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…

Upgrade Ontap 9.9

In this article I will outline the steps in upgrading (a very buggy) Netapp Ontap 9.9.1 to 9.9.1P5 Download 9.9.5 firmware from Netapp website (in a tgz format) Log into Cluster Mgmt VIP Cluster -> Overview -> Upload image Once uploaded select {image} -> Update In my environment it threw up a few errors 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…