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1. Summary
This
product bulletin announces the availability of SnapDrive v2.2.1 for UNIX
(Linux only), part of NetApp Manageability Family Server Suite for First
Customer Ship. SnapDrive
for UNIX provides simplified storage management, reduces operational costs,
and improves storage efficiency. It automates storage provisioning tasks and
simplifies the process of creating host-consistent data Snapshot™ copies. It
provides the capability to traverse the host storage stack and perform the
right tasks required for streamlined storage creation and error-free,
consistent data Snapshot copy creation. 2.
What’s New SnapDrive v2.2.1 for UNIX is a
maintenance release and replaces SnapDrive v2.2 for UNIX. This maintenance
release is applicable for Linux platforms only. Linux includes Red Hat
Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux. SnapDrive v2.2.1 for UNIX includes all the
features on the Linux platform of SnapDrive v2.2 for UNIX.
Please refer to SnapDrive v2.2.1
for UNIX release notes for information on bugs fixed at: http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/snapdrive/relunix221/pdfs/rnote.pdf
Please
refer to SnapDrive v2.2 for UNIX for supported features at: http://mktg-web.netapp.com/products/prodbulletins/PB-SnapDrivev22forUNIX-1206.htm
3.
Sales Tools (Sales Guides, Training Presentations,
SE Presentations) 4.
Customer-Ready Tools (Customer Presentations,
Datasheets)
Please
also refer to the compatibility matrix for details at
http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/olio/guides/snapdrive_unix_compatibility/
SnapDrive
v2.2.1 for UNIX is licensed and priced on a per-server basis. The pricing is
tiered on the number of CPUs on the host. There are four server tiers. Tier 1
is for up to two CPUs, Tier 2 is for three or four CPUs, Tier 3 is for five
to eight CPUs, and Tier 4 is for greater than eight CPUs.
Software
Subscription Plans
It
is highly recommended that customers purchase an SSP license for SnapDrive
v2.2.1 for UNIX. This will entitle them to NetApp customer support and also
future releases of SnapDrive for UNIX. The SSP license part numbers and
prices are included in the price list and the Upgrades Customers who want to upgrade their SnapDrive for
UNIX lower-tiered server license to a higher-tiered server license are
entitled to an upgrade credit toward the purchase price of the new server
tier license. The upgrade credit part numbers and their amounts are listed
below. The upgrade credit is based on the server tier the customer has
already purchased.
Quoting For
detailed instructions on how to quote this product or service using the Quote
Tool, see QTB-PRODUCT. Downloading http://now.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/software/?product=SnapDrive&platform=Linux Product Availability SnapDrive v2.2.1 for UNIX is
currently available in the Quote Tool. SnapDrive v2.2.1 for UNIX will
be available on NOW from April 2007. Products need to be validated against the NetApp
Safety/EMI Regulatory Compliance List prior to order submission. The list is
available at PartnerCenter
Compliance Information. This is required to ensure that products are
being sold only in the countries in which NetApp has received regulatory
compliance certification. Standard software warranty and services apply Contact Information: Please contact your Network
Appliance Sales or Channel Partner Representative with questions concerning
this bulletin.
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