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Data Center Storage

Name: Data Center Storage
Author: Hubbert Smith
ISBN: 9781466507814

by Hubbert Smith

April 2016

Intermediate to advanced

368 pages

8h 6m

English

Auerbach Publications

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Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
About the author
Acknowledgements
What, Exactly, Will We Accomplish?
The One Reason Every CIO or IT Manager Should Read ThisAt Risk of Ruining the Ending…Business Data
Part I Building Blocks, Power, and Consolidation
Chapter 1 The Disk Drive: The Fundamental Building Block of Enterprise Storage
1.1 Using a Metrics-Based Approach to Get Past the Complexity1.2 Metrics for the Basic Building Block: Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Devices1.3 About HDD Capacity and Service Levels1.4 Financial Responsibility and the Tradeoffs between Capacity, Form Factor, and Spin Speed1.5 Demystifying Hard Disk Drive Performance1.6 Hard Disk Drive Quick Guided Tour1.6.1 Hard Drive Spin Speeds and Latency1.6.2 Interface Speeds: SATA Speeds, SAS Speeds, FC Speeds1.6.3 HDD Caching1.6.4 HDD Queuing1.6.5 Drive Performance Summary

Chapter 2 Power and AC
2.1 Powering Down Inactive Drives, or MAID2.2 Facilities and Power2.2.1 Facilities: Air Conditioning2.3 Establishing a Baseline for Performance, Capacity, and Power2.4 Facilities Cooling Improvements Within Reach
Chapter 3 Storage Consolidation
3.1 Cost of DAS versus SAN: Overprovisioning3.2 Cost of DAS versus SAN: Backup Efficiency3.3 Hot Data, Cool Data, and Consolidation, a Single-Tiered Systems Approach3.4 Consolidation for Noncritical (Tier 2) Applications3.5 More Silo System Avoidance3.5.1 Corrective Action for Situations Where Silos Are Not Yet Deployed3.5.2 Corrective Action for Situations Where the Silos are Already in Place3.6 Consolidation Conclusion
Chapter 4 Service Level Overview
4.1 Service Level Agreements (SLAs)4.2 Reviewing SLAs with Business Unit Customers4.3 Delivering on SLA Commitments
Chapter 5 Uptime, Reliability, and SLAs
5.1 SLA Uptime: RAID Levels5.2 SLA and Point in Time Copy: Avoiding the Backup Window Problem5.3 SLA Uptime: Failover5.4 SLA Cost and Billing5.5 Performance and SLAs
Chapter 6 Storage Tiering and SLAs
6.1 Comparing Scenarios6.1.1 Scenario 1: Single-Tier Baseline6.1.2 Scenario 2: Two Tiers6.1.3 Scenario 3: Two Tiers, Better Service Levels6.1.4 Scenario 4: Two Tiers, Significantly Better Service6.1.5 From Scenario to Reality
Chapter 7 Service Level Agreements and IT Bill-Back
7.1 IT Bill-Back Example of SLA
Chapter 8 Demonstrating Delivery on SLA Service Levels
8.1 Customer Feedback and Service Levels8.2 SLA Conclusion
Chapter 9 Planning for Growth and Storage Tiering
9.1 Storage Growth, and SLA for Provisioning
Chapter 10 Wrap-Up: Projects Within Reach
10.1 Improvement 1. Improve Efficiencies with Static Tiering10.2 Improvement 2. Improve Power and Air Conditioning10.3 Improvement 3. Consolidate and Reduce Server-Attached Storage10.4 Improvement 4. Better Backup—Replace Tape10.5 Improvement 5. Establish Tiered Storage and Service Level Agreements10.6 Improvement 6. Migrate Cool data onto to Tier 2, Release Tier 1 Resources for Critical Applications10.7 Improvement 7. IT Bill-Back10.8 Improvement 8. Track and Improve10.8 Conclusion
Part II Managing Aging Data and E-Mail Expenses
Chapter 11 Migration and Retiring Aging Systems
11.1 File Migration Project Planning11.1.1 File Migration Plan, Discover, Test, QA, Provision, and Cut-Over11.1.2 Aging Data and the Role of Near-Line Archive and Search11.1.3 Block (Database, Email etc.) Application Data Migration11.2 Migration Overview (Virtualized Storage)
Chapter 12 Shared Folders and Content Management
12.1 Content Management System Cost Analysis, Before and After
Chapter 13 Storage Strategies for E-Mail
13.1 E-Mail Quotas, PC Folders and PC Backup13.2 E-Mail Hosting Providers13.3 Checklist for E-Mail Project
Chapter 14 Spending Wisely on Performance
14.1 Establish Clear Performance Criteria (in SLA Terms)14.2 The Yardsticks of Storage Performance14.3 Resolving Performance Issues in Production Systems14.3.1 Paging14.3.2 I/O Size14.3.3 Fragmentation14.3.4 Individual Account Problems14.3.5 Resource Contention14.3.6 Time of Day14.3.7 Storage Array Misbehavior14.3.8 Storage Caching14.3.9 Storage Rearrangement14.3.10 Fibre Channel Zoning14.3.11 Latency14.4 Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Solid State Storage (SSS)14.4.1 Where and How to Use SSDs14.4.2 SSD Endurance, Life Cycle, and Warranty14.4.3 Flash and RAM
Chapter 15 Performance and Backup
Chapter 16 The Right Tools for Reliability, Uptime, Disaster Recovery, and Archiving
16.1 Server Problem (Direct Attached Storage)16.2 Server Problem (External SAN Storage)16.3 Drive Failure16.4 Accidental Data Deletion or Modification, or Virus16.5 Storage Array Controller Failure16.6 Cable Failure16.7 SAN Switch Problem16.8 Data Center Power Problem16.9 Data Center Air Conditioning Problem16.10 Data Center Interior Problem (Sprinklers)16.11 Data Center Act of Nature16.12 Spending Wisely on Reliability
Chapter 17 Reliability and Server Failover
17.1 How Server Failover Works17.2 Load Balancing
Chapter 18 Reliability and Continuous Data Protection, Synchronous Replication
Chapter 19 Reliability and Near-Continuous Data Protection, Asynchronous Replication
Chapter 20 Reliability and Data Integrity (T10-DIF or T10-PI)
Chapter 21 Virtualization Overview: Focus on the Business Benefits
21.1 Virtual Machine Sprawl21.2 Aligned Server Virtualization and Storage
Chapter 22 Storage Virtualization
22.1 Virtualized Storage and Shared Storage for Virtualized Servers22.2 Thin Provisioning22.3 Storage Provisioning Before and After22.3.1 Thin Provisioning and Growth
Chapter 23 Virtualization, Storage Tiers, and Manual Data Movement
23.1 Information Lifecycle Management (ILM or HSM)
Chapter 24 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
24.1 Why VDI?24.2 Implementing Virtual Desktops24.2.1 Option 1: The Clone Approach24.2.2 Option 2: The Snapshot Approach24.3 Common Mistakes to Avoid24.4 Data Security
Chapter 25 Converged NAS and SAN
Chapter 26 Storage for Nontraditional IT Applications
26.1 Video Surveillance26.2 Audio (Call Center)26.3 Web Marketing, Web Content, and Converged Communications26.4 Storage Approaches for Converged Applications
Chapter 27 Part II Wrap-Up: Projects Within Reach
27.1 Improvement 0. Every Proposal to Spend on Expanding Tier 1 Storage Hardware Must Include a Proposal to Migrate/Archive Data off Tier 1.27.2 Improvement 1. Initiate Migration Projects to Retire Old Hardware and Archive Aging Data.27.3 Improvement 2. Establish Performance Profiles for Key Storage Systems, and Establish a Performance SLA.27.4 Improvement 3. Establish a Knowledge-Base to Debug/Resolve Storage Performance Issues Quickly27.5 Improvement 4. Pilot SSDs.27.6 Improvement 5. Use a Storage Array-Based Snapshot/Backup.27.7 Improvement 6. Use Server Failover and Spend Wisely on Storage Reliability.27.8 Improvement 7. Create E-Mail Quotas, PC Mail Folders, and PC Network Backup.27.9 Improvement 8. Replace Shared Folders with a Content Management System.27.10 Improvement 9. Using Manual Storage Tiers, Move Aging Data from Tier 1 to Tier 2.27.11 Improvement 10. Pilot Automated Storage Tiers.27.12 Improvement 11. Use a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.27.13 Improvement 12. Establish IT Infrastructure Standardization.
Part II Conclusions
Part III Managed Hosting and Cloud
Chapter 28 Managed Hosting and Cloud Computing
Chapter 29 The Business Driving Managed Hosting: What It Means to You
29.1 Why Managed Hosting?29.2 Data Center Definition(s) According to TIA-94229.3 Working Around the Overfull Data Center29.4 The Dynamic Data Center and Cash Flow29.5 Is Managed Hosting Proven and Viable?
Chapter 30 Managed Hosting Vetting Process
30.1 Hosting Provider Categories30.1.1 Services-Centric Hosting30.1.2 Dedicated or Shared Hosting30.1.3 Facility-Centric Hosting (Includes Interconnection and Co-Location)30.1.4 RFQ, Selection, SLA and Risk Management30.2 Implementing SLAs30.3 Managing the Risk30.4 Hosted Management Migration Project Planning and Execution30.5 Managed Hosting Simple Cost Analysis: Before and After
Chapter 31 Why Cloud is Relevant
31.1 Origins and Blueprint of Cloud Computing31.2 Cloud and the CIO31.2.1 Security31.2.2 Availability31.2.3 Performance31.2.4 Cost31.2.5 Standards31.2.6 Refining the Answers31.3 Traditional IT versus Cloud Approaches
Chapter 32 Implementing Cloud Storage in Your Operation
32.1 Cloud-Based E-Mail32.2 Cloud-Based Content Management and Collaboration
Chapter 33 Hybrid Cloud
33.1 Steps to Prepare for Cloud Technologies33.1.1 Be Selective on Cloud Migration33.1.2 Have Data Management Retention Policies33.1.3 Have a Migration Process33.2 Examining Key Norms of Traditional IT versus Cloud Approaches33.3 Cloud Performance
Chapter 34 Cloud Spectrum of Options
34.1 Handling Objections and Resistance to Change34.2 Trends in Public Cloud that Will Materialize in IT and Private Cloud
Chapter 35 End Game and Hardware Roadmap to Leverage the Cloud
Chapter 36 Strategy and Execution
Chapter 37 Constructing a Roadmap
37.1 Managing a Roadmap37.2 Roadmap Execution, Package Phase Definition and Approvals
Chapter 38 Risk Management
Chapter 39 Part III Wrap-Up: Projects Within Reach
39.1 Improvement 1. Find the Right Managed Hosting Provider for Your Business39.2 Improvement 2. Compare Managed Hosting Service Level Agreements and Managed Hosting Risk Management39.3 Improvement 3. Find the Right Cloud Storage Provider39.4 Improvement 4. Implement Cloud-Based E-mail39.5 Improvement 5. Implement Cloud-Based Content Management and Collaboration39.6 Improvement 6. Implement a Hybrid Cloud Project39.7 Improvement 7. Create a Storage Strategy and Execution Plan that Includes a ZBB, Roadmap(s), and Supporting Phase Gate Project Management/Approval Process
Part III Conclusion
Appendix A Storage Protocol Basics
Appendix B Project Management
Appendix C People, Process, Technology
C.1 Push Decisions into the Hands of Those Most CapableC.2 Develop a Culture of Peer ReviewsC.3 Give Credit Where Credit is DueC.4 Create an Environment Where it’s Okay to Ask for HelpC.5 Create Status Reports with a Project Management SlantC.6 Encourage Communication and Require TransparencyC.7 Insist on Execution; Find and Resolve Dysfunctionality
Appendix D Root Cause, Corrective Action Process
Appendix E Iometer: Performance Testing in the Lab
E.1 Which Benchmark?E.2 The Iometer Fileserver BenchmarkE.3 DiagramsE.4 Reporting and Interpreting the ResultsE.5 ConclusionE.6 References
Glossary
Index

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Index

Numerics

10K rpm disk 7
15K rpm drives 4

A

access control lists 327
Access Control Lists (ACLs) 199
accidental data deletion 153
advanced replacement 327
aging hardware 111
air handlers 31
Annual Failure Rate (AFR) 67, 327
array-based backup 150
async replication 327
asynchronous replication 159, 175
automated tiering 327

B

backup
1. disk-to-disk 45
backup efficiency 40
backup plan 295
backup tools
1. CA 184
2. FalconStor 184
3. Quantum 184
4. Symnantec 184
best known methods (BKM) 57
block mode data access 327
block size 4
business continuity 328

C

cable failure 154
cache
1. L0 and L2 191
cache hit 328
call center 208
capacity-optimized 20
CapX 1, 56
Citrix 180
closed loop corrective action 316
cloud 229
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