As an IT administrator managing dozens of FSx for ONTAP file systems, you can use the overview dashboard to answer common operational questions about cluster health, utilization, and volume placement.

The overview dashboard includes:

The previous main dashboard is now accessible in the Project tab. EDA tabs are now ordered: Overview, Latency , Project, CI/CD.

Learn more about the overview dashboard.

Latency analysis now includes automated basic analysis. When latency events are detected, the system automatically analyzes ONTAP QoS delay center metrics to identify the source of latency issues.

Basic analysis evaluates QoS policies, disk performance, network issues, and cluster configurations to provide immediate insights in the Details column of the latency events table.

Learn more about basic latency analysis.

We added a new Ask Me bookmark on every screen in Workload Factory console. This improvement makes it easier and faster for you to access Ask Me whenever you need help. Ask Me is our AI assistant, enabling you to ask questions about your own workload environments, get personalized insights directly from your environment, and refer to previous conversations.

You can open Ask Me from any page by clicking the new bookmark. It launches Ask Me in a side panel without interrupting your current work and offers quick explanations and recommendations related to what you're currently doing.

Learn more about Ask Me

You can now configure up to five custom filters on the EDA dashboard based on your AWS tags. Each custom filter includes a label name, AWS tag key, and a selection type (single or multi-selection).

Multi-selection allows you to select multiple values simultaneously, while single selection restricts you to one value at a time. Custom filters appear in the order you configure them, making it easy to organize your most frequently used filters.

If you don't configure custom filters, the default filters (file system, volume type, and time range) remain available so you can continue to view and interact with your dashboards.

Learn more about configuring custom filters.

The dashboard now offers two viewing modes: Total view and Volume view. The Total view displays aggregated metrics across all volumes, while the Volume view shows individual performance for the top 10 volumes over time.

In Volume view, interactive hover tooltips provide detailed information for each volume, including volume name, metrics, and time-specific values. When the same volumes appear across multiple components, consistent color coding makes it easier to track specific volumes across different metrics.

Learn more about viewing volume details.

Latency analysis enables you to monitor volume read and write latency across your FSx for ONTAP file systems. You can configure customizable warning and critical event thresholds to proactively identify performance bottlenecks before they impact your EDA workloads.

The latency events table displays all warning and critical events enabling you to monitor volume performance and identify volumes that require optimization.

This feature requires AWS credentials and is accessible from the Latency menu in the EDA dashboard.

Learn more about latency analysis.

Workload Factory for Builders is now Workload Factory for EDA. The name change reflects the focus on electronic design automation (EDA) workloads.

Workload Factory for EDA helps you optimize FSx for ONTAP across multiple file systems. You can optimize for performance and reduce operational costs by automating storage parameters, analyzing performance constraints, and get insights on EDA projects. Workload Factory for EDA is designed to integrate with your Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks.

The Workload Factory console home page embeds the Ask me AI assistant, enabling you to ask questions about your own storage estate, get personalized insights directly from your environment, and refer to previous conversations. You can interact with Ask me to understand your workloads, troubleshoot issues, and learn more about Workload Factory — all without leaving the console.

BlueXP has been renamed and redesigned to better reflect the role it has in managing your data infrastructure. As a result, BlueXP workload factory has been renamed to NetApp Workload Factory.

You can now clone a project in BlueXP Workload Factory for Builders. When you clone a project, Builders creates a new project from a snapshot, with the same configuration as the original. Cloning is useful for quickly creating similar projects or for testing purposes. You can mount the new project clone by following the instructions in Builders.

Manage versions of BlueXP Workload Factory for Builders projects

The Workload Factory user interface and documentation now use "read-only" to refer to read permissions and "read/write" to refer to automate permissions.

BlueXP Workload Factory for Builders simplifies software version consumption and access, eliminating the need for custom tools or scripts. It enables you to consume software versions as instant clones integrated with Perforce Helix Core as a convenient workspace for your development processes, saving time and resources.

The initial release includes the capability to manage projects and workspaces, and automate actions with Codebox. You can also integrate Builders with Perforce Helix Core, so that you can manage different versions of each project and switch between them quickly.