NetApp Expands Management Integration with VMware for Cloud Computing Environments
New Virtual Storage Console, Enhancements to SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure, and Rapid Cloning Utility Improve Operational Efficiency
VMworld 2009, SAN FRANCISCO,
Calif.-August 31, 2009- NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) introduced
new products and enhancements that uniquely complement VMware®
vSphere™ 4 and VMware View™ to help customers optimize
their desktop and cloud computing environments.
- Virtual Storage Console-Virtual Storage
Console is a plug-in for VMware vCenter™ Server that enables
IT administrators to manage and monitor NetApp® storage in
VMware vSphere 4 environments, the industry-leading virtualization
platform. Now customers can improve control of their cloud
environments and centrally manage their server and storage
infrastructure.
- SnapManager for Virtual
Infrastructure-SnapManager® for Virtual
Infrastructure integrates with VMware environments and automates
data protection polices for NetApp Snapshot™ and
SnapMirror® features. Customers can now leverage an
easy-to-use management tool for virtual machine backup and recovery
and minimize backup time using NetApp Snapshot. Additionally,
customers can instantly recover a datastore, virtual machine,
virtual machine disk, or an individual file within a virtual
guest.
- Rapid Cloning Utility-Rapid Cloning Utility, a
vCenter plug-in, simplifies the way administrators clone VMware
virtual machines and datastores, providing greater ease through
automation. In conjunction with NetApp FlexClone®, a single
image can be replicated hundreds of times in minutes while using
almost no additional storage capacity. NetApp has also expanded
support to Fibre Channel and iSCSI SAN, giving customers greater
choice in deploying the Rapid Cloning Utility across a range of
storage environments and protocols.
Today's announcement further highlights
NetApp's tight integration with the VMware platform, which already
includes secure multi-tenancy with NetApp MultiStore® for
secure partitioning of storage resources; NetApp Data
Motion™, to move data non-disruptively across storage and
server systems to enhance availability for both internal and
external cloud customers; and NetApp MetroCluster, with new and
unique capabilities for VMware High Availability (HA) to provide
applications with continuous access to data.
NetApp Virtualization Quick Start
Bundles Speed Virtualization Deployment In addition to
today's product news, NetApp also introduced new Virtualization
Quick Start Bundles to speed deployment with integrated storage,
software, and networking components. The journey to a fully
virtualized environment requires careful planning. With
Virtualization Quick Start Bundles, NetApp has made it easier than
ever before to rapidly deploy best-practice configurations for
VMware vSphere 4 that include NetApp storage systems and software,
Cisco Nexus network switches, and NetApp Professional Services to
eliminate the guesswork when it comes to architecting the right
solution. This POD-based design approach enables customers to
easily scale incrementally to meet ever-changing business needs.
Customers looking to deploy virtual desktops or virtualize
Exchange, SQL® Server, SharePoint®, or any
general-purpose application can get up and running quickly with
confidence that they've made the right choice.
"VMware is at the forefront of helping
customers simplify the management of data centers to enable cloud
computing and the delivery of IT as a service, for which the
provisioning, monitoring, and protection of storage are critical
components," said Parag Patel, vice president, Alliances, VMware.
"Through integration with NetApp technologies and solutions, our
joint customers can create flexible pools of compute, network, and
storage resources that can be provisioned as needed to make IT as a
service a reality."
"Just as VMware vSphere 4 is the foundation
for cloud computing, our customers are turning to NetApp as the
storage platform of choice for building their cloud
infrastructures," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Solutions
Marketing at NetApp. "NetApp uniquely complements VMware vSphere 4
and VMware View to enable customers to overcome the boundaries of
conventional data center architectures. Our long-standing
partnership with VMware is helping customers maximize efficiency
and improve data availability in their virtual environments. Our
tight integration with VMware will continue to change the landscape
of today's data centers and provide our customers a path to cloud
computing."
Additional Resources
A joint NetApp and VMware vSphere Storage Best
Practices technical report is now available documenting
recommended implementation guidelines for VMware vSphere 4 and
NetApp systems. In addition, a VMware white paper is available for Exchange
Server deployment on VMware vSphere 4 and NetApp that provides
performance results and recommended configurations.
For customers interested in NetApp
MetroCluster and VMware HA, a new NetApp technical report is
available that provides best practices for deploying jointly tested
and supported highly available storage and server configurations
for VMware vSphere 4 when business continuity is required. The
technical report will be available in the NetApp library at
http://www.netapp.com/us/library/technical-reports.html.
Further guidance on how to successfully
design and architect a virtualized environment for Microsoft
applications is now available at http://media.netapp.com/documents/tr-3785.pdf.
This new Reference Architecture Design Guide illustrates how to
virtualize Exchange, SQL Server, and Sharepoint on VMware vSphere
4, NetApp unified storage, and Cisco Nexus Unified Fabric.
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