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Increasing the size of an aggregate on NetApp

Increasing the size of an aggregate on NetApp

You can add disks or array LUNs to an aggregate so that it can provide more storage to its associated volumes. If you need to add enough storage to a 32-bit aggregate to increase its size beyond 16 TB, you can do so; this operation expands the aggregate to 64-bit format. Before you begin You must understand the following concepts: The requirement to add disks or array LUNs owned by the same system For aggregates composed of disks: Benefits of…

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NetApp CIFS Permissions

NetApp CIFS Permissions

List CIFS Shares and Permissions cifs shares Granting and removing access using the CIFS access command: Using the NetApp storage system console (i.e via Putty) Use the cifs access command to grant or remove access to a share. To add access to a share, type: cifs access <share> [-g] <user|group> <rights> To remove access to a share type: cifs access -delete <share> [-g] <user|group> Note: Rights can be UNIX-style combinations of r w x – or NT-style “No Access”, “Read”,…

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VSC for VMware – How to manually remove a backup job

VSC for VMware – How to manually remove a backup job

VSC for VMware – How to manually remove a backup job VSC for VMware – How to manually remove a backup job   KB ID: 1014396 Version: 2.0 Published date: 06/20/2014 Views: 1177 Description In certain instances, it might be necessary to remove backup jobs manually from the Virtual Storage Console (VSC) for VMware configuration files, either due to stuck jobs or inconsistent data within the files. Procedure Caution: Mistakes in editing the configuration files can have negative consequences. It…

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NetApp Command Reference

NetApp Command Reference

NetApp Command Reference NetApp General Command Reference Guide The NetApp has a rich set of commands that allow you to completely manage the filer from the command line. The NetApp Command Line Interface or CLI allows the administrator to manage every single component of this device. Admittedly some aspects of the filer are easier to manage via a web interface, but as a rule, the CLI is the way to go. Below is a generalized reference guide to many of the commands…

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NetApp Cabling for Disk Shelfs

NetApp Cabling for Disk Shelfs

NetApp Cabling for Disk Shelfs h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,.site-title{ font-family: ‘Open Sans’, sans-serif; } Cabling the disk shelf SAS data ports The serial attached SCSI (SAS) ports enable each controller in the HA pair to access its own disks and the disks of its partner controller. Before you begin You must have located and marked which disk shelves go with each storage controller. About this task Disk shelf cabling is always isolated within the HA pair that owns the disks. Disk shelves are…

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NetApp SysAdmin Pocket Survival Guide

NetApp SysAdmin Pocket Survival Guide

NetApp NetApp 101 https://netapp.myco.com/na_admin # web gui URL. Most feature avail there, including a console. ssh netapp.myco.com # ssh (or rsh, telnet in) for CLI access get root mount of /vol/vol0/etc in a unix machint do to direct config on files. NOW = NetApp Support Site NetApp man pages (“mirror” by uwaterloo) RAID-DP IMHO Admin Notes Notes about NetApp export, NFS and Windows CIFS ACL permission issues. Best practices is for most (if not all) export points of NFS server…

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