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Help to configure NETApp FAS2050

mmartini443 — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 22:52:51 GMT

Hi, I'm new with netapp and I just bought a FAS2050 storage.
I was searching through the online documentation but I didn't found how to configure the storage.
I connected on the lOlOl port the serial cable and connected it in the serial port of my computer, I try to connect to the storage using putty but in the console only fill with a lot of strange characters but I cannot send any commands or something.
Probably I'm doing something wrong but I don't know what.
Does anybody know where I can found good documentation to start to configure the storage?
If anybody needs extra information to help me just ask me.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Re: Help to configure NETApp FAS2050

JGPSHNTAP — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:16:09 GMT

First of all, let me get this out of the way - Please tell me you aren't putting a 2050 in production? That's super old and is EOL. Is this for your home?

Putty Serial Cable: Connect your laptop serial port to the NetApp console port. Open Putty and put the tick mark on Serial, COM port may need to be adjusted form COM1.

Re: Help to configure NETApp FAS2050

mmartini443 — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:53:54 GMT

Yes.. I'm installing it in production, we are a small company and bought it as a refurbished equipment.

I already did what you said but instead of set me in a prompt to start to configure it, start to fill the console with strange characters and never stop till I close the session.

I don't know if somebody can help me with this although the storage be EOL.

Re: Help to configure NETApp FAS2050

JGPSHNTAP — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:00:53 GMT

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it doesn't do you any good putting a 2050 in production. It's used and old and doesn't even support the new code. You were better off making a business case to mgmt on why you need new hardware.

Re: Help to configure NETApp FAS2050

mmartini443 — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:16:26 GMT

How old is the 2050?? We bought like 5 years ago one 2040 and it was the lastes model that our seller had..

I have to use this 2050 because this is what we bought and I'm sure that our company can afford to buy a new storage 😞

Re: Help to configure NETApp FAS2050

JGPSHNTAP — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:10:37 GMT

a 2050 is very old... EOA May 2011 - It doesn't even support 8.x code. Unfortunately you company has made a very poor decision.

Re: Help to configure NETApp FAS2050

NachoQ8 — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:49:25 GMT

We one too and i would like to test and learn from it. if anyone could help me step by step instructions on how to start using it.