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1. UPA Crossbar ASICS 097 33 MHz 64 bit PCI Bus C gt A x a EBue oot 15 530876 Networking i and VO ASIC 6s Mlz i A z ll ayh E a ta or Ultmses UltaS0S1 100100 Ethernet senal TOD NVRAM 33 66 MHz lordly Figure 2 Architecture of the Sun Enterprise 420R server Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 10 Key Facts Sun Enterprise 420R Server e One of Sun s fastest performance multiprocessor systems uses the 450 MHz UltraSPARC II processor e Balanced system design High performance UPA at 112 5 MHz or 1 8 GB second throughput Matching performance enhancement in I O networking and memory access Technical Facts Summary Sun Enterprise 420R Server High performance memory subsystem 4 GB in the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer configuration using 16 x 256 MB DIMMs e Two internal hot swap disks with 18 GB capacity each e High performance I O Twochannels at 100 second Fibre channel Innovative high performance PCI I O bus offering dual independent PCI buses plus 66MHz PCI support e PCI slot 1 operates at 33 or 66 MHz and supports either a 32 bit or 64 bit 3 3 volt or universal PCI card e PCI slots 2 and 3 operate at 33 MHz and provide for 32 or 64 bit 5 volt or universal PCI cards e PCI slot 4 operates at 33 MHz and provides for 32 bit 5 volt PCI cards e Expansion to advanced networking Fast Ethernet 100BASE T autosensing and autoswitching2. 1997 and newer ALW 25 D Z2 N84 NA Other competitive lt 1997 ALW 20 D Z1 N84 Other competitive 1997 and newer ALW 25 D Z2 N84 Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 24 Service and Support The SunSpectrum program is an innovative and flexible service offering that allows customers to choose the level of service best suited to their needs ranging from mission critical support for maximum solution availability to backup assistance for self support customers The SunSpectrum program provides a simple pricing structure in which a single fee covers support for an entire system including related hardware and peripherals the Solaris Operating Environment software and telephone support for Sun software packages The majority of Sun s customers today take advantage of the SunSpectrum program underscoring the value that it represents Customers should check with their local Sun Enterprise Services representatives for program and feature availability in their areas Support Contracts SunSpectrum program support contracts are available both during and after the warranty program Customers may choose to uplift the service and support agreement to meet their business needs by purchasing a SunSpectrum contract For more information on the SunSpectrum program offerings refer to the following URL http service central TS ESP SunSpectrum Feature_Matrix index html The four levels of SunSpectrum support contracts are outline
3. In a bandwidth intensive application for example a traditional array s two internal disk loops could be completely saturated with just two disk trays delivering data concurrently Additional capacity would not increase performance The Sun StorEdge T3 array employs a radically different architecture to connect its disks to the controller functions Sun has overlaid the concept of a Fibre Channel switched fabric on the loop architecture used to connect the disks to the controllers This allows for the ability to segment the disk interconnect loops on a tray by tray basis into smaller dedicated sub loops that can all operate independently and concurrently without interference This function is under control of the Sun StorEdge T3 array controllers and is managed dynamically in order to help optimize performance and deliver complete failover data access The Sun StorEdge T3 enterprise array used in the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer consists of two controller units which segment one set of redundant loops into two dedicated data loops one per controller so that each controller s data accesses can proceed without interference from the other controller The second loop is not segmented and is used to transfer mirrored cache writes between the controllers again without interfering with either controller s disk accesses Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 8 Lightning Fast RAID 5 The Sun StorEdge T3 array is designed for outstanding Fi
4. N8400 Filer Ordering Matrix STEP 1 Enter Product Family Specify N8400 FAMILY STEP 2 Order Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Base Package MANDATORY COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION FIXED QUANTITIES SG ARY030A Sun StorEdge 72 inch expansion cabinet 1 A33 SI ULD4 4GGB1 Sun Enterprise 420R server 1 STEP 3 Order Options 973A 2 meter FC AL cable 2 6799A Fibre Channel HBA boards 2 6732AR5 FC AL hub 2 6735AR5 Dual hub rackmount kit 1 9818A Rack door assembly 1 9819AR5 Rack fan assembly 1 3858A or 3859A US or international power cord for Sun StorEdge rack customer books either or 2 depending on GEO MANDATORY COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION VARIABLE QUANTITIES Sun StorEdge N8000 FC arrays Each APA CONO AZS array uses 73GB disks and holds 1TB Match up GBIC quantities as detailed y 6731A GBICs installed into FC Hub include 2 4 6 8 10 per rack 2 per FC array STEP 4 Order Software Options MANDATORY COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION FIXED QUANTITIES SG FLRN8400 Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer software suite 1 STEP 5 Optional Components Note there is only one available slot so please select only one of the part numbers listed below OPTIONAL COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION FIXED QUANTITIES 1141A Gigabit Ethernet card 1 1034A Quadfast Ethernet card 1 Note Sun StorEdge N8400 filer configurations are available rackmounted only SS amp o Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 22 Options Below is a list of options available for the Sun StorEdge N8400 fil
5. ad did V E Raoi 18 SOM aras 18 Supported Software iii tante aaah a E A 19 Ordering Infor MatiOnissc sciscssecssesisscevscesesenssessssssssessevsesesestseesvseseedsossesdenseseeieoesteesendesesesdsestesdendeusoossonisetesoesseassaedensoen 21 Assemble to order CONTIBULAtiONS oooooncnnnnnconnonnonnconnconocononn nono no nono nnnrnnn nan none non nan one nn neon neon nr on nena nene cn neon nr anne nn ncnn ninos 21 Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Ordering Matrix cece cseeesceseeeecsessecescesceseeseseaeesecsaeeaeeseceseaeeaeeseeaessaecaeesaeeaees 22 Uperades miii io oie 24 Sun Upgrade Allowance Program Sun UAP ooooocccocccoccconcconocononnonancnnncnnoco nono nocn nono no nn nono nrnnn narco ne coreo non n cnc rnnannnons 24 Service add SUPPOLbencsccsscsvscassercsssssaseessonsscaseseseonsencondsessscacvensesesvasonscosssevseansvensesesessoadcossoeaseseusseasesssuscensons corran ci n cojen 25 Waltanty iia ji 25 A A IEE IITE ON NAAIT TA 27 Materials ADStract cssscsssrssrercersssssssssrssssrsessrsesessesessessseeseseesescsssssensesesensesensesensesessesseseusesessesessesesseseesesessesseses ees 29 Sy Just the Facts February 2001 3 Positioning Figure 1 Sun StorEdge N8400 filer Introduction The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is the mid range product in the Sun StorEdge N8000 filer series family of network attached storage NAS appliances The Sun StorEdge N8000 filer products are factory integrated bundles of proven hardware and soft
6. look to other vendors for NAS The Sun StorEdge N8000 filer series provides Sun customers with one of the first turnkey NAS solutions based on proven Sun hardware and software With this growing product line Sun is positioned to be a key provider of NAS appliances e The Sun StorEdge N8000 products provide outstanding performance density NFS ops RU performance price NES ops and capacity density GB RU e Sun s products are the only NAS appliances backed by Sun s world class service and support organization That in addition to the account attention provided by Sun s dedicated storage sales team provide the customer with a single source for end to end solutions Product Availability e First order date e Revenue Release e General Availability Target Users Customer CEOs seeking to maximize employee productivity and bring products to market faster CIOs concerned with reducing total cost of operations TCO and maintaining high availability IT managers and department managers who require ease of installation and ease of management to help reduce administration costs Just the Facts February 6 2001 February 9 2001 February 9 2001 Key Features to Highlight Companies are able to bring products services to market faster when groups are able to quickly share information using the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer provides a high performance highly reliable solution to a company s fi
7. to 10BASE T for backward compatibility PCI networking options include Gigabit Ethernet and QuadFast Ethernet e Power supply Second power supply allows for complete redundancy Power supplies are hot swappable Each power supply has its own power cord e System enclosure Rack optimized 4RU system fits in standard 19 inch enclosure Front accessible disk drives and power supplies Front to back cooling e Does not support automatic system recovery Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 11 Overview Sun StorEdge T3 Array The Sun StorEdge T3 array s architecture begins with a basic controller unit The architecture integrates disks data cache hardware RAID power cooling uninterrupted power supply UPS diagnostic capabilities and administration into a versatile standalone component The controller unit includes external connections to a data host or hub or switch and to a management network In the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer configuration two controller units are paired in a partner group to create a configuration with redundant controllers and redundant data and management paths allowing for cache mirroring controller failover and path failover capability This array configuration uses two unit interconnect cables for connecting controller units and expansion units together The unit interconnect cables use a proprietary connector The unit interconnect cables may be replaced without taki
8. NE eea eia oea Eea eoa vieso os a betien 8 System NAAA AN 10 Sun Enterprise 420R Serveis dad ins in Mei li ii ota 10 Key Facts Sun Enterprise 420R Server oooonoonnncnncnnonnnnnconcnnnonnconnonnocnnonno cono nn cn nene nena nenn enn n one on none ran emen none cnn nena rnnrnos 11 Technical Facts Summary Sun Enterprise 420R ServVer oooconccninnnonnconnonnconoconccnnccnnonocon nono conoce nnnrnnnrnc nn cnn nramernnannos 11 Overview Sun StorEdge T3 Array cee eeceececesscescessceseeeeeeseeesesscceseseaeesesenessaecaesaecaaeeseesaecaasseeaeseseeeeeeeseaseaes 12 Technical Facts Summary Sun StorEdge T3 Array csecesecscecsecssecaeecseceaecaeesaecsaecseesaecsaecssesaecsaecseseseneeeas 12 Reliability and Serviceability via FRUS oonoconoccnoccnonoconcnonconnnonononcnanonnnc nono nono nc cn nono conocio resis ekesto siks siot oispas 13 Data A NN NN 13 Reliability Availability and Serviceability RAS oconocconocononoonocconococnccconoconoccconoconaccnnoconnocoocconnccomonsoconncconococnccons 14 Reliability n e r o ad steers tiene Abd eee tie a aera eter 14 Avalan A A A 14 SETVIC liinda 15 Installation Data ssssssssrssssrserssssrsessssessesersesersnssesensesessnseseseesesensessesensesesseseesenssesseneesessenessesessesssnessesessesesses ees 16 Sun Enterprise 420R Servers iciicch seen aE ae E E EE E a ub E E aE E a EEE EE S E E E E E R 16 Sun storEdge T3 ATAY conca il id 16 RAI ES AAA NO 18 System Administration is resse ad
9. R Server Hardware Dimensions US Metric Height 7 0 in 17 78 cm Width 17 25 in 44 90 cm Depth 27 25 in 69 56 cm Weight 65 lb 29 5 kg Environmental Specifications Operating Feature Temperature Humidity Altitude Vibration Shock Threshold Impact Specifications 5 to 35 C 41 F to 95 F IEC 68 2 1 68 2 2 20 to 80 TH noncondensing 27 C max wet bulb IEC 68 2 2 68 2 3 0 to 3000 meters 0 to 10 000 feet IEC 68 2 40 68 2 41 0 2 gravity g peak 5 500 Hz swept sine 0 0002 g Hz 5 500 Hz random 4g peak 11 milliseconds half sine pulse IEC 68 2 27 1 m s SUN 900 1813 Sun StorEdge T3 Array Dimensions Dimensions listed are per tray Note that the Sun StorEdge N8000 filer array SG FLRN8000 1027 consists of two trays Height Width Depth Weight max with half height drives Just the Facts US Metric 5 5 in 13 97 cm 17 5 in 44 45 cm 18 5 in 46 99 cm 67 lb 30 15 kg Sun microsystems February 2001 16 Environmental Specifications Feature Environmental operating Temperature Relative Humidity Effective Altitude Vibration Shock from any axis X Y Z Vibration from any axis X Y Z Environmental nonoperating Temperature Relative Humidity Effective Altitude Shock from any axis X Y Z Vibration from any axis X Y Z Just the Facts Specifications 5 to 35 C maximum gradient 20 C per hour 20 to 80 noncondensing maximum gradi
10. Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Just the Facts icrosystems Copyrights 2001 Sun Microsystems Inc All Rights Reserved Sun Sun Microsystems the Sun logo Sun StorEdge Solaris Sun Enterprise Ultra Solstice Solstice Backup WebNES SunSpectrum SunSpectrum Platinum SunSpectrum Gold SunSpectrum Silver SunSpectrum Bronze and SunStart are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International Inc in the United States and other countries Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems Inc UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries exclusively licensed through X Open Company Ltd Last update April 18 2001 Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 2 Table of Contents A NN ONO 4 Intro UCM cid iia 4 Product Family Placement ce neoane as 4 Key Messit serios 5 Product AVatla Dilaty rencia ita 5 TarsotUsciinciiia a lid 5 Target Market iio AA o E SEE E Ge awed Steines ies 6 Selling Highligh NON 7 Market Val e Proposition a aia ad iia de coda 7 Enabling Technology icccserssccscasesiecssscssusscoatssceseseaissssecsessensesesdesesiesessevedeentesoodedesseasSeesessoisdemecensesessedesostaesd edsasesdssvedusees 8 Technology Overview A tk teianei fhe e an ects ee eE TEE EOE EEEE O
11. a reboot UNIX software typically checks file systems for integrity Although a time consuming process especially on large systems it is necessary to avoid data corruption With the UFS logging feature the need for this process has been eliminated Reboots are much shorter and a system recovery is much faster Redundant power supplies with integrated UPS and dual power cords on Sun StorEdge T3 arrays and Sun Enterprise 420R server Electrically isolated N 1 fans Redundant unit interconnect cards and interconnect cables Redundant drives RAID standby drives and drive loops Redundant RAID controllers for automatic failover and cache mirroring in dual unit system Redundant host interfaces in dual unit system Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 14 Serviceability The system administrator may selectively replace unit components as needed Serviceability features include the following Low FRU count three excluding drives and cables All FRUs can be hot swapped with no tools required except for chassis Status failure LED on every FRU All FRUs electronically identifiable Fibre Channel world wide name support Detection and reporting for incorrect drive position Automatic drive ID selection SNMP messaging Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 15 Installation Data The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is currently offered only in a rackmounted configuration Sun Enterprise 420
12. bre Channel RAID 5 performance The system employs a revolutionary hardware pipelined XOR engine pXOR that operates and can calculate parity data at the full internal data bus speed of the array This helps reduce the requirement for cache memory accesses which serves as a bottleneck in most RAID 5 arrays Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 System Architecture The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is an integrated suite of proven Sun products and technologies Sun Enterprise 420R Server The Sun Enterprise 420R server is a high performance multiprocessing system built around the UltraSPARC I microprocessor The Sun Enterprise 420R server processors memory and I O subsystems are interconnected by the high speed Ultra port architecture UPA crossbar datapath This is an enhanced implementation of the same UPA design used in the Ultra 60 workstations The Sun Enterprise 420R server used in the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer configuration supports 4 GB of 60 ns 5 volt dynamic RAM memory System I O for the Sun Enterprise 420R server is provided by two industry standard peripheral component interconnect PCI data buses Both PCI buses in the Sun Enterprise 420R server comply with the 2 1 revision of the PCI specification released in March 1995 IPA Pron W aba DlitraSPA RC t a Processors Sy elem Controller Address Cont ASIC Memory Address Control PCI Bus ASIC Memory DIMME 161
13. d below SunSpectrum Program Support Program Description Mission Critical Designed to support client server mission critical solutions by SunSpectrum Platinum Support focusing on failure prevention rapid recovery and year round technical services planning Support is provided 24 x 7 Business Critical Includes a complete package of proactive and responsive services for SunSpectrum Gold Support customers who require maximum uptime for their strategic business critical systems Support is provided 24 x 7 System Coverage Combines the service expertise responsive on site support and SunSpectrum Silver Support technical support by telephone and SunSolve CD on line services Support is provided 8 a m to 8 p m Mon through Fri Self Directed Provided for customers who rely primarily upon their own in house SunSpectrum Bronze Support service capabilities Enables customers to deliver high quality service by giving them access to UNIX expertise Sun certified replacement parts software releases and technical tools Support is provided 8 a m to 5 p m Mon through Fri Warranty The server and storage components of the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is backed by individual standard warranties The Sun Enterprise 420R server standard warranty is three years with second business day onsite the Sun StorEdge N8000 filer array standard warranty is two years with second business day onsite in the first year SunSpectrum enterpris
14. e level support programs are available to upgrade or extend the standard warranties Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 25 If a Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is expanded after initial configuration with the addition of a Sun StorEdge T3 enterprise array this array will be covered by its own standard warranty of two years with same day on site service and 24 x 7 phone support Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 26 100BASE T CIFS Disk array Fast Ethernet FC AL Filer filer server FRU GBIC GUI Hot plug Hot spare Hot swap Just the Facts Glossary See Fast Ethernet Common Internet File System Enhanced version of the SMB file sharing protocol for the Internet that allows Web applications to share data over the Internet and intranets similar to WebNFS software A subsystem that contains multiple disk drives designed to provide performance high availability serviceability or other benefits IEEE standard for 100 Mb Ethernet This technology supports a data transfer rate of 100 megabits per second over special grade of twisted pair wiring Fibre Channel arbitrated loop a loop topology used with Fibre Channel A filer is a NAS device which has been designed solely to serve up files to the network It consolidates storage simplifies the management of network data and provides consistent improved performance and increased data availability while reducing administrative com
15. ent 10 per hour 1 000 to 10 000 feet 305 to 3 048 meters 0 2 gravity g peak 5 500 Hz swept sine 0 0002 g Hz 5 500 Hz random 4 0 g for maximum duration of 11 ms half sinewave 5 to 500 Hz at 0 25 g 20 to 60 C maximum gradient 20 C per hour 5 to 93 noncondensing maximum gradient 10 per hour 1 000 to 40 000 feet 305 to 12 192 meters 10 0 g for maximum duration of 11 ms half sinewave 5 to 500 Hz at 1 0 g Sun microsystems February 2001 17 System Management System Administration The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is a hardware software integrated solution that is pre configured for fast deployment The system includes Sun StorEdge N8400 filer software which is a combination of standard Sun software enhancements to help increase performance and restrict functionality to a level expected of an appliance solution and a unique filer management interface GUI and CLI to ease administrative tasks The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer management interface provides customers with a simple and accessible method of managing a Sun StorEdge N8400 filer that is consistent with other appliance like solutions in the marketplace Protocols The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer includes support for these protocols NES v2 v3 UDP and TCP e CIFS e Network time protocol NTP 3 4y e SMTP e Telnet SNMP traps e NDMP Software e Performance To enhance performance Sun fine tuned file system parameters and adju
16. er The options will not be installed as part of a Sun StorEdge N8400 filer configuration Refer to Sun Price Book for complete options listings configuration notes and ordering information Maximum Order Number Option Description Number Comments Supported TRKIS 121 99N9 Sun Trunking 1 1 software 1 For use when QFE is ordered as part of Sun StorEdge N8400 filer INI9S 200 W999 Sun StorEdge Instant Image software 1 BCB9S 200 W999 Sun StorEdge Network Data Replicator 1 SNDR with StorEdge Instant Image software If the customer does not order the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer in its maximum capacity initially Sun StorEdge T3 for the enterprise arrays p n XT3ES RR 22 1321 can be added at a later date to achieve the maximum capacity of 4 TB usable Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 23 Upgrades Sun Upgrade Allowance Program Sun UAP Since August 29 2000 Sun has offered customers a simple flexible and easy to understand way of ordering desktop workstation upgrades The Sun UAP program has a new percentage based upgrades model This new model simplifies the upgrades process by providing a trade in value as a percentage allowance This percentage allowance can then be applied to the list price of a regular Sun system configuration Under the Sun UAP program allowance codes or part numbers have been created and the percentage allowance is built into this part number see below These allowance codes replace the prev
17. es Sun customers with one of the first turnkey NAS solutions based on proven Sun hardware and software from the company that pioneered the NFS protocol Previously customers have had to build their own Sun server storage based NAS solutions or look to other vendors for NAS The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is an economically priced easy to implement solution for rapidly changing storage requirements that require high performance easy management and scalability It integrates easily into a customer s network using a standard network connection The pre configured system can be installed in minutes without impacting data availability The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer s low price and simple installation make it easy for service providers and enterprises to implement In addition the system offers the NAS market excellent performance providing users with rapid access to data In fitting with Sun s network storage approach the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer scales in a modular fashion either vertically or horizontally The system s low entry cost helps enable customers to get started with a minimal initial investment The pay as you grow architecture and simple expandability make it easy and cost effective to increase capacity over time The system s scalability helps enable customers to scale an existing system to accommodate high end storage requirements thereby extending the life of their original investment In addition the easy administration o
18. f the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer means that less time is spent managing the storage Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 7 Enabling Technology Technology Overview The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is based on the Sun Enterprise 420R server and Sun StorEdge T3 Enterprise arrays A brief overview of the technology of these products is provided below For more detailed information refer to the Just The Facts documents for each product Sun Enterprise 420R server 111556 Sun StorEdge T3 array 112864 UltraSPARC II Processor The Sun Enterprise 420R server is a shared memory multitasking system built around the UltraSPARC II multiprocessor The UltraSPARC II is Sun s second generation of Sun s 64 bit UltraSPARC chips The Sun Enterprise 420R server used in the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer uses the 450 MHz UltraSPARC II processor PCI Technology System I O for the Sun Enterprise 420R server is provided by two industry standard peripheral component interconnect PCI data buses All PCI buses in the Sun Enterprise 420R server comply with the 2 1 revision of the PCI specification released in March 1995 Switched Loop Architecture Sun s switched loop architecture is at the heart of the Sun StorEdge T3 array s ability to scale performance linearly as capacity grows Traditional SCSI and Fibre Channel arrays typically consist of one or more controllers connected to one or more disk trays by dual Fibre Channel loops
19. igned to allow networked entities for example hosts routers to exchange monitoring information Spreading or interleaving logical contiguous blocks of data across multiple independent disk spindles Striping allows multiple disk controllers to simultaneously access data improving performance A volume is a virtual disk into which a file system DBMS or other application can place data A volume can physically be a single disk partition or multiple disk partitions on one or more physical disk drives Applications that use volumes do not need to be aware of their underlying physical structure Software handles the mapping of virtual partition addresses to physical addresses Sun microsystems February 2001 28 Materials Abstract All materials will be available on SunWIN except where noted otherwise Collateral Product Literature Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Just The Facts Sun StorEdge N8000 Filer Series Data Sheet Sun StorEdge N8000 Filer Series Customer Presentation Network Attached Storage White Paper References Sun StorEdge N8200 Filer Just the Facts Sun StorEdge T3 Array Just the Facts Sun Enterprise 420R Server Just the Facts External Web Site Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Web Site Internal Web Site Sun StorEdge N8000 Filer Internal Web Site Just the Facts Description Reference Guide this document Data Sheet Customer Presentation
20. inesses the capability for fast recovery from unplanned disruptions e Media independent IP based software Provides businesses the flexibility necessary to architect sophisticated data centers for outstanding productivity Media independent SNDR works over ATM ISDN Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet T1 T3 and so on e Ease of information management and administration SNDR can be utilized in conjunction with Sun StorEdge Instant Image software to perform management and administrative tasks such as remote backups and data migration Information sharing SNDR an be utilized in conjunction with Sun StorEdge Instant Image software to make information available for read write purposes on the secondary site Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 20 Ordering Information Assemble to order Configurations To provide the customer with maximum flexibility the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is available as an assemble to order ATO system All system components and options appearing on a sales order on the same line item with a Sun StorEdge N8400 filer base part will be installed in that system at the factory for no additional charge Note Sun StorEdge N8400 filer configurations are presently available rackmounted only Follow the configuration steps listed in the Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Ordering Matrix below to prepare a complete and valid sales order Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 21 Sun StorEdge
21. ious UG CU marketing codes used for all desktop upgrades Allowance codes can be found in the Sun Price Book Please note that allowance codes apply to configured systems and cannot be applied to X options other than monitors Allowance Code Numbering Scheme Below is an example allowance code along with a breakdown of the components Allowance code ALW 15 T D A21 P2 e ALW Upgrade Identifier All allowance codes start with ALW e 15 Allowance Percentage Percentage is applied to the list price of a standard marketing part number 15 means 15 off of list price 08 means 8 off of list price and so on Note Any other discounts such as volume discounts should also be taken off the list price and not the net of the above T Desktop Upgrade S for Server upgrades and D for Storage Upgrades D Indicates the residue group a way of grouping system in the Sun installed base The letters A through X are reserved for Sun systems The letter Z is used for competitive systems e A21 Identifies the product family that the customer is purchasing the example is the Ultra 5 workstation e P2 Promotion code Used for tracking corporate sponsored and other types of promotions Upgrade Codes for Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Upgrade From Allowance Code Sun StorEdge A3500 Array ALW 15 D A3 N84 Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer ALW 15 D N82 N84 Network Appliance lt 1997 ALW 20 D Z1 N84 NA Network Appliance
22. le serving needs The flexible architecture of the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer means that customers can add more storage to a filer or more filers to a network without bringing down the system Easy scalability reduces network administration costs and protects the existing storage investment The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is pre configured to provide easy installation In addition to the streamlined CLI the flexibility of the browser based management interface helps enable IT managers to reduce administrative costs The filer centralizes network storage making it easier to set backup policies and administer backup procedures oy Qoy Sun microsystems February 2001 5 Target Markets The target market is existing Sun customers who require NAS These customers may currently use Network Appliance products but more likely have been building their own dedicated file servers using Sun servers and possibly non Sun storage While their IT staffs are very knowledgeable about Solaris Operating Environment and they are fully capable of building a high performance filer using Sun products they seek an appliance like solution that they can deploy within minutes They may already utilize products from other NAS vendors NetApp EMC Auspex but would readily employ a NAS solution from Sun Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 6 Selling Highlights Market Value Proposition The Sun StorEdge N8000 filer series provid
23. mponents are hot swappable amp Sun microsystems February 2001 27 Hub Latency Network attached storage NAS NFS Parity PCI RAID 5 SNMP Striping Volume Just the Facts A device for connecting fiber cables Latency is an expression of how much time it takes for a packet of data to get from one designated point to another on a network Network attached storage is a concept of shared storage on a network A NAS device is typically a dedicated high performance high speed communicating single purpose server or device Network file system This is a client server application that allows a computer user view and optionally store and update files on a remote computer as though they were on the user s own computer NES was developed by Sun Microsystems and has been designated a file server standard Most UNIX clients use NES for remote file access In an array environment data that is generated from user data and is used to regenerate user data lost due to a drive failure Used in RAID 5 Peripheral component interconnect An industry standard for connecting peripherals such as disk drives tape drives and other devices used in the PCs RAID level 5 or striping with distributed parity Both data and parity are distributed across disks No single disk can compromise the integrity of the data RAID 5 optimizes performance reliability and cost Simple network management protocol A simple protocol des
24. ne processing to continue while backup processes backup a point in time snapshot image of on line data e Data warehouse loading Populate a data warehouse from a snapshot image of on line data Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 19 e Application development and testing Make a snapshot image of production data available as test data for new applications e Data migration Use Sun StorEdge Instant Image software to help migrate from one storage platform to another Sun StorEdge Network Data Replicator SNDR Software Sun StorEdge Network Data Replicator SNDR software is a live data replication utility that runs on Solaris Operating Environment servers It allows businesses to replicate and protect the most important component of their investment information by replicating data from one site to another The replica site can be located anywhere in the world Using SNDR software data is written to both primary and secondary sites simultaneously SNDR allows data to be replicated in both synchronous and asynchronous modes over IP Virtually any medium can be used to replicate data including ATM ISDN Ethernet gigabit Ethernet T1 and T3 lines Key messages include the following e Disaster protection business continuance and resilience In case of a site disaster data can quickly be made accessible from the remote site by following disaster recovery procedures e Fast recovery from unplanned disruptions Provides bus
25. ng the partner group offline One cable MUST be in place at all times for the partner group to remain functional to HBA a Unit interconnect to HBA o cables Figure 3 Sun StorEdge T3 array interconnect Technical Facts Summary Sun StorEdge T3 Array e Hardware RAID controller for RAID 5 e 256 MB read write cache e Dedicated hardware RAID 5 XOR parity engine e Reliable single RAID controller design e Redundant power and cooling modules e Hot spare disk drive SS b Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 12 Reliability and Serviceability via FRUs In the Sun StorEdge T3 array all active components are designed to be N 1 redundant including disks power supply fans and UPS On the back end loops loop switching diagnostics and administration channels are also redundant In the partner groups utilized in the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer configuration even controllers host channels and external administration channels are redundant Disk Drives Every Sun StorEdge T3 unit used in the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is configured with nine dual ported Fibre Channel disks of 73 GB capacity The disk drives are concealed by a removable front bezel that provides electromagnetic interference EMI shielding Individual disk drives are not visible to the application host rather they are configured into one RAID 5 logical volume The ninth disk is configured as a standby drive also known as a hot spare drive P
26. o the system but provides automation of various administrative processes such as adding changing or deleting users groups hosts and shares In order to make this tool accessible the Apache 1 3 9 Web server bundled as part of Solaris 8 Operating Environment is utilized The administration tool is password protected and allows super user access only A streamlined command line interface was developed to simplify management of the system from the command line The Solaris Operating Environment restricted shell was used to develop this interface Supported Software Solstice Backup Software The Solstice Backup software products provide a tightly integrated backup and storage management solution for distributed enterprise environments It provides scalable high performance lights out data protection and management services for environments ranging from a stand alone server to networks with hundreds of multiplatform systems and multi gigabytes of data This solution delivers among the best heterogeneous data protection available today and provides consistent reliable data protection as well as comprehensive automated storage management These products reduce administrative overhead improve data accessibility to users and applications and reduce the cost of ownership The Solstice Backup client is provided on the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer for use in a Solstice Backup environment The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is not designed for use as a backup
27. ower Cooling Unit PCU Each Sun StorEdge T3 array s tray includes two redundant power and cooling units PCUs Each has an external power connection allowing for connection to two independent power grids There is one internal 325 watt auto switching power supply per PCU In case of external power failure or PCU failure one power supply is sufficient to power the Sun StorEdge T3 array indefinitely RAID Controller Card The RAID controller card provides cache RAID management administration diagnostics and external interfaces Controller units include one controller FRU In the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer configuration two controller units are paired in a partner group for cache mirroring and controller redundancy Data Cache Each Sun StorEdge T3 array controller includes 256 MB SDRAM data cache The primary purpose of the data cache in the Sun StorEdge T3 array is to provide a low latency buffer for write data allowing writes to be quickly acknowledged to the application host The cache is especially crucial to RAID 5 write performance because it can coalesce several partial stripe writes into a single read modify write operation A secondary benefit of the cache is to buffer read data allowing for low latency on repeated reads of the same data Adaptive cache is a key feature of the Sun StorEdge T3 array The algorithms used for allocating coalescing and flushing data are automatically and dynamically adjusted based on T O patterns Thi
28. plexity and operating costs Filers are attached directly to a network to provide file level access to data A file server has a single focus to serve up data to the network An application server s focus is to run user applications Field replaceable unit Gigabit interface converter Graphical user interface The GUI provides the user with a method of interacting with the computer and its special applications usually via a mouse or other selection device The GUI usually includes such things as windows an intuitive method of manipulating directories and files and icons A hot plug component means that it is electrically safe to remove or add that component while the machine is still running Typically the system must be rebooted before the hot plug component is configured into the system A drive in an array that is held in reserve to replace any other drive that fails Hot spares are continuously powered up and spinning This allows the array processor to have immediate access to a functioning drive for possible reconstruction of lost data A hot swap component can be installed or removed by simply pulling the component out and putting the new one in The system will either automatically recognize the component change and configure itself as necessary or will require user interaction to configure the system however in neither case is a reboot required All hot swappable components are hot pluggable but not all hot pluggable co
29. s limits the amount of cache configuration needed to be performed by the user thus greatly simplifying administration improving ease of use and enabling optimal cache behavior for current I O patterns Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 13 Reliability Availability and Serviceability RAS The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer was designed to be easy to install easy to manage high performance highly available network attached storage Reliability Reliability features include the following Mirrored boot drive Industry standard Solaris Operating Environment Error checking and correction on array disk drives Skip sectors and spare cylinders on array disk drives Automatic sector reallocation on RAID controller Link redundancy chip and 8 to 10 bit encoding on FC AL loops Parity on data cache Passive midplane except ID signature and temperature sensor Availability Boot disk mirroring transparently maintains a mirror copy of the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer software on a second disk and automatically uses the surviving copy of the event of a disk failure Online system recovery is supplemented by the use of a hot spare utility that automatically replaces failed RAID 5 components This facility migrates new partitions to replace failing ones Users continue to access the surviving copy of the data while a new mirror is automatically generated with no interruption of operation When coming back online after
30. server VERITAS NetBackup Software VERITAS NetBackup software provides high performance industrial strength backup archive recovery and space management services for UNIX and PC clients in the large enterprise With high speed backup of large databases centralized management capabilities mainframe class media management and support for high end tape drives and robotics VERTIAS NetBackup software is specially geared for the large datacenter customer The VERITAS NetBackup client may be installed from the backup server onto the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer for use in a VERITAS NetBackup environment The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is not designed for use as a backup server Sun StorEdge Instant Image Software Sun StorEdge Instant Image software is a point in time copy facility which runs on a Solaris Operating Environment application or storage server Sun StorEdge Instant Image software helps enhance the ability of businesses to achieve non stop business processing by capturing frequent snapshots of live data for independent read and write purposes Sun StorEdge Instant Image software helps enable point in time copies or shadow volumes to be created on a Sun StorEdge system A shadow volume is a replicated view of data which has been frozen at a specific point in time and is used to enable a secondary application to non disruptively access a primary application s data Product applications include the following e Backups Enable on li
31. sted kernel parameters in the etc systen file e Restricted functionality Sun modified the Solaris Operating Environment to restrict functionality to be more consistent with an appliance solution The result is a system that provides minimal opportunity for user intervention and more importantly user error These modifications include the following Disabling of start up scripts found in etc rc2 d Disabling of unneeded network services in etc inetd conf and etc services Enhanced functionality Sun added additional value by installing and configuring several pieces of standard software products including the following VERITAS Volume Manager v3 1 software mirrors the internal system disks of the Sun Enterprise 420R server with built in ability to provide administrator notification in the event of a problem with the mirrored system disks Solaris PC NetLink software version 1 2 provides CIFS support for Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 2000 clients The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer functions as a member server only it does not provide authentication services in a Microsoft Windows NT environment The Solstice Backup v6 0 client is pre installed on the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer amp Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 18 e Easy administration A browser based administration tool simplifies the administration of the system This tool itself does not introduce any new functionality t
32. ware that provide a complete file server solution and allow customers to quickly add storage to their network Ideal for rapidly changing storage environments that require high performance easy management and scalability the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer s low price and simple installation make it easy and cost effective for service providers and enterprises to implement The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is based on proven Sun technology with a history of uptime and reliability The flexible system scales either vertically or horizontally in a pay as you grow architecture A customer can add more filers to a network or add more storage to a filer Product Family Placement The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer is the mid range offering in the Sun StorEdge N8000 filer family Scaling from 1 to 4 TB it is geared toward enterprises with significant capacity requirements which demand high performance The Sun StorEdge N8400 filer s built in redundancy and availability features make it ideal for a datacenter environment SS b Sun microsystems Just the Facts February 2001 4 The Sun StorEdge N8200 filer is the entry level product in the Sun StorEdge N8000 filer family The Sun StorEdge N8600 filer is currently the high end product in Sun s filer family Key Messages e As the pioneer of the network file system NFS Sun was one of the first providers of NAS solutions Previously customers had to build their own Sun server storage based NAS solutions or
33. with Speaker Notes White Paper Reference Guide Reference Guide Reference Guide http www sun com storage nas N8400 http webhome Sun microsystems February 2001 Purpose Training Sales Tool Sales Tool Training Sales Tool Training Training Sales Tool Training Sales Tool Training Sales Tool Distribution SunWIN Reseller Web SunWIN Reseller Web COMAC SunWIN Reseller Web SunWIN Reseller Web SunWIN Reseller Web SunWIN Reseller Web SunWIN Reseller Web bay networkstorage products N8000 Token or COMAC Order 129796 129667 DE1416 0 120157 119836 120359 112864 111556 29
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