EMC SYMMETRIX VMAX FULLY AUTOMATED STORAGE TIERING (FAST) VIRTUAL POOLS (VP) FOR MAINFRAME COUNT KEY DATA (CKD) ESSENTIALS FAST automates the process of moving the right data to the right place at the right time, maximizing business investments in a tiered storage environment. FAST maximizes business investments in a tiered storage environment

EMC SYMMETRIX VMAX FULLY AUTOMATED STORAGE TIERING (FAST) VIRTUAL POOLS (VP) FOR MAINFRAME COUNT KEY DATA (CKD)   ESSENTIALS 

FAST automates the process of moving the right data to the right place at the right time, maximizing business investments in a tiered storage environment. FAST maximizes business investments in a tiered storage environment
The Challenge  EMC E-Lab™ performed numerous tests using an EMC® VMAX™ storage system running EMC Enginuity™ 5876, with Fully Automated Storage Tiering (FAST) Virtual Pools ™ (VP) for mainframe Count Key Data (CKD) to identify, automate, and relocate application data across different performance/capacity tiers within an array.  EMC Symmetrix VMAX Based on the Virtual Matrix™ Architecture and Enginuity capabilities, Symmetrix VMAX systems deliver scalable performance that meets the most demanding access, protection, and distribution requirements. VMAX delivers non-disruptive operations and greatly simplifies and automates the management and protection of information.  Full Automated Storage Tiering for Virtual Pools (FAST VP for CKD)  FAST VP for CKD is a feature that provides automatic storage tiering on the VMAX 20K and VMAX 40K models with Enginuity 5876. This feature is not available on the VMAX 10K.  For FAST VP for CKD to operate on a Symmetrix VMAX, there are three types of components that need to be configured: Storage Groups, FAST VP Policies, and Symmetrix Tiers.  The following figure shows two storage groups, ProductionApp_SG and Development_SG.  Each storage group is associated with one policy, Platinum and Bronze, respectively. These policies associate the storage groups with up to three Symmetrix tiers.