NetApp and Microsoft Security Updates

When the recent SMB 2.0 vulnerability was announced, there was some discussion on the Toasters mailing list about whether Data ONTAP was affected. Val Bercovici from NetApp responded that Data ONTAP was not affected by this issue.

Today, I discovered that to enable the filer snapshots to be visible within the Previous Versions facility within Windows 7 (or Server 2008 R2), I needed to enable SMB 2.0. I spent some time search on NetApp’s support site for some assurance that the SMB issue didn’t affect ONTAP, but didn’t find anything.

So I sent Mr. Bercovici an email asking if there was a more official statement about ONTAP and SMB 2.0, and he very kindly looked sent me a link to the Windows File Services (CIFS) Compatibility Matrix – Microsoft Security Update Test Report. [requires NOW account]

This document rocks. It lists the Microsoft Security updates, by month, and the result of NetApp’s testing. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, Val.

Geoff
Sr. System Administrator at the University of Vermont

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