Re: Reorganicing disks on a CDOT metrocluster 8.3.1
SN# 211547000226 yes it send autosupports.I have all commands in the documentation which were used to create this metrocluster, but not the values which were put in any wizzards which maybe pop up. Can...
View ArticleRe: ADP for AFF MetroCluster
Hi, Please refer KB 2020756 MetroCluster ConfigAdvisor: FAS8020 storage initiator connection rules3014898 What are the supported configurations for Advanced Data partitioning?MetroCluster...
View ArticleSnapDrive Cluster
Hello, I want to create a cluster Hyper-V with two nodes. In order to make it, I'll do on each node : - Install Host utilities Kit for Windows- Install SnapDrive- Create a disk ISCSI CSV- Create a disk...
View ArticleDownsize flexvols and reclaim storage on vSphere 6 and ONTAP 8.2.3 7-Mode
Hi All I am in the process of reclaiming back some storage from our NetAPP FAS array after removing many VMs from our VMware environment. If I perform a data cleansing I figured I should be able to...
View ArticleRe: can I shrink a LUN?
Hi I noticed this post is quite a few years old now. I am running vsphere 6 on a NetApp FAS 8020 running 8.2.3 Data ONTAP 7-mode. I am using a flexvol, would this advice still be the same that its not...
View ArticleRe: SnapDrive Cluster
Advantages of Snapdrive are listed herehttp://www.netapp.com/us/media/snapdrive.pdf Ontap DSM can also be usedhttp://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/mpio_win/Windows/ The Data ONTAP® DSM 4.1...
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iSCSI connection failure on LACP re-balance
We are experiencing dropping iSCSI connections on our Linux machines connected to a NetApp FAS2552 (Data ONTAP 8.3.2RC2). This is what we get in our log files. Linux server (/var/log/syslog...
View Article7MTT running on Windows 10
Are there any plans to release 7MTT for Windows 10? If so, any idea when that might be available? I was recently upgraded to Windows 10 and can no longer install/run 7MTT for data migration planning...
View ArticleNDU 7mode 812P4 to 824P4 on system running heavily used CIFS vfilers
Have been doing a series of NDU upgrades > 824P4 7-mode, culminating soon on a heavily used CIFS vfilers with thousands of shares. System is a FAS 3240 HA pair 8.1.2P4 CIFS is not configured on...
View ArticleRe: NDU 7mode 812P4 to 824P4 on system running heavily used CIFS vfilers
When doing a NDU you should terminate cifs on physical as well as all vfilers (cifs terminate -t 0). In huge environments with plenty of open shares, files, locks etc. you might need to run a lock...
View ArticleRe: can I shrink a LUN?
VMware datastores cannot be shrunk https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004510 A LUN on a Windows machine is shrinkable, wouldnt...
View Articledegraded mode and the storage system automatically shut down
Hi All I have two FAS3240 controllers on on tap mode 8.1.1 7-Mode with 2 x shelves of 600GB SAS disks.In this situvation ONTAP put the affected RAID group into degraded mode and the storage system...
View ArticleRe: degraded mode and the storage system automatically shut down
Hi, You need to identify the failed drives and replace them immediately. Refer KB 2011540 AutoSupport message: SHTPEN:System Notification from Filer1 (SHUTDOWN PENDING (degraded mode)) CRITICAL
View ArticleRe: degraded mode and the storage system automatically shut down
Thanks for the reply Sahana!At current situvation I can not log in to both controllers.
View ArticleRe: degraded mode and the storage system automatically shut down
If both controllers have been halted you can power everything down. When you're ready to start it back up, turn all the shelves on, wait until all shelves boot up (wait about 2 minutes) then turn on...
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As i mentioned earlier,I have two controllers. Can I use good disks from shelf attached to controller 1 to replace for broken disks attached to controller 2? if so How to identify the RAID group...
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No, you cannot move the disks from the other controller. You need to run disk show and aggr show to know the disk ownership.
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I don't have spare diks on both controllers.The reason I was planing to use disks from one controller to another is to get one filer up and running to migrate data to a different environment in on...
View ArticleRe: degraded mode and the storage system automatically shut down
The filer will run into issues using the disk from other controller. You would need to install a spare disk to be able to get the reconstruction started. Only then you would be able to access the data.
View ArticleRe: SnapDrive Cluster
Thanks for your answer. Concerning Data ONTAP DSM 4.1 for Windows MPIO : 1 - Can I install it whithout Snapdrive ?2 - Do I install it before or after Host utilities Kit for Windows ?3 - If I don't use...
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