Snapmirror in CDOT
Hello All I know that snapmirrors are different in CDOT and since our NetApp expert who usually does these has moved on to a different company I am now have to do them. But alas here is my issue....
View ArticleBest way to migrate luns from one NetApp array to another NetApp with minimal...
Hello, I would like to move luns (presented to a windows 2008 server) from one NetApp FAS to another FAS. We have SQL databases runnign on it so would prefer online migrations is possible. Can you...
View ArticleCan someone explain what this guy is talking about regarding cluster-mode...
This was written in 2011 and I wanted to understand more about the history of Data ONTAP, and my google-fu lead me to that page. However, he says this near the end: "In 2003, NetApp acquired Spinnaker...
View ArticleFlexpod Express implementation guide NVA-0018
Hi,I am following a great guide for setting up a flexpod setup. (http://www.netapp.com/us/media/nva-0018-flexpod-express.pdf)But i get an error when setup export-policy on netapp. (FAS2650, ontap...
View ArticleMigrate snapvault primary to new aggregate - without breaking protection manager
Hello, We need to migrate a volume to a new aggregate (as its current aggregate is nearing capacity). How can we do this without losing protection manager snapvault and backups (or more accurately,...
View Article/mroot/etc/log no access
Hi, I can access logs using https but not all of them: https://10.13.5.205/spi/PG7NETAPPP04-03/mroot/etc/log --> website declined to show this webpagehttps://10.13.5.205/spi/PG7NETAPPP04-03/etc/log...
View ArticleClustered Ontap 8.3 p6
Is anyone facing issues with saving of files with the above Ontap version. Saving of word or excel files gives a Document not saved message and creates a tmp file in the same location where the file...
View ArticleSnapvault Restore
Hi All Thanks in Advance, this is my first Question to NetApp Ontap community. in our new envoronment we have snapvault license, we are going to take daily & weekly snapshot as per the schedule for...
View ArticleAbout disk ZCS/BCS question
I have serveral questions about disk want to ask. 1、What is the advantage of using a 520-byte sector on a disk than a 512-byte sector?Can I use 512-bytes sector disk and 520-bytes sector disk in the...
View ArticleONTAP SELECT DEPLOY UTILITY "ERROR 500"
I am unable to access the deploy utility after installing the ova into vcenter. I can't ping or access the web UI after the ova deployment is complete. After logging in via console any command gives...
View ArticlePermanently delete files and ensure they are unrecoverable
Hi,Due to special requirements to delete files on the filer via NFS mounts and ensure they are not recoverable even at the block level, we are evaluating Linux tools such as srm and shred. My questions...
View ArticleFAS8020 Converted to CDOT and Upgraded to OnTap 9 - Missing e0c and e0d Ports
Hi We have zeroed our FAS8020, converted to clustered, upgraded to OnTap 8.3 from 8.2.4 and then upgraded to OnTap 9.1 Previously we didn't have an Cluster Interconnect as it was 7 Mode. I used e0a and...
View ArticleData backup from backup exec to the netapp cifs network share drive is...
Hi Guys, We are facing issues with our cifs network share drive. We are taking exchange dag backups to cifs network share drive from backup exec. Data backup from backup exec to the netapp cifs...
View ArticleOnTap 9.1 OnCommand Port Monitoring
All,We just installed a new FAS8200 with OnTap 9.1. When you log into OnCommand System Manager and go to the Dashboard, there is a section named "Alerts and Notifications" that is showing in Red, that...
View ArticleNeed help in configuring flash pool on FAS 8040
Hi Guys, We have FAS 8040 which is our main prod system. We have 12 * 400GB SSD drives. The guys who configured this system previously created a aggregate with these SSD drives. This SSD aggregate...
View ArticleVerify Etc/rc file
Please may you help? I have created a vif lacp and succesfully added the changes to the /etc/rc file. #Auto-generated by setup Fri Aug 2 18:46:55 GMT 2013hostname ED-STRG-DRifgrp create multi VIF_1DR...
View ArticleCan't Stop Disk from Blinking
Hi I have a FAS8020 running OnTap 9.1 We have a few disk failures and I set the blink on (2.2.5 and 2.2.9). I can't seem to stop the disk blinking by using either the blinkoff or off command for disk...
View ArticlePresent external storage to a 7-mode filer: both emc vnx and IBM A9000
Hi, I am trying to present storage form both an EMC VNX and an IBM A9000 to a netapp 7-mode filer. (maybe doing the same with cDOT later)I am trying to expand my 7-mode filers storage with both A9000...
View ArticleHow to uniquely identify hardware components using Manage ONTAP 5.1 A.P.I.
Hi guys,I'm trying to understand how I could uniquely identify hardware components (fans, power supplies, temperatures, voltages) attached to a shelf, using Manage ONTAP A.P.I. (v5.1).Let's focus on...
View ArticleHow to uniquely identify hardware components using Manage ONTAP 8.3.2 A.P.I.
Hi guys,I'm trying to understand how I could uniquely identify hardware components (fans, power supplies, temperatures, voltages) attached to a shelf, using Manage ONTAP A.P.I. (v8.3.2).Let's focus on...
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