Data Center iSCSI: Building next generation storage networks

Data-Center iSCSI – Building next generation storage networks

SupportforiSCSIhasbeenincludedinNetAppproductsformorethansixyears.NetApphas

consistentlyledtheindustryinsupportfornewstorageconnectivityandprotocoloptions.Thisbroad

supportforprotocols,coupledwiththeconsistentmannerinwhichprotocolsandconnectivityare

managedhashelpedtoreducethemanagementburdenimposedbysomecompetingiSCSIvendors.

NetApphasseveraluniqueadvantagesoverotheriSCSIcompetitors,includingthefollowing:

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Feature Benefit

Primarystoragededuplication Uniquespacesavingsforusewithprimarystorage

SpaceefficientPITcopiesandclones Nearzeroperformanceimpactpermitsmoregranularprotection

Unifiedstorage SupportsallEthernetprotocols,(iSCSI,FCoEandNAS)

Consistentdataprotectiontools CrossplatformsupportincludesallFASandV‐Seriesmodels

Applicationintegrateddata

protection

DeliverscriticalapplicationlevelHAthroughsimplifiedinterfaces

ManagementsupportofiSCSI Managementtoolssupportconsistentuseofmultipleprotocols

Interfaceconnectivityoptions Allowstheuseofmultiple1and10GbEthernetports

RemotereplicationviaiSCSI SupportsnativeuseofIPtransportofLAN/WANconnectivity

Table2:NetAppiSCSIFeature–BenefitOverview

CustomerProofPoint

Amajorcustomerwaslookingtoleveragetheirinvestmentinservervirtualization. Despitehaving

investedpreviouslyinafibrechannelSAN,theychosetomovetheirstoragetoanIPSAN.Theirnew

infrastructureconsistedofserversfrommultiplevendors,runningVMwareESXforvirtualization,

connectedtoCiscoNexusnetworking,withNetAppstorage.ByleveraginganIPSANenvironment,the

customerwasabletocontinueusingblockstorageviaiSCSItosupporttheirExchange,SQLServer,

SharePoint,OracleandDB2databaseapplications.

TheywereabletoutilizethesameEthernetandIPnetworkinfrastructuretosupportapplications

requiringaccesstounstructureddata,alongwithaccesstostructureddata.Allofthisbecamepossible

bydeployingaconvergedEthernetnetwork.ThisenvironmentutilizedNetAppstorage,IntelEthernet

ServerAdaptersalongwithVMwareandCiscoequipment.Thecustomernowprocessesthemajorityof

theirITonthisconsolidatedconvergedstack.

Asaresult,thetimetoprovisionstoragemovedfromover10weeks,downtolessthanaweekwith

theirnewIPbasedstorageinfrastructure.Throughconsolidation,thecustomerwasabletoreducetheir

totalITcostsby40%,whichincludedreductionsobtainedthroughstandardizati onandconsolidationon

virtualizedservers,convergedIPbasednetworks,andNetAppstorage.

Additionally,servicelevelshaveimprovedthroughthedeploymentofapplicationdata‐protection

servicessuchasSnapManagerforExchange,SQLServer,SharePoint,andothers.

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