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NetApp's FAS series systems offers a storage array system for enterprises.
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NetApp's FAS series systems offers a storage array system for enterprises.
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The most common users of NetApp FAS Storage Arrays are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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The NetApp FAS8300 has been widely embraced for its ability to support large-scale storage requirements across various systems and data centers. Users have praised its snappy performance and impressive power, making it a valuable asset for organizations with demanding workloads. With innovative features like flash cache and deduplication, the FAS8300 stands out as top-tier storage that delivers exceptional speed and efficiency. Additionally, the FAS8300 has been leveraged as a reliable solution for NFS-connected storage in VMware environments with multiple hosts and hundreds of guest operating systems.
NetApp's FAS series devices, including the FAS2200 and FAS3210 models, have found their place in diverse use cases. These devices have successfully housed entire virtual server networks, offering ample speed and bandwidth to run multiple servers simultaneously. They have also served as CIFS servers, replacing traditional Windows servers to enhance security protocols. Furthermore, NetApp FAS controllers have served as primary storage for critical system data at operational sites while also providing primary storage for VMware-based storage at multiple locations.
One notable use case in Brazil showcases the exceptional reliability and availability of NetApp FAS. Thousands of users have accessed over 700TB of user data without any incidents over the past seven years. This highlights the robustness of NetApp's NAS workloads in delivering high availability and resiliency. The flexibility of the FAS series is further demonstrated by its ability to function as both a SAN and CIFS file system, effectively replacing outdated and undersized storage arrays.
Overall, the NetApp FAS series has proven itself as a versatile solution for various IT infrastructure challenges. It facilitates seamless IT growth, simplifies backup and restore processes, and enables users to store databases and replicate data across different environments. Its role as a NAS device extends beyond file services to include support for FC and iSCSI protocols. With strong operating systems and reliable customer support, the NetApp FAS series remains a popular choice for organizations seeking robust and scalable storage solutions.
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- Administration through web GUI and CLI.
- Reliability.
- Performance.
- Web GUI. It is fairly fast and concise, however, it is missing many fundamental settings that can only be done via CLI.
- Updates; while these have progressively become easier this functionality is still lacking on the GUI side.
- Performance reporting is decent but doesn't provide detailed data. High-level graphs help, but are not very concise when troubleshooting.
February 05, 2022
NetApp FAS -High Performance Storage Solution
- Backup and restore
- I/O Performance
- Support
- I would like to see the GUI to be improved bit more
- Cost is something I would like to get reduced even though it's not possible :-)
- Integration with active directory
November 19, 2021
NetApp [FAS} Series is the Absolute Platform for File as a Service!
- File as a service
- Faster Backup
- Data ONTAP
- Connectivity via FC/SMB/NFS/iSCSI
- [It provides] automation in workflow management.
- [The] L1 technical support is not good at all.
- [In my opinion, the] upgrades should be live and non-disruptive.
April 27, 2021
Did not live up to expectations
- Clustered storage
- Multiple connectivity options (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, CIFS/SMB, etc.)
- Options for mapping volumes to different connectivity types
- Deduplication job runs at certain times and creates a large CPU overhead for the system
- Management of a volumes, disk groups, LUNs, etc. is a burden to manage and is not efficient with storage capacity
- Upgrades are complicated and not "non-disruptive"
March 15, 2021
NetApp is losing market FAS
- Hardware is flawless.
- Support is top shelf.
- Many in one solution.
- Cost, like most things with NetApp.
- Upgrades challenging for the gun-shy.
- Deduplication problematic when it fails.
- Unstructured data
- Lifecycling of hardware (C-DOT)
- Metro level high-availability (MetroCluster)
- MyASUP integration
- 7-mode's licensing model was more favorable.
- Some CLI commands are too cumbersome without automation, driving users to the GUI.
- Physical cabling can be daunting for new users or DC facilities.
August 28, 2020
Strong and Reliable storage
- NAS Workloads (CIFS, NFS)
- Snapshot retention/management
- Disaster Recovery protection (SnapMirror and SnapVault)
- Storage efficiency (compress, deduplication)
- The workload balance between the nodes is managed manually
March 04, 2020
NetApp (F)ast (A)nd (S)table
- Backups are a piece of cake with Snapshot technology.
- Disaster recovery plans are made much easier with SnapMirroring to remote locations.
- The support is incredible. Auto Support makes it incredibly easy. The Auto Support website also gives you a great view of your NetApp deployment.
- Redundant paths make updating and maintenance much easier with no downtime.
- System Manager is missing some commands and therefore you have to rely on CLI. This is not a problem for most admins but it has room for improvement.
- Cabling diagrams for redundant path can be confusing.
- When we had one of the older models in place our drives would spontaneously pop out of place due to old plastic clips. We have not had the same issue again with a newer NetApp model.
August 09, 2019
NetApp Reliability and Support is Not Quite There
- It was fairly easy to implement with guided assistance from NetApp.
- We haven't had many drive failures.
- The pricing was right.
- We have had too many troubles with the controllers, had one die completely, and are now fighting an issue where the two don't communicate.
- They try to nickel and dime you with extra costs for additional features.
- Software upgrades are too difficult.
July 29, 2019
NetApp FAS series acting as a CIFS business server
- Volume snapshots
- CIFS server
- Snapmirror between both NetApp storage instances
- Hardware snapshots with backup software
- Software Management
- Bundle software is hard to implement and use
- Tecnical support is lacking, at least here in Spain
March 14, 2019
NetApp -- an excellent platform for virtual environments
- Support. Support. Support. It's been a welcomed surprise to have a hard drive land on my desk, and a better surprise to have a NetApp tech arrive soon after to install the drive. I didn't even know the drive failed-- now that's support.
- AS stated, the ability of these devices to host multiple virtual servers, entire infrastructures, and work well and fast, is a definite strength.
- The ability to stack these devices and have failover.
- The upgrade program is great.
- The unit did go through a lot of hard drives early on. It took them a while to figure out it was a firmware issue. Once that was fixed, it got better.
- Firmware should have a "live" update process.
- The price point could be better.
April 11, 2018
NetApp FAS Does it All Review
- Replication
- Recovery
- Storage Provisioning
- Documentation
- User Interface
April 26, 2016
NetApp FAS... a universal storage problem solver!
- The selling point for NetApp FAS is the application and data protection integration capabilities they provide.
- We have been able to use NetApp FAS in a variety of use cases with a standard set of management tools.
- NetApp FAS has evolved over the years from just NAS to also include block protocols. At this time they support almost all industry standard protocols.
- Netapp needs to modernize and unify their management tools, and off tap integration products.
- Netapp lost focus on solving customer business problems. They were too focused on their transformation to Clustered data ontap.
- NetApp needs to move from a controller pair architecture (Tier2) to a multi-controller active-active architecture (Tier1).