Microsoft Core Storage Update

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Microsoft Core Storage Update

• March 2006
• Suzanne Morgan, Program Manager
• Core Windows, Storage

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iSCSI 2.0 Key Features

• Integrated Microsoft MPIO multipathing solution
  supports logod block storage devices
• Includes Microsoft iSCSI DSM designed to work
  with SPC-3 compliant or active/active targets
• Multiple connections per session
• IPv6 support
• Error Recovery Levels 1 2

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iSNS Server 3.0

• Microsoft preferred mechanism for iSCSI target
  discovery
• Scalable
• iSNS support required for all iSCSI targets
  through designed for Windows Logo Program
• Centralized management using Discovery Domains
• DHCP support for auto configuration
• Dynamically updated
• Cluster resource DLL enables failover support

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Microsoft Multipath I/O DDK

• High Availability Storage Solution
• Microsoft foundation binaries included
• HBA and path agnostic
• Provides up to 32 paths
• Enables full path control by DSM
• Failover, Failback and Load Balancing
• Device Specific Modules
• Vendor DSM tunes MPIO to storage device
• Multiple DSM coexistence  
• WMI interface provides consistent management
  capability
• Can send storage unique commands

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Microsoft MPIO Roadmap

• Longhorn Server Integrated Multipathing
• Microsoft DSM - Industry standard multipath
  solution
• iSCSI, FC, SAS
• Support for Active/Active arrays
• Supports Asymmetric A/A (SPC-3 compliant)
• Load balancing with MSCS clusters
• Persistent Reservation Requirement for
• DDK still available! MS DSM Source Included
• Proprietary or classic Mulitpathing will no
  longer be logod for FC
• True today for iSCSI and SAS

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iSCSI Software Enabled SAN Boot

• Diskless boot enabled using standard NICs
  Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator
• Requires firmware based change in System Option
  ROM or NIC ROM/firmware
• Key scenarios
• Diskless blade servers to address power/heat
  consumption
• Disaster recovery
• Manageability
• Release mechanism
• Solution Provider/OEM/IHV provided
• Includes Microsoft QFEs redistributed by OEMs
• Includes IHV provided firmware implementation
• Targeting release IH06 Windows Server 2003
• LH Server will support CD install to diskless
  server

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Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

• Software target, based on acquisition
• Delivery for WSS R2 via iSCSI feature pack
• Includes support for
• MS MPIO
• VSS
• VDS 1.1
• VHD format
• 64-bit Windows (amd64)
• IPsec
• IPv6

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Appendix
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Planned Features for Windows Vista and Windows
Longhorn Server
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Microsoft iSCSI Software Target (Futures)

• ERL 1 2
• Multiple connections per session (MC/S)
• Mirroring (2-node replication)
• Flash copy (COW snapshots and clones)
• Snapshot agents for SQL, Exchange, VSS
• Replication of snapshots
• Radius Support

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iSCSI Software Initiator Updates

• Initiator included inbox both client and server
• Support for WinSock Kernel (vs. TDI)
• Support for CD-based Install to diskless servers

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End to End Multipathing Microsoft MPIO
Universal DSM

• Supports Fibre Channel and SAS as well as iSCSI
• Provides user community with low-cost,
  high-quality multipathing solution
• Meets enterprise requirement for highly available
  storage
• Compatible storage arrays must comply with
  relevant SCSI Standards
• Additional value add available using vendor
  provided plug-in (DSM)

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Management Security

• Storage Explorer
• iSNS Server included inbox in Longhorn Server
• Manageable through Storage Explorer
• IAS radius plug-in for Microsoft IAS Server
  enabling iSCSI centralized security management
  with Radius Server

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Storage Explorer A SAN Visualization Application

• Storage Explorer Design
• Utilizes industry standard APIs to gather
  information about storage devices in FC and iSCSI
  SANs
• Implemented as an MMC snap-in
• Access to iSCSI/iSNS Device Configuration
• Storage Explorer GUI
• Provides a tree-structured view of all the
  components within the SAN (Fabrics, Platforms,
  Storage Devices, LUNs)
• Storage Explorer Management
• Provides access to the TCP/IP management
  interfaces of individual devices from a single
  GUI

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Storage Explorer User InterfaceSAN
Visualization

• Provides detailed SAN configuration information

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Storage Explorer User InterfaceDevice
Management

• Provides access to the management interfaces for
  individual devices

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iSCSI Resources

• Microsoft iSCSI website
• http//www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/stor
  age/iscsi.mspx
• Download Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
• http//www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F
  amilyID12cb3c1a-15d6-4585-b385-befd1319f825Displ
  ayLangen
• iSCSI DFW Logo Document http//www.microsoft.com/
  whdc/winlogo/downloads.mspx
• Microsoft support for iSCSI Clusters FAQ
• http//www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/stor
  age/technologies/iscsi/iscsicluster.mspx
• iSCSI deployment guide white paper
• http//www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/stora
  ge/technologies/iscsi/deployiscsi.mspx
• For information about iSCSI support
  http//support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scidfh
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• To participate get more info on the iSCSI
  Software enabled SAN boot beta
  boot_at_microsoft.com