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Mixing SAS and FSAS disks in the same aggregate is not supported

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • FAS8200
  • Product Model : FAS2552A-SSA-R6

Answer

  • Data ONTAP classifies disks based on performance vs capacity and does not allow mixing.
  • When attempting to add an FSAS disk to an aggregate made of SAS disk drives, the following error is displayed

Error: command failed: Failed to add disks to aggregate.
Reason: Disk type does not match type of disks in the aggregate.

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