topic Create new aggregate from scratch in ONTAP Hardware https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Create-new-aggregate-from-scratch/m-p/72121#M5070 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>I am in the process of re-configuring my dual disk controller FAS2020 (12 disks)</P><P>The first controller is running raid-dp and has 10 disks assigned, out of which there are 2 hot spare ones.</P><P></P><P>The two available disks are left for the 2nd controller and my plan is that it should run on raid4.</P><P></P><P>How do I configure the 2nd controller for raid4 and create a new aggregate from maintenance mode or from the menu that comes up when you hit ctrl-c while booting?</P><P>It seems like it is not possible to create an aggregate from maintenance mode and from the boot menu it is only possible to install the system with RAID_DP.</P><P></P><P>Magnus</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:13:32 GMT magnus_emmoth 2025-06-05T07:13:32Z Create new aggregate from scratch https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Create-new-aggregate-from-scratch/m-p/72121#M5070 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>I am in the process of re-configuring my dual disk controller FAS2020 (12 disks)</P><P>The first controller is running raid-dp and has 10 disks assigned, out of which there are 2 hot spare ones.</P><P></P><P>The two available disks are left for the 2nd controller and my plan is that it should run on raid4.</P><P></P><P>How do I configure the 2nd controller for raid4 and create a new aggregate from maintenance mode or from the menu that comes up when you hit ctrl-c while booting?</P><P>It seems like it is not possible to create an aggregate from maintenance mode and from the boot menu it is only possible to install the system with RAID_DP.</P><P></P><P>Magnus</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:13:32 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Create-new-aggregate-from-scratch/m-p/72121#M5070 magnus_emmoth 2025-06-05T07:13:32Z Re: Create new aggregate from scratch https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Create-new-aggregate-from-scratch/m-p/72126#M5072 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Ok, we have solved the problem.</P><P>In the boot menu we run the 4a option and created a new aggregate with a RAID_DP.</P><P>Once the new aggregate was setup we run:</P><P>aggr options aggr0 raidtype raid4</P><P></P><P>to convert to a raid4 group.</P><P></P><P>Magnus</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:51:12 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Create-new-aggregate-from-scratch/m-p/72126#M5072 magnus_emmoth 2010-06-16T09:51:12Z