VMAX3

VMAX to the Power of 3
Ask Brian Gallagher, Fidelma Russo, & Barry Burke anything about the new VMAX platform
Guy Churchward
Brian, I've heard some AFA vendors compare themselves to the new VMAX platform... Apples-Apples or Apples-Oranges ?
Luis Bonilla
@furrier All Flash Array :-)
Brian Gallagher
Guy, Apples-Oranges. VMAX is enterprise architecture, RAS, resiliency and best in class with the ability to hyperconsolidate mixed workload environment with multiple data services running. It's not just speeds & feeds.
John Furrier
@BGallagher32 said below Apples to Oranges - i'd like more data on that
Yogesh Agrawal
Most storage players (including AFA) focused on speeds/feeds. VMAX3 changes the game with a focus on apps/workloads.
John Furrier
@BGallagher32 I agree but the competition throws that FUD on speeds and feeds. As @stevie_chambers points out in other thread; mixed workload of hybrid require certain tech/flexibility cross mgt etc..
Yogesh Agrawal
VMAX3 has built-in analytics to understand mixed workloads and their resource needs in the system. Sounds too good to be true :)
Guy Churchward
Yogesh - But thats not saying they don't have a place but they are simply not equal ?
Yogesh Agrawal
AFA definitely has a place. Chad Sakac did a nice job at EMC World explaining various storage architectures and their place.
Barry Burke
FUD from dual-controller AFAs that degrade performance under heavy load is hardly a threat. VMAX and XtremIO both offer better availability with consistent, predictable performance.
Brian Gallagher
@EMCCorp is leading in Flash and our strategy is Flash Everywhere - from server to network to storage. XIO, DSSD, VMAX, VNX, Isilon - leaders in Flash and more to come...
Rob Reynolds
Any Enhancements to Raid Protection? ( Drive Rebuild Times )
Barry Burke
Lots of progress in rebuild times, focus on supporting ever larger devices (both Flash and Spinning Rust)
Steve Chambers
As a Microsoft cloud guy I see, feel and hear enormous demand for hybrid cloud storage, like FAST but with an Azure backend... is it possible to get VMAX3 to consume Azure on the back end?
Fidelma Russo
Twinstrata baby!
John Furrier
@FidelmaRusso can you eleborate on your enthusiasm? so yes it works
Steve Chambers
@FidelmaRusso absolutely, but it's just a bunch of acquisitions and feature pointss
Steve Chambers
Does it work today? If not today, what will work when?
Barry Ader
not yet, but can soon
Steve Chambers
@furrier absolutely, John, as you know hybrid cloud means cross-management, ID, storage, network, app mobility and everything else on the long list. I wonder how VMAX3 fits into my GTM and customer needs
Steve Chambers
For the record, I would love to partner with my awesome EMC brethren on connecting clouds
Barry Ader
steve, contact me and I can help get that going.
Steve Chambers
I find STORSIMPLE an amazing product for customers
Steve Chambers
@vGazza hey buddy, iSCSI is awesome for a lot of people! :) FC is also a PITA for everyone else. Just because we always did it that way, doesn't make it right. Change is among us! :)
Rodrigo Gazzaneo
I am a big fan of iSCSI. But when consolidation matters most, big FC pipes make a difference.
Rodrigo Gazzaneo
it should be all about scale. The industry as a whole should get there.
John Furrier
EMC Mgt Team: Why do you call VMAX3 a data service platform?
Yogesh Agrawal
That's because HyperMax OS in VMAX3 enables traditional and new data/application services to be run embedded !
Yogesh Agrawal
Efficient, low footprint !
Brian Gallagher
block services, file services, copy services, b/u services, workload management services, cloud services, mobility services, more to come....
Barry Ader
Runs data services embedded in addition to standard storage access
Luis Bonilla
I'm reading about SnapVX. Can anybody elaborate?
Fidelma Russo
completely new snap architecture . single instance, greater scale , no limits
Barry Burke
SnapVX is pointer based, uses the same pools as the primary device, supports up to 256 snaps per volume, zero overhead until mounted
Luis Bonilla
Is that licensed separately or part of the base OS?
Jonathan Siegal
and radically simpler
Barry Burke
No more Copy On Write, baby! 256 Snaps today, up to 1024 soon.Just what the #SnapAddicts asked for!!
Erik Comperen
Have you already seen the new dense DAE's? That's really saving a lot of rack & floorspace
Brian Gallagher
Highest density in the market. Period.
Scott Shimomura
Welcome to 16Gb FIbre Channel interfaces on VMAX3. Gen 5 Fibre Channel from Brocade and EMC VMAX3 are an awesome combination.
Fidelma Russo
and infiniband is the system interconnect
Rob Reynolds
Does the Array run Enginuity or Is it now called HyperMAX ?
Fidelma Russo
HyperMax- Radically rearchitected
Brian Gallagher
Best thing about HyperMax is it can ingest Linux apps, VMs or x86 code. Provides direct access to HW in real time & the hypervisor can be upgraded without disruption to the data services apps.
Burhan Halilov
q1: Can you comment on the "FAST sideways" and new FLM-like functionality ?
q2: Is FTS still available and how does it wotk with the new SLO based FAST ?
Yogesh Agrawal
FAST Sideways enables VMAX3 to automate the movement of the workload to another system, when the workload no longer meets its service level on the current system. This is automated through analytics in VMAX3.
CrowdFather
awesome questions
Yogesh Agrawal
FTS is still available. SLO based FAST moves the data automatically within tiers of VMAX3 to meet the SLO. Customers can add an additional tier with FTS.
Luis Bonilla
Paving the way for XTremIO....
David Wohlford
There is no mention of FTS in the data sheets
Barry Burke
That's a bit of an oversight - VMAX3 will also support FTS - technically, it's the foundation of ProtectPoint as well...
David Wohlford
It is supported at initial release?
David Wohlford
How does protectPoint utilize FTS?
Barry Burke
ProtectPoint uses the same engine as FTS to push/pull data to the external DD platform