Why is virtualization favored by users?

In the current virtualization field, storage virtualization applications are becoming more and more common. At the same time, people are paying more and more attention to storage virtualization. What is the significance of Storage Virtualization for users? Why is it so popular with users?

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1. Simplified work

The comprehensive storage virtualization software products provide super-advanced features/functions that are available only for high-end storage systems, such as datacore, a leading vendor in the storage virtualization field, it can be used on different disk resources and managed in a centralized manner. The storage arrays that are directly connected to San also have the same rich functionality, regardless of the model or manufacturer. This kind of software often runs on standard x86/x64 servers and is completely portable among different hardware series, so users will not face the common degradation problems of proprietary storage devices.

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This achievement can benefit the management personnel of the data center.

First, no matter when storage resources need to be retired or upgraded, the migration will not be affected and the procedures are greatly simplified. The new array is submitted to the storage virtualization engine, and the data contained in the original array can be transparently migrated to the new array. It does not need to be forced to stop for a long time.

Second, because the command and control of the storage environment are controlled by the overall storage virtualization software, you can only purchase backend storage, without all the expensive embedded firmware licenses. This has an impact on the commercialization of storage, and allows it buyers to get a large discount in negotiations with a number of storage vendors.

Another interesting advantage of software-based storage virtualization is that software can use faster CPUs to accelerate I/O processing to make full use of Moore's Law ". In fact, when the disk I/O is accelerated anywhere in the virtual storage pool to produce high-speed cache, the storage virtualization server can run its internal processor and memory. In addition, this additional processing capability helps detach advanced features from the host and disk subsystem of the application to achieve better and more comprehensive service quality. In this way, enterprises do not need to upgrade the disk controller storage, which greatly prolongs the service life of all storage devices in the data center.

More importantly, some storage virtualization software can run on virtual machines. At the same time, the application of virtual machines can greatly improve the utilization of server resources and maximize the efficiency of the data center.

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2. Cost Saving

By virtualizing the servers and storage infrastructure, enterprises can greatly reduce the total cost of ownership of the entire computing complex; fewer physical devices are required for hosting, power consumption and cooling, management, and procurement. Capital and operational advantages will soon become apparent. In fact, anyone considering server virtualization promotion should include the storage virtualization software involved in the Schedule from the first day. Many people re-reasonably use the idle application servers during the server consolidation process to run storage virtualization software.

In the past five years, how to deploy computing resources in the data center has changed. With server virtualization, enterprises can benefit from higher processor utilization, ease of management, and lower overall computing costs. This model has been widely accepted and adopted by the industry and has not shown any signs of weakening. This indicates that the hardware-dominated server resource management solution has been replaced by a software-centric solution, so it is time to adopt the same mode in the storage resource management of different data centers.

Yuwen technology comments:

In philosophy: existence makes sense, and there is a result in reason. Storage Virtualization is widely welcomed by users because it can bring value to users and provide users with services they need. As Storage Virtualization continues to play a role, user favor is also growing.

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