Clustered ONTAP does away with the traditional configuration files, such as for snapmirror, rc (initialisation) and in this case quotas. In 7-mode, the biggest challenge with quotas (when configured in a secure multi tenant environment) was configuring them for vfilers as this could only be done with a CLI copy/…
I learnt recently that starting with DFM 5.2, there’s a new resource limit definition for 64-bit aggregates (as compared to “aggregates” perhaps). I’ve logged a call with NetApp to suggest that they fix the definitions in DFM, however from reading the forums, it looks like the OnCommand…
Moving into NAS presented containers for datastores comes with some operational complexities, one of the most painful is in managing multiple hosts. When using the vSphere GUI, it is very slow and inefficient to mount multiple datastores across multiple hosts. If adding 6 datastores for 4 hosts, this would take…
We recently discovered a MPHA fault which has existed for some time on a controller, where it could only see a single path to its disks. After digging under the covers, it seems there's a gap in both ONTAP's and NetApp's ability to determine…
Intellisnap delivers some superb integration between CommVault and NetApp, however there is still a litte bit which can cause operational confusion. One of these is Dataset naming. The basic workflow is that * A Simpana subclient is created with the IntelliSnap feature enabled * When the first backup job is executed, Simpana…