Intro To NetApp Hardware

An Introduction to
NetApp Hardware
NetApp Accredited Storage
Architect Program (ASAP)
Module Overview
In this module, we will cover the following:

 Enterprise storage hardware
 Performance parameters
 Tools and resources
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Module Objectives
By the end of this module, you should be able to:

 Describe NetApp® enterprise hardware
– FAS2000, 31XX, 6000
– NearStore ® VTL, V-Series
– Near-line storage
 Identify the various drive types available
– FC, SAS, SATA
 Discuss NetApp deduplication
 Identify available resources

Hardware Overview

Agenda
 Enterprise Storage Hardware

– Overview – Near-line storage
 FAS2000, 31XX, 6000  NearStore
 NearStore VTL,  FAS Deduplication
VSeries – Virtualization Solutions
 SATA, SAS, FC  V-Series
 RLM, ESH, AT-FCX – Tools & Resources
 Performance
parameters
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Hardware Overview
Enterprise Storage Hardware

NetApp Storage System Family
Enterprise Data Center
FAS6080
Midrange Data Center
Remote Office FAS6040
Department
Midsize Enterprise FAS3170
FAS3160
FAS3140
FAS2050
FAS2020
Scalable Performance and Capacity

Single Unified Architecture

Networked Storage Topology
SAN NAS
Enterprise Departmental Enterprise Departmental
iSCSI
Fibre Dedicated Corporate
Channel Ethernet LAN
SAN (Block) NAS (File)
NetApp
FAS

NetApp Product Overview
Primary Remote/ Near-line Virtualization

Storage Small Office Storage Solutions
FAS6000 and FAS2000 and NearStore V-Series

FAS3100 Series FAS200 Series Economical Intelligent Gateway
Unified Enterprise- S family Secondary for Heterogeneous
class Storage Storage Storage
Remote and Small
Office Storage

NetApp Product Overview (Cont.)
Data ONTAP™ Operating System—CIFS, NFS, FC, iSCSI
Management and Storage Resource Information

Automation Management Availability
 Operations Manager  Operations Manager  Snapshot™
 SnapManager®  Protection Manager  SnapRestore®
 SnapDrive ®  FilerView®  SnapMirror®
 SecureAdmin™  MultiStore®  SnapVault®
 ApplianceWatch™  VFM ® (Virtual File  SnapLock ®
Manager)  Clustered Failover
 SnapMover®  SyncMirror®
 FlexClone ®  MetroCluster
 LockVault™

Product Overview –
Data ONTAP GX Solutions
SnapMirror for
IS1200 Search and Index Appliance Kazeon Open Systems
Announced 02/2006
Integration of Spinnaker Technology ReplicatorX Topio

Acquired 02/2004 Acquired 12/2006
2004 2005 2006 2007
Decru DATAFORT™ Products Decru

NearStore VTL Alacritus Acquired 06/2005
Acquired 04/2005

Modular Appliances
do not call them filers!
Disk shelves
Controllers
Disk shelves

Data ONTAP Storage Appliances
All capable of:
 NAS and SAN
 SnapMirror for DR
 SnapVault for backup and restore FAS6080
FAS6070
1176TB
FAS6040
FAS6030 1008TB
FAS3170
FAS3160 840TB
FAS3140
840TB
FAS2050
FAS2020 840TB
672TB All can:

99TB
420TB  Have high-availability
65TB configuration
 Have NearStore license added
 Use SnapLock for compliance
*Capacity numbers subject to increases

FAS2000 Series – Architecture Highlights
 FAS2000 series is a new NetApp entry enterprise platform
– Faster CPU and memory architecture
– High-availability cluster in a box
– Either SATA or SAS storage architecture
– Increased onboard I/O connectivity
 Introduces BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) remote

management technology
 Requires Data ONTAP 7.2.2L1
 SAS and SATA disks available internally
 FC and SATA disks available externally
 RoHS compliant (hazardous substances)

All in One Appliance –
Controller and Disks in the Same Unit
 High availability
configuration capable
 Expandable with
external drive shelves FAS2050 Front
 Backplane interconnect
4U
FAS2050 Head Module

FAS2050 – Key Specifications
 4U height, 20x internal SAS  iSCSI and NAS

or SATA drive bays – Four GbE ports
 Single controller or dual  FC SAN, FC Tape, FC-AL
controller (high availability) storage expansion
 Up to 104 TB total storage – Four 4-Gb FC ports
 104 drives  I/O expandability
 4-Gb cache memory – Two PCIe slots
 Onboard remote management
10/100 Base-T port

FAS2020 – Key Specifications
 2U height, 12x internal SAS  iSCSI and NAS

or SATA drive bays – Four GbE ports
 Single controller or dual  FC-SAN, FC Tape, FC-AL
controller (high availability) storage expansion
 Up to 68 TB total storage
– Four 4-Gb FC ports
 68 drives
 Onboard remote management
 2-Gb cache memory 10/100 Base-T port

FAS2000 – Architecture Comparison
FAS250 FAS270* FAS2020* FAS2050*

CPU Architecture (1) MIPS (2) MIPS (2) x86 (2) x86
Memory 512 MB 2 Gb 2 Gb 4 Gb
NVMEM 64 MB 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Cluster Interconnect Onboard RDMA over Onboard InfiniBand Onboard InfiniBand
N/A
GbE Ethernet x4 (IB) x4 (IB)
Remote Management N/A N/A BMC Ethernet port BMC Ethernet port
*All
Internal Drive specs areFC
for high availability
FC active-active configuration.
SAS or SATA SAS or SATA
PCIe Expansion None None None 2 (x8 PCIe)
FC Ports One 2-Gb Two 2-Gb optical Four 4-Gb optical Four 4-Gb optical
copper port ports for FC SAN or ports, each ports, each
for tape tape and two 2-Gb configurable as configurable as
copper ports for Target or Initiator Target or Initiator
DS14mk2 shelves

Data ONTAP Storage Appliances –
FAS 3X00
All capable of:
 NAS and SAN
 SnapVault for backup and restore FAS6080
FAS6070
1176TB
FAS6040
FAS6030 1008TB
FAS3170
FAS3160 840TB
FAS3140
840TB
FAS2050
FAS2020 840TB
672TB All can:

99TB
420TB  Have high availability
65TB configuration
 Use SnapLock for compliance
*Capacity numbers subject to increases

FAS31XX Series Overview
 Modular system with
integrated I/O
– 8 integrated 4-Gb FC
– 4 integrated GbE
– Occupies 6 rack units (3U
per head)
 Superior scalability
– With 8 PCIe slots*
– Up to 40 Fibre Channel
ports**
– Up to 36 Gigabit Ethernet
ports**
All specs are enterprise active-active configuration
•PCIe on 3140, 3160 & 3170

FAS31XX Series Details
Scalability FAS3170 FAS3160 FAS3140
Active/Active Single Active/Active Single Active/Active Single

Configuration Controller Configuration Controller Configuration Controller
Maximum Number of
840 840 672 672 420 420
Disk Drives
Maximum Raw
840 840 672 672 420 420
Capacity (TB)
Maximum Drives per

Back-end (Disk) FC 84 84 84 84 84 84
Loop
32GB 16GB 16GB 8GB 8GB

Memory (ECC) 4GB
Non volatile Memory 4GB 2GB 4GB 2GB 1GB 512MB

FAS3100 Series Rear View
Controller module Console port

RLM port
e0a port e0a port
4 Adapter
expansion slots
Power supplies
Console port RLM port

Controller module 4 OnBoard Fibre
e0a port e0a port Channel ports

FAS9x0 Versus FAS3000
 USE SIZERS!!!
 For example:
– Though the FAS3100 series has a newer,
faster CPU, the FAS900 has more memory

Data ONTAP Storage Appliances – FAS6000
All capable of:
 NAS and SAN
FAS6080
 SnapVault for backup and restore
FAS6070
1176TB
FAS6040
FAS6030 1008TB
FAS3170
FAS3160 840TB
FAS3140
840TB
FAS2050
FAS2020 840TB
672TB
99TB
420TB All can:
65TB
 Have high availability configuration
*Capacity numbers subject to increases  Use SnapLock for compliance

Powerful Controller of FAS6000 Series
Enables Massive Scalability
FAS6030 FAS6040 FAS6070 FAS6080
Processors
4 4 8 16
(64 bit)
NVRAM NV6 (1 GB) NV6 (1 GB) NV6 (4 GB) NV6 (4 GB)
Memory 32 GB 32 GB 64 GB 64 GB
PCI-X/e Slots 16 16 16 16
12 GbE 12 GbE 12 GbE 12 GbE
Onboard I/O
16X2Gb FC 16X4Gb FC 16X2Gb FC 16X4Gb FC
Max Spindles 840 840 1008 1176
Max Storage
840 TB 840 TB 1008 TB 1176 TB
Capacity
All specifications are for a dual, active-active controller configuration

FAS6000 Rear
2 x GbE NVRAM6 Power Supplies
Cu NICs
RLM 2 x GbE 4 x FC 4 x FC 2 x GbE Console

Cu NICs (Fib) (Fib) Cu NICs Port

Mini Exercise – I Want a New Card
 Customer has a FAS3020 and loves it so much they

want to use it for more
 They need more ports and want to buy a 2 port copper
GigE card
 Controller is running ONTAP 7.0.4
 Please tell them which card they need and the best
slots for placement
Hint: Use NOW™ (NetApp on the Web) site, System

Configuration Guide
Upgrade Paths
 Flexible upgrade options
 Typically no data migration
 Investment protection
FAS6000
FAS3070
FAS3040
FAS3020
FAS270
FAS250

Growth Path to a High-End System
FAS3070 EMC CX3-80 HP EVA8000

Upgrade To … FAS6000 Symmetrix DMX-3 XP12000
New Controllers? Yes Yes Yes
Upgrade
Path to Different Disks? No Yes Yes
High-End Different SW? No Yes Yes
System Data Migration? No Yes Yes
Staff Retraining? No Yes Yes
 EMC and HP upgrade paths to high-end

system: Rip, replace, and retrain
 No other vendor can protect storage
investments like NetApp
Hardware Overview – NVRAM
 NVRAM and its use in cluster failover
 Hard drive comparisons
 Back-end connectivity

NVRAM6 Picture
512 MB/2 Gb 3-Cell
DIMM Battery
IB CFO Connectors 2-Cell Battery

(2 Gb Version Only)

NVRAM / Dual Controller Configurations
FC-AL
Controller A Controller Interconnect Controller B

NVRAM - Heartbeat NVRAM
- NVRAM Mirroring
Clients/Hosts Clients/Hosts

NVRAM / Dual Controller Configurations
(Cont.)
FC-AL
Controller A Controller Interconnect Controller B

NVRAM - Heartbeat NVRAM
- NVRAM Mirroring
Clients/Hosts Clients/Hosts

Hardware Overview – Hard Drive
Comparisons

What is SAS?
“Serial-attached SCSI (SAS) is the logical evolution

of SCSI that satisfies the enterprise data center
requirement for scalability, performance, reliability
and manageability, while leveraging a common
electrical and physical interface with Serial ATA
(SATA). This compatibility provides users with
unprecedented choices for server and storage
subsystem deployment.”
Source: SCSI Trade Association Organization (Emphasis Added)

How are SAS and FC Similar?
 SAS disks are mechanically the same as FC

disks except for the drive interface
– Same magnetic, mechanical, electronic, and
microcode technologies
– Same rotational speeds
– Same reliability
FC* SAS*
Rotational Speed 15,000 rpm 15,000 rpm
Avg Rotational Latency 2.0 ms 2.0 ms
Seek Time Avg Read/Write 3.5 / 4.0 ms 3.5 / 4.0 ms
Transfer Rate (Max) 125 MB/sec sustained 125 MB/sec sustained
Interface Ports 2 2
* For FC and SAS drive specifications:

http://www.seagate.com/docs/pdf/datasheet/disc/ds_cheetah_15k_5.pdf

Target SAS Usage
 SAS versus SATA provides:

– Higher performance
– Higher IOPS with faster response times
– Higher IOPS performance required by small random
read intensive application workloads
 Typical of Microsoft Exchange and OLTP
 SAS and FC drives are priced the same initially

– Comparable performance and reliability  same price
– Over time, higher production volumes should enable
SAS drive prices to be lower than FC
– FC drives will be gradually phased out by drive
manufacturers
What is SATA?
 Serial – ATA
– Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
 Enhanced parallel ATA
– Faster transfer speeds (150 Mbps +)
– Thin cable connections (7-pin)
 Primary SATA storage is

– A storage hardware option for controllers
– Intended for primary applications
– Intended to better match application storage
requirements with solution costs

Primary SATA Storage
 Target markets
– Latency-insensitive primary applications!!!
 Home directories
 Data warehouses
– Instances where customer primary applications do not

require peak storage performance (this analysis is
mandatory)
– Once application fit is assured…

 For highly competitive deals
 To freeze competition out of opportunities
 To craft better tuned solutions
Disk Latencies ATA Versus FC
FibreChannel vs. ATA Disk Drive Performance
ATA 5.4k RPM ATA 7.2k RPM ATA 10k RPM ATA 15k RPM
160
140
Average Response Time (in milliseconds)
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260
4k Random Read IOPS per Data Drive

Improving Disk Response Time
 If the customer wants 2000 IOPS at 20 ms:

 How many drives?
– 5.4K ATA? About 75
– 7.2K ATA? About 50
– 10K FC? About 19
– 15K FC? About 11
 Which is cheapest?
15K RPM disks cost 30% more per drive than
10K, but they will be the least expensive way to
meet this requirement
A Case for RAID-DP
System Reliability Event FC SATA

Typical Disk Drive Replacements
1–3 2–5
(per year per 100 drives)
Bit Error Likelihood
0.2% 2.3%
(per spindle)
Bit Error Likelihood – Single Parity
1.6% 18.4%
(per reconstruction of an 8-Drive RAID 4/5 Set)
Bit Error Likelihood – Dual Parity
< 1 in a billion
(per reconstruction of an 8-Drive RAID-DP® Set)
 RAID-DP is mandatory to enable primary application reliability

– SATA drives are twice as likely to fail
– Drive failures result in RAID reconstructions – twice as many SATA
reconstructions
– Five reconstructions per year – nearly 100% chance of data loss from
bit error with RAID 5
 RAID-DP buries the bit error risk

When To Sell Which Drive
 If the customer’s requirement is for bytes, not

performance, sell ATA
– ATA drives are only inexpensive if there is no response-
time requirement
 If the customer’s requirement is for latency-

constrained performance, sell 15K FC drives
– 15K drives have high cost per byte
– 15K drives offer the lowest cost per operation at a fixed
latency

Hardware Overview – Back-End
Connectivity

What Does Remote LAN Module (RLM) Do?
 Remote platform management “built-into” the appliance
– Remote power control
– Remote console access
 ONTAP CLI, firmware and system diagnostics
 Secure network interface (SSH)
– Call home - down controller notifications
– Initiate core-dump (CPU NMI Interrupt)
– Access to system logs from a down appliance
 Non-volatile HW system event logs
 Captured console logs
 Software events
 POST logs
 Battery backup on board
 New features will be added through SW upgrades
– integration with DFM, support console
FAS Back-Side Connectivity
 ESH modules
 AT-FCX
 Disk types and I/O speeds

– Zeroing
– Maintenance center
– Architecting for latency

ESH Modules
End-to-End 4 Gbps*
Server HBAs
(4 Gbps)
DS14mk4/ESH4 with New 4 Gb 15K Drives
Enables 4 Gbps FC Back-End Performance
FC Switch
(4 Gbps)
FAS HBAs
(4 Gbps)
15K Enclosure
New! (4 Gbps)
New 4 Gbps 15k

New! Hard Drives
* With 4Gb FC SAN

X5512A-R5 – ESH4 Module
Input LED Output LED Fault LED LED Reserved for
Future Functionality
SFP SFP Cage 4 Gbps Link 2 Gbps Link 1 Gbps

Cage Output Speed LED Speed LED Link
Input Speed
LED
 Loop speed switch (shelf):

– 4, 2, and 1 Gbps speed settings – loop speed must be manually set;
ESH4 auto-detects
 Termination switch:
– ESH4 is self-terminating – no switch needed

X5512A-R5 – ESH4 Module (Cont.)
Input LED Output LED Fault LED LED Reserved for
Future Functionality
SFP SFP Cage 4 Gbps Link 2 Gbps Link 1 Gbps

Cage Output Speed LED Speed LED Link
Input Speed
LED
 Host-to-shelf cabling:
– Controller to ESH4 uses optical cable
 Inter-shelf cabling:
– ESH4 uses SFP-SFP cable
 SFP module:
– ESH4 to controller uses optical 4 Gbps SFP module

ESH Modules
DS14MK4 - Rear
X553A-R5 (AC Power Supplies)
PSU2 Back ESH4 PSU1

Panel Module A
ESH4 PSU Status Normal AC Fan Power

Module B LED Fault LED Fault LED Fault LED

LRC Versus ESH
Classic Arbitrated Loop Loop with Switched Hub
d4 d4
LRC-A LRC-B
d3 d5 d3 d5
d2 d6 d2 d6
d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7 d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7
d1 ESH-A d7 d1 ESH-B d7
d8 d9 d10 d11 d12 d13 d14 d14 d8 d14 d8

d8 d9 d10 d11 d12 d13 d14
d13 d9 d13 d9
d12 d10 d12 d10

To Next Shelf A To Next Shelf B d11 d11
Disks drives directly
connected to loop
To Next Shelf A To Next Shelf B
Loop of switched hubs;
disks pt-pt connected to hub

AT-FCX Module
 Similar to ESH2
 2 Gb default loop speed
 Optical SFPs, same as for ESH modules
 No termination switch

General Performance Notes
 Managing fragmentation
 Memory of NetApp systems
 CIFS performance
 iSCSI versus FCP

Reallocate Command
 Available in Data ONTAP 7.0 and later

– Runs in background at non-busy times
 Useful for:
– Improving spatial locality of files and LUNS
– Solving sequential read performance problems
 Cautions
– Reallocate works by rewriting files
– Cannot move data locked into Snapshot copies
– If there are Snapshot copies present, requires sufficient
free space
– Rewritten data is changed data, and SnapMirror will
move the changed blocks
Reallocate Command
Full Reallocation, Defragmented
Data Data Data Data Data

Memory Considerations
 More memory on host helps when

– Few, large host systems
– Large data sets, but not shared among hosts
– Very wide application data foot prints
– Almost always
 More memory on controller helps when

– Many hosts, with shared data
– Large metadata needs
 Lots of big deep directories
– Certain applications with wide data foot prints
 Exchange, large databases

Memory Considerations (Cont.)
 Tradeoffs
– In some configurations, a performance tradeoff exists
 More memory can mean less disks needed
 Less memory can mean more disks needed
 Slower disks need more memory, faster disks need
less
 Summary
– Consider application and architecture of customer
– Understand your customers environment
– Use NetApp white papers and sizing tools

Protocol Performance
 CIFS Performance
– CIFS is not really a high-performance protocol,
 Each connection has low performance demand, BUT
 Tens of thousands of CIFS users IS a high-performance
load
– Consolidation of CIFS users is great candy
 Careful consideration and sizing needed
 Use home directory sizing guide
 Use Custom Application Sizing tool
 WHEN POSSIBLE, correlate CIFS usage with statistics
collection – very powerful
– Be aware of anti-virus needs
– Be aware of advanced CIFS features (for example SMB
signing, quotas, oplocks)
 Consolidation means CIFS environments are expected to be
high performance, so these environments need careful
attention
Protocol Performance (Cont.)
 iSCSI versus FCP
 Often a business, political, or religious choice

– Let the customer choose
 FCP already, then FCP
 Cost conscious? Think iSCSI!
 Many non-performance reasons to pick one
 Performance factors
– iSCSI SW – easy and cheap
 Uses more CPU (on host and storage) - often not an issue
– iSCSI HW
 Typical NIC cost - CPU consumption is less than SW
– Bandwidth - FCP wire is typically 2X Ethernet wire
 However, rarely an issue (just use multiple wires)
 For the vast majority of cases, iSCSI performance is similar

to FCP; other factors typically force the choice
A Few Traps to Avoid
 Do not size based exclusively on price or capacity
 Do not try to size or compare a controller performance with

single threaded tests like dd or mv
 Do not promise that a controller is always faster than local

storage
 Do not use SFS/Netbench or SPC1 number for sizing

purposes
 Do not assume that customers always know their

environment – whenever possible collect data to verify
assumptions

Agenda – Near-Line Storage

– Overview – Near-line Storage
 NearStore VTL, V-  FAS deduplication
Series – Virtualization solutions
 SATA, SAS, FC  V-Series
 RLM, ESH, AT-FCX – Tools & Resources
 Performance
Parameters

The FAS Product Line and “NearStore”
All capable of:
 NAS and SAN
 Having high availability option
FAS6080
 Supporting the NearStore license
FAS6070
1176TB
FAS6040
FAS6030 1008TB
FAS3170
FAS3160 840TB
FAS3140
840TB
FAS2050
FAS2020 840TB All can:
672TB  Use SnapVault for backup and
99TB
420TB restore
65TB
 Use SnapMirror for disaster
recovery
*R200 Past EOA, Still Supported  Use SnapLock for compliance
NearStore Portfolio
NearStore
on FAS6000
FAS6070
NearStore
on FAS31XX FAS6040
FAS6030
FAS3170
FAS3160
FAS3140
NearStore on FAS

NearStore Portfolio (Cont.)
NearStore
on FAS6000
FAS6070
NearStore
on FAS31XX FAS6040
FAS6030
VTL1400
FAS3170 VTL700
VTL300
FAS3160
FAS3140
NearStore VTL
NearStore on FAS

Technical Positioning – When to Sell
 Instances where customer primary applications do not

require peak storage performance (this analysis is
mandatory)
 NPL (NearStore Personality License)

– Now clusterable
 Once application fit is assured…

 To craft better-tuned solutions
 For highly competitive deals
 To freeze competition out of opportunities

Deduplication

Overview of FAS Deduplication
 Reduces storage use by sharing identical data

blocks
 Eliminates redundancy within a flexible volume
 Works well on data sets that have a lot of

duplication, for example archives
 Also known as dedupe, data deduplication,

dense volumes, redundancy elimination

FAS Deduplication in Action
Presentation.ppt Presentation.ppt
20 x 4K Blocks Identical File – 20 Blocks
= Identical Blocks
Without FAS Deduplication – 74 Total Blocks
With FAS Deduplication - 38 Total Blocks
Presentation.ppt Resume.doc
Edited File - 24 Blocks Different File - 10 Blocks

WAFL Block Sharing (Not New)
 Supports block sharing within one file system

tree
 Tracks the number of references to a block
using a new “reference count metafile”
INODE 1 INODE 2
IND IND IND IND
DATA DATA DATA

Hardware and Software Requirements
 No special software requirements besides NPL

 Supported platforms
– NearStore R 200-series
– FAS3020, FAS3040, FAS3050 and FAS3070 with
NearStore option
– FAS6030 and FAS6070 with NearStore option
 License required
– ASIS
– ASIS1 license will automatically migrate to ASIS
– For ASIS1 only license ASIS license needs to be issued

Supported Configurations
 Flexible volumes only
 FAS deduplication volumes

– Volume SnapMirror
– Qtree SnapMirror
 FAS deduplication FAQ

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V-Series

Agenda – Virtualization Solutions

– Overview – Near-line storage
 NearStore VTL, V-Series  FAS deduplication
 SATA, SAS, FC – Virtualization solutions
 RLM, ESH, AT-FCX  V-Series
 Performance parameters – Tools & resources

Storage and Data Management Challenges
 Diverse data management across

heterogeneous storage systems
 Data protection and disaster

recovery
 Poor asset
utilization
 Data migration
 Rising total cost of ownership

The Traditional Heterogeneous Storage
Model
Vendor A Vendor B Vendor C
SAN SAN NAS NAS

Fibre
iSCSI Ethernet LAN
Channel
Each vendor’s environment has a unique management interface

and data management suite
Networked Storage Topology
SAN NAS
iSCSI
Fibre Dedicated Corporate
Channel Ethernet LAN
SAN (Block) NAS (File)
NetApp
V-Series
Heterogeneous
Storage Arrays

V-Series Solution Unified Multiprotocol
Storage
 Multiprotocol controller that enables environments

with heterogeneous arrays to run Data ONTAP
 Consolidate file and block workloads into a single
system
– NFS, CIFS
– iSCSI, FCP
 Support for IBM, HDS, HP, EMC, FUJITSU, and
3PAR storage arrays
 Single, simple management interface for
heterogeneous storage
 Adapt dynamically to changing performance and
capacity needs
http://eng-web.nane.netapp.com/projects/V-Series/V-Series_Sales_Edge/index.html

V-Series Logical Topology
FC and iSCSI LUNs
FlexVol volumes
V-Series
Front-End
Aggregate
Disk RAID Disk RAID Disk RAID Storage Array

Group Group Group
Back-End
Storage Storage Storage

Array LUN Array LUN Array LUN

V-Series Product Family
V6070
V6030
504TB
V3070
420TB
V3050
252TB
V3040
168TB
V3020
126TB
84TB

V-Series Multiprotocol Solution in Single
System
NAS Gateway FC SAN Virtualization iSCSI
Fibre
CIFS and NFS Channel iSCSI Block
File Services Services
NetApp
V-Series
Cisco Brocade
HDS Arrays IBM Arrays HP Arrays EMC Arrays Fujitsu Arrays 3PAR Arrays

Positioning Unique
Value

Absolute Differentiator #1
Consistent Data Integrity / Management
EMC NetApp
High-end SAN DMX
Mid-range SAN CLARiiON
High-end NAS Celerra
Data ONTAP
Low-end NAS NetWin
Compliance Centera
Virtualization Engine Storage Router

Absolute Differentiator #2
EMC FAS3XXX
Linux “Control
Stations” (x2) NAS
FC-SAN FAS3xxx
IP-SAN Data ONTAP 7G
NS700 Virtualization
NAS Gateway
DART OS
Total Rack Units = 6
CX700
FC-SAN
FLARE OS
Less Equipment
Less Software
Less Administrative Cost
CX500i
IP-SAN
FLARE OS
Standby
Power FAS3xxx Less Storage Cost
Supplies FAS3xxx Less Moving Parts / Risk
(x3)
Total Rack Units = 17

Tools and Resources

Software Tools and Resources
 NetApp public Web site for software information

– http://www.netapp.com/products/software.html
 NetApp NOW site and Partner Center

– http://now.netapp.com
 NetApp SalesEdge
– http://my.netapp.com/psweb/appmanager/mktgport
al/mktgdesktop?_nfpb=true&nodeId=1202&_pageL
abel=mktgPS_detail

Important Location on NOW for SEs
 Site Preparation Guide
– http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/hardware/h
ardware_index.shtml#General%20information
 System Configuration Guide
– http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/hardware/
NetApp/syscfg/
 Documentation Page
– http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/docs.shtml
 Parts Finder
– https://now.netapp.com/eservice/searchParts.do?module
Name=PartsFinder
 Software Downloads
– http://now.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/software
 Tool Chest
– http://now.netapp.com/eservice/toolchest

Module Summary
In this module, you should have learned to:

 Describe NetApp Enterprise hardware
– FAS 2000, 31XX, 6000
– NearStore VTL, V-Series
– Near-line storage
 Identify the various drive types available
– FC, SAS, SATA
 Discuss NetApp deduplication
 Identify available resources

Exercise
Module 3: An Introduction to NetApp
Hardware
Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Student Activity 1
Answers
Module 3: Student Activity 1

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An Introduction to

In this module, we will cover the following:

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By the end of this module, you should be able to:

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 Enterprise Storage Hardware

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Enterprise Storage Hardware

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Scalable Performance and Capacity

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SAN (Block) NAS (File)

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Primary Remote/ Near-line Virtualization

FAS6000 and FAS2000 and NearStore V-Series

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Data ONTAP™ Operating System—CIFS, NFS, FC, iSCSI

Management and Storage Resource Information

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Integration of Spinnaker Technology ReplicatorX Topio

2004 2005 2006 2007

Decru DATAFORT™ Products Decru

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672TB All can:

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 Introduces BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) remote

 Requires Data ONTAP 7.2.2L1

 SAS and SATA disks available internally

 FC and SATA disks available externally

 RoHS compliant (hazardous substances)

FAS2050 Head Module

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 4U height, 20x internal SAS  iSCSI and NAS

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 2U height, 12x internal SAS  iSCSI and NAS

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FAS250 FAS270* FAS2020* FAS2050*

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672TB All can:

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All specs are enterprise active-active configuration

•PCIe on 3140, 3160 & 3170

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Active/Active Single Active/Active Single Active/Active Single

Maximum Drives per

32GB 16GB 16GB 8GB 8GB

Non volatile Memory 4GB 2GB 4GB 2GB 1GB 512MB

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Controller module Console port

Console port RLM port

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All specifications are for a dual, active-active controller configuration

RLM 2 x GbE 4 x FC 4 x FC 2 x GbE Console

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 Customer has a FAS3020 and loves it so much they

Hint: Use NOW™ (NetApp on the Web) site, System

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FAS3070 EMC CX3-80 HP EVA8000

 EMC and HP upgrade paths to high-end