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BlueXP tiering is a NetApp technology that enables you to free space on your on-premises NetApp ONTAP clusters by migrating inactive data to Amazon S3. BlueXP tiering is a data tiering service that automatically moves cold data from your on-premises ONTAP volumes to low-cost object storage in the cloud. BlueXP tiering uses a Connector, which is a virtual machine that runs in your AWS VPC or on your premises, to create and manage an S3 bucket for tiering. BlueXP tiering also provides data protection, encryption, and compression features to ensure the security and efficiency of your data. References = Tiering data from on-premises ONTAP clusters to Amazon S3 | NetApp Documentation, BlueXP Tiering | NetApp Cloud Central.

ONTAP System Manager is a NetApp cloud data service that enables you to manage directories and files on your storage systems. You can use System Manager to view and delete directories and files, as well as restore them from Snapshot copies. System Manager also provides a graphical interface to monitor the performance and capacity of your storage systems. With System Manager, you can identify the folder move activity by browsing the directories and files on your source and destination volumes, and comparing them with the Snapshot copies. References = Manage directories and files - NetApp, Ways to monitor Azure NetApp Files | Microsoft Learn.

BlueXP edge caching is a NetApp BlueXP product that enables a customer to provide read and write access to remote Windows servers from a centralized datastore. BlueXP edge caching allows you to cache data from a BlueXP volume or a Cloud Volume ONTAP system on a local Windows server, which improves the performance and availability of your applications. You can also sync the cached data back to the source volume, ensuring data consistency and protection. References = BlueXP edge caching overview, BlueXP edge caching documentation, BlueXP edge caching: Accelerate access to your data

= SVM DR is a solution that provides disaster recovery capability at the granularity of SVM, by enabling the recovery of data present in the constituent volumes of the SVM and the recovery of SVM configuration. SVM DR replicates access configurations and local users and groups, as well as data protection policies, export policies, and network configurations. SVM DR can be used to protect NAS data from a natural disaster by replicating it to a different physical location. References = How to configure a SVM Disaster Recovery (SVMDR), SVM disaster recovery workflow, Simplified SVM Level Data Protection Using OnCommand System Manager 9.5, SVM Relationships with System Manager - ONTAP 9.7 and earlier, Create and Initialize SVM DR Relationship

 SnapMirror Business Continuity (SMBC) is a NetApp solution that meets the needs of a storage solution with a zero RPO and near-zero RTO for all NAS workloads. SMBC is a business continuity solution that enables transparent application failover and failback between two ONTAP clusters in a LAN or MAN environment1. SMBC provides application-level granularity and automatic failover based on the ONTAP Mediator service1. SMBC leverages the existing SnapMirror Synchronous (SM-S) technology to replicate data synchronously between the clusters and maintain zero RPO12. SMBC also supports both NFS and SMB protocols for NAS workloads13. References = 1: TR-4878: SnapMirror Business Continuity (SM-BC) for ONTAP 9.12 - NetApp, 2: Modernize Your Data Protection with SnapMirror Synchronous - NetApp, 3: NetApp ONTAP with NetApp SnapMirror Business Continuity (SM-BC … - VMware.

A hypervisor is a software layer that enables multiple operating systems to run on the same physical hardware by creating virtual machines (VMs) that are isolated from each other. A hypervisor abstracts the operating system from the underlying hardware, allowing for greater flexibility, efficiency, and scalability of the virtualized environment. NetApp supports several hypervisor platforms, such as VMware ESXi, KVM, and Hyper-V, and provides storage solutions that integrate with them. References = Storage virtualization overview, VMware hypervisor and hardware considerations, NetApp HCI Resources

= Cisco UCS Director is a heterogeneous platform for private cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) that supports a variety of hypervisors and Cisco and third-party servers, network, storage, and converged infrastructure. It simplifies IaaS, automates IT workflows, and enables hybrid IT with Cisco CloudCenter and other Cisco ONE Enterprise Cloud Suite offers. It also provides a single point of control for managing FlexPod and other converged infrastructure solutions across data center, remote, and edge environments. References = Cisco UCS Director - Cisco, Cisco UCS Director Data Sheet - Cisco, FlexPod overview and architecture - NetApp

= A Kubernetes cluster is a group of machines that run containerized applications as part of a distributed system. A Kubernetes cluster consists of two types of nodes: worker nodes and master nodes. Worker nodes are the machines that run the actual workloads, such as pods, which are groups of containers. Master nodes are the machines that run the control plane, which is responsible for managing the cluster state, scheduling workloads, and enforcing policies. A cluster must have at least one master node and one or more worker nodes. A cluster can also have multiple master nodes for high availability and load balancing. References = What is Kubernetes Cluster?, Kubernetes Nodes - The Complete Guide, Nodes | Kubernetes

SnapLock Compliance is a NetApp feature that enables you to store customer financial records that are subject to SEC regulations. SnapLock Compliance provides WORM (write once, read many) functionality at the volume level, which means that files cannot be modified, deleted, or overwritten for a specified retention period. SnapLock Compliance also ensures that files are easily accessible and searchable, and that they comply with the SEC Rule 17a-4, which requires financial firms to preserve certain records in a non-rewriteable and non-erasable format. References = SnapLock Compliance overview - NetApp, An independent assessment firm validated that Azure and Office 365 can help financial firms meet SEC Rule 17a-4, SEC Rule 18a-6, FINRA 4511, & CFTC 1.31 records retention and immutable storage requirements..