topic Re: FAS3160 downgrade to FAS3040 in ONTAP Hardware https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FAS3160-downgrade-to-FAS3040/m-p/17797#M1208 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you have the same ammount of ports in your FAS3040, yes it is possible.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:03:12 GMT thomas_glodde 2013-03-11T13:03:12Z FAS3160 downgrade to FAS3040 https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FAS3160-downgrade-to-FAS3040/m-p/17792#M1207 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Is it possible use FAS3040HA replace FAS3160HA controllers?</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Alex</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:08:03 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FAS3160-downgrade-to-FAS3040/m-p/17792#M1207 kwana 2025-06-05T06:08:03Z Re: FAS3160 downgrade to FAS3040 https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FAS3160-downgrade-to-FAS3040/m-p/17797#M1208 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you have the same ammount of ports in your FAS3040, yes it is possible.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:03:12 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FAS3160-downgrade-to-FAS3040/m-p/17797#M1208 thomas_glodde 2013-03-11T13:03:12Z Re: FAS3160 downgrade to FAS3040 https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FAS3160-downgrade-to-FAS3040/m-p/17802#M1209 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Amount of ports does not really the main criterion. What matters, is</P><P></P><P></P><P>- Both filers run compatible Data ONTAP versions, so one can access disks taken from another</P><P></P><P>- Number of disks and shelves and total amount of storage do not exceed platform limit, taken in account of course how many shelves you can connect to a single loop and how many loops you can build (here is where number of ports starts to matter).</P><P></P><P>If all this is checked, it is trivial enough head swap.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:55:51 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FAS3160-downgrade-to-FAS3040/m-p/17802#M1209 aborzenkov 2013-03-11T13:55:51Z