1. 1© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. EMC SQL Server Data Warehouse Fast Track Solutions Nov 30, 2011 Ling Wu, EMC

2. 2© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Data Warehouse Customer Challenge Server/Storage design balance can be complex for customers to design … and get right! –Server can consume 12 GB/sec of IO, but the SAN can only deliver 2 GB/sec Even when the SAN is dedicated to the SQL Data Warehouse, which it often isn’t –SAN can deliver 16 GB/sec, but the sever can only process 2 Gb/sec Queries are slow –Despite significant investment in both Server and Storage Result: significant investment, not delivering performance

3. 3© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Fast Track Solution: Balanced System Design Design a server + storage configuration that optimize storage I/O capability with SQL Server data processing capacity Avoid the performance challenge of shared storage Avoid over-investment in disk drives by optimizing storage for workload attributes and server I/O consumption capability Allow customer personnel to focus on primary role –Not designing a server/storage configuration

4. 4© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. What is SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse? A Solution to help customers and partners accelerate their data warehouse deployments A Method for designing a cost-effective, balanced system for Data Warehouse workloads Reference hardware Configurations developed in conjunction with hardware partners using this method Best practices for data layout, loading and management

5. 5© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Evolution of Microsoft SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse Solutions V.2 2009 EMC produced two configurations with EMC CLARiiON AX-4 storage system design 4 – 8 TB solution 12 – 24 TB solution V.3 2010 Cisco/EMC produced medium and large solution with UCS and VNX 5300 12 – 24 TB solution 24 – 48TB solution V.4 20xx EMC plans additional solutions EMC produced medium solution with HP DL 580 Server and VNX 5300/ VNX5500 12 – 24 TB solution

6. 6© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. SQL Server 2008 R2 Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.0 Improve Performance, Lower Data Center Complexity and Deliver Unified Management Fastest time to market for your data warehouse solution Out-of-the-box performance Mitigate risk Two configuration to choose from. Scale from 12 up to 48 terabytes Based on Cisco UCS C-Series rack-mount servers Powered by EMC VNX Series, achieve new levels of performance, protection, compliance, and ease of management A EMC/Cisco Validated Architecture and Reference Configuration UCS Server Family Designed, Tested and Validated for Performance and Cost

7. 7© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Cisco/EMC SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.0 Reference Configurations Mid Size Enterprise FT Configurations 12 – 24 TB –Cisco UCS C250 M2 Rack Mount Server Two Intel Xeon processors X5680 Series 192GB Memory –EMC VNX 5300 Storage System 75 SAS disk drives Large Enterprise FT Configurations 24 – 48 TB –Cisco UCS C460 M1 Rack Mount Server Four Intel Xeon processors X7560 series 256 GB memory –Two EMC VNX 5300 Storage Systems Each with 75 SAS disk drives

8. 8© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Cisco/EMC SQL Server FTDW 3.0 Medium Configuration Detail Physical configuration –Server: Cisco UCS C250 M2 Server Processor : Intel Xeon Processor X5680 (3.33 GHz, 12 MB cache) Memory: 96GB(12*8GB DDR3 ) Internal Disk Drives: 2 * 300 GB SAS disk drives –Storage: EMC VNX 5300 Disk drives: 75 *300 GB SAS disk drives Data layout: RAID5 for data files and RAID 10 for log file –Connectivity Switch: Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch Protocol: FCoE Controllers: 2 x Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface card 10Gbps

9. 9© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Cisco/EMC SQL Server FTDW midsize configuration –indent Second indent  Third indent »Fourth indent

10. 10© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Cisco/EMC SQL Server - Storage Design Layout

11. 11© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Cisco/EMC SQL Server FTDW 3.0 Large Configuration Detail Physical configuration –Server: Cisco UCS C460 M1 Server Processor : 4 Intel Xeon Processor X7560 (2.26 GHz, 24 MB cache) Memory: 256GB(32*8GB DDR3 ) Internal Disk Drives: 2 * 300 GB SAS disk drives –Storage: Two EMC VNX 5300 Disk drives: 150 *300 GB SAS disk drives Data layout: RAID5 for data files and RAID 10 for log file –Connectivity Switch: Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch Protocol: FCoE Controllers: 8 x QLE8152 dual-port 10Gbps CNA

12. 12© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Cisco/EMC SQL Server FTDW large configuration

13. 13© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Cisco/EMC SQL Server - Storage Design Layout

14. 14© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Fastest time to market for your SQL Server solutions – Predefined system and reference configurations – Joint testing at scale –Mitigates risk Out-of-the-box experience –Reduce hardware testing and tuning Scalable solution –Scales from Small to Medium to Large –Integrated ease of management – standalone and as part of UCS Mgmt –Powered by Cisco UCS Rack-mount Server and EMC VNX Series Lower cost of ownership –Better price performance, rapid deployment and industry-standard hardware Take the Risk Out of Getting Started Cisco-EMC Reference Configurations for Microsoft SQL Server

15. 15© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. EMC/HP SQL Server FTDW 3.0 Configuration I Physical configuration –Server: HP DL580 Server Processor : 10 Core Intel Xeon Processor X4870 (2.40 GHz, 30 MB cache) Memory: 256 GB (32*8GB DDR3 ) Internal Disk Drives: 2 * 146 GB SAS disk drives –Storage: Two EMC VNX 5300 Disk drives: 150 *300 GB 10 K rpm SAS disk drives (75 each VNX 5300) Data layout: RAID 5 for data files and RAID 1/0 for log file –Connectivity FC with DAS connection Controllers: 4 x Emulex LPe12002-E dual-port 8 Gbps HBA

16. 16© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. EMC/HP SQL Server FTDW 3.0 Configuration I

17. 17© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. EMC/HP SQL Server FTDW 3.0 Configuration II Physical configuration –Server: HP DL580 Server Processor : 10 Core Intel Xeon Processor X4870 (2.40 GHz, 30 MB cache) Memory: 256 GB (32*8GB DDR3 ) Internal Disk Drives: 2 * 146 GB SAS disk drives –Storage: One EMC VNX 5500 with additional SAS backend IO Module Disk drives: 140 *300 GB 10 K rpm SAS disk drives Data layout: RAID 5 for data files and RAID 1/0 for log file –Connectivity FC with DAS connection Controllers: 4 x Emulex LPe12002-E dual-port 8 Gbps HBA

18. 18© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. EMC/HP SQL Server FTDW 3.0 Configuration II

19. 19© Copyright 2011 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. More Information EMC  SQL Fast Track Data Warehouse Datasheet on PowerLink: – Home > Solutions > Application Solutions > Microsoft > SQL Server > Core Information > Data Sheets Home > Solutions > Application Solutions > Microsoft > SQL Server > Core Information > Data Sheets  Fast Track Technical Whitepaper on PowerLink: – Home > Solutions > Application Solutions > Microsoft > SQL Server > Core Information > White Papers Home > Solutions > Application Solutions > Microsoft > SQL Server > Core Information > White Papers Cisco  SQL Fast Track Data Warehouse Datasheet and Configuration Guide are available at  www.cisco.com/go/microsoft. Click on Solutions tab. www.cisco.com/go/microsoft

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