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ATTO TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY BRIEF
ATTO vConfigTool™ Plug-in for VMware vCenter Simplified, centralized management and monitoring for storage connectivity Overview IT administrators managing complex infrastructures with increasing numbers of virtual machines demand a centralized location to manage both physical and virtual components from hardware to software. Additionally, the impact of latency on VM performance can create infrastructure bottlenecks that challenge IT administrators to meet service level agreements (SLA). In order to resolve such issues, a common view into the virtual (and physical) storage environments to identify root causes is needed.
automating adapter deployment and updates • Online updates and diagnostic tools increase systems availability • Comprehensive visual representation lets you
HOST:
General, firmware and driver information
Adapter:
General information and diagnostic
Channel:
Attributes, PCI configuration, configuration, diagnostic
LUN:
General information
effortlessly identify storage I/O latency issues
Latency Scout™ Latency Scout, an exclusive storage I/O latency statistic feature included with vConfigTool, enables IT administrators to quickly make adjustments within the datacenter to maximize performance. This diagnostic tool provides realtime histograms, allowing administrators to monitor storage I/O latency and isolate bottlenecks. ATTO’s utility manual provides guidance on addressing bottlenecks and provides recommendations for improvements. Latency Scout measures three levels of latency: Device Average Latency (DAVG)
Kernel Average Latency (KAVG)
Guest Average Latency (GAVG)
Indicates backend storage performance
Indicates ESX kernel performance
Indicates guest OS performance for all I/O requests sent to the virtual storage device
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VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on VMware to help them transform the way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is evolutionary and based on their specific needs.
adapter, channel and LUN level within VMware vCenter
• Reduces management costs by streamlining and
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About VMware
vConfigTool provides crucial information at the host,
centralized cross-platform management
5 ms to 15 ms
ATTO Technology, Inc. is a global leader of storage and network connectivity and infrastructure solutions for dataintensive computing environments. ATTO manufactures Host Bus Adapters, RAID adapters, network adapters, RAID storage controllers, Thunderbolt™-enabled Desklink™ devices, bridges, switches and software. ATTO solutions provide a high level of connectivity to interfaces including Fibre Channel, SAS, SATA, iSCSI, 10GbE, FCoE and Thunderbolt.
• Simplifies adapter administration with
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About ATTO Technology
• Full integration with VMware vCenter
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• Celerity 16Gb Fibre Channel HBAs • ExpressSAS 12Gb SAS HBAs
Benefits
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• Microsoft Internet Explorer: Version 10 and later (Windows Only) • Mozilla Firefox: Version 17 and later (Windows and Mac OS X Only) • Google Chrome: Version 23 and later Supported ATTO Products
ATTO’s vConfigTool™ for VMware vCenter Server is a software plug-in that integrates centralized management and monitoring of Celerity™ Fibre Channel and ExpressSAS™ SAS/SATA HBAs into VMware virtual environments. The foundation for this virtualization management utility is built upon ATTO’s well-established ConfigTool™ manager, a powerful tool designed to help IT administrators optimize storage connectivity performance. With vConfigTool for VMware vCenter Server, IT administrators using vSphere 5.5 and later web clients can accelerate adapter deployments, optimize configurations, improve system availability and reduce VMware host infrastructure cost.
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A Latency Scout histogram display indicating backend storage performance challenges occurring within the datacenter.
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