Yesterday, I was speaking with a customer who is a cloud provider. They were discussing how to use NFSv4 with clustered Data ONTAP for one of their customers. As we were talking, I brought up pNFS and its capabilities. They were genuinely excited about what pNFS could do for their particular use case.
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Introducing: ONTAP Recipes!
Official NetApp ONTAP recipes blog here: https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Recipes/bd-p/ONTAPRecipes One of the key initiatives NetApp has had over the course of the past few years is driving the simplicity and ease of use of ONTAP, its flagship storage software. Some of that work is going into the GUIs that run ONTAP, such as: OnCommand System Manager being … Continue reading Introducing: ONTAP Recipes!
New doc – Top Best Practices for FlexGroup volumes
When I wrote TR-4571: NetApp FlexGroup Volume Best Practices and Implementation Guide, I wanted to keep the document under 50 pages to be more manageable and digestible. 95 pages later, I realized there was so much good information to pass on to people about NetApp FlexGroup volumes that I wasn't going to be able to … Continue reading New doc – Top Best Practices for FlexGroup volumes
Ransomware, NetApp and You
The world is a nefarious place. All you have to do is read the latest headlines to see why. As the use of the Internet has expanded to include things like cloud and the Internet of Things, the number of threats have also expanded. Computer viruses, root kits, spoofing, phishing, spear phishing, denial of service … Continue reading Ransomware, NetApp and You
9.1RC2 is now available!
9.1RC2 is now available! That’s right – release candidate now available. If you have concerns over the “RC” designation, allow me to recap what I mentioned in a previous blog post: RC versions have completed a rigorous set of internal NetApp tests and are are deemed ready for public consumption. Each release candidate would … Continue reading 9.1RC2 is now available!
Behind the Scenes: Episode 61 – Security and Storage
Welcome to the Episode 61, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.” This week on the podcast, we discuss security in storage systems with the new security TME Andrae Middleton and NetApp A-Team member Jarett Kulm (@JK47theweapon) of High Availability, Inc. We cover security at rest, in-flight, methodologies, … Continue reading Behind the Scenes: Episode 61 – Security and Storage
ONTAP 9.1 RC1 is now available!
For info about ONTAP 9.0, see: ONTAP 9 RC1 is now available! ONTAP 9.0 is now generally available (GA)! While many of the features of ONTAP 9.1 were announced at Insight 2016 in Las Vegas, the official release of the software wasn't scheduled until the first week of October, which was the week after the … Continue reading ONTAP 9.1 RC1 is now available!
NetApp FlexGroup: An evolution of NAS
Check out how NetApp FlexGroup is making NAS great again!
Behind the Scenes: Episode 57 – Scale Out Networking in ONTAP
Welcome to the Episode 57, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.” https://whyistheinternetbroken.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/group-4-2016.jpg?w=676 This week on the podcast, we invite Juan Mojica (@juan_m_mojica), Product Manager at NetApp, for a technical discussion about scale out networking in ONTAP. We cover IP Spaces, broadcast domains and subnets, as well as … Continue reading Behind the Scenes: Episode 57 – Scale Out Networking in ONTAP
What’s the deal with remote I/O in ONTAP?
I'm sure most of you have seen Seinfeld, so be sure to read the title in your head as if Seinfeld is delivering it. I used a comedian as a starter because this post is about a question that I get asked - a lot - that is kind of a running joke by now. … Continue reading What’s the deal with remote I/O in ONTAP?
Why Is The Internet Broken? 
