| Developers: | NetApp |
| Technology: | DWH |
In July, 2010 in support of the new version of VMware vSphere 4.1 the Netapp company announced the new abilities to integrate systems management of data storage designed to increase high-speed performance and scalability of the VMware vSphere environments. The Netapp Virtual Storage Console system exercises centralized operation of all storage systems of Netapp for environments of VMware directly from the VMware vCenter Server console and helps to use advantages of the virtualized infrastructures of servers and storage systems.
Application of the virtualized infrastructures leads to increase in a role of the administrators who are responsible for work of storage systems. Though in the VMware vCenter Server system there is already a powerful instrument of monitoring and management of the VMware vSphere environments, specialists constantly aim at improvement of a system and increase in management efficiency.
"Virtualization of infrastructures of servers and storage systems at implementation by customers of cloud computing, radically changes an essence of modern DPC — Gary Green, the vice president for strategic cooperation of VMware company says — Integration between VMware vCenter Server and NetApp Virtual Storage Console provides to clients all advantages of cooperation of our companies: transparency, a possibility of effective management of DWH, work performance improvement, high speed of reaction of storage systems thanks to use of the sensors of components working in real time and, as result, profitability of capital investments in general".
In the solution Netapp Virtual Storage Console the technologies allowing to manage all components of infrastructures of VMware as on the basis of SAN, and NAS are applied. The used command center of DWH, gives to administrators the chance of the centralized implementation of monitoring, selection of a resource, cloning, backup, recovery and replication of virtual servers and the client systems without participation of the administrator of storage systems. NetApp Virtual Storage Console also helps to increase efficiency of use of storage systems, trackings performances and distribution controls of disk space. Such combination of technologies increases transparency and efficiency of servers and storage systems, giving to administrators of DWH an opportunity of effective management of their work.
"Every day our command works with different components: infrastructure of VMware, physical servers, systems of distribution of loadings, storage systems — Grant Leathers, the director of corporate infrastructure of the Kelley Blue Book company which implemented the solution on the basis of technologies of Netapp with assistance of the regional system integrator Trace3 tells. — We need the integrated and convenient solutions in operation increasing transparency of systems and by that to optimize management process of them. Solutions of Netapp allowed us to reduce use of disk space by 7%, having reduced its total amount occupied by the system of VMware company from 12 to 4.5 terabyte".
On the basis of NetApp and VMware the Netapp Virtual Storage Console system implements high-quality protection for Wednesdays with a large number of quickly updated virtual client systems. NetApp Virtual Storage Console also supports NetApp MultiStore that helps customers, to provide to service providers and suppliers of the cloud systems protection of the multi-user cloud VMware vCenter Server systems, providing the high level of services and ensuring safety for each user. Besides, NetApp supports new API VMware vStorage for integration with arrays (VAAI) which transfer problems of data management from the server to DWH. Their application releases resources of server processors, increases high-speed performance and density of placement of virtual machines.
"The large companies realize importance of implementation of the virtualized resources for increase in flexibility and dynamism of the DPCs — Patrick Rogers, the marketing vice president and to business cooperation of Netapp company said — NetApp simplifies management of DWH in environments of VMware, helping our general customers to optimize more effectively expenses and to adapt to new conditions of activity".
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