DataONTAP 8.1

Question 1

7-Mode

Answer 1

64-Bit OS

Question 2

Cluster Mode

Answer 2

Allows to scale out up to 24 nodes with a single name space (More for NAS) for performance and scalability

Question 3

Core Values

Answer 3

Always ON, On-Demand Flexibility (Adopt to change, move data, optimize performance), Operational Effiency (Cosolidates operations for automation)

Question 4

HA Pair

Answer 4

High Availibility Systems (OnTap provides load balancing per controller)

Question 5

SAN Workload scales to

Answer 5

6 Nodes and 13 PB

Question 6

DataONTAP Edge

Answer 6

For VMWare Hypervisor support for 7-mode only. Requires Snapvault & WAN to storage array (Primarily for Remote Offices)

Question 7

Intelligent

Answer 7

Acclerates speeds by managing by policy not resources; One contruct for sevearl applications

Question 8

Immortal

Answer 8

24/7 Data Access

Question 9

Infinite

Answer 9

Scale (Performance, Capacity, Operations)

Question 10

NetApp Virtualization Guarantee

Answer 10

you will use 50% less storage when you virtualize with us. If you don’t we will buy the additional storage required.

Question 11

FlexPod

Answer 11

All in Once Cloud box (VmWare, Cisco UCS & switches)

Question 12

Data Compression

Answer 12

Transparent inline and postprocess data compression for data reduction. Benefit - Less storage to purchase/maintain

Question 13

DataMotion

Answer 13

Nondisruptive data mobility for volumes and vitrual storage contollers(vFiler units). Benefit - Load balancing with zero downtime

Question 14

Deduplication

Answer 14

Eliminates redundant data blocks. Both Primary and Secondary.
Benefit - Less storage to purchase or maintain

Question 15

Flash Pool

Answer 15

Creates mixed storage pool with SSD & HDD

Benefit - Increase performance & efficiency of HDD pools with flash accleration

Question 16

FlexCache

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Cache NFS volumes for acclerated file access in remote offices/server farms
Benefit - Improved System Response time, performance, & Data availability

Question 17

FlexClone

Answer 17

Instantaneously creates file, LUN, and Volume clones without using additional storage
Benefit - Saves time for Test & Development/Increase storage capacity for Oracle/SQL Databases

Question 18

FlexShare

Answer 18

Prioritizes storage resource allocation to highest workload on heavily loaded systems
Benefit - Proves better performance from high-priority applications

Question 19

FlexVol

Answer 19

Creates flexibly size LUNs and volumes across a large disk pool and different RAID levels
Benefit - Enables your storage to be used at maximum efficiency and reduces HW investment

Question 20

Infinite Volume

Answer 20

Creates a single volume that can scale to 20 PB with one file system
Benefit - Provides a large container ideal for content repositories (Fixed content/rarely accessed data)

Question 21

MetroCluster

Answer 21

Integrated high-availability/DR solution for campus and metro-area deployments
Benefit - Provides immediate data availability if site fails

Question 22

MultiStore

Answer 22

Securely partitions a storage system into multiple virtual storage controllers
Benefit - Allows for secure multi-tenancy for a shared storage infrastructure

Question 23

RAID-DP

Answer 23

A double parity RAID 6 that protect against DOUBLE disk failure.
No performance penalty.
Benefit - Gives protection plus performance you need for the most demanding applications

Question 24

SnapDrive

Answer 24

Provides host-based data management of NetAPP storage from Windows, UNIX, and Linux servers
Benefit - Allows you to initate error-free system restores if server fails

Question 25

SnapLock

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Write-protects structured appliation data files within a volume to provide WORM disk storage
Benefit - Provides worry-free compliance with records-retention regulations

Question 26

SnapManager

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Provides host-based data management of NetApp storage for databases & business applications (even Email no else can do this)
Benefit - Automate error-free data restores and provides application-aware DR

Question 27

SnapMirror

Answer 27

Enables automatic, incremental data replication between systems; synchronous or asynchronous
Benefit - Flexibility & efficiency when mirroring data distribution & DR

Question 28

SnapRestore

Answer 28

Rapidly restores single files, directories, or entire LUNs and volumes by a SnapShot copy backup
Benefit - Instantaneously recovers files, databases, and complete volumes from your backup

Question 29

Snapshot

Answer 29

Makes incremental data-in-place, point-in-time copies of LUN or volume.
Only changed blocks with no performance penalty.
Benefit - Enables you to create frequent space-efficient backups with no disruption to traffic (255 compared to EMC’s 8 or 9)

Question 30

SnapVault

Answer 30

Exports snaphot copies to another NetAPP system providing an incremental block-level backup solution
Benefit - Provides a cost-effective, long term backups of disk-based data (Backup/Restore)

Question 31

SyncMirror

Answer 31

Maintains two online copies of data with RAID-DP protection on each side of the mirror
Benefit - Protects yoru system from all types of hardware outages, including triple disk failure

Question 32

6 Core Efficiencies

Answer 32

Deduplication, Thin Provisioning, Thin Replication, Snapshot, RAID-DP, FlexClone

Question 33

Thin Provisioning

Answer 33

Protects against over provisioning through FlexVol which allows flexible volumes & LUNs that appear larger than the actual.

Benefit - Improved storage provisioning, utilization, capacity requirements.

Question 34

Thin Replication

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Enables block-level, incremental data backup and replication for significant storage and bandwidth savings
Benefit - Minimizes amount of data transferred over the network.

Question 35

OnCommand

Answer 35

System Manager, Operations Manager, Provisioning Manager, Protection Manager

Question 36

Optional Add-On Software

Answer 36

SnapRestore, SnapMirror, SnapVault, FlexClone, SnapManager, OnCommand Balance