topic Re: Clarification from NetApp regarding 'renaming a node' documentation. in ONTAP Discussions

Clarification from NetApp regarding 'renaming a node' documentation.

Ontapforrum — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:00:05 GMT

Until 8.1, it suggests to reboot after node rename

However, from 8.2, this suggestion is removed.

Does that mean - It can be done on the fly ?

Thanks,
-Ash

AlexDawson — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 03:38:47 GMT

Correct, reboot is no longer required after renaming a node as of CDOT 8.2

Ontapforrum — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 11:05:37 GMT

Thanks Alex for the confirmation. Hence, it can be done on the fly, but will do it out-of-hours just to be on safer side.