Microsoft Hyper-V Networking Best Practices – Part 1 – Installing Hyper-V and Preparing the Lab Environment
Hyper-V has become a mature enterprise virtualization platform that provides high availability, live migration, software-defined networking, and deep integration with…
Understanding Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) on Linux – Building an ONC RPC Client and Server and Analyzing the Network Traffic
In my previous article, we explored Microsoft’s implementation of Distributed Computing Environment / Remote Procedure Call (DCE/RPC) by building a…
Understanding Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) on Windows – Building a Simple Client and Server and Analyzing the Network Traffic
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a general communication paradigm used by many operating systems and distributed systems, including Windows, Linux,…
Beyond the Clustershell: Troubleshooting ONTAP via VLOADER and Maintenance Mode
For most NetApp administrators, daily operations happen entirely within the safety of the ONTAP clustershell. But when a severe hardware…
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This post outlines VMware’s recommended best practices for configuring network redundancy and NIC teaming in vSphere environments. It explains the…
Behind the Scenes: How Cloud Volumes ONTAP Handles Azure Scheduled Maintenance
Although the official documentation explains that Cloud Volumes ONTAP in Azure performs a negotiated takeover before Azure Scheduled Maintenance begins,…
Protecting NetApp ONTAP Workloads with Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) – Part 4 – Detecting and Recovering SMB Workloads from Ransomware
In this part we cover the protection, detection, and recovery of SMB (CIFS) file workloads using NetApp Console Ransomware Resilience,…
Protecting NetApp ONTAP Workloads with Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) – Part 3 – Extending Protection with NetApp Console Ransomware Resilience
In Part 1 of this series, we explored the fundamentals of NetApp ONTAP Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP), including its architecture,…
Protecting NetApp ONTAP Workloads with Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) – Part 2 – Simulating Ransomware Attacks on VMware VMFS Datastores
In Part 1 of this series, we explored the fundamentals of NetApp ONTAP Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP), including its architecture,…
Protecting NetApp ONTAP Workloads with Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) – Part 1 – Fundamentals
This post is Part 1 of a four-part series about NetApp ONTAP Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP). NetApp ONTAP provides built-in…
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