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Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

Implement well-architected file system configurations

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Using configuration analysis insights and recommendations, leverage workload factory to implement best practices for your FSx for ONTAP file systems. You can easily review the well-architected status, learn about issues with your configurations, take action to improve the architecture of any systems that aren't optimized for reliability, security, efficiency, performance, and cost.

You can also dismiss the analysis of specific storage configurations that don't apply to your storage environment to avoid unnecessary alerts and inaccurate optimization results.

Learn about the configuration analysis and well-architected status in workload factory.

About this task

Workload factory analyzes Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP file system deployment configurations daily. The daily analysis provides the well-architected status, and insights and recommendations with options to automatically fix configuration issues so that your file system meets best practices.

You have options to review the recommendations for configuration issues with your file systems and fix the issues from the storage inventory within the workload factory console.

Because requirements for storage configurations vary, you can dismiss the analysis of specific configurations that don't apply to your storage environment. This helps you avoid unnecessary alerts and inaccurate optimization results. When a specific configuration analysis is dismissed, the configuration isn't included in the total optimization score.

What is analyzed

Workload factory analyzes the well-architected status of the following configurations for FSx for ONTAP file systems:

  • SSD capacity threshold

  • Data tiering

  • Scheduled local snapshots

  • FSx for ONTAP backups

  • Remote data replication

  • Storage efficiencies

  • Automatic capacity management

  • NetApp Autonomous Ransomware Protection with AI (ARP/AI)

  • Data reliability for long-term retention

Before you begin

Fix a configuration issue

You can fix configuration issues for an FSx for ONTAP file system or for selected volumes in a file system. You can select one or more configurations to fix.

Note The remediation process may cause instance downtimes or service interruptions. Make sure you review the recommendation carefully before you choose to fix a configuration issue.
Steps

  1. Log in using one of the console experiences.

  2. In the Storage tile, select Go to Storage inventory.

  3. In the FSx for ONTAP tab, navigate to the Well-architected status column and select the issues for the file system to fix.

  4. In the well-architected dashboard for the file system, filter configuration issues by categories, subcategories, status, severity, and tags.

  5. Select the dropdown arrow to view the recommendation for any configuration. Make sure you review the recommendation carefully.

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

  6. Select to Fix.

    When View and fix is an option, select the impacted volumes to fix.

  7. Review the summary and action items that appear in the dialog to learn what will happen if you choose to fix the issue. Some operations may cause instance downtimes or service interruptions.

  8. Select Continue to fix the configuration issue.

Result

The process to fix the issue initiates. Select the account settings menu and then select Tracker to view the status of the operation.

Dismiss a configuration analysis

Dismiss to stop a configuration analysis indefinitely for an FSx for ONTAP file system or for selected volumes in a file system. You can restart the analysis when needed.

Dismiss a configuration analysis for a file system

Dismiss to stop a configuration analysis indefinitely for an FSx for ONTAP file system. You can restart the analysis when needed.

Steps

  1. Log in using one of the console experiences.

  2. In the Storage tile, select Go to Storage inventory.

  3. In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the three-dot menu and then Manage.

  4. Navigate from the FSx for ONTAP file system overview to the Well-architected status tab.

  5. Under Configurations, identify the configuration you want to dismiss and select Dismiss.

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

Dismiss a configuration analysis for a volume
Steps

  1. Log in using one of the console experiences.

  2. In the Storage tile, select Go to Storage inventory.

  3. In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the three-dot menu and then Manage.

  4. Navigate from the FSx for ONTAP file system overview to the Well-architected status tab.

  5. Under Configurations, identify the configuration to dismiss for selected volumes and select View and fix.

  6. Identify the volume(s) to dismiss from the configuration analysis.

    • For one volume: select the three-dot menu and then select Dismiss volume.

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

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

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

Result

The configuration analysis stops for the file system or selected volumes.

You can reactivate the analysis at any time. The configuration is no longer included in the total optimization score.

Reactivate a dismissed configuration analysis

Reactivate a dismissed configuration analysis at any time. You can select one or more configurations to reactivate.

Reactivate a configuration analysis for a file system
Steps

  1. Log in using one of the console experiences.

  2. In the Storage tile, select Go to Storage inventory.

  3. In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the three-dot menu and then Manage.

  4. Navigate from the FSx for ONTAP file system overview to the Well-architected status tab.

  5. Next to Configurations, select Dismissed configurations.

  6. Identify the configuration you want to reactivate and select Reactivate.

Reactivate a configuration analysis for a volume
Steps

  1. Log in using one of the console experiences.

  2. In the Storage tile, select Go to Storage inventory.

  3. In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the three-dot menu and then Manage.

  4. Navigate from the FSx for ONTAP file system overview to the Well-architected status tab.

  5. Under Configurations, identify the configuration to reactivate for selected volumes and select View and fix.

  6. Identify the volume(s) to reactivate from the configuration analysis.

    • For one volume: select the three-dot menu and then select Reactivate volume.

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

Result

The configuration analysis is reactivated. A new analysis occurs daily moving forward.