Transcript Underlying technologies and reducing the risk (Stratus

Underlying
technologies
and reducing
the risk
Stratus
Technologies
Andy Bailey
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In today’s world,
there is an
expectation that
Stratus
systems are “
always available”.
The Smarter
Approach to
Uptime™
Every
application
is “mission
essential”.
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Stratus
The Smarter
Putting
a
perspective
on
the
cost
of
Approach to
downtime…..
Uptime™
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Industry Segment
Normal Cost of Downtime
Peak Cost of Downtime
Discrete Manufacturing
€49,000
€247,000
Process Manufacturing
€19,800
€762,000
Banking
€828,000
€2,698,000
Telco
€192,000
€499,000
€272,200
€1,051,500
Average Per Hour
Source: HP analysis of 158 companies across EMEA, Summer 2005
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Risk Factor
Risk Factors associated with
Virtualisation
No. Applications
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Underlying technologies and
reducing the risk
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The host becomes a single point of
failure.
Virtual servers
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Stratus’ approach is to prevent any
failure conditions……..
Primary environment
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…..rather than recovering from
failures
DR environment
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Stratus
Technology to “deThe Smarter
risk”
aggressive
Approach to
virtualization
Uptime™
deployments
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Always or “Continuously”
available
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Simple to operate and
maintain
uses commercially available
operating systems
 everything is “hotplug”
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Uncompromising TCO
Acquisition
 Management
 Downtime
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Stratus
At Stratus,
“Availability”
is
The Smarter
the
Approach
to
Uptime™ focus of
primary
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everything
we do!
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The Company
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HQ – Boston, MA
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Stratus Customers
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Constantly changing
data is needed in
real-time to make
decisions
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The server is a direct
interface between a
business and
its customers
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Availability of the
application is a
direct contributor to
revenue
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Single transaction is
of enormous value
or
critical importance
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Technology
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FULL
REDUNDANCY All components
are duplicated
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Embedded I/O
Disks
PCI
Embedded I/O
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
CPU
Chipset
Memory
CPU
Lockstepped CPUs
Disks
PCI
Chipset
Memory
Processors run in “Lockstep”
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Multi-path I/O capability
Multi-path I/O
Disks
PCI
Embedded I/O
Disks
PCI
Embedded I/O
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
CPU
Chipset
Memory
CPU
Chipset
Memory
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Self-checking logic detects
and isolates errors to the
component level and
notifies Stratus of problems
If hard error occurs, faulty
component is taken out of
service; duplicate
component continues
normal processing – ZERO
LATENCY
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What happens to
the data?
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Disks run in Full
Duplex mode
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Memory is
mirrored and
synchronised
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Network ports are
duplicated and
“teamed”
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OS and S/W
reliability
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OS Support &
Failsafe software
Red Hat® Linux® OS
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S/W versions
W2003 Enterprise
Edition
W2003 Standard
on entry-level
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Stratus Failsafe
software
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Reliably distinguishes
software issues from
hardware issues to
speed problem
resolution –
TRANSIENT ERROR
PROTECTION
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Driver hardening
ensures
uninterrupted
processing
if an I/O interface
fails
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Rapid disk
resynchronization
transparently mirrors
disks and protects
data integrity
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Active Upgrade™
Technology
Addresses major
causes of planned
downtime
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What is Active Upgrade?
1. Duplex
Outside
World
Enet,
EMC, etc
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D
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System
Disks
2. Split
3. Merge &
Commit
Outside
World
Outside
World
RDR-Mirrored
System Disks &
Data disks
Data
Disks
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Application
Keeps Running
S
D
Patch/Hot-fix
Gets Applied
S
D
S
D
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Re-mirror from
Latest System &
Latest Data
Disks
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ROOT-CAUSE
ANALYSIS
Accurate error data
capture to prevent
problem recurrence
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Service
Methodology
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24hr Customer
Assistance Centre
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Component
fails. System
ISOLATES fault
and notifies
Stratus that a
CPU has failed
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Next Day
Delivery
Service
System
automatically
orders
CORRECT
replacement
part
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Next Day
Delivery
Service
Hot-pluggable
components
are EASY to
replace
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Next Day
Delivery
Service
System
synchronizes
with
replacement
component
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Worldwide
Services
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Stratus is the first and only vendor to
report daily the reliability of its
installed base
of systems worldwide.
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Stratus, in conjunction with
offer a unique virtualisation proposition…
Continuously
Available
Solutions
Unmatched
Operational
Simplicity
Compelling
Financial
Advantage
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