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- NetApp to acquire storage management firm Onaro
- Network Appliance Inc. has announced the acquisition of Boston based Onaro, a storage management company, for $120 million. An excerpt from VNUnet: Tom Georgens, executive vice president for product operations of NetApp, said: “NetApp is very excited about the breakthroughs it can achieve for its...
- Tags: Network Appliance Inc., Storage Management, NetApp, Onaro, Storage, Hardware, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-03
- HP Blade Center and NetApp SAN
- Can i connect NetApp 960c or NetApp 3040 to HP Blade Center c7000 using "Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem" ? Theoreticly i can but i just want to be 100% sure .
- Tags: Storage, Blade servers, Utility computing, Servers, SAN, elidezman@..., NetApp, HP blade, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-03
- NetApp FC9 shelf on Dell server
- We got several NetApp SCSI drive shelves from a going out of business company. One of them turned out to be a FC9 fiber channel shelf with 7 36.5GB Seagate drives. Has anyone successfully tried using one of these with a Dell server? We have a QLogic SLA2200F HBA and...
- Tags: black@..., cable, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Server, fiber netapp fc9, hardware, NetApp, server, shelf
- Discussion threads 2005-12-30
- DFS and Netapp filer
- Using windows 2003 I am trying to implement dfs, linking it to a share on a netapp filer.I ahve created a link and am trying to replicate it to another server. When setting up replication I get a message in the replication wizard that dfs is not installed on the...
- Tags: DFS, filer, gurnamsingh009@..., NetApp, NetApp filer, server, windows
- Q&A 2005-07-11
- Avoid iSCSI problems with Windows Server 2003 with these two tweaks
- Two thingsOn some of the older versions of the MS iSCSI initiator, the GUI did not always successfully bind the volumes. In this case it can be accomplished via the following command:iscsicli bindpersistentvolumesAlso, we ran into several services that also also needed to have dependencies set on msicsi in order...
- Tags: bindpersisitentvolumes, hardware, iSCSI, iscsicli, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, nas, Ratmonkey
- Discussion threads 2005-06-15
- iSCSI vendor selection process
- TechRepublic's free Storage NetNote newsletter is designed to help you manage the critical data in your enterprise. Automatically sign up today!In my last article, I talkeda little about the decision-making process that I and my team went throughbefore settling on an iSCSI-based storagearea network vs. the tried-and-true fibre channel approach....
- Tags: EMC Corp., fibre channel, iSCSI, NetApp, Scott Lowe MCSE, storage
- Technical articles 2005-04-05
- NAS/SAN question
- OBJECTIVE:Move data stored on SDLT tapes to NASNAS has to be a redundant hardware or software solution. Currently we need to move around 2 TB but would like to have ability to easily expand.We'd like to go with lowest possible cost.What vendors would you recommend?Thanks.NetApp makes some fairly solid gear...
- Tags: hardware, NAS, NAS/SAN, Net Designer, NetApp, SAN
- Q&A 2005-01-28
- Manufacturing Firm Assembles Multiple Solutions Through Single StoreVault S500
- National Cycle, Inc. is the world leader in motorcycle windshield manufacturing, and is the OEM supplier to BMW, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, Polaris, Suzuki, Triumph, and Yamaha. The difficulties faced by the company were diverse and varied. Management pains from older DAS deployments, simplifying user credential management, reducing licensing, reducing data...
- Tags: Manufacturing, NetApp, Backups, Storage, Hardware
- Case studies
- SwimWays Shores Up Design Data With StoreVault
- SwimWays Corporation is a privately owned worldwide manufacturer of leisure and recreational water products, headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA. Several groups within the company were making forceful storage demands on the IT staff, and all groups had different requirements. In order to meet these needs, SwimWays had 12 servers and...
- Tags: NetApp, Sales Strategy, Storage, Sales, Hardware
- Case studies
- Storage Consolidation: Overcoming Inhibitors to Simple and Effective Data Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
- This white paper looks at some of the issues facing small and medium-sized enterprises and provides an overview of typical storage consolidation methodologies. The paper also points out some tips on what to look for as you develop the consolidation strategies and plans that are right for your business. ...
- Tags: Storage Consolidation, Small And Medium Enterprise, Data Management, NetApp, Smb/Sme, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-03-01
- ESG White Paper: Storage for Mid-Sized Enterprises
- Tony Asaro from Enterprise Strategy Group ESG takes a close look at the mid-size enterprise storage landscape and the unique challenges facing mid-sized companies as they evaluate implementing a storage network. He provides an overview on the factors driving storage networking adoption, as well as its benefits and perceived inhibitors....
- Tags: NetApp, Storage, Ip storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-07-01
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Performance and Scalability Testing Using NetApp FAS920 Storage Systems
- The new release of the Microsoft SQL Server contains numerous enhancements designed to improve both overall performance and the ability to scale effectively as more storage systems are added to the configuration. This paper details two series of performance tests, run jointly by Microsoft and Network Appliance, which were designed...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft SQL Server, Scalability, Microsoft Corp., Storage System, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, NetApp, Performance Management, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2005-05-01
- SnapManager 3.2 for Microsoft Exchange: Best Practices Guide
- The success or failure of any software or infrastructure deployment hinges on making the proper design and architecture decisions in the planning phase. The goal of this paper is to provide best practices for deploying and using SnapManager 3.2 for Microsoft Exchange with a NetApp storage appliance and any supporting...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Best Practice, NetApp, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Kerberized NFS in a NetApp Storage System Using a Unix-Based Kerberos Authentication Server
- Kerberos is a complex network authentication system that was introduced by MIT in 1989. In Greek mythology, Kerberos was a ferocious three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the underworld Hades. Kerberos ensured that only the dead, not living souls, entered Hades. Here Kerberos is a system that employs strong...
- Tags: Storage System, Unix, NetApp, Kerberos, Security
- White papers 2006-06-01
- Oracle10g RAC: Installation on Solaris 9 With Oracle10g CRS and a Network Appliance Filer
- This technical report covers the installation of NetApp filers and enterprise-class Sun Microsystems SPARC architecture - based servers using the Solaris 9 operating system running the Oracle10g Real Application Clusters (10gR1, 10gR2 RAC) Database using Oracle10g Cluster Ready Services CRS. This is a certified configuration, and, as such, the components...
- Tags: Sun Solaris 9, Network Appliance Inc., Network Appliance Filer, Oracle Real Application Cluster, NetApp, Blade Servers, Sun Solaris, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-02-01
- Integration of a NetApp Storage System With a Unix Based LDAP Server
- The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP is a common protocol interface to Network Directory Services NDS. Widely deployed NDSs are Domain Name Service DNS, NIS Network Information Service, etc. They provide the clients with information such as host IPs, usernames, passwords, home directories, etc. LDAP is a network protocol for...
- Tags: LDAP Server, Network, Server, Storage System, Unix, NetApp, Integration, LDAP, Directory Services, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-04-01
- Oracle Database 10g Release 2 With Real Application Clusters Installation With SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 and NetApp Storage
- This technical report covers the installation of NetApp storage in a Network File System NFS environment for SUSE 10 Enterprise Linux. The servers are running SUSE10, 32-bit operating system. The database is Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Real Application Clusters (Oracle10gR2 RAC) with Oracle Cluster Ready Services Oracle CRS. This...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Environment, Oracle Database, Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Real Application Cluster, NetApp, SuSE, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Oracle 9i for UNIX: Cloning Database Using NetApp Filer Flexible Volumes in NAS and SAN Environments
- Database administrators and developers clone databases for various reasons, such as updating test or development environments from production or switching the production database to the clone in case of an emergency. Cloning databases usually involves both backup and recovery procedures. The clone can exist on the same host as the...
- Tags: NAS, Oracle Corp., NetApp Filer, SAN, Oracle9i, Unix, NetApp, Storage, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2004-11-01
- City of Winterthur Gains Backup Speed and 100% Data Safety With NetApp Virtual Tape Library Solution
- Located in the canton of Zurich, Winterthur is the sixth largest city in Switzerland. The city's administrative staff provides information technology services to more than 3,500 users. The City of Winterthur IDW wanted to streamline and improve backup services to accommodate 30% annual data growth and ensure 100% data protection....
- Tags: Tape Library, NetApp, Backups, Storage, Storage Management, Hardware
- Case studies
- Oracle GIT to Save U.S. $2 Million With Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control and NetApp Fibre Channel SAN
- The world's largest enterprise software company, Oracle develops software for data management, Enterprise Resource Planning ERP, Customer Relationship Management CRM, and supply chain planning. Oracle has offices in more than 145 countries around the world and 68,000 employees. The company needed much more I/O bandwidth. Log data comes in fast....
- Tags: Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Corp., SAN, Fibre Channel SAN, NetApp, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Storage Management, Hardware
- Case studies
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