AppDynamics Extends Monitoring Approach To NetApp Storage

AppDynamics, Inc., the application performance management (APM) company, announced a solution that simplifies the monitoring and management of NetApp, Inc.‘s storage.

It enables enterprises to correlate performance characteristics between the databases and underlying NetApp storage, helping them identify and remediate infrastructure bottlenecks.

The AppDynamics solution for NetApp storage couples NetApp storage performance monitoring capabilities with high-fidelity database monitoring for MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server and Sybase ASE, helping customers proactively pursue performance issues and deliver higher performing infrastructure for all their mission-critical applications.

The integrated solution can be used as a standalone deep-dive monitoring tool for NetApp storage, or it can be used to correlate performance anomalies across the database and storage. Additionally, customers can use NetApp and Database monitoring in conjunction with the APM and End User Monitoring for full-stack visibility across the client, middleware, database, and storage tiers typical of modern, complex application architectures.

The AppDynamics and NetApp collaboration includes support for 7-mode and clustered Data ONTAP as well as a short-term roadmap for NetApp’s E/EF series storage products. The solution currently supports intra-system monitoring for storage clusters, equipping customers with performance telemetry for HA and load-balancing systems.

"Leveraging AppDynamics for NetApp is one of the easiest decisions we’ve ever had to make," said Chris Webb, enterprise systems administrator at Green Mountain. "Using AppDynamics for NetApp, we have a robust way to monitor our environment and manage issues in a proactive way."

"We’re enthusiastic about partnering with AppDynamics, a leading application performance management provider, to assist our customers with the management and monitoring of their application stack from client to storage, and everything in between," said Bill Heffelfinger, director, enterprise ecosystem organization, NetApp. "Our customers need complete visibility and the ability to identify root cause fast when issues occur, and AppDynamics has built its brand delivering fast Mean-Time-to-Resolution capabilities to operations and development teams worldwide."

Features of AppDynamics for NetApp include ability to:

• Show inbound and outbound throughput to gauge how well the environment is performing, and the type of I/O workload the storage system is performing.
• Monitor individual protocol operations to discover the type of activity being performed at any time of day or night e.g. CIFS, NFS, FCP, iSCSI etc.
• View current storage system performance metrics e.g. percentage CPU and R/W latency
• View metrics and KPIs for all volumes
• Engage in 24×7 remote monitoring of NetApp Key Performance Indicators
• Facilitates root cause analysis of infrastructure issues e.g. correlate I/O latency with database operations
• Proactive email alerting on storage system availability

"Adding NetApp to the AppDynamics portfolio of monitoring capabilities makes perfect sense for our long-term plan of expanding our Application Operations platform," said Matthew Polly, senior director of business development, AppDynamics. "Our current collaboration with NetApp has provided us with a unique opportunity to deliver a strong solution that our joint customers have loved. We look forward to supporting NetApp customers around the globe and making their operational lives easier."

AppDynamics customers include Netflix, Priceline, TiVo, AMICA Insurance, Hotels.com, StubHub, Staples, Insight Technologies, and Cornell University.