SAN Storage D-Series Software

At a Glance
• Intuitive Ease of Use
• Manage Large Amounts of Storage with Minimal
e D-Series Software Administration
• Highly Automated Operation
• Integrated Function

 Intuitive Ease of Use

 Manage Large Amounts of Storage with Minimal Administration
 Highly Automated Operation
Overview  Integrated Function
The NEC D-Series SAN Storage Software delivers enterprise-class tool set maximizes the potential for continuous data availability, high
features that reduce administration cost, enable operational flexibility performance, saving energy, and simplifying storage management.
and speed response to issues and opportunities. A comprehensive

es SAN Storage Software delivers enterprise-class features that reduce administration cost, enable
xibility and speed response to issues and opportunities. A comprehensive tool set maximizes the potential
Solution
data availability, high performance, saving energy, and simplifying storage management.
Simple Management Thin Provisioning
All D-Series arrays can be controlled through iSM, a browser-based Thin Provisioning provides efficient use of capacity while reducing

anagement
GUI Storage Manager. iSM lets administrators view, set, and modify storage capital cost. Thin Provisioning allows capacity over-
RAID groups and LUNs. It provides monitoring alerts via SNMP provisioning/over-subscription policy to be implemented. Capacity is
s arrays can be controlled through iSM, a browser-based GUI Storage Manager. iSM lets administrators
and email. There are two components to iSM: a server component not consumed until actual data is written to the storage. When data is
and modify RAID groups and LUNs. It provides monitoring alerts via
(Windows® or Linux) and a Windows browser-based client with three
SNMP and email. There are two
written, capacity is consumed in slices or increments. With other thin
ts to iSM: a server
different securitycomponent (Windows®
permission levels. or Linux)canand a Windows
Each server installation browser-based
provisioning client
systems, if you deletewith three by the Windows file
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manage up to 32 levels. Each
arrays and server
support up toinstallation
32 clients. can manage up system,
to 32 arrays and support
the associated capacity is up to 32 clients.
not released. The D-series has a
feature to detected unused NTFS blocks and release them.

isioning
ioning provides efficient use of capacity while reducing storage capital cost. Thin
g allows capacity over-provisioning/over-subscription policy to be implemented.
not consumed until actual data is written to the storage. When data is written,
consumed in slices or increments. With other thin provisioning systems, if you
managed by the Windows file system, the associated capacity is not released.
es has a feature to detected unused NTFS blocks and release them.
 Data Protection
D-Series arrays offer mirroring, replication, and snapshot capabilities.
DynamicDataReplication (DDR) maintains volume replicas within the
same physical array. RemoteDataReplication (RDR) maintains volume
replicas between different D-Series arrays via Fibre Channel. DDR
and RDR support parallel or cascade mode to implement required
recovery configurations and policies. DDR supports synchronous
or asynchronous/delta-only operation. RDR supports synchronous,
semi-synchronous/all-data and asynchronous/delta-only operations.
Synchronous is for short-distance applications while asynchronous
modes is designed for longer-distance replication.
DynamicSnapVolume (DSV) allows creation of up to 16 snapshots of
up to 64 logical disk volumes for a total of 1,024 snapshots system-
wide. Snapshots create volume images at known points in time. The
Link Volume feature is a virtual volume (or pointer) that can be directly
mounted by a backup server so that direct volume restoration can be
performed with a minimum of configuration changes.
DSV snapshots are stored in a RAID-6-protected Snapshot Reserve
Area (SRA) so they are protected in the event of two simultaneous
disk failures.
To protect Microsoft SQL Server in a transaction-consistent manner,
ReplicationControl SQL Option automatically prepares the SQL
Server for a snapshot. It also coordinates with DSV and DDR, and
RDR so transaction-consistent snapshots and snapshot replication is
performed with minimal performance impact.
Software
Objective
Simple operation StorageManager (iSM)
Performance Management Suite
Performance Monitor
• Real-time monitoring and reporting
• Gather performance data for later analysis
• Threshold set/detect for overloads
Performance Navigator
• Graphical comparative analysis over time
Performance Optimizer
• Automates data movement to avoid hot spots
Energy Conservation
D-Series offers an energy conservation mode called PowerConserver,
which allows hosts to power down disks when they are not actively
needed. This feature provides significant power and cooling savings
in secondary storage applications. Disks are started and stopped via
the command line interface (CLI) from the application host. These
energy-savings operational modes can be embedded in scripts
controlling backup operations. The feature can also be used to
power-down spare and unbound hard drives.
High Availability
NEC’s PathManager software provides a convenient combination of
path failover and load balancing across. It can support up to 64 Fibre
Channel paths between the host and the array. Should one path fail,
all data traffic is rerouted over alternate paths to continue operation
uninterrupted. PathManager provides both static load balancing
and dynamic load balancing (based on user-selectable algorithms).
PathManager also includes PathPatrol, which monitors the health of
active paths and periodically check for restoration of failed paths.
NEC Storage Software Function D3 D3i D4
Core storage management functionality Y Y Y
ThinProvisioning Allows over-provisioning of capacity - - Y

High Availability PathManager Multi-pathing for failover and load balancing Y Y Y

Data Protection DynamicDataReplication (DDR) Data replication within same array Y* 1 Y* 1 Y

RemoteDataReplication (RDR) Replication between arrays - synchronous, asynchronous, & semi-synch Y* 1 - Y* 2

RemoteDataReplication Asynchronous Replication between arrays - asynchronous only Y* 1 - Y* 2

DynamicSnapVolume (DSV) On-demand snapshots Y*1 Y*1 Y

ReplicationControl SQL Option Transaction-consistent protection for MS SQL Server Y *1 Y* 1 Y

Performance Management PerformanceMonitor Performance monitoring & alerts Y Y Y

PerformanceNavigator Analysis of performance data over time Y Y Y

PerformanceOptimizer Automates performance tuning Y Y Y

Energy Conservation PowerConserver Turn off HDDs when not needed Y Y Y

Compliance VolumeProtector Prevent unauthorized modification of data Y Y Y

*1: Single Controller model does not support

*2: iSCSI option does not support

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