What two types of connections are required when configuring the NetApp Cloud Tiering service to tier inactive data to Amazon S3?

When configuring the NetApp Cloud Tiering service to tier inactive data to Amazon S3, two critical types of connections are necessary to facilitate communication and data transfer between the various components involved.

The first essential connection is an outbound connection from the ONTAP cluster to the NetApp Service Connector. This connection allows the ONTAP system to communicate and send requests to the Service Connector, which facilitates the tiering process. The Service Connector acts as an intermediary that helps manage the tiering operations, enabling the ONTAP cluster to offload inactive data to the Amazon S3 storage service.

The second important connection is an HTTPS connection between the ONTAP cluster and Amazon S3. Utilizing HTTPS ensures that data being transferred is secure and encrypted, which is crucial when sending potentially sensitive information from the ONTAP environment to cloud storage. This secure connection enables efficient and safe tiering of inactive data from the ONTAP system directly to Amazon S3, allowing organizations to optimize their on-premises storage resources.

Together, these two types of connections—an outbound connection to the Service Connector and an HTTPS connection to Amazon S3—are fundamental for the successful implementation of the NetApp Cloud Tiering service.