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Implement well-architected Cloud Volumes ONTAP system configurations

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Using configuration analysis insights and recommendations, leverage NetApp to implement best practices for your Cloud Volumes ONTAP systems running on Microsoft Azure storage. You can easily review the well-architected status, learn about issues with your configurations, and get recommendations to improve the architecture of any systems that aren't optimized for reliability, security, efficiency, performance, and cost.

Learn about the configuration analysis and well-architected status.

About this task

The well-architected dashboard analyzes Cloud Volumes ONTAP system deployment configurations on Microsoft Azure daily. The daily analysis provides the well-architected status, insights, and recommendations.

Link or Console agent connectivity allows the well-architected dashboard in the NetApp Console to complete a comprehensive scan of your Cloud Volumes ONTAP systems for issues with performance, data protection, and configurations. This ensures that you receive accurate insights and recommendations for optimizing your Cloud Volumes ONTAP systems.

Storage configuration requirements vary. You can dismiss the analysis of specific configurations that don't apply to your storage environment. This helps you avoid unnecessary alerts and inaccurate optimization results.

Before you begin

View recommendations for configuration issues

You can view recommendations for configuration issues after the daily analysis completes. Recommendations explain best practices and potential risks of unoptimized configurations. You can also download a CSV file of the recommendations.

Steps

  1. Log in to the NetApp Console.

  2. From the NetApp Console menu, select Workloads and then Well-architected.

  3. From the Well-architected dashboard, select View for any configuration.

    Optionally, select A screenshot of the download iconto download a CSV file of the recommendations for all configurations.

  4. Review the recommendation.

Fix a configuration issue

You can fix configuration issues for a Cloud Volumes ONTAP system or for selected volumes in a file system. You can select one or more configurations to fix.

The remediation process can cause instance downtimes or service interruptions. Review each recommendation carefully before fixing a configuration issue.

Steps

  1. Log in to the NetApp Console.

  2. From the NetApp Console menu, select Workloads and then Well-architected.

  3. From the Well-architected dashboard, select View for any configuration.

    Make sure you review the recommendation carefully. The recommendation explains best practices and potential pitfalls of unoptimized configurations.

  4. Select to Fix.

    When View and fix is an option, select the impacted volumes to fix.

  5. Review the summary and action items that appear in the dialog to learn what happens if you fix the issue. Some operations can cause instance downtimes or service interruptions.

  6. Select Continue to fix the configuration issue.

Result

Workload Factory starts the process to fix the issue. Select the account settings menu and then select Tracker to view the status of the operation.

Dismiss a configuration analysis

Stop a configuration analysis for a Cloud Volumes ONTAP system or for selected volumes. You can restart the analysis when needed.

Dismiss a configuration analysis for a system
Steps

  1. Log in to the NetApp Console.

  2. From the NetApp Console menu, select Workloads and then Well-architected.

  3. From the Well-architected dashboard, select View for any configuration.

  4. Under Configurations, identify the configuration that doesn't apply to your environment and then select Dismiss.

  5. In the Dismiss configuration dialog, select Dismiss to stop the configuration analysis.

Dismiss a configuration analysis for a volume
Steps

  1. Log in to the NetApp Console.

  2. From the NetApp Console menu, select Workloads and then Well-architected.

  3. From the Well-architected dashboard, select View for any configuration.

  4. Under Configurations, identify the configuration to dismiss for selected volumes and then select View and fix.

  5. Identify the volumes to dismiss from the configuration analysis.

    • For one volume: select the actions menu and then select Dismiss volume.

    • For multiple volumes: select the volumes and then select Dismiss next to Bulk action.

  6. Select Dismiss to stop the analysis for the configuration.

  7. In the Dismiss volumes dialog, select Dismiss to confirm.

Result

The configuration analysis stops for the system or selected volumes.

You can reactivate the analysis at any time.

Reactivate a dismissed configuration analysis

Reactivate a dismissed configuration analysis for a Cloud Volumes ONTAP system at any time. You can select one or more configurations to reactivate.

Reactivate a configuration analysis for a system
Steps

  1. Log in to the NetApp Console.

  2. From the NetApp Console menu, select Workloads and then Well-architected.

  3. Select Dismissed configurations.

  4. Identify the configuration you want to reactivate and select Reactivate.

Reactivate a configuration analysis for a volume
Steps

  1. Log in to the NetApp Console.

  2. From the NetApp Console menu, select Workloads and then Well-architected.

  3. Select Dismissed configurations.

  4. Identify the volume(s) to reactivate from the configuration analysis.

    • For one volume: select the actions menu and then select Reactivate volume.

    • For multiple volumes: select the volumes and then select Reactivate next to Bulk action.

Result

The system reactivates the configuration analysis. A new analysis occurs daily.