Tag: cDOT

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Supported Platforms

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Supported Platforms

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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 newly-integrated trusted platform modules (TPM). What is a TPM you may ask? By definition a TPM is, “A dedicated microcontroller designed to secure hardware by…

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How To Deploy Kubernetes With NetApp Trident Persistent Storage

How To Deploy Kubernetes With NetApp Trident Persistent Storage

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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 their dependencies) to be isolated in separate namespaces all while sharing the host system’s kernel. Docker containers are extremely portable as they just need the…

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How To Boot Clustered Data ONTAP Directly To Boot Menu Or Maintenance Mode

How To Boot Clustered Data ONTAP Directly To Boot Menu Or Maintenance Mode

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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. See below for a list of commands that are required to boot a cDOT system into each respective area. Boot directly to the boot menu by…

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How To Setup Graphite To Visualize OnCommand Performance Manager Data

How To Setup Graphite To Visualize OnCommand Performance Manager Data

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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 please let me know in the comment section below. Provision a CentOS 6+ VM with the “Base” package group installed Install the “EPEL” mirror on the system…

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