Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:29:11 PST
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:27:00 PST
An overview of NetApp® Data Motion, which is one of the foundation pieces of ‘Always-On Data Mobility’, providing non-disruptive data migration. It also describes the best practices for using NetApp Data Motion. |
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:28:00 PST
This technical report presents a guide for implementing Veritas Cluster Server and NetApp SnapMirror integrated with NetApp SnapManager for Exchange and NetApp SnapDrive for Windows with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 for high availability and recovery in a disaster scenario. |
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:47:00 PST
This document is intended to serve as a blueprint for architecting and deploying Symantec™ Enterprise Vault™ in a 7,500-seat customer environment. We have evaluated the archiving throughput, storage growth, and costs based upon this scenario. As always, please refer to the latest technical publications on the NOW™ (NetApp® on the Web) site for updates on processes; Data ONTAP® command syntax; and the latest requirements, issues, and any relevant limitations. This document is intended for field personnel who require assistance in deploying and architecting an Enterprise Vault solution on NetApp storage systems. |
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:00:00 PST
This document is intended to serve as a guide for architecting and deploying MetroCluster in a customer environment. This design and implementation guide describes the basic MetroCluster architecture, considerations for deployment, and best practices. As always, please refer to the latest technical publications on the NOW™ (NetApp on the Web) site for specific updates on processes; Data ONTAP® command syntax; and the latest requirements, issues, and limitations. This document is intended for field personnel who require assistance in architecting and deploying a MetroCluster solution. |
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PST
This document provides NetApp best practices on architecting, sizing, and deploying a VMware VDI environment on NetApp storage. |
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:03:00 PST
The purpose of this document is to provide a step-by-step guide on how to deploy VMware® View™ on NetApp® FAS2040, FAS3100, and FAS6000 series HA clusters on Cisco Nexus 5000 and 7000 switches. This document details the deployment of a typical Windows® XP virtual desktop infrastructure. |
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:00:00 PST
This technical report reviews the best practices for implementing VMware® vSphere on NetApp FAS systems. NetApp has been providing advanced storage features to VMware ESX/ESXi solutions since the product began shipping in 2001. During that time, NetApp has developed operational guidelines for the FAS systems and ESX Server. These techniques have been documented and are referred to as best practices. Included in this document are the NetApp plug-ins for vCenter Server. This integration provides the simplification of implementing storage best practices for ESX/ESXi hosts while automating storage provisioning, secured access, and management for deployments with NFS, FC, FCoE, and iSCSI. |
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:33:00 PST
FlexClone® technology, available on NetApp® FAS or IBM N series storage systems, can be used as analternative method for creating test environments for DB2 FixPack upgrades. FlexClone features enablea DBA to create a test environment in a few quick and easy steps without requiring additional storagespace. This document describes the steps needed to create a DB2 FixPack environment usingFlexClone technology. (Note: FlexClone is a feature of Data ONTAP® version 7 or higher.) |
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:02:00 PST
This document describes the architecture of a solution for deploying Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 on NetApp storage. It discusses how to size the SharePoint 2007 environment and provides detailed information about SharePoint performance. |
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 PST
The ability to clone a DB2 database quickly and easily can be extremely valuable. For example, aduplicate copy of a production system can be used for development, testing, and problem analysis.FlexClone® technology that is available on NetApp® FAS or IBM N series storage systems with DataONTAP® 7.0 or higher can be used to create an instantaneous point-in-time copy of a productiondatabase by creating an exact copy of the storage system volumes that are used to hold the database’sdata and transaction logs. Additionally, by using FlexClone technology, database data do not have to be duplicated—cloned databases share data with the production database they were created from. |
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:26:00 PST
This best practice guide is designed to give storage administrators and database administrators the keys to successfully deploying Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 and 2008 on NetApp® storage. This technical report will discuss Microsoft and NetApp high-availability solutions, best practices for data management, backup and recovery, and best practices for storage layout. |
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:15:00 PST
This paper describes how IBM® Tivoli® System Automation (TSA) and a NetApp® storage system(clustered) can mean high availability for your DB2® 9 database environment. Installation andconfiguration steps for a TSA cluster are discussed in detail. Also, common single-point failure scenariosare tested. |
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:02:00 PST
This document covers the best practices for Oracle Database 11g on NetApp storage systems with system platforms such as Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, Linux, and Windows. This document reflects the work done by NetApp, Oracle and by NetApp engineers at various joint customer sites. This document should be treated as a starting reference point and is the bare minimum requirements for deployment of Oracle on NetApp. It is intended to be a guideline of proven methods and techniques, but is not intended to cover every possible or every supported method. |
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:02:00 PST
This document describes how NetApp technologies such as SnapDrive for UNIX and SnapManager for Oracle can be used with Solaris containers. It describes how to group several customers running Oracle Databases on a large number of Solaris containers and perform backup and restore on them using NetApp Snapshot. |
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:37:00 PST
This document provides an overview of data protection methods, products, and sample scenarios for the Oracle® Database environment. This includes descriptions of commonly used Oracle and NetApp® data protection products. It does not cover all possible product combinations and scenarios but will be regularly updated as products evolve and new scenarios arise. We hope this document will enable field personnel (sales, systems engineers, and partners) to be able to intelligently discuss data protection strategies with Oracle customers and make appropriate recommendations. |
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:05:00 PST
Whether you have a single data center, a campus, or a metropolitan-wide environment, a combined solution using NetApp and Oracle technologies is a cost-effective alternative that can provide continuous data availability for your mission-critical enterprise applications. NetApp MetroCluster is an industry-leading solution that combines NetApp storage array–based clustering and synchronous mirroring to help deliver continuous availability and minimal data loss. NetApp Fabric MetroCluster combined with Oracle Real Applications Clusters (RAC) on Extended Distance Clusters, and Oracle Automated Storage Management (ASM) Normal Redundancy offers transparent recovery from failures so mission-critical Oracle databases can continue uninterrupted with zero downtime. |
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:07:00 PST
This report describes how databases can be laid out to make best use of the disk resources and how to reduce unwanted space overhead by using NetApp Snapshot. It describes various ways to handle database reliability requirements with a powerful storage virtualization structure called FlexVol. FlexClone is the logical extension of FlexVol; it enables the DBA and storage administrators to clone databases instantly. This report also describes the best recommendation for laying out the foundation of the storage useful for architects and administrators of the database. |
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:46:00 PST
This technical report describes two different scenarios that can be used to develop a disaster recovery solution for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 and 2008 on NetApp® storage. It is intended to be a solution-planning guide that provides SQL Server administrators and planners with the key architecture components to successfully design and deploy a disaster recovery solution for SQL Server. This TR discusses the use of NetApp SnapMirror® in conjunction with NetApp SnapManager® for SQL Server with both clustered and standalone SQL Server configurations. |
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:05:00 PST
As customers transform or consolidate their data centers, virtualization is a key element of cost effectiveness. But it doesn’t end there. Availability, scalability, and recoverability of the virtual infrastructure also are critically important. This document showcases the simplicity of architecting a robust infrastructure with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V™ in a virtual environment with NetApp® storage, to provide the ability to maintain HA for both the computing and storage resources between the primary and secondary sites and complete disaster recovery in the event of the loss of a whole site. This infrastructure also offers the ability to dynamically move an environment’s complete operation between the primary and secondary sites to minimize disruption during scheduled maintenance events.This document also describes various failure scenarios showcasing the value of deploying Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V live migration, and NetApp MetroCluster to recover from these failures. Each failure scenario simulates real-world operational failures and real disasters. The expected outcome and actual results are described in terms of MetroCluster product operation and the resulting behavior of Hyper-V servers and virtual machines (VMs). |
