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Trident v22.04.0 release announcement
The Astra Trident team is pleased to announce our latest release: v22.04.0. It includes the following enhancements: Unix Permissions with Azure NetApp Files: Azure NetApp Files allows users to change permissions when mounting volumes using the Unix Permissions...
One PVC and two Kubernetes clusters with NetApp Astra Trident
I recently had a discussion with a NetApp customer about the possibility of attaching the same NetApp Astra Trident created ReadWriteMany PVC to multiple Kubernetes (K8s) clusters. This could be for ongoing access to unstructured data that is shared across pods...
Transitioning from ONTAPI(ZAPI) using ONTAPI Usage Reporting Tool
Enterprises are looking to modernize, simplify, and standardize their automation approach with industry-standard APIs. In response, NetApp is shifting from traditional proprietary APIs to industry-standard REST API, adding support for an expansive REST API, starting...
Ansible Module Defaults – The Ansible specific alternative to YAML aliases.
Up until now YAML aliases were the only way to avoid having to retype out all the connection lines for NetApp ONTAP modules, so a playbook looked something like this: --- - hosts: localhost collections: - netapp.ontap vars: login: &login hostname:...
Astra Trident v22.01: New year, New release
2022 is here! According to the Chinese zodiac, this year will be the year of the Tiger. “The Year of the Tiger will be about making big changes. This will be a year of risk-taking and adventure. We’re finding enthusiasm again, both for ourselves and for others....
Using Ansible to gather information with the REST info module
With the changes from ZAPI to REST in the API for ONTAP, the majority of all our modules are being updated to handle both, so almost no changes to your playbooks will be necessary. There are two exceptions to this though. That is the na_ontap_info and...
Automatically mount newly-cloned workspaces using the NetApp DataOps Toolkit
Developers and data scientists frequently use NetApp's volume cloning technology to clone development workspaces almost instantaneously. This can lead to operational challenges as end users often don't have superuser privileges and, thus, are not able to run a mount...
BeeGFS CSI driver v1.2.0 - Simplifying deployment to OpenShift with an operator
The 1.2.0 version of the BeeGFS CSI driver is here! It brings a number of small enhancements, progress towards supporting a new container orchestrator, and a huge new feature. Some highlights include: Support for newer versions of Kubernetes, BeeGFS, and now Red Hat...
I am thankful for a new Harvest release
The Harvest team is happy to announce the release of 21.11. In preparing for when ZAPI is removed from ONTAP, the Harvest team has begun the process of adding REST access to the collectors. This is an important feature to add so that you can continue to utilize and...