3PAR HP SA TRAINING:

DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION

October 2010

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COURSE OBJECTIVES
– At the end of this presentation the student should be able to:
• Explainthe benefits of Dynamic Optimization (DO)
• Change Volume RAID level
• Change Volume Availability level
• Change Volume Service level
• Reclaim Unused LD Space

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3PAR DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION
– An optional InForm OS feature that enables you to dynamically tune
volumes by changing volume parameters
– 3PAR Dynamic Optimization (DO) requires a 3PAR Dynamic
Optimization license

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3PAR DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION
– A Software Solution that offers:
• A Single-command for online and non-disruptive service level optimization
• A cost-effective approach to manage a massive scalable tiered storage array
• Flexibility for all stages of the disk-based data lifecycle

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3PAR DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION
– Up to 8 Tune’s can be done at any one time
– Intentionally throttled to 6 IO’s per disk
– User must understand the fundamentals of CPG’s

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 DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION: CHANGING ON THE FLY

Fibre Channel Drives

No
No
Performance Availability
Availability RAID 5 RAID 1
RAID 5 (2+1)
Impact
Impact (3+1)
RAID 5
(7+1)
RAID MP
Nearline Drives (6+2)
RAID MP
RAID 5 (14+2)
RAID 5 RAID 1
(2+1)
(3+1)
RAID 5 Optimize
Optimize performance,
performance,
(7+1)
RAID MP
efficiency
efficiency and
and resiliency…
resiliency…
(6+2) non-disruptively
non-disruptively inin aa single
single
RAID MP command
command
(14+2)

Cost per
Useable TB
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DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION – DATA SERVICE LEVEL
CONTROL

System
Resource Radial
RAID Type Application Placement Drive Type

– RAID 10 Massive versus Selection of Various sizes

– RAID 50 (2 restricted use of: inner versus and speeds of
to 8+1) – Drives outer tracks on FC or Nearline
disk platters
– Processors
– Ports / loops

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3PAR DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION BENEFIT FOR
STORAGE ADMINISTRATION
– Allows for a non-disruptive re-layout of Virtual Volumes on the 3PAR InServ
(move volumes to different physical disks to accommodate new user demands)
– Promotes system optimization through improved utilization of all physical
resources for the current configuration (Take advantage of a H/W upgrade)
– Allows for altering of “service levels” associated to a Virtual Volume (change
RAID levels, set sizes, spare chunklets)

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 DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION – POTENTIAL USES
1. Proactively ensure data service levels during expected peak demand periods
(Quarter End, Holiday Shopping Season, High volume trading days)

Unused Buffer Unused Buffer Unused Buffer

App A App B App C App A App B App C App A App B App C

(RAID 5) (RAID 5) (RAID 5) (RAID 10) (RAID 5) (RAID 5) (RAID 5) (RAID 5) (RAID 5)

Normal Period Peak Period Normal Period

2. Meet service level or SLA change

Silver Goldorders on demand. Platinum
Performance, Port
Greater Greater
Resources Revenue Revenue
Spindle, Loop Resources

RAID 50 (7+1) RAID 50 (3+1) RAID 10

Restricted resources Greater resources Striped massively

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 DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION – POTENTIAL USES
3. Deliver the required service levels for the lowest possible cost throughout
the data lifecycle
50% 80%
10TB Savings Savings*
Useable

RAID 10 RAID 50 (3+1) RAID 50 (7+1)

147GB FC Drives 300GB FC Drives 500GB ATA-Class Drives

4. Accommodate rapid or unexpected, application growth on demand by

freeing raw capacity
+ 7.5 Useable TBs
Create 7.5 TBs of
useable capacity on
10 Useable TBs 10 Useable TBs demand !

20 Raw TBs, RAID 10 20 Raw TBs, RAID 50

*Note: Relative to RAID 10, 147GB FC Drives

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 3PAR DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION AT A CUSTOMER
Before Dynamic Optimization Free
Used

600
Data layout
500 after a series of
400
capacity
upgrades
Chunklets

300

200

After Dynamic Optimization Free

100 Used
600
0
1 20 39 58 77 96
500
Physical Disks

400
Chunklets

300

Data layout after 200

Dynamic
Optimization 100

(non-disruptive) 0
1 20 39 58 77 96
Physical Disks
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HOW TO USE DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION

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HOW TO USE DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION

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HOW TO USE DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION

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HOW TO USE DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION

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PERFORMANCE EXAMPLE WITH DYNAMIC
OPTIMIZATION
Volume Tune from R5, 7+1 SATA to R5, 3+1 FC 10K

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COMPLETION OF DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION

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