Accelerate with IBM Storage: VersaStack for Fast Deployments

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1 Accelerate with IBM Storage: VersaStack for Fast Deployments Brett Kerns - VersaStack and FlashSystems - Washington Systems Center Angie Clarke-Smith - VersaStack - Washington Systems Center Brad Ashbaugh - VersaStack and FlashSystems - Washington Systems Center Copyright IBM Corporation 2018

2 The Divergence of Convergence What is Divergence? I. Large Box Retailer Dev/Ops VersaStack Use Case Brett Kerns - VersaStack and Flashsystems - Washington Systems Center II. Distribution/Multi-site VersaStack ROBO Use Case Angie Clarke-Smith - VersaStack - Washington Systems Center III. Financial Services Binary Trading VersaStack with Spectrum CDM Use Case Brad Ashbaugh - VersaStack and FlashSystems - Washington Systems Center 2

3 The Divergence of Convergence What is Divergence? di ver gence dəˈvərjəns,dīˈvərjəns/ noun the process or state of diverging Synonyms: Separation Dividing Parting Forking 3

4 The Divergence of Convergence What is Convergence? con ver gence kənˈvərjəns/ noun the process or state of converging Synonyms: Assemblage Merging Meeting Confluence 4

5 The Divergence of Convergence How are the two related? 5

6 The Divergence of Convergence How are the two related? 6

7 Observation: IBM VersaStack Self-Serve DevOps How can we use converged infrastructure to alleviate painful mundane tasks? We make someone else do them! In this use case we ll look at using VersaStack to free up the Server and Storage administration tasks, so they can concentrate on business initiatives. Compute Fully Loaded UCS Mini Network IOM with 10GbE and 8GB FC Storage V7000F Fully Populated with 15TB SSD IBM VersaStack 7

8 Recommended Solution: IBM VersaStack Self-Serve DevOps Our SDI portfolio plays a major role in this converged infrastructure environment AND this is the key IBM differentiator! UCS Manager UCS Director Spectrum Connect Prod Data Native Replication Dev Data Spectrum CDM Spectrum Protect 8

9 Recommended Solution: IBM VersaStack Self-Serve DevOps 9

10 VersaStack Benefits after Adoption: IBM VersaStack Self-Serve DevOps Key Take Away other than swag IBM SDI is the KEY differentiator, no one else can offer the full Spectrum of SDI like IBM UCS Hardware is a proven for enterprise Data Centers IBM Storage has more offerings than any other vendor with purpose built flash Points to Ponder With Devs doing our jobs, what do we do? Strategic Planning able to monitor storage and server usage Performance Monitoring More time for important issues vs mundane Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Skills development Oh yeah and everyone s favorite - Documentation

11 Distribution / Multi-site VersaStack ROBO Use Case Angie Clarke-Smith - VersaStack - Washington Systems Center Copyright IBM Corporation 2018

12 Observation: multi-site retailer, enterprise or healthcare center challenges Limited on-site or local IT staff Unable to quickly provision/configure servers, maintenance and troubleshoot Existing physical hosts not efficiently utilized Unable to accommodate new servers Remote Office Branch Office Trouble shooting across multiple and remote sites Software updates and maintenance is a challenge Clinic Health Center Clinic Costly business continuity due to multiple remote sites Remote Office Remote Office No or limited DR strategy/ plan due to current configuration Clinic

13 Recommended Solution: VersaStack for ROBO deployments with UCS Mini or UCSD w/ Storwize V5030F or V7000F Sized and priced for the branch or multi site location Data Center UCS Mini and Storwize V7000F& V5030F Direct attach design for smaller deployments Scale Flash Encryption Enhance existing storage IBM Storwize V5000 Storage Cisco UCS Management Cisco UCS Manager Cisco UCS Central Software Cisco UCS Director Tested and validated solution Additional Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers Cisco UCS Mini Solution Quick deployments Remote Offices Branch Offices IBM Storwize V5000 Storage IBM Storwize V5000 Storage Industrial Sites UCS in an all-in-one package UCS Mini UCS 5108, 6324 FIs and blade servers Designed for maximum availability with no single point of failure Spectrum Virtualize software Retail Locations IBM

14 VersaStack for ROBO benefits after deployment Fewer steps, deploy UCS Blades faster Ability to manage multiple UCS domains and thousands of servers Single point of management Streamline delivery of data center infrastructure Delivers consistency & speed to business IBM CLOUD Retail Store Branch Office IBM CLOUD PRIVATE Unified provisioning and management Quickly provision resources Central Site On-demand availability and self-serve capabilities On-premise private cloud IBM Cloud and IBM Cloud Private Remote Office Factory

15 VersaStack for ROBO deployments provide Versatility, efficiency and ease of use for remote applications and workloads Powerful, flexible servers and storage systems in a small footprint that don t require raised floors Validated, half-rack form-factor solution for easy, remote deployment and management Cisco UCS Mini with IBM Storwize V5030 or V7000 systems and Cisco UCS Director Software 110V power option available for these smaller systems Scales to the Data Center (up/out) Reduced complexity, remote management and resiliency Reduced hardware footprint, decreased energy consumption and designed for maximum availability with no single points of failure 15

16 Let s talk about the V5030F & V7000F V5030F Storwise System: IBM Flash All-flash Array High Availability IBM Easy Tier IBM Data Reduction Data compression Advanced copy services High availability and enhanced security Spectrum Virtualize Software V7000F Storwise System: IBM Flash All-flash Array High Availability High performance IBM Data Reduction Easy-to-use data management Advanced copy services Data compression High availability and enhanced security Spectrum Virtualize Software

17 UCS Manager & UCS Director Infrastructure automation is key Subject matter experts define policies Single point of management Dramatically streamlines delivery of data center infrastructure Reduces steps to provision new infrastructure by 88.4% VI SME IT silos migrate to unified provisioning & management Delivers consistency & speed to business Storage SME Server SME Network SME Application Profile Virtualization Policy Server Policy Network Policy Storage Policy

18 IBM & Cisco Validated Designs (CVD) Trusted. Scalable. Predictable. Deliver Agility by lowering the risk of deploying technology solutions Increase Speed of technology solution deployment Deploy a scalable, reliable, predictable foundation on which to build business value and lower TCO Ease Technology Solution Integration with higher and consistent quality assurance of product and solution 18

19 Financial Services Binary Trading Company VersaStack with Spectrum CDM Use Case Brad Ashbaugh - VersaStack and FlashSystems - Washington Systems Center Copyright IBM Corporation 2018

20 Observation: All Customers Need Spectrum CDM in Addition with VersaStack What About Why How Snapshot and Replication Automation for IBM Storage Environments Solves multiple IT pain points Application recovery Disaster Recovery Dev and Test Patch Management Reporting & Analytics Cloud Adoption Empower users with selfservice portal DBAs, Dev-Test, QA, LoB etc. Infrastructure-as-Code via RESTful APIs

21 Observation: Copy Data Management Connects all the Dots via Application Aware API Calls Your IBM Infrastructure IBM Spectrum CDM Use Cases Software-Only Platform Data Center Private Cloud Public Cloud VersaStack IBM FlashSystem A9000/R IBM FlashSystem V9000 IBM FlashSystem V7000/F Catalog Automate Transform Discover Search SLA compliance Policy-based Cloud integrated DevOps enabled LEVERAGE Automated Copy Management by SLA Automated Dev/Test Improved DevOps Protection and Disaster Recovery

22 Financial Services Binary Trading Company Located in the Northeast Test/Dev DevOps Customer Demands Quick Access to Data Clones for Better ROI Test/Dev DevOps Reporting / Analytics Patch Management Recovery or Disaster Recovery OR Involves any use case where someone in the organization needs access to copies of data fast... Reporting Patch Management Analytics Recovery Disaster Recovery 22

23 Recommended Solution: VersaStack Spectrum CDM Provides Complete Copy Automation Create Copies/Clones Track Copies Use Copies Snapshots, Replicas, Clones Catalog Map LUNs, Spin Up Systems Refresh Copies Transition Copies Delete Copies Test Prod Automated DR and Dev- Test refresh Test to Production Clean Up

24 Recommended Solution: Includes Cloud Enablement On-Premises DataCenter Private Cloud VM Copies for DR VM VM VM Copies for Local Recovery Copies for Test/Dev Copies for DR Site A Site B Site C VM GlobalMirror Change Volumes GlobalMirror Change Volumes Copies for Test/Dev - DR Storage Gateway 24

25 IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management with VersaStack Benefits after Adoption Converged Server/Network /Storage Appliance Much Lower Costs Retain Performance and Storage Efficiencies Maximize existing investments in primary flexible VersaStack storage Capacity Based Opex and Capex savings Retain dedupe/compression during replication Test/Dev performance identical to production Zero-touch Agents One Stop Solution Full Stack Automation VM VM VM VM VM VM Dynamic injection of code No maintenance, patch, reboot Backup and DR Test/Dev and DevOps Self-Service and REST APIs VMs, DBs, Storage Optimized Copies

26 Accelerate with IBM Storage Webinars The Free IBM Storage Technical Webinar Series Continues in Washington Systems Center Storage experts cover a variety of technical topics. Audience: Clients who have or are considering acquiring IBM Storage solutions. Business Partners and IBMers are also welcome. To automatically receive announcements of upcoming Accelerate with IBM Storage webinars, Clients, Business Partners and IBMers are welcome to send an request to acceleratejoin@hursley.ibm.com. Located in the Accelerate with IBM Storage Blog: Also, check out the WSC YouTube Channel here: Webinars: January 9 DS8880 Easy Tier January 17 Start 2018 Fast! What's New for Spectrum Scale V5 and ESS February 8 - VersaStack - Solutions For Fast Deployments February 16 - TS7700 R4.1 Phase 2 GUI with Live Demo Register Here: February 22 - DS8880 Transparent Cloud Tiering Live Demo Register Here: March 1 - Spectrum Scale/ESS Application Case Study Register Here: March 7 - Spectrum Storage Management, Control, Insights, Foundation; what s the difference? Register Here: March 15 - IBM FlashSystem A9000/R and SVC Configuration Best Practices Register Here:

27 Thank You. Brett Kerns - bkerns@us.ibm.com Angie Clarke-Smith - angie.clarke-smith@ibm.com Brad Ashbaugh - bashbaugh@us.ibm.com