Dear all NetApp experts,   Would you please help provide advice if it is necessary to conduct official re-certification for NetApp AFF A250 storage after the physical relocation of NetApp AFF A250 storage from one datacenter to another datacenter ? After the physical relocation, there will be NO change of both IP address and configuration of the NetApp AFF A250 storage.   Thanks very much !!   Regards, Rocky ... View more

Hi,   I've been asked to upgrade a metrocluster compose of 2 AFF400 NetApp, and 2 NX9336C-FX2 switches. The AFF400 has ONTAP version 9.10.1P2, and we are planning to upgrade to 9.14.1P10, but when run the pre-check, it complaints with the message "Unsupported MetroCluster IP Switch Firmware 10.1(2) for switch model N9K-C9336C-FX2 in Target Release 9.14.1P10."   In the upgrade document, I'm advise that first I have to upgrade the switches firmware, and to perform the switch upgrade I need to generate a new RCF file and upload it, as the new switch version requests it.   I need advice about generating the new RFC file and configure the switch with this new RFC. I'd downloaded the RFC file generator, and have the RFC file generate, but I see the actual switch configuration and the new one are a little bit different.   How could I merge the new and old information to be use in the switch?   Regards,     ... View more

Hello,   From the HWU perspective, the hardware configuration is the same. Are there any significant differences in the software functions? ... View more

Dear all,   There is one NetApp AFF-A250 storage which contain 2 nodes. There are 8 hard-disks among the 2 nodes, with each node containing 4 hard-disks.   The software version of NetApp AFF-A250 storage = NetApp Release 9.12.1 P2   The NetApp AFF-A250 storage will be physically relocated from one location to another location.   Would it be advisable to remove the eight hard-disks from the NetApp AFF-A250 storage system to reduce its weight during the physical relocation of the NetApp storage ?   Then, we can add the 8 hard-disks into the NetApp AFF-A250 storage after physical relocation.   Thanks very much ! ... View more

Does anybody know if there is a way to cause NetApp hardware to function as if it was underload prior to configuration? We will be installing two C800's and prior to configuration will have them powered on for a 72 hour period to ensure the hardware is working. For part of this we would like to perform a bit of a stress test on the hardware, I have been trying to find a command or something along those line that we can execute to cause the systems to spin up to max, but haven't seen anything.  ... View more