SMI-S is the standards-based way to expose, modify, and consume the storage used in data centers. SMI-S can discover storage resources such as RAID groups and primordial disks, it can configure capabilities like thin provisioning, initiator groups and mappings for file shares or exports, and it can be used to monitor the ongoing operations of storage infrastructure.

As data proliferation continues to explode, computing architectures are struggling to get the right data to the processor efficiently, both in terms of time and power. But what if the best solution to the problem is not faster data movement, but new architectures that can essentially move the processing instructions into the data? Persistent memory arrays present just such an opportunity. Like any significant change, however, there are challenges and obstacles that must be overcome.

In my presentation I will provide information on Intel Rack Scale Design technology. The recent release of RSD includes support for NVMe over Fabrics based on Swordfish/Redfish APIs. This presentation will focus on practical aspects of managing of Storage Services as well as usage of Swordfish to manage NVMe-oF discovery service. This presentation is targeted for audiences interested in Rack Scale Design, Swordfish and manageability of remote volumes.

Building on the concepts presented in the Introduction to Swordfish (and Redfish) sessions, this session will go into more detail on the new Swordfish API specification. Learning Objectives Introduction to the specifics of the Swordfish API Working with the Swordfish Schema

Moderated by Leah Schoeb of Turbonomic, this panel of industry experts developing Swordfish implementations will discuss issues and insights uncovered developing initial Swordfish implementations. The panelists will provide some insights and will take questions from the audience.

The SNIA’s Scalable Storage Management Technical Work Group (SSM TWG) has developed an open industry standard specification that provides a unified approach for the management of storage systems and data services.

With the emergence of Hyper-converged infrastructure, the storage management has become more integrated with the server management frameworks. The scalability requirement of today’s cloud-scale infrastructure makes it more complex. SNIA Swordfish storage management specification defines a comprehensive, RESTful API for storage management that addresses block, file, object storage, and storage-network infrastructure.

storhaug is an open source project that brings protocol-agnostic high-availability (HA) to Linux-based clustered storage systems. It aims to provide a storage-focused system design based on Pacemaker, an open source HA cluster resource manager. This presentation will take a look at the project's components and design, what it learned from previous solutions like CTDB, and what it's done differently.

Learning Objectives

IT is undergoing a radical change. Instant provisioning of resources & complete flexibility of infrastructure is the new standard. The maturity of public cloud offerings is pressuring organizations to become more cost effective. These challenges are the force behind innovation in the DC, driving agility, density & flexibility. The agility & service model of provisioning IT infrastructure has started a wave of virtualization in data centers with software driven management & orchestration.

It is well-known that cache performance is non-linear in cache size and the benefit of caches varies widely by workload. Irrespective of whether the cache is in a storage system, database or application tier, no two real workload mixes have the same cache behavior! Existing techniques for profiling workloads don’t measure data reuse, nor do they predict changes in performance as cache allocations are varied. Recently, a new, revolutionary set of techniques have been discovered for online cache optimization.