Innovative Storage Solutions From Dot Hill Systems

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Innovative Storage Solutions From Dot Hill
Systems
Dot Hill Company and Product OverviewNext
Generation SAN/DAS Disk Arrays
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Dot Hill Corporate Update

• Provider of OEM Storage Solutions
• Over 280,000 Systems In Use Worldwide
• 40 OEM SI Partners Worldwide
• Headquartered In Carlsbad, California
• Technology Development Centers
• Longmont, CO
• Minneapolis, MN
• 260 Employees In 9 World-Wide Locations
• Over 40 Engineering
• 272.9M annual sales in 2008
• Q1 Financial Results
• Revenues 53.9M
• lt2.3Mgt Loss .05 vs .6-.10 Forecasted
• 54.3M Cash
• Q1 Highlights
• Tier 1 Server OEM Win with RAIDCore
• 1st to Market with 2U RAID Using 2.5 Drives

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Corporate Milestones

• Aug 1999 Dot Hill founded through merger of Box
  Hill Systems and Artecon Inc.
• Feb 2004 Acquisition of Chaparral, establish
  design center in Longmont Colorado (LTC)
• Jan 2006 Announce technology partnership with
  Fujitsu-Siemens
• Jan 2008 Announce extension of private label OEM
  agreement with HP from one to five years.
• Sept 2008 Enter into manufacturing, assembly, and
  testing partnership with Foxconn
• Sep 2008 Acquisition of Ciprico RAIDCore and NAS
  platform intellectual property
• Feb 2009 Report record FY2008 revenues of 273
  million

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Product Milestones

• Oct 2006 Release of the first R/Evolution series
  platform 4G FC host (2730)
• Oct 2006 Shipment of 100,000th unit of Sun
  StorageTek 3000 family of SCSI
  workgroup storage systems
• Apr 2008 Release of first R/Evolution class 3G
  SAS host storage controller (2530)
• Oct 2008 Awarded patents for mirrored writes
  (SimulCache), Battery free Cache backup
  (EcoStor) and performance improvements through
  use of DMA
• Nov 2008 Announced support of DC power options
  for 2000/5000 series products
• Jan 2009 Release of Industry first 2U24 FC/SAS
  host and complimentary JBOD
  Storage platforms
• Jun 2009 Announced new 3000 series with 6Gb
  backend and
• 8G FC host interface
• July 2009 Announced support for 2TB SATA drives

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Dot Hill Systems Executive Team
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Key OEM Partnerships
MSA-2000 Product Family
MSA-2000 Product Line
40 OEM Customers World Wide
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Networked Storage Market Size

• Band 1 Highest growth but smallest market (1)
  in 2008
• Bands 2/3 2nd highest growth 2.2B (11) in
  2008
• Bands 4/5 3rd highest growth 9.7B (49) in
  2008
• Bands 6-9 Negative growth 7.5B (38) in 2008

(Source IDC WW Disk Storage Systems 2007-2011
Forecast - May 2007)
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Key Target Markets

• Networked Storage
• 11.9BN in 2008 (IDC)
• 2.2B entry level
• 9.7B mid level
• SAN and DAS disk arrays
• Focus on entry level dominance

• Data Protection Software
• 10BN software market
• 17BN by 2012 (IDC)
• Disaster recovery for local and remote sites
• Focus on snapshot, clone, replication software
  RAID

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Core Competence
Enterprise Host Server Virtual Storage
R/Evolution

• RAIDCore Host RAID
• Standard Hardware Platforms

Engineering and Supply Chain Excellence

• ASIC RAID 6 acceleration
• SimulCache advanced failover
• EcoStor battery elimination
• Modular SAN/DAS architecture

Backup and Disaster Recovery Automation

• Corporate Measures Taken in 2008
• Strengthened Operational Executive team
• New Outsourced Manufacturing Strategy
• Addition of RD focus on Enterprise Server
  Software
• Organizational realignment to support high
  volume OEM partnerships

• Array based snapshot, full volume copy
• Remote replication, data recovery

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Why Dot Hill?

• Exceptional execution at Tier 1?2 OEMs
• HP, Netapp, Sun, Fujitsu-Siemens?Stratus,
  Motorola, NEC
• Quality excellence and time to market leader
• Flexibility, Responsiveness and Time to Market
  advantages
• Technology that matters
• EcoStor - eliminates annual batteries and
  maintenance
• SimulCache - highest performance hardware
  failover
• RAIDCore - eliminates expensive hardware from
  servers
• Product excellence
• Proven robustness and maturity
• Excellent price/performance and OEM
  differentiation
• Portfolio to address multiple markets
• Technology leadership numerous patents held
• Unified product architecture with rapid
  evolution

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R/Evolution Architecture
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You Have Choices Why Dot Hill

• Product Family
• Learn one understand them all
• Easy Sell
• Sell the customer on storage, THEN ask what type
  of interface they need
• Flexibility, Flexibility, Flexibility
• Interface flexibility
• Performance flexibility
• Drive type flexibility

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R/Evolution Architecture Overview

• Modular Design with Maximum Redundancy
• Compact 2U, 12 or 24 Drive Form Factor
• Single or Dual Controllers with dual host ports
• Redundant, hot swap components
• Common Elements
• Firmware
• Data Management Software
• Field Replaceable Units (FRU)s
• Unrivaled Data-in-place Migration
• AC/DC Power Options
• Advanced Technology
• EcoStor battery-free cache backup
• SimulCache low latency cache mirroring
• Nebs Level 3/MIL-STD-810F compliant

Next-Generation Flexible Storage Architecture
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Dot Hill Competitive Features

• Battery-Free Cache Protection
• Uses super capacitors and compact flash for cache
  backup
• Better Data Protection
• Environmentally responsible
• Outstanding Financial Benefits
• SimulCache Technology
• High Performance / Low Latency Cache Mirroring
• Better Write Performance
• Mirrored Writes Are 92 More Efficient Than
  Non-mirrored
• Reduces Load On Controller Processor I/O Bus
• Better Data Protection
• Data Management Services
• Data Protection
• Snapshots / Volume Copy / Remote Replication
• Simplify and Reduce Management Costs
• VSS / VDS / MPIO
• Certifications
• Mil Spec, NEBS, Microsoft, VMware,

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Key Customer Benefits

• Continuous Availability
• Performance levels previously available only in
  high-end storage solutions
• Optimum flexibility
• Dynamic online scalability
• Easy to use and maintain
• Cost-effective solution for I/O-intensive or
  high-bandwidth data traffic
• Advanced software features
• Environmental Benefits

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2U12, 3.5 drive storage system
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R/Evolution 2U12 Family Line Up
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2U24 2.5 drive storage system
Based on the R/Evolution Architecture

• 2U12 and 2U24 use the same power supply and
  compatible mid-plane as other members of the
  R/Evolution Architecture family
• 24 x 2.5 HDDs in 2u Chassis (vs. 12 x 3.5 HDDs)

Dual AC or DC Power Supplies, one displayed
Single or dual I/O Module
Drive Sled
Dual mid-plane design supporting up to 24 drives
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2.5 drive storage system Midplane layout
Board-to-Board mezzanine connectors between
midplanes
Additional connector for extra 12 drives
Dual Controller slots
Dual Power Supplies (full compatibility with
Neptune PS FRU)
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Neptune (2000) / Mercury (20x2) comparison
Feature Neptune FC (2730T) Mercury FC (2732)
SC Processor Pentium III 700 Pentium III architecture 700MHz core frequency 16KB/16KB L1 data/instruction cache 256KB L2 cache 100MHz 512MB/s front side bus to North Bridge Socket 370 Mobile Turion MT32 AMD Athlon compatible architecture 1.8GHz core frequency 64KB/64KB L1 data/instruction cache 512KB L2 cache 3.2GB/s HT interface to South Bridge ZIF Socket-754
SC On-board Memory SDRAM 64MByte (no upgrade populate option) 72-bit with ECC 66MHz DDR SDRAM 128MByte 72-bit with ECC 200MHz (DDR400) Allows greater software feature growth versus Neptune 64MB design
Chicken Frequencies PCIX 100MHz Cache DDR 133MHz (DDR266) PCIX 120MHz Cache DDR 160MHz (DDR320) PCIX and DDR clock throttling for extended temperature operation Higher bandwidth versus Neptune
HIM Single PCIX bus Dual host ports per controller On-board dual port host configuration Greater connectivity and feature support versus Neptune.
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Neptune / Mercury comparison
SAS Backend Interface Single SAS 4-lane initiator per controller 24-port SAS expander Single SAS SFF-8470 expansion connector per controller 56 total drive limitation Dual SAS architecture per controller 36-port SAS zoned expander Single SAS SFF-8088 mini-SAS expansion connector per controller Up to 96 drives support (up to 4 expansion) enclosures versus Neptune 56 drive limit.
Mid-plane Connector Dot Hill 2U 12-drive (3.5 inch) chassis Dot Hill 2U 24-drive (2.5 inch) chassis Backward compatible support for the 2U 12-drive (3.5 inch) chassis
Cache 1GB DDR1 SoDIMM Single 4-cell pack mounted to the RAIDIO board Compatible 1GB DDR1 SoDIMM Dual 2-cell packs mounted to the controller top metal cover
PCB Outline LC 2U IOM constraint 7.83 x 13.17 inches Top and bottom covers (fully protected PCBAs) Integrated faceplate on bottom cover Module extract/insertion CAM feature Similar 2U IOM constraint as Neptune allowing 2U12 chassis compatible
Summary Performance Single Controller 550MB/s read miss throughput 350MB/s write miss throughput (RAID5) 24K read miss IOpS 75K cache hit IOpS Active-Active Controllers 1100MB/s read miss throughput 730MB/s write miss throughput (RAID5) 105K cache hit IOpS Single Controller 680MB/s read miss throughput 480MB/s write miss throughput (RAID5) 48K read miss IOpS 105K cache hit IOpS Active-Active Controllers 1320MB/s read miss throughput 880MB/s write miss throughput (RAID5) 180K cache hit IOpS Note Overall higher performance versus Neptune. These numbers are supported by actual measurements.
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R/Evolution 2U24 2x22 Series
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R/Evolution 2U12 2x32 Series (Sept)
2332
2532
2732
iSCSI (1Gb)
SAS (3Gb)
Fibre Channel
4Gb
Host Interface
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2
Host Port Connections
Single or Dual
Storage Controllers
2U
Enclosure
Cache Memory
1GB
(per Controller)
Storage Controller
1.8GHz
Processor
High-Performance
SimulCache High-Performance Mirrored Cache
Mirrored Cache
EcoStor Battery-free Super Capacitors
Cache Protection
Up to 96 drives, 2.5 drive
Maximum Drive Count
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Maximum Virtual Disks
Maximum Volumes
128 per RAID set, 256 per system
Maximum Hosts
64
RAID Levels
0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
Enterprise Class Data
AssuredSnap (256 max) AssuredCopy
Management
NEBS Level 3 MIL-
Compliant
STD-810F
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Entry Level Product Refresh

• Dot Hills 2009 product strategy
• a refresh of the Entry Level 2000 Series
• the Dot Hill 3000 Series
• Laying the groundwork for the next generation
• Higher processor performance and I/O speeds
• Support for enhanced and new DMS functionality
• Latest generation components for low cost and
  long lifecycles
• New Controller Design
• PCI Express Architecture
• Intel EP80579 (Tolapai) System-on-a-chip
  Processor
• 2 ports on main board, optional 2 port mezzanine
  card
• Existing 2u12 and 2u24 chassis support
• 2.5, 3.5, SAS, SATA and SSD support

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3000 Series Highlights

• Next generation Dot Hill Array platform
• 8G Fibre Channel
• 8G/1G Fibre Channel/iSCSI hybrid
• 6G SAS JBOD and RAID
• 10G iSCSI and FCoE
• Disk technologies SAS, SATA and SSD
• R/Evolution modular architecture
• 6GB SAS back-end drive support
• AssuredSnap, Copy and Remote Snapshot support
• 2U/12 and 2U/24 form factors
• NEBS compliant with AC and DC power choices
• Introduction starting Fall 2009, sampling July
  2009 (Beta program)

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3000 Series Product Lineup
Description Chassis Disks Available
3730/3720 8G Fibre Channel RAID 2U 12/24 3.5 / 2.5 Q3 2009
3130/3120 6G SAS JBOD expansion unit 2U 12/24 3.5 / 2.5 Q3 2009
3930/3920 8G Fibre Channel 1G iSCSI hybrid 2U 12/24 3.5 / 2.5 Q4 2009
3530/3520 6G SAS RAID 2U 12/24 3.5 / 2.5 1H 2010
3330/3320 10G iSCSI RAID 2U 12/24 3.5 / 2.5 1H 2010
3830/3820 10G FCoE RAID 2U 12/24 3.5 / 2.5 2H 2010
All Controllers support active-active,
active-passive dual controller SAS, SATA, SSD
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R/Evolution 3000 Series
3320 3330 3520 3530 3720 3730 3720 3730 3920 3930 3920 3930 3820 3830
Host Interface iSCSI 10 Gb SAS 6Gb FC 8Gb FC 8Gb FC 8Gb, iSCSI 1Gb FC 8Gb, iSCSI 1Gb FCoE 10Gb
Expected Availability 2010 2010 Q3 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q4 09 2010
Storage Controllers Single or Dual Single or Dual Single or Dual Single or Dual Single or Dual Single or Dual Single or Dual
Enclosure 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U
Cache Memory (per controller) 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB
Storage Controller Processor 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
High-Performance Mirrored Cache SimulCache High-Performance Mirrored Cache SimulCache High-Performance Mirrored Cache SimulCache High-Performance Mirrored Cache SimulCache High-Performance Mirrored Cache SimulCache High-Performance Mirrored Cache SimulCache High-Performance Mirrored Cache SimulCache High-Performance Mirrored Cache
Cache Protection EcoStor Battery-free Super Capacitors EcoStor Battery-free Super Capacitors EcoStor Battery-free Super Capacitors EcoStor Battery-free Super Capacitors EcoStor Battery-free Super Capacitors EcoStor Battery-free Super Capacitors EcoStor Battery-free Super Capacitors
Maximum Drive Count Up to 144 per system Up to 144 per system Up to 144 per system Up to 144 per system Up to 144 per system Up to 144 per system Up to 144 per system
Maximum Virtual Disks TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Maximum Volumes 128 per RAID set, 256 per system 128 per RAID set, 256 per system 128 per RAID set, 256 per system 128 per RAID set, 256 per system 128 per RAID set, 256 per system 128 per RAID set, 256 per system 128 per RAID set, 256 per system
Maximum Hosts 64 64 64 64 64 64 64
RAID Levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
Data Protection AssuredSnap (1000 max) AssuredCopy AssuredSnap (1000 max) AssuredCopy AssuredSnap (1000 max) AssuredCopy AssuredSnap (1000 max) AssuredCopy, AssuredSnap/R AssuredSnap (1000 max) AssuredCopy, AssuredSnap/R AssuredSnap (1000 max) AssuredCopy AssuredSnap (1000 max) AssuredCopy
NEBS Level 3 MIL-STD-810F Compliant Compliant Compliant Compliant Compliant Compliant Compliant
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3000 vs. 2000 Comparison
Feature 2xx2 3xx0 Benefit
Storage Processor 1.8GHz CPUs Tolapai 1.2GHz integrated Higher performance at low cost
Storage Processor Memory 128MB DDR1-400 256MB DDR2-800 Higher I/O and IOPS Performance
Management Processor AMD Elan SC520 100MHz Atmel AT91 ARM 180MHz Increased Management Engine Horse Power
Host Interface FC 4Gb iSCSI 1Gb SAS 3Gb FC 8Gb iSCSI 1/10Gb SAS 6Gb FCoE 10Gb Higher performance host I/O Increased host I/O options
Host Interface Module bandwidth PCIX PCIE Faster and more Flexible I/O Options
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3000 vs. 2000 Comparison (cont..)
Feature 2xx2 3xx0 Benefit
Internal Data Path PCI CPU PCIX host/disk PCIE 2.5Gb CPU/host/disk PCIE 3.2Gb Broadcast Performance
Cache 1GB DDR Data width x72 120/160MHz 2GB DDR2 Data width x72/x144 200MHz Performance
NV Memory Compact Flash PIO-4 Dual Secure Digital Compact Flash UDMA-5 Performance
SAS Backend 3Gb 108 drive limit Max 2M cable 6Gb 144 drive limit Max 6M cable Greater expansion capability
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3730 Performance Comparison
Access Profile 2732 (Athlon 1.8GHz) 3730 (Tolapai 1.2GHz) Comparison
Sequential Disk Read (RAID5) FO 680 MBps FO 898 MBps 33 faster on deep queued large blocks
Sequential Disk Write (RAID5) FO 480 MBps FO 774 MBps 71 faster on deep queued large blocks
Same Sector Cache Hit Read FO 105K IOPS FO 107K IOPS Similar (within 5) Room to improve with planned code updates
Random Disk Read AA 25.6K IOPS AA 25.4K IOPS Similar (within 1) Room to grow with 144-149 drive support
Random Disk Write (RAID5) AA 1790 IOPS, 79MBps AA 2190 IOPS, 135MBps 22 IOPS, 70 MBps faster on deep queued
Note 3730 based on non-optimized alpha code
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Competition
Dot Hill 3730/3130 Xyratex F6500E
Controller options Single and dual (HA) controller 2G cache Single and dual (HA) controller 2G cache
Drive support Up to 144 SAS, SATA or SSD 2.5 and 3.5 96 SAS or SATA
Advanced functions 1000 snapshots Volume copy Remote snapshot 512 snapshots
Chassis 2U-12, 2U-24 DC option NEBS compliant 2U-12, 2U-24, 4U-24
Cache Battery Scheme EcoStor battery-less backup Battery backup
Host I/O Options 8G FC, 6G SAS JBOD 8G FC, 3G SAS JBOD
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Family of Scaled Solutions
Progressive Levels of Performance
5730
37x0

• Krypton
• 2.0GHz Turion
• 120MHz PCI-X
• 150K/375K IOPS
• 1600 MBps (read)
• 1375 MBps (R5 write)

Performance

• Mercury
• 1.8 GHz Turion
• 120MHz PCI-X
• 90K/230K IOPS
• 1200 MBps (read)
• 800 MBps (R5 write)

2730

• Neptune Turbo
• 700MHz Pentium
• 100MHz PCI-X
• 50K/150K IOPS
• 1100 MBps (read)
• 700 MBps (R5 write)

• Neptune
• 566MHz Celeron
• 100MHz PCI-X
• 30K/90K IOPS
• 1000 MBps (read)
• 600 MBps (R5 write)

Scaled Solutions
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Expansion JBOD Support
Mix and Match JBOD support

• 2u RAID, 144 drives
• 2.5 or 3.5 RAID head, 2u24 shown

Same 3.5 drive support as current 2u12 chassis

• Users can intermix 2.5 and 3.5 JBOD within
  reason
• Chassis count limited only by total drive count
• Supports attach of older (3Gb) 2u12 and 2u24 JBODs

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Data Protection Services

• AssuredSnap (Snapshots)
• Point-in-time logical image of a physical volume
• Protect against accidental or malicious loss or
  corruption of data
• AssuredCopy (Volume Copy)
• Complete physical and independent copy of a
  volume
• Additional protection against complete vdisk or
  volume failure
• Mitigates multiple application I/O contention
  (e.g., production vs. data mining)
• AssuredSnap/R (Remote Snapshot Replication)
• Remote data replication
• Disaster Recovery capability
• Centralized backup

Assured Family - Protect against logical failures
to wide-area disasters