What is a site like ours to do?
We have a pair of primary filers (FAS3220) and a single backup filer (FAS2240). We don't have any spare kit lying around which would run 8.2 (our older off-support filers are all too old for that).
The filers are <1 year old, we went with 7 mode because of the lack of support for Qtrees and SnapVault in 8.1.2 c-mode which was the newest available at installation.
Am I stuck on 7 mode until we do our next technology refresh in ~ 5 years?
Jeremy
On 07/11/2013, at 9:01 AM, John Clear wrote:
On Wed, Nov 06, 2013 at 12:25:17PM -0800, Iluhes wrote:
Netapp is pushing hard to start using Cluster Data ONTAP. From what I see, from admin/operator level is not as elegant and friendly as "Classic". I just cannot see going to it, it goes against almost everything I like about administrating netapp. Do people feel the same way out there is the field? Netapp is telling us that 7-mode will go away. Is that for real? Do you "like" Cluster OS?
Prior to 8.2, we were only implementing CDOT where we needed the extra performance of all the nodes appearing as a single system, or the ability to migrate volumes between nodes.
With the release of 8.2, all the features of 7-mode that we use are supported in CDOT. The main one for us was Snapvault, but QOS is also a plus. We are not installing any more 7-mode filers.
CDOT is still a bit rough around the edges, but administering it in some ways is easier than 7-mode. When I have to work on our 7-mode systems now, I find myself missing tab completion, wildcards and global commands.
YMMV,
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