2024.01.31: Some Random NetApp Links

Q: If I have EC2+1 on a 3-node SG Site and 1-node is dead, can I still tier? 

A: Yes! It does 2 copies and queues up the EC operations. There will also be an alert "ILM unachieveable".

TR-4867: Best Practice Guidelines for ONTAP FIle System Analytics (netapp.com)

ONTAP storage efficiency Resolution guide - NetApp Knowledge Base

How to request assistance with ONTAP storage efficiency savings - NetApp Knowledge Base

How to maximize storage efficiency post AFF ONTAP 9.x migration - NetApp Knowledge Base

How to check AFF storage efficiency with the NetApp PowerShell Toolkit - NetApp Knowledge Base

How to move the data from capacity tier to performance tier in FabricPool - NetApp Knowledge Base

How to see space savings from deduplication, compression, and compaction in ONTAP 9 - NetApp Knowledge Base

FabricPool best practices _ TR-4598 | NetApp

Collect more sis data · Issue #1946 · NetApp/harvest · GitHub

2024.02.09: Tamperproof Snapshots

Tamperproof snapshot does not offer the choice of Compliance and Enterprise. The mode it operates in is more like Compliance mode except for disk level protection:

https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/snaplock/snapshot-lock-concept.html

Setting up Tamperproof or Snapshot locking fails for FabricPool volumes

Enabling Snapshot locking fails with error:

"Snapshot copy locking cannot be enabled on volumes with tiering policy other than "none" or on volumes which have data tiered out to an object store"

2024.02.12: Snapmirror Cloud Licensing

One license per source ONTAP cluster:
- Included in the Hybrid Cloud Bundle or ONTAP One
- Not required if using Cloud Backup Service
Term and Capacity based:
- Term of 1 year or 3 years
- Capacity increments of 1TB
In addition to SnapMirror license*.
Replicate data to any supported object store targets: ONTAP S3, StorageGRID and public cloud.
Data Protection Bundle required for SnapMirror license*.
SnapMirror Cloud license needed for replication to object targets*.
*Not required for clusters licensed with ONTAP One

Set up licensing for BlueXP backup and recovery | NetApp Documentation

Replication: High Speed Replication for Your Ontap Data (netapp.com)

Learn about BlueXP replication | NetApp Documentation

"NetApp doesn't charge you for using BlueXP replication, but you'll need to check your cloud provider for applicable data ingress and egress charges."

NetApp Blog - links to supporting ISV parters:

https://www.netapp.com/blog/new-backup-architecture-snapdiff-v3/