financial Data WarehouseTEKSOUTH

Source: Case Study - TekSouth Fights US Air Force Datacenter Sprawl with ioMemory; http://www.fusionio.com/case-studies/teksouth

US Air Force & TEKSOUTH


“A single server with ioMemory doubled the

workload capability of a 3-server, 21-disk array-

based system”Mike Rhodes

VP of Operations

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US Air Force System Changes (cont.)Before and After

Source: Case Study - TekSouth Fights US Air Force Datacenter Sprawl with ioMemory; http://www.fusionio.com/case-studies/teksouth





Data Center Scale: Literally saving millionsScenario

– Windows Server 2003 & SQL Server 2005 EOL approaching– SAN-attached – Core SQL Server EE licenses @$13,472.50 each– 1,500 servers

Solution– Windows Server 2012 R2 leveraging Hyper-V– SQL Server 2014 leveraging AlwaysOn– Fusion ioMemory cards– 150 servers– Hundreds of fewer servers– Thousands of fewer licenses– Millions of dollars saved– ...with lots of compute & storage headroom– And leftover SANs & shelves & fiber





<your company name here>Scenario

– Windows Server 2003 & SQL Server 2005 EoS approaching– New hardware likely to accompany software upgrades – SQL Server upgrades require per core licensing– 2-Core SQL Server EE license MSRP $13,472.50 (~$6,500/core)

Solution– Contemporary multi-core servers– Windows Server 2012 R2 leveraging Hyper-V– SQL Server 2014/2016 leveraging AlwaysOn, In-Memory, Columnstore, etc.– SanDisk Flash options:

• SanDisk Fusion ioMemory cards• SanDisk front-side SSDs• SanDisk FlashSoft caching software, SanDisk ION Accelerator™ shared storage, etc.





Flash: Don’t be this guy.

Hat tip to Bob Pusateri (@SQLBob) via Jason Horner (@jasonhorner) & Argenis Fernandez (@DBArgenis )

https://twitter.com/SQLBob

https://twitter.com/SQLBob

https://twitter.com/jasonhorner

https://twitter.com/jasonhorner

https://twitter.com/DBArgenis

https://twitter.com/DBArgenis

https://twitter.com/SQLBob/status/639097363332788224



Challenges:– How to handle millions of IOPs/device, GBs of I/O throughput, µsec latency– What to do with the leftover spinning media– What to do with the leftover budget?

Scenarios such as described here aren’t unusualThey’re typical, & they’re becoming more-&-more common

I reiterate: Actual customers today are leveraging consolidation & literally saving hundreds of thousands of dollars per SQL Server instance

Takeaways


Call to ActionConsider SanDisk flash to maximize your SQL Server investment

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Download SQL Server 2016 RC2See what it can do for you & your customerswww.microsoft.com/sql

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http://www.microsoft.com/sql


See for yourself…


SanDisk Flash

SanDisk Optimus MAXwww.sandisk.com/business/datacenter/products/flash-devices/ssds/sas-ssd/optimus

SanDisk Fusion ioMemory SX350www.sandisk.com/business/datacenter/products/flash-devices/pcie-flash/sx350

http://www.sandisk.com/business/datacenter/products/flash-devices/ssds/sas-ssd/optimus

http://www.sandisk.com/business/datacenter/products/flash-devices/ssds/sas-ssd/optimus

http://www.sandisk.com/business/datacenter/products/flash-devices/pcie-flash/sx350

http://www.sandisk.com/business/datacenter/products/flash-devices/pcie-flash/sx350


Entire database on in-server Flash

Parts of database on in-server Flash

(e.g., “hot files” or tempdb)

Cache data read from SAN on in-server Flash

AlwaysOn high availability fail-over Leverage ION Appliancesas shared storage for FCI

FlashSoft®

Virtualized database serversfor mixed workloads

SQL Server 2014 Architectural Configurations

Fast Track Data Warehouse Reference Architectures (FTDWRA)


Thank You!


SanDisk SQL Server Solutions

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Available today from your preferred server vendors

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Lenovo System x3650 (single-socket)SanDisk Optimus Ascend SSDs5TB Warehouse

402 Queries/Hr/TB (Columnstore)

Fast Track Data Warehouse Reference Architectures (DWFTRA)

Lenovo System x3850SanDisk Fusion ioMemory95TB Warehouse

3,417 Queries/Hr/TB (Columnstore)

Learn more:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/data-warehouse-fast-track.aspxhttp://datawarehouse.sandisk.com

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Row Store vs. Columnstore: I/O vs. Query Throughput

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