NETC08 session 1110

2008-04-07T18:42:23Z

Session Name: Impacts of Server Virtualization on Shared Storage Environments
Session Number: 1110
Location: Biltmore
Day and Time: Monday, 2:15 - 3:00 pm
Format: Presentation
Topic: System Administration
Level: Introductory

Session Abstract:

Server virtualization has revolutionized data center management and resource allocation, providing substantial benefits to a wide range of businesses and environments. These efforts result in lower power, floor space and cooling requirements, reduced administration, improved flexibility, and increased utilization rates for critical resources in the data center. However, storage subsystems, a critical enabler for virtualization projects, are often given insufficient consideration. Aggressive consolidation boosts demand for networked storage capacity by 10% to 20% as most of the newly virtualized servers previously used internal storage. Virtualization efforts using traditional shared storage models will often lead to a doubling in SAN connections, increased spindle counts, and increased SAN administration workloads.We will explore best practice design considerations using traditional SANs and new opportunities for efficient virtualized storage using Application-Aware principles.

Led By: Christopher Hill, Senior Manager, Systems Engineering, Pillar Data Systems
Phil Baswell

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