topic Re: DS2246 configuration error in ONTAP Hardware

DS2246 configuration error

EmilioSeinces — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:46:18 GMT

Hello friends

I have a DS2246, which my old manager changed user and password and IP network ports.

I try the discovery tool to detect ip, to return to factory configuration, but it does not detect the DS2246.
Using wireshark I detect the ips that change in ranges of 169.254.75.xx or 169.254.127.xxx
Using Putty console to detected IDs asks for password and user, I tested by default admin/netapp!123, but it does not work.

I tried to turn it off and on, but it doesn't discover the DS2246.

What can I do to go back to factory setup and then do the normal setup?

PD:sent photos of the controllers
Thank you for your help or advice

Re: DS2246 configuration error

SpindleNinja — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:58:32 GMT

if we're just talking about what's pictured... All you have there is just a disk shelf with IOMs. there is no controller in there.

The RJ-45 ports are for the ACP setup on a FAS and the wider ones are the SAS connections back to the controller.

Check out this install guide for an older FAS2552. https://library.netapp.com/ecm/ecm_download_file/ECMP1609081

Under section 3b, you'll see a controller cabled to shelves.

Do you have anything else?

Re: DS2246 configuration error

EmilioSeinces — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:15:58 GMT

I think I understand you...

By connecting the cab to the server's sas controller, the server configures the disks from the same server controller...

Is that so?

What do I need for it?

thank you for your help

Re: DS2246 configuration error

SpindleNinja — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 15:06:45 GMT

It needs some kind of controller(s) attached to it. Preferable, connected to some kind of FAS system running ONTAP. But there are folks that homebrew it to a sever. Reddit in /r/homelabs has a some posts on it. I've not ever personally done it.

But that really is just a shelf with disks. The IOMs are just IO. the ACP ports are a mgmt interface of sorts.

Re: DS2246 configuration error

andris — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 20:24:28 GMT

To be clear, the only official devices you can SAS-attached to this DS2246 shelf is a NetApp FAS or AFF storage system.

Re: DS2246 configuration error

SpindleNinja — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 00:25:28 GMT

Thank ya