Storage Replica: Save your job with Windows Server 2016 5/22/2018 12:29 PM Storage Replica: Save your job with Windows Server 2016 Ned Pyle Principal Program Manager @nerdpyle © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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Superstorm Sandy That’s 880 miles! NYC Atlanta For you Europeans, that’s 1,416,222,720 millimeters!

Storage-agnostic, block-level, SMB3-based, zero RPO replication

Synchronous or asynchronous data replication between floors, buildings, campuses, cities, & continents

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When you see a dog, it’s question time 5/22/2018 12:29 PM When you see a dog, it’s question time Thatcher. Worried as h*ck about your DR plan. 13/10 would replicate © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Storage Replica capabilities

Stretch Clusters Single cluster Automatic failover Asymmetric storage

S2D and shared disk supported Cluster to cluster Two separate clusters Manual failover S2D and shared disk supported

Two separate servers Manual failover Server to self too Server to server Two separate servers Manual failover Server to self too

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Datacenter Edition (Full, Core) Requirements Datacenter Edition (Full, Core) Kerberos ≥2GB RAM, ≥2 Cores Data & logs storage Network Firewall ports

Replicating blocks under CSVFS, NTFS, or ReFS volume Blocks, not files Not DFSR Replicating blocks under CSVFS, NTFS, or ReFS volume File in use? Don’t care! Write IOs only

File sys filters & dedup Driver layering NY Site NJ Site SMB server Not here! Dismounted Volume Volume File sys filters & dedup CSVFS/NTFS/ReFS VolSnap filter BitLocker Filter Volume Manager Storage Replica Storage Replica Here Partition manager Partition manager Disk driver Disk driver Disk Disk

Synchronous workflow The async difference? Applications (local or remote) 1 5 2 Source Server Node (SR) Destination Server Node (SR) 4 t 2 t1 3 Data Log Data Log The async difference?

No, I have not been digging up the dark fiber link. Questions so far? No, I have not been digging up the dark fiber link. Why do you ask?

Storage Replica in version 1709

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Reduces need for PowerShell Honolulu Support Reduces need for PowerShell Server to server More to come

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Test Failover in Windows Server, version 1709 Mount destination storage Read and write to it Discard when done Test & validate DR

What we’ve learned in a year of Storage Replica

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Storage Best Practices Log performance Initial sync performance Log size

Network Best Practices RDMA Network Constraints SMB Bandwidth

What’s performance worth? RDMA is about efficiency Downsides? RDMA vs legacy NIC What’s performance worth? RDMA is about efficiency Downsides? SMB Direct has outstanding partner relationships

Why does the SR team love iWARP? Microsoft Ignite 2016 5/22/2018 12:29 PM Why does the SR team love iWARP? Perf Uses existing infrastructure Simple setup Scalable 10, 25, 40, 50, & 100 Gbps speeds Naturally long haul © 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Compute Best Practices VSS Cluster sites

Cluster sites New-ClusterFaultDomain -Name Seattle -Type Site -Description "Primary" -Location "Seattle Datacenter" New-ClusterFaultDomain -Name Bellevue -Type Site -Description "Secondary" -Location "Bellevue Datacenter" Set-ClusterFaultDomain -Name sr-srv01 -Parent Seattle Set-ClusterFaultDomain -Name sr-srv02 -Parent Seattle Set-ClusterFaultDomain -Name sr-srv03 -Parent Bellevue Set-ClusterFaultDomain -Name sr-srv04 -Parent Bellevue (Get-Cluster).PreferredSite="Seattle"

Compute Best Practices VSS Cluster sites VM Resiliency

Cluster VM resiliency (Get-Cluster).ResiliencyDefaultPeriod=n

Compute Best Practices VSS Cluster sites VM Resiliency VM Start Ordering Consistency Groups for SQL

Encryption, Signing, none of the above? Use conscientiously Understand the hit Disables RDMA(!)

Avoid SOFS All same speed storage

Firmware, Drivers, Updates Know your vendor Have a plan Be proactive

Hyper-V or Storage Replica? Hyper-V Replica Storage Replica

Hyper-V or Storage Replica? Hyper-V Replica Storage Replica Recovery Per VM Per Volume

Hyper-V or Storage Replica? Hyper-V Replica Storage Replica Recovery Per VM Per Volume Dedicated network support Cert-based replication + host/DNS Per network interface

Hyper-V or Storage Replica? Hyper-V Replica Storage Replica Recovery Per VM Per Volume Dedicated network support Cert-based replication + host/DNS Per network interface Write Ordering Yes

Hyper-V or Storage Replica? Hyper-V Replica Storage Replica Recovery Per VM Per Volume Dedicated network support Cert-based replication + host/DNS Per network interface Write Ordering Yes Replication Modes Asynchronous (30 sec, 5/15 min) Synchronous & Asynchronous (cont.)

Hyper-V or Storage Replica? Hyper-V Replica Storage Replica Recovery Per VM Per Volume Dedicated network support Cert-based replication + host/DNS Per network interface Write Ordering Yes Replication Modes Asynchronous (30 sec, 5/15 min) Synchronous & Asynchronous (cont.) Test Failover Yes No RS1, Yes RS3(!)

Hyper-V or Storage Replica? Hyper-V Replica Storage Replica Recovery Per VM Per Volume Dedicated network support Cert-based replication + host/DNS Per network interface Write Ordering Yes Replication Modes Asynchronous (30 sec, 5/15 min) Synchronous & Asynchronous (cont.) Test Failover Yes No RS1, Yes RS3(!) Consistency Application Crash + VSS

Hyper-V or Storage Replica? Hyper-V Replica Storage Replica Recovery Per VM Per Volume Dedicated network support Cert-based replication + host/DNS Per network interface Write Ordering Yes Replication Modes Asynchronous (30 sec, 5/15 min) Synchronous & Asynchronous (cont.) Test Failover Yes No RS1, Yes RS3(!) Consistency Application Crash + VSS Scale See calculator app Massive (100TB+ already seen in field)

Hyper-V or Storage Replica? Hyper-V Replica Storage Replica Recovery Per VM Per Volume Dedicated network support Cert-based replication + host/DNS Per network interface Write Ordering Yes Replication Modes Asynchronous (30 sec, 5/15 min) Synchronous & Asynchronous (cont.) Test Failover Yes No RS1, Yes RS3(!) Consistency Application Crash + VSS Scale See calculator app Massive (100TB+ already seen in field) Inter-op Hyper-V, Azure (ASR) WS2016 Guest & Host

Customers.microsoft.com

Storage Replica offering: 2xDataON CiB-9112 Intel® Xeon® E5-v2600 v4 family, up to 22 cores 256GB – 1536GB Tier Storage SAS SSD + HDDs 10GbE RDMA NICs

Microsoft 2016 5/22/2018 12:29 PM For over a century, Mead & Hunt has build a reputation as an engineering and architectural firm powered by innovative thinkers and steadfast experts Mead & Hunt chose DataON CiB-9112 solution based on Windows Server 2016 to replace its aging FC SAN and deploying cluster-to-cluster replication leveraging Storage Replica (SR) “Once we have Storage Spaces running, enabling Storage Replica between our two sites were just three (3) lines of PowerShell- It’s so Simple.” – Joseph Anich Systems Infrastructure Engineering © 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Storage Replica offering 2xDataON CiB-9473 Intel® Xeon® E5-v2600 v4 family, up to 22 cores 256GB – 1536GB Tier Storage SAS SSD + HDDs 10GbE RDMA NICs

Microsoft 2016 5/22/2018 12:29 PM The Kotter Group is made up of small, energetic team of IT enthusiasts who have spend 21 years working in the insurance industry Kotter Group chose DataON CiB-9473 solution based on Windows Server 2016 to replace its aging FC SAN and deploying cluster-to-cluster replication leveraging Storage Replica (SR) © 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

R730 Stretch Cluster BOM 4x nodes 4x MD3060E JBODs 1.5PB raw Many deployments

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Interesting Storage Replica trickery

Answer? Definitely maybe! Can I replace DFSR now? Yes! RPO and RTO Don’t need to access secondary No! Folder & file granularity Multi-master, complex topology, read-only secondary Answer? Definitely maybe!

Fun with Robocopy and SR Save time & CPU Down & dirty migrations

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Migration and Data Mover Disparate arrays* Local replication migrations Data consolidation Server decommission Seeding

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If you rub my belly, I’ll add Honolulu support for clusters Final questions If you rub my belly, I’ll add Honolulu support for clusters

Enjoy the rest of the week and grab a laptop sticker! 5/22/2018 Enjoy the rest of the week and grab a laptop sticker! © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.