NetApp V-Series software lets you build flexible, efficient unified storage today as a foundation for future-ready IT.
The scalable, unified software of NetApp® data storage systems provides a common software environment for both NAS and SAN on all NetApp FAS and V-Series systems.
With NetApp software on V-Series systems, you can:
- Back up terabytes of application data in seconds and recover in minutes
- Reduce disk purchases by 50% or more through superior storage efficiency
- Manage two to three times more storage per administrator
- Reduce provisioning time by up to 90%
- Cut test and development time in half
Included standard with every V-Series system is Data ONTAP® Essentials, a set of powerful NetApp software products that delivers enterprise-class availability, secure multi-tenancy, high performance, superior storage efficiency, and select OnCommand™ data management software. Optional software products provide advanced capabilities such as instant data recovery, instant cloning, data replication, disk-to-disk backup, and application-aware backup and recovery.
Data ONTAP Essentials
The following software is included with every FAS6200 series system, delivering superior value through greater IT efficiency and flexibility:
| OnCommand™ Management Software |
System Manager |
Windows OS–based standalone management tool for single system deployment |
| OnCommand Unified Manager |
Deploy, automate, provision, protect, monitor and manage all your NetApp storage systems from a single console |
| Workflow Automation |
Efficiently automate storage processes so that best practices for storage management are always applied |
| High Availability |
Multipath I/O |
Load balancing and multipath capabilities for failover |
| SyncMirror |
Maintains two local, online copies of data; protects against all types of hardware outages including triple disk failure |
| MetroCluster |
Combines array-based clustering with synchronous mirroring; provides continuous availability at a low cost |
| Storage Efficiency |
Deduplication |
Transparently removes duplicate data at the block level for all storage tiers |
| Thin Provisioning |
Enables on-demand storage provisioning to achieve maximum utilization across multiple applications |
| FlexVol |
Enables virtual volumes that you can manage and move independently from physical storage |
| Data Protection |
RAID-DP |
Safeguards your data from double disk failure, with no performance penalty |
| Snapshot |
Enables quick point-in-time copies of file systems or LUNs; NetApp Snapshot uniquely carries no performance penalty |
| Open Systems SnapVault |
Snapshot replication for backup of DAS connected to Windows or UNIX servers; maintains online archive of backup copies |
| Multi-Tenancy |
MultiStore |
Secure partitioning of network and storage resources enables consolidation of multiple domains on a single system |
| Performance |
FlexCache |
Enables NetApp storage systems to be used as cache systems |
| FlexShare |
Automatically allocates more storage system resources to higher priority workloads |
| Storage Protocols |
Included SAN or NAS protocol |
One SAN or NAS protocol of your choice (iSCSI, FC, NFS, CIFS) is included with your system. |
Extended-Value Software
Affordable, easy-to-buy add-on software modules are available to enhance base system functionality. These software products can be purchased individually or together through the NetApp Complete Bundle or the Premium Bundle for clustered Data ONTAP.
| Extended Value Software Bundles |
Complete Bundle |
All of the Extended Value software below, together in a single bundle for all-inclusive convenience (excludes OnCommand Balance) |
| Premium Bundle |
For clustered Data ONTAP deployments, includes the Extended Value software below in a single convenient bundle (excludes SnapVault and OnCommand Balance) |
| Application Integration |
SnapManager Suite |
Enables application aware and virtual machine–aware backup, recovery, and cloning (for Oracle®, Exchange, SharePoint®, SQL Server®, SAP®, virtual infrastructure, and Hyper-V™). |
| System Recovery |
SnapRestore |
Restore LUNs and file systems from previously backed-up Snapshot copies in seconds, irrespective of size or number of files |
| Disaster Recovery |
SnapMirror |
Synchronous, semi-synchronous, and asynchronous data replication software that delivers simple, efficient, and flexible disaster recovery for business-critical applications |
| Virtual Cloning |
FlexClone |
Instantly create transparent virtual copies of production databases or virtual machines without the need for additional storage capacity or compromising performance |
| Disk-to-Disk Backup |
SnapVault |
Disk-to-disk replication software for complete backups and online archives to primary or secondary storage in minutes instead of hours or days |
| Storage Protocols |
Optional SAN and NAS protocols |
Native support for all key SAN/NAS protocols (iSCSI, FC, NFS, CIFS), makes NetApp systems ideal for consolidating your mixed IT environment. One protocol of your choice is included standard with your system; others can be added as desired |
| VM to Storage Performance Analysis |
OnCommand Insight Balance |
Delivers shared infrastructure performance troubleshooting, optimization, and prediction to identify and predict bottlenecks, balance workloads, and identify misaligned LUNs. Controller-based licensing is available for the NetApp 2200, 3200, 6200 and V-series systems. Balance is not included in Complete Bundle or Premium Bundle |