I've experimented with AVA quite a bit as part of my role. I haven't heard anything about WORM functionality. Its usual function is that it appears as an SMB or NFS share like any other. Behind the scenes, it's slicing and dicing and compressing and deduplicating the data and storing it in the Cloud, but from a user point of view it's just a filesystem.

I made a couple of videos last year based on my own experimentation with AVA.

The first one is setup and operations. I'm using an Oracle database with RMAN, but the logic should apply to SQL with .bak files. The second one is automated DR. It's more of a deep-dive on how you get your data back if something destroys the primary data center.

https://www.brainshark.com/netapp/vu?pi=zHQzxYcxFz2TCHz0

https://www.brainshark.com/netapp/vu?pi=zExzJ1fH3z2TCHz0

From: toasters-bounces@teaparty.net [mailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net] On Behalf Of Chris Hague
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017 12:32 PM
To: toasters@teaparty.net
Subject: AltaVault

Hi Toasters,

We are looking at how AltaVault may help with our Backup environment and assist in a move towards a tapeless solution.

We are not 100% NetApp so can’t just rely on SnapVault as I would have in the past.

One biggie would be our SQL maint plan’s dump out .bak files to a share presented from AV.. But is it true WORM or are these files at risk of being deleted by human error?

Appreciate Thoughts? Experiences? Gotchyas? On the AV technology as a whole.

Many Thanks in advance,

Chris.