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 V-Series system, delivering superior value through greater IT efficiency and flexibility:
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NetApp V-Series |
| Included Software |
Data ONTAP Essentials:
Efficiency: FlexVol®, deduplication, compression and thin provisioning
Availability: Multipath I/O, MultiStore®, MetroCluster (7-mode environments only)
Data protection: RAID-DP®, Snapshot™, NearStore®, and Open Systems SnapVault®
Performance: FlexShare®, FlexCache
Management: OnCommand System Manager, OnCommand Unified Manager, Workflow Automation
Data Protocols: One SAN or NAS protocol of your choice (iSCSI, FC, NFS, CIFS) is included with your system. |
| Extended Value Software (optional) |
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| Software Description |
SnapRestore: Fast restore of Snapshot copies in seconds
SnapMirror: Simple, efficient, and flexible disaster recovery
SnapVault: Disk-to-disk backup software for complete backups and online archives to primary or secondary storage in minutes instead of hours or days
FlexClone: Instant virtual copies of databases or virtual machines
SnapManager
Suite: Application and virtual machine-aware backup, recovery, and cloning
Premium Bundle: Includes all of the Extended Value software above in a single convenient bundle for both 7-mode and clustered Data ONTAP environments. (excludes OnCommand® Balance for NetApp)
OnCommand® Balance for NetApp: Advanced analytics for physical and virtual environments (Note: not included in Premium Bundle)
Storage Protocols: Native support for all key SAN/NAS protocols (iSCSI, FC, NFS, CIFS). One protocol of your choice is included standard with your system; others can be added as desired |