UNABLE to connect ontap filer using connect-nacontroller

AJAYKUMARN — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:24:05 GMT

Hello All,

I'm new to the Netapp Powershell...

After succesfulling installing the Netapp powershell module, unable to connect to the filer using "Connect-NaController"

Fas version : 8.1.4

Powershell version :

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3 0 -1 -1

http,https,tls/ssl is enabled... used force secure/unsecure option.. But, stil unable to login.. Could you please share your thoughts here ?

options ssl
ssl.enable                   on
ssl.v2.enable                on         (same value required in local+partner)
ssl.v3.enable                on         (same value required in local+partner)

httpd.access                 legacy
httpd.admin.access           *
httpd.admin.enable           on
httpd.admin.hostsequiv.enable off
httpd.admin.max_connections 512
httpd.admin.ssl.enable       on
httpd.admin.top-page.authentication on
httpd.autoindex.enable       off
httpd.bypass_traverse_checking off
httpd.enable                 off
httpd.ipv6.enable            off
httpd.log.format             common     (value might be overwritten in takeover)
httpd.method.trace.enable    off
httpd.rootdir                /vol/vol0/home/http
httpd.timeout                300        (value might be overwritten in takeover)
httpd.timewait.enable        off        (value might be overwritten in takeover)

options tls
tls.enable on (same value required in local+partner)

PS C:\Windows\system32> Connect-NaController 172.27.10.111
Connect-NaController : Failed to load ntapadmin64 DLL
At line:1 char:1
+ Connect-NaController 172.27.10.111
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidResult: (172.27.10.111:NaController) [Connect-NaController], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : RpcConnectionFailed,DataONTAP.PowerShell.SDK.ConnectNaController

PS C:\Windows\system32> Connect-NaController 172.27.10.111 -ForceUnsecure
Connect-NaController : Connection to 172.27.10.111 on port 80 for protocol HTTP timed out.
At line:1 char:1
+ Connect-NaController 172.27.10.111 -ForceUnsecure
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidResult: (172.27.10.111:NaController) [Connect-NaController], NaConnectionTimeoutE
   xception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HttpConnectionFailed,DataONTAP.PowerShell.SDK.ConnectNaController

PS C:\Windows\system32> Connect-NaController 172.27.10.111 -Forcesecure
Connect-NaController : Connection to 172.27.10.111 using HTTPS failed - The request was aborted: Could not create
SSL/TLS secure channel.
The error may be resolved by generating a new certificate on the storage controller, with a longer key length.
At line:1 char:1
+ Connect-NaController 172.27.10.111 -Forcesecure
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidResult: (172.27.10.111:NaController) [Connect-NaController], NaConnectionSSLExcep
   tion
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HttpConnectionFailed,DataONTAP.PowerShell.SDK.ConnectNaController

Re: UNABLE to connect ontap filer using connect-nacontroller

asulliva — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:09:54 GMT

Hello @AJAYKUMARN,

We just had a discussion on the issue you're encountering ("Failed to load ntapadmin64 DLL") over here. Hopefully the workaround suggested there works for you.

Andrew

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