1、NetAppDellEquaILogicPSSeriesCompetitiveOne-PagerCompetitive MappingNetAppAS2220. FAS2FAS2240Feature ComparisonsSpecComparisonsProductINetAppDellEquaILogicSpecificationFAS2200SeriesPS4xxO,PS6xxOSeriesMaximumdiskspersystemHostI/ODatareductionFAS2220:60FAS2240：144VSTFlashPootesupportedControiersoperate
2、active/actweFAS2220:8GbE/dualntrolleFAS2240:8GbE&optional4FC8and410GbEialntrollerDeduplication,datampressi,WANmpressionTi-1EodBis:12-24Tier2models：48ASTmodels:48(41SAS17SSD)Controllersoperateactive/PaSSiV;eachcontrollerhasoneGbEmgmt,portPS4100&6100:3GbcontrollerPS4110&6110：2108EntrolefPS65xOSenes,3G
3、bEor2lOGbntrolerExternalappliancerequired;mirroringblocksizeis512KB：pagesizewithsnapshotandautoloadbalandgis15MBConsolidationbreadthFC.iSCSI.CIFS.NFS.HTTP8-12host-sideportsperHApairiSCSIonlyFS76ONASgatewayisoptional48host-sideportsperHApairDataprotection&recoveryStandardRAID-DPwithrandomwriteacceler
4、ation(higherthanRAID*10speedsatRAID-6protectionlevel;lostwritedetectionandcorrection：zero-spacecloningofOBsandVMsApplication-InsistentPoinbirHimecopies;localandremote;pushbuttonrecoveryRAID-IO(highestperformance);RAID-5(lrastreliability);RAID6(highestreliabilitybutIOWeSlperformance)application-consi
5、stentcopies;manualmulti-steprecoveryDisasterrecoverySync,async,semsycremotemirroring;remotevaulting:multi-hop;application*consistentrevrycopiesatremotetargets;automatedfailoversequencingofappstoremotetargetAsync,remotemirroring;re11jevaulting(nothird-partystoragesupport)DellEquaILogicIFeatureNotesUn
6、ifiedarchitectureNetApp:SANandNAS;allstandardprotocols;multipleappkcabons;mixedworkloads;scale-upandscale-outDellEqual:iSCSIsilo;lowbandwkhandlimitedcapacitypernode：limitedscale-outStorageefficiencyPerformanceandscalabilityNetApp:AbilitytoreducedatafootprintandcompressdataoverthewireDellEqual:NOdata
7、reductionorcompressioncapabilityNetApp:Scale-upandscaleout:VirtualStorageTieringYrrthSSDdrives:ExpandedUOoptionandUnifiedConnectforexpansivehostconsolidationDellEqual:UmitedSCaIeoUl:WrrteinPlaCelogicalarchitecturewithsmallSSDbasedtierOCompterrientedbybasic(limited)migrationpoliciesPS6xOSeriesDellEqu
8、aILogicCompetitiveAnalysisOverview DellEquaILogictechnologyisiSCSI-onlyanddesignedforsmall-andmediumsizedorganizations.TheEquaILogicsystemarchitectureisbasedonascale-outdesignthatcandeliverlinearperformancescalinguptothreenodes.Metadataoverheadcanbecomeanissuebeyondthreenodes. Themainvaluepropositio
9、nfortheEquaILogicarraysissimplicityintermsofdeploymentandongoingmanagement,aswellasall-inclusivesoftwarebundling.Also,DellaggressivelypricesallthePSSeriesmodels,aswellastheservicesthatgoalong. DelladdedSSDsupportin2010andmorerecentlyenhanceditsabilitytoautoload-balancewithinastoragepoolbasedonmigrat
10、ionof15MBpages.Theloadbalancingfunctionispositionedasauto-tiering.Strengths Simpletodeployandmanage;alsosimpletoaddnodestoanexistinginstallation Affordableveryaggressivelypriced;servicesarealsoaggressivelypriced Softwarestackappearscomprehensiveonpaper InteroperabilityiscertifiedacrossmostofDelssyst
11、emsportfolio SomelevelofaffinitywithMicrosoftSQLandExchangeandVMwareESXandVDI Goodprofessionalsen/icesbackingthroughDellsProSupportdivision,whichinrporatesthePerotServicesorganizationthatDellacquiredin2009Weaknesses Storagesilowithlimitedexpansionbreadthandnetworksupport;limitedupgradepathandinvestm
12、entprotection(e.g.,forkliftupgradetoCompellentplatforms) 1.imHedSCalabiIitVpernode(just12-24drivesforperformanceconfigs,andonly2-3activehostports);limitedscale-outeffectiveness(16-nodebreadthonpaper,butdesignisoptimizedforthreenodes;noscale-upcapacityorperformanceoptionsforindividualnodes) SOftWarei
13、snotbestOfbreed;applicationintegrationislimitedtoExchangeandSQLandisweakintermsoffastrestorecapabilities;copyandmirroringsoftwarearecapacity-intensive(200%replicareservespacerecommended),WANintensive,operationallychallenging,andonlyalimitednumberofvolumescanbereplicated;automationislimited;therearen
14、oadvancedcapabilitiesthatcomparetoMetroCIuster,MultiStore,SnapLockorFIexShare;CLIisnotsimple,logical,orcomplete ArChiteCtUreOfferSIHUeintermsOfefficiencynodedupeorcompressioncapability;ultra-bloatedreservespaceisrequiredforallcopyandthinprovisioningoperations(dueto15MBpagesize);defaultoperationalmod
15、edoesnotincludedouble-parityRAIDorthinprovisioning;virtualizationisbasedonachunky15MBpagesize;thinprovisioninguseisquiterestrictivesincealertsandpoliciesareextremelylimited PerfOrmanCeisnotWeIlbalancedorpredictableacrossmixedworkloads(contentionrelatedtometadataandcommunicationbetweennodesiscommon);
16、architecturenotoptimizedfortransactionalworkloads,especiallysmallsequentialreads;performancemonitoringandtuningcapabilitycanbeineffectivePositioning PremiereiSCSIdiskarraymodernarchitecture,radicallysimple,low-cost SimpleststoragesolutionforVMwareenvironments Ultimatevalueall-inclusivesoftwarestacka
17、tnoextracharge(includesadvancedfunctionalitysuchasautomatedstoragetiering,thinprovisioning,andremotemirroring) IntegratedandcertifiedtoworkwithDelsbroadsolutionportfolioWhyNetApp? Morecost-effectivearchitectureforstorageconsolidationoSANandNAStogetherinonestoragearrayoSimplest,moststreamlinedenviron
18、mentfornetworkstorage MoreintegratedfunctionalityforapplicationstorageandvirtualenvironmentsoBroadsetofdataprotectionandDRservicesintegratedinkeyapplicationenvironments(e.g.,Microsoftbusinessapps,Oracle,SAP)oVirtualstorageconsoleforVMwaredeliversmorearrayfunctionsintoVMwareandbringsspeicalvalue-addc
19、apabilities,aswell;usabilityoftheconsoleisespeciallywelldone BestdataprotectionandmostcapabledisasterrecoveryoMoreperformance-andcapacity-efficientpoint-in-timecopyservicesoMostcomprehensiverangeofdisasterrecoverycapabilitiesinavalue-pricedplatformoFasterandeasierrecoveryfromoperationalincidentsandd
20、isastersoGreatercapabilitytoleverageremote-sitestorageforbusinessvalue Morecost-effectivesolution,andonewithgreatestROIpotentialoMostextensiveconsolidationcapabilityoGreatestcapacitybreadthinavalue-pricedplatformoMostextensiveupgradepathinavalue-pricedplatformoIndustrysforemostdatareductioncapabilit
21、yoMostcapablemanagementcombinedwithanultra-simpleGUIQuestionsToAskAffordabilityandvalue Whereareyouspendingmostofyourstoragebudgettoday?Whatareyourcostcontrolobjectivesforthecomingbudgetcycle?Note:EquaILogicofferslittleintermsofefficiency.WiththePeer-to-Peerarchitecture,eachnodeisquitelimitedinterms
22、ofscaleandperformance.Also,EquaILogicoffersnotechnologyfordatareductionandrequireslargerepositoriesfordatacopyandreplicationservices.FS76xONASgatewayappliancesarerequiredforfileservices.Manageabilityanduptime Whataspectsofstoragemanagementaremostchallengingforyourightnow?Howhasvirtualizationaffected
23、yourstorageenvironment?Whatmanagementcapabilitiesareyoulookingataddingorimprovinginthenearterm?Note:EquaILogichaslimitedcapabilityfordeliveringpredictableperformance.Also,therearesomegapsinthesoftwarestacksupportforcompliance,forexample.Performanceandscalability Whatkindofgrowthareyouseeing?Whichapp
24、licationsaregrowingthefastest?Whichonesaretheleastpredictable?metadataoverheadcanmakescalinglessthanlinear,especiallyforrandomI/O.Easeofuse Howsuccessfulareyoutodaywithyourstorageoperations?Whatisprovingtobemostdifficult?Whataregreatestconcernswhenitcomestonetworkstorage?Whatismostimportanttoyouinte
25、rmsofmanageability?Note:EquaILogicapplicationintegrationisnotonparwithNetApps.EquaILogic1SVMwareplug-insarenotassimpletouseasNetAppsVirtualizationConsoleforVMware.ThingsToRemember NetApphastheindustryspremiernetworkstoragearchitecture.Itprovidesunmatchedvaluebysignificantlyreducingcapacityandoperati
26、onalcostscomparedtocompetitiveplatforms. Itistheonlytrulyunifiedarchitecturethatoffersbothscale-upandscale-outgrowthpaths,anditincrementallyscalesthefarthest. NetAppoffersdefaultprotectionmeetingRAID-6levels,yetdeliversrandomwriteperformanceatRAID-10levels. NetAppisdistinguishedbytheextraordinaryman
27、agementcapabilities,especiallythedataprotectionandrecoverysoftwareandtheapplicationaffinityofitsmanagementtools.NetApphasmorecapablemanagement,overall,yetitdeliversaGUIthatissimpleenoughforITgeneraliststouse.Combiningenterprise-classfunctionalitywithextraordinarysimplicity,NetAppsoftwareisusedbythel
28、argestcompaniesintheworld. AllNetAppFASmodelshavebeenvalidatedbyIDCtodelivergreaterthan5x9savailability. EventhoughFAS2200Seriesmodelsareavailableatthelowerendofthepricescale,thesametechnologyisbeingusedatthehighendoftheFASline. CustomerswhousetheFAS2200willbeequallycomfortablemanagingthehigh-endFAS
29、6200series.EquaILogicsystemsarepositionedstrictlyforSMBsandarecompletelyunrelatedtoDellssystemsforlargerorganizations.CompetitorFUD;NetAppFactsandU-TurnsNetApp is expensive; it nlckes-and-mes you on SoftWare; even charges separately for protocols.NetApp has been evolving toward greater complexity.Ne
30、tApp is good for NAS, but not for SAN Facts:Whavebundledsoftware,thesameasEqualLogic.exceptthatoursoftwareisbestofbreedandourarchitectureisunified.FullyconfiguredsystemsforbothSANandNASstartbetow$8K. U-Turn:Whereareyourbiggestmanagementchallengestoday? Facts:Weareaggressivelyevolvingtowardgreaterusa
31、bility,wilesimultaneouslyaddingnewfunctionality.Todaywehavedeeperapplicationaffinity(hananycompetitor. U-Tum:LetshavealookatourSnaPManagersoftware. Fact:IfNetAppissobadatMockstoragethenwhyIsroughly60%ofourFASbusinessWockbased9 U-Turn:WhatisthemarketshareofEquaILogicmparedtoNetAppFAS?wASISw with no w
32、arranties of any kind. NetApp offers* no warranty that this oe. NetApp, the NetApp logo. NetApp brands are registered trademarks of-1Note:ForEquaILogic,eachprimarystoragenodesupportsonly12-24drives;secondarystoragenodessupportonlyupto48drives.Afterthreenodes,Asoftheissuedateofthisdocument,tothebesto
33、ourknovdedge.theinformationcontainedhereinisaaccurateresuItol(informationhasno(changedsincethisdocumentWaSissued,odoweundertaketoupdateIhtSdocument,2012NetApp.NetAppConfidentialInformation.DrstributionlimitedtoNetApppartnersunderNOAobligations.I.Allrightsreserved.Author:SonyaR.SextonUpdatedbyMattGormleyLastupdateNov.5,2013
