Transcript The Stratus® ftServer® Family

The Stratus® ftServer® Family
Continuous
Availability
Operational
Simplicity
Financial
Advantage
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Platforms Differentiated by
Superior Availability
Industry-standard ftServer® platform
 >99.999% availability across fleet
 Choice of hardened operating system
 Automatic availability; no application modification
Red Hat®
Enterprise Linux®
VMware®
Infrastructure 3
Red Hat Certified
Hardware Catalog
Global Alliance
Partner
Microsoft®
Windows
Server™ 2003
Microsoft
Hardware
Compatibility List
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Technology Partners
 Joint program to insure
processor determinism
 Early access to new
processors
 ftServer® Series
systems in Intel labs
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Collaborate on OS availability features
Hardened drivers
Memory resynchronization
Support for mission-critical applications
Collaborative support model
ftServer systems in partner test labs
 Reseller of CLARiiON® storage systems
 ftServer Series systems in EMC Qualification lab
 Collaborative support model
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Continuous Availability – 99.999%
 Track record of success
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Trusted availability partner for over 27
years to enterprises, government
agencies and telecommunications
service providers worldwide
Pioneer in continuous availability
solutions
Clients in 70 countries on 6 continents
 Global world-class expertise
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Specialized availability experts
Unrivaled troubleshooting expertise
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Stratus® ftServer® Family
Positioning
Deployment
Model
Workload
2500 Family
4400 Family
6200 Family
Dual-core
Dual-core
Quad-core
Highly affordable, entrylevel, fault-tolerant
server
Versatile, expandable
Price/performance leader
for applications that must
not fail
Enterprise-class server
delivering maximum
performance & availability
for mission-critical
computing
Replicated remote
locations
Departmental
business processing
Critical enterprise
business/operations
processing
 Standalone
 Fixed configurations
 Stable
 Sophisticated SMB
environments
 General purpose
 Growing or unpredictable
 Transaction-intensive
 Database server
 Server consolidation
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ftServer® Architecture:
Lockstep Technology
Duplex hardware components
Multi-path I/O
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Embedded I/O
Disks
PCI
Embedded I/O
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
Fault
Detection
&
Isolation
Eliminates single points of failure
Detects and isolates errors
Presents single software image
Delivers zero switchover time
CPU
Chipset
Memory
CPU
Lockstepped CPUs
Disks
PCI
Chipset
Memory
4400
2500
6200
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Stratus Lockstep Technology:
Automatic Availability
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 Redundant components execute same instructions
in lockstep
 Self-checking logic detects and isolates errors to the
component level and notifies Stratus of problems
 System distinguishes between transient and hard errors;
withstands transient errors
 If hard error occurs, faulty component is taken out of
service; duplicate component continues normal processing
 In-memory data and disk data are protected
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Failsafe ftServer® System Software
Prevents, diagnoses, and resolves
software issues
 Hardened drivers prevent software failures
 ftServer hardware and software combine
to shield operating system, middleware
and application from the impact of
transient errors
 Software issues are reliably captured,
analyzed and corrected
 Extensive integration / error insertion testing
 In-memory data and disk are protected
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Stratus Failsafe Software:
Automatic Availability
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 Reliably distinguishes software issues from hardware
issues to speed problem resolution
 Driver hardening ensures uninterrupted processing
if an I/O interface fails
 Rapid disk resynchronization transparently mirrors
disks and protects data integrity
 Accurate error data capture enables root-cause
analysis to prevent problem recurrence
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ActiveService™ Architecture:
Automatic Availability
Component fails. System
ISOLATES fault and notifies
Stratus that a CPU has failed
System automatically orders
CORRECT replacement part
Next Day
Delivery
Service
Hot-pluggable components are
EASY to replace
System synchronizes with
replacement component
Normal processing continues throughout process!
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ftServer® Family User Benefits
Continuous
Availability
Operational
Simplicity
 > 99.999% uptime
for a suite of
enterprise
Operating Systems
 Operating System
availability
enhancements
 Space-efficient
fault-tolerant
design
 Quick to deploy
 Simple to operate
 Easy to maintain
 Technology-enabled
services
Financial
Advantage
 Low TCO
 Cuts cost of
downtime
 Minimizes business
disruption
 Better resource
utilization
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Operational Simplicity
Designed for the most demanding local, remote,
and lights-out computing environments
Stratus industry-standard
platforms are as easy
to install, use,
and maintain as
conventional servers
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Easy to Install
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Rapid deployment: applications typically up
and running in less than a day
 Single system; single software licenses
Customer Response
“I like the Stratus ftServer system because of its simplicity.
With clustering, the typical approach to high availability,
comes other issues including complex configuration and
management, as well as software compatibility.”
Vaughn Book, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Arrowhead Credit Union
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Easy to Use
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Streamlines day-to-day operations
 Minimal operator intervention required
 No need to think about failure scenarios
 Remote monitoring, physical indicators; and hotpluggable components simplify serviceability
 Reduces workload of IT support staff; enables
redeployment of scarce resources
Customer Response
“One of the reasons for a change to the ftServer system was
to increase operational simplicity. Considering the limited
size of our IT team, the easy management of the new server
will also allow us to save a lot of costly human effort."
Diego Bertazzi, Operations Manager Information Technology Group,
Casino de la Vallee
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Easy to Maintain
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Integrates with standard management tools,
existing staff skills, operational procedures
 Managed as a single, industry-standard server
Customer Response
“Because the ftServer system runs in a Windows
environment, we are able to leverage technical expertise
that's plentiful throughout our staff. This is a big change
from the special knowledge needed to work with the
ATM/EFT controller that we replaced."
Gomer Jones, Senior Vice President
Texas State Bank
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Immediate Application Availability
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Application transparency
• Applications load and go
• Instant fault-tolerance
Customer Response
“Standard Windows server-based applications run
without a problem, operating transparently on the
fault-tolerant platform."
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Remote Problem Resolution that
Goes Beyond the Hardware
When You call ...
... an availability expert answers.
The types
of problems
we resolve
daily
Operating system
Network
Database
Multi-vendor issues
Hardware
Application
Patches
Security
Hot fixes
Customer Response
“You need immediate help when you have a 911 systems issue,
and Stratus understands that. Your call doesn't go into a
phone tree. You speak to a problem-solver right away."
Douglas Bolton, Information Systems Analyst
San Diego Fire & Life Safety Services
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Select the Support Offering that
Matches your requirements
Service
Tier
Service
Offering
Premium
Assured
Availability
Basic
Assured
Availability
Plus
System
Availability
Your Business
Environment
Stratus
Value Add
 Extremely risk
 Immediate response
 Traditional service
 Competitive with traditional
adverse
 High cost of
downtime
 Mission-critical
applications
 Require highest
level of 24/7
support
levels are adequate
from an expert
 Single point of contact
 Priority issue escalation
 Root-cause analysis and
permanent fix
 Availability partnership
 Premium operating system
services
 Availability program
guarantee
vendors break/fix services
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Availability Alternatives
Standalone Systems
Clustered Systems
ftServer Systems
Recover from failure
Prevent failure
some duplicate components
Reduce failure
 Cost of downtime
 Success depends on
negates advantage of
correct planning and
low purchase price
implementation
 Unpredictable
 Satisfactory operation
availability - varies by
highly dependent on
vendor / model
skilled personnel
 When it fails, it fails
hard
 Lockstep technology,
failsafe software, and
ActiveService™
architecture provide
continuous availability
 No special skills
required to implement
and manage
Effectiveness at addressing downtime
Operations
Application
Technology
Operations
Application
Technology
Operations
Application
Technology
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Value Comparison
Financial
Continuous
Advantage
Availability
Features
ftServer® System >99.999%
System
Architecture
Lockstep Technology
Resource
Protection
Failsafe Software
Service
technology
ActiveService™
Architecture
Zero failover time
Failure prevention
Protects memory & disk data
Shields SW from transient HW
errors
Fault detection and isolation
Hot-swappable components
Built-in serviceability
Operational
Simplicity
>Clusters 99.9%
Minutes of failover
Failure recovery
Protects ONLY disk data
HW errors cause OS and
application failures
Limited self diagnostics
Limited hot-swappability
Add-on serviceability
Deployment
Immediate
Script development/testing
Application
Modification
None
Recommended
System
Operation
Single system image
Lights out operation
Multiple system images
Requires IS Support
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Ease of Implementation:
Availability Alternatives Comparison
Standalone
Implementation
Process
Clustered
systems
some duplicate
components
ftServer
system
Planning and design
None
Extensive
None
Addresses single
points of failure
Extra work
required
Extra work required
Yes; it's built-in
None
Nodes must be properly
sized for adequate
performance
None
Application
modification
None
Highly recommended to
ensure failover, SW
compatibility, data
integrity
None
Develop and test
failover scripts
No
Yes; must repeat with
each change
No
Test for effectiveness
No
Yes
No
Document
procedures
No
Extensive documentation
No
Sizing / load
balancing
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Problem Handling Effectiveness:
Availability Alternatives Comparison
Standalone
Problem Handling
Features
Clustered
systems
some duplicate
components
ftServer
system
Recovery time
from failure
Minutes to days
Minutes to hours
Zero
In-flight data
All lost on failure
All lost on failover
No data loss
Fault detection and
isolation
Limited
Limited
Yes, to the
component level
Transient errors
May cause failure;
lead to silent data
corruption
May cause failure;
lead to silent data
corruption
Withstands transient
errors; no data
corruption
Hard errors
Varies by HW
configuration;
possible failure
System failover
System continues
normal processing
Integrity of database
transactions
Varies by HW
configuration
Yes
Yes
Driver hardening
No
No
Yes
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Solutions Management:
Availability Alternatives Comparison
Standalone
some duplicate
components
Clustered
systems
Server platform
Single system
view;
no special skills
Complex; requires
specialized
personnel
Single system view; no
special skills
Failover testing when
changes are made
No
Required
No
Varies by
vendor and
platform
Varies by vendor
and platform
Integrated 24 x 7 system
monitoring, status
reporting tied to
ActiveService Network
Limited. Varies
by vendor and
platform
Limited. Varies by
vendor and
platform
Yes: even when server is
offline
On-going
Management
System monitoring,
reporting, diagnostics
Remote problem
identification / repair
ftServer
system
Memory data capture
in event of OS outage
No
No
Yes, default feature;
does not delay
application restart
Change management
Changes easily
tracked
Complex
documentation
Changes easily tracked
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Managing Planned Downtime
(Windows® only)
Challenges
Clusters
Availability
risk
 Prone to
Ease of use
 Cluster
Minimize
downtime
synchronization
and recovery
issues
expertise
required
 Minimal (1 to 3
short duration)
outages
Stratus Active Upgrade™
_  Automatic synchronization
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between production and update
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 System can be restored to its
original state at any time
 Automatic pre-upgrade readiness 
check
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 Intuitive user-interface guides you 
_  Single OS and Single Application
through every step
 No Application modification
  Single Application outage
 Upgrade completed in seconds
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Cluster Customer Experience
Implementation
Process
Requires
specialized skills:
Planning
Designing
Building
Scripting
Configuring
Measuring
Testing
Process must
repeated with
each change!
Failure Recovery
Process
Notify service provider
Wait for arrival
Problem analysis
Replace failed
component
Reboot OS
Recover file system
Recover database
Restart network
software
Restart application
Time-consuming, labor-intensive
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Stratus Customer Experience
Automatic Availability
Implementation
Process
Load-and-go
deployment
 Maximizes existing
IT skills
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Failure Prevention
Stratus Continuous
Processing® technology
prevents failures from
occurring
24 x 7 monitoring and
reporting integrated
into every system
Root-cause analysis to
prevent problem
recurrance
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ftServer® Product Specifications
ftServer 2500
system
ftServer 4400
system
ftServer 6200
system
Processors
1-socket
1- and 2-socket
2-socket
CPU/FSB
Frequency
Dual-core 2 GHz CPU
1333 MHz FSB
Dual-core 2 GHz CPU
1333 MHz FSB
Quad-core 2.66 GHz CPU
1333 MHz FSB
CPU Cache
4MB L2
4MB L2
2 x 4MB L2
Memory
2GB–6GB DDR667 FBDIMM
2GB–12GB DDR667 FBDIMM
4GB–24GB DDR667 FBDIMM
PCI Slots
6 x PCI-X, or 4 x PCI-X and 2 x PCIe
RAID 1 Disk
3 Enterprise SAS or SATA Disks
Embedded
SAS, 2x ENET (10/100/1000) ,
3x USB2.0, 2x COMM, VGA, BMC, R/W DVD
Operating
Systems
Windows® Server 2003 Standard
Edition or Red Hat® Enterprise
Linux®
Form Factor
4U Rack and Pedestal
Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
VMware ® Virtual Infrastructure 3
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
4U Rack and Pedestal
4U Rack
Note: All I/O options specified in logical count, physical count is 2 times numbers specified
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Building Blocks of the
ftServer® Family
2500
CPU / IO CRU
4400
6200
Blindmate
Backplane
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ftServer®
Modular Family Components
CPU/IO
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2U Blindmate Enclosure, front removable
1 or 2-socket CPU
6 DIMM Slots
1333 MHz Front Side Bus
4 GHz Memory Bus
Up to 3 Hot plug, SAS or SATA Drives, front removable
Power On button, front accessible & protected
6 Customer Configurable PCI-X/PCI-Express slots, rear accessible
2 10/100/1000 Com port, rear accessible
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ftServer®
Modular Family Components
Passive
Backplane
 Passive backplane for seamless component interconnect
 Blind mates power and signal to CRU’s
 Standard 19” EIA compatible
 Adjustable rail – fits cabinet depth range 24” to 30”
 Shared connectors located in rear
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ftServer® 2500 Systems
Workloads and Attributes
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Entry-level
1-socket server
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Highly affordable fault-tolerance
Easy to deploy and simple to manage
Ideal for replicated deployment at
remote locations
Specifications
 4U rack-optimized form factor
 Pedestal option
 1-way CPU
 2.0 GHz dual-core Intel® Xeon™
processor with 4MB cache
 Dual modular redundancy
 SAS/SATA storage supporting
6 internal disks
 Optional external JBOD or RAID
(Windows only)
 2GB – 6GB memory
 6 PCI-X slots, or 4 PCI-X and 2 PCIExpress slots
 Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
 Windows® 2003 Standard Edition or
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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ftServer® 4400 Systems
Workloads and Attributes
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Mid-range
1- or 2-socket system
Price / performance leader
Dedicated business processing application server
Ideal for departmental business processing;
ideal for space-constrained data centers
Specifications
 4U rack-optimized form factor
 Pedestal option
 2.0 GHz dual-core Intel® Xeon™
processor with 4MB cache
 Dual modular redundancy
 2GB – 12GB memory
 SAS/SATA, storage
supporting 6 internal disks
 Optional EMC (Windows/VMware only)
or ftScalable Storage
 6 PCI-X slots, or 4 PCI-X and 2 PCIExpress slots
 Integrated dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet
 Windows® 2003 Enterprise Edition
VMware® Infrastructure
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
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ftServer® 6200 Systems
Workloads and Attributes
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Enterprise-class, quad-core system for
transaction-intensive workloads
Top-of-the-line
2-socket server
Specifications
 4U rack-optimized form factor
 Quad-core 2-way SMP
 2.66 GHz dual-core Intel® Xeon™
processor with 2 x 4MB cache
 Dual modular redundancy
 4GB – 24GB memory
 SAS/SATA, storage
supporting 6 internal disks
 Optional EMC (Windows/VMware
only) or ftScalable Storage
 6 PCI-X slots, or 4 PCI-X and 2 PCIExpress slots
 Integrated dual 10/100/1000
Ethernet
 Windows® 2003 Enterprise Edition
VMware® Infrastructure
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
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Storage Options
Fault-tolerant protection of critical data
Internal
 Software-based RAID 1 and 1+0; 6 disk capacity
 SAS/SATA
 73 GB, 146 GB 15K RPM SAS
 250 GB, 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA
 3.0 TB
ftScalable Storage
 Hardware RAID
 Fibre Channel (Direct or SAN attach)
 27 TB
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ftScaleable Storage: Feature Set
 Availability
 Redundant, hot-plug
 Active-Active controllers
 Rolling firmware upgrades
 EnviroStor™ Battery-free
cache protection
 ASN Integration
 Snapshots
 Hot spares
 Performance
 15K RPM SAS
 DupliCache: Patented
redundant
cache optimization
 Switched drive topology
 Capacity
 Dynamic expansion: up to
3 shelves
 27TB maximum
 Dedicated, dual-host DAS, and
SAN topologies
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Stratus Tape Backup Family
VS160 Tape
 80GB/160GB native/compressed capacity
 8MBps/16MBps native/compressed
data-transfer rates
 External 1U rack-mount enclosure with single or dual tape drives
available
 Output read-compatible with SDLT600
 Available as standalone tape or with autoloader
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