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Designing and
Implementing HP
SAN Storage Solution
Module 2
How to design a networked storage
Objectives
Identify the basics of designing a FC Fabric SAN
Define the infrastructure requirements
Explain how to design a SAN utilizing a phased
approach
Identify the factors to consider when designing a SAN
Explain how performance considerations relate to SAN
design
Explain HP SAN Design philosophy
Basics of designing a SAN
Restore
backup
Distance
Cost
Disaster
tolerance
Connectivity
and capacity
Data locality
Scalability
Performance
Availability
Management
and security
HP SAN Design philosophy
To mix moderately sized components to meet a range
of storage system requirements
Benefits
Greater flexibility
Incremental scaling
Support for diverse geographic and data locality requirements
Achieved through
Multiple port functionality
Simple, standardized approach to design


Approaches to simplified design
HP standard design
For beginners or small business needs
Variation of an HP design
For intermediate SAN designers or mid-size business needs
Custom design using the HP StorageWorks SAN
design rules
For advanced SAN designers or enterprise business needs

Design considerations
Factors to consider when designing a FC Fabric SAN
Applications and operating systems
Availability
Accessibility
I/O Profile
Backup
Security
Migration
Management
Defining the infrastructure
requirements
Document the following:
Inventory of current environment
Growth plan
Current storage configuration
LAN/SAN structure
Application uses
Traffic loads
Peak periods
Current performance
Current constraints
Use of existing cables
Use of existing components
Planning considerations
Perform SAN
architecture
and situation
assessment
Examine
SAN
functionality
Document
availability
requirements
Document
performance
requirements
Document SAN
data protection
& growth
Document SAN
management
requirements
Select HP
supported SAN
Topologies
Document
Deployment
Strategy
Planning the SAN
Plan the SAN architecture
Plan for current environment assessment
Plan for SAN functionality, availability, and performance
Plan for SAN data protection and growth
Plan for enterprise SAN management
Choose HP supported SAN topology
Plan the deployment strategy
Plan the test and verification process
Develop a detailed deployment schedule and a
schedule tracking process
Plan to have a customer development lab to test
configuration changes
Planning the SAN
Define ongoing support requirements and expected
service response times
Agree to a mutual sign-off procedure before beginning
the production deployment
Topology design
SAN management strategy
SAN management processes
Experience level
Technology advances
Deployment strategy

Performance considerations
Application

Bandwidth
Utilization

Read/Write Max

Typical Access

Typical I/O Size

OLTP, e-mail, UFS
e-commerce, CIFS

Light

80% read
20% write

Random

8KB

OLTP (raw)

Light

80% read
20% write

Random

2KB to 4KB

Decision support,
HPC, seismic,
imaging

Medium to Heavy

90% read
10% write (except
during builds)

Sequential

16KB to 128KB

Video Server

Heavy

98% read
2% write

Sequential

> 64KB

SAN applications:
serverless backup,
snapshots, third-
party copy

Medium to Heavy

Variable

Sequential

> 64KB

Solution design and complexities
Understand concepts
Understand products and rules
Combine products
Storage rules
Operating system rules
Fabric rules
Zoning rules
Other rules
Number of switches supported
Types of switches supported
Maximum number of hops supported
Domain IDs and Worldwide Names needed
Number of ISLs supported
Apply most restrictive rules first
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