Enterprise Data Storage &
Data Storage Mangement
Enterprise data storage
• Direct Attached storage
• Storage area network
• Network attached storage
DAS
• Basic storage system providing block
level storage and used for building
SAN and NAS.
• The performance of SAN and NAS
depends on DAS.
• Performance of DAS will always high,
directly connected to system.
• SCSI(small comp), SATA(serial ATA),
SAS , FC(fiber) Flash and RAM
SAN
• refers to a network of storage devices that provides
block-level storage for servers in a data center.
• For large organizations with many servers, SAN offers
better performance and flexibility than DAS, along
with potential cost savings, although SAN hardware
can be costly.
• Many SAN and NAS devices can also be used as DAS
devices. The difference lies in whether they are
attached directly to a server or attached to a network
via routers and switches.
NAS
• offers file-level storage for end users
that are connected to a network.
• The advantage of NAS over DAS is
that it simplifies file sharing among
multiple users while potentially
offering faster performance than a
traditional file server.
• SAN or DAS only one client
Data Storage Management
• Storage is a resource, and it must be
allocated and managed as a resource
in order to truly benefit a
corporation.
• Successful data storage
management strategies leverage a
suite of tools to configure, provision,
archive and report storage activities,
according to a defined set of
management policies or processes.
Data Storage Management
Tools
• Configuration tools
• Provisioning tools
• Measurable tools
• Configuration tools handle the set-
up of storage resources.
• These tools might help organize and
manage RAID groups by assigning
groups, defining or changing levels,
or assigning spare drives.
• Configuration can also define higher-
level activities, such as array failover
options.
• Provisioning tools define and control access to
storage resources -- preventing a network user
from being able to see and use any storage.
• For example, some amount of data center storage
may be provisioned for an Oracle database that
might only be accessible to a purchasing
department.
• Measurement tools are performance analysis
utilities that reveal behavioral information about
a storage subsystem.
• An administrator can use that information for
future capacity and upgrade planning.
• Most monitoring and measurement tools include
a reporting feature, which presents detailed
information that can be tailored to a range of
users.
• For example, high-level reports for administrators
might outline current storage utilization and
provide a graph of total utilization versus capacity
over time.
Storage management
processes
• Even the best data storage management tools rely on
rules that govern your data storage processes and
procedures.
• No software can decide which data to migrate or
where to move that data -- those decisions are based
on your own business needs.
• Storage management encompasses three areas:
change management; performance and capacity
planning; and (tiered storage).
• Change management is the process used to request,
schedule, implement and evaluate adjustments to the
storage infrastructure.
• For example, a new research project may require
some amount of storage to be allocated in the data
center.
• The change management process defines the way a request is
made and approved, and documents the steps used to configure
and provision the requested space on a storage array or server.
• Change management may also document processes like data
migration, defining the formal process used to move data from
one part of the storage infrastructure to another while maintaining
the integrity and availability of that data for network users.
• Storage infrastructures are always growing, but growth must be
managed to ensure that storage is available when needed.
• Performance and capacity planning processes define the
means used to measure storage system performance (often to
verify storage service level agreements) and examine utilization
trends. The result of performance and utilization analysis is then
used to make prudent decisions about subsequent storage
purchases.
Data Storage Challenges
• Massive Data Demand:
• Performance Barrier:
• Power Consumption and Cost:
