Tegile Systems, Cisco and VMware Join to Prove In-Line De-Duplication Creates Superior Capacity, Performance and Cost Benefits in VDI Environments
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Posted on May 28, 2013 at 7:42:02 AM
Tegile Systems, Cisco and VMware Join to Prove In-Line De-Duplication Creates Superior Capacity, Performance and Cost Benefits in VDI Environments
Reference Architecture Highlights 83% Capacity Reduction and Multi-Protocol Workload Consolidation of Virtual Desktops and User Shares on 3U Unified Storage Platform. While testing involved only 1,000 Virtual Desktops, the architecture is not limited, and Tegile is already supporting 7,000+ user VDI instances
NEWARK, Calif., May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tegile Systems today launched a new reference architecture with Cisco Systems and VMware that dramatically lowers capacity and CPU utilization requirements in VDI environments, freeing up more resources to accelerate I/O performance. The integrated desktop virtualization solution offers users a simple, unified and scalable solution that provides faster deployments, greater flexibility of choice, efficiency and lower risk.
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Successful reference architecture testing was performed with Cisco Unified Computing System B200 M3 servers, Cisco Nexus Switching 5000 series platform, Tegile Zebi HA2100 storage array and VMware View 5.1 with VMware vSphere 5 and supported 1,000 virtual desktops running average desktop user workloads. The Zebi hybrid storage array with in-line deduplication and compression enabled significant reductions in the amount of storage required to host the virtual desktops. The test met boot, login and steady-state requirements specified by VMware View Planner while providing an 83 percent capacity savings versus others' compression-only solutions.
The reference architecture is not limited to just 1,000 users. A west coast university has been supporting over 7,000 student and faculty VDI instances with Tegile's storage for over a year and has been more than pleased with the performance and economic advantages hybrid storage with in-line de-duplication brings to its university.
Benefits of the reference architecture featuring Cisco UCS, VMware and Zebi storage arrays include:
-- High Performance - the reference architecture delivers a
high-performance compute, network and storage platform with a rich set
of virtual desktop features and functions with a deployment time of less
than 30 minutes and boot logins in fewer than 5 seconds
-- Storage Capacity Reduction - integrated in-line deduplication,
compression and thin provisioning technologies dramatically reduce
physical storage consumption while providing a multiplication of savings
at no additional cost
-- Reduced Server and Storage Footprint - designed with virtualization in
mind, the reduced number of components enabled by Cisco UCS and
efficient storage use through data reduction enabled by Tegile Zebi
storage directly results in lower CAPEX and OPEX costs for VMware View
VDI deployments
-- High Availability -designed with redundant components and no single
point of failure, the Cisco and Zebi systems provide proactive
monitoring and alerts to enable a virtualized environment with fewer
disruptions for end users
-- Single Platform for Multiple Workloads - multiprotocol flexibility
includes support for the customer's choice of iSCSI, Fibre Channel and
NFS for desktop images, while Microsoft Windows home folders for
persistent data can be provisioned using CIFS
"A simplified, secure and scalable Cisco data center infrastructure solution for desktop virtualization saves time and money while enhancing productivity and business agility," said Courtney Burry, Director of Product Marketing at VMware. "By validating a proof-of-concept architecture with Cisco UCS for desktop virtualization, VMware and Tegile Zebi storage arrays, we are able to quantify how the interoperable solution will benefit our joint customers and improve the end user experience by allowing them to be productive anytime, anywhere through VDI deployments."
Tegile Zebi arrays leverage the performance of SSD and low cost per TB of high capacity disk drives to deliver up to seven times the performance and up to 75 percent less capacity required than legacy arrays. Zebi hybrid arrays combine Tegile's patented MASS technology with high performance DRAM, solid state flash, Intel Xeon processors and high speed Ethernet or Fibre Channel, resulting in higher capacity and significantly higher performance. Maximizing capacity, on-the-fly de-duplication and data compression enable more hosted virtual desktops for a lower investment in storage and network infrastructure.
"This joint reference architecture was a true team effort between Cisco, VMware and Tegile and I want to thank all of those involved in making this happen," said Alok Agrawal, vice president of customer engineering, Tegile Systems. "Storage is a critical element in the deployment of virtual desktop infrastructures. In a VM environment, you need a storage appliance that's able to provide a good balance of read and write performance. We believe that deduplication for a VDI environment is the true differentiator with this particular reference architecture and provides significant value to our customers."
Additional information about the successful testing of Tegile's VDI reference architecture with Cisco and VMware is available at http://www.tegile.com. YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPfG1q7V-FE
About Tegile Systems
Tegile Systems is pioneering a new generation of award-winning enterprise storage arrays that balance performance, capacity, features and price for virtualization, file services and database applications. With Tegile's Zebi line of hybrid storage arrays, the company is redefining the traditional approach to storage by providing a family of arrays that is significantly faster than all hard disk-based arrays and significantly less expensive than all solid state disk-based arrays.
Tegile's patented MASS technology accelerates the Zebi's performance and enables on-the-fly de-duplication and compression of data so each Zebi has a usable capacity far greater than its raw capacity. Tegile's award-winning technology solutions enable customers to better address the requirements of server virtualization, virtual desktop integration and database integration than other offerings. Featuring both NAS and SAN connectivity, Tegile arrays are easy-to-use, fully redundant, and highly scalable. They come complete with built-in auto-snapshot, auto-replication, near-instant recovery, onsite or offsite failover, and virtualization management features. Additional information is available at http://www.tegile.com. Follow Tegile on Twitter @tegile.
Contacts
Dan Miller
JPR Communications
818-884-8282, ext. 13
danm@jprcom.com
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Reference Architecture Highlights 83% Capacity Reduction and Multi-Protocol Workload Consolidation of Virtual Desktops and User Shares on 3U Unified Storage Platform. While testing involved only 1,000 Virtual Desktops, the architecture is not limited, and Tegile is already supporting 7,000+ user VDI instances
NEWARK, Calif., May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tegile Systems today launched a new reference architecture with Cisco Systems and VMware that dramatically lowers capacity and CPU utilization requirements in VDI environments, freeing up more resources to accelerate I/O performance. The integrated desktop virtualization solution offers users a simple, unified and scalable solution that provides faster deployments, greater flexibility of choice, efficiency and lower risk.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130215/LA61196LOGO)
Successful reference architecture testing was performed with Cisco Unified Computing System B200 M3 servers, Cisco Nexus Switching 5000 series platform, Tegile Zebi HA2100 storage array and VMware View 5.1 with VMware vSphere 5 and supported 1,000 virtual desktops running average desktop user workloads. The Zebi hybrid storage array with in-line deduplication and compression enabled significant reductions in the amount of storage required to host the virtual desktops. The test met boot, login and steady-state requirements specified by VMware View Planner while providing an 83 percent capacity savings versus others' compression-only solutions.
The reference architecture is not limited to just 1,000 users. A west coast university has been supporting over 7,000 student and faculty VDI instances with Tegile's storage for over a year and has been more than pleased with the performance and economic advantages hybrid storage with in-line de-duplication brings to its university.
Benefits of the reference architecture featuring Cisco UCS, VMware and Zebi storage arrays include:
-- High Performance - the reference architecture delivers a
high-performance compute, network and storage platform with a rich set
of virtual desktop features and functions with a deployment time of less
than 30 minutes and boot logins in fewer than 5 seconds
-- Storage Capacity Reduction - integrated in-line deduplication,
compression and thin provisioning technologies dramatically reduce
physical storage consumption while providing a multiplication of savings
at no additional cost
-- Reduced Server and Storage Footprint - designed with virtualization in
mind, the reduced number of components enabled by Cisco UCS and
efficient storage use through data reduction enabled by Tegile Zebi
storage directly results in lower CAPEX and OPEX costs for VMware View
VDI deployments
-- High Availability -designed with redundant components and no single
point of failure, the Cisco and Zebi systems provide proactive
monitoring and alerts to enable a virtualized environment with fewer
disruptions for end users
-- Single Platform for Multiple Workloads - multiprotocol flexibility
includes support for the customer's choice of iSCSI, Fibre Channel and
NFS for desktop images, while Microsoft Windows home folders for
persistent data can be provisioned using CIFS
"A simplified, secure and scalable Cisco data center infrastructure solution for desktop virtualization saves time and money while enhancing productivity and business agility," said Courtney Burry, Director of Product Marketing at VMware. "By validating a proof-of-concept architecture with Cisco UCS for desktop virtualization, VMware and Tegile Zebi storage arrays, we are able to quantify how the interoperable solution will benefit our joint customers and improve the end user experience by allowing them to be productive anytime, anywhere through VDI deployments."
Tegile Zebi arrays leverage the performance of SSD and low cost per TB of high capacity disk drives to deliver up to seven times the performance and up to 75 percent less capacity required than legacy arrays. Zebi hybrid arrays combine Tegile's patented MASS technology with high performance DRAM, solid state flash, Intel Xeon processors and high speed Ethernet or Fibre Channel, resulting in higher capacity and significantly higher performance. Maximizing capacity, on-the-fly de-duplication and data compression enable more hosted virtual desktops for a lower investment in storage and network infrastructure.
"This joint reference architecture was a true team effort between Cisco, VMware and Tegile and I want to thank all of those involved in making this happen," said Alok Agrawal, vice president of customer engineering, Tegile Systems. "Storage is a critical element in the deployment of virtual desktop infrastructures. In a VM environment, you need a storage appliance that's able to provide a good balance of read and write performance. We believe that deduplication for a VDI environment is the true differentiator with this particular reference architecture and provides significant value to our customers."
Additional information about the successful testing of Tegile's VDI reference architecture with Cisco and VMware is available at http://www.tegile.com. YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPfG1q7V-FE
About Tegile Systems
Tegile Systems is pioneering a new generation of award-winning enterprise storage arrays that balance performance, capacity, features and price for virtualization, file services and database applications. With Tegile's Zebi line of hybrid storage arrays, the company is redefining the traditional approach to storage by providing a family of arrays that is significantly faster than all hard disk-based arrays and significantly less expensive than all solid state disk-based arrays.
Tegile's patented MASS technology accelerates the Zebi's performance and enables on-the-fly de-duplication and compression of data so each Zebi has a usable capacity far greater than its raw capacity. Tegile's award-winning technology solutions enable customers to better address the requirements of server virtualization, virtual desktop integration and database integration than other offerings. Featuring both NAS and SAN connectivity, Tegile arrays are easy-to-use, fully redundant, and highly scalable. They come complete with built-in auto-snapshot, auto-replication, near-instant recovery, onsite or offsite failover, and virtualization management features. Additional information is available at http://www.tegile.com. Follow Tegile on Twitter @tegile.
Contacts
Dan Miller
JPR Communications
818-884-8282, ext. 13
danm@jprcom.com
SOURCE Tegile Systems
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Tegile Systems
Web Site: http://www.tegile.com