SNIA-SDC23-Banta-Optimizing-Complex-Hierarchical-Memory.pdf

1、1|2023 SNIA.All Rights Reserved.Virtual ConferenceSeptember 28-29,2021Optimizing Complex Hierarchical Memory Systems Through Simulations Andy BantaStorage Janitor,Magnition Incandybanta2|2023 SNIA.All Rights Reserved.Magnition.io(Consultant)SolidFire(VMware development)DataGravity(Container exploita

2、tion lead)VMware(iSCSI Tech Lead)Sun Microsystems(Initial Fibre Channel development)Patent,early distributed network projects,data acquisitionandybantaAndy Banta3|2023 SNIA.All Rights Reserved.HOW CAN CURRENT TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVETODAYS STORAGE IS UNABLE TO ADAPTLatency controlMulti-tenant thrash remed

3、iationCorrect tier sizingWorkload-awarenessHot working set managementLatency and throughput SLAsMemory capacity planningAS MORE HARDWARE LAYERS ADD COMPLEXITY?Modern compute and storage system use multiple layers interacting in multiple waysThe Challenge4|2023 SNIA.All Rights Reserved.ABOUT MAGNITIO

4、NSTORAGE PERFORMANCE,REINVENTEDAward-Winning,Patented Technology3-time award winner for innovative technology.Peer-Reviewed and Published in Leading JournalsMultiple industry articles published and reviewed.Proven At-Scale,with Production WorkloadsUse customer traces to fully test diverse workloads

5、in real-time.Worlds First Real-Time Data Placement OptimizationPatented technology is a first for the industry.5|2023 SNIA.All Rights Reserved.Stimulating SimulationsOur Approach to Simulations6|2023 SNIA.All Rights Reserved.A different approach to optimization Compose simulations of complex memory

6、and storage Break the simulation into components Allows the components to be assembled like building blocks Provide reasonable but constrained set of variables Run simulations with synthetic data or actual IO traces7|2023 SNIA.All Rights Reserved.Value of simulationsFaster and easier to prototypeMin