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Detecting, Troubleshooting, and Preventing Congestion in Storage Networks

By Paresh Gupta, Edward Mazurek
Published Feb 9, 2024 by Cisco Press. Part of the Networking Technology series.

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Copyright 2024
Edition: 1st

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ISBN-10: 0-13-788715-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-788715-6

The complete practical guide to architect storage networks for maximum efficiency, and to quickly troubleshoot congestion issues.

Data is the most important entity in a data center. In addition to being stored securely for the long term, data must be accessible to applications with low latency so that high performance can be maintained 24/7. To meet this performance goal of applications, the storage infrastructure services must be designed accordingly.

In Detecting, Troubleshooting, and Preventing Congestion in Storage Networks, leading Cisco experts take a practical approach to explaining the congestion handling mechanisms of the transport technologies like FC, FCoE, RoCE, and TCP. The authors share proven troubleshooting methodology developed through years of firsthand experience as well as analytical techniques for monitoring the storage fabrics and gaining predictive insights.

Through real-world experiences and case study examples, you'll learn what questions to ask, how to start planning, what exists today, what components still must evolve, and how to drive value in building custom applications in detecting congestion in large-scale storage networks.

Optimize user experience with faster resolution of congestion in storage networks in production data centers
Master congestion handling mechanisms in technologies like FC, FCoE, RoCE, and TCP
Applicable to networks connected to all storage array types and vendors including Dell, HPE, IBM, NetApp, Hitachi
Real-world case studies and troubleshooting methodology ensuring storage SLAs are consistently met
Increase uptime with custom analytical tools for predicting and resolving congestion
Boost storage infrastructure efficiency in a hybrid cloud model
Save on employee training and reduce support ticket hassles with vendors

Introduction xxxii

Chapter 1 Introduction to Congestion in Storage Networks 1

Types of Storage in a Data Center 1

Storage Protocols, Transports, and Networks 6

Storage Networks 21

Congestion in Storage Networks: An Overview 28

NVMe over Fabrics 43

Quality of Service (QoS) 46

Summary 51

References 52

Chapter 2 Understanding Congestion in Fibre Channel Fabrics 55

Fibre Channel Flow Control 55

Congestion Spreading in Fibre Channel Fabrics 67

Frame Flow Within a Fibre Channel Switch 86

The Effects of Bit Errors on Congestion 92

B2B Credit Loss and Recovery 112

Fibre Channel Counters Summary 123

Summary 127

References 127

Chapter 3 Detecting Congestion in Fibre Channel Fabrics 129

Congestion Detection Workflow 129

Congestion Detection Metrics 135

Congestion Detection Metrics on Cisco MDS Switches 137

Automatic Alerting 168

Detecting Congestion Using Remote Monitoring Platforms 177

Detecting Congestion Due to Slow Drain and Overutilization 192

Slow Drain and Overutilization at the Same Time 194

Detecting Congestion on long-distance links 195

Summary 195

References 196

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Congestion in Fibre Channel Fabrics 199

Troubleshooting Methodology and Workflow 199

Hints and Tips for Troubleshooting Congestion 214

Cisco MDS NX-OS Commands for Troubleshooting Congestion 219

Case Study 1: Finding Congestion Culprits and Victims in a Single-Switch Fabric 242

Case Study 2: Credit Loss Recovery Causing Frame Drops 271

Case Study 3: Overutilization on a Single Device Causing Massive Congestion Problems 297

Case Study 4: Long-Distance ISLs Causing Congestion 323

Summary 336

References 337

Chapter 5 Solving Congestion with Storage I/O Performance Monitoring 339

Why Monitor Storage I/O Performance? 339

How and Where to Monitor Storage I/O Performance 340

Cisco SAN Analytics Architecture 344

Understanding I/O Flows in a Storage Network 347

I/O Flow Metrics 350

I/O Operations and Network Traffic Patterns 358

Summary 379

References 379

Chapter 6 Preventing Congestion in Fibre Channel Fabrics 381

An Overview of Eliminating or Reducing Congestion 382

Link Capacity 386

Congestion Recovery by Disconnecting the Culprit Device 387

Congestion Recovery by Dropping Frames 388

Traffic Segregation 398

Congestion Prevention Using Rate Limiters on Storage Arrays 433

Congestion Prevention Using Dynamic Ingress Rate Limiting on Switches 436

Preventing Congestion by Notifying the End Devices 457

Network Design Considerations 469

Summary 475

References 476

Chapter 7 Congestion Management in Ethernet Storage Networks 479

Ethernet Flow Control 479

Understanding Congestion in Lossless Ethernet Networks 506

Detecting Congestion in Lossless Ethernet Networks 511

Troubleshooting Congestion in Lossless Ethernet Networks 534

Preventing Congestion in Lossless Ethernet Networks 547

Lossless Traffic with VXLAN 565

Summary 569

References 570

Chapter 8 Congestion Management in TCP Storage Networks 573

Understanding Congestion in TCP Storage Networks 574

Storage I/O Performance Monitoring 587

Preventing Congestion in TCP Storage Networks 597

Detecting Congestion in TCP Storage Networks 615

Troubleshooting Congestion in TCP Storage Networks 625

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP in a Lossless Network 630

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP with VXLAN 631

Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) 631

Modified TCP Implementations 637

Summary 638

References 639

Chapter 9 Congestion Management in Cisco UCS Servers 641

Cisco UCS Architecture 641

Understanding Congestion in a UCS Domain 644

Detecting Congestion in a UCS Domain 645

The UCS Traffic Monitoring (UTM) App 648

Summary 668

References 669

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