IBM N Series - Changes in the Data ONTAP 8.0.1 7-Mode Release

Changes in the Data ONTAP 8.0.1 7-Mode release
The Data ONTAP 8.0.1 7-Mode release includes support for new hardware,
software enhancements, and problem fixes.
New and changed features in Data ONTAP 8.0.1 7-Mode
Data ONTAP 8.0.1 7-Mode release includes the following new features:
v “Support for N6200 series storage systems” on page 19
v “Support for the N7x50T series storage systems” on page 20
v “Support for 512-GB and 256-GB Performance Acceleration Module (PAM
II)” on page 21
v “Support for SSDs” on page 21
v “Supported tape drives” on page 21
v “Support for EXN3500 storage expansion units” on page 23
v “Support for a 64-bit root volume” on page 25
v “The Service Processor for the N6200 and N7x50T series storage systems”
on page 25
v “Root aggregate Snapshot reserve values reduced” on page 26
v “Enhancements that allow you to specify SSL versions” on page 26
v “File space utilization report” on page 31
v “Upgrading to Data ONTAP 8.0.1 increases volume capacity after
deduplication” on page 32
v “Support for FlexClone files and FlexClone LUNs on vFiler units” on page
32
v “Increased maximum RAID group size for SATA disks” on page 32
v “Support for the SMB 2.0 protocol” on page 35
v “TSO in NICs” on page 35
v “Support for CDP” on page 35
v “Port-based load-balancing option for multimode interface groups” on page
35
v “Support for Data Motion for Volumes” on page 38
v “VMware VAAI features for ESX hosts support” on page 39
v “igroup scalability limits” on page 39
v “Support for 840 disk drives on fabric-attached MetroCluster configuration”
on page 41
v “Support for out-of-order frame delivery for SnapMirror over Fibre
Channel” on page 41
v “Support for SnapMirror relationship between two FlexClone volumes” on
page 41
Changes introduced since Data ONTAP 8.0 13