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What’s the problem with DAS solutions?

What’s the problem? – IO Latency High IO latency from direct attached HDD storage slows applications, creating long wait times for users. Processor speed has grown exponentially. User expectations have grown exponentially. HDD speed has not kept up. CPU performance Disk performance User expectations are up here Application Performance is down stuck here Brought to you by

DAS solutions do not typically scale performance and have a finite amount of performance ability Slow application responses create long wait times for end users due to latency between direct attached storage and the application Different hardware and operating system restrictions limit options for deploying a cache based DAS environment. IT infrastructures are overprovisioned using a large number of SSDs in server- storage infrastructure to address performance requirements difficult to attain with rotating HDDs. Brought to you by

and What if your DAS solution could… …. allow you to dramatically accelerate your application performance and scale your business without massive infrastructure investment? and …radically speed your application performance via a quick, upgrade while ensuring data integrity? Brought to you by

SanDisk® DAS Cache brought to you by Dell

Dell PowerVault MD storage Introducing SanDisk® DAS Cache Install SanDisk® DAS Cache software SAS Interconnects SSDs Dell PowerVault MD storage Server-level caching software product for Direct Attached Storage using SSDs - with the option to add PowerVault*. Developed for Dell by SanDisk for use in select 13th generation, FX2 and R920 Dell PowerEdge™ servers, Reduces latency and accelerates response times for applications needing improved I/O read and write. SanDisk DAS Cache is transparent to the application and provides substantial performance increases for workloads such as OLTP, OLAP and Business Analytics. An incredible combination of price, performance and enterprise features Brought to you by *Dell PowerVault MD with JBODS, SAS connected as DAS only, CANNOT be Shared Storage. The total capacity cannot exceed 256TB, and the number of volumes cannot exceed 2048.

SanDisk® DAS Cache: How it Works video Watch this short video to discover how SanDisk® DAS Cache, can accelerate application performance as easily as 1, 2, 3 – and do it all without requiring a massive investment. http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/videos~en/documents~sandisk-das-cache.aspx Brought to you by

How SanDisk DAS Cache works: server SSDs as shared read/write cache pool Rotating drives as storage inside next generation Dell PowerEdge servers How SanDisk DAS Cache works: server Server Application High IOPS SanDisk DAS Cache LowIOPS Lower IOPS RAID cont. This configuration uses storage (internal to a server). In this configuration, some of the drives are SSDs, which are being used as the shared read/write cache pool; whereas the remaining rotating drives are being used as storage inside the server. Brought to you by

PowerVault rotating disc storage PowerVault rotating disc storage How SanDisk DAS Cache works: server and PowerVault Shared read/write cache pool Server High IOPS SanDisk DAS Cache PCIe SSDs Application LowIOPS Low IOPS RAID cont. Internal Storage RAID cont. RAID cont. This configuration uses NVMe PCIe SSDs and multiple storage drives (internal to both the server and Dell PowerVault* which is connected via a SAS connection) directly attached to a validated server. External PowerVault rotating disc storage External PowerVault rotating disc storage Brought to you by *Dell PowerVault MD with JBODS, SAS connected as DAS only, CANNOT be Shared Storage. The total capacity cannot exceed 256TB, and the number of volumes cannot exceed 2048.

PowerVault rotating disc storage PowerVault rotating disc storage How SanDisk DAS Cache works: multiple storage devices Shared Read/Write Cache Pool SSDs added inside external PowerVault storage Server Application High IOPS SanDisk DAS Cache LowIOPS Lower IOPS RAID cont. Internal Storage RAID cont. RAID cont. This configuration uses multiple storage devices (internal to both the server and Dell PowerVault* which is connected via a SAS connection) directly attached to a server. The SSDs are in one of the PowerVault storage devices as the cache media for all I/O for the various storage to be cached. External PowerVault rotating disc storage External PowerVault rotating disc storage Brought to you by *Dell PowerVault MD with JBODS, SAS connected as DAS only, CANNOT be Shared Storage. The total capacity cannot exceed 256TB, and the number of volumes cannot exceed 2048.

SanDisk®DAS Cache can help you: Reach greater performance Deploy with flexibility Maximize your resource utilization Do more in less time using accelerated data analytics Attain increased performance for high-IOPS Linux and Windows Server applications Realize a lower cost per user and get more transactions per second, at a reduced application response time. Select from a variety of options: Connected media as cache Storage controllers Operating systems R920, FX2 and 13th generation Dell PowerEdge rack, tower and blade servers SSDs to meet your needs: combine SSD resources across the entire server-storage infrastructure use a single SSDs cache group to accelerate multiple local storage groups or volumes Deploy up to four independent cache devices per server for different applications on the same server. Brought to you by

A multitude of deployment options are available Cache interfaces and devices SATA and SAS SSDs PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs Fusion-IO PCIe-based SSD cards Operating systems Windows 2008 R2 , 2012, and R012 R2 Windows Hyper-V Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 6.5 and 7.0 Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3, and Enterprise Server 12 VMware vSphere® ESXI™ 5.5 U2 ** Storage controllers Chipsets Host Bus Adapters (HBA) Dell PowerEdge Raid Controller (PERC) Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Dell PowerEdge servers Dell PowerEdge FC430, and FC630 Dell PowerEdge R920, R430, R530, R630, R730, R730xd, R930 Dell PowerEdge VRTX or M1000e with M630 Dell PowerEdge T430, T630 External JBOD storage Dell PowerVault MD with JBODS SAS connected as DAS, not shared storage Total capacity of 256TB and 2048 volumes *XFS on Red Hat 7.0 Operating System is not supported by SanDisk DAS Cache at this time. Other file systems are supported in Red Hat. **VMware vSphere® ESXI™ 5.5 U2 supported in Write-Through cache mode only at this time. Brought to you by

Workloads that benefit from SanDisk® DAS Cache

Potential configurations for SanDisk® DAS Cache Business need Workload SanDisk DAS Cache configuration guidance e-Commerce Online transaction processing (OLTP) Dell PowerEdge R730XD,with a mix of NVMe SSDs as cache media and rotating drives for storage, running on Red Hat**® Enterprise Linux® operating system. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) Dell PowerEdge R730XD,with a mix of NVMe SSDs as cache media and rotating drives for storage, running on Microsoft Windows operating system with Microsoft SQL Server. Customer relationship management (CRM) Dell PowerEdge R730,with mix of SAS SSDs as cache media, and direct-attach Dell PowerVault* storage running on Microsoft Windows operating system with Microsoft SQL Server. Hadoop Analytics and Data warehousing Dell PowerEdge R730XD,with mix of SSDs (NVMe or SAS SSDs) as cache media and rotating drives for storage, running on Red Hat** Enterprise Linux operating system. Content Management Random reads of database, or file reads on periphery servers Dell PowerEdge T630, with mix of SAS SSDs as cache media and direct-attach PowerVault containing rotating drives for storage, running on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating system. *Dell PowerVault MD with JBODS, SAS connected as DAS only, CANNOT be Shared Storage. The total capacity cannot exceed 256TB, and the number of volumes cannot exceed 2048. **XFS on Red Hat 7.0 Operating System is not supported by SanDisk DAS Cache at this time. Other file systems are supported in Red Hat. Brought to you by

SanDisk® DAS Cache: value for HPC-C Accelerate NSS by deploying SanDisk® DAS Cache on the head node N/W Link Sequential auto-detect advantage N/W Links N/W Links Brought to you by

Dell Fluid Cache for SAN and SanDisk® DAS Cache together

Content management solution: Fluid Cache for SAN and SanDisk® DAS Cache Accelerate Read/Write response in the data center using Fluid Cache for SAN Accelerate Read response for the internet periphery servers using SanDisk® DAS Cache Data center USA Dell PowerEdge R630 Fluid Cache for SAN SanDisk DAS Cache - Brasil Dell PowerEdge R630 SanDisk DAS Cache - Japan SanDisk DAS Cache - Ireland Dell PowerEdge T630 Brought to you by

CRM solution: Fluid Cache for SAN and SanDisk® DAS Cache Data center Dell PowerEdge R730 SanDisk DAS Cache Fluid Cache for SAN The entire CRM system is on a Fluid Cache for SAN based solution, accelerating database access Search engine and indexing for CRM is on a stand alone server running SanDisk DAS Cache Brought to you by

Performance and press

11x more SanDisk® DAS Cache when running OLTP on Microsoft SQL Server * Results based on September 2014 whitepaper, “SanDisk® DAS Cache: OLTP Performance”. Tests run by SanDisk. Actual performance will vary based on configuration, usage and manufacturing variability. http://www.sandisk.com/assets/docs/SanDisk-DAS-Cache-OLTP-Performance-Whitepaper.pdf more database transactions* when running OLTP on Microsoft SQL Server Intensifes Dell 730xd server performance with up to: 11x SanDisk® DAS Cache Do not use in: South Africa, Ukraine, or Venezuela. Do not use in : South Africa, Ukraine, or Venezuela. Brought to you by

Principled Technologies test report: Consolidate databases with SanDisk® DAS Cache and R730xd servers Consolidate up to 6 IBM 3650 M3 servers to 1 Dell PowerEdge R730XD with SANDisk DAS Cache.* Download the test report* here: http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Dell/R730XD_SQLConsolidation_DASCache_0914.pdf *Based on Principled Technologies report "Consolidating older database servers with the Intel processor powered Dell PowerEdge R730XD using SANDisk DAS Cache," September 2014, commissioned by Dell. Actual performance will vary based on configuration, usage and manufacturing variability. For more information, please visit: http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Dell/R730XD_SQLConsolidation_DASCache_0914.pdf Do not use in Argentina, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Turkey, Venezuela, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Chile, Hong Kong, Korea, South Africa, or Ukraine. Do not use in Argentina, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Turkey, Venezuela, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Chile, Hong Kong, Korea, South Africa, or Ukraine. Brought to you by

And SanDisk® DAS Cache… What the press is saying about Dell R730xd servers And SanDisk® DAS Cache… Dell PowerEdge R730xd “Higher performance than ever before.” – StorageReview Read the full review at: http://www.storagereview.com/dell_poweredge_13g_r730xd_review Dell World 2014

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The SanDisk® DAS Cache difference Write-back cache = accelerates data writes as well as reads Use a variety of cache media: SAS, SATA or PCIe SSDs; and also Fusion I/O based SSD cards as cache Cache is pooled within the server Performance enhancements + data integrity protects write cache data Cache stays warm on reboot Priced per server, not per socket - and the license is perpetual Up to 4 cache “devices” per server for multiple performance SLAs Cache storage that spans across multiple PERCs, or even without PERC Brought to you by

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