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Data ONTAP 8.2.3 7-mode simulator ESXi

RRT — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:46:47 GMT

Data ONTAP 8.2.3 7-mode simulator

・Question

　Data ONTAP 8.2.3 7-mode simulator registered in ESXi 6.0.0.

　After executing the command below, it restarted.
　I chose (4) in the special boot menu.
　However, it repeats restart.
　Is there a solution?

・Step

　０）Console login with ssh connection.

　１）systemshell login

　on823> date
　Tue Aug 1 22:13:04 JST 2017
　on823> version
　NetApp Release 8.2.3 7-Mode: Thu Jan 15 21:30:45 PST 2015
　on823> priv set advanced
　Warning: These advanced commands are potentially dangerous; use
　them only when directed to do so by NetApp
　personnel.
　on823*> useradmin diaguser unlock

　on823*> useradmin diaguser password

　Enter a new password:
　Enter it again:

　on823*> systemshell

　Data ONTAP/amd64 (on823) (pts/0)

　only when directed to do so by support personnel.

　２）Remove Disk v0* & v1*

　on823% cd /sim/dev/,disks
　on823% ls
　on823% vsim_makedisks -h

　on823% sudo rm v0*
　on823% sudo rm v1*
　on823% sudo rm ,reservations

　on823% sudo vsim_makedisks -n 14 -t 36 -a 0
　on823% sudo vsim_makedisks -n 14 -t 36 -a 1
　on823% sudo vsim_makedisks -n 14 -t 36 -a 2
　on823% sudo vsim_makedisks -n 14 -t 36 -a 3
　on823% exit

Re: Data ONTAP 8.2.3 7-mode simulator ESXi

SeanHatfield — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 06:54:14 GMT

After you rm ,reservations you need to cd ..

You should be in /sim/dev when you run vsim_makedisks, not in /sim/dev/,disks

You can also accomplish the same thing by stopping at the loader on the first boot and setting these:

setenv bootarg.sim.vdevinit "36:14:0,36:14:1,36:14:2,36:14:3"
setenv bootarg.vm.sim.vdevinit "36:14:0,36:14:1,36:14:2,36:14:3"

You'll need to replace IDE1:1 with at least a 512GB disk first or it will eventually fill the /sim filesystem and panic.

Re: Data ONTAP 8.2.3 7-mode simulator ESXi

RRT — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:40:51 GMT

Hi, SeanHatfield

Thanks for the advice.

I tried it with vmware workstation and succeeded.

We will implement the installation with ESXi in accordance with the advice.