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EMC Symmetrix Management Console

EMC Symmetrix Management Console. Device Management for EMC Symmetrix Systems. Challenges with Storage Management. Simplify device management Accelerate routine processes Reduce manual errors Gain flexibility Monitor and report on Symmetrix activities

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EMC Symmetrix Management Console

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  1. EMC Symmetrix Management Console Device Management for EMC Symmetrix Systems

  2. Challenges with Storage Management • Simplify device management • Accelerate routine processes • Reduce manual errors • Gain flexibility • Monitor and report on Symmetrix activities • Ensure efficient security task management • Secure all user actions • Secure all host actions • Provide effective storage resource management (SRM) • Monitor and report on the SAN environment • Plan capacity and infrastructure requirements • Better provision storage resources 2

  3. FORMERLY Symmetrix Management Console V5.3 ControlCenter Symmetrix Manager V5.2 PRESENTLY Bundled Products Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 ControlCenter Symmetrix Manager V6.0 New Bundle Addresses These Challenges • Combined Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 and ControlCenter Symmetrix Manager V6.0 bundle • Customers with one product now will receive the other free with maintenance • Both products can be simultaneously used on the same Symmetrix system • Enables smooth and gradual transition of device management tasks to Symmetrix Management Console • Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 simplifies and accelerates device management • Flexible, browser-based GUI • “Day-one” Enginuity support • Tiered storage controls and monitoring • New security management features • Symmetrix Manager V6.0 • Integrates with ControlCenter SRM, planning, provisioning, monitoring, and reporting • Remains an option to perform device management

  4. Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 Intuitive, Web-Based, GUI Device-Management Application • Access, configure, and operate arrays • Supports Solutions Enabler/CLI functions • Co-exists with CLI • Integrates with ControlCenter • New tiered storage controls and monitoring • Dynamic Cache Partitioning • Symmetrix Priority Controls • “Day-one” support for Enginuity • 5x68 or higher

  5. Symmetrix Management ConsoleV6.0 Delivers Tiered-Storage Management, Flexibility, and Resiliency • New control and monitoring of tiered storage • Dynamic Cache Partitioning for dedicated memory resource allocation • Symmetrix Priority Controls to manage multiple workloads • New security controls: restricted Auditor role for viewing Audit Logs and Access Controls • Leverage improved flexibility and resiliency of Enginuity 5772 • Improve data availability and resiliency with RAID 6 • Improve configuration flexibility with dynamic host addressing • Improve business continuity with replication enhancements 5

  6. Symmetrix Management Console Deployment Details • Rapid deployment • Installs in minutes • Host can run Windows 2003, Linux RedHat 4, or SUSE Linux 9 SP2 • Browser-based access • Any client can connect to Symmetrix Management Control server • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or Mozilla Firefox 1.5x • Robust security • Manage Access Controls and Audit Log • Authenticates users • SSL encryption between browser and Web server

  7. Discovery Array and internals Logical and physical No SAN or host discovery Monitoring Discovery Properties Status Alerts Administration User-level security, logging, auditing Access-control management Configuration Device creation, configuration, masking Supports Solutions Enabler code for operating system-attached or z/OS-attached systems Dynamic Cache Partitioning Symmetrix Priority Controls Replication Configuration and control Discovery of objects and status SRDF family monitoring Command Line Generator Symmetrix Management Console Array Management 7

  8. Symmetrix Management Console Simplifies Discovering and Viewing • Auto-discovers systems upon server start • Refreshes automatically for configuration changes • Refreshes on demand for dynamic data, (e.g., replication status) • Displays pertinent system information • Local and remote systems • Model and Enginuity level • Available/used capacity • Amount of system cache • Number of directors • View of front-end, back-end relationship

  9. Symmetrix Management Console Monitoring and Alerting • Comprehensive set of online alerts: • System health • Directors online/offline • Drives online/offline • Replication configurations • Replication-session activity • Physical-drive status • Assigns severity rankings for fast identification of priority issues

  10. Creating Devices with Symmetrix Management Console • Select “Device Configuration” and “Create Device” • Assign desired attributes • Number of devices • Configuration and emulation type • Capacity of each device • Add configuration change to “Session List” for activation

  11. Creating Device Groups with Symmetrix Management Console • Filters available for efficient identification and grouping • Device protection type • Emulation type • Capacity of device • Select appropriate devices and add them to new Device Group

  12. Symmetrix Management Console Helps Manage Symmetrix Replication • Symmetrix Management Console provides support for: • TimeFinder/Clone • TimeFinder/Snap • TimeFinder/Mirror • SRDF/Synchronous • SRDF/Asynchronous • SRDF/Data Mobility • Open Replicator for Symmetrix

  13. Production volume Production volume TimeFinder/ Snap TimeFinder/ Snap Example: Managing TimeFinder/Snap CLI Symmetrix Management Console symdev list symdg create 3vdevs—type regular set SYMCLI_DG=3vdevs symld add dev 76 symld addall dev -range 4F:51—vdev symld list symsnap list symsnap list -savedevs symsnap create -v DEV001 vdev ld VDEV001 -noprompt symsnap activate -v DEV001 vdev ld VDEV001 -noprompt symsnap querysymdev list symdg create 3vdevs—type regular set SYMCLI_DG=3vdevs symld add dev 76 symld addall dev -range 4F:51—vdev symld list symsnap list symsnap list -savedevs symsnap create -v DEV001 vdev ld VDEV001 -noprompt symsnap activate -v DEV001 vdev ld VDEV001 -noprompt symsnap query

  14. Viewing CKD Devices with Symmetrix Management Console • Symmetrix Management Console examines devices in a CU or mapped to EF director • Configuration • Capacity • Device status • Emulation • z/OS Storage Manager provides mainframe-centric view • ISPF text interface • No server required • Discovery and viewing at the VOLSER level • Integration with the mainframe

  15. Creating and Mapping CKD Devices with Symmetrix Management Console • Create CKD device/ meta with desired attributes • Number of devices/meta sets • Configuration • Emulation type • Capacity of each device/ meta set • Map devices to ports

  16. Increase Hit Rates Throttle Performance Production Production Cache Hits (%) Test Test No Cache Partitions With CachePartitions Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 Provides Dedicated Memory Resource Allocation with Dynamic Cache Partitioning • Divides cache into multiple partitions • Partitions can be static or dynamic • Dynamic partitions provide flexibility • Memory allocation floats between high and low watermarks • Memory resources can be temporarily donated to other partitions • Symmetrix Management Console provides controls and user interface • Performance monitoring demonstrates impact of cache settings New Capability with Enginuity 5772 • Maintain predictable performance with tiered storage in the box • Supports consolidation of multiple workloads • Example: pairing Oracle database with backup-to-disk in same system • Enables development data to coexist with production data

  17. 60 Group 1 without QoS Group 1 with high priority 50 Application Z with low priority Group 2 with low priority Group 2 without QoS 40 Application Y with high priority Response Time (ms) 30 20 10 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 IOs/sec 0 Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 Manages Multiple Application Workloads with Symmetrix Priority Controls • Supports multiple priority levels • Service levels set per device group • Higher priority level yields faster processing for higher tier applications • Symmetrix Management Console provides controls and user interface • Performance monitoring demonstrates impact of priority settings • Enhances support for IBM Workload Manager for z/OS • Workload Manager uses multiple dynamic Quality of Service settings to respond to z/OS channel programs New Capability with Enginuity 5772 Quality of Service Priority Service: Sample Results Priority Quality of Service 100 Random Read Miss • Guarantees preferential processing for higher-priority applications • Allows service providers to consolidate customers or applications

  18. Symmetrix Management Console V6.0SecurityFeatures • Authentication and Authorization • User passwords • Defined user roles: • Administrator • Storage Administrator • Security Administrator • Monitor • Auditor • New users have no access to array by default—must be authorized • Audit Logging • Management of enhanced Symmetrix Audit Log • New—viewing can be restricted with Auditor role • Management of Symmetrix Access Control • Authorizes host actions on devices • Secure Management Link • SSL encryption between browser client and Symmetrix Management Console server 18

  19. Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 Leverages New Resiliency Features of Enginuity 5772 New in V6.0 • Support for RAID 6 • Increased choices for data protection • Improved configuration flexibility • Dynamic host addressing

  20. Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 Leverages Replication Enhancements of Enginuity 5772 New in V6.0 • SRDF/A Reserve Capacity • Transmit idle buffers incoming writes to maintain operations through network link outages • Dataset Extension uses disk for reserve capacity in the event of extended link outages • Faster TimeFinder/Clones • Eliminates copy on first write overhead • Increased replication limits • Up to 128 SRDF family groups • 512 Open Replicator for Symmetrix volumes • Support for Consistency Groups

  21. Symmetrix Management Console Provides Replication Monitoring • Device Group-level parameters and events • Initial focus on SRDF family • Types of views presented: • Configuration: Enables Application Administrator to configure threshold and monitoring policies • Dashboard: High-level view of replication-health indicators • Status: Detailed view of polling results for metric data in graphical and tabular formats 21

  22. Replication Monitoring Configuration View • Select Device Group • Set polling interval • Select threshold component: • SRDF/A cache used • Over minimum cycle (seconds) • Save-pool utilization (percentage) • Configure settings: • Warning • Critical • Fatal

  23. Replication Monitoring Dashboard View • Replication state • SRDF family pair • Threshold alerts: • Cache used • Cycle time • Resource state • Device service • Resource failure: • Directors • Ports • Links

  24. Replication Monitoring Status View Graphical Tab • Status View captured after Dashboard in single pane • Cache usage • Per SRDF/A session • Per Symmetrix versus thresholds • Host-write workload and RDF (Remote Data Facility) throughput • Cycle time • Last cycle duration versus thresholds • Invalid tracks

  25. Replication Monitoring Status View Threshold Event Tab • Tabular summary of events • State • Severity • Good • Warning • Critical • Fatal • Details (e.g., cache usage versus thresholds)

  26. Usage Options for Symmetrix Management Console V6.0, Symmetrix Manager V6.0, and z/OS Storage Manager

  27. Using Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 and Symmetrix Manager V6.0 • Both products can be simultaneously used for device management on the same system • Symmetrix Manager: • Can continue to be used for device management while transitioning tasks to Symmetrix Management Console management • Can continue to be used to provide system data for ControlCenter SAN Manager, StorageScope, and Performance Manager for SRM planning, provisioning, and monitoring • Symmetrix Management Console: • Can install on department-level hosts with a small footprint • Key new features include managing and monitoring Symmetrix Priority Controls and Dynamic Cache Partitioning, and advanced SRDF family monitoring • Symmetrix Management Console will speed processes, reduce complexity, and automate device management tasks

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