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White Paper Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 Abstract This white paper provides an introduction of the VNX Storage Efficiency features on the EMC® VNX™2 storage systems. It - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 2
/or other jurisdictions. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Part Number H12197.4 Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 2 VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 3
-dimensional storage efficiency 9 Capacity optimization...10 Performance optimization 14 Green Initiatives ...16 Simplicity ...18 Conclusion ...20 References ...20 Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 3 VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 4
fewer than ten years, the amount of data managed by data centers is expected to grow by over to grow rapidly, mostly with virtual servers. In addition, processing power is expected to grow tenfold. The latest Intel multi-core architecture VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 5
cost. Efficiency addresses the everyday demands of managing costs, reducing complexity, and limiting risk. The challenge of every storage administrator is to maintain or improve service levels, performance, and capacity utilization, while reducing power consumption and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 6
volumes organized by Automatic Volume Management (AVM) that are used to allocate available storage to file systems. They can be created automatically with AVM, or manually by the user. Thick LUN to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 6 VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 7
Fully Automated Storage Tiering for Virtual Pools (FAST VP) is an advanced data service that automatically relocates data of pool-based LUNs at a sub-LUN level to optimal them, and the Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 7 VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 8
more information on VNX Block Deduplication for File, management, and differences between VNX Block Deduplication for File Deduplication and Compression white paper on EMC Online Support. Block Compression Compression on VNX Block differs from VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 9
this scenario the performance and simplicity of the infrastructure are most important aspects of the solution. Alternately, using a Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 9 VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 10
to the capacity and simplicity of the storage required to support the machines, and ease of management. Capacity optimization Storage administrators must identify what is important to ) Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 10 VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 11
• Allocate capacity on demand using Thin Provisioning to minimize capacity and the associated power, cooling, and space requirements. Even with careful planning, it may be necessary to Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 11 VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 12
provides the best return on investment for this type of data. For block data, VNX supports compression and block deduplication, but only one should be used at any given time. . Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 12 VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 13
savings due to compression. Note: For more information on deduplication and compression, refer to the EMC VNX2 Deduplication and Compression: VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, and VNX8000 white paper found on EMC Online support. Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 13 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 14
and file systems that are supported by pools of storage containing any combination of Flash, SAS, and NL-SAS drives. With the FAST VP enabler installed, data requiring high performance can to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 14 VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 15
Review, EMC VNX2 FAST™ VP: VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - A Detailed Review, and Virtual Provisioning for the VNX2 Series - VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Applied Technology, found on EMC Online Support. Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 16
$/GB: Raw mWatt/GB: Raw $/IOPS: mWatt/IOPS: Capacity Capacity Power Transaction Transaction Power Acquisition Cost Cost Acquisition Cost Cost Flash 15K SAS 7.2K NL-SAS Figure Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies 16 VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 17
EMC midtier platforms, and has sufficient processing power to change traditional storage management models with capabilities like FAST VP, and pool the EMC VNX2 Series: VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - A Detailed Review, found on EMC Online Support. Similarly, disk drives don - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 18
percent fewer disk drives and 75 percent less power. Customers using Fast VP can reduce power consumption by more than 270 million KW per hour, enough to power 25,000 homes. In the upcoming decade, a highly efficient, well-designed green strategy for data management will be crucial to the success of - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 19
administrators to deliver the services their business needs when required management interface, refer to the EMC Unisphere: Unified Storage Management Solution for the VNX2 Series: VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - A Detailed Review white paper, found on EMC Online Support - Dell VNX5600 | Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency Technologies - Page 20
per gigabyte. References • Introduction to the EMC VNX2 Series: VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - A Detailed Review • EMC Unisphere: Unified Storage Management Solution for the VNX2 Series: VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000 - A Detailed Review • EMC VNX2
White Paper
Abstract
This white paper provides an introduction of the VNX Storage
Efficiency features on the EMC
®
VNX
™
2 storage systems. It
provides an overview of the technology, and describes how the
storage efficiency features are implemented on the VNX2 series
to help you leverage daily storage activities.
March 2016
Introduction to EMC VNX2 Storage Efficiency
Technologies
VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, & VNX8000