Enabling the Virtual Datacenter with NetApp RCU 3.0

NetApp is proud to announce the release of the Rapid Cloning Utility 3.0. This release brings many new features to assist virtual data center administrators with managing their server and desktop environments to further reduce management overhead associated with traditional storage deployments. Here is a list of some of the new or expanded features and support for RCU 3.0:

1. VMware vSphere 4.0 support
2. VMware vApp support
3. Data ONTAP 7.3.2, 7.3.3, and 8.0 7-mode support
4. MultiStore support (requires Data ONTAP 7.3.3)
5. 64-bit platform support
6. Automatic import wizard into VMware View 4
7. Create export file for Citrix XenDesktop 4.0
8. Re-deploy VMs from a baseline image
9. Create clones in qTree-based datastores
10. Create clones in designated VM folders
11. vCenter alert for misaligned source VM
12. 'Add storage system' wizard with option to change attributes
13. API enhanced to create, destroy and resize datastores, as well as re-deploy VMs
14. Select virtual hard drive type (thin or thick) for clones
15. Match guest host name to VM name when using a Customer Sysprep Answer File
16. Clone nvram with VM
17. Improved security for NFS datastore export

VMware vSphere Support : RCU 3.0 now officially supports VMware vSphere including ESX & vCenter 4.0 & 4.0U1 for FC / FCoE / iSCSI & NFS. RCU also supports mixed 3.5 and 4.0 environments however vCenter Server 4.0 is a requirement