Select Usage Scenario : Recommended System

Based on Scenario :

Select ==> ZS3-2 Scenarios Sun ZS3-2

Calculate capacity for Sun ZS3-2 by selecting the following :

Configure Maximum 8 Enclosures on Sun ZS3-2

Enclosures with 20 HDDs No. : Enclosures with 24 HDDs No. :

300GB (10k rpm) 900GB

rpm)
(10k 4TB (7.2k rpm) 300GB
rpm)
(10k 900GB (10k
rpm)

Enter Data
==> 0 0 0 0 0
ERROR! Maximum Number of Enclosures

Capacity Results :
Spare Drives Data Drives RAW RAID
Raid Type NSPF Vdev No. No. Capacity (TB)
Notes

Details about Raid levels and their relative comparison :

Raid Type NSPF Details Availability Performance Capacity

mirror False Mirrored High Highest Low

mirror True Mirrored Highest Highest Low
mirror3 False Triple Mirrored High Highest Lowest
mirror3 True Triple Mirrored Highest Highest Lowest
Single Parity,
raidz1 False narrow stripes Medium High Low/Medium
raidz2 False Double Parity High Medium High
raidz2 True Double Parity Highest Medium High
Triple Parity,
raidz3 False wide stripes High Low/Medium Highest
Triple Parity,
raidz3 True wide stripes Highest Low/Medium Highest
stripe False Striped Lowest Highest Highest

NSPF = Feature of ZFS: No single point of failure - indicates that data is arranged in mirrors or RAID stripes
such that a pathological JBOD failure will not result in data loss.

Technical Specs
ZFS vs. Competition - Select NAS Systems and Compare them :
First Selection Second Select
Select => Oracle - ZFS Storage ZS3-2 Oracle - ZFS Storag
Manufacturer Oracle Oracle
Product Type Unified Storage Unified Storage
Form Factor Rack Rack
Market Space Midrange Enterprise
Announced 10-Sep-13 10-Sep-13
Host Connectivity FC, iSCSI, NAS, InfiniBand FC, iSCSI, NAS, InfiniBand
Access Type Block & File Block & File
Storage Tier Tier 0, Tier 2 Tier 0, Tier 2
NAS Type NAS Array NAS Array
Drive Type SAS, SSD, SFF SAS, SFF SSD SAS, SSD, SFF SAS, SFF SSD
Clustered Storage, Data Deduplication Clustered Storage, Data Dedup
Main Features

Max Nodes 2 2
Storage Enclosure
Max Drives: 192 (8 x disk shelves with 24 Max Drives: 864 (36 disk shel
Storage Subsystem HDDs each) each)
Max Capacity (raw):768 TB (with 4TB SAS Max Capacity (raw): 3.5 PB (w
Storage Overall drives) drives)
Sun Proprietary OS, storage-optimized Sun Proprietary OS, storage-o
Storage OS distribution of OpenSolaris distribution of OpenSolaris

NAS Protocols Supported NFS, CIFS, HTTP, FTP, WebDAV NFS, CIFS, HTTP, FTP, WebDAV

Controller: 2U Controller: 3U
Rack Units Expansion: 4U Expansion: 4U
 Bundled Software
* Solaris ZFS (including deduplication and
snapshot features)
* Oracle Intelligent Storage Protocol
* Oracle Hybrid Columnar Compression
* DTrace Analytics
* Remote management: HTTPS, SSH, SNMP,
v1/v2c, IPMI
* Read only, restore snapshots
* Network Services: NTP, DHCP, SMTP
* Backup: NDMP v3/v4, ZFS NDMP
* NIS, AD, and LDAP Directory services
Optional Software
* Clone feature (writable snapshots)
* Remote Replication feature (from one ZFS
Software Description storage appliance to another)
* Oracle Snap Management Utility for Oracle
Database
1-Year Hardware Warranty with 2 Business
Day On-Site Response
Warranty Business Hours Phone Support
Worldwide
Bundled Software
* Solaris ZFS (including dedup
snapshot features)
* Oracle Intelligent Storage Pr
* Oracle Hybrid Columnar Com
* DTrace Analytics
* Remote management: HTTP
v1/v2c, IPMI
* Read only, restore snapshots
* Network Services: NTP, DHC
* Backup: NDMP v3/v4, ZFS N
* NIS, AD, and LDAP Directory
Optional Software
* Clone feature (writable snap
* Remote Replication feature (
storage appliance to another)
* Oracle Snap Management Ut
Database
1-Year Hardware Warranty wi
On-Site Response
Business Hours Phone Suppor
Worldwide
 Select a ZFS System : Clic and contact the authors :

Sun ZS3-2 Adrian Topa & Marius Ghergut

following :
Include Enclosures
3-2 With Obsolete Drives :
Enclosures with 20 HDDs Enclosures with 24
ith 24 HDDs No. : No. : HDDs No. :

4TB (7.2k rpm) 600GB (15k 3TB (7.2k 600GB (15k 3TB (7.2k rpm)
rpm) rpm) rpm)

0 0 0 0 0
m Number of Enclosures for this System Exceeded

Usable Usable
Capacity (TiB) Capacity (TB)
 Additional details
on ZFS RAID ==>

mirrors or RAID stripes

:
Second Selection Third Selection
Oracle - ZFS Storage ZS3-4 EMC - VNX7500
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Rack
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p-13 18-Jan-11
CSI, NAS, InfiniBand FC, FCoE, iSCSI, NAS
& File Block & File, Object
0, Tier 2 Tier 0, Tier 2
Array NAS Array
SSD, SFF SAS, SFF SSD SAS, SSD, SFF SAS
ered Storage, Data Deduplication Thin Provisioning, Data Deduplication

Drives: 864 (36 disk shelves with 24 HDDs Max Drives: 1,000 SFF; (990 LFF)
Max Capacity (raw): 2,970.0 TB LFF; (600TB SFF)
Capacity (raw): 3.5 PB (with 4TB SAS
s)
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bution of OpenSolaris

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SNTP, LDAP, MPFS
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* Base Software (OE) (includes CIFS, NFS, Virtual
Provisioning, File-based de-duplication & compression,
Block compression, SAN Copy, Replicator (180-day
licence for DIY Migration)
* Unisphere for Block, File or Unified
Optional Software Packs & Suites:
VNX Total Packs:
* Total Protection Pack (TPP)
* Total Efficiency Pack (TEP)
VNX Software Suites:
* FAST Suite - includes FAST VP, FAST Cache, Unisphere
Analyzer, Unisphere QoS Manager (available in TEP)
* Security & Compliance Suite - includes Event Enabler
(with AntiVirus, quota management, auditing), File-
Level Retention, Host Encryption (available in TEP)
* Local Protection Suite - includes SnapView, SnapSure,
RecoverPoint/SE CDP (available in TPP & TEP)
* Remote Protection Suite - includes MirrorView A/S,
Replicator, RecoverPoint/SE CRR (available in TPP &
TEP)
* Application Protection Suite - includes Replication
Manager, Data Protection Advisor for Replication
(available in TPP & TEP)
Optional Software
* EMC Atmos Virtual Edition
* EMC Ionix
* EMC PowerPath
* ProSphere
YearsFile
NextManagement
Business DayAppliance
Onsite (FMA & FMA/VE)
* Replication Manager
* VNX1-3
Year Plug-ins
- Next for VMware
Business Day
* Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
5x9 onsite response
7x24 remote support
Does not include Installation
90 Day - Software support included
Worldwide
DISCLAIMER:

Please feel free to contact the authors for

additional details

The worksheet is designed to calculate the ZFS Storage

Appliance storage space based on different configuration
options.
The Capacity Results are obtained through computing the
raw data obtained from a ZFS simulator: the tool generates a
storage pool and expands it when other hdds/enclosure types
are selected;

USAGE :

--Begin by selecting your usage scenario in cell B3.

-Based on your scenario selection you receive a
recommendation for a ZFS system in cell E3.
--If you want to select other ZFS system than the
recommended on select in in cell G3.
-Based on your selection in cell C5 the system selected/
recommended appears and in cell B11 you can see maximum
number of enclosures for that system.

--In cell range B14-L14 select how many enclosures with

20/24 disk drives you want for the available hdds displayed
on cell range B12-I12.

In the table A19-H29 the storage capacity results appear

based on your selection. If you select more enclosures than
the maximum supported by the selected ZFS system you
receive an error message and you will have to correct the
number of enclosures.
MIRRORS
-Writes: Multiple writes divided among mirrors; each write
written in whole to each drive in the mirror* 2-drive mirrors:
Two disk IOPs for each app write** 3-drive mirrors: Three
disk IOPs for each app write**
-Reads: Each block is read from only one drive (unless
checksum is bad) 2- and 3-drive mirrors: One disk IOP for
each app read**
* Up to ZFS record size ** ZFS groups multiple reads & writes
into transaction groups, so the ratio will actually be better.

RAIDZ [1|2|3]
-Writes: Multiple writes divided among stripes; each write
divided (if possible and/or necessary) across drives and
written with requested parity wider stripes more disk
IOPs per application IOP
-Reads: Each read from only data drives (unless checksum is
bad) wider stripes more disk IOPs per application IOP

MIRRORS
-Lots of logical devices to spread application ops around
-Fewer drive IOPs per application IOP
-Much less usable space
-Great for random workloads

RAIDZ[1|2|3]
-(Much) Fewer logical devices to spread application ops
around
-More drive IOPs per application IOP
-More usable space (as stripes get wider)
-Great for streaming/sequential workloads
RAIDZ[1|2|3]
-(Much) Fewer logical devices to spread application ops
around
-More drive IOPs per application IOP
-More usable space (as stripes get wider)
-Great for streaming/sequential workloads

RAIDZ Narrow Stripes

-More logical devices to spread application ops around (but
less than mirrored)
-Fewer drive IOPs per application IOP
-Less usable space
-Potential balance between performance and capacity if
neither is paramount

RAIDZ Wide Stripes

-Fewer logical devices to spread application ops around
-More drive IOPs per application IOP
-More usable space (as stripes get wider)
-Lowest performance; best capacity