topic How to change AFF to FAS? in AFF https://community.netapp.com/t5/AFF/How-to-change-AFF-to-FAS/m-p/450409#M1236 <P>AFF with environment variable "bootarg.init.flash_optimized true"<BR />I would like to switch to FAS.</P><P>"setenv bootarg.init.flash_optimized false"</P><P>When inputting, an error (-69) is output.</P><P>I can't find any documentation explaining the process for changing from AFF to FAS.</P><P>Could someone please point me in the right direction?</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:42:02 GMT HeehyeonLee 2025-06-04T09:42:02Z How to change AFF to FAS? https://community.netapp.com/t5/AFF/How-to-change-AFF-to-FAS/m-p/450409#M1236 <P>AFF with environment variable "bootarg.init.flash_optimized true"<BR />I would like to switch to FAS.</P><P>"setenv bootarg.init.flash_optimized false"</P><P>When inputting, an error (-69) is output.</P><P>I can't find any documentation explaining the process for changing from AFF to FAS.</P><P>Could someone please point me in the right direction?</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:42:02 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/AFF/How-to-change-AFF-to-FAS/m-p/450409#M1236 HeehyeonLee 2025-06-04T09:42:02Z Re: How to change AFF to FAS? https://community.netapp.com/t5/AFF/How-to-change-AFF-to-FAS/m-p/450411#M1237 <P>Not supported.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:41:52 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/AFF/How-to-change-AFF-to-FAS/m-p/450411#M1237 TMACMD 2024-01-24T11:41:52Z Re: How to change AFF to FAS? https://community.netapp.com/t5/AFF/How-to-change-AFF-to-FAS/m-p/450426#M1238 <P><SPAN>Ok, thanks. Old equipment was possible and could actually be converted, but is AFF A300 impossible?</SPAN></P> Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:14:36 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/AFF/How-to-change-AFF-to-FAS/m-p/450426#M1238 HeehyeonLee 2024-01-25T00:14:36Z Re: How to change AFF to FAS? https://community.netapp.com/t5/AFF/How-to-change-AFF-to-FAS/m-p/450427#M1239 <P>it was always a one way action and only on old gear (fas80x0) with older ONTAP releases. Once the personality was set to aff and/or you updated ONTAP part a certain point you could not flip it any longer.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:27:20 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/AFF/How-to-change-AFF-to-FAS/m-p/450427#M1239 TMACMD 2024-01-25T00:27:20Z