Configure LDAP Access on Netapp E-Series Santricity

The following quick guide will show you how to configure LDAP to an active directory domain from the Santricity (11.5) web based interface. Log into Santricity Web GUI and go to Settings -> Access Management Click Directory Services -> Add Directory Server I filled out the following under Server Settings. Please change to your Then Read More…

Reboot Loop Limit Exceeded – NetApp E5760

Problem: When installing (well, remote hands in a datacenter) an NetApp E5760 with DE460C shelf, after the initial configuration of the management IP address the array went into the following state: Reboot Loop Limit Exceeded Lockdown code: 0ELF The storage array has exceeded its reboot limit and has locked down to preserve the data on Read More…

SMCLI Commands for NetApp E-Series

Issue I needed to remove a disk from a disk pool on an E-series 5700 (http://www.jordansphere.co.uk/remove-drives-from-pool-in-netapp-e-series/ ). This can only be done via SMCLI – which i’d never used before. Here are few useful steps and commands I found on the way. Steps Firstly I needed to install the E-Series Santricity Manager (despite the my Read More…

Increase iNodes on Netapp FAS

Problem Our alerting system notified us that inodes were nearing the system limit on a CIFS share (aka unipod_cifs) on a FAS running ONTap 9   Solution The following command will shiow current usage syntax volume show  {cifs_name} -fields files, files-used command  volume show unipod_cifs -fields files, files-used     To increase the inodes use the following syntax Read More…