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since Tech Roundup - 16th December 2018. With headings:
Cisco, Storage Industry
News, NetApp, Veeam, Vmware, Miscellaneous
Cisco
Virtualized SAP HANA on
FlexPod Datacenter
https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/solutions/collateral/data-center-virtualization/unified-computing/whitepaper-c11-741878.pdf
This architecture is
based on and supports the following hardware and software components:
+ SAP HANA
- SAP Business Suite
on HANA or SAP Business Warehouse on HANA
- S/4HANA or
BW/4HANA
- SAP HANA
single-host or multiple-host configurations
+ Operating
System
- SUSE Linux
Enterprise (SLES), SUSE Linux Enterprise for SAP (SLES for SAP)
- RedHat Enterprise
Linux
+ Cisco UCS
Server
- Bare Metal
- VMware
+ Network
- 40GbE end-to-end
- NFS for SAP HANA
data access
- NFS or iSCSI for
OS boot
+ Storage
- NetApp All Flash
FAS
FlexPod Datacenter with
Oracle RAC Databases on Cisco UCS and NetApp AFF A-Series (Oracle
12cR2 )CVD
This FlexPod
Datacenter design is validated with following hardware and software
components:
- NetApp AFF A700
Storage Systems and ONTAP 9.3
- Cisco Unified
Computing System (Cisco UCS)
- Cisco UCS Chassis
5108
- Cisco UCS Blade
Servers
- Cisco 6300 Series
Fabric Interconnects
- Cisco Nexus 9000
series switches
- Cisco MDS 9100
Series Fabric Switches
FlexPod Datacenter with
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 on Linux VM Running on VMware and Hyper-V:
This FlexPod
Datacenter design is validated with following hardware and software
components:
- NetApp AFF A300
and ONTAP 9.5
- NetApp SnapCenter
4.1.1 for VM Backup and Restore
- NetApp VSC 7.2.1
for Storage provisioning in VMware ESXi environment.
- Cisco UCS with
UCS-FI-6332-16UP fabric interconnect, UCS B200 M5 servers, UCS VIC
1340 and UCS Manager 4.0 (1c)
- Cisco Nexus
93180YC Switch with NXOS 9.2(2)
- VMware vSphere
6.7U1
- Microsoft Windows
Server 2016
- Microsoft SQL
Server 2017 in Linux on ESXi as well as Hyper-v
The FlexPod with
End-to-End NVMe white paper is available for customers and partners
download:
The following
innovative technologies are being delivered by the FlexPod with
End-to-End NVMe converged infrastructure solution:
- Cisco UCS M5
servers with VIC 14xx for FC-NVMe
- Cisco UCS 4.0.2
with support for FC-NVMe
- Cisco MDS 9xxx FC
SAN switches for FC-NVMe
- NetApp AFF storage
controller with NVMe disks
- NetApp ONTAP 9.4
with support for FC-NVMe
Storage
Industry News
Are You Prepared to
Survive the Zombie (Botnet) Apocalypse?
A Look Back at 2018: It
Is All About Buttoned-Up Data Analytics
NetApp
General
News
It’s a Small, Small
Data World: How NetApp FlexCache Makes It Smaller
MAX Data: Optimising
Application Performance with SCM
Benefits of Native
Cloud File Services for File Shares
Speed Up Your
MySQL-Based Apps and Retain Customers With NetApp Cloud Volumes
Service
MetroCluster IP
Technical Updates:
TR-4689: MetroCluster
IP Solution Architecture and Design
The MetroCluster IP
switch technical guides have also been recently updated:
MetroCluster IP 40Gb
Switch Technical
MetroCluster IP 100Gb
Switch Technical
How Linux is Winning in
the Azure Cloud for Tier One Workloads
IMPROVED version of
Migration Guide for NetApp Import Utility for SnapCenter & VSC:
It can also be
accessed through the ToolChest page here:
https://mysupport.netapp.com/tools/info/ECMLP2840096I.html?productID=62135&pcfContentID=ECMLP2840096
NetApp Trident v19.01:
*dag = Design and
Architecture Guide
Creating a Unified
Content Platform in the Cloud for Broadcasting
ONTAP AI: A Look Back
at the Last 6 Months of Innovation
Introduction to NetApp
MAX Data
Inside a Smart Campus:
How a World-Class University Runs on Data
iSCSI Best Practices:
Solutions to Real-World Deployment Challenges
Image: Jumbo frame
MTU settings on VMkernel port, vSwitch, physical switches, and
cluster-node ports
Bridging the CPU and
GPU Universes
NetApp CSO 2019
Perspectives
Data Protection for
Persistent Data Storage in Kubernetes Workloads
Hortonworks HDP 3.0
Certified on NetApp Cloud Volumes Service
NetApp PowerShell
Toolkit 4.7 Released! (20th November 2018)
New
Technical Reports (TRs)
TR-4749: NetApp for
Epic Software: Solution Design
TR-4748: Build your
Data Fabric: With NetApp HCI, ONTAP and Converged Infrastructure
TR-4747: SANtricity
Snapshot Feature: Overview and Deployment Guide
TR-4746: SAP
Applications on Microsoft Azure: Using Azure NetApp Files
TR-4744: Secure Hadoop
using Apache Ranger with NetApp In-Place Analytics Module: Deployment
Guide
TR-4741: NetApp Element
Software Remote Replication: Feature Description and Deployment Guide
TR-4740: SMB 3.0
Multichannel: Accelerate SMB 3.0 Performance for Applications
TR-4739: IPv6 in
Element Software: Configuration and Features of IPv6
TR-4738: Reconfiguring
NetApp HCI Compute Interfaces
TR-4737: Automatic Load
Balancing: NetApp SANtricity Feature Description and Implementation
TR-4736: SANtricity Web
Services API: Built-In and Central Management Capabilities
TR-4733: SnapMirror
Synchronous for ONTAP 9.5
TR-4731: HyTrust
KeyControl Key Management in ONTAP 9.3 or Later: Integration Guide
New
Technical Reports Internal (NetApp + Partner)
No direct link, find
them in the NetApp Field Portal:
TR-4723i: NetApp E2800
Storage Array Performance Guide with SANtricity OS 11.50
TR-4728i: NetApp E5700
Hybrid Storage Array Performance Guide with SANtricity OS 11.50
TR-4729i: NetApp EF280
Storage Array Performance Guide with SANtricity OS 11.50
TR-4730i: NetApp EF570
Storage Array Performance Guide with SANtricity OS 11.50
TR-4750:
NetApp HCI Manual Install H610C v1.4 - Existing HCI Cluster
TR-4751:
NetApp HCI Manual Install H610C v1.4 - New HCI Cluster
TR-4752:
NetApp HCI vSphere 6.5 to 6.7 Upgrade
New
on the Tech ONTAP Podcast
Episode 178: SAN
Overview and SAN Health
Episode 177: Data
Science
Episode 176: NetApp
Cloud Insights
Episode 175: Service
Providers Using NetApp featuring Tierpoint
Episode 174: Veeam 9.5
Update 4
Episode 173: NetApp
Advanced Technology Group
Episode 172: Scale Out
Networking in ONTAP
Episode 171: Cloud Data
Services with Nick Howell
Episode 170: Active IQ
KB.NetApp.com
Unable to connect to
NetApp VSC for VMware Plug-in after changing vCenter IP address
NetApp
University
NetApp HCI Technical
Training:
Driving
NetApp Sales: HCI Pre-Sales technical Training
NetApp
HCI Fundamentals
Element
Fundamentals
Veeam
Native snapshot
integration for NetApp HCI and SolidFire
VMware
Best Practices for
running VMware vSphere on NetApp ONTAP
Miscellaneous
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