topic Recommended Layout for FAS6210 Disk Upgrade in Network and Storage Protocols https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Recommended-Layout-for-FAS6210-Disk-Upgrade/m-p/50073#M4599 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi everyone,</P><P></P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In our environment we have a 6210 with active-active controllers that it´s using SAN and iSCSI connectivity this storage is primarily use for VMware. We recently purchased a shelf of 24 disks of 450GB SAS that are not assigned to any aggrs yet and I want to know what could be the best RG configuration for performance. The system is running ONTAP 8.0P4. The actual configuration is the following:</P><P></P><P>Aggregate aggr0 (online, raid_dp) (block checksums)<BR />&nbsp; Plex /aggr0/plex0 (online, normal, active, pool0)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RAID group /aggr0/plex0/rg0 (normal)</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RAID DiskDevice&nbsp; HA&nbsp; SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type&nbsp; RPM&nbsp; Used (MB/blks)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phys (MB/blks)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---------------&nbsp; ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- --------------&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --------------<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; dparity 1c.00.0 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; parity&nbsp; 1c.00.1 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.2 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.3 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 3&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.4 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.5 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.6 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 6&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.7 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 7&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.8 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 8&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.9 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 9&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.101c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 10&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 </P><P><BR />Pool1 spare disks (empty)</P><P>Pool0 spare disks</P><P>RAID DiskDevice&nbsp; HA&nbsp; SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type&nbsp; RPM&nbsp; Used (MB/blks)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phys (MB/blks)<BR />---------------&nbsp; ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- --------------&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --------------<BR />Spare disks for block or zoned checksum traditional volumes or aggregates<BR />spare&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.111c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 11&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 (not zeroed)</P><P>Partner disks</P><P>RAID DiskDevice&nbsp; HA&nbsp; SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type&nbsp; RPM&nbsp; Used (MB/blks)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phys (MB/blks)<BR />---------------&nbsp; ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- --------------&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --------------<BR />partner 1c.00.131c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 13&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.231c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 23&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.171c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 17&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.181c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 18&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.201c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 20&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.221c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 22&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.211c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 21&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.161c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 16&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.151c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 15&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.141c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 14&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.121c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 12&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.191c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 19&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 </P><P></P><P>Any ideas?</P><P></P><P>I would really apprecitated the help.</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance,</P><P></P><P>German.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:31:13 GMT GERNETAPP 2025-06-05T06:31:13Z Recommended Layout for FAS6210 Disk Upgrade https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Recommended-Layout-for-FAS6210-Disk-Upgrade/m-p/50073#M4599 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi everyone,</P><P></P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In our environment we have a 6210 with active-active controllers that it´s using SAN and iSCSI connectivity this storage is primarily use for VMware. We recently purchased a shelf of 24 disks of 450GB SAS that are not assigned to any aggrs yet and I want to know what could be the best RG configuration for performance. The system is running ONTAP 8.0P4. The actual configuration is the following:</P><P></P><P>Aggregate aggr0 (online, raid_dp) (block checksums)<BR />&nbsp; Plex /aggr0/plex0 (online, normal, active, pool0)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RAID group /aggr0/plex0/rg0 (normal)</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RAID DiskDevice&nbsp; HA&nbsp; SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type&nbsp; RPM&nbsp; Used (MB/blks)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phys (MB/blks)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---------------&nbsp; ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- --------------&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --------------<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; dparity 1c.00.0 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; parity&nbsp; 1c.00.1 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.2 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.3 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 3&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.4 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.5 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.6 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 6&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.7 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 7&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.8 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 8&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.9 1c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 9&nbsp;&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; data&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.101c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 10&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 </P><P><BR />Pool1 spare disks (empty)</P><P>Pool0 spare disks</P><P>RAID DiskDevice&nbsp; HA&nbsp; SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type&nbsp; RPM&nbsp; Used (MB/blks)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phys (MB/blks)<BR />---------------&nbsp; ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- --------------&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --------------<BR />Spare disks for block or zoned checksum traditional volumes or aggregates<BR />spare&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c.00.111c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 11&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 418000/856064000&nbsp; 420584/861357448 (not zeroed)</P><P>Partner disks</P><P>RAID DiskDevice&nbsp; HA&nbsp; SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type&nbsp; RPM&nbsp; Used (MB/blks)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phys (MB/blks)<BR />---------------&nbsp; ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- --------------&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --------------<BR />partner 1c.00.131c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 13&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.231c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 23&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.171c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 17&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.181c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 18&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.201c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 20&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.221c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 22&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.211c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 21&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.161c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 16&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.151c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 15&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.141c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 14&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.121c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 12&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 <BR />partner 1c.00.191c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp; 19&nbsp; SA:B&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; SAS&nbsp; 15000 0/0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 420584/861357448 </P><P></P><P>Any ideas?</P><P></P><P>I would really apprecitated the help.</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance,</P><P></P><P>German.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:31:13 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Recommended-Layout-for-FAS6210-Disk-Upgrade/m-p/50073#M4599 GERNETAPP 2025-06-05T06:31:13Z Re: Recommended Layout for FAS6210 Disk Upgrade https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Recommended-Layout-for-FAS6210-Disk-Upgrade/m-p/50078#M4601 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>looks like you already have about 12 disks per aggr. You could keep the 12-disk RG size and expand both aggrs by 12 drives each, ending with 2x 12-disk RGs in each aggr.</P><P></P><P>Or you could pick a controller to expand more than the other, and do something like:</P><P></P><OL><LI>Set the RG size to 18</LI><LI>Pad the existing RG with 6 disks, ending with 18</LI><LI>Add the rest of the 18 disks in an additional RG </LI><LI>Result: Aggr containing 2 RGs, 18+18 disks.</LI></OL></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:40:29 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Recommended-Layout-for-FAS6210-Disk-Upgrade/m-p/50078#M4601 dimitrik 2012-04-05T18:40:29Z