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Storage Design Module

The Storage Design Module enables solution providers to design the underlying storage infrastructure for virtualized desktops and servers so that enterprises are always presented with cost-effective, highly optimized storage options that maximize return-on-investment from virtual infrastructure.

Benefits

Design underlying storage infrastructure for virtualized desktops and servers.
Determine disk space and disk IO requirements for existing workloads.
Compare what-if scenarios across server and storage configurations for leading virtualization platforms.
Automatically size virtual disks.
Balance workloads across target servers to minimize disk IO resource contention.
Leverage a rich component repository containing storage arrays, SAN switches and HBAs from leading vendors.

Using the Lanamark Storage Design Module, our team of consultants now takes a data-driven approach to accurately assess existing storage requirements and design storage subsystems that increase scalability and performance of virtual desktop and server environments.

Paul Davey, CTO
Xtravirt

Feature Highlights


What-if Scenarios	Compare what-if scenarios across storage and server configurations for leading virtualization platforms.
Virtual Disk Sizing	Automatically size virtual disks for each workload using disk space usage metrics.
Hardware Template Library	Leverage a rich component repository containing storage arrays, SAN switches and HBAs from Brocade, Cisco Systems, Dell, EMC, Emulex, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, NetApp, Oracle, Pillar Data Systems, QLogic and Xiotech.
Solution Pricing	Automate pricing of end-to-end solutions by specifying cost and quantity of storage components.
Optimal Workload Placement	Determine optimal workload placement on target servers to minimize disk IO resource contention.

The Lanamark Storage Design Module enables us to design desktop and data center virtualization solutions holistically with server, storage and software components that maximize interoperability, performance and uptime.

Craig Martin, Vice President of Technology Services
Enterprise Systems

Storage Design Module is tightly integrated with the Server Virtualization Design Module and is included in the Lanamark Suite Team Edition.