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Present external storage to a 7-mode filer: both emc vnx and IBM A9000

robfstephenson — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:09:49 GMT

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 (first) and then EMC VNX storage.
I cannot find any documentation - anyone have any links/advice?

Re: Present external storage to a 7-mode filer: both emc vnx and IBM A9000

Naveenpusuluru — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:02:20 GMT

Hi @robfstephenson

Can you please let me know some more details like.

Model, Dataontap version.... etc

Re: Present external storage to a 7-mode filer: both emc vnx and IBM A9000

JGPSHNTAP — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:29:54 GMT

And they need to be a vseries or flex array personality. I don't beleive they can be both FAS and vseries.

Re: Present external storage to a 7-mode filer: both emc vnx and IBM A9000

robfstephenson — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:58:49 GMT

Hi model and version below:

NetApp Release 8.2.1 7-Mode: Fri Mar 21 14:48:58 PDT 2014
Model Name: FAS8060

Re: Present external storage to a 7-mode filer: both emc vnx and IBM A9000

Naveenpusuluru — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:45:09 GMT

I think it looks like it is vseries licensed. Below links might helps you on this.

https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1196912/html/GUID-51262C2C-D26E-4BAA-802E-124BB52D3BFE.html

http://community.netapp.com/t5/FAS-and-V-Series-Storage-Systems-Discussions/3rd-Party-Array-LUNs-NetApp-Aggregates/td-p/66436

http://www.netapp.com/us/communities/tech-ontap/tot-b2bvseries-1211.aspx

Re: Present external storage to a 7-mode filer: both emc vnx and IBM A9000

robfstephenson — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:19:49 GMT

Thanks I'm checking through those documents now. The Filer is zoned into two fabrics I see the wwpns correspond to the out put from a "fcp show adapter" - which is good.

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However, I also want to migrate some Netapp Luns to another IBM A9000. I have been checking the the Netapp Filer and I cannot find

any of the initiator wwpn's zoned in - I'm guessing that is one of the first steps?

Do you know of any documents which mention best practice for migrating volumes from a Filer to A9000?

Thanks. Rob

storage show adapter (WWPNs of the V-Series system FC initiator ports)
Slot:            0a
Description:     SAS Host Adapter 0a (PMC-Sierra PM8001 rev. C)
Firmware Rev:    01.11.07.00
Base WWN:        50:0a:09:80:03:70:a3:70
Slot:            0b
Description:     SAS Host Adapter 0b (PMC-Sierra PM8001 rev. C)
Firmware Rev:    01.11.07.00
Base WWN:        5:00a098:00370a3:74
Slot:            0c
Description:     SAS Host Adapter 0c (PMC-Sierra PM8001 rev. C)
Firmware Rev:    01.11.07.00
Base WWN:        5:00a098:00370a3:78
Slot:            0d
Description:     SAS Host Adapter 0d (PMC-Sierra PM8001 rev. C)
Firmware Rev:    01.11.07.00
Base WWN:        5:00a098:00370a3:7c