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With the release of ONTAP 9.1 earlier this year it brought with it amongst many things NetApp Volume Encryption (NVE). This feature although offered $0 cost requires an additional license which needs to be generated by NetApp. On top of the NVE license NetApp also added a new license which is needed to enable the …
*2018-03-18: Updated for version 1.4.1 of my container image which includes bug fixes, Grafana 4.5.2 and NetApp Harvest 1.4 This post is based on the original “How To Setup NetApp Harvest Using Docker” blog post however it has been tweaked to reflect the use of Kubernetes and the NetApp Trident plugin. It is assumed both …
As folks adopt DevOps principals they are using common applications to help them get there. One of those is Docker and usually in the same sentence Kubernetes is mentioned next. To review, Docker is essentially a wrapper for Linux containers (LXC), which similar to FreeBSD jails or Solaris Zones, provides a method for applications (and …
2017-07-13: Updated for version 1.3 of my container image which includes some updated dashboards 2017-05-21: Updated for version 1.2 of my container image which includes NetApp SDK 5.7 2016-11-15: Updated for version 1.1 of my container image which includes Grafana 3.1 and NetApp Harvest 1.3 2018-03-18: Updated for version 1.4.1 of my container image which …
One new feature in 8.2.2+ that hasn’t been given much press (thanks to Curtis @ NetApp U) is the ability to boot directly into the boot menu or maintenance mode from the loader prompt. This feature will mainly be helpful for field personnel who frequently setup up and build out NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP systems. …
Before I dive into Grafana I wanted to make a quick note that last week marked my 1 year anniversary at NetApp. This year has honestly flown by and it is hard to believe as it feels like just yesterday I started this new adventure with various unknowns. It has been a year full of change …
As you may well know OnCommand Performance Manager 1.1RC1 was recently released which added the ability to send data to an external system such as Graphite. I have created the following tutorial which explains how to setup a CentOS server and install the Graphite application on it. If you run into any issues with the tutorial …
Today is hump day and with that comes some added motivation to update this blog with some new material! The following post discusses another common topic and that is the termination of CIFS sessions in cDOT. This task could be performed in 7-mode however the commands have since changed in cDOT. Refer to the following tutorial below to …
After spending the last few weeks moving into my new place and having “fun” furnishing it, I am back on the road armed with more content! Within a few hours of being onsite today I got asked if it was possible to set NTFS permissions to files and/or folders within Clustered Data ONTAP (cDOT). This is another commonly …
With a snap of the fingers I have been at NetApp for almost 6 months already! I have been quite busy acclimating to life as a consultant as I have been in the field almost 100% of the time since May. While being busy has been nice, it has left me with little time to update …