Is there any way to create a Cluster Admin login\ role which limits access to specific SVMs only? I would prefer not to have to create multiple configurations on multiple SVMs as the admin overhead would be substantial for both myself as the Cluster admin the the SVMs administrators who would need to perform multiple logons.  ... View more

Hi All, I got an error while trying to convert a FlexVol to FlexGroup on Ontap13.1P4   ::*> volume show -volume volname  -fields volume-style-extended,state vserver volume state volume-style-extended ----------- -------------------- ------ --------------------- svm-blah volname online flexvol   ::*> volume show -volume volname Vserver Volume Aggregate State Type Size Available Used% --------- ------------ ------------ ---------- ---- ---------- ---------- ----- svm-blah  volname aggr_02_2 online DP 111TB 16.99TB 84%   ::*> volume conversion start -vserver svm-blah -volume volname -check-only true Error: command failed: Cannot convert volume "volname" in Vserver "svm-blah" to a FlexGroup. Correct the following issues and retry the command: * Cannot convert data-protection volume "volname" because volume is not in a SnapMirror relationship. Create a SnapMirror relationship with the volume as the destination and then try conversion.   Why would it have to be in a snapmirror relationship for a conversion? Is it because it is a DP Volume? Can this be done without going through the trouble of creating a snapmirror? It's a lot of work and data transfer we do not want. Could I convert a DP volume to something else to allow a FlexGroup conversion?   Thank you for your insights, Bela   ... View more

Hi,   I have some large CIFS shares where the NTFS permissions have been established via Windows Explorer. There are currently no Security descriptors/DACLs configured in ONTAP. Is it possible to add an additional user to the  NTFS files/folders but using the ONTAP CLI without wiping out the existing NTFS permissions?   Thanks,   Ty ... View more

As it says in the title, I want to explore to mount a NAS vol without the switch in between. Would there be some concerns involving risks too, doing so ?    Best,   ... View more

We have used a dedicated physical port for cluster and nodes management, separated from data LACP ports group on each node in the cluster. LACP group (4x10GbE) has been used for all DATA LIF's    My question is: Is this still a recommended setup? Can node mgmt LIF be created on Data LACP group which should be used for Data Lif? and Why?     ... View more