Estimated time to complete a typical ONTAP OS upgrade?
Hi Folks,I'm a Linux admin with little storage background - as such our org farms out larger tasks to a 3rd party Netapp specialist. Having only been in this position a short time I'm faced with...
View ArticleUnable to delete busy snapshot
Hello all, I have problems removing an old snapshot which shows status "busy". This is a snapshot on a backup machine. The snapmirror relationship and the source volume do not exist anymore. I try to...
View ArticleSame name CIFS server in two different SVM
Hello, Shall I create same name CIFS server in two different SVM in one node cluster? Both SVM's are targeted to one single domain.eg.1. cifs_server (vserver1)2. cifs_server (vserver2) ThanksBhanu
View ArticlePatching new trunk LAG
Hi Folks,We have a FAS 8200 cluster (9.5P9) that is currently using a single 2 port data interface group (per node) on an isolated switch dedicated to VMware storage. Our goal is to add another 2 port...
View ArticleAdvise for new SSD disks
Hi.I work in an public university here in Brazil. We have brought an FAS2750 last year. This unit hve 12x 'standard' disks with 900Gb each. We have one aggregate with size of 6.13Tb and about 11...
View ArticleCredential Add failed for host
Hi All, I try to land OnTap Select on VMware using vCenter, but I cannot add a vcenter cerdential. No matter what I try, I keep getting the error "Credential Add failed for host x.x.x.x" and no more...
View ArticleCredential Add failed for host (OnTap Select on VMware while adding vCenter...
Hi All, I try to land OnTap Select on VMware using vCenter, but I cannot add a vcenter cerdential. No matter what I try, I keep getting the error "Credential Add failed for host x.x.x.x" and no more...
View ArticleIs there a work-around to access the ~snapshot directory from Windows clients...
From SMB2.0 it is only possible to access the ~snapshot folder from an ONTAP junction point. In SMB1 the ~snapshot tree could be entered at any folder. This is described...
View ArticleHow to tell if there would be any issues after upgrade?
We have completed OnTap Upgrade from 9.6p9 to 9.7p8 following Upgrade Advisor. Everything looks good, no any errors in any logs. After checked vSphere (NFS datastores), there are no any errors/issues...
View ArticleIs there an ldap client compaitble with sssd?
Hey all,we have a linux server clients working with sssd and ad access provicder.We are using sssd algorithm for resolving GID and UID from the SID of domain users (also known as id mapping) This...
View ArticleTaking down a replication target FAS for maintenance
Hi Folks,We have a single-node FAS 8020 that I need to take down tonight for maintenance (installing a new HBA) - I have 2 HA clusters that snapshot and mirror ~125 volumes to this replication target...
View ArticleNetapp vSCAn
Hi, using Netapp vscan to scan NFS mounts. what is the max file size supported? . is it recommended to scan large file? i read the vscan guide from Mcafee and its says they may slow the performance....
View ArticleONTAP System Manager IP Limiting
Hi, I am wondering if it is possible to block all access to the NetApp ONTAP System Manager web console on port 80/443 unless you have a specific IP address? I want to only allow staff within our IT...
View ArticleHow to upgrade 32 bit volumes to 64 bit in 7 mode 8.2.3
we are in the process of migrating data from FAS8020 8.2.3 7 MODE to FAS8300 9.7P9 While doing an precheck in 7MTT, we are getting below error. The following 32-bit volumes cannot be transitioned...
View ArticleCollection of Scripts and Articles
ScriptsSAN Info SSL Certificate Renew/RecreateSnapMirror Log Parser for CDOTONTAP 8.3.2 Readiness Check ScriptSnapMirror Log Parser for 7-ModeConvert 7-Mode Commands and Options to CDOTPerfstat GUI...
View ArticleOld FAS2040 ontap 8 7-mode, SMB2 enable can't mount shares windows10
I'm wanting to turn on SMB2 on my netapps that are running SMB1 now. WIndows 10 is our OS and can mount CIFS fine on SMB1 right now.I went to options enable smb2 on and that worked but then no...
View ArticleSnapmirror Protect Creating Destination Volumes on Same Aggregate
I am snapmirroring volumes from a 8040 FAS to our new AFF that tiers to a Storage Grid. We want to get all of the volumes onto the AFF and retire the FAS. We have 2 aggregates on the AFF. When I create...
View ArticleOracle ASM and NetApp C-Mode Cluster
It's been suggested to me (by a DB vendor) to use Oracle ASM to manage the disks presented to Linux for our servers hosting Oracle DBs. The disks are hosted on a C-Mode 9.7 array (All Flash). I cannot...
View ArticleONTAP CLI output without displaying headers
Hello, Is it possible to setup ONTAP CLI output without displaying headers ?For example, instead of output for command vserver vscan connection-status show-connected -fields server:node vserver...
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