topic Can the simulator create root data partition? in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-the-simulator-create-root-data-partition/m-p/461956#M45062 <P>The simulator's boot menu have an option</P><P>(9) Configure Advanced Drive Partitioning (ADP)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>is the option functional?</P> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:33:42 GMT AllenChang 2025-07-15T00:33:42Z Can the simulator create root data partition? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-the-simulator-create-root-data-partition/m-p/461956#M45062 <P>The simulator's boot menu have an option</P><P>(9) Configure Advanced Drive Partitioning (ADP)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>is the option functional?</P> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:33:42 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-the-simulator-create-root-data-partition/m-p/461956#M45062 AllenChang 2025-07-15T00:33:42Z Re: Can the simulator create root data partition? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-the-simulator-create-root-data-partition/m-p/462708#M45128 <P>No "Unfortunately, none of the simulator support ADP. The virtual host adapters and the connected vha disks in the simulator appear as external FC attached DS14 shelves to ONTAP. They don't pass the internal disk check." Reference&nbsp;<A href="https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/ADP-on-Netapp-Simulators/m-p/170600" target="_blank">https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/ADP-on-Netapp-Simulators/m-p/170600</A>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:49:35 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-the-simulator-create-root-data-partition/m-p/462708#M45128 chamfer 2025-08-13T21:49:35Z