CDMI strawman for harmonizing IT storage management This is a very old presentation that I was asked to place on slide share

1. Gary Mazzaferro
AlloyCloud, Inc
CDMI FOR HOSTS AND CLIENTS
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2. CDMI HM:
CDMI‐HM:
Agenda
 Ab CDMI
About CDMI
 Current and Expanded Use Case
 Intro: CDMI Harmonized Data Center
 Straw Man
 CDMI‐H Reference Architecture
 Schedule
 Open Discussion
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3. About CDMI
Value and Advantage
 Self Service Interface for Managing Storage
 Optimizes Data Center Economics
 Improves Service Efficiencies
 Foundation for Automation
 Reduces Waste (Training, Tools, Scripting de’jour)
 Aggregates External Storage Management
 Sh d St
Shared Storage Efficiencies
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 Consolidating Tenants
 Scales from Desktop to Global Web
 Maximizes Storage and I/O consolidation
 Industry Support
 Collaboration with Other Cloud Standards
 Net App, Oracle, Cisco
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4. CDMI HM: About CDMI
CDMI‐HM: About CDMI
Deployment Models
 S d Al
Stand Alone Server (Proxy)
S (P )
 Remote to NAS and Block Servers, Block Arrays
 Embedded Management Interface
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 NAS and Block Servers, Block Arrays
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5. CDMI HM: About CDMI
CDMI‐HM: About CDMI
Technology
 Next Gen Data & Storage Management
 Flexible, Robust Object Model
 Supports Many Storage Paradigms
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 Easy to Use Interface Built For Web Access
 Restful API / JSON Data
 High Integrate able with Web Pages and Apps
High Integrate‐able with Web Pages and Apps
 HTTP based Data Transfer Protocol
 Can support Grid‐FTP and Others
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 Allows Native Protocols (SAMBA, NFS, etc)
 Integrates with Private, Hybrid and Public Cloud
Managers (Open Nebula)
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6. CDMI HM: About CDMI
CDMI‐HM: About CDMI
What They Got Right
 Extensible Data and Storage Management
 Samba on a Desktop to Cloud Scale
 Easy to Use
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 Programmers Like It
 Write Once Scripting
 S
Strategic Management
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 Normalizes Data and Storage Management Policies
 Can Leverage Existing Management Technologies ie SMI‐S WBEM,
Proprietary Solutions
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 Accessible by Mobile Devices iPad, Android, iOS
 Integrates with Private, Hybrid and Public Cloud Managers (Open
Nebula, other are coming)
Neb la other are coming)
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7. CDMI HM:
CDMI‐HM:
EXISTING USE CASES
 CASE E
CASE 1: External Storage Management
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 Well Understood (RAID, LUNS, Files)
 CDMI R l
CDMI Replaces Existing Proprietary APIs
E i i P i API
Thin Terminals Work Stations
VM VM VM VM
Adhoc
Data & Storage Application
Mgt HyperVisor
Servers
Server
Ext Block
E t Bl k Ext Filer
E t Fil
Scalable
Data & Storage CDMI Console
Storage Storage
Mgt
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8. CDMI HM:
CDMI‐HM:
EXISTING USE CASE EXPOSES CORE PROBLEMS
 Di
Disaggregated Storage Management
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 Complicates Orchestration and Deployment
 Increases Administration Costs
 VMs and Virtual Servers Compound the Problems
Thin Terminals Work Stations
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Adhoc VM VM VM VM
Data & Storage
Mgt HyperVisor Application
Servers
Server
Ext Block
E t Bl k Ext Filer
E t Fil
Scalable
Data & Storage CDMI Console
Storage Storage
Mgt
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9. USE CASE:Harmonized Storage Admin
Synergies Between Servers and External Storage
 Multi path
Multi‐path  Create Import
 RAID Levels  Directory Integration (AD,LDAP, NIS)
 Ports
 Extents
 Create Exports
 Map exports to Targets
Thin Terminals Work Stations
VM VM VM VM
CDMI Console
HyperVisor Application
Servers
Server
Ext Block
E t Bl k Ext Filer
E t Fil
Storage Storage
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10. Harmonized Data Center
Advantages
 E
Expands CDMI Benefits and Value Proposition
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 Common View Of All Storage Across Scale
 Facilitates End to End Storage Management
 Eliminates Shoehorned Automation
 Reduces Administrative Training and Tool
Expenditures
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11. CDMI‐HS:
CDMI HS:
Straw Man
Management
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Applications
Active
Cloud Storage
Tivoli Directory
OpenVie Cloud
w Directors
CDMI
Interfaces Grid Storage
CDMI (HTTP)
Admin CLI
CDMI
Management
Fabric
Clients Storage
(Block/NAS)
Host
SAN/NET
VMs and
Virtual Hosts
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12. CDMI‐HS:
CDMI HS
Conceptual Reference Architecture
Proxy Plugins
(to non CDMI Devices)
Lightweight Web
Server
CDMI Semantics
Feature Manager Core CDMI‐HS
Authorization Plugins
Plug‐in Manager
Remote Mgt Client
Plugins
Operating System APIs and Utilities
Vendor Utilities
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13. CDMI HS
CDMI‐HS
Proposed Schedule & Roadmap
Records Mgt
Scientific Data
Data Authentication
Named Data Networks
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14. CDMI HS
CDMI‐HS
Conclusion
 CDMI F l Lik A Wi
CDMI Feels Like A Winner
 Easy to Use
 Collaboration With Other Initiatives Will Accelerate
Adoption
 Transparent, Insulated Trends ie Cloud Storage, I/O
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Consolidation
 US Fed and EU eGovt Needs Cloud Standards
 CDMI Server Java Reference Implementation Available
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 Client, Host & Virtual Server CDMI Will Reduce
the Costs of Cloud Data Center Deployments
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15. CDMI HS
CDMI‐HS
Conclusion
 Q
Questions
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 Thanks
 Contact: Gary.Mazzaferro@alloycloud.com
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