Dell EMC Unity XT: Introduction To The Platform
White PaperDell EMC Unity XT: Introduction to the PlatformA detailed reviewAbstractThis white paper introduces the Dell EMC Unity XT series platform whichincludes Unity 380/F, 480/F, 680/F, and 880/F models. This paper provides anoverview of the purpose-built Dell EMC Unity XT systems and similarities anddifferences between the All-Flash and Hybrid variants.For hardware details on the X00/F and X50F Dell EMC Unity models, pleaserefer to the Dell EMC Unity: Introduction to the Platform white paper available onDell EMC Online Support.For a software overview on all Dell EMC Unity Family systems, please refer tothe Dell EMC Unity: Operating Environment (OE) Overview white paper availableon Dell EMC Online Support.January 2021H17782
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Table of contentsTable of contentsRevisions.2Table of contents .4Executive summary .6Audience .71Introduction .81.12Dell EMC Unity Family Overview .103Hardware Overview .113.1Drive Model Comparison.123.1.2Data-in-Place Conversions .12Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) – 380/F .123.2.1Storage Processor – 380/F .133.2.2M.2 SSD – 380/F .133.2.3Cooling Modules – 380/F .143.2.4Battery Backup Unit (BBU) – 380/F .143.2.5Baffle – 380/F .153.2.6Dual-Inline Memory Module (DIMM) – 380/F .153.2.7Power Supply – 380/F .163.34Dell EMC Unity Family – Available Models .113.1.13.2Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) – 480/F, 680/F, 880/F .163.3.1Storage Processor – 480/F, 680/F, 880/F.173.3.2M.2 SSD – 480/F, 680/F, 880/F .183.3.3Cooling Modules – 480/F, 680/F, 880/F .183.3.4Battery Backup Unit (BBU) – 480/F, 680/F, 880/F .193.3.5Baffle – 480/F, 680/F, 880/F .193.3.6Dual-Inline Memory Module (DIMM) – 480/F, 680/F, 880/F .203.3.7Power Supply – 480/F, 680/F, 880/F .203.4I/O Module Options – 380/F, 480/F, 680/F, 880/F .203.5Disk Array Enclosure (DAE) Options – 380/F, 480/F, 680/F, 880/F .223.5.125-Drive, 2.5” 2U DAE .223.5.215-Drive, 3.5” 3U DAE .233.5.380-Drive, 2.5” 3U DAE .23Dell EMC UnityVSA .254.14Terminology .8Overview .25Dell EMC Unity XT: Introduction to the Platform H17782
Table of contents4.25Dell EMC Unity Cloud Edition .276Metro node .287Conclusion .29ATechnical support and resources .30A.15UnityVSA Hardware Requirements .25Related resources.30Dell EMC Unity XT: Introduction to the Platform H17782
Executive summaryExecutive summaryIn this constantly changing world of increasing complexity and scale, the need for an easy-to-use intelligentstorage system has only grown greater. Customers using new applications and solutions require dependablestorage and are often tasked with the challenge of “doing more with less”. The Dell EMC Unity familyaddresses this challenge by packaging a powerful storage system into a cost and space-efficient profile.Some of Dell EMC Unity’s highlight features include: 6Dual-Active Architecture – Dell EMC Unity utilizes both Storage Processors (SP) to serve host I/Oand run data operations in an active/active manner thereby efficiently making use of all availablehardware resources and optimizing performance, cost, and density in customer datacenters.Truly Unified Offering – Dell EMC Unity delivers a full block and file unified environment in a single2U enclosure. Use the same Pool to provision and host LUNs, Consistency Groups, NAS Servers,File Systems, and Virtual Volumes alike. The Unisphere management interface offers a consistentlook and feel whether you are managing block resources, file resources, or both.A Modern, Simple Interface – Unisphere, Dell EMC Unity’s management interface has been builtwith the modern-day data center administrator in mind. Using browser-native HTML5, Unisphere canbe used across a variety of Operating Systems and web browsers without the need of additional plugins. The interface has been designed to mimic the practical flow of an administrator’s daily life,organizing provisioning and management functions into easy-to-find categories and sections.Flexible Deployment Options – With Dell EMC Unity, a deployment offering exists for a range ofdifferent use cases and budgets, from the virtual offering of Dell EMC UnityVSA to the purpose-builtDell EMC Unity platform. The purpose-built Dell EMC Unity system can be configured as an All Flashsystem with only solid-state drives, or as a Hybrid system with a mix of solid state and spinning mediato deliver the best on both performance and economics.Inline Data Reduction – Data reduction technologies play a critical role in environments in whichstorage administrators are attempting to do more with less. Dell EMC Unity Data Reduction aids inthis effort by attempting to reduce the amount of physical storage needed to save a dataset, whichhelps reduce the Total Cost of Ownership of a Dell EMC Unity storage system. Dell EMC Unity DataReduction provides space savings through the use of data deduplication and compression. Datareduction is easy to manage, and once enabled, is intelligently controlled by the storage system.Optional I/O Modules – A diverse variety of connectivity is supported on the purpose-built Dell EMCUnity platform. Also, I/O Modules that support iSCSI and NAS may be used for both simultaneously.Expanded File System – At its heart, the Dell EMC Unity File System is a 64-bit based file systemarchitecture that provides increased maximums to keep pace with the modern data center. Provisionfile systems and VMware NFS Datastores in sizes as large as 256TB, and enjoy creating multiplemillions of files per directory and subdirectories per directory.Native Data Protection – Security and availability of data are critical concerns for many customers,and Dell EMC Unity offers multiple solutions to address this need. Unified Snapshots provide point-intime copies of block and file data that can be used for backup and restoration purposes.Asynchronous Replication offers an IP-based replication strategy within a system or between twosystems. Synchronous Block Replication benefits FC environments that are close together andrequire a zero-data loss schema. Data at Rest Encryption ensures user data on the system isprotected from physical theft and can stand in the place of drive disposal processes, such asshredding.VMware Integration – Discovery of a VMware environment has never been easier, with Dell EMCUnity’s VMware Aware Integration (VAI). Use VAI to retrieve the ESXi host and vCenter environmentdetails into Unisphere for efficient management of your virtualization environment. Support forVMware vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) and later enables the provisioning and use ofDell EMC Unity XT: Introduction to the Platform H17782
Audience VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols), a virtualization storage technology delivered by VMware’s ESXi.Dell EMC Unity supports VVols for both block and file configurations.Multiple Management Paths – Configure and manage your Dell EMC Unity system in the way youare most comfortable. The Unisphere GUI is browser-based and provides a graphical view of yoursystem and its resources. Use Unisphere CLI (UEMCLI) via SSH or over a Windows host to run CLIcommands against the system. Dell EMC Unity also has a full REST API library available. Anyfunction possible in Unisphere is also possible using Dell EMC Unity REST API. Developing scripts orintegrating management of your Dell EMC Unity system into existing frameworks has never beeneasier.AudienceThis white paper is intended for IT administrators, storage architects, partners, Dell EMC employees and anyother individuals involved in the evaluation, acquisition, management, operation, or design of a Dell EMCnetworked storage environment utilizing the Dell EMC Unity XT Series family of storage systems.7Dell EMC Unity XT: Introduction to the Platform H17782
Introduction1IntroductionThis white paper provides an overview of the Dell EMC Unity XT Series platform relating specifically tohardware and includes information about the available virtual deployments of Dell EMC Unity. For informationabout utilizing software features on the Dell EMC Unity platform, the Dell EMC Unity: Operating Environment(OE) Overview white paper provides an overview on available software and explains other product integrationinto the platform. Also, step-by-step instructions for using software features within Dell EMC Unity can befound in Unisphere Online Help.1.1Terminology 8Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) – A protocol used to handle the allocation andadministration of IP address space from a centralized server to devices on a network.Fibre Channel Protocol – A protocol used to perform Internet Protocol (IP) and Small ComputerSystems Interface (SCSI) commands over a Fibre Channel network.File System – A storage resource that can be accessed through file sharing protocols such as SMBor NFS.Fully Automated Storage Tiering for Virtual Pools (FAST VP) – A feature that relocates data tothe most appropriate disk type depending on activity level to improve performance while reducingcost.FAST Cache – A feature that allows Flash drives to be configured as a large capacity secondarycache for the Pools on the system.Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) – Provides a mechanism for accessing blocklevel data storage over network connections.Logical Unit Number (LUN) – A block-level storage device that can be shared out using a protocolsuch as iSCSI.Network Attached Storage (NAS) Server – A file-level storage server used to host file systems. ANAS Server is required in order to create file systems that use SMB or NFS shares, as well asVMware NFS Datastores and VMware Virtual Volumes (File).Network File System (NFS) – An access protocol that allows data access from Linux/UNIX hostslocated on a network.Pool – A repository of drives from which storage resources such as LUNs and file systems can becreated.REpresentational State Transfer (REST) API – A lightweight communications architecture style thatenables the execution of discrete actions against web services.Server Message Block (SMB) – A network file sharing protocol, sometimes referred to as CIFS,used by Microsoft Windows environments. SMB is used to provide access to files and folders fromWindows hosts located on a network.Snapshot – A point-in-time view of data stored on a storage resource. A user can recover files from asnapshot, restore a storage resource from a snapshot, or provide access to a host.Software Defined Storage – A storage architecture where the software storage stack is decoupledfrom the physical storage hardware.Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM) – Using storage policies to dictate where a VM will bestored, as opposed to choosing a datastore manually.Storage Processor (SP) – A storage node that provides the processing resources for performingstorage operations as well as servicing I/O between storage and hosts.Unisphere – An HTML5 graphical user interface that’s used to manage Dell EMC Unity systems.Unisphere Command Line Interface (UEMCLI) – An interface that allows a user to perform tasks onthe storage system by typing commands instead of using the graphical user interface.Dell EMC Unity XT: Introduction to the Platform H17782
Introduction 9Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) – A storage node that runs as a virtual machine instead of onpurpose-built hardware.vSphere API for Array Integration (VAAI) – A VMware API that allows storage-related tasks to beoffloaded to the storage system.vSphere API for Storage Awareness (VASA) – A VMware API that provides additional insight aboutthe storage capabilities in vSphere.Virtual Volumes (VVols) – A VMware storage framework which allows VM data to be stored onindividual Virtual Volumes. This allows for data services to be applied at a VM-granularity level whileutilizing Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM).Dell EMC Unity XT: Introduction to the Platform H17782
Dell EMC Unity Family Overview2Dell EMC Unity Family OverviewFigure 1. Dell EMC Unity XTDell EMC Unity XT Hybrid and All Flash storage systems implement an integrated architecture for block, file,and VMware VVols with concurrent support for native NAS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel protocols based on thepowerful family of Intel processors. Each system leverages dual storage processors, full 12-Gb SAS back-endconnectivity and patented multi-core architected operating environment to deliver unparalleled performance &efficiency. Additional storage capacity is added via Disk Array Enclosures (DAEs). Unity successfully meetsmany storage requirements of today's IT professionals:Unity is SimpleUnity solutions set new standards for storage systems with compelling simplicity, modern design, affordableprices, and flexible deployments - to meet the needs of resource-constrained IT professionals in large or smallcompanies.Unity is ModernUnity has a modern 2U architecture designed for all-flash, designed to support the high density SSD'sincluding 3D NAND TLC (triple level cell) drives. Unity includes automated data lifecycle management tolower costs, integrated copy data management to control local point-in-time snapshots, built-in encryption andremote replication, and deep ecosystem integration with VMware and Microsoft.Unity is AffordableOur dual-active controller system was designed to optimize the performance, density, and cost of yourstorage to deliver all-flash or hybrid configurations for much less than you thought possible.Unity is FlexibleUnity is available as a virtual storage appliance, purpose-built all flash or hybrid configurations, or asconverged systems - with one Unity operating environment that connects them all together.For a full workflow on installing a brand-new Dell EMC Unity system in a datacenter, please see the UnityQuick Start Installation video on Unity InfoHub (bit.ly/unityinfohub).10Dell EMC Unity XT: Introduction to the Platform H17782
Hardware Overview3Hardware Overview3.1Dell EMC Unity Family – Available ModelsThe purpose-built Dell EMC Unity system is offered in multiple different physical hardware models in bothHybrid configurations and All-Flash configurations. For Hybrid systems, the platform starts with the Dell EMCUnity 300, and scales up to the Dell EMC Unity 880 while for All-Fla
Dell EMC Unity Data Reduction aids in this effort by attempting to reduce the amount of physical storage needed to save a dataset, which helps reduce the Total Cost of Ownership of a Dell EMC Unity storage system. Dell EMC Unity Data Reduction provides space savings th
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Flexible deployment options: With Dell EMC Unity storage, a deployment offering exists for a range of different use cases and budgets, from the virtual offering of Dell EMC UnityVSA to the purpose-built Dell EMC Unity platform. The purpose-built Dell EMC Unity system can be configured as an all-
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Dell EMC Unity: Data Reduction Overview Abstract This white paper is an introduction to the Dell EMC Unity Data Reduction feature. It provides an overview of the feature, methods for managing data reduction, and interoperability with other Dell EMC Unity features. Data Reduction exi
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