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Quick start for NetApp Workload Factory for Databases

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With NetApp Workload Factory for Databases, you can get started immediately in basic mode. If you'd like to use Workload Factory to discover hosts, manage resources, and more, you can get started in a few steps.

You must have an AWS account to use Databases.

Follow these steps to get started.

One Log in to NetApp Workload Factory

You'll need to set up an account with NetApp Workload Factory and log in using one of the console experiences.

Two Add credentials and permissions

Choose between basic, read-only, and read/write operational modes.

If you operate in read-only or read/write mode, you'll need to add credentials to an account manually select workload capabilities, such as Databases and GenAI, and create IAM policies for the required permissions.

Three Discover or deploy resources

With credentials and IAM policies, you can discover existing database resources in the inventory or deploy a host server. The inventory provides a unified interface to manage resources.

Four Explore cost-saving opportunities

When you have databases running on-premises or on AWS with storage on Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) or FSx for Windows File Server, you can use the Explore savings calculator to analyze costs and plan migrations effectively.

Five Implement well-architected database configurations

Workload Factory for Databases regularly analyzes Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle deployments on Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP storage from the Well-architected dashboard. To troubleshoot issues from the well-architected dashboard for your database resources, you first need to register instances.

After registering instances, you can view the well-architected status and take action to implement well-architected database configurations in Workload Factory.

What's next

When you have registered resources with FSx for ONTAP file system storage in your Databases inventory, you can create a user database or clone your host to create a sandbox.