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What's new with the well-architected dashboard in NetApp Console

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03 August 2026

Updated configuration names for FSx for ONTAP in the well-architected dashboard

The well-architected dashboard in NetApp Console now features updated storage configuration names for FSx for ONTAP to improve clarity and consistency.

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)

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 the following storage systems:

Build your own custom rules

Write custom rules in plain language to make sure your systems follow your organization's standards and NetApp best practices. Test the rules with a dry run, then schedule them to run across your environments.