topic Re: FC Initiator Changes After Headswap in ONTAP Hardware https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FC-Initiator-Changes-After-Headswap/m-p/53063#M3784 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>For initiator, no change needed... ONTAP figures it out.&nbsp; From maintenance mode after you reassign disks, destroy mailbox local/partner and release disks it will just work.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:40:36 GMT scottgelb 2012-02-28T22:40:36Z FC Initiator Changes After Headswap https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FC-Initiator-Changes-After-Headswap/m-p/53058#M3783 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All,</P><P></P><P>What steps are required to properly move onboard FC initiators to an FC HBA during a headswap migration?&nbsp; We're replacing our FAS3040 (four onboard FC&nbsp; ports) with a FAS3240 (two onboard FC ports), and while I'll be physically moving the four onboard initiator ports to a new FC HBA, I'm unsure how to properly update the system to recognize this change (i.e. instead of 0a it'll be 3a, 0b -&gt; 3b..etc). Here is what my 'fcadmin config' shows currently:</P><P></P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote" modifiedtitle="true"><P>old_filer&gt; fcadmin config</P><P></P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Local&nbsp;&nbsp; </P><P>Adapter Type&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; State&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Status</P><P>---------------------------------------------------</P><P>&nbsp; 0a&nbsp;&nbsp; initiator&nbsp; CONFIGURED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; online</P><P>&nbsp; 0b&nbsp;&nbsp; initiator&nbsp; CONFIGURED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; online</P><P>&nbsp; 0c&nbsp;&nbsp; initiator&nbsp; CONFIGURED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; online</P><P>&nbsp; 0d&nbsp;&nbsp; initiator&nbsp; CONFIGURED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; online</P></PRE><P></P><P>We're currently running 8.0.2 7-mode in a cluster (two filers) with double paths.</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:33:31 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FC-Initiator-Changes-After-Headswap/m-p/53058#M3783 victorcharlesedwards 2025-06-05T06:33:31Z Re: FC Initiator Changes After Headswap https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FC-Initiator-Changes-After-Headswap/m-p/53063#M3784 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>For initiator, no change needed... ONTAP figures it out.&nbsp; From maintenance mode after you reassign disks, destroy mailbox local/partner and release disks it will just work.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:40:36 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/FC-Initiator-Changes-After-Headswap/m-p/53063#M3784 scottgelb 2012-02-28T22:40:36Z