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NetApp Auto Aggregate Volume Evacuation With PowerShell

Have you ever had to perform a large number of vol moves in order to evacuate or decommission an aggregate? This week I had to evacuate about 50+ volumes from an aggregate that is being decommissioned.…

Netapp Ontap 9 Performance Comparison

Web Monkey8 years ago08 mins

Ontap 9 is still relatively new, only being released a few weeks ago and with all the hype around the new features and performance gains between previous versions, I really wanted to see this for myself.…

Netapp Unified Manager 6.4RC1 and Performance Manager 2.1RC1

Web Monkey8 years ago02 mins

Last week Netapp released the latest Unified Manager and Performance manager. The latest release ties the 2 products closer than ever with the new Full Integration option (Single pane of glass), which allows you to view both Unified Manager health information and Performance Manager information within the same window.…

Netapp Announces General Availability of Data Ontap 8.3.2

Web Monkey8 years ago01 mins

This week Netapp has announced the general availability of Data Ontap 8.3.2 Some of the added features of Data Ontap 8.3.2 are: Netapp Data Ontap 8.3.2 Features Inline Deduplication MetroCluster distance increase now supporting up to 300km between sites Oracle NFS workload on All Flash FAS (AFF) simplify performance and setup with a quick start guide and OnCommand System Manager Copy Free Transition (CFT) – leverage existing disk shelves to transition from 7-mode to clustered Data Ontap Read moreDeleting that annoying Netapp Snapmirror SnapshotNetapp Data Ontap 8.3.2 Release Notes Here is the direct link to the Data Ontap 8.3.2 Release Notes where you can find a complete description of all the features included in this release https://library.netapp.com/ecm/ecm_get_file/ECMLP2348067…

Netapp 7-mode to c-mode bootarg.init.boot_clustered

Web Monkey8 years ago04 mins

When converting a system from 7-mode to Clustered Data Ontap, there are a few steps that need to be done. You can find the process in my article: Netapp Data Ontap 7-Mode to Clustered Ontap Steps Netapp 7-mode to c-mode bootarg.init.boot_clustered…

Netapp Data Ontap 8.2.4 General Availability

Web Monkey8 years ago01 mins

Netapp Announces General Availability of Data Ontap 8.2.4 Netapp has now released Data Ontap 8.2.4 as GA. This version of Data Ontap is supported on 7-mode as well as C-mode To check if your system is compatible with this release be sure to check out Netapp’s Hardware Universe Clustered Data Ontap 8.2.4 Highlighted Feature Networking and Security Protocol Enhancements – New firmware supports GbE connectivity to FAS2552 and FAS2554 systems with CNA (UTA2) ports Data Ontap 8.2.4 Release Notes For a complete list of features within the 8.2 family check out the following release notes: Read moreDeleting that annoying Netapp Snapmirror SnapshotClustered Data Ontap 8.2.4 Release Notes Data Ontap 8.2.4 7-Mode Release Notes [ad name=”sysadmintutorialsSquareLargeBottom”] Read moreCisco Nexus 5000 Fabric is already LockedThe post Netapp Data Ontap 8.2.4 General Availability appeared first on SYSADMINTUTORIALS IT TECHNOLOGY BLOG.…

Netapp Fpolicy Bug 800390

Web Monkey9 years ago02 mins

Netapp Fpolicy Panic [ad name=”sysadmintutorialsSquare250″]There is a nasty bug within certain versions of Netapp Data Ontap where if you have fpolicy enabled on any vserver within your cluster, the node can crash, including multiple HA pairs at the same time.…

Disable Netapp Flash Pool Caching Per Volume

Web Monkey9 years ago02 mins

How to Disable Netapp Flash Pool Caching Per Volume [ad name=”sysadmintutorialsSquare250″] The default caching action for volumes on a flash pool aggregate is to cache reads and writes, however you may have a use case to disable caching on a per volume basis.…

General Availability of Netapp Clustered Data Ontap 8.3.1

Web Monkey9 years ago01 mins

Netapp Clustered Data Ontap 8.3.1 (GA) On September 3rd, 2015, Netapp announced the General Availability of Clustered Data Ontap 8.3.1 It is a minor release in the 8.3 family and brings with it a list of new and changed features.…

Netapp announces Synergy 6.2.1 General Availability

Web Monkey9 years ago01 mins

Netapp Synergy 6.2.1 Last Friday 11th of September, Netapp has announced the availability of Synergy version 6.2.1 General Availability. Top features and additions: Data Ontap 8.3.1 GA Release Supported Single Chassis AFF8080 HA Configuration Supported Enhancements to Aggregate View UI Netapp Synergy can be access via the following URL https://synergy.netapp.com…

Netapp Releases OnCommand Performance Manager 2.0 RC1

Web Monkey9 years ago02 mins

Netapp OnCommand Performance Manager 2.0 RC1 Netapp OnCommand Performance Manager ties in with OnCommand Unified Manager and provides performance monitoring and alerting of your Netapp C-Mode system running Data Ontap 8.3.x…

Netapp Motherboard Firmware Update Clustered Data Ontap 8.2.1

Web Monkey9 years ago04 mins

Netapp Motherboard Firmware Update for Clustered Data Ontap 8.2.1 If you are looking to upgrade your motherboard and bios firmware on your Netapp System, the first thing to do is to check the compatibility list and ensure the motherboard firmware is compatible with your version of Data Ontap.…

Netapp Clustered Ontap 8.2.x Cifs Create Fails

Web Monkey9 years ago03 mins

Netapp Clustered Ontap 8.2.x Cifs Create Fails If your Netapp environment consists of 1 or more HA pairs and you attempt a cifs create, it could potentially fail warning you that there is no access to a DNS server.…

Netapp Could Not Complete Giveback Because of Non-CA Locks on Volume

Web Monkey9 years ago03 mins

Error: Could Not Complete Giveback Because of Non-CA Locks on Volume I came across this error (Could Not Complete Giveback Because of Non-Ca Locks on Volume) during a failover and give back on a HA pair.…