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andris · ‎2021-04-27

Note: FAS22xx models have recently reached End of Support. You'll need access to the ONTAP 9.1P20 image.tgz file for this procedure.

andris · ‎2021-04-22

Great... after you upgrade to SP 5.9, check again after an hour or so. It should read Version16.

andris · ‎2021-04-22

At this point, I'd just update to SP 5.9. The big benefit of SP 5.9 (beside some good fixes) is that the internal Ethernet switch configuration is updated automatically.

andris · ‎2021-04-20

Use the (privilege: advanced) disk remove_ownership command.

andris · ‎2021-04-17

Unfortunately, Data ONTAP 7.3.x passed end of version support in 2016 and the FAS2020 passed end of support in mid-2017. The 7.3.7 software is not available from any source at NetApp. If you do obtain the software from a kind soul and plan to wipe the system, make sure you document/record the software licenses on the nodes, since you will have to re-install them.

andris · ‎2021-04-15

Assuming you do not have AFF A320, AFF A250 or FAS500f in the cluster (nodes that use shared HA/cluster Ethernet ports), stick with RCF 1.1 files or RCF 1.6 files. Avoid RCF 1.3/1.4 versions since they change the native VLAN from 1 -> 92 and can create problems during cluster switch refresh. Ref: https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/info/cisco-ethernet-switch

andris · ‎2021-04-08

I'd file a support ticket... For questions associated with Active IQ OneCollect, open a ticket from the OneCollect Tool by clicking on Help-> Report a Problem. This page is used to manually upload ONTAP and E-Series AutoSupport messages. However, I'm not sure it supports upload of OneCollect data collection files. https://aiq.netapp.com/asup-upload

andris · ‎2021-04-08

Alex's DQP info request is important... Nice uptime... What is the ONTAP version? X477_TTCRE04TA07 latest firmware is NA03 - highly recommend update, too.

andris · ‎2021-04-05

The disk copy of the 0.13 P1 data partition will probably take a while... Then ONTAP will copy the sibling 0.13 P2 root partition (probably to your .17 P2 spare) to completely fail the disk. At that point, disk 0.13 can be safely replaced.

andris · ‎2021-03-31

ONTAP 9 Encryption Power Guide reference: http://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/topic/com.netapp.doc.pow-nve/GUID-5DD87E19-F311-4B2C-898C-285032E0B116.html

andris · ‎2021-03-31

Technically, NSE drives always encrypt. The question is whether you "lock" them with an encryption key or not... In any case... No. You can't mix NSE and non-NSE drives in an HA pair - period.

andris · ‎2021-03-30

Ordinarily a 12Gb SAS drive is still compatible with a 6Gb SAS shelf. HWU can confirm or deny. X341A-R6 BUT... you have a different compatibility issue. X417A-R6 appears to be a NetApp Storage Encryption (NSE) FIPS drive. Storage system HA pairs with NSE drives cannot mix with regular drives, such as the X341A-R6.

andris · ‎2021-03-29

Your question is somewhat devoid of context... which ports on the FAS2554 are you specifically referring to and which specific Catalyst 9500 model is in question? Generally, this is all standards-based Ethernet when it comes to NetApp products and Ethernet switches. If there is a common technology between them, they should "just work". NetApp does not maintain specific compatibility information for data networking ports and vendor switches. All of the cable/SFP details for the ports on the FAS22554 are available on NetApp Hardware Universe.

andris · ‎2021-03-25

As stated, we don't have any formal switch recommendations for data-side networking. You can pick your poison: Mellanox/Nvidia, Broadcom, Cisco, Juniper, Arista, etc. I'd personally stick with enterprise-class switches with good management capabilities.

andris · ‎2021-03-09

Cisco docs are quite good. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/configuration/guide/cli/CLIConfigurationGuide/initconfig.html#73220

andris · ‎2021-03-09

GS, "Active IQ" is an adjective used for a number of products and services... Are you referring to Active IQ Unified Manager? If so, I would suggest you re-post in this discussion forum: https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Infrastructure-Management-Software-Discussions/bd-p/oncommand-storage-management-software-discussions

andris · ‎2021-03-08

Richard, Most of NetApp ONTAP documentation is online - the key is to specify your version and mode specifics. E.g. ontap 8.x 7-Mode SP login https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=ontap+8.x+7-Mode+SP+login The 1st hit is: https://library.netapp.com/ecm/ecm_download_file/ECMP1155684 Pg 193. The SP comes with an account named "naroot". Only the SP naroot account and Data ONTAP user accounts with the credentials of the admin role or a role with the login-sp capability can log in to the SP. These users have access to all commands available on the SP.

andris · ‎2021-02-23

These types of "limits" questions can usually be answered by looking up the platform and ONTAP version in the NetApp Hardware Universe. https://hwu.netapp.com

andris · ‎2021-02-16

system ha interconnect status show is a privilege: advanced command. ::> set advanced ::*> system ha interconnect status show

andris · ‎2021-01-29

Unfortunately, the mixed-version cluster support cannot be used in your situation. 9.1 - 9.2 - 9.3 can be mixed from the FAS3220 perspective on 9.1. 9.3 - 9.4 (minimum for FAS2720) - 9.5 can be mixed from the FAS2720's perspective. But the issue is that min. ONTAP for FAS27xx is ONTAP 9.4. Consider approaches that allow you to snapmirror or copy the data you need migrated to the FAS2720 as a new cluster. More options are documented here: http://docs.netapp.com/platstor/topic/com.netapp.doc.hw-upgrade-controller/home.html

andris · ‎2021-01-28

I'm not aware of a reference for packaging information. I can tell you that the packaging dimensions for the 2U FAS27xx box are: 30.375" x 26.125" x 14.125" or 77.2 cm x 66.4 cm x 35.9 cm.

andris · ‎2021-01-25

There isn't any specific restriction for uniform firmware on a specific drive model. Be aware that you need to compare the entire drive model string when checking firmware. For example, X422_HCBFE600A10 latest firmware is NA05. See: https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/downloads/firmware/disk-drive-firmware It is highly recommended to update all of the disk firmware to the latest version.

andris · ‎2021-01-21

The only way your assertion is true is if you have explicitly requested and obtained approval for a support extension product variation request (PVR). If you do not have a support extension PVR in place, do not expect to receive replacements for the drive when it passes its HW end-of-support (EOS) date. I would check with your NetApp sales representative/partner.

andris · ‎2020-12-15

The DQP is read by ONTAP a few minutes after it is installed o the node, automatically. The DQP provides updated information to ONTAP on the technical characteristics of disks. See: https://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/topic/com.netapp.doc.dot-cm-psmg/GUID-0989805D-91CF-4930-BBA9-03241EC490CB.html Shelf and disk firmware-level compatibility is considered universal. Compatibility of specific shelf modules (IOM, NSM) and drives (HDD, SSD) is documented in the NetApp Hardware Universe.

andris · ‎2020-12-14

If you are in a single-path HA configuration, that means that each node only has one path to the shelf - i.e. it can only reach one of the IOM modules on the shelf. In that situation, your applications need to be able to handle a ~45s pause in storage I/O for the IOM module to restart after an update. Also, make sure you download shelf and disk firmware to both nodes in an HA pair. The node that actually performs the shelf and/or disk firmware will depend on disk ownership and who the "storage master node" is...

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