The inside guide to the next generation of data storage technology
VMware Software-Defined Storage, A Guide to the Policy Driven, Software-Defined Storage Era presents the most in-depth look at VMware's next-generation storage technology to help solutions architects and operational teams maximize quality storage design. Written by a double VMware Certified Design Expert, this book delves into the design factors and capabilities of Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes to provide a uniquely detailed examination of the software-defined storage model. Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) is discussed in terms of deployment through VMware technology, with insight into the provisioning of storage resources and operational management, while legacy storage and storage protocol concepts provide context and demonstrate how Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes are meeting traditional challenges. The discussion on architecture emphasizes the economies of storage alongside specific design factors for next-generation VMware based storage solutions, and is followed by an example in which a solution is created based on the preferred option identified from a selection of cross-site design options.
Storage hardware lifecycle management is an ongoing challenge for IT organizations and service providers. VMware is addressing these challenges through the software-defined storage model and Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes technologies; this book provides unprecedented detail and expert guidance on the future of storage.
* Understand the architectural design factors of VMware-based storage
* Learn best practices for Virtual SAN stretched architecture implementation
* Deploy STaaS through vRealize Automation and vRealize Orchestrator
* Meet traditional storage challenges with next-generation storage technology
Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes are leading the way in efficiency, automation, and simplification, while maintaining enterprise-class features and performance. As organizations around the world are looking to cut costs without sacrificing performance, availability, or scalability, VMware-based next-generation storage solutions are the ideal platform for tomorrow's virtual infrastructure. VMware Software-Defined Storage provides detailed, practical guidance on the model that is set to transform all aspects of vSphere data center storage.
Autorentext
Martin Hosken, VCDX is a Global Cloud Architect and part of the Cloud Provider Software Business Unit at VMWare. One of only a small number of double VMWare Certified Design Experts in the world, he has been awarded the annual VMWare vExpert title for the past four years. Martin specializes in the design, implementation, and integration of Cisco, EMC, IBM, HP, Dell, and VMWare systems into enterprise environments and cloud service provider infrastructure.
Zusammenfassung
The inside guide to the next generation of data storage technology
VMware Software-Defined Storage, A Guide to the Policy Driven, Software-Defined Storage Era presents the most in-depth look at VMware's next-generation storage technology to help solutions architects and operational teams maximize quality storage design. Written by a double VMware Certified Design Expert, this book delves into the design factors and capabilities of Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes to provide a uniquely detailed examination of the software-defined storage model. Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) is discussed in terms of deployment through VMware technology, with insight into the provisioning of storage resources and operational management, while legacy storage and storage protocol concepts provide context and demonstrate how Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes are meeting traditional challenges. The discussion on architecture emphasizes the economies of storage alongside specific design factors for next-generation VMware based storage solutions, and is followed by an example in which a solution is created based on the preferred option identified from a selection of cross-site design options.
Storage hardware lifecycle management is an ongoing challenge for IT organizations and service providers. VMware is addressing these challenges through the software-defined storage model and Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes technologies; this book provides unprecedented detail and expert guidance on the future of storage.
- Understand the architectural design factors of VMware-based storage
- Learn best practices for Virtual SAN stretched architecture implementation
- Deploy STaaS through vRealize Automation and vRealize Orchestrator
- Meet traditional storage challenges with next-generation storage technology
Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes are leading the way in efficiency, automation, and simplification, while maintaining enterprise-class features and performance. As organizations around the world are looking to cut costs without sacrificing performance, availability, or scalability, VMware-based next-generation storage solutions are the ideal platform for tomorrow's virtual infrastructure. VMware Software-Defined Storage provides detailed, practical guidance on the model that is set to transform all aspects of vSphere data center storage.
Inhalt
Foreword by Duncan Epping xvii
Introduction xix
Chapter 1 • Software-Defined Storage Design 1
Software-Defined Compute 2
Software-Defined Networking 2
Software-Defined Storage 3
Designing VMware Storage Environments 4
Technical Assessment and Requirements Gathering 5
Establishing Storage Design Factors 6
The Economics of Storage 10
Calculating the Total Cost of Ownership for Storage Resources 11
Information Lifecycle Management 13
Implementing a Software-Defined Storage Strategy 15
Software-Defined Storage Summary 16
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure and Virtual SAN 18
Virtual Volumes 18
Classic and Next-Generation Storage Models 19
Chapter 2 • Classic Storage Models and Constructs 21
Classic Storage Concepts 21
RAID Sets 25
Virtual Provisioning 44
Storage Tiering 49
Storage Scalability Design 54
Storage Management Tools 57
Multitenanted Storage Design 58
Quality of Service 59
Data Deduplication and Data Compression 60
Storage Device Security 61
Hardware High Availability 61
Storage ArrayBased Disaster Recovery and Backups 62
Storage Array Snapshots and Clones in a Classic Storage Environment 63
vSphere Metro Storage Cluster 65
All-Flash Disk Arrays 65
vSphere Storage Technologies 67
Virtual Disks 68
Virtual Machine Storage Controllers (vSCSI Adapters) 71
Datastore 73
Raw Device Mapping 79
When to Use RDMs over VMFS or NFS? 81
Storage vMotion and Enhanced vMotion Operations 81
Datastore Clusters 82
Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler 83
Storage I/O Control 85
Classic Storage ModelvStorage APIs for Array Integration 89
Classic Storage ModelVASA 1.0 90
VADP and VAMP 91
Boot from SAN 92
Classic Storage ModelvSphere Storage Policies 94
Tiered Storage Design Models in vSphere 95
Sub-LUN System Access 98
Chapter 3 • Fabric Connectivity and Storage I/O Architecture 101
Fibre Channel SAN 102
Fibre Channel Protocol 102
Fibre Channel Topologies 115
Switch-Based Fabric Architecture 117
Security and Traffic-Isolation Features 125
N_Port Virtualization and N_Port ID Virtualization 131
Boot from SAN 132
Fibre Channel Summary 132
iSCSI Storage Transport Protocol 135
iSCSI Protocol Components 135
iSCSI Traffic Isolation 137
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