Optimize Storage with BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization

Compute + Network + Storage Why Storage is Important IT = … Compute + Network + Storage Why Storage is Important

IT = Compute + Network + Storage The value is in the data. Always. 3 domains …of equal complexity …work together to deliver a service Compute System Administrators Network Network Administrators Storage Storage Administrators Storage Data Compute Present Network Transport User Consumes

Storage Infrastructure SAN Switches Connect the servers (hosts) and disk arrays (storage) Monitor FC Ports Link, Speed, Type Traffic Brocade, Cisco and various OEMs Disk Arrays, Storage Systems Store the data, read and write Disks, controllers, storage pools, LUNs Monitor Storage allocation Data traffic, I/Os EMC, Hitachi, NetApp, IBM, HP, Dell, Fujitsu Backups Store the data long-term, WORM Backup Servers Retrieve the data from the servers (hosts) NetBackup, TSM, NetWorker, etc. Tape libraries Store the data on tape Quantum, IBM, VTL

Size, Capacity and Various Concepts Around Storage Trad. Vol. (Consumed 1TB) Host LUN (Subscribed 1TB) Volume Host Trad. Vol. (Consumed 1TB) Host LUN (Subscribed 1TB) Thin Vol. (Consumed 0.5TB) Host LUN (Subscribed 1TB) Subscribed Capacity (3TB) Consumed Capacity (2.5TB) Available Capacity (1.5TB) Capacity (4TB) Parity, System (1TB) Unused Disks (1TB) Storage Pool Size (6TB) Storage System

Ever Growing Storage Demand How to deal with it? Growth Ever Growing Storage Demand How to deal with it?

Pain Points Reported by Managers and Professionals Source: ZDnet, 2014

Unstoppable Data Growth Numbers 5KB / record Text 500KB / document Pictures 2 MB / picture Audio 5 MB / song Video 4 GB / movie HD 40 GB / movie

Zettabytes? Storage requirements are growing 20% to 40% per year Information is doubling every 2 years In 2015, we measure worldwide total data in Zettabytes (1 ZT? = 1 trillion GB) Zettabytes Exabytes Petabytes Storage requirements are growing 20% to 40% per year Information is doubling every 2 years By 2015, we will measure worldwide total data in Zettabytes (1 ZT? = 1 trillion GB) Terabytes Gigabytes

What Storage Vendors Ship, What Customers Deploy Vendor Forecast Customer Forecast Source: IDC, 2013 Source: Managing Storage: Trends, Challenges, and Options (2013-2014) - EMC

Capacity Optimization for Storage By Sentry Software TrueSight Capacity Optimization for Storage By Sentry Software

Storage Capacity Optimization Collect data about storage systems Vendor-specific Capacity metrics Performance metrics Out-of-the-box views and reports Ensure enough capacity is available for future demand Don’t make unnecessary investments Reports on storage consumers TrueSight Capacity Optimization with Sentry

Consolidated, Vendor-Agnostic Architecture ETLs collect data Vendor-specific Capacity metrics Performance metrics Normalized data Consolidated views out-of-the-box Customizable

Make Wiser, Faster Decisions Size (6TB) Capacity (4TB) Consumed Capacity (100%) Trad. Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Parity, System (1TB) Unused Disks (1TB) Size (6TB) Capacity (4TB) Consumed Capacity (25%) Trad. Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Available Capacity (75%) Parity, System (1TB) Unused Disks (1TB)

Make Wiser, Faster Decisions Locate available capacity Predict and prevent saturation (trend analysis) Manage over-subscription and thin provisioning

Make Wiser, Faster Decisions Locate available capacity Predict and prevent saturation (trend analysis) Manage over-subscription and thin provisioning

Make Wiser, Faster Decisions Locate available capacity Predict and prevent saturation (trend analysis) Manage over-subscription and thin provisioning

Reclaim Unused Capacity Subscribed Capacity (1TB) Size (6TB) Capacity (3TB) Consumed Capacity (100%) Trad. Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Parity, System (1TB) Unused Disks (1TB)

Reclaim Unused Capacity

Subscribed Capacity (4TB) Thick Provisioning Subscribed Capacity (4TB) Size (6TB) Capacity (4TB) Consumed Capacity (100%) Trad. Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Parity, System (1TB) Unused Disks (1TB)

Unmanaged Thin Provisioning Host Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Subscribed Capacity (4TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Consumed Capacity (33%) Available Capacity (67%) Capacity (4TB) Parity, System (1TB) Unused Disks (1TB) Size (6TB)

Managed Thin Provisionning Host Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Host Volume (1TB) Subscribed Capacity (8TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Thin Volume (Consumed 0.3TB) Consumed Capacity (67%) Available Capacity (33%) Capacity (4TB) Parity, System (1TB) Unused Disks (1TB) Size (6TB)

Optimize: Thin Provisioning +271% Storage Efficiency Ratio Increase

Storage Utilization Reports Capacity Subscribed Consumed Host A - on EMC Tier 1 550 GB - on EMC Tier 2 1.5 TB 750 GB - on NetApp 1 400 GB 52 GB Total Host A 1.95 TB 1.35 TB Host B …

Multi-Vendor Environment Symmetrix CLARiiON, VNX Celerra VMAX EMC FAS V-Series NetApp AMS, HUS USP, USP-V, USP-VM VSP Hitachi SVC Storwize v7000 XiV IBM XP, P9000 3PAR HP Compellent EqualLogic Dell BMC+Sentry: Vendor-agnostic Avoid vendor lock-in

Capability of 1 Single Collection Engine Scalability Capability of 1 Single Collection Engine 2011 2013 2015 Volumes MAX 2,000 4,000 30,000 Hosts 50 100 750 Memory Requirements 1GB 4GB Full Discovery Time 12h 6h 20’ Sample Collection Time 15’ 3’ Daily Input 672 MB 1.3 GB 40 GB Daily Output 91 MB 182 MB 5.3 GB

Challenges and Solutions Conclusion Challenges and Solutions

Challenges and Solutions Challenges Without BMC and Sentry Solutions With BMC and Sentry Unpredictable storage growth Delays because of shortages Buy more than needed Wasted capacity Performance problems Long time-to-resolution Multi-vendor complexity or vendor lock-in Plan ahead Don’t run out of capacity Buy what is necessary only Optimized capacity Improved performance Wide and in-depth visibility All storage vendors are covered and consolidated into one view

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