Category Archives: Netapp

NetApp Quick Tip #1 "vserver peer delete failed"

By | 18. November 2022

You try to delete a vserver peer (vserver peer delete) and get an error message that the connection is still in use in a SnapMirror relationship (Relationship is in use by SnapMirror in local cluster. Use the “snapmirror list destinations” command to view the relationships.) You are of course in set d mode. Before you… Read More »

Podcast Episode10: What happened so far and what's to come

By | 1. March 2021

Hello at all. Today you hear our anniversary podcast. Have fun listening to or reading transcripts. Transcript Stefan: Servus Andre Andre: Hello Stefan Stefan: And, of course, dear listeners to this special edition. We are celebrating an anniversary. This is the tenth podcast. Let’s leave out the Quick Podcast. Andre: Exactly ten times you had… Read More »

Podcast Episode9: SnapMirrorCloud & RestoreManager

By | 27. January 2021

Hello together, today again a fresh podcast for you. This time Stefan and I talk to Murat Bölükler from ProLion about SnapMirror to S3 and how the Restore Manager can help with this. As a special innovation, we also created a transcript of the podcast this time. Freely following the motto: “If you don’t want… Read More »

Virtual desktop infrastructure and end-user computing made easy

By | 20. January 2021

Hello together, Yesterday, the German Federal Government adopted new decisions on the subject of the home office in the course of the Prime Minister’s Conference. I quote from Spiegel-Online: The withdrawal from the workplace to the home office is to become a central building block in the fight against the Corona pandemic.Companies are therefore obliged… Read More »

Podcast Episode8: What is this HCI that everyone is talking about?

By | 20. January 2021

In Episode 8, Data_Stefan and Der_Schmitz talk about Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI). What are the advantages? What do I need this for? DISCLAIMER: This post is our personal observations. We do not speak on behalf of our respective employers. Subject to misinterpretation or misunderstanding.

Podcast Episode7: Office365 why do I need a backup?

By | 20. January 2021

In Episode 7, Data_Stefan and Der_Schmitz talk about Office365 and why you need an extra backup. We’ll introduce NetApp SaaS Backup and Veeam Backup for Office 365. Of course, we also have a “comprehensive” annual review of 2020 included. DISCLAIMER: This post is our personal observations. We do not speak on behalf of our respective… Read More »

Podcast Episode6: What's New in ONTAP 9.8

By | 9. December 2020

In episode 6 of our podcast, @Data_Stefan and I talk about a few new features in #ONTAP 9.8. Special Guest this time is Thorsten Kaisen TPM at NetApp. Whether SnapMirror to S3, FabricPool, AFF A250 or FAS 500f, there is something for everyone. Have fun listening to it.  GreetingsDerSchmitz DISCLAIMER: This post is our personal… Read More »

NetApp presents the new AFF A250

By | 21. October 2020

NetApp yesterday introduced its new All-Flash entry-level model, the AFF A250. This is to inherit the previous AFF A220, offering 45% more performance and 33% more storage efficiency. According to NetApp, the AFF A250 is in the same price range as the AFF A220. The AFF A250 comes with ONTAP 9.8. What’s new in the… Read More »

What's new in ONTAP 9.8

By | 20. October 2020

Hi and Hello, it’s NetApp INSIGHT time again (albeit virtual) and thus also the time in which new products and features of NetApp are announced. In this article, I’ll summarize all the new features around the world’s leading storage operating system, ONTAP 9.8. Improvement in the user interface Firmware updates via ActiveIQ System Manager Many… Read More »