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SAN Configuration and Admin
Guides for configuring and administering a SAN in a NetApp environment. 
FCP Lif down
Guide to troubleshooting FCP lifs that are Admin up or operationally down. 
Data to collect for a SAN RCA
This KB details the information that might be needed for NetApp to perform an RCA.
Frequent WQE 0x16 errors
KB covering how to resolve 0x16 errors seen in EMS logs . 
Freqent fcp.io errors with status 0x1d 
KB covering how to resolve frequent 0x1d errors in EMS. 
Brocade: SFP or cable Diagnoses
How to determine whether the SFP or Cable is faulty on a Brocade switch? 
Other Resources
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  • Can ALUA be disabled for an igroup on ONTAP 9?Mon, 20 Jan 2025
  • ONTAP SAN encountered a space error with multiple LUNTue, 14 Jan 2025
  • Will changing the queue depth on windows VM from 64 to 256 having any impact on the queueing on NetApp NVMe namespaceFri, 10 Jan 2025
  • Which network segment should be used for LIFs in a redundant iSCSI configurationFri, 10 Jan 2025
  • Unable to create diskgroups with logical sector size of 512 bytes although Oracle ASM is configured to use logical sector sizeFri, 03 Jan 2025
  • Is NVME over ROCE supported with OntapTue, 31 Dec 2024
  • Unable to enable "write caching" feature for LUN device on a Windows serverMon, 30 Dec 2024
  • How to reconfigure iSCSI with VLAN from no VLANTue, 24 Dec 2024
  • System Manager displays partially connected status even initiators logged inTue, 24 Dec 2024
  • Which Host Utilities can be used for SLES on PowerPC?Thu, 19 Dec 2024
  • Upgrade was paused due to Node not in connected state after givebackSat, 07 Dec 2024
  • Path failed errors reported on AIX host due to faulty target connected switch sfpThu, 05 Dec 2024
  • The "partially connected" warning status appears when connecting a LUN to a Windows ServerTue, 03 Dec 2024
  • Error while trying to convert initiator ports to targetMon, 02 Dec 2024
  • Unable to upgrade Cluster - unable to change oper status of LIFWed, 27 Nov 2024
  • Volume size is not increasing when namespace size is increased on GUITue, 26 Nov 2024
  • What are the NetApp recommended settings for the multipath.conf file on RHEL OSMon, 25 Nov 2024
  • Host is not able to establish connection with storage as IQN is not added in the igroupMon, 25 Nov 2024
  • What does status=enabled and status=active refer to as per Multipath -ll output on RHEL HostFri, 22 Nov 2024
  • ONTAP SAN VMware ESXi all paths downThu, 23 Jan 2025
  • Modifying management LIFs disrupts database operationsTue, 21 Jan 2025
  • ONTAP namespace space reclamation on NVMe datastore does not workTue, 21 Jan 2025
  • Can ALUA be disabled for an igroup on ONTAP 9?Mon, 20 Jan 2025
  • ONTAP SAN encountered a space error with multiple LUNTue, 14 Jan 2025
  • Will changing the queue depth on windows VM from 64 to 256 having any impact on the queueing on NetApp NVMe namespaceFri, 10 Jan 2025
  • Luns sharing same Lun ID resulting in error while trying to add initiator to igroupFri, 10 Jan 2025
  • Which network segment should be used for LIFs in a redundant iSCSI configurationFri, 10 Jan 2025
  • Unable to create diskgroups with logical sector size of 512 bytes although Oracle ASM is configured to use logical sector sizeFri, 03 Jan 2025
  • Is NVME over ROCE supported with OntapTue, 31 Dec 2024
  • Error while trying to convert initiator ports to targetMon, 30 Dec 2024
  • Unable to enable "write caching" feature for LUN device on a Windows serverMon, 30 Dec 2024
  • ESXi hosts drop connections to SAN storage due to latencyThu, 26 Dec 2024
  • iSCSI LUNs disconnect on Windows server during TO/GB, ONTAP UpgradeTue, 24 Dec 2024
  • How to reconfigure iSCSI with VLAN from no VLANTue, 24 Dec 2024
  • System Manager displays partially connected status even initiators logged inTue, 24 Dec 2024
  • How to move an iSCSI Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) or volumesFri, 20 Dec 2024
  • Which Host Utilities can be used for SLES on PowerPC?Thu, 19 Dec 2024
  • Alerts due to for ICMP reported when LIF is not hosted on home portWed, 18 Dec 2024
  • Path failed errors reported on AIX host due to faulty target connected switch sfpWed, 18 Dec 2024