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Kubernetes Meets Google Cloud NetApp Volumes ONTAP-Mode: Now Preview in Trident
Exciting news for Kubernetes storage management! NetApp Trident 26.06.1 is now available in Preview for use with Google Cloud NetApp Volumes (GCNV) ONTAP-mode. This update enables Trident to create and manage your Kubernetes volumes when your GCNV storage pool is in ONTAP-mode! Why ONTAP-mode? While Flex Unified default…
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Unifying Infrastructure with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and Google Cloud NetApp Volumes
Co-author: Firas Yasin, Red Hat You need to modernize, but you can't afford to rewrite every application for containers overnight. The common approach creates a costly divide: your modern apps run in one environment, and your traditional VMs run in another. This forces you to pay for two infrastructures, manage two…
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Auto-Scaling Kubernetes Storage on Google Cloud NetApp Volumes (Preview)
Imagine your team running a customer‑facing application on Kubernetes, backed by a critical database. As usage grows, so does the data, but storage capacity doesn’t automatically keep up. Traditionally, the team must constantly monitor utilization, watch for alerts, and manually expand volumes before the application is…
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NetApp Trident Orchestrates Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Block for Kubernetes
Authors: Zach Ward & Diane Patton, NetApp Exciting update for container developers and operators! If your applications need high-performance block storage, Google Cloud NetApp Volumes (GCNV) now has you covered. With the general availability of Enterprise block (iSCSI) with Flex Unified storage pools in GCNV and the latest…
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NetApp Trident protect metrics and monitoring
NetApp® Trident™ protect provides advanced application data management capabilities that enhance the functionality and availability of stateful Kubernetes applications supported by NetApp ONTAP storage systems and the NetApp Trident Container Storage Interface (CSI) storage provisioner. It is compatible with a wide range…
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Security and Multi-Tenancy Concerns
Hi Team, In our Kubernetes (K8s) environment, each application team is assigned their own namespace, and they deploy their own pods within it. While testing the NetApp Trident integration, we observed the following and would appreciate your feedback on how we can address these concerns: * Tenant A provisions a…
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Google Cloud NetApp Volumes data protection with Trident dynamic provisioning
Authors: Sudhir Jain, Google Ore Adesina, Diane Patton, NetApp Introduction In today's cloud-native landscape, data protection is paramount, especially when dealing with stateful applications deployed on Kubernetes. Many enterprise customers use dynamic volume creation and Container Storage Interface (CSI) provisioners to…
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Trident node parallelism
Scaling Kubernetes storage with NetApp Trident: From bottlenecks to breakthroughs Picture this: Your application is humming along, serving millions of users with ease, scaling up as demand spikes, and never missing a beat. That’s the dream Kubernetes delivers. Kubernetes—or K8s, as the cool kids call it—is the unsung hero…
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NetApp Backup & Recovery preview support for Kubernetes workloads
Last week, NetApp previewed its new Backup and Recovery solution for Kubernetes-based containers, offering seamless, unified protection for applications on NetApp storage. This integration is a game-changer for those managing modern applications in their organizations. Key Highlights: * Unified Protection: Manage and…
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Google Cloud NetApp Volumes with Trident protect
In today's cloud-centric world, efficient and reliable data management is paramount for businesses of all sizes. Google Cloud NetApp Volumes has robust built-in data protection, including backup policies, snapshot schedules, and replication that you can apply to volumes through the UI, API, CLI or through automation.…