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Ask the Expert: All About XtremIO
Welcome to this Ask the Expert event! Following the XPECT MORE webcast at 11am EST on November 14, join us here to discuss the features and benefits of the XtremIO 100% flash scale-out enterprise storage array.
Your hosts:
| Arindam Paul is addicted to the business of technology. He's been with XtremIO since 2012. Before XtremIO, he delved in SAN networking (Andiamo Systems - MDS), Core Routing (ASR 9000) and WAN Optimization (WAAS) at Cisco. And CDN (DSA) at Akamai. | |
| Chris Carrieri joined EMC in Feb 2011 and initially started as a customer engineer in Raleigh. He still lives in Raleigh, but now works in the Federal Division and has been highly focused on XtremIO implementations since May 2013. Chris is also focused on VNX and Avamar. | |
| Itzik Reich works in EMC's presales organization. He has deep expertise around virtualization and high performing environments. Itzik is a vExpert, VMware Certified Instructor, a MCSE, and a CITRIX Certified Administrator. | |
| Miroslav Klivansky is a consultant technologist with over 20 years experience, ranging from teaching software engineering to engineering management. He has comprehensive knowledge in multiple areas of storage, network, and system engineering, with performance and technical education at the core. |
This discussion will run November 14-22. Get ready by logging in and "following" the thread to receive notifications.
mcbris
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November 14th, 2013 08:00
This Ask the Expert event is now open for comments and questions. We look forward to a dynamic and informative discussion!
arindam2
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
We are fully qualified with Powerpath and many other MPIO stacks. Feel free to check our ESSM matrix.
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
Arindam, Itzik or Miroslav,
Someone emailed me person and I want to give the correct answer while adding it to this discussion as well.
This was the question:
Chris,
Can you ask or if you know, can an XtremIO system be part of a VMAX federated external array configuration?
I want to be sure I answer this correctly and give others to view as well. Thank you in advance.
GaryDArcher
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
Thanks — it sounds like just one will be 5U and the rest 6U, what about when you expand to 8 X-Bricks; same form factor?
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itzikr
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
Hi, we fully support PP/VE
GaryDArcher
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
So the sub 25 capacity in the reference architecture (I think it was 1.9 TB) was special, I'll always have 7.47TB per X-Brick, correct?
GaryDArcher
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
The keynote mentioned PowerPath -- does it support, use, require PowerPath/VE?
arindam2
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
Here are the configurations
1 X-Brick system = 6U
2 X-Brick system = 13U
4 X-Brick system = 23U
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
Hi, garydarcher
Remember, if you have a physical XMS Management Server, then the first X-Brick would need 7U (Most use virtual so no need for additional 1U). Also as you add bricks you add IB switches (only 2 regardless of brick #s) and Battery Backup Units that change the rack space as well depending on cluster size.
Arindam Paul and Miroslav Klivansky, please feel free to add anything.
arindam2
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
When 8 X-Bricks are supported we'll have the same building blocks i.e. 43U. +1 for physical XMS server if you'd like to have that.
GaryDArcher
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
Can I order a different capacity X-Brick or alway 25 drives per DAE?
arindam2
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
Which RA ? Every X-Brick has 7.47TiB usable. Anything else is not correct.
GaryDArcher
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
In the Q&A of the keynote the responder said 1 X-Brick was 6U and 2-4 would be 5U each but the EMC Forum slide deck shows 22U for 4 not 21 -- can you clarify?
arindam2
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
Its always 25 SSDs per X-Brick. There are no plans to provide ½ of a X-Brick or fractional DAEs at this time.
itzikr
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November 14th, 2013 09:00
Hi Gary, the Building block is always a shelf of 25 eMLC drives with two controllers.