NetApp E-Series

Overview
PRESENTER NAME
MANUEL CASTILLO
E-Series
 NetApp E-Series Storage Array

E-series - it is block only FCP- ISCSI .the core of E-series is speed. Lots of disks
going as fast as they can with extremely low latency controllers and data
paths. You can mix and match disk types and build up a large pool given the
shelf types. At the end the core of E-series is fast block level storage.
Is a high-performance storage system that meets demanding
performance and capacity requirements without sacrificing simplicity
and efficiency.
Designed to address wide-ranging solution requirements, supporting
highperformance file systems, bandwidth-intensive streaming
applications, and transaction-intensive workloads. And its fully redundant
I/O paths, advanced protection features, and extensive diagnostic
capabilities deliver the highest levels of availability, integrity, and security.
 where is E-Series a good fit?

The NetApp E-Series at enterprise applications including Traditional

Enterprise applications such as classic database, data warehouse, at-
scale backup, Dedicated Workloads such as video surveillance, and
Cloud and Big Data applications
 THE E-SERIES USES SANTRICITY

E-Series OPERATING SYSTEM AND SANTRICITY

STORAGE MANAGER.

operating system
THIS PARTICULAR RELEASE IS VERSION
and 8.X AND 11.X RESPECTIVELY.

management MULTIPLE E-SERIES SYSTEMS CAN BE

MANAGED WITH SANTRICITY
software
SANtricity OS
 IN-BAND MANAGEMENT
A METHOD TO MANAGE A STORAGE ARRAY IN
WHICH A STORAGE MANAGEMENT STATION
SENDS COMMANDS TO THE STORAGE ARRAY
THROUGH THE HOST INPUT/OUTPUT (I/O)
CONNECTION TO THE CONTROLLER. THE
SMAGENT MUST BE INSTALLED FOR THIS METHOD
TO WORK CORRECTLY

Management
Method OUT-OF-BAND MANAGEMENT
A METHOD TO MANAGE A STORAGE ARRAY IN
WHICH A STORAGE MANAGEMENT STATION SENDS
COMMANDS TO THE STORAGE ARRAY THROUGH
THE ETHERNET CONNECTIONS ON THE
CONTROLLER. THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED
MANAGEMENT METHOD.
In-Band Management Topology
Out-of-Band Management Topology

NOTE If you use the out-of-band management

method but do not have a DHCP server, you need to
manually configure your controller IP addresses.
Things to Know

In general, Ethernet port 1 on each controller is used for storage management, and
Ethernet port 2 on each controller is used by the Technical Support Representative.
For directions on connecting these cables, see the "Connecting the Ethernet Cables" step
in the hardware installation guide for your particular configuration.

You should configure Ethernet port 2 only if your Technical Support Representative asks
you to do so.

You can configure a gateway on only one of the Ethernet ports on each controller.
Ethernet port 1 and Ethernet port 2 must be on different sub-networks.
Options for Manually Configuring the Controllers

If you will use the out-of-band method and do not have a DHCP server, you have two
options for manually configuring your controllers.

Option 1 Use the In-Band Management Method Initially

Option 2 Set Up a Private Network (Options recomendada)

Option 2 - This option requires that you install the storage management software on a
management station (such as a laptop computer) and then set up a private network to initially
discover the storage array and manually configure the controllers.

You can either connect your management station directly into Ethernet port 1 on each controller
or use a hub (Ethernet switches or routers are not permitted).
Procedure Configuring the Management Station

1. Change the IP address on the TCP/IP port on the management station from an
automatic assignment to a manual assignment by using the default IP address subnet
of the controllers.

Make note of the current IP address of the management station so that you can revert back to it after you have
completed the procedure.

You must set the IP address for the management station to something other than the controller IP addresses (for
example, use 192.168.128.100 for an IPv4 network, or use FE80:0000:0000:0000:02A0:B8FF:FE29:1D7C for an IPv6 network).

NOTE In an IPv4 network, the default IP addresses for Ethernet port 1 on controller A and controller B are 192.168.128.101 and
192.168.128.102, respectively.
 Things to Know AutoSupport (ASUP) Messages

The AutoSupport (ASUP) feature collects data in a customer support bundle from all AutoSupport-enabled storage
arrays and automatically sends the data to Technical Support for remote troubleshooting and problem analysis with the
storage management software. All of the data is compressed into a single compressed archive file format (7z) at the
location you specify.

AutoSupport messages include three types:

Event messages
Sent when a support event on the managed storage array occurs
Includes system configuration and diagnostic information

Daily messages
Sent once every day during a user configurable time interval, local time of the storage array
Includes the current system event logs and performance data

Weekly messages
Sent once every week during a user configurable time interval, local time of the storage array
Includes configuration and system state information
upgraded SANtricity

Non-disruptively. With latest release we are n able to update disk drive

firmware while on line, so the E-Series with SANtricity becomes a no
scheduled downtime system.
Block Only Storage

the E-Series is a block only storage system; that is one of the

reasons that it is so fast. The SANtricity OS is optimized for maximum
performance. If a customer needs File-level access, either get file
functionality from the servers / hosts, or use FAS.
High Availability

E-Seriesis a single unit High Availability

design. With dual controllers, power
supplies, cooling, no single point of failure
or service
Kind of drives does E-Series use

SSD,SAS, NL-SAS, unlike FAS, E-Series does

not support SATA drives
pools and volume groups
To provision storage, you create either a pool or volume group that will contain the
Hard Disk Drives (HDD) or Solid State Disk (SSD) drives that you want to use in your
storage array.
Physical hardware is provisioned into logical components so that data can be
organized and easily retrieved. There are two types of groupings supported:
Pools
RAID volume groups
The pools and volume groups are the top-level units of storage in a storage array:
they divide the capacity of drives into manageable divisions. Within these logical
divisions are the individual volumes or LUNs where data is stored. The following
figure illustrates this concept.

1 Host LUNs
2 Volumes
3 Volume groups or pools
4 HDD or SSD drives
 When a storage system is deployed, the first
step is to present the available drive
capacity to the various hosts by:
Creating pools or volume groups with
sufficient capacity
Step to Storage Adding the number of drives required to
meet performance requirements to the pool
System Deploy or volume group
Selecting the desired level of RAID
protection (if using volume groups) to meet
specific business requirements
You can have pools or volume groups on
the same storage system, but a drive
cannot be part of more than one pool or
volume group. Volumes that are presented
to hosts for I/O are then created, using the
space on the pool or volume group.
Dynamic Disk Pools
What is DDP?

Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP) is an alternative to standard RAID groups. It

simplifies protection by removing the complexity of configuring RAID groups
and allocating hot spares. Utilization is improved by dynamically spreading
data, parity, and spare capacity across all drives in a pool, reducing
performance bottlenecks due to hot-spots. Additionally, should a drive failure
occur, DDP enables return to optimal state significantly faster than RAID6,
while reducing the performance impact during the reconstruction of a failed
drive. DDP also offers greater protection from multiple drive failures by
prioritizing the reconstruction of the most critical segments.
Rebuild times vary widely, depending on factors such as host workload (block
size, quantity), drive type (SAS verses NL-SAS drives) and priority settings (lowest
to highest) for the reconstruction operations. In general, NetApps testing has
found shorter rebuild times with DDP verses standard RAID6
Volume Group
What is Volume Group

A volume Group is a set of drives that you logically group togather to

provide capacity and RAID lavel for one o more volumes
Disk pools and volume groups have
these differences:

RAID implementation RAID level is selectable for volume groups, but

auto-assigned for a disk pool.
Recovery from drive failure Volume groups use hot spare drives during
the drive recovery operation. Disk pools use reserved reconstruction
space to recover data during the reconstruction process.
Minimum number of drives required The RAID level selected for a volume
group determines the minimum number of required drives for a volume
group. A minimum of 11 drives are required to create a disk pool.
Thin provisioning You can create thin volumes only in disk pools.
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How does an E-Series lose power
without losing data?

Cache data is destaged to onboard flash under write back cache

mode.
The details: If a storage array controller loses input power
unexpectedly, there may be data in cache memory that should
be preserved so that it can be written to the disk drives when
power is restored. Persistent cache backup retains the contents of
cache memory indefinitely in non-volatile memory such as a flash
drive. By comparison, battery-backed cache memory only retains
the contents of cache memory for a few days,until the batteries
are drained.
 Data Assurance feature

The Data Assurance (DA) feature increases data integrity across the entire
storage system by checking for errors that might occur as data is
transferred from the host through controllers and down to the drives

DA is enabled on a per-volume basis at the time of volume creation.

Disabling DA on a volume is a permanent operation
Features

Snapshots, SSD Cache, Mirroring, Volume Copy, Dynamic Disk Pools, Thin
Provisioning, etc now come with the system. Systems in the field, running prior
versions of SANtricity, will now be able to upgrade to SANtricity v11.25 to get all
these premium features free of charge.
Step by Step Disk pool aggretation
Step By Step Volume Group integration
with Host