Comments on: NetApp OnTap 8.0 http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/2009/05/18/netapp-ontap-80/ Storage Information Blog Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:26:55 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: <img src='http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/google.png'/> dblSHOT http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/2009/05/18/netapp-ontap-80/comment-page-1/#comment-132 dblSHOT Tue, 19 May 2009 16:54:57 +0000 http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/?p=109#comment-132 I've gotten some details out of our TGA, but there are some interesting things I'm hoping for. I run 10.0.4 in production for a large web based media system and it was a little bumpy at first with the early revisions of 10.0 but it's become very stable. I did hear that we might get automatic domain controller discovery and a few other enhancements that are 7G related to the GX version. I moved away from large striped volumes to junction points due to managability of "hot" volumes, very cool stuff in GX. My big wait is on 8.1, hopefully their first scalable block OS. Right now file is great, but they really need to compete on the block level as well. I sure am hoping that the press release comes out soon for some product details. It's getting hyped a little more lately due to the fear of NetApp's quarterlys. I’ve gotten some details out of our TGA, but there are some interesting things I’m hoping for. I run 10.0.4 in production for a large web based media system and it was a little bumpy at first with the early revisions of 10.0 but it’s become very stable. I did hear that we might get automatic domain controller discovery and a few other enhancements that are 7G related to the GX version. I moved away from large striped volumes to junction points due to managability of “hot” volumes, very cool stuff in GX.

My big wait is on 8.1, hopefully their first scalable block OS. Right now file is great, but they really need to compete on the block level as well. I sure am hoping that the press release comes out soon for some product details. It’s getting hyped a little more lately due to the fear of NetApp’s quarterlys.

]]> By: Superstar http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/2009/05/18/netapp-ontap-80/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Superstar Tue, 19 May 2009 15:23:10 +0000 http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/?p=109#comment-131 Heck -- I was hoping for a good stable version of GX without any glaring bugs. I am not horribly pessimistic of GX, it has some killer features (volume moves, global namespace, striping, etc). I have been hunting for some answers on Ontap 8, even little things. For some reason Netapp has been a bit tight lipped. Heck — I was hoping for a good stable version of GX without any glaring bugs. I am not horribly pessimistic of GX, it has some killer features (volume moves, global namespace, striping, etc). I have been hunting for some answers on Ontap 8, even little things. For some reason Netapp has been a bit tight lipped.

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