NetApp unified driver is a block storage driver that supports multiple storage families and storage protocols. The storage family corresponds to storage systems built on different technologies like 7-Mode and clustered Data ONTAP®. The storage protocol refers to the protocol used to initiate data storage and access operations on those storage systems like iSCSI and NFS. NetApp unified driver can be configured to provision and manage OpenStack volumes on a given storage family for the specified storage protocol. The OpenStack volumes can then be used for accessing and storing data using the storage protocol on the storage family system. NetApp unified driver is an extensible interface that can support new storage families and storage protocols.
