1. Storage Spaces Direct: What are you waiting for?
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THR4003
Storage Spaces Direct: What are you waiting for?
Fredrik Nilsson
Solution Architect Microsoft Cloud Solutions
Dell EMC
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Azure Stack
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3. Azure Stack Underlaying HW
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Azure Stack Underlaying HW
1 Node (ASDK)
4 Node
8 Node
12 Node
Dell EMC
HPE
Lenovo
Servers (min config)
4 Dell PowerEdge R730xd
4 HPE Proliant DL380
4 Lenovi x3650 M5
Network switched
Dell S4018-ON (TOR) and S3048-ON (BMC)
HPE59xx and HPES900 AF (BMC)
Lenovi RackSwitch (TOR and BMC)
Storage
Mix of SATA HHD, NVME and SSD depending on config
Hardware Support
Dell ProSupport
HPE Proactive Care
24x7 4 hour response
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4. Why Storage Spaces Direct
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Why Storage Spaces Direct
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5. Organizations are drowning in data
IT needs new storage solutions that are simpler, more streamlined, and more cost-effective than traditional approaches
Exponential growth of data (Exabytes)
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
Source: IDC Digital Universe Study, 2012 *Estimated
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018*
2020*

6. Software-Defined Storage (SDS) gains traction
SDS hardware, software, services
Server SAN
Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI)
$22B annual spending by 2021
37% CAGR 2016–2021
Source: MarketsandMarkets, August 2016
$48B annual spending by 2026
28% CAGR 2016–2026
Source: Wikibon, 2015
122% CAGR
Source: IDC, September 2016
SDS adopters improve operational agility, efficiency, and capacity utilization with the ability to easily define and redefine SANs that are virtual rather than physical.

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How do I do it then?
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8. Windows Server Storage Spaces Direct
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Windows Server Storage Spaces Direct
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9. Design Converged Hyper Converged 9/10/2018 10:26 PM
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10. Network Design (trad.) Host Partition SMB
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Network Design (trad.)
Host Partition
VM Storage
WS2012 R2 Hyper-V Host (with converged) Example 2 x 10GbE + 2 x 10GbE RDMA NICs
SMB
DCB policies configured for management, storage, migration, & clustering traffic
Utilizes SMB Multichannel & SMB Direct
Live Migration
SMB
Management
Other
Hyper-V Switch
NIC Team
TCP/IP
RDMA
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11. Network Design (Converged)
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Network Design (Converged)
Host Partition
VM Storage
WS2016 Hyper-V Host (with converged) Example 2 x 10GbE RDMA NICs
Live Migration
SMB
Management
Other
Switch Enabled Teaming (SET)
TCP/IP
RDMA
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12. Network Design (iWARP)
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Network Design (iWARP)
Host Partition
VM Storage
WS2016 Hyper-V Host (with converged) Example 2 x 10GbE RDMA NICs
Management Storage
SMB
Management Storage
Switch Enabled Teaming (SET)
TCP/IP
RDMA
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13. Switch Enabled Teaming (SET)
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Network Design (RoCE)
Host Partition
VM Storage
WS2016 Hyper-V Host (with converged) Example 2 x 10GbE RDMA NICs
Storage
SMB
Storage
Management
Switch Enabled Teaming (SET)
TCP/IP
RDMA
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N+1
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15. What about the disks then?

16. Fault tolerance and storage efficiency
Two-way Mirror
50% Storage efficiency
Failure tolerance 1 Minimum req Fault Domains 2
Data
Copy

17. Three-way Mirror 33,3% Storage efficiency
Failure tolerance 1 Minimum req Fault Domains 3
Data
Copy

18. Dual parity ~50% Storage efficiency
Failure tolerance 4 Minimum req Fault Domains 4
Data
Parity bits

19. ~50% - 80% Storage efficiency
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Dual parity
~50% - 80% Storage efficiency
Failure tolerance 4 Minimum req Fault Domains 4
Data
Parity bits
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20. Mirror-accelerated parity 33,3% - 80% Storage efficiency
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Mirror-accelerated parity
33,3% - 80% Storage efficiency
Failure tolerance 2
Minimum req Fault Domains 4
Data
Copy
Data
Parity bits
Mirror
Dual Parity
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21. Use Three-Way mirror 9/10/2018 10:26 PM
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22. Updates to a S2D cluster Cluster Aware Updates
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Updates to a S2D cluster
Cluster Aware Updates
-MaxFailedNodes <Int32>
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23. -MaxFailedNodes 9/10/2018 10:26 PM
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Jumbo Packet
Set-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty -Name “SMB1”, “SMB2” -RegistryKeyword “*JumboPacket” -RegistryValue 9014
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25. Manage Data Center Bridging (DCB)
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Manage Data Center Bridging (DCB)
# Windows Server 2012R2 or Windows Server 2016 don’t support DCBX and therefore we need to disable this.
Set-NetQosDcbxSetting -Willing $FALSE
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26. Update HW timeout setting for Spaces port
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\spaceport\Parameters -Name HwTimeout -Value 0x –Verbose
Restart-Computer –Force

27. MAP SMB Virtual Interfaces
# Map virtual SMB interfaces to the physical adapter connected to the switch
Set-VMNetworkAdapterTeamMapping -VMNetworkAdapterName "vEthernet (SMB1)" –ManagementOS –PhysicalNetAdapterName "SMB1"
Set-VMNetworkAdapterTeamMapping -VMNetworkAdapterName "vEthernet (SMB2)" –ManagementOS –PhysicalNetAdapterName "SMB2“
Set-VMNetworkAdapterTeamMapping -VMNetworkAdapterName "vEthernet (SMB3)" –ManagementOS –PhysicalNetAdapterName "SMB3"
Set-VMNetworkAdapterTeamMapping -VMNetworkAdapterName "vEthernet (SMB4)" –ManagementOS –PhysicalNetAdapterName "SMB4"

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What do you need?
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29. Deployment overview Update Firmware Install OS Install Drivers
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Deployment overview
Update Firmware
Install OS
Install Drivers
Join domain
Install roles and features - Hyper-V role - Failover Cluster feature - DCB …
Configure the Network
Create cluster
Reboot
Enable-S2D
Create Volumes
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30. Deploy Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
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Deploy Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
# Install Windowes feature
Install-WindowsFeature –Name Failover-Clustering,Hyper-v,Data-Center-Bridging –IncludeManagementTools -restart
#Disable Dell Remote NDIS Compatible Device
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $servers -ScriptBlock {Get-NetAdapter | where InterfaceDescription -eq "Remote NDIS Compatible Device" | Disable-NetAdapter -Confirm:$False}
#Disable Disconnected adapters
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $servers -ScriptBlock {Get-NetAdapter | where status -eq Disconnected | Disable-NetAdapter -Confirm:$False}
#get Mellanox Adapters and rename to SMB#
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $servers -ScriptBlock {Get-NetAdapter | where interfacedescription -Like Mellanox*}
Get-NetAdapter –Name “SLOT 3” | Rename-NetAdapter –NewName “SMB2” -CimSession $servers
Get-NetAdapter –Name “SLOT 3 2” | Rename-NetAdapter –NewName “SMB4” -CimSession $servers
Get-NetAdapter –Name “SLOT 2” | Rename-NetAdapter –NewName “SMB1” -CimSession $servers
Get-NetAdapter –Name “SLOT 2 2” | Rename-NetAdapter –NewName “SMB3” -CimSession $servers
# Create new SETSwitch and Add Mellanox Adapters named SMB1,SMB2,SMB3
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $servers -ScriptBlock {New-VMSwitch -Name SETSwitch -EnableEmbeddedTeaming $TRUE -NetAdapterName "SMB1",”SMB2","SMB3" -AllowManagementOS $false}
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31. 4 Node S2D Hybrid 4 PowerEdge R730xd 2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 2.6GHz
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4 Node S2D Hybrid
4 PowerEdge R730xd
2 Intel Xeon E v4 2.6GHz
512 GB RAM
2 480GB Solid State Drive SATA Read Intensive MLC 6Gbps 2.5in
2 Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro Dual Port 10 GbE
16 2TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gbps 512n 2.5in
8 1.92TB Solid State Drive SATA Mix Use MLC 6Gbps 2.5in
2 Dell Networking S4048
.\start-sweep.ps1 -b 4 -t 8 -o 120 -w 0 (4x10VM)
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32. 8 Node S2D All flash 8 PowerEdge R730xd 2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 2.2GHz
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8 Node S2D All flash
8 PowerEdge R730xd
2 Intel Xeon E v4 2.2GHz
24 32 GB RDIMM
2 120GB Solid State Drive SATA Boot 6Gbps 2.5in
2 Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro Dual Port 10 GbE
4 800GB Solid State Drive SATA Write Intensive 6Gbps 2.5in
8 3.84TB Solid State Drive SATA Read Intensive TLC 6Gbps 2.5in
2 Dell Networking S4048
.\start-sweep.ps1 -b 4 -t 8 -o 20 -w 0 (8x10 VM)
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33. VMFleet #Vmfleet Setup
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VMFleet
#Vmfleet Setup
Get-ClusterNode |% { New-Volume -StoragePoolFriendlyName "S2D*" -FriendlyName $_ -FileSystem CSVFS_ReFS -StorageTierfriendlyNames Performance,Capacity -StorageTierSizes 1TB , 200GB }
New-Volume -StoragePoolFriendlyName "*s2d*" -FriendlyName collect -FileSystem CSVFS_ReFS -StorageTierFriendlyNames Capacity -StorageTierSizes 1TB
install-vmfleet.ps1 -source C:\Source
#Copy DISKSPD.exe to C:\ClusterStorage\Collect\Control\Tools
Copy .\DISKSPD.exe C:\ClusterStorage\Collect\Control\Tools
#Prep a 2016 Core VHDX of 40GB fixed sixe
#Build you fleet
create-vmfleet.ps1 -basevhd 'C:\ClusterStorage\Collect\FleetImage.vhdx' -vms 10 -adminpass -connectuser HostAdmin -connectpass HostAdminPass
set-vmfleet.ps1 -ProcessorCount 2 -MemoryStartupBytes 4GB -MemoryMinimumBytes 4GB -MemoryMaximumBytes 4GB
#Start VMfleet
.\Start-Vmfleet.ps1
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34. 9/10/ :26 PM
Summary
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35. Hardware Cerified systems Think through your design
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Hardware
Cerified systems
Think through your design
Networking What we see is that customers that DIY often fail
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36. Automation is key 9/10/2018 10:26 PM
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37. Azure Stack Underlaying HW
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Azure Stack Underlaying HW
1 Node
4 Node
8 Node
12 Node
How many Nodes can you use in a 4 node MAS? Do the calculation based on what we learned today.
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Fredrik Nilsson Solution Arcitect - Microsoft Cloud Solutions Microsoft MVP - CDM Twitter: @fredriknilsson_ Blog: moln1.wordpress.com
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