EMC vs NetApp SAN administration (coming from EMC background)

blargoe

Anyone here worked with both?

I'm taking a new position at a company that is almost 100% NetApp storage, and I will be helping with the administration along with the Unix admin. I've been working with EMC CLARiiONs for a while, and recently the EMC VNX, but have never worked with NetApp. Aside from the management software, are there any fundamental differences between the two platforms?

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Everyone

My EMC experience was many years ago, and my more recent NetApp experience is somewhat limited. From what I remember I think I liked EMC better.

The NetApp I work on about once a month has a pretty limited Web interface. Better to manage it through the command line, telnet to it, and it's *nix style commands. My ANG unit is trying to get me to go to some NetApp training, but I don't know if I'll be able to go during the time the training is being held.

Broham

If you have the core understanding of the protocols and such you wont have a problem. Just learn the different on tap commands, and how the wafl system works. The transition will be a breeze. I highly recommend you read some netapp literature like an administration guide, and familiarize yourself with the basic commands. The rest will come in time and you have no worries.

blargoe

You're right, I just started digging in over the past couple of weeks, I don't think it will be a problem. Biggest curve is understanding the method behind the madness with regard to why things have been set up the way they currently are. The command line being linux is making it that part of it easier.