Hi folks,
I'm happy to announce that we have posted the simulator for Data ONTAP 8.0.1:
http://now.netapp.com/NOW/download/tools/simulator/ontap/8.0/
There are two zip files (one for 7-Mode and another for Cluster-Mode). We've also updated the licenses file to include licenses for deduplication and compression.
Couple of things to note:
- the Data ONTAP version string inside the simulators says "Data ONTAP 8.0.1RC3X16" instead of just "Data ONTAP 8.0.1". The code is identical to the generally available release of Data ONTAP; the RC3X16 build is the build that GA is based on.
- In order to create a Cluster-Mode cluster, you'll need to extract the contents of the zip file twice. Rename the first one something like "DOT801-Cm1", and the extract it again and rename it "DOT801-Cm2". Then run setup and init within each node, run cluster create in Cm1, and run cluster join in Cm2. For more information, please see the Cluster-Mode documentation available on the NOW site.
As always, this Community is the best place for questions and discussions related to the simulator. For more general questions about how to manage Data ONTAP appliances, there may be other forums which are more appropriate.
Thanks and take care,
Miroslav
