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What is the purpose of the OpLog in the AOS architecture?
What is the purpose of the OpLog in the AOS architecture?
- To store persistent data only
- To fulfill read requests until drained (correct)
- To manage storage tiers
- To bypass caching mechanisms
The Extent Store handles both long-term storage and sequential writes.
The Extent Store handles both long-term storage and sequential writes.
True (A)
What determines the dynamic tier placement in Nutanix Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)?
What determines the dynamic tier placement in Nutanix Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)?
I/O patterns, data access numbers, and individual tier weight
Data being drained from the OpLog or data that is _______ has bypassed the OpLog directly.
Data being drained from the OpLog or data that is _______ has bypassed the OpLog directly.
Match the following components with their functions in the AOS architecture:
Match the following components with their functions in the AOS architecture:
Which statement is false regarding data writes in AOS?
Which statement is false regarding data writes in AOS?
Containers with fingerprinting enabled will not use hashing schemes for deduplication.
Containers with fingerprinting enabled will not use hashing schemes for deduplication.
What is the main benefit of using SSDs in the OpLog?
What is the main benefit of using SSDs in the OpLog?
What is a key benefit of using AHV-AOS Fast Path with iSER?
What is a key benefit of using AHV-AOS Fast Path with iSER?
ISER provides lower IOPS/latency with higher CPU consumption compared to TCP.
ISER provides lower IOPS/latency with higher CPU consumption compared to TCP.
What does iSER stand for?
What does iSER stand for?
Nutanix's approach to dynamic data placement optimizes ______ usage.
Nutanix's approach to dynamic data placement optimizes ______ usage.
Match the following AOS capabilities with their descriptions:
Match the following AOS capabilities with their descriptions:
What is the primary function of the Extent Store?
What is the primary function of the Extent Store?
Inline compression only occurs after data is processed for later access.
Inline compression only occurs after data is processed for later access.
What method does the Nutanix platform use for data protection and availability?
What method does the Nutanix platform use for data protection and availability?
Erasure codes (ECs) utilize a concept similar to _____ to encode data.
Erasure codes (ECs) utilize a concept similar to _____ to encode data.
Match the following types of data reads with their characteristics:
Match the following types of data reads with their characteristics:
What trade-off does using a replication factor (RF) imply?
What trade-off does using a replication factor (RF) imply?
Cross-vDisk strips are preferred for read cold data to minimize remote reads.
Cross-vDisk strips are preferred for read cold data to minimize remote reads.
What happens during a host or disk failure when erasure coding is used?
What happens during a host or disk failure when erasure coding is used?
A system that determines the placement of data blocks in the strip without overhead on the active write path is known as a _____ system.
A system that determines the placement of data blocks in the strip without overhead on the active write path is known as a _____ system.
Which of the following strategies is utilized for managing write operations on cold data?
Which of the following strategies is utilized for managing write operations on cold data?
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Study Notes
OpLog Replication and Storage
- OpLog writes occur on one node and are synchronously replicated to another node based on replication factors (RF2/RF3).
- Replication targets for OpLogs are dynamically selected according to load for optimal performance.
- OpLogs are stored on solid state drives (SSD) to enable fast random I/O performance.
- Sequential workloads bypass OpLog, writing directly to the Extent Store.
- Read requests are served from the OpLog until data is drained, afterward they are fulfilled by the Extent Store/Unified Cache.
- Fingerprinting (deduplication) enabled for containers utilizes a hashing scheme for deduplication in unified cache.
Extent Store Functionality
- The Extent Store serves as persistent bulk storage, accommodating various device tiers (Optane SSD, PCIe SSD, SATA SSD, HDD) and scalable to additional devices.
- Data entering Extent Store stems from either drained OpLog data or direct sequential write operations.
- Nutanix Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) determines tier placement based on I/O patterns, data access frequencies, and individual tier weights.
- Extent Store efficiently handles long-term storage and sequential writes, allowing VMs to interface with all storage devices within the distributed AOS.
Capacity Optimization with Erasure Coding
- Nutanix platform employs a replication factor (RF) for data protection, balancing availability with storage resource costs.
- Data is replicated across multiple nodes, ensuring availability even with node failures.
- Erasure coding (EC) reduces storage needs while maintaining data availability by calculating parity across data block strips.
- In case of hardware failures, EC allows for missing data blocks to be reconstructed using parity information.
- Data placement considers read behavior (cold vs. hot), optimizing garbage collection and minimizing overhead on active write paths.
Read Hot vs. Read Cold Data Management
- Cold data is distributed from the same vDisk across nodes (same-vDisk strip), improving garbage collection by ensuring full strips can be removed if a vDisk is deleted.
- Hot data keeps local vDisk data blocks while composing strips from different vDisks (cross-vDisk strip), reducing remote reads and improving access speed.
AHV-AOS Fast Path and iSER
- AHV-AOS Fast Path enhances storage performance for VMs by offloading communication between AHV and AOS to physical NICs with iSCSI Extensions for RDMA (iSER).
- This approach eliminates context switches and memory transfers, optimizing data paths for NVMe storage.
- iSER improves IOPS and latency while minimizing CPU consumption, with reported enhancements of 10-20% in performance.
- Operational scenarios utilize AHV Turbo (Frodo) as the iSER initiator, enhancing data process efficiency.
Dynamic Data Placement Strategy
- Nutanix’s dynamic data placement optimizes resource utilization, guarantees consistent performance, and simplifies storage management.
- The strategy contributes to cost reductions and decreased complexity in managing storage resources efficiently.
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