We just upgraded to 9.8 and I'm interested in implementing the new File System Analytics feature (we will be upgrading again to 9.9.1 in a few weeks so that will give us the formerly-7-mode volumes as well). My primary use case would be to see which data isn't being used and possibly do away with it or at the very least archive it. In particular I'm interested in the following:
- Are there any performance concerns around running this tool? Our primary cluster is an AFF A700, but we also have a couple of older/smaller FAS systems (2620, 2720) and an OnTAP Select system.
- I primarily see the benefit in running these against our numerous CIFS Servers. Is there any reason/benefit to also run them against our NFS datastores?
Plus, would love to hear any other real-world thoughts / suggestions from someone who has used this feature. Thanks in advance!