Add a rule to all export policies
We are setting up a Varonis server and found out that we need to add a rule to all export policies to allow access from that server. I wanted to confirm that the command below would add the rule we...
View ArticleOnCommand Unified Manager
Hello, I just installed the Windows version 7.2P. I added the cluster using the same IP address as the one we use OnCommand System Manager (when we connect to manage our storage). It was successful,...
View ArticleMove a raidgroup to another shell
Hi, I have 2 shelves with each 2 raidgroups. 2 questions: A) shelve1 with disks of 200 GB (RG1) and 1 with disks 400 GB (RG2)shelve2 with disks of 400 GB (RG3) and 1 with disks of 800 Gb (RG4) Is it...
View ArticleONTAP Recipes: Easily use QoS Max to prevent a FlexGroup from becoming a...
ONTAP Recipes: Did you know you can…? Easily use QoS Max to prevent a FlexGroup from becoming a bully object Problem: There is no throttle/mechanism to prevent a FlexGroup from consuming more...
View ArticleONTAP Recipes: Easily configure Cluster and SVM peering in ONTAP 9.3
ONTAP Recipes: Did you know you can…? Easily configure cluster and SVM peering in ONTAP 9.3 In ONTAP 9.3, you can use the generate passphrase feature to create a peer relationship with a cluster whose...
View ArticleCan we create Cifs and Iscsi lif's on same interface
Hi Team, I have an existing setup with iscsi lifs and SVM. I want to use same SVM and same port for cifs. But i know that we can not use same lifs for cifs and iscsi. Can i create new lifs for cifs on...
View ArticleONTAP upgrade
Per user support recommendation for an upgrade, there will need to be a maintenance windows when CIFS is being used. Eventhough we have two controllers (FAS2650), is this true? On a typical...
View ArticleWhy has LIF rebalancing been deprecated!?
Hi all, we are currently discussing how to balance heavy NFS v3 loads on our 4-node cluster. It seems to boil down to using off-box DNS balancing to distribute the NFS-traffic to the least used node,...
View ArticleCannot deploy Ontap Select evaluation ovf
Hello, I'm trying to deploy the ontap select evaluation ova downloaded 2 days ago on an ESX 6.5 host with a vcsa 6.5. If I try to deploy directly from the ESXi host, it asks for 2 ip adresses (node and...
View ArticleVolume and lun sizes
Dear Experts, I have few queries related to volume and lun size best practices. in 7-mode we have volume limitation to 500 so people may prefer bigger volume with more no of luns.What is the best...
View ArticleService Processor Card Security - TLS
Hi, We would like to improve security on our SP Cards (Service Processor) by disabling TLS 1.0 and 1.1 and removing 3DES cipher. All Storage devices are on ONTAP9.1P1. Our current scenarion when...
View ArticleNetApp MPIO on Server 2016 - Supported?!
Hey guys, I cannot find support of NetApp's DSM for Window Server 2016. Will this be added in the future or is the "MS MPIO" the only way to go with Server 2016 systems? Thanks! Chris
View ArticleHow modern day concepts are reshaping mobile applications in 2018?
It is absolutely correct that the latest technological appraisal have brought a considerable number of changes and advancements in the area of mobile apps development across the world. Now mobile users...
View ArticleONTAP Recipes: Easily Create a NAS Application Container in ONTAP 9.3
ONTAP Recipes: Did you know you can…? Easily Create a NAS Application Container in ONTAP 9.3 To create a NAS Application Container for use over NFS without compromising application or overall system...
View ArticleSnapshots taking space inside a datastore
I'm using snapshots on NFS volumes that are being used as VMware datastores. VMware sees a datastore size of 4TB. The NetApp volume itself is 5TB, so that the extra 1TB of space can be used for...
View ArticleFAS2050 HA Pair: Unable to boot filer
Hello Team, We have two FAS2050 Filers (st10 & st11) with HA pair configured running OnTAP7.3.6. Recently, one of the filer st10 is broken and we have replaced the hard disks of the filer. When we...
View ArticleOSSV reader.log file
HI , We have issues with spaces on C drive of a server which is been backed up by OSSV. the Netapp folder is around 23 GB with the reader.log file around 13.3 Gb. can we delete or move the reader.log...
View ArticleDoes cDOT 8.3 supports GUI access for AD domain groups, just as for ssh & ontap?
Hi Guys, Does cDOT 8.3 supports GUI access for AD domain groups, just as for ssh & ontap? If not, then is it documented somewhere? Thanks,-Ashwin
View ArticleTiebreaker Cannot start
Hello, I'm already install tibreaker for metrocluster, but failed to start [root@jkthotbr ~]# netapp-metrocluster-tiebreaker-software-cliPermission denied. Root privilege is required. does anyone have...
View ArticleAdd a Netapp local user to a CIFS share
I am running Netapp 9.0P3. I have a need to use a non Active Directory user (local user). I have defined a local user on the filer. I go into the Windows Security tab on the share and select Edit...
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