NetApp clusters enhance performance and availability, with Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs) providing services to clients. Export policies and RBAC ensure secure access, critical for compliance with PCI DSS, which safeguards credit card data. For payments companies, dedicated SVMs can meet PCI DSS requirements. NetApp's CLI configures access controls, with separate domains for PCI DSS environments and non-PCI users, maintaining stringent access restrictions and fulfilling audit mandates.
NetApp Cluster Configuration Backups are vital for quick disaster recovery, by preserving important cluster configurations. They enable rapid restoration, ease upgrades, and enhance overall data protection. Without them, organizations face risks like extended downtime and potential data loss. Administrators can configure backups via CLI, setting FTP destinations and passwords, and scheduling the frequency of these backups. Manual backup initiation is also possible.
This blog post outlines how to create and configure a NetApp NFS Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) using the ONTAP command-line interface, ideal for environments with strict change management. It covers the full process, including SVM creation with security settings, NFS configuration, LIF creation, policy rules, FlexVol creation without snapshots, and final mounting in vSphere.
