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| 1 Advanced features and capabilities Platform architecture Ayman Hamed Solutions Architect

How We Built It: Web-Scale Engineering X86 Off-the-shelf x86 servers X86 X86 All intelligence in software Scale-out architecture Self-healing systems Rich automation and analytics

Unlimited scalability • No limitation on the maximum number of node per cluster • Start as small as you need and scale as you need • Non-disruptive cluster expansion

6 Heterogeneous cluster A true scale-out architecture with no limitation 4 x NX-1065-G4 ( 2 x E5 CPUs, 128G RAM, 1 960G SSD, 2 6TB HDDs ) 1 X NX-1075S-G5 ( 1 x E5 CPU, 256G RAM, 2 x 480G SSDs, 2 x 4TB HDDs ) 2 x NX-8035-G6 ( 2 x Skylake CPUs, 384G RAM, 6 x 1.92TB SSDs All Flash ) 1 x node NX-5055-G6 storage-only 1 x NX-8055-G6 ( 2 Skylake CPUs, 786G RAM, 4 x 1.92TB SSDs, 8 x 6TB HDDs )

Tunable Redundancy What is it CPU CPU CPU CPU • Configure different levels of fault tolerance for different applications dynamically Memory Memory Memory Memory Points of differentiation RF-2 Container • Software-defined. No prior understanding of storage required • RF-3 offers protection against two simultaneous disk, node and NIC failures • Switch between RF-2 and RF-3 RF-3 Container • Replication is set at the container/application level

| 9 One platform - Multi-site - Multi-cloud Main Site 1-niode Branch - AHV Prism Central DR Site Branch on ESXi Branch AHV E N T E R P R I S E C L O U D | C O N F I D E N T I A L

Data Locality Unlimited tax-free scale and performance!

Anatomy of a Write I/O Node Node Node Guest VM Controller VM Controller VM Controller VM Hypervisor Hypervisor Hypervisor Storage Storage Storage Performance and availability • Data is written locally • Replicated on other nodes for high availability • Replicas are spread across cluster for high performance

Intelligent real-time automated Data Tiering • Hot data – in the SSD tier for fastest performance • Cold data in the HDD tier for maximum efficiency • All SSD and HDD resources are available for all VMs across the cluster

VM Pinning to SSDs or HDDs The right workload on the right tier • Keep Data for critical VMs in the SSD tier for fastest performance • Enables Mix IOPS-sensitive and regular workloads in the same cluster • Consistent and fast storage performance for applications such as databases

| 14 Advanced features and capabilities Data Services Ayman Hamed Solutions Architect

Compression (inline and post-process) Granular resource management/utilization 10100101 10100101 10100101 10100101 10100101 10100101 10100101 10101010 10101010 10101010 10101010 10101010 10101010 10101010  Inline and post-process compression  No impact to normal IO path  Inline: Data compressed as it’s written  Ideal for random batch workloads  MapReduce: Data compressed after “cold”  Uses Snappy algorithm data is migrated to lower-performance storage tiers

Deduplication (inline and post-process) Granular resource management/utilization  “Inline fingerprinting with post - process deduplication  Distributed across all nodes – true scale-out  Global dedup across entire cluster  SHA-1 fingerprinting offloaded to Intel processors for greater efficiency  100% software-defined  Strong hash allows dedup to happen based on metadata match

Compression Benefits Up to Reduction

Real life examples

Nutanix Files Simple & Intelligent • Deploys In Minutes • Fully Managed Service NFS/SMB • 1-Click Insights & Recommendations Scalable • Pay As you Grow, Pay Only For What Your Store • PB Scale, Billions Of Files, Large or Small Store Files & Folders • Grow & Shrink Capacity & Performance As Needed Enterprise Class AFS AFS • Standard Interfaces - NFS & SMB FILES • Secure, Reliable and Resilient • Support 1000s of Connections Enterprise Cloud OS

Nutanix Volumes Non-virtualized Servers What is Nutanix Volumes ? – Exposes storage through direct block- level iSCSI access – Nutanix Volumes enables high availability, scalability, and performance to non-virtualized Oracle, SQL, and IBM DB2 workloads iSCSI iSCSI Nutanix Nodes 20

| 21 Advanced features and capabilities Data Protection Backup, DR and HA Ayman Hamed Solutions Architect

A Complete Data Protection solution

RTO: Nutanix Local and Remote Snapshots Minutes RPO: Minutes Overview Primary Cluster CPU CPU CPU CPU  Create unlimited local copies of VM Memory Memory Memory Memory  Allow policy-based snapshot management  Enable app and crash consistent policies  Leverage Prism for snapshot management VM Local VM-Centric  Support for multiple hypervisors Snapshots Benefits  Self-service file-level restore  VM to LUN mapping eliminated DR CPU CPU CPU CPU  No performance impact through redirect on Memory Memory Memory Memory Cluster write  Efficient storage utilization  Unified consumer grade interface Remote VM Snapshots

Application Consistent Snapshots Overview  Application-aware snapshots for Windows and Linux Snapshot VSS* Snapshot  Integrates with VSS on Windows call Snapshot return  Pre & Post script hooks available on Windows and Linux  Hooks provide even deeper application integration Benefits Pre Script  Fast recovery on restore – no replays required Post Hook Script  Guaranteed application consistent state on disk quiesce app, trunc logs, Hook  Support for any application on Linux and Windows etc * Windows OS support only 24

Async Backup and DR Replication scenarios AWS/Azure (ROBO only) Backup/DR Cloud Connect over WAN to Main DC Replication scenarios:  Replication to local containers ROBO/  Replication to remote cluster SMB  Replication to a backup Local VM Snapshots Single-Node Target target (On-cluster) (On-Prem)  Replication to the Cloud Benefits  Data Redundancy at SSD/HDD tier  Cost effective alternative to

Nutanix Self Service Restore (SSR) Overview Benefits  Recover independent files from VM  Self-service recovery without Admin Snapshots intervention  Multi-tenant in nature  Eliminates the need to recover an entire VM  Easy to set up and manage • VM Owner can only see his/her VM snapshots (multi-tenant) • Can mount snapshot (drive letter), then recover files without Admin involvement VM Owner VM Snapshots • Gives control of VM snapshots to VM owner Nutanix Admin

RTO: Nutanix Cloud Connect Minutes RPO: Minutes Overview DR Cluster  Enable Hybrid Cloud deployment  Backup VMs to Public Cloud on a user defined schedule  Leverage Prism for natively integrated management Remote VM Snapshots  Support for AWS and Azure Benefits Primary Cluster  Unlimited and efficient cloud-based data storage  WAN optimized with over the wire compression & dedup  Flexible policy management with RPO in minutes  Interoperability with Nutanix DP/DR portfolio vdis Local VM-Centric Snapshots k

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RTO: Asynchronous Replication Minutes RPO: Minutes Overview Primary DR Cluster Cluster  Asynchronously replicate VMs  Policy based replication  Incremental byte-level transfer  Cross-hypervisor replication support Local VM-Centric vdis  Multi-site Replication Support Remote VM Snapshots Snapshots k  Multi-topology Replication support Protection Domain 1 Benefits Remote Site Protection Domain 2  Support for multiple retention and Remote Site scheduling policies Remote Location 2 Location 1 Site  WAN-optimized to eliminate network throttle  Centralized management via Prism Remote Site Remote Site  One Click management using Prism Location 3

RTO: Near Sync Replication Minutes RPO: 1 Minute Overview  Replication optimization that allows 1-minute RPO for Mission-critical Applications.  No restrictions on latency or distance 1 MIN  Leverages Nutanix Light-Weight Snapshots (LWS)  Leverages existing Protection Domain-based workflows LWS LWS S0 S1 S0 S1 Benefits  Minimal data loss in case of disaster  Highly granular restore capabilities.  Extremely simple to setup and failover Local Cluster Remote Cluster  Comparable RPO to high end arrays  Simple configuration with time based retention policy *Adhere sizing requirements

Cross-Hypervisor Backup and DR AHV AHV Value Proposition and Benefits • Enjoy hypervisor choice while using integrated backup and DR • All the benefits of Nutanix async remote replication technologies • Automatic migration of configuration and VM conversion

Nutanix Xi (Leap): Cloud Services | 32 Primary Site Live VMs Offline VMs Security Network Security Network • Enable Cloud-based DR with a few clicks • One-click testing and failover • Automatically migrate apps and data to Xi Cloud • Flexible subscription plans