1. Network Attached Storage Options What is it? When would I use it? Mike Matney-Data Center Architect Servers, Storage, and Virtualization

2. SAN VS. NAS (Block vs. File) Pros and Cons Small to Large Agenda

3. SAN-Storage Area Network  Block level storage-appears as internal drives to servers  Two types of connectivity-Fibre Channel and iSCSI Fibre Channel-protocol developed for storage to server traffic –Requires dedicated Fibre Channel switches iSCSI-protocol that takes SCSI commands and transports them between storage and servers via IP NAS-Network Attached Storage  File level storage  NFS (Network File System) and CIFS (Common Internet File System) shares 3 © Copyright Pomeroy 2010 Proprietary & Confidential SAN VS. NAS

4. Pros and Cons NAS Options Active Directory integrated-no OS license necessary Easy de-duplication Large file systems-greater than 2TB Easy capacity expansion-online updates Uses familiar connectivity-IP Easily Replicated Perfect for file server Lower cost per GB Great for backup to disk Cons Not suited for applications Low performance

5. 5 © Copyright Pomeroy 2010 Proprietary & Confidential Small… ReadyNAS 516 6-Bay-6x4TB Enterprise Drive Up to 6 drives 1-4TB per drive Up to 24TB in a breadbox size Under $5,000.00 This is a fit for smaller customers who won’t grow large enough to need a large users or for backup to disk

6. 6 © Copyright Pomeroy 2010 Proprietary & Confidential To Large VNX Data-In-Place upgrades up to 1,000 drives Flash Cache-SSD SSD support Auto-tiering capability Optimized for virtualization Simultaneous presentation of block and file storage to network and servers

7. VMware now includes vSphere Data Protection (VDP) EMC Avamar Virtual Edition is VDP NAS works great for target for backup-to-disk Enterprise backup solutions are being considered Avamar and Data Domain VMware also included vSphere Replicator for remote replication 7 © Copyright Pomeroy 2010 Proprietary & Confidential Backup and DR