E-Series Block Storage

Service scope

Service constraints: Replacement and expansion parts must be properly sourced via NetApp or valid partners (and is part of the standard support contract) for support to be valid.
System requirements: We have documented standard data center environmental requirements

Network connectivity should be across redundant paths for best practice

User support

Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
Support response times: Initial technical response objective from time of customer contact, based on priority level and availability of local language support.

At Basic Level
• Priority 1: 2 hours; on a 24/7 basis
• Priority 2: 4hours; on a 24/7 basis
• Priority 3: 16 hours; on a 24/7 basis
• Priority 4: 36 hours; on a 24/7 basis

At Expert Level
• Priority 1: 30 minutes; on a 24/7 Basis
• Priority 2: 2 hours; on a 24/7 Basis
• Priority 3 and 4: Next Business Day (NBD).

For more information please see.
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/info/policies-and-offerings
User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility: None or don’t know
Phone support: Yes
Phone support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support: Web chat
Web chat support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support accessibility standard: None or don’t know
How the web chat support is accessible: The web chat has been produced in best practices with a target achieving level AA of WCAG 2.1 but has not been tested.
Web chat accessibility testing: None
Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
Support levels: NetApp offers three levels of SupportEdge services: Basic, Advisor, and Expert. Each level provides different benefits and features tailored to various business needs.
SupportEdge Basic includes access to NetApp support tools, technical specialists, classic Active IQ capabilities, rapid parts delivery, and the option to upgrade to onsite parts replacement.
SupportEdge Advisor builds upon Basic with faster target response times, predictive and proactive support, parts delivery and replacement, and advanced Active IQ AIOps features like automated risk remediation and digitized health checks.
SupportEdge Expert offers all the features of Advisor, plus faster delivery, onsite installation, priority queueing with direct routing to level 2 support, and personalized services such as a Support Account Manager and managed upgrade services.
As a part of SupportEdge Expert, NetApp provides a Support Account Manager (SAM) and a Cloud Technical Account Manager (CloudTAM). The SAM deeply knows about the customer's NetApp data storage environment and business goals. At the same time, CloudTAM is a customer-aligned cloud technical specialist who provides technical support for hybrid multi-cloud strategies. This feature is available for Advisor customers at an additional cost.

See https://www.netapp.com/services/support/supportedge/
Support available to third parties: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started: Hardware is available with standard deployment services which will task and engineering to deploy and configure the systems and provide handovers and documentation. There are online and insttructor lead training courses which can be used as well.
Service documentation: Yes
Documentation formats: HTML

PDF
End-of-contract data extraction: All data is presented via industry standard data protocols (FC or iSCSI). Data can be copied off using any standard approach. We do not lock customers into proprietary protocols or access methods.
End-of-contract process: Typical contracts include harware and software support for a fixed period (1-5 years). At the end of the contract, the contract can be extended for a flat support price (until the end of service life is reached). Replacement parts can be delivered and optionally installed within 4 hours or next-business-day to suit.

Using the service

Web browser interface: Yes
Using the web interface: The web interface is for setup, management and operational oversight of the storage arrays. Admin users can be authenticated into the system via local accounts or AD authenticated account with optional MFA.
Web interface accessibility standard: WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
Web interface accessibility testing: Please see https://www.netapp.com/pdf.html?item=/media/105018-net-app-santricity-1180-vpat-25.pdf
API: Yes
What users can and can't do using the API: A Web Services server can be deployed to sit alongside E-Series to provide a set of APIs which can be used to manage and interact with the array. There are documented samples available on Github https://github.com/NetApp/webservices-samples
API automation tools: Ansible
API documentation: Yes
API documentation formats: Open API (also known as Swagger)

PDF
Command line interface: Yes
Command line interface compatibility: Linux or Unix
Using the command line interface: The API can be used to read and modify settings and data in the following categories:
Admin Commands
Alert Configuration
Array Configuration
Auto Support Commands
Data Replication
Performance
Security
Storage Monitoring
Volume Configuration

Scaling

Scaling available: No
Independence of resources: E-Series is designed to be deployed for a dedicated application or compute hosts. All of the resources from the E-Series system are available to those fixed consumers. It is not possible for other users to place demand on the E-Series systems outside of those fixed applications/compute hosts
Usage notifications: Yes
Usage reporting: Email

Other
Other usage reporting: SNMP alerts can be configured to report capacity issues.

Analytics

Infrastructure or application metrics: Yes
Metrics types: CPU

Disk

Memory

Network
Reporting types: API access

Real-time dashboards

Resellers

Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
Data storage and processing locations: United Kingdom

European Economic Area (EEA)

Other locations
User control over data storage and processing locations: Yes
Datacentre security standards: Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
Penetration testing frequency: At least once a year
Penetration testing approach: Another external penetration testing organisation
Protecting data at rest: Physical access control, complying with SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Data sanitisation process: Yes
Data sanitisation type: Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation

Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
Equipment disposal approach: Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001

Backup and recovery

Backup and recovery: Yes
What’s backed up: Snapshot based backups of the data LUNs and volumes
Backup controls: Policies and schedules can be used to define the snapshots
Datacentre setup: Multiple datacentres with disaster recovery
Scheduling backups: Users schedule backups through a web interface
Backup recovery: Users can recover backups themselves, for example through a web interface

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: Private network or public sector network

TLS (version 1.2 or above)
Data protection within supplier network: Other
Other protection within supplier network: Block Storage protocols rely on type configuration of valid endpoint and worldwide point names and target relationships. E-Series systems support CHAP authentication for iSCSI.

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability: NetApp offers various levels of availability guarantees depending on the service.
Approach to resilience: NetApp's service is designed for resilience by offering a comprehensive suite of data protection capabilities that safeguard important information from corruption, compromise, or loss. Our data infrastructure spans on-premises and multiple cloud environments, which can introduce complexity, but we address this with a common control plane to simplify implementation. This is managed via BlueXP, the unified control plane that delivers global visibility and operational simplicity of storage and data services across on-premises and cloud environments.

Our data centers are prepared for the cloud with solutions that deliver performance, lower latencies, and lower storage costs, without sacrificing flexibility. We ensure that customer data remains secure and accessible, regardless of the physical media it is stored on, and its formatâ€”file, block, or object, or a mixture of each. Our data management software and operating systems acquire, validate, store, protect, and process organizational data to ensure its accessibility, reliability, and timeliness.

For detailed information on how our data center setup is resilient, including specifics on redundancy, failover mechanisms, and backup strategies, this information is available upon request to ensure the security and confidentiality of our infrastructure.
Outage reporting: There are a series of documented processes for common or known events. Users can report incidents via phone, chat, email or online. Production events that involve extended outages, security breaches or loss of customer data will qualify for a root cause analysis, including timeline of event, customer impact, direct and root cause of event, and improvements made or planned to prevent recurrence. Based on the product and contract please consult your Client Executive for further details or see https://netapp-security.trustshare.com/home
some service outages viewable on https://status.services.cloud.netapp.com/Save and return to service summary
Outages on status.services.cloud.netapp can be subscribed by email, text, Atom or RSS feed.

Identity and authentication

User authentication: Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)

Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google apps)

Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Admin acccess to the arrays is restricted via IP interfaces. The main data flows over iSCSI or FC interfaces on separate ports.
Access restriction testing frequency: At least once a year
Management access authentication: Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)

Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)

Username or password

Other
Description of management access authentication: Admin users connect to dedicated management IP adresses. They authenticate via a local account, or an LDAP/AD account with optional MFA functionality. SSH CLI sessions can optionally be authenticated via public/private key pairs unique to each admin user.
Devices users manage the service through: Dedicated device on a segregated network (providers own provision)

Dedicated device over multiple services or networks

Any device but through a bastion host (a bastion host is a server that provides access to a private network from an external network such as the internet)

Directly from any device which may also be used for normal business (for example web browsing or viewing external email)

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
How long user audit data is stored for: User-defined
Access to supplier activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
How long supplier audit data is stored for: User-defined
How long system logs are stored for: User-defined

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: Schellman & Company, LLC
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 2021 - 2024 depending on service in question
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: Please see https://trust-center.netapp.com/home/
ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
CSA STAR certification: No
PCI certification: No
Cyber essentials: Yes
Cyber essentials plus: No
Other security certifications: Yes
Any other security certifications: SOC 2 (AT Section 101)

Common Criteria for Hardware and Software

DoD Approved Products List

FedRamp

FIPS 140

GDRP

HIPAA

NIST SP 800-171

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
Security governance certified: Yes
Security governance standards: ISO/IEC 27001
Information security policies and processes: NetApp's governance standards comply with several other standards, including GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, SOC2, NIST SP 800-171, and the requirements under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).

Privacy and data protection
HIPAA healthcare, PCI DSS for payment card security, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA).

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Configuration and change management approach: There are a series of documented processes for common or known events. Users can report incidents via phone, chat, email or online. Production events that involve extended outages, security breaches or loss of customer data will qualify for a root cause analysis, including timeline of event, customer impact, direct and root cause of event, and improvements made or planned to prevent recurrence.
Please see https://netapp-security.trustshare.com/home
Vulnerability management type: Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach: NetApp has a robust product security vulnerability and response handling policy. You can receive reports related to potential security vulnerabilities in NetApp products and services and learn about our standard practices in informing customers of verified vulnerabilities. NetApp follows secure development principles throughout our product development lifecycle. We expand and improve on our secure-development programs on a continuing basis. As a part of our standard procedures, we implement secure design principles, developer training, and extensive testing programs.
For more information please see: https://security.netapp.com/policy/
Protective monitoring type: Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach: NetApp maintains an Incident Response Plan that outlines the process and timelines for communicating information security incidents externally, including notifying clients if their data may have been breached. The plan takes into account legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations and requirements. The specific procedures and timelines for incident communications may vary depending on the nature of the product or service and its configuration and usage. Clients are advised to refer to their contracts and product documentation for information relevant to their operations. NetApp's Incident Response Plan ensures that incident communications are managed effectively and as per industry best practices. See https://netapp-security.trustshare.com/policies/POL-014
Incident management type: Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach: NetApp maintains an Incident Response Plan that outlines the process and timelines for communicating information security incidents externally, including notifying clients if their data may have been breached. The plan takes into account legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations and requirements. The specific procedures and timelines for incident communications may vary depending on the nature of the product or service and its configuration and usage. Clients are advised to refer to their contracts and product documentation for information relevant to their operations. NetApp's Incident Response Plan ensures that incident communications are managed effectively and as per industry best practices. See https://netapp-security.trustshare.com/policies/POL-014

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice: Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v3.0)

Separation between users

Virtualisation technology used to keep applications and users sharing the same infrastructure apart: No

Energy efficiency

Energy-efficient datacentres: No

Social Value

Fighting climate change
Covid-19 recovery
Tackling economic inequality
Equal opportunity
Wellbeing

Fighting climate change

NetApp's hardware and software solutions are designed to help customers achieve their sustainability goals, including reducing their carbon footprint and optimising data management to conserve energy and resources. To support the complete product lifecycle management, NetApp focuses on energy-efficient technologies such as deduplication, compression, and compaction that dramatically reduce product footprint, lowering overall energy costs. Similarly, using larger capacity media also reduces customers’ footprint and can significantly impact the energy required to run their data centre(s).

Our packaging is made from 98% recycled/renewable materials and we use 80 Plus titanium power supplies for our hardware. Our e-waste and product take-back (free for all customers) programs (https://www.netapp.com/company/environmental-certifications/e-waste-management), adherence to environmental directives (https://www.netapp.com/company/environmental-certifications/), and the provision of sustainability tools like the NetApp Sustainability Dashboard (https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/active-iq/BlueXP_sustainability_dashboard_overview.html) and the Product Attribute to Impact Algorithm (PAIA) methodology to calculate product carbon footprint, all demonstrate our commitment to protecting our environment and fighting climate change.

For more information about NetApp’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, refer to the following URL https://www.netapp.com/esg. Our 2023 ESG report can be downloaded at https://www.netapp.com/pdf.html?item=/media/79434-NetApp-esg-report.pdf. Our Social Impact efforts include offering employees up to five days paid time off each year to volunteer at approved non-profit organizations from a global database, many of which benefit the environment. Specifically in the UK this year, a team volunteered at a nature reserve to remove an invasive species and sow wildflowers.

To summarize, our solutions adhere to circular economy principles that emphasize product durability, end-of-life management, recyclability, and environmental responsibility. For additional information on NetApp’s sustainability efforts, refer to the following URLs https://www.netapp.com/esg/sustainability/ and https://www.netapp.com/esg/sustainable-technology/.

Covid-19 recovery

2021 ESG NetApp’s response to the global pandemic began in January 2020, months before major steps were taken in much of the world launching Thrive Belonging. From matching COVID-related charitable donations to shifting rapidly to remote work, NetApp has taken a mix of steps to keep our teams and communities safe while also delivering products and services uninterrupted.
At the outset, we assembled a company-wide crisis management team to execute our Business Continuity Plan and prepare to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. We put in place measures requiring most of our global workforce to work from home.
Our leadership monitored and managed the situation to mitigate impact to sales, global supply chains, and support and services.
As pandemic risks recede, we’re shifting to a hybrid workplace, a mix of remote and onsite work that promises to deliver a productive balance of engagement and tailored flexibility for employees.
2024 in a COVID-19 recovery world NetApp WX introduced Thrive Together, taking steps such as consultancy with an external organisation to take feedback on how we run an approach to being more present in the office by adjusting the office to meet a post COVID-19 world and taking feedback from internal stakeholders including employees and Employee Business Resource Groups.
While retaining hybrid working, all offices are suitable for social distancing and flexibility is available for those wishing to socially distance such as attending during off-peak times or attending meeting remotely.
In the UK a renovation has taken place to adapt our office to a post Covid-19 based of feedback after a return to the office. NetApp offices have washing and hygiene facilities suitable for all members of staff.
Office workspaces that individuals or groups can also work from flexible across the world booked via a service, including a weekly office day in London.

Tackling economic inequality

We believe that community engagement has the power to bring positive, measurable change to our communities. Through our social impact programs, NetApp empowers our people to care for our communities and harness the power of data/AI for good—investing in programs and partnerships that support economic equality and community vitality in the communities where we live and work around the world.
Our social impact initiatives fall into three categories: data/AI literacy, equity, and sustainability. While the demand for data/AI skills will only increase in the years ahead, students experience significant racial gaps when it comes to data literacy. Through our Data Explorers program, we help bridge those inequities and prepare students for the jobs of the future.
Our equity programs focus on expanding access to data/AI skills and careers for underrepresented groups, closing the racial and gender gaps in the data science field and creating career paths. Finally, we work to accelerate data/AI solutions to support environmental sustainability, recognizing the urgent need to address environmental risks—and the employment opportunities that will accompany these new solutions. In addition to these NetApp investments, we also support employee community engagement programs that empower employees to support the causes they are most passionate about—including organizations that tackle inequality and create career and economic opportunities for others. NetApp supports those efforts through paid volunteer time off, matching donations, grants tied to employee volunteering, and more.

Equal opportunity

NetApp’s work environment is based upon respect for the individual and their particular talents and qualities. We strive to recognize and optimize each employee’s unique differences and individual contributions to foster an environment where everyone has access to equal opportunity and can thrive in their role here at NetApp. NetApp is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Our policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, gender/transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, religion, marital status, age, citizenship status, national origin or ancestry, physical, physiological and mental health condition, medical condition including but not limited to AIDS/HIV, genetic characteristics, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy includes the prohibition against discrimination against any individual who is perceived to have any of the protected characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful. NetApp adheres to legal requirements by offering reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilities, enabling them to fulfil their job responsibilities, provided there is no undue hardship. An interactive effort is made to discover and mitigate obstacles, ensuring workplace success. Possible adjustments are identified in collaboration with the person to mitigate any limitations. When an accommodation is feasible and does not cause undue hardship, NetApp will implement it to support an accessible work environment. NetApp is committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in Company operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any NetApp employee.

Wellbeing

NetApp are committed to helping employees manage their health and wellbeing. One way we do this is by taking intentional breaks as a company to ensure we come back refreshed and healthy. We have a global Company shutdown at year end (between Christmas & New Year) and three global wellness days during the year to give employees space and time to focus on wellbeing. In addition to this we have a ‘No Meeting Friday’ once per month to allow for uninterrupted focused, productivity time to get work done or to take advantage of the many opportunities NetApp offers for continued career development and growth. We encourage employees not to hold internal meetings (Zoom/Teams, in-person or otherwise) on these days if possible and to use their best judgement for external-facing meetings on these days. NetApp also offers a variety of financial benefits to support financial wellbeing. Employees are eligible for income protection, life assurance and a contributory pension plan.

In the UK, employees have the opportunity to avail of Eyecare tests, dental insurance, private medical insurance and a monthly contribution towards gym membership. Employees also have access to our Employee Assistance Program which supports all aspects of life – physical, financial, emotional and social – through our partnership with Workplace Options, employees can access a variety of resources and confidential support. A Health, Wellbeing & Community Impact team has been set up to creating a supportive environment where we come together to promote physical and mental wellness, foster connections and forge a sense of UK team spirit by connecting employees through health and wellbeing activities and certified ‘mental health first aid’ training.

Pricing

Price: £148 a terabyte
Discount for educational organisations: No
Free trial available: No

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Service documents

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Contact

Service scope

User support

Onboarding and offboarding

Using the service

Scaling

Analytics

Resellers

Staff security

Asset protection

Backup and recovery

Data-in-transit protection

Availability and resilience

Identity and authentication

Audit information for users

Standards and certifications

Security governance

Operational security

Secure development

Separation between users

Energy efficiency

Pricing

Service documents

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E-Series Block Storage

Features

Benefits

Pricing

Service documents

Framework

Service ID

Contact

Service scope

User support

Onboarding and offboarding

Using the service

Scaling

Analytics

Resellers

Staff security

Asset protection

Backup and recovery

Data-in-transit protection

Availability and resilience

Identity and authentication

Audit information for users

Standards and certifications

Security governance

Operational security

Secure development

Separation between users

Energy efficiency

Social Value

Pricing

Service documents