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Clustered Data ONTAP® 8.2
Documentation Roadmap
Table of contents
Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation Roadmap 2
Which guides to use to install and configure your storage system..………………….….....3
Which guides to use to manage your storage system……………………………………... 4
Where to read about features and functions……………………………………………. 5 – 8
What the guides cover…………………………………………………………………….9 – 10
Where to find related documentation…………………………………………………..11 – 14
Which guides to use to install and configure your storage system
Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation Roadmap 3
Cluster, aggregates, and
Vserver configured
Using array LUNs
V-Series Implementation Guide for Third-Party Storage
V-Series Installation Requirements and Reference Guide
Network Management Guide
SAN Configuration Guide
Physical Storage Management Guide
High Availability Configuration Guide
System racked and cabled,
switches configured,
Data ONTAP installed
Release Notes
Upgrade and Revert/ Downgrade Guide
See “7-Mode to Cluster-Mode
transition” in “Where to find related documentation”
Release Notes
Hardware Universe
Site Requirements Guide
Installation and Setup Instructions
Software Setup Guide
Existing Cluster-Mode system Existing 7-Mode system New system in boxes/
or factory cabinet
Which guides to use to manage your storage system
Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation Roadmap 4
Volumes, LUNs, and
igroups configured
Cluster ready to serve data
System Administration Guide for Cluster Administrators
System Administration Guide for Vserver Administrators
Data Protection Guide
Data Protection Tape Backup and Recovery Guide
Cluster, aggregates, and
Vserver configured
File Access and Protocols Management Guide
Logical Storage
Management Guide
SAN Administration
Guide
Using NAS All
Using SAN
Where to read about features and functions
Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation Roadmap 5
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access control lists (ACLs)
admin Vserver
aggregate management
Alternate Control Path (ACP) usage
array LUN management
audit log usage
autodeleting Snapshot copies
AutoSupport management
backing up data
blocks protocols
cache memory administration
CHAP authentication
CIFS file access
CIFS oplocks management
CIFS server management
cluster administration
cluster high availability
cluster management server
cluster node management
cluster peer relationships
cluster setup wizard
cluster Vserver setup
command line interface
compression
configuration backup/restore
core dump management
direct access recovery (DAR) functionality
dashboard usage
data compression
data policies
data protection
data Vserver setup
DataMotion for volumes
DCB bridging
deduplication
digital certificates
disaster recovery
disk management
disk ownership management
DNS domain configuration
DNS load balancing
downgrading Data ONTAP
dump engine
export policy administration
Where to read about features and functions (continued)
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failover groups for logical interfaces (LIFs)
failover management
fault tolerance
FC configuration
FC service management
FCoE (FC over Ethernet) channel configuration
FCoE (FC over Ethernet) service management
feature licenses
file access setup
file locks administration
firewall service and policy
firmware updating
Flash Cache memory
FlexClone usage
FlexVol volume usage
fractional reserve
free space reallocation
giveback management
hardware-assisted takeover
high availability (HA) configuration
host name resolution
hot-swapping modules
igroup management
Infinite Volume usage
IPv6
interface group configuration
iSCSI channel configuration
iSCSI service management
iSNS usage
job management
Kerberos configuration
LDAP configuration
LIF (logical interface) configuration
load-sharing mirrors
local netgroup administration
local UNIX users and groups administration
LUN management
Microsoft Exchange read performance
mirrors
monitoring health
name mapping UNIX and Windows users and
groups
NAS administration
NDMP usage
Where to read about features and functions (continued)
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network cabling and configuration
network monitoring
network services setup
NFS file access
NFS server management
NIS domain configuration
node management
node Vserver
nodeshell command execution
nondisruptive operations
nondisruptive upgrades
NVFAIL
onboard FC adapters
oplocks management
peer relationships
performance, system
portal group administration
port configuration
port set administration
public keys
qtree setup
quorum
quota usage
RAID usage
read allocation
remote system administration
replication ring status
restoring data
reverting Data ONTAP
root volume size requirements
role-based access control (RBAC)
routing groups administration
SAN administration
SAN configuration
security style management
single-node cluster
single-point-of-failure components
SMB configuration
Snaphot copy administration
SnapMirror usage
Snapshot usage
SNMP administration
solid-state disk (SSD) usage
Service Processor (SP) remote system
Where to read about features and functions (continued)
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storage classes
storage encryption
storage failover management
symbolic link mappings
system configuration backup and restore
system performance
system time, synchronizing
takeover management
tape backup and recovery
target portal group administration
thin provisioning
third-party storage administration
two-node cluster configuration
UNIX user administration
upgrading Data ONTAP
user accounts
verifying cluster setup
virtual LAN (VLAN) configuration
VMware vStorage support
volume copy volume move volume restore
volume setup
V-Series administration
Vserver administration
Vserver setup wizard
Vserver with Infinite Volume
WAFL cache memory administration
Web services
Windows user administration
WWPN usage
What the guides cover
Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation Roadmap 9
Use this section to learn about the contents of each clustered Data ONTAP guide. Review Express Guides that describe
how to quickly complete key tasks, available on the Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Express Guide library page. Consult the
reference documentation for this release, available on the Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation library page.
Command Map for 7-Mode Administrators
Maps Data ONTAP 7-Mode commands to their Cluster-Mode
equivalents.
Data ONTAP 8.2 GA Release Notes
Provides up-to-date information about the clustered Data
ONTAP 8.2 release.
Commands: Manual Page Reference
Describes syntax and usage of supported clustered Data
ONTAP commands.
Cluster and Vserver Peering Express Guide
Describes how to quickly configure a peer relationship between
two clusters and two Vservers.
Data Protection Guide
Describes how to plan and manage disaster recovery and disk-
to-disk backup of clustered systems.
Data Protection Tape Backup
and Recovery Guide
Describes how to back up and recover data using tape backup
and recovery features in clusters, using NDMP and dump
technologies.
Documentation Roadmap (this guide)
Identifies the source of information you need for performing
installation, configuration, and management tasks in clusters.
File Access and Protocols Management Guide
Describes how to configure and manage file access to clusters
using the CIFS and NFS protocols, including authentication,
authorization, security, and auditing.
High-Availability Configuration Guide
Describes how to install and manage high-availability clustered
configurations, including storage failover and takeover/giveback.
Logical Storage Management Guide
Describes how to manage logical storage resources in clusters,
including FlexVol volumes and Infinite Volumes, FlexClone
volumes, files and LUNs, and FlexCache volumes, using
deduplication, compression, qtrees, and quotas.
NAS Express Setup Guide for 32xx Systems
Describes how to quickly rack, cable, initially configure, and test a Data ONTAP 8.2 cluster for NAS environments on 32xx systems so that the cluster is ready for provisioning.
NAS Express Setup Guide for 62xx Systems
Describes how to quickly rack, cable, initially configure, and test a Data ONTAP 8.2 cluster for NAS environments on 62xx systems so that the cluster is ready for provisioning.
Network Management Guide
Describes how to configure and manage physical and virtual
network ports (VLANs and interface groups), LIFs using IPv4
and IPv6, routing, and host-resolution services in clusters;
optimize network traffic by load balancing; and monitor the
cluster by using SNMP.
Physical Storage Management Guide
Describes how to manage physical storage resources for
FlexVol volumes and Infinite Volumes in clusters, including
disks, RAID groups, and aggregates.
Remote Support Agent Configuration Guide
for Use with Data ONTAP 8.2
Describes how to configure and manage the Remote Support
Agent and monitor remote diagnostic activity in clusters.
SAN Administration Guide
Describes how to configure and manage the iSCSI, FCoE, and
FC protocols for clustered SAN environments, including
configuration of LUNs, igroups, and targets.
SAN Configuration Guide
Describes supported FC, iSCSI, and FCoE topologies for
connecting host computers to storage controllers in clusters,
and lists supported limits for SAN components.
SAN Express Setup Guide for 32xx Systems
Describes how to quickly rack, cable, initially configure, and test
a cluster for SAN environments on 32xx systems.
SAN Express Setup Guide for 62xx Systems
Describes how to quickly rack, cable, initially configure, and test
a cluster for SAN environments on 62xx systems.
SnapVault Express Guide
Describes how to quickly configure an intercluster backup vault
relationship and restore a volume from a backup.
Software Setup Guide
Describes how to set up and configure clustered Data ONTAP,
including initial Vserver configuration.
What the guides cover (continued)
Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation Roadmap 10
System Administration Guide
for Cluster Administrators
Describes general system administration of a cluster, including
the CLI interface, cluster access, node management, Vserver
setup, user account management, event monitoring, and
performance evaluation.
System Administration Guide
for Vserver Administrators
Describes Vserver administrator capabilities for managing
Vservers in clusters, including Vserver access and user account
authentication.
Upgrade and Revert/Downgrade Guide
Describes how to upgrade clusters to the latest version of Data
ONTAP software and firmware, and how to revert software to an
earlier release family or downgrade it within the same release
family.
Vserver Root Volume Protection Express Guide
Describes how to quickly create load-sharing mirrors on every node of a Data ONTAP cluster to protect the Vserver root volume, which is a NetApp best practice for NAS-enabled Vservers. Also describes how to quickly recover from volume failures or losses by promoting the Vserver root volume from a load-sharing mirror.
V-Series Systems Implementation Guide
for Third-Party Storage
Describes supported configurations for storage arrays and
required storage array settings for working with V-Series..
V-Series Systems Installation Requirements
and Reference Guide
Describes requirements for setting up a V-Series system with any storage array and quick start installation instructions.
Where to find related documentation
Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation Roadmap 11
Use this section to learn about other sources of
information for tasks you perform in storage systems
running clustered Data ONTAP.
Where possible, a link to the source on the NetApp
Support Site is provided. You can access any
source by searching for its title on the support site.
The support site contains much more information
about NetApp products than is shown below. Among
other sources, you can view analyst reports,
customer stories, research papers, technical reports,
white papers, and videos at the NetApp Library.
The information sources listed in this section are
organized by high-level task:
• Going from 7-Mode to clustered Data ONTAP
• Planning to set up a cluster
• Setting up the cluster hardware
• Upgrading Data ONTAP on a cluster
• Managing a cluster
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting issues
Going from 7-Mode to clustered Data ONTAP
You can find a comprehensive set of resources for
managing the transition from 7-Mode to Clustered Data
ONTAP at Going from 7-Mode to clustered Data ONTAP?
These resources include videos, express guides, technical
reports, and NetApp University courses.
Planning to set up a cluster NetApp offers a robust set of tools and documentation for storage system planning, including requirements
definition, site preparation, and physical and logical storage design.
Hardware Universe
(formerly the System Configuration Guide)
The Hardware Universe is NetApp's interactive application for
determining system configuration and compatibility
requirements. You can:
• Compare a hardware specification to other platforms.
• Compare different platforms side by side.
• Find product information for cables, cabinets, power
supplies, and more.
• Explore a rich set of illustrations for hardware components.
Interoperability Matrix (IMT)
The Interoperability Matrix (IMT) is NetApp's interactive
application for determining system compatibility with third-party
products. On the same page you can find support and
compatibility matrixes for NetApp products not covered in the
Interoperability Matrix.
Site Requirements Guide
The Site Requirements Guide at Data ONTAP 8 Documentation contains important site preparation information, including
physical site preparation, required tools and equipment, power
and connectivity requirements, and platform-specific
requirements.
Storage Resiliency Guide
The Storage Subsystem Resiliency Guide describes how to
plan and architect a NetApp storage environment. It offers
technical recommendations for planning data availability and
resiliency for physical storage.
V-Series Best Practices Guide
The V-Series Best Practices Guide describes best practices for
setting up a V-Series system with any storage array.
Where to find related documentation (continued)
Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation Roadmap 12
Setting up the cluster hardware
You can find complete hardware setup information at NetApp Documentation. The following lists resources for
disk shelves and storage controllers.
Disk shelves
Disk shelves at NetApp Documentation displays the available
disk shelf documentation. The following lists key documentation
resources.
• DS2246 Installation and Setup Instructions
• DS4243, DS2246, DS4486, and DS4246 Disk Shelf
Installation and Service Guide
• DS4243 Overview, Installation and Setup Instructions
• DS4243, DS2246, DS4486, and DS4246 Disk Shelf
Installation and Service Guide
• Universal SAS and ACP Cabling Guide
• DiskShelf14mk2 FC and DiskShelf14mk4 FC
Hardware and Service Guide
• DiskShelf14mk2 AT Hardware Service Guide
Storage controllers
Each storage controller platform is supplied with system
installation and setup instructions. To find additional information,
click the link for your hardware platform at NetApp
Documentation.
Upgrading Data ONTAP on a cluster You can find complete upgrade information on the NetApp Support Site. For:
• Software changes in a release, go to the Software Change Log.
• System firmware releases available for your platform, go to System Firmware and Diagnostics.
• The disk drive firmware release recommended for your disk drives, go to Disk Drive and Firmware Matrix.
• Disk shelf and ESH firmware releases, go to Disk Shelf Firmware.
The following lists other key resources for upgrading Data ONTAP on a cluster.
Hardware Universe
(formerly the System Configuration Guide)
Hardware Universe is NetApp's interactive application for
determining system configuration and compatibility
requirements. You can:
• Compare a hardware specification to other platforms.
• Compare different platforms side by side.
• Find product information for cables, cabinets,
power supplies, and more.
• Explore a rich set of illustrations for hardware components.
Interoperability Matrix (IMT)
The Interoperability Matrix (IMT) is NetApp's interactive
application for determining system compatibility with third-party
products. On the same page you can find support and
compatibility matrixes for NetApp products not covered in the
Interoperability Matrix.
Upgrade Advisor
If your system sends AutoSupport messages to NetApp, you
can use the Upgrade Advisor at My AutoSupport to generate an
upgrade plan automatically based on your system configuration.
Note: If your system does not send AutoSupport messages, you
can use the Release Notes and the Upgrade and
Revert/Downgrade Guide to generate an upgrade plan.
Where to find related documentation (continued)
Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation Roadmap 13
Managing a cluster
You can find most of the information you need to manage a cluster in the clustered Data ONTAP documentation
set at the Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Documentation library page. For guidance using the OnCommand System
Manager graphical user interface to manage a cluster, see the OnCommand documentation at NetApp
Documentation.
Diagnosing and troubleshooting issues You can find extensive documentation on monitoring and troubleshooting storage systems on the NetApp
Support Site. You can also find information about diagnosing and correcting hardware issues, turning on
AutoSupport, and interpreting Syslog messages. The following is a partial list of resources.
Bugs Online
Bugs Online is a Web-based application for viewing the current
status of bugs.
Communities
At NetApp Communities you can exchange knowledge with
certified experts and fellow professionals, and join the latest
online discussions about storage and IT efficiency and flexibility.
Diagnostics Guide
The Diagnostics Guide at Data ONTAP 8 Documentation describes how to test field replaceable units and diagnose and
correct system hardware problems.
Hardware Platform Monitoring Guide
The Hardware Platform Monitoring Guide at Data ONTAP 8
Documentation describes how to monitor, troubleshoot, and
maintain the physical resources of a system.
Knowledgebase
The NetApp Knowledgebase is a Web-based compendium of
articles describing common storage system problems and
solutions.
My AutoSupport
My Autosupport is a Web-based application that uses
AutoSupport information from your NetApp systems to help you
improve operational and storage efficiency.
Support Owner's Manual
The Support Owner's Manual at NetApp Global Services is a
guide to working with NetApp Global Support at every stage in
the life of your storage system.
Utility ToolChest
The Utility ToolChest is a Web-based compendium of tools and
utilities you can use to improve manageability and performance
of your storage systems.
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