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, and 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.
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.
Link connectivity allows Workload Factory to scan for issues with performance, data protection, and configurations. Connect to an FSx for ONTAP file system using a link for the most comprehensive analysis of your file system resources.
You have options to review the recommendations for configuration issues with your file systems and fix the issues.
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.
Workload Factory analyzes the well-architected status of the following configurations for FSx for ONTAP file systems:
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Reliability: volume backups, snapshot policy, cross-region replication, SSD capacity headroom, replication policy labels, and file object capacity
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Security: Ransomware Protection (ARP/AI) and unauthorized iSCSI volume access
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Operational excellence: automatic capacity management, volume file capacity headroom, FlexCache write mode, FlexCache replica size, host-visible capacity reporting, OS type, block device space management, and thin provisioning
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Cost optimization: cold data tiering, storage efficiencies, backup expiration, snapshot expiration, inactive block devices, overprovisioned SSD capacity, and inactive NAS volumes
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Performance efficiency: FlexGroup volumes rebalance and FlexVol volumes rebalance
Before you begin
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You must grant operations and remediation permissions in your AWS account.
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Connect to an FSx for ONTAP file system using a link for the most comprehensive analysis of your file system resources.
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.
Fix operations can cause instance downtimes or service interruptions. Review each recommendation carefully before fixing a configuration issue.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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Select the menu
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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.
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Select resources and then Fix.
Some fix operations are only available for specific operations and not always for more than one resource. For example, you might be able to fix the configuration for a single volume but not for multiple volumes.
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Review the information about the fix operation for the configuration in the dialog. Some operations can cause instance downtimes or service interruptions.
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Select Fix if you want Workload Factory to apply the recommended changes.
The fix process starts. Select the account settings menu and then select Tracker to view the status of the operation.
Dismiss a configuration analysis
Stop a configuration analysis indefinitely for one or more resources. You can restart the analysis when needed.
Dismiss to stop configuration analysis for one or more FSx for ONTAP file systems or volumes. You can restart the analysis anytime.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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Select the menu
and then select Well-architected. -
Under Configurations, identify the configuration that doesn't apply to your environment.
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Select
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In the Dismiss configuration dialog, select Dismiss to stop the analysis for the configuration.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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Select the menu
and then select Well-architected. -
In the FSx for ONTAP well-architected dashboard, under Configurations, select the configuration that doesn't apply to your environment.
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On the configuration page, select the resource(s) to dismiss from the configuration analysis.
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For one resource: select
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For multiple resources: select the resources and then select Dismiss next to Bulk action.
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In the Dismiss resources dialog, select Dismiss to stop the analysis.
Workload Factory stops the configuration analysis for selected configurations.
Reactivate a dismissed configuration analysis
Reactivate a dismissed configuration analysis at any time. You can select one or more configurations or resources to reactivate.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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Select the menu
and then select Well-architected. -
Select Dismissed configurations.
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Identify the configuration(s) you want to reactivate and select Reactivate.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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Select the menu
and then select Well-architected. -
In the FSx for ONTAP well-architected dashboard, under Configurations, select the configuration that doesn't apply to your environment.
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On the configuration page, select Dismissed configurations.
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Select the resource(s) to reactivate.
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For one resource: select
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For multiple resources: select the resources and then select Reactivate next to Bulk action.
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Workload Factory reactivates the configuration analysis and runs a new analysis every day.