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title: CTP Topic 46 NetApps on AWS
type: cloud-learning
source-type: video
category: DevOps & SRE/01_AWS-Landing-Zone
tags:
  - NetApp
  - AWS
  - Storage
  - CTP
date-added: 2026-04-14
video-source: nas:///volume2/work/Public Cloud Learning Sessions/CTP _ Topic 46_ NetApps on AWS.mp4
audio-source: ""
status: summarized (Gemini 摘要)
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# CTP Topic 46 NetApps on AWS

**Source:** NAS `/volume2/work/Public Cloud Learning Sessions/CTP _ Topic 46_ NetApps on AWS.mp4`

**Type:** VIDEO | **Category:** 01_AWS-Landing-Zone

**Status:** 🟡 Awaiting Whisper transcription → Summary

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## 摘要

> ## NetApp on AWS: A Cloud Transformation Program Learning Session

Sandeep and Yael presented a training session on NetApp, covering basic components, architecture, data tiering, security, backup/DR strategy, migration from on-prem to cloud, current NetApp usage, architecture, and a demonstration.

### Traditional NetApp

NetApp is a storage system, with ONTAP as its operating system. It features controller nodes connected to disk enclosures, supporting SSD, SATA, SAS, and FC disks. NetApp primarily supports SMB, NFS, FC, FCOE, and ISCSI protocols, often configured as a single node or HA pair (high availability pair).

Key components include:
*   **Aggregate:** A collection of disks forming a RAID group.
*   **Volume (FlexVolume):** A data container hosted on top of an aggregate, presented to hosts for data storage, accessible via NFS or CIFS.
*   **Qtree:** A further segmentation of a volume, similar to directories in UNIX or folders in Windows, with special attributes like permissions and quota management.
*   **LUN (Logical Unit Number):** A logical representation of storage, hosted on a volume or Qtree, presented to hosts via FC or ISKSI as block-level storage.
*   **Logical Interface (Lift):** An interface on top of a physical network card, hosting an IP address or WWPN, used for node management, inter-cluster replication, cluster management, and data serving.
*   **Storage Virtual Machine (SVM):** A virtual segmentation of a NetApp system, enabling multi-tenancy, treating each SVM as a separate operating system with no data flow between them. *At least one SVM is needed for a cluster.*

### NetApp in AWS (Cloud Volume ONTAP - CVO)

CVO is a software-only storage appliance hosted on EC2 instances, functioning as nodes. It can be a single node or HA pair, utilizing a mediator instance to aid during takeover and give back processes. The nodes are deployed across multiple availability zones with synchronous replication. EBS disks (GP3, GP2, IEO, IEO1, ST1) are used as storage, managed via Cloud Manager.

High availability is maintained through a floating IP concept, where clients access data via a unique IP address that migrates to the serving node in case of failure. Takeover give back refers to the process of a serving node taking over services from a failed node and relinquishing them when the failed node recovers.

### Data Tiering

Data tiering involves using various storage media to optimize cost, performance, and availability. NetApp in AWS stores active data on EBS and inactive data on S3. Data inactive for 30 days or more is automatically moved to S3 and pulled back to EBS when accessed. *NetApp stores the active data in EBS and inactive data to S3.*

### Data Security

NetApp supports encryption via AWS Key Management Service and NetApp Encryption Solution (volume or aggregate encryption), both offering 256-bit encryption. Virus scanning is integrated with McAfee Antivirus (VSES), using an external scan server. Scanning options include on-access (for SMB/CIFS) and on-demand (for NFS) scanning.

### Backup and DR

Snapshots are point-in-time, read-only file system images that create copies of volumes using pointers, minimizing space consumption. SnapMirror is a tool for replicating data between NetApps, copying volumes and their snapshots. It requires peering relationships between clusters and SVMs, with optional encryption. Baseline copies perform initial full data replication, while subsequent updates copy only the changes. Destination volumes in a SnapMirror relationship are read-only.

### Migration

Tools for migrating from on-prem to AWS include:
*   **SnapMirror:** Fast, block-level replication, preserving D-Dupe and compression.
*   **NetApp XCP:** File-based tool, copying data at the file level with concurrent sessions.
*   **NetApp Cloud Sync:** Used for AWS migrations, supporting NetApp to NetApp, NFS, SMB, NetApp to S3/EFS, and EFS/S3 to NetApp.
*   **AWS DataSync:** AWS-provided file-based tool for NetApp to EFS or S3 migrations.
*   **Silver Peak:** A WAN optimizer for compressing packets.

### Current NetApp Usage and Future Plans

The organization has around 15 NetApp clusters in various AWS regions, hosting approximately 1.3 petabytes of data. Cloud Manager is used for central management, with storage operations maintaining and supporting the NetApps. Monitoring is currently done through Cityscope and WebTool, with plans to use AWS native services. S3 tiering is enabled for most NetApps, and FSX for NetApp is under POC. There are also plans to use Terraform for deploying NetApps.


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