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ONTap 8.2.3 7-mode - unable to connect to e0a

JKIME — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:56:57 GMT

Hi,

So I am having issues being able to configure, save and connect to whatever I set my e0a IP address to. The ip i am using is free on my network, and I am able to ping it after setting it, but unable to connect via web or via Putty.

Then, as soon as I reboot - all the config disappears. I assume there is a save command in Maintenance mode?

Is it something really simple I am missing here?

TIA for support.

Re: ONTap 8.2.3 7-mode - unable to connect to e0a

Gmox — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:35:21 GMT

Hello JKIME,

In 7-mode you need to edit:

/etc/rc

/etc/hosts

You must add your IP and the route (gateway)

To connect via GUI, you need to get Oncommand system manager.

For SSH, it should worked.

Re: ONTap 8.2.3 7-mode - unable to connect to e0a

JKIME — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:17:14 GMT

Thanks for the response - how do I go about editing the /etc/rc ?

Re: ONTap 8.2.3 7-mode - unable to connect to e0a

Gmox — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:40:06 GMT

to read:

rdfile /etc/rc

To write:

wrfile /etc/rc

Copy the content of rdfile first, perform the modify in a notepad then paste the new content with wrfile (press ctr c to exit after copying).

Hope it helps