System Manager 1.1. Customer Presentation Feb 2010

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1 System Manager 1.1 Customer Presentation Feb 2010

2 Agenda Overview IT challenges and solutions Business challenges and solutions Features and benefits Availability, licensing and requirements 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. Confidential Limited Use 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. 2

3 New Features in System Manager 1.1 Large aggregate support Supports aggregates larger than 16 TB (Should be configured with Data ONTAP 8.0) Quota management Create, define, edit, configure, and delete quotas using a wizard. V-series support You can view the array LUNs (group of disks or disk partitions), create aggregates, and add array LUNs to an existing aggregate. NFS protocol configuration System Manager 1.1 supports NFS protocol configuration NetApp. All rights reserved. 3

4 System Manager : Overview Free Windows based management application for NetApp storage systems Out-of-box setup Simple active/active pair setup CIFS, NFS, iscsi, FC configuration Simple device management Intuitive Windows MMC 3.0-based GUI Disk aggregate management Storage provisioning Storage efficiency mgmt (e.g., dedupe) SnapDrive integration Snapshot management Platforms FAS2xxx, FAS3xxx, FAS31xx, FAS6xxx and V-Series 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. 4

5 System Manager Overview WHAT IS IT? WHAT DOES IT DO? System Manager is a NetApp solution for stand-alone management of a single NetApp storage system Windows snap-in Currently qualified for FAS2XXX, FAS3XXX, and FAS6XXX systems and Data ONTAP or greater Storage management Manage disks, aggregates, volumes, qtrees Protocol management Including NFS, CIFS, iscsi, FCP Networking DNS, NIS, network interfaces) Configuration AutoSupport, license management, SNMP, date/time, security settings, syslog, NetApp. All rights reserved. 5

6 IT Challenges Setup and ongoing management of NetApp storage systems Admin may be unfamiliar with Data ONTAP (FilerView ) Scripts are difficult to manage and maintain No time to learn a new tool Little or no time to learn the details and best practices associated with storage Increased responsibilities with same or reduced resources Data exploding Productivity declining 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. 6

7 IT Solution System Manager is easy to use Familiar Windows look and feel Manage from a single console Snap-in for Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Not a storage expert don t worry Powerful functionality guides you with: Storage management Protocol management Networking Configuration Improve productivity and response time Wizards help automate and expedite storage workflow 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. 7

8 Business Challenges Storage management Storage demands growing Lack storage expertise Productivity declining Resource constraints Budget constraints Limited personnel Difficult to meet continued business needs 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. 8

9 Business Solution Storage Management Made Easy System Manager runs in Windows environments Uses the familiar Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to manage your NetApp storage Manage multi-protocol paths together 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. 9

10 Business Solution Balance Your Resources No impact to your budget System Manager is available at no additional charge for qualified NetApp platforms Improve productivity Automate the storage workflows Improve response time for storage requests Dashboards exist for single systems and active/active pairs, with basic graphing, notifications and reminders Improve utilization Take advantage of space saving techniques such as deduplication, provisioning and Snapshot copies Server virtualization wizard for VMware ESX Server 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. 10

11 System Manager Key Features and Benefits Features Benefits Windows support Familiarity in look and feel Windows snap-in Discovery and setup Navigation Storage Multi-protocol support Active/active management Monitoring and Alerting Discover new and existing storage systems, and configure them using a simplified setup wizard Navigate between (and manage) multiple storage systems Simplify initial storage configuration on new systems. Use FlexVol, deduplication, provisioning and Snapshot to improve storage efficiency Server virtualization Wizard for VMware ESX Server We ve merged the workflows to manage NAS and SAN New active/active configurations are detected and set up together System navigation groups active/active pairs together Dashboards exist for single systems and active/active pairs, with basic graphing, notifications and reminders NetApp. All rights reserved. 11

12 System Manager Benefits Overview Increase storage efficiency Increase storage utilization and flexibility Improve productivity 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. Confidential Limited 2009 Use NetApp. All rights reserved. 12

13 Licensing Product is available at no additional charge for NetApp customers who have access to NOW (See requirements) Protocols (e.g., NFS, CIFS, FCP) are managed per controller according to Data ONTAP licenses present 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. 13

14 Important Points DHCP required For discovery and setup from factory configuration SNMP required For ongoing monitoring SNMP community is tunable 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. 14

15 Data ONTAP Platform Requirements Supported platforms NetApp FAS2XXX, FAS3XXX, FAS31XX, FAS6XXX IBM N3XXX, N5XXX, and N6XXX Data ONTAP and later NetApp. All rights reserved. 15

16 Supported Desktops for Installation Windows desktops 32-bit Windows XP, bit Vista, 2008 VMware XP 32 bit guest OS Microsoft Server 2008 Hyper-V unsupported at this time (Guest OS) Hardware requirements None identified Runs fine on older hardware 2009 NetApp. All rights reserved. 16

17 Thank You System Manager 1.1 Copyright 2009, NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. No portions of this document may be reproduced without prior written consent of NetApp, Inc. Specifications are subject to change without notice. NetApp, the NetApp logo, Go further, faster, Data ONTAP, FlexClone, SnapDrive, SnapManager, SnapMirror, Snapshot, SnapVault, and Virtual File Manager are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetApp, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, SQL Server, and SharePoint are registered trademarks and Hyper-V is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. SAP is a registered trademark of SAP AG. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such NetApp. All rights reserved