device: NetApp A220
In our staging environment, I ran through the initial management network configure via the USB connected console, then configured the everything else via the web portal (data NICs, SVM, first LUN). I did this in order to document the process for production.
I realize that there is way to reset the configuration and wipe the disks in a secure way. There is no sensitive data on the SAN. Is there any way to get the configuration back to the way I received it initially without requiring a secure wipe of the disks (hours of unnecessary zerorizing). i.e., I would like to use the exactly same steps I followed when I first configured the device to deploy it in production as it will be an audited process.
I found this link that seems to be ok but I heard in some situations resetting to factory config leaves the SAN in a state that is not always the way the vendor shipped it e.g., licenses may be preloaded from the vendor:
https://dailysysadmin.com/KB/Article/8724/how-to-wipe-or-decommission-a-netapp-san-to-clear-config-and-wipe-or-zero-disks/
thanks in advance!
Marcus
