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The following features and enhancements have been introduced in Digital Advisor:
The 7-Mode Upgrade Advisor Plans report is no longer available as 7-Mode systems have reached the end of limited support. For more information, see Software Version Support. Learn more about upgrading the Data ONTAP storage systems operating in 7-Mode.
Environmental indicators that provide insights into the environmental health of your storage systems now provide more precise values for projected power usage, direct carbon usage, and heat emission based on an advanced predictive model. To learn more, refer to Sustainability dashboard overview.
Sustainability is now supported on E-Series and StorageGRID systems. You can view a list of recommended actions and environmental indicators that display projections for power, direct carbon usage, and heat from the Sustainability dashboard for these systems. To learn more, refer to Sustainability dashboard overview.
The older version of Upgrade Advisor is now deprecated. You can use the enhanced version of Upgrade Advisor to generate upgrade plans for a single cluster and multiple clusters. Learn how to view upgrade recommendations and generate an upgrade plan.
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The Wellness workflow now includes the Sustainability widget, which provides the count of recommended actions at the customer, watchlist, site, and group levels. You can click the number of actions for a detailed view of these recommended actions on the Sustainability dashboard. To learn more, refer to Analyze the sustainability of your storage systems.
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The Security Vulnerabilities and Ransomware Defense widgets in the Wellness workflow are combined into a single widget, which is now called Security & Ransomware Defense.
You can now access the Sustainability metrics for your default dashboard or watchlist directly by using the Sustainability Dashboard link.
Upgrade Advisor is enhanced to provide automated nondisruptive upgrade plans for a single cluster and multiple clusters. You can view the upgrade recommendation only for a single cluster, which includes a risk summary, a pre-upgrade check report, and information about new features and enhancements. Learn how to view upgrade recommendations and generate an upgrade plan.
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You can access the Upgrade Advisor page for your default watchlist using the Upgrade Advisor link.
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The upgrade plan is optimized to remove redundant upgrade steps and simplify the backout plan. The common steps across all nodes in a cluster are consolidated and available under the general information section within the upgrade plan. Learn how to generate and view the upgrade plan.
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The label Storage Efficiency, which displays the efficiency ratio, is renamed to Data Reduction.
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The label Data saved by Storage Efficiency is renamed to Data Reduction Savings.
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The toggle Savings without Snapshot Backups is renamed to With Snapshot copies along with a change to its functionality. Learn more.
Sustainability dashboard provides valuable insights into the environmental sustainability of your storage system. You can view the information such as sustainability score, carbon mitigation percentage, projected usage of power, direct carbon, and heat. You can adjust the carbon mitigation percentage for specific sites. You can also view the sustainability score at the cluster level. Based on the sustainability score, you can assess the overall efficiency of your storage system and align it with NetApp’s recommended actions to enhance sustainability. Learn more.
Active IQ Digital Advisor is being changed to Digital Advisor and is now integrated into BlueXP, NetApp’s unified management console for hybrid multicloud environments. Learn more.
VMware assets information on vCenters, ESXi hosts, and Virtual Machines are now included in Inventory details, to provide full stack inventory and interoperability checks. Learn how.
For some automated nondisruptive upgrades (ANDU) to non-adjacent releases, you can install the software image for an intermediate release as well the target release. The automated upgrade process uses the intermediate image in the background to complete the update to the target release. For example, if the cluster is running 9.3 and you want to upgrade to 9.7, you would load the ONTAP install packages for both 9.5 and 9.7, then initiate ANDU to 9.7. ONTAP then automatically upgrades the cluster first to 9.5 and then to 9.7. You should expect multiple takeover/giveback operations and related reboots during the process.
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You can now view technical case details created for Cloud Volumes ONTAP systems in Health Check Dashboard.
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New platform tabs have been added to help you easily navigate between the KPIs of different platforms.
You can view the version of SANtricity operating system in the recommended version and Health Check KPIs.
Introduced color-coding to quickly and easily identify systems that do not require any software or firmware version upgrades.
Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) for StorageGRID has been included in the GRID Viewer.
Provides you with recommendations for workloads and their respective volumes that can be moved to NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, NetApp Cloud Volumes Service, and NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) using SnapMirror Data Replication. Learn how.
You can now use the upgrade workflow to view upgrade recommendations and a summary of new features available in your target E-Series release.
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The scoring of key recommendations for the latest Operating System Version and the '6-month' KPIs for Support Contracts and End of Support has been lowered to align with their reduced urgency to resolve.
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The key recommendations for Remote Management and HA Pair (Recommended Configuration) have been updated to include URLs to the NetApp Support Site for customer self-service.
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Enhancements and bug fixes to Health Assessment Executive Summary PPT.
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Ability to generate a minimum recommended version upgrade plan.
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Enhancements to Health Check tiles to identify the number of nodes that require attention for each KPI.
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You can clone a template to make a copy of the original template.
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You can share golden templates with other entitled users with read-only or full access to these templates.
Learn how.
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Cluster Viewer Report: This report provides information about a single cluster or multiple clusters at a customer and watchlist level. You can use the ClusterViewer Report to download all the information in a single file. You can generate this report only for watchlist with up to 100 nodes.
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Performance Report: This report provides information, at a watchlist level, about the performance of a cluster, node, local tier (aggregate), and volume in a single zip file. Each zip file contains performance data for a single clusters, which helps the user analyze data of each cluster. You can generate this report only for watchlist with up to 100 nodes.
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Added icons on those Health Check tiles which are only applicable for systems with the SupportEdge Advisor and SupportEdge Expert support offerings. The enhancements have been made to Recommended Software–Software Currency and Firmware Currency sections, Recommended Configuration, and Best Practices.
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Added a Confidential Data banner for Internal and External (Customers and Partners) users on the Digital Advisor–Reports screen.
Enhanced the dashboard with E-Series upgrade recommendations and risk triggered date added to column in the Wellness Action History.
The ClusterViewer Stack Visualization module has been enhanced to include the Zoom in/Zoom out and Save Image feature.
You can now generate Ansible inventory files in .yml and .ini file formats at the region and site level. Learn how.
From the FabricPool Advisor screen, you can activate inactive data reporting (IDR) to monitor aggregates and generate an Ansible Playbook.
You can compare the AutoSupport data of the last 90 days and generate a drift timeline report. Learn how.
The Health Check dashboard has been enhanced with a toggle for the Minimum OS and Latest OS tabs so that you can view the systems, which are compliant and not compliant with the minimum requirements of the recommended and latest version.
On the Health Check dashboard, you can view a summary of the top 5 overall key recommendations.
The Health Check dashboard has been enhanced with Cloud Volumes ONTAP ** and E-Series tabs so that you can view the Health Check KPIs and details for those platforms.
A tab for 'ONTAP' has also been added along with the other platforms, which are now enabled.
You can view the capacity details about the NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP systems in Digital Advisor.
Customer Qualified Version helps a Support Account Manager (SAM) manage a portion of their customer’s install base, which hosts applications requiring:
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An earlier and sometimes unsupported version of ONTAP
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Or a customer’s install base tested and certified to use a certain OS version.
In both the dashboard and drill down screen, graphical enhancements have been made to the data chart and line graph. You have an option to view that data in a bar graph as well.
In the line-graph window, you can view, select, and deselect graphs for Open, Closed, and Total cases in both these user interfaces.
You can now download the performance graphs in PNG and JPG format, in addition to the CSV format.
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The Ransomware Defense widget is now part of Wellness workflow instead of a standalone widget.
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In the Wellness Review email, you’ll find information about the Ransomware Defense instead of Renewals.
You can view the capacity details about the NetApp ONTAP® Select systems in Digital Advisor.
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View AutoSupport: View the AutoSupport logs for the StorageGRID and the underlying nodes.
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StorageGRID Appliance details: View StorageGRID appliance details such as the node type, appliance model, drive size, drive type, RAID mode, and so on in the GRID Viewer - GRID Inventory section.
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Renewals: View the list of GRIDs and the underlying nodes that are due for renewal.
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E-series SANtricity risks: View E-series SANtricity risks for the underlying nodes in the GRID Dashboard - Wellness section.
The Capacity Forecast widget has been updated with an improved algorithm that better accounts for system reconfigurations. Learn more.
You can now enable biometric authentication on the Digital Advisor mobile application. The options available for authentication vary, depending on the features supported by your mobile phone.
Download the application to learn more:
Digital Advisor Mobile Application (Android)
Digital Advisor Mobile Application (iOS)
You can now generate the on-demand report. In addition, you can download the last scheduled report from the Wellness Review Subscription screen.
In the Grid Inventory tab, you can now view the node details based on site level in an expandable and collapsible format.
Where clusters have mixed-hardware models, the OS version applied across the cluster is the one which all nodes can use. As a result, the OS version of some nodes of more recent hardware models might be downrev from where they should be. To make these mixed-model clusters more visible, we have applied a "mixed model" icon.
You can now view information about the system firmware that is shipped along with the major and patch versions of ONTAP. You can access this feature from the Quick Links menu.
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The Health Check Dashboard has been enhanced to include a blue banner notifying users that the systems that are not supported by SupportEdge Advisor and SupportEdge Expert will not be factored in while calculating the health score.
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The Recommended Configuration widget has been enhanced to provide an in-depth analysis of the failed checks for your storage VM (SVM) and lets you take the recommended corrective actions for each risk.
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The recommended target ONTAP version is now the same for all nodes in a cluster configured with different hardware models. The target version is supported on all the nodes.
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You can now extend the EOS timeline for controllers, disks, and shelves through the purchase of a PVR. PVR dates and extension details, when purchased, are viewable in the end-of-support widget. The PVR details are also provided as part of the EOSL report.
You can view the end dates of the support contracts for your hardware, software, and non-returnable disks on the detailed inventory page.
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The user interface has been enhanced to display the specific support offering that you are subscribed to in Digital Advisor.
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You can now raise a request to upgrade your support offering subscription from the system dashboard to access more features. Learn how.
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If you have opted for ONTAP Collector to obtain data on your capacity usage, you can view the details of your file shares and disks in the Shares and Disks tabs. You can save storage space by identifying those nearing committed capacity.
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The capacity usage, shown on the Keystone - Capacity Utilization dashboard and used for billing, is now based on the logical capacity.
You can now generate aggregate volume performance reports for all volumes in a storage VM for any day, week, or month.
The wellness review email has been enhanced to include information about the support and entitlements from the health check and upgrade actions.
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The user interface has been enhanced to provide you with a table view of the information.
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You can now view information about the end of support of the ONTAP version in the Upgrade Details screen.
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Config Drift now supports over 200 AutoSupport sections for creating golden templates and generating drift reports across customer, site, group, watchlist, cluster, and host.
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Config drift allows you to mitigate deviations using Ansible playbooks which are included in the config drift report payload.
For real-time assistance on your capacity addition requests, chat with a salesperson directly from your dashboard. Learn how.
This release provides the following functionality:
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Ability to edit attributes during template creation.
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Grouping of AutoSupport sections.
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Generate or schedule a config drift report across customer, site, group, watchlist, cluster, and hostname. Learn how.
StorageGRID Dashboard is enabled using the NextGen API framework.
You can use the StorageGRID Dashboard for viewing information at the Watchlist, Customer, Group, and Site level.
This release provides the following functionality:
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Inventory widget: View inventory of StorageGRID systems available under the selected level.
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Wellness widget: View all the Risks and Actions, including the ones related to StorageGRID if they are applicable based on existing ARS rules for the available systems.
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Planning widget:
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Capacity Addition: For any GRID sites that are exceeding the threshold of 70% of existing capacity, you’ll be notified. You have the option to add capacity for the StorageGRIDs in the site, for the next 1, 3, & 6 months if the capacity threshold is likely to exceed 70%.
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Renewals: For any StorageGRID systems for which the license contract has expired or is nearing expiration in the next 6 months, you’ll be notified. You can select one or more systems to raise a request to the NetApp support team for renewal.
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GRID dashboard: The GRID dashboard provides wellness, planning, and configuration details for the selected GRID.
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Configuration widget: Provides basic details of the selected StorageGRID in the widget, such as GRID Name, Host Name, Serial Number, Model, OS Version, Customer Name, Shipped Location, and Contact Details.
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GRID Viewer: From the Configuration widget, you can view the GRID configuration in detail by clicking the GRID Viewer link. From the Configuration widget, you can download the Site Details and Capacity Details for the selected StorageGRID by clicking the Download button in the Grid Viewer screen.
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Site details: This tab provides the Grid Summary and Storage Nodes available for each site.
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GRID summary: Contains basic information, such as License Type, License Capacity, number of installed nodes, Support Term (Date of termination of license contract), Primary Admin Node, and Primary Site of the Primary Admin Node. This tab also provides the Site name and the number of storage nodes tagged under the corresponding site. In this release, you can view the list of node names upon clicking the hyperlink available for viewing storage nodes for the corresponding site.
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Capacity Details tab: Provides the Grid Level and Site capacity details configured for the GRID. The Capacity details, such as Installed Storage Capacity, Available Storage Capacity, Total Used Storage Capacity, and Capacity used for Data and Metadata. These details are available at both the Grid and Site levels.
The Tier Data button has been added to the FabricPool dashboard, and it lets you tier data to low-cost object storage tiers using NetApp BlueXP.
The following widgets have been added to the dashboard:
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Recommended Software: This widget provides a consolidated list of all the software and firmware upgrades and currency recommendations.
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Loss of Signal: This widget provides scores and information about the systems, which have stopped sending AutoSupport data for some reason. It provides information if no AutoSupport data has been received from a hostname within a 7-day period.
You can use Digital Advisor APIs to pull data of interest and integrate it directly into your company’s workflow. Learn more.
The enhanced Risk Advisor and Upgrade Advisor tabs enable you to view all the system risks and help you plan for an upgrade for mitigating all the risks.
The Recommended Configuration widget has been added to the dashboard, and it provides a summary on the number of systems that are monitored for remote management risks, spares and failed drives risks, and HA pair risks.
You can reduce your storage footprint and associated costs by monitoring your clusters, which have been classified into four categories: inactive local tier (aggregate) data, inactive volume data, tiered data, and those that are not IDR enabled.
Digital Advisor is now available in three languages – Chinese, English, and Japanese.
You can generate or schedule ClusterViewer reports to view detailed information on the physical and logical configuration of your systems. Learn how.
The Digital Advisor Health Check Dashboard provides a point-in-time review of your overall environment. Based on the health check score, you can align your storage systems to the recommended NetApp best practices to facilitate longer-term planning and improve the health of your installed base.
This feature enables you compare the system and cluster configurations and the detect configuration deviations in near real time. Learn how to add a config drift template.
You can subscribe to receiving monthly email notifications that summarize wellness status of systems—that are nearing their renewal dates and require an upgrade for the NetApp products in your installed base. Subscribe now.
You can use the reports feature to generate reports immediately or schedule a report to be generated on a weekly or monthly basis. Learn how.
Manual AutoSupport Upload has been enhanced to improve the user experience. An additional column has been provided for remarks on the upload status.
The documentation has been enhanced to include information about downloading, installing, and executing the AFF and FAS firmware ansible automation package.
Performance graphs have been enhanced to enable you to assess the performance of the volume. You can navigate and toggle between the node tab, cluster tab, the local tier tab, and the volume tab on the same screen. Learn how.
Performance graphs have been enhanced to enable you to assess the performance of the local tier. You can navigate and toggle between the node tab, cluster tab, and the local tier tab on the same screen.
You can now generate report of the selected watchlist and emails the report to a maximum of 5 recipients. Learn how.
Performance graphs have been enhanced to enable you to assess the cluster performance of your storage system. You can navigate and toggle between the node tab and the cluster tab on the same screen.
The storage efficiency widget has been enhanced to enable you to view the storage efficiency ratio and savings at a cluster level. You can navigate and toggle between the node tab and the cluster tab on the same screen.
You can now provide your feedback and let us know the reason you are updating the default home page screen for Digital Advisor.
You can now set the default home page screen for Digital Advisor. You can either set it to Digital Advisor or Classic.
You can view the storage efficiency ratio and savings of your storage system with and without Snapshot copies for AFF systems, non-AFF systems, or both. You can view the storage efficiency information at a node level. Learn how.
Performance graphs enable you to assess the performance of your storage devices in different significant areas.
Update the AFF and FAS firmware using Ansible on your storage system to mitigate the identified risks and to keep your storage system up to date.
The onboarding video helps users to quickly get familiar with the options and features of Digital Advisor.
Wellness score provides customers with a consolidated score of their installed base based on the number of high risks and the expired contracts. Score can be good, average, or poor.
The risk summary provides detailed information about the risk, the impact of the risk, the corrective actions.
You can use the upgrade workflow to view upgrade recommendations and a summary of new features available in your target ONTAP release. Learn how.
You can view the summary of the benefits that you received through Digital Advisor and your support contract. For selected systems, the value report consolidates the benefits from last one year. View now.
Provides deeper information, which is a powerful way to dig deeper into the data and gain immediate insights into the make-up of aggregated information as required.
The latest Digital Advisor Dashboards offer a personalized experience. It allows smooth and seamless navigation, with its intuitiveness, throughout different dashboards, widgets, and screens. It provides an all-in-one experience. It communicates comparisons, relationships, and trends. It provides insights that help you detect and validate important relationships and meaningful differences based on the data that is presented by different dashboards.
Helps you monitor your systems at a glance by providing key insights and analysis about your data on one or more pages or screens. You can also create up to 10 dashboards and make effective business decisions.
You can view the risks and rectify them by using Active IQ Unified Manager. Learn how.
Provides detailed information about the status of your storage system that is classified into the following 6 widgets:
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Performance & Efficiency
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Availability & Protection
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Capacity
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Configuration
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Security
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Renewals
See Analyze wellness attributes for more details.
Allows you to search parameters, such as serial number, system ID, host name, site name, group name, and cluster name using the single-system view. You can also search for group of systems, in addition, you can search by a customer name, site name, or group name by group of systems.