1. Overview of the program

Dapu Lianhua's VMware virtualization infrastructure solution mainly provides complete virtualization infrastructure support and optimization for VMware vSphere 5.x environment, through the powerful functions and performance of DS series storage, and comprehensive support for vSphere5.x , optimization and integration, can provide customers with a flexible, efficient and economical virtualized IT architecture, provide high-quality IT services for internal customers, and provide a solid foundation and guarantee for enterprise business development.

DS series storage system has passed VMware vSphere 5.x certification, and fully supports VMware VAAI, SRM and other interfaces, realizing seamless integration with virtual machine application environment, simplifying the data processing process through integration and optimization, and significantly reducing server resources Occupy, greatly improve the performance of VMware infrastructure. DS series storage supports VASA interface, which can realize the viewing and management of the disk capacity, performance, mapping method, thin configuration and other features of DS series storage on VMware vCenter, which greatly improves the management convenience for system administrators.

The unique value-added software features of DS series storage systems can support the vSphere virtualization platform well, including ReadCache, automatic thin provisioning, and the optimization effect on the application of the virtualization platform is very obvious.

DS series storage systems including DS3000, DS4000, DS5000, DS6000 comprehensively cover the needs of the storage market from low-end entry-level to mid-to-high-end. Based on a powerful hardware platform, it integrates high-end technologies such as high-density disk design, hybrid interface design, dynamic disk pool, and multiple data protection, which can meet the requirements of large-scale database OLTP/OLAP, high-performance computing, digital media, Internet operations, and centralized storage. , backup, disaster recovery, data migration and other business application requirements, effectively ensuring user business security and continuity. DS Series storage brings customers the best experience on the VMware vSphere platform.

As shown in the figure above, the VMware virtualization solution based on DS series storage makes full use of the high-performance, high-reliability, and easy-to-manage features of storage, integrates various key applications of the enterprise, and provides users with a flexible, fast, and reliable solution. virtualization solutions.

2. Characteristics and value

Intelligent and efficient storage platform

The test performance of DS series storage systems is far ahead among products of the same grade. Advanced software functions such as ReadCache, DDP dynamic disk pool acceleration, automatic thin provisioning, and remote mirror replication can greatly improve system efficiency. Based on the industry-leading performance of DS series storage systems It provides an efficient and reliable storage platform for virtualized architectures with various specifications and comprehensive intelligent resource management.

Virtualization Platform Tight Integration

DS series storage systems have passed the latest VMware vSphere 5 certification, including VAAI, SRM, VASA, etc., are closely integrated with vSphere, and have been greatly improved in terms of network bandwidth occupancy, server system resource occupancy, and response time. Good support for virtualization platform availability and business continuity.

Virtual platform is easy to manage

The VASA function provided by the DS series storage system allows you to view the disk capacity, performance, mapping method, and thin configuration of Huawei T series storage on the VMware vCenter management platform, and integrates the daily management and maintenance of storage devices on a unified platform to avoid It facilitates the mutual switching of multiple management platforms, greatly simplifies the maintenance operations of IT managers, and reduces enterprise maintenance costs.

Multiple reliability protection

The hardware design of DS series storage system products integrates a variety of high-reliability technologies to meet carrier-class high-reliability requirements. The software layer also provides a variety of data protection functions, and can well support VMware HA, DRS, SRM, and high-availability solutions. This greatly improves data security and effectively guarantees user business security and continuity.

Application and customer value

Through storage optimization and integration solutions for VMware vSphere virtualization environment, it helps users to build a low-risk, low-cost flexible, efficient and reliable virtualized IT infrastructure, give full play to the advantages and characteristics of virtualization technology, and enjoy virtualization technology Multi-level and multi-faceted benefits.