1. 2009 Product Update Technology Overview

2. Key Product Features In New Releases
Native 64-bit Controller with Mega 1 TB cache
Automatic Space Reclamation for Thin-Provisioned Volumes
Windows Server 2008-based, Universal Storage Controllers  
New Hypervisor Migration Support and Tighter Integration to VMware Virtual Center
DataCore’s “Transporter” time saving migration facility and the VMware Virtual Center Plug-in are new options for SANmelody 3.0 and SANsymphony 7.0.

3. 2009 Product Update: New Operating System Platform: Windows Server 2008
SANmelody V3.0
W2k8 Microsoft OS
32 & 64-bit support
Features compatible with existing W2k3 version 2.x
SANsymphony V7.0
W2k8 Microsoft OS
32 & 64-bit support
Features compatible with existing W2k3 version 6.x

4. Mega Cache for High-Speed Caching
Speeds up performance
Accelerates disk I/O response from existing storage
Uses CPUs and memory from general purpose servers as powerful, inexpensive cache
Anticipates next blocks to be read & groups writes to avoid waiting on disks
SANmelody
SANsymphony 4 4

5. Turbo-charged Virtual Disk I/O
SANsymphony Product Introduction
Turbo-charged Virtual Disk I/O
Avg. Response (µS)
DataCore L1 Cache <20
Array L2 Cache – 300
Disk Drive – 6000
Output
from Cache
Poll for Input
CPU
CPU
High-Speed Level 1 Caching
Pre-fetch
Write Coalesce
CPU
CPU
Cached Array
Cached Array
Un-cached Array
Disk
Subsystems
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6. Superior Performance Acceleration
SANsymphony Product Introduction
Superior Performance Acceleration
Source: VMTN
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7. Thin Provisioning & Space Reclamation
Just enough space, just-in-time
Appears to computers as very large drives (e.g. 2 TB disks)
Takes up only space actually being written to
Dynamically allocates more real space when required
Reduces need to resize LUNs
SANmelody
SANsymphony 7 7

8. Thin Provisioning Space Reclamation
SANsymphony Product Introduction
Thin Provisioning Space Reclamation
Recover space from deleted files in virtual volumes
2TB
Free
Space previously allocated to deleted file
V Disk 1
Free
2TB
V Disk 1
Fill with zeroes
Release zero-filled space back to free pool
Physical Disk Pool
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9. Guessing on Allocation Leads to Waste
SANsymphony Product Introduction
Guessing on Allocation Leads to Waste
Disk 1
Disk 2
Disk 3
Free
Few Blocks Actually Written To
Capacity consumed whether used or not!
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10. Waste-Free Thin Provisioning
SANsymphony Product Introduction
Waste-Free Thin Provisioning
Example:
2TB
+ 2.0TB
Free
V Disk 3
Virtual =
6.0TB
2TB
Actual = TB
Free
V Disk 2
2TB
Free
V Disk 1
Physical Disk Pool
Time to add more
Expand as Needed
No Device
Dependency
0.4TB
1TB
Copyright 2000 DataCore Software Corporation 10

11. Example: 250 GB Virtual Disk only occupies 20 GB
SANsymphony Product Introduction
Real Thin
Example: 250 GB Virtual Disk only occupies 20 GB
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12. Physical/Virtual to Virtual Disk Migration
Quickest way to migrate from one Windows environment to a dissimilar physical or virtual server platforms
Source image rapidly available to destination
No waiting on lengthy disk-to-disk copies; they occur transparently in background
No error-prone conversions
DataCore handles differences with the same ease as any other virtual disks
SANmelody
SANsymphony
“Transporter” Option 12 12

13. Rapidly Migrate from Physical to Virtual
SANsymphony Product Introduction
Rapidly Migrate from Physical to Virtual
Virtualized Server
(Destination)
Agent exports disk image
Unique ‘pass-thru’ technology sees, snaps & copies active source disk
Boot copy modified to boot VM
Converted disk mounted by destination as boot or data device VM
Snap
Copy
Boot Disk
VD1
VD1
Transporter
VD1 VM
Boot Disk
VD Storage
VD1
VD2
VD3
VD4
Transporter
Agent
Physical Server
(Source)
LAN
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14. Hypervisor Console Integration
Provision & Manage Virtual Storage Pool & SAN from VMware Virtual Center Plug-in
See relationship between virtual machines & virtual volumes in SAN, including I/O channels
Manage storage resource properties & behavior from a single pane
One unified view for VM & SAN administrators
SANmelody
SANsymphony 14 14

15. VI Client Plug-In SANsymphony Product Introduction15
VI Client Plug-In
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16. Managing Virtual SAN for VMs
SANsymphony Product Introduction 16
Managing Virtual SAN for VMs
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17. DataCore Capabilities Overview
Non-Stop / Smoking-Fast / Waste-Free Thru Software 17

18. Manufacturer-Independent SAN-Wide Features
Virtual Disk Pooling
Synch Mirroring
(High-Availability)
High-speed Caching
Load Balancing
Thin Provisioning
Centralized Management
RAID
Striping
Virtual Disk Migration
Online Snapshots
Continuous Data Protection & Recovery
Remote Replication 18 18

19. Virtual Disk Pooling Consolidate like or unlike disk resources
Create virtual disks of desired sizes
Expand capacity without downtime
Add different types of disks even from different vendors
Use what you paid for
SANmelody
SANsymphony
≤32 TB
>> Petabytes 19 19

20. High-Speed Caching Speeds up performance
Accelerates disk I/O response from existing storage
Uses CPUs and memory from general purpose servers as powerful, inexpensive cache
Anticipates next blocks to be read & groups writes to avoid waiting on disks
SANmelody
SANsymphony 20 20

21. Load Balancing Improve response and throughput
Overcome typical storage-related bottlenecks
Spread load on physical devices using different channels for different virtual disks
Automatically bypasses failed or offline channels
SANmelody
SANsymphony 21 21

22. Thin Provisioning Just enough space, just-in-time
Appears to computers as very large drives (e.g. 2 TB disks)
Takes up only space actually being written to
Dynamically allocates more real space when required
Reduces need to resize LUNs
SANmelody
SANsymphony 22 22

23. RAID Striping Better protection & performance
Circumvents drive failures
Spreads I/O across multiple spindles
Offloads RAID 0 & 1
Supports popular RAID devices in pool
SANmelody
SANsymphony 23 23

24. Synchronous Mirroring
Real-time I/O replication for High-Availability
Eliminates SAN or storage as a single point of failure when combined with multipath I/O drivers
Enhances survivability using physically separate nodes
Updates two distributed copies simultaneously
SANmelody
SANsymphony
N+1 Redundancy 24 24

25. Virtual Disk Migration
Transparently move contents from one disk to another
Allows non-disruptive hardware disk upgrades for mirrored volumes
Clears & reclaims space occupied by original
SANmelody
SANsymphony 25 25

26. Physical/Virtual to Virtual Disk Migration
Quickest way to migrate from one Windows environment to a dissimilar physical or virtual server platforms
Source image rapidly available to destination
No waiting on lengthy disk-to-disk copies; they occur transparently in background
No error-prone conversions
DataCore handles differences with the same ease as any other virtual disks
SANmelody
SANsymphony
“Transporter” Option 26 26

27. Online Snapshots
Capture Point-in-time Images without tying up much disk space
Recover quickly at disk speeds to known good state
Eliminate back-up window
Provide “live” environment for analysis, development & testing
Keep snapshots in lower tier, thin provisioned storage
SANmelody
SANsymphony 27 27

28. Continuous Data Protection & Recovery
Return to any point-in-time without taking explicit backups
Dial back to restore an arbitrary point in time
Logs and timestamps all I/Os
No need to quiesce or interrupt applications
SANmelody
SANsymphony 28 28

29. Remote Replication
Keep distant copies without impacting local performance
Perfect for disaster recovery or business continuity
Only needs a basic IP connection to secondary site
Bi-directional
Asynchronous
SANmelody
SANsymphony
1-to-Many
Many-to-1 29 29

30. SAN-wide Centralized Management
Control and monitor all SAN resources from one console
Automates laborious, repetitive tasks
Intuitive to operate
Universal tools work across like or unlike devices
SANmelody
SANsymphony
2 Nodes
SAN-wide 30 30

31. Hypervisor Console Integration
Provision & Manage Virtual Storage Pool & SAN from VMware Virtual Center Plug-in
See relationship between virtual machines & virtual volumes in SAN, including I/O channels
Manage storage resource properties & behavior from a single pane
One unified view for VM & SAN administrators
SANmelody
SANsymphony 31 31

32. Analysis & Reporting Tracks & charts long-term SAN behavior
Reveals SAN resource consumption & performance trends
Assists with capacity planning, utilization & quality of service decisions
Export results to 3rd party tools for further analysis, charge-back & billing
SANmelody
SANsymphony 32 32

33. DataCore’s Essential Role in Server Virtualization Environments
Prevent downtime due to disk-related …
Maintenance
Reconfiguration
Upgrades
Expansion
Failures
Pool and share storage
Enable Hypervisor-controlled VM migration & failover
Extend across metropolitan areas for max survivability
NON-STOP
WASTE-FREE
Speed up I/O performance
Inexpensively cache disk reads & writes
Overcome existing bottlenecks
Maximize use of disk space
Allocate capacity only when actually consumed
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34. Call on Us When … Virtualizing Servers & Desktops Upgrading Storage
Can’t tolerate shared storage disruption
Poor performance due to I/O bottleneck
Upgrading Storage
Running out of disk space
Must migrate to new equipment & SANs
Shaping Business Continuity Plan
Concerned about downtime & disasters
Anxious to protect online assets 34

35. Get the Most From Your Storage
SANsymphony Product Introduction
Get the Most From Your Storage
Fullest Utilization
Highest Availability
Fastest Performance
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