1. Optimize Storage with BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

8. 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

9. 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

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

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

12. 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

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

14. 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)

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

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

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

18. 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)

19. Reclaim Unused Capacity

20. 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)

21. 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)

22. 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)

23. Optimize: Thin Provisioning
+271%
Storage Efficiency Ratio Increase

24. 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 …

25. 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

26. 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

27. Challenges and Solutions
Conclusion
Challenges and Solutions

28. 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

29. BMC and Sentry’s Portfolio Around Storage
Function
Products
Discover
BMC Atrium Discovery and Dependency Mapping (ADDM)
Modules for EMC, Hitachi, NetApp, IBM, HP, etc.
Monitor
BMC TrueSight Operations Management
Modules for EMC, Hitachi, NetApp, IBM, HP, Dell, etc.
Modules for Symantec, NetBackup, IBM TSM, EMC Networker, etc.
Optimize
BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization
Modules for EMC, NetApp, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Dell, etc.
Automate
BMC Atrium Orchestrator
Modules for EMC, Hitachi, IBM, Dell, Cisco, Brocade, NetBackup, etc.