For your 2nd option, if I wanted to migrate an aggr including data on it to another node and in the other HA pair, we have to reconnect all shelves associated with aggr to the target node, in this way, I don’t have to run vol move because it will take long time for a large amount of data. Can we achieve that? I am not seeking a way to do it myself, but just essential steps for what options we can have ... View more

Thanks!   One follow up. Are there any ways to move the aggregate along with all data over to the other pair of HA within the same cluster? ... View more

          AlexDawson,   Lease for the paiir of two FAS8060's will be expired, so, we are looking for simiar capacity to these two nodes. So, what wiill be your suggestions? ... View more

Anybody can please pick up this question? ... View more

******************************************************************** you can create dedicated LIFs to be used on each site. (with different VLANs, subnet, default route and DNS servers). and use the "-discard-configs network" to not have it as part of the identity preserve replication  ******************************************************************* Dedicated IP's are like a floading IP's between the sourt and the destination? What you are saying here is in the case of if I set "identity-preserve=false", then I can use different VLAN. Correct? In the case of "identity preserve=true", then I have to use the same VLAN for both Source, and Destination. Correct?     ***************************************************************** As for AD. the SVM should be detecting the correct AD server to use based on the site configuration you have in AD and the subnet the SVM is on. ***************************************************************** How SVM can detect the correct AD severs? Again, in the case of identity-preserve=false, I then have to use a different CIFS server on DR, still have to use the same AD domain name. Correct? in the case of it is set to "true", then I don't have to do anything, but still have to be the same AD domain name. Correct?   As you can see, I am confused. Thanks for your patience. ... View more

  ___________________________________________________________________________   you can create dedicated LIFs to be used on each site. (with different VLANs, subnet, default route and DNS servers). and use the "-discard-configs network" to not have it as part of the identity preserve replication  __________________________________________________________________________   What you are talking about here is in the case of if I set identity-preserve=false. Correct ? Then dedicated LIF's means floating LIF's, and will be swung to the destination by DNS as SVM failover?   In the case of identify-preserve=true, which is preferred way, then I would have to have the source and destiantion in the same VLAN. Correct?       __________________________________________________________________________   As for AD. the SVM should be detecting the correct AD server to use based on the site configuration you have in AD and the subnet the SVM is on. __________________________________________________________________________   in the case of identify-preserve=true, then I would have to use the same AD DOMAIN name, and I don't need to create CIFS server on the destination. Correct? in the case of = false, can I use a different AD domain, and have to then create CIFS server?   ... View more

I didn't make myself clear.   Let's say I set up identify-preserve = true. As I understand, the VLAN for the source SVM and the destination has to be in the same one. Correct.?   Also, DNS name should be the same as as well. How do I achieve that?   CIFS server name should be the same, therefore Domain name on the source and destination has to be the same as well. How do I achive that? ... View more

Based on readings, it cann't support retention and automatically expiration, I think. Then it should not be used as a backup tool Correct? ... View more

Hi Chris,   Can we use Linux commands to delete data on NFS/AVA mount from OS? If yes, can the usage on AVA and Cloud then be updated by AVA? ... View more

- For 3 HA pairs (6 nodes) how System Manager Upgrade determine which HA will  be upgraded first? - Will it be automatically go to next HA pair after this pair is done? - Are there any human intervention required?   Thanks! ... View more

Hi Chris,   My question is not about snapmiror, but "snapvault", or XDP type of snapmirror. So, the question is if I can use AltaVault as the destination for SnapVault or XDP type of SnapMirror? ... View more

Hi Chris,   One more follow-up. Can SnapVault also work btw filers and the AltaVault with the new release, in addtion to SnapMirror? ... View more

 I waned to estimate how many inodes are owned by the inode itself, and how many by it's parent volume. It seems to me thse options should give you a estimated amout of space upon the inodes already processed  which is diffeent than what I am asking. can you please show me an example of using this command?   ... View more

Hi Chris, I have similar issue, service seems running, but "status not ready". I am trying to set up a vAppliance and in dr-test mode. Following what you suggested, I got the follownig logs/errors as below. Please advice what I should do? Thanks!   Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 rfsd[10036]: [mgmt/statsd.INFO] (10040) connected to statsd Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 mgmtd[3596]: [mgmtd.INFO]: session 79: accepted client 'rfsd-10036' for authenticated user 'admin' (uid 0, gid 0) authorization key 'admin', interactive 'false' Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 rfsd[10036]: [mgmt/mgmtd.INFO] (10039) connected to mgmtd Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 rfsd[10036]: [replicator.ERR] (10038) Cannot be started in restore mode when the remote bucket does not have rbt_oids.dat Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 rfsd[10036]: [replicator.ERR] (10038) test_cloud failed in restore mode:no such file/directory Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 rfsd[10036]: [rfsd.ERR] (10038) Cloud test failed: no such file/directory Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 rfsd[10036]: [rfsd.ERR] (10038) Cloud test failed Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 rfsd[10036]: [rfsd.INFO] (10036) tearing down RfsContext Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 rfsd[10036]: [rfsd.INFO] (10036) Megamount not running Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 rfsd[10036]: [rfsd.INFO] (10036) Shutting down backend threads Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 rfsd[10036]: [mgmt/mgmtd.NOTICE] (10036) rfsd sent event to mgmtd: /rbt/rfsd/events/notready Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 mgmtd[3596]: [mgmtd.INFO]: EVENT: /rbt/rfsd/events/notready Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 mgmtd[3596]: [mgmtd.INFO]: in rfsd_notup Jun 11 04:35:19 avltappliance01 mgmtd[3596]: [mgmtd.ERR]: Error no message binding from rfsd. Jun 11 04:35:20 avltappliance01 statsd[4075]: event_pending: event has no event_base set. Jun 11 04:35:32 statsd[4075]: last message repeated 4 times Jun 11 04:35:32 avltappliance01 hald[4085]: [hald.INFO]: Support query handler called Jun 11 04:35:32 avltappliance01 webasd[4091]: [web.INFO]: web: User admin viewing System Logs page. ... View more

Hi Chris,   One more question. In page 21 of document "https://library.netapp.com/ecm/ecm_get_file/ECMLP2590889", task 7, the following two IP's seem not matching two IP's used in task 6,   cluster01_icl01               up/up 192.0.1.201/24 cluster01-01 e0e true cluster01_icl02               up/up 192.0.1.202/24 cluster01-02 e0e true     Should (192.0.1.201 & 192.0.1.202) really be (192.0.2.250  &  192.0.2.251) in this example?   2nd question: Should I set up separate intercluster connections and dedicate to SM for AVA, or share the existing connections for SM for DR (remote filer)? what is your recommendation? ... View more

Thanks Chris, sorry for my persistence. ... View more