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andris · ‎2018-03-23

@angelshark Please be very clear about what you're trying to accomplish. Is the "new controller" a new FAS2020 PCM motherboard? Or is the "new controller" a new FAS system? If so, which model?

andris · ‎2018-03-16

That said, I ran the panic string through an analysis tool and it matches an existing bug. You can mention this when you contact IBM Support. Bug 394862 -- SMB 2 session state changed to disconnected after duplicate session detected You can upgrade to a fixed release (e.g. 7.3.7P1) .

andris · ‎2018-03-16

Actually, NetApp Technical Support cannot help because this is an IBM product OEM'ed from NetApp. If possible, open a case with IBM Support.

andris · ‎2018-03-09

There's a release note item and more details in the respective man pages of the related commands. Support for installing ONTAP software and firmware from an external USB mass storage device For hardware models initially supported by ONTAP 9.1, you can install the ONTAP software and firmware from an external USB mass storage device. With this enhancement, the external USB port on hardware platforms installs or copies ONTAP software and firmware on the embedded boot media. The USB device is specified as file://usb0/ filename . For example, the file name can be image.tgz. The ONTAP software and firmware installation package must be present in the root directory of the USB mass storage device. The following commands access the ONTAP software and firmware installation package from the external USB mass storage device: system node image get system node image update system node firmware download storage firmware download Note: The commands system node firmware download and storage firmware download are available to cluster administrators at the advanced privilege level.

andris · ‎2018-03-07

Looking over some E-Series documentation... The seven-segment LEDs display the shelf ID, and 99 is the normal ID for controller-drive shelves. Expansion-drive shelves display numbers starting with 00 and increasing as drive shelves are added to the storage system. These shelf IDs can be changed from the default numbering by using the SANtricity management interface. The seven-segment LEDs also display status codes under start-up conditions and some error conditions.

andris · ‎2018-03-01

I'm pretty sure the USB support for "system node firmware download", i.e. -package file://usb0/<filename> is only available with the current-generation FAS/AFF hardware platforms - not the FAS/AFF80x0. But hey... give it a shot and prove me wrong 🙂

andris · ‎2018-02-27

You could do all that... but you're right. PSU1 is on the left and PSU2 is on the right.

andris · ‎2018-02-23

Sorry... there is no IOXM option for FAS8200 or AFF A300.

andris · ‎2018-02-23

There is a more recent document that coveres ONTAP 8.3+ environments. FASTPATH 1.2.0.7 download and installation instructions To download and install the FASTPATH 1.2.0.7 image to your switch, see the Installing FASTPATH software and RCFs on NetApp cluster switches running ONTAP 8.3.1 and later flyer. Note: You should install RCF 1.2 before upgrading to FASTPATH 1.2.0.7.

andris · ‎2018-02-13

The "fix" was to double the timoue period from 45 minutes to 90 minutes. However, if there are fundamental speed or network quality issues present when trying to download the image, you could still run into issues.

andris · ‎2018-02-03

Agreed... no need to upgrade. Do make sure you have the cabling set up per best practices, though. 1. Multipath HA (assuming you are HA, otherwise Mulitipath) 2, Out-out-band ACP Ethernet cabling for maximum RAS

andris · ‎2017-12-24

Larry, Did you figure out the issue?

andris · ‎2017-12-24

What ONTAP version are you running? Generally, initializing the system with root-data partitioning (ADP) will get you excellent storage utilization. You could temporarily disconnect the external shelf when initializing the nodes with the SAS disks. The root aggregate will stay on the SAS drives. At first glance, having one node host the SAS aggregate and the partner node host the SATA aggregate would work well. Ultimately, the storage performance differences between SAS and SATA need to make sense for your planned workloads on these aggregates.

andris · ‎2017-12-24

This EMS error message is a false positive message. The ACP network is in a private IP space. It cannot conflict with any other IP interface configured on the system The defaults should be used: 192.168.0.0 as the ACP domain, and 255.255.252.0 subnet mask. Run "acpadmin configure", if necessary. You can see this if you run: > ipspace list

andris · ‎2017-12-19

On a FAS8020, e0c/0c and e0d/0d ports are CNA/UTA2 (Ethernet, FC, FCoE-capable) ports. They can be configured as needed. Based on how you are describing your missing e0c, e0d ports, it sound like you have configured them for FC mode. You don't mention what ONTAP version or mode you are using, but generally you use the "ucadmin" command to configure the desired mode (you want to set it to "cna" mode). You have to reboot the controller to have the changes take effect. For ONTAP 9 (or cDOT): (just do the opposite change --> cna) http://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/topic/com.netapp.doc.dot-cm-sanconf/GUID-E2CD31BE-28EC-468E-AF49-83A641575799.html For 7-Mode, man page: https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1511537/html/man1/na_ucadmin.1.html

andris · ‎2017-12-13

Please work this with your NetApp Tech Support Engineer. A community forum discussion is not appropriate, in my opinion.

andris · ‎2017-12-12

Open a case with NetApp Support to investigate why the unusually small root partitioning occurred. The root cause will need to be understood to figure out how to fix it, especially since you're in production.

andris · ‎2017-12-12

I don't know what a NAF-1201 is... Open a technical case with NetApp Support.

andris · ‎2017-12-06

Which one is the issue? HWU or Parts Finder (or both)? From NetApp Support site, create a helpdesk ticket to investigate and fix the issue. https://mysupport.netapp.com/eservice/assistant

andris · ‎2017-12-06

+1 on Hardware Universe (hwu.netapp.com). It doesn't list everything, though. If you can't see it in the categories in HWU, you should be able to find it in Parts Finder on the NetApp Support site: https://mysupport.netapp.com/eservice/searchParts.do?moduleName=PartsFinder Most parts include platform info, there.

andris · ‎2017-12-02

Hi Steve, I suggest that you discuss the remediation details with your NetApp authorized sales representative.

andris · ‎2017-11-22

No, you cannot create Flash Pools/hybrid aggregates on an AFF A300. AFF systems only support SSDs. HDD's are unsupported.

andris · ‎2017-11-20

Yes, the tool will continue to be supported. Please continue to use the community discussion area and the netapp-harvest keyword tag.

andris · ‎2017-11-16

You can't really go wrong with any of those choices.. the things you'd need for handling iSCSI traffic are: Jumbo frames (9000+) Various forms of flow control capabilities (link, 802.1p, IP-QoS, etc.) High-performance, non-blocking switching (ideally, line-rate) Low latency (cut-through switching modes get you the lowest numbers, with some sacrifice in isolating CRC errors) LACP support for ifgrps/trunking Bonus "storm control" features for broadcast/multicast, or even excessive unicast traffic

andris · ‎2017-11-16

Yes, see KB article on NSS: How to correct ACP partial connectivity and Single Path HA on a FAS22xx platform You can fix the cabling to be 0a -> 0b and 0b -> 0a, as well as add an Ethernet cable for ACP between the e0P ports. There will not be any disruption.

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