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NDMPCOPY on NetApp 8.2.x Cluster Mode

So, I have a customer who I need to move 3 “boot from iscsi san” luns from a Netapp OnTap 8.2 Cluster Mode vServer shared with regular iscsi luns, to their own dedicated vserver. How do you easily move between vservers? NDMPCOPY!

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Tip #1: Monitoring SnapMirror relationships with PowerShell

Working in IT can be like war, we are in the trenches, issues all around. Problems jump up and attack without you even noticing. We must keep a watchful eye on all areas of our environment, and attack issues, before they get us!

In my first installment, I want to show a simple way to get the highest lag time of all your NetApp Snapmirror relationships, with Powershell. This is useful for anyone running Orion, WhatsUpGold, Nagios, or any other monitoring tool which can call out to scripts and remote hosts for custom checks.

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