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Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Improve Cloud Volumes ONTAP configurations in Azure using Workload Factory

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Use NetApp Workload Factory to implement best practices for your Cloud Volumes ONTAP systems in Azure from NetApp Console. You can easily review the well-architected status, learn about issues with your configurations, and fix issues 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

Workload Factory analyzes Cloud Volumes ONTAP system configurations on Microsoft Azure daily.

Because requirements for storage configurations vary, you can dismiss the analysis of specific configurations that don't apply to your storage environment.

Before you begin

  • You must have deployed a Cloud Volumes ONTAP system in Azure to view the well-architected status and recommendations for configuration issues.

  • Ensure the agent associated with Cloud Volumes ONTAP has access to the following endpoints:

    • https://api.workloads.netapp.com

    • https://ws.workloads.bluexp.netapp.com

Fix a configuration issue

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

Fix operations 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 > Well-architected > Cloud Volumes ONTAP for Azure.

  3. From the Well-architected dashboard, select View and fix for any configuration. Make sure you review the recommendation carefully.

    The recommendation explains best practices and potential pitfalls of unoptimized configurations.

  4. Select resources and then Fix.

    Some fixes are only available for specific configurations and cannot always be applied to more than one resource. For example, you might be able to fix the configuration for a single volume but not for multiple volumes.

  5. Review the action items to learn about consequences of this fix such as instance downtimes or service interruptions.

  6. Select Fix if you want Workload Factory to apply the recommended changes.

Result

Workload Factory starts the process to fix the issue.

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 > Well-architected > Cloud Volumes ONTAP for Azure.

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

  4. 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 > Well-architected > Cloud Volumes ONTAP for Azure.

  3. Under Configurations, identify the configuration to dismiss for your resources and then select View and fix.

  4. On the configuration page, select the resource(s) to dismiss from the configuration analysis.

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

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

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

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

Result

Workload Factory stops the configuration analysis for selected configurations.

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 your systems
Steps

  1. Log in to the NetApp Console.

  2. From the NetApp Console menu, select Workloads > Well-architected > Cloud Volumes ONTAP for Azure.

  3. Select Dismissed configurations.

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

Reactivate a configuration analysis for your resources
Steps

  1. Log in to the NetApp Console.

  2. From the NetApp Console menu, select Workloads > Well-architected > Cloud Volumes ONTAP for Azure.

  3. Select Dismissed configurations.

  4. On the configuration page, select the resources to reactivate.

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

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

Result

Workload Factory reactivates the configuration analysis and runs a new analysis every day.