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ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere 10.6: More Control, Less Overhead, and Stronger Operations
For years, protecting VMware datastores with ONTAP tools meant an all-or-nothing choice: protect an entire host cluster, or protect nothing at all. With ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere 10.6, that trade-off goes away. This release introduces Granular Datastore Protection, a new right-sized deployment option for smaller…
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Mirrored Consistency group creates snapshot. It creates in background but not visible in GUI
Mirrored Consistency group creates snapshot. It creates in background but not visible in GUI
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SnapMirror Active Sync + ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10.6 Granular Datastore Protection
Co-Author: @ChanceBingen Active-Active VM Storage at Datastore Granularity: SnapMirror Active Sync meets ONTAP tools Granular Datastore Protection The two things to remember Active-active with synchronous SnapMirror (SnapMirror active sync / SM-as) — ONTAP TOOLSONTAP tools Granular Datastore Protection (GDP) lets you…
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Zero RPO, Zero RTO for NAS: SnapMirror active sync Comes to File Workloads
Zero-RPO and Zero-RTO for NAS For years, zero recovery point objective (RPO) for NAS workloads has been achieved through synchronous replication, but achieving zero recovery time objective (RTO) has been a major bottleneck to achieving business continuity. Although synchronous copies of data were available, accessing those…
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How to back up databases in seconds and restore them in minutes with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
Databases are at the heart of many business‑critical applications and services. They underpin essential functions such as order processing, billing, inventory management, customer portals, analytics, and much more. When a database becomes unavailable, the consequences are immediate: users lose access to vital information,…
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Run advanced analytics with Amazon Athena directly on data in Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
Organizations are continuously seeking ways to extract more value from their data while minimizing operational friction. Advanced analytics is one way that can happen. Amazon Athena, a serverless interactive query service, has long enabled teams to analyze data stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) using…
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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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Monitoring SnapMirror for AWS FSx for ONTAP with NetApp Data Infrastructure Insights
In today’s cloud-centric landscape, organizations rely heavily on data replication technologies to ensure business continuity, disaster recovery, and high availability. SnapMirror, a powerful data replication feature from NetApp, plays a vital role in replicating data across ONTAP environments — including AWS FSx for…
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best practice for disk firmware on ONTAP 8.0.2 P3 7-mode
Hello Experts, We are preparing to upgrade to 8.1.1 7-mode. All of our SAS disks need disk firmware upgrade, so I downloaded X412_S15K7560A15.zip. inside /etc/disk_fw I see X412_S15K7560A15.lod. I know have to to turn this on "options raid.background_disk_fw_update.enable" I can access \etc\disk_fw via CIFS. Should I move…
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Optimizing Game Development in AWS with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
The landscape of modern game development is evolving rapidly and becoming more complex than ever before. Studios are pushing creative and technical boundaries to deliver increasingly rich and immersive player experiences. However, this evolution brings significant infrastructure challenges. Managing sprawling codebases,…