Author Archive for mtellinghuisen

NetApp 64 bit Aggregates in ONTAP 8.0

Some notes from some ONTAP 8 training I went to:
One of the features in the new version of Data ONTAP 8.0 is the ability to use 64 bit aggregates, prior to this all aggregates were 32 bit.  The main reason to use a 64bit aggregate is to break the 16TB aggregate limit found in 32 [...]

Using Compression with SnapMirror transfers in ONTAP 7.3.2

One of the new features in Data ONTAP 7.3.2 is that you can now enable compression for your SnapMirror/SnapVault transfers.  This is great news for customers with limited bandwidth on their WAN links.  We have had customers in the past in this situation with SnapMirror transfers that would never finish and they had to look [...]

NetApp Virtual Storage Console (VSC) for vSphere

Originally posted at http://mtellin.com/2009/11/03/netapp-virtual-storage-console-vsc-for-vsphere/
 
NetApp released v1.0 of their VSC for VMware vSphere, VSC is a plugin for vCenter which allows anyone connecting with the VI Client to access it.  What is nice about the tool is it allows you to see an overview of your storage environment and ensure things are configured inline with NetApp’s [...]

NetApp Announcements @ VMworld 2009

SMVI v2
In case you missed it, NetApp announced v2 of SMVI at VMworld this year.  Some of the new features are:

AutoSupport Integration
Backup Enhancements & GUI Re-design
Snapshot Naming Changes
Scripting
Restore Enhancements
Single File Restore
Self-Service Restore
Limited Self-Service Restore
Administrator-Assisted Restore
Restore Agent