Not all disks in a shelf are visible
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- Last Updated:
- 6/20/2023, 10:32:30 AM
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- AFF and FAS systems
- Fabric-Attached MetroCluster
Issue
- One or more disks in (newly attached) shelf are not visible
- The following error is reported in the event logs:
[NODE: sanown_io: disk.tooManySpindles:alert]: Found 504 disks, but maximum of 480 disks are supported on this system. All additional disks will be ignored. This problem must be resolved before the system is rebooted.
- In a MetroCluster configuration, if the disk exceeds the limit after a switchover, the extra disks will be seen as unknown:
Cluster::> storage show disk -container-type unknown
Usable Disk Container Container
Disk Size Shelf Bay Type Type Name Owner
------------- ---------- ----- --- ------- ----------- --------- --------
3.61.1 20.50MB 61 1 SAS unknown - Node-01
3.61.8 20.50MB 61 8 SAS unknown - Node-01
3.61.9 20.50MB 61 9 SAS unknown - Node-01
3.61.11 20.50MB 61 11 SAS unknown - Node-01