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SNIA-SA 100

Introduction to Network Storage


Chapter 6 SAN Management
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Coverage
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Illustration of SAN Requirements of SAN Management SAN Management Hierarchy Management Software Review Questions

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Section 1

1. Illustration of SAN 2. Requirements of SAN Management 3. SAN Management Hierarchy 4. Management Software 5. Review Questions

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Illustration of SAN
LAN/WAN attached clients LAN / WAN Heterogene ous servers

SAN Fabric

SWITCH

SWITCH

Management system

Storage Systems
Disks / RAID Tape Library Optical Library

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Section 2
1. Illustration of SAN 2. Requirements of SAN Management 3. SAN Management Hierarchy 4. Management Software 5. Review Questions

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Requirements of SAN Management


Controlling SAN resources from a single point Monitoring the state of SAN Servicing a SAN Identifying and Resolving problems Preventive maintenance

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Section 3
1. Illustration of SAN 2. Requirements of SAN Management 3. SAN Management Hierarchy 4. Management Software 5. Review Questions

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SECTION 3: SAN Management Hierarchy


3.1 Application Management 3.2 Data Management 3.3 Resource Management 3.4 Network Management 3.5 Element Management

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SAN Management Hierarchy


3.1 Applications Management

3.2 Data Management


3.3 Resource Management 3.4 Network Management

3.5 Element Management


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SAN Management Hierarchy


3.1 Applications Management

3.2 Data Management


3.3 Resource Management 3.4 Network Management

3.5 Element Management


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SAN Management Hierarchy


End to End SAN Management
layer 5 Applications Mgt
1. 2. 3. Business process policy/SLA definition/execution Resource optimization across business processes Application optimization, failover/fallback, scalability

1.

layer 4

Data Mgt

2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4.

real time copy (mirroring, remote copy, replication) point-in-time copy ( snapshot) Data sharing capacity management & planning Resource attribution (policy) management Storage sharing (disk & tape pooling). Space management 1. Physical to logical mapping within SAN network Zoning Performance/availability of SAN network

layer 3

Resource Mgt

layer 2

Network Mgt
2. 3. 1. 2. 3.

layer 1

Element Mgt

Configuration, initialization, of storage devices. Performance monitoring. Authentication, authorization, security 11

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Application Management
Deals with: Availability, performance and recoverability of applications. Service-Level Management and control in accordance with SLA. Resource optimization across business applications. Application Optimization,fail over/fail back.

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SAN Management Hierarchy


3.1 Applications Management

3.2 Data Management


3.3 Resource Management 3.4 Network Management

3.5 Element Management


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Data Management
Ensuring data availability and accessibility for applications. Ensuring proper performance of data for applications. Ensuring recoverability of data. Management of: Point-in-time copy.(snapshot) Data Sharing.

Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) Information Lifecycle Management


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Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM)


Deals with storage hierarchies.
Data is classified according the their access frequency.

Policy settings set by administrator.


Less frequently accessed data are archived.

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Hierarchical Storage Management (contd)


Faster response Active Data (Cache/RAM Disk)

Increasing Availability

Recent historical
(Magnetic Disk) Offline archival (Tape/Optical Disk)
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How HSM works


A system administrator set file policies on the HSM engine. Files that fit the policy will be copied to a secondary storage Catalogs are maintained in the disk Catalogs act as a pointer to the actual files, even if it has been moved to another location. Examines the access for each administrator-defined set of file systems Migrate files that have been inactive for an administrator-defined period Migration consist of : Copying the file Update the file directory Reclaim the online space for use by other files 17
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Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)


Definition and Scope of ILM Policies, processes, practices, services and tools used to align the business value of information with the most appropriate and cost effective infrastructure from time information is created through its final disposition.

Source http://www.snia.org/dmf
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SAN Management Hierarchy


3.1 Applications Management

3.2 Data Management


3.3 Resource Management 3.4 Network Management

3.5 Element Management


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Resource Management
Automated management of existing storage and fabric resources. Automated corrections where necessary.

Addresses the following tasks: Storage Pooling ( Disk and Tape Pooling). Space Management.

Capacity Management.
Policy Management.
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Storage Pooling

Enables many physical volumes, the pool, to appear as one logical target. Allows repurposing by shifting ownership from one server to another. Example: DataCore SANSymphony.

Benefits Reduced capital cost .


Greater ability to react to ad hoc demands, flexible.

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Storage Pool- An Illustration


UNIX Windows Netware LINUX

Dedicated Storage Server for management

SAN
HDS EMC

IBM

Compaq SCSI DELL


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Storage Pool

JBOD
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Capacity Management

Include volume management, both logical and physical. Logical unit number(LUN)configurations and disk capacities. Viewing common capacity metrics across a variety of storage subsystems. Eg: IBM Storwatch Product.

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Space Management
Manage primary storage efficiently Delete unwanted data. Prioritize the usable space. Release unused allocated space. Eg: Tivoli Space Manager.

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Space Management Illustration


Primary Level User Volumes Large amount of free-space on primary level maintained by migrating old unreferenced data

Migration Level 1

Data is compressed

Migration Level 2

Migrated data recalled to primary level when needed


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Policy Management

Policies represent the translation of business goals to rules and actions. When rules and conditions are true, the policy actions are executed. Policy Actions: some activity being performed or cessation of activity. Reduces the complexity to manage SAN-based systems. Eg. IBM Storwatch.

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SAN Management Hierarchy


3.1 Applications Management

3.2 Data Management


3.3 Resource Management 3.4 Network Management

3.5 Element Management


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Network Management
Deals with the Performance /Availability of SAN network Monitoring of network paths Maintenance of network components Control of logical SAN connections Authentication of clients Inventorying of network components Zoning

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Zoning
What is a Zone? A group of devices in a SAN that can communicate with and access each other. Communication is allowed only between devices of the same zone. Benefits of Zoning Segregate devices based on operating systems. Control access to multiple devices. Enhance network security. Concurrent testing and maintenance

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Zoning An Illustration
Solaris

NT

HP-UX

Zoning
Fulfill the SAN
Fabric any-to-any connection requirement

Truly enable
NT Disks Solaris Disks HP-UX Disks heterogeneous SAN.
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SAN Management Hierarchy


3.1 Applications Management

3.2 Data Management


3.3 Resource Management 3.4 Network Management

3.5 Element Management


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Element Management
Elements that gets managed in SANs are:
Storage Devices.

SAN Infrastructure components.


Servers.

Environmental Software.

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Storage Devices
Disk & Tape Drives Device discovery Establishing & maintaining secure logical connections with servers Fault detection and isolation
RAID subsystems Management of spare and unused drive Array configuration. Soft failure recovery. Tape Libraries Management of removable media and unused media
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SAN Infrastructure Components


Managing Hubs, Switches, Bridges,Routers and converters include:
Establishing and maintaining zones- sets of ports to intercommunicate. Allocation of storage capacity to severs, applications and users. Fault detection and recovery Asset tracking and maintenance.
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Servers
Server management includes:
HBA management

Fault detection and recovery(use redundant paths).


Controls the logical connection between server and storage devices. Asset tracking and maintenance.

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Section 4
1. Illustration of SAN 2. Requirements of SAN Management 3. SAN Management Hierarchy 4. Management Software 5. Review Questions

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Software Components
Software Management includes: Revision and upgrading Patching, so as to function properly. Eg: Drivers, volume managers, cluster managers etc:

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SAN Management Softwares Examples


SANPoint fromVERITAS SANworks form Compaq Tivoli SAN Management Software from IBM SANSymphony from Datacore

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Section 5
1. Illustration of SAN 2. Requirements of SAN Management 3. SAN Management Hierarchy 4. Management Software 5. Review Questions

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Review Questions
Explain SAN Management Hierarchy. What is Resource Management?Explain Storage Pooling and its benefits. What is Zoning? List a few management software available in the market.

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References
http://www.otn.oracle.com/deploy/availability/htdocs/storage_ov erview IBM Enterprise Storage Solutions Handbook Managing a Fibre Channel SAN www.snia.org An Introduction to Zoning-www.McData.com IBM SAN survival guide

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