Episode 414 - ONTAP Networking Updates - Fall 2026
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Episode 414 - ONTAP Networking Updates - Fall 2026

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 17, 202648 min
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This week on the Tech ONTAP Podcast, we’re going deep into something every storage environment depends on, but not everyone spends much time thinking about: networking. What happens when your SnapMirror traffic needs completely different TCP optimization than your client traffic? Can ONTAP make smarter failover decisions than simply moving a LIF to another port? And what happens when you combine BGP, Anycast, and FlexCache? NetApp networking expert Richard Scheffenegger joins us to explore how the ONTAP networking stack has evolved—from VLANs, IPspaces, broadcast domains, and failover groups to TCP optimization, BGP, virtual IPs, and Anycast.

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Networking is one of those things that everyone relies on, but how much do you really know about what OnTap can do with it? This week, NetApp networking expert Richard Schaffenegger joins us to explore VLANs, IP spaces, TCP optimization, Failover, BGP, and more.

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And how the right networking design can help improve performance, security, and resiliency. I love set up because it's so funny. I'm here in the basement of my house and with me today I have a special guest to talk to us all about networking with OnTap in general networking concepts.

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And I can think of nobody better to do that than the man standing or sitting here on video with me right now, Richard Scheffeneger. So Richard, tell us who you are, what you do and how to reach you. I'm Richard.

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