What's new with the well-architected dashboard in NetApp Console
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17 August 2026
FSx for ONTAP support in the well-architected dashboard in NetApp Console
The well-architected dashboard in NetApp Console is available for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.
Updated configuration names in the well-architected dashboard
The well-architected dashboard in NetApp Console now includes new storage configuration names.
The following table lists the old configuration names and their corresponding new configuration names in the well-architected dashboard.
| Old configuration name | New configuration name |
|---|---|
Schedule volumes backups |
Volume backups |
SSD capacity threshold |
SSD capacity headroom |
File capacity threshold |
File capacity headroom |
Long-term retention data reliability |
Replication policy labels |
Scheduled local snapshots |
Snapshot policy |
Delete unnecessary backups |
Backup expiration |
Delete unnecessary snapshots |
Snapshot expiration |
Underutilized SSD capacity |
Overprovisioned SSD capacity |
Inactive block devices |
Inactive block devices (LUN) |
Optimize TCO by tiering cold data |
Cold data tiering |
Volume logical capacity reporting |
Host-visible capacity reporting |
FlexGroup volumes rebalance |
Rebalance FlexGroup volumes |
FlexVol volumes rebalance |
Rebalance FlexVol volumes |
Cache relationship write mode |
FlexCache write mode |
Optimize cache volume size |
FlexCache replica size |
Unauthorized access to volume |
Unauthorized iSCSI volume access |
ARP/AI disabled |
Ransomware protection (ARP/AI) |
Well-architected issues displayed in NetApp Console Systems page
Notifications for well-architected issues are available for Cloud Volumes ONTAP in Microsoft Azure from the Storage management Systems page in the NetApp Console. This feature helps you quickly identify configuration issues in your Cloud Volumes ONTAP systems in Azure and navigate to the Workloads well-architected dashboard from the notification.
10 August 2026
Google Cloud NetApp Volumes support in the well-architected dashboard
The NetApp Console dashboard now supports Google Cloud NetApp Volumes. Storage admins can view the status of their storage pools and configurations, get recommendations to improve efficiency, cost, performance, reliability, and security, and take action to optimize operations and follow best practices.
Learn more about Configuration analysis for Google Cloud NetApp Volumes.
03 August 2026
Fix, dismiss, and reactivate configurations for Cloud Volumes ONTAP in Microsoft Azure
The well-architected dashboard in NetApp Console now allows you to fix configuration recommendations for your Cloud Volumes ONTAP systems.
You can also dismiss one or more configurations from the well-architected analysis. This allows you to ignore specific configurations that don't apply to your environment.
If you want to include a dismissed configuration later, you can reactivate it in the well-architected dashboard. This restores the configuration to the analysis and allows you to get recommendations and fixes for it.
20 July 2026
Introducing the well-architected dashboard in NetApp Console
The well-architected dashboard in NetApp Console provides a single view of your storage systems and configurations across accounts and regions. The dashboard provides insights and recommendations to help you achieve operational excellence. You can view the well-architected status of your configurations, configuration issues organized by the pillars of the well-architected framework for the storage type you use, and a list of configuration issues and recommendations.
Learn more about the well-architected dashboard.
The well-architected dashboard in the Console is available for Cloud Volumes ONTAP in Microsoft Azure.
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