topic Re: Four Node NetApp Cluster with Code 9.12.1P7 in ONTAP Discussions

Four Node NetApp Cluster with Code 9.12.1P7

Bhuppi — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:05:08 GMT

Hello. We have various NetApp Storages at three sites. Models AFF-C250s and FAS2720 as well. Now, the question has come up to provide improvements, enhancements and some real value out of them. The frames are all working fine. Any suggestions, what and where to look at to provide some real unique value, and how then it will solve customer problems. Where to start etc. Anything basic improvements we can do and then show quickly, to start with. Thanks

Re: Four Node NetApp Cluster with Code 9.12.1P7

AlexDawson — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:29:51 GMT

How are you using the systems? iSCSI, FC, CIFS, NFS, VMWare NFS? Are you doing Snapmirror? Snapshots?

Twiddling the nerd knobs is a matter of weighing up additional functionality vs complexity. A bunch of storage efficiency is already built into the C250. 9.12 brings great anti-ransomware functionality for some uses. Multi-admin verification can enhance security.

Re: Four Node NetApp Cluster with Code 9.12.1P7

Bhuppi — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 02:53:22 GMT

Hi Alex. Thanks for the response and great insights. We do use Block/File(CIFS/iSCSI/VMware) and - NFS - need to check). I do see many volumes named as VMware/Quorum/DB/ClusterLUN/DataStore/SQL/Exchange etc. So all things seems in play from your above list(except NFS). Snapshot is in use as well. They do tell us that they have 'native replication' between the three sites, so I will guess 'Snapmirror' is also there, unless NetApp has some other replication as well. Also, C250. 9.12 is new Code ? Will these frames support this code.

Best

Re: Four Node NetApp Cluster with Code 9.12.1P7

cruxrealm — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:19:25 GMT

Who are your customers? What challenges they are trying to fix/solve?

Re: Four Node NetApp Cluster with Code 9.12.1P7

cruxrealm — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:31:10 GMT

Both will support up to 9.14 code. You should check the release notes to give you an idea of new fuctionality and capabilities of your storage.

https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/release-notes/

Re: Four Node NetApp Cluster with Code 9.12.1P7

Bhuppi — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 02:20:47 GMT

Hello Crux. Thanks for the response. Actually, customers and client are same. Its a top bank. And we also don't know what challenges are there and what they are trying to fix/solve. . So the goal is to give them some concrete real results and improvements from what AS-IS is currently (which is usual stuff going on with no improvements) to TO-BE (value added transformation and enhancements to what they have currently). This way we want to show the difference of our onboarding into the things. However, true, even we don't know what that will be.

Thanks.

Re: Four Node NetApp Cluster with Code 9.12.1P7

cruxrealm — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 02:47:27 GMT

I suggest to watch youtube video of the ontap 9.14 release:
9.14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5KXOYZ4x1Q&t=17s

Re: Four Node NetApp Cluster with Code 9.12.1P7

chenguanghui — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:09:53 GMT

hello:

Here are some of the new features in 9.12 that I hope will help you

https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/release-notes/whats-new-9121.html

Best regards.