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SAN Configuration and Admin
Guides for configuring and administering a SAN in a NetApp environment.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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?
How to determine whether the SFP or Cable is faulty on a Brocade switch?
Other Resources
- ONTAP FC port reports low Rx power even after SFP replacementThu, 01 Jan 2026
- Multipath Issues on host due to increasing CRC errors on ethernet portsThu, 01 Jan 2026
- Disk IO Errors seen with specific FC Port on SWed, 31 Dec 2025
- “Invalid CA Certificate” Error When Importing CA Certificate on Brocade SAN SwitchTue, 30 Dec 2025
- LUNs Not Visible on Host end after Node Decommission due to missing ISCSI sessions to the SLM reporting nodesMon, 29 Dec 2025
- How to map an existing LUN to an igroup using ONTAP System Manager GUIFri, 26 Dec 2025
- OracleDB instance down caused by NetApp disk not ready and long CPFri, 26 Dec 2025
- How to configure iSCSI connections on NetApp ASA-A20 using four separate /30 network segments for Hyper-VFri, 26 Dec 2025
- Can a NetApp LUN used by VMware ESXi be safely reduced in size through the GUI after expansion if a rollback is needed?Fri, 26 Dec 2025
- What is the recommended volume size relative to LUN size when creating LUNs in ONTAP?Fri, 26 Dec 2025
- Persistent PCS Errors and Low RX Power on Switch Port due to bad HBAMon, 22 Dec 2025
- Fibre Channel LIF is missing a Service PolicyWed, 17 Dec 2025
- ONTAP SAN iSCSI network timeout after cluster LIF migrationWed, 17 Dec 2025
- Authentication Failure in SANnav with Brocade SwitchesMon, 15 Dec 2025
- FCP Initiator not logging in: only three paths visible instead of fourFri, 12 Dec 2025
- Can iSCSI environments have audit logs similar to CIFS and NFS environments?Fri, 12 Dec 2025
- ONTAP SAN Commvault Space Utilization Discrepancy Between Storage and WindowsWed, 03 Dec 2025
- Windows Reports Directory or File Corruption on iSCSI LUNs Hosted by NetApp ONTAPWed, 03 Dec 2025
- SNMP Trap Configuration Between SANnav and ManageEngineTue, 02 Dec 2025
- How to Identify LUN Details on Solaris Host for Decommissioning from NetApp StorageMon, 01 Dec 2025
- ONTAP SAN iSCSI network timeout after cluster LIF migrationThu, 08 Jan 2026
- Unable to modify automatic iSCSI LIF failoverWed, 07 Jan 2026
- “Invalid CA Certificate” Error When Importing CA Certificate on Brocade SAN SwitchFri, 02 Jan 2026
- ONTAP FC port reports low Rx power even after SFP replacementFri, 02 Jan 2026
- ONTAP Low power on receive for FC SFP even after known good SFP was replacedThu, 01 Jan 2026
- Multipath Issues on host due to increasing CRC errors on ethernet portsThu, 01 Jan 2026
- Disk IO Errors seen with specific FC Port on SWed, 31 Dec 2025
- LUNs Not Visible on Host end after Node Decommission due to missing ISCSI sessions to the SLM reporting nodesTue, 30 Dec 2025
- ONTAP Fiber channel disconnections with Link failure loss of syncTue, 30 Dec 2025
- How to map an existing LUN to an igroup using ONTAP System Manager GUIFri, 26 Dec 2025
- OracleDB instance down caused by NetApp disk not ready and long CPFri, 26 Dec 2025
- How to configure iSCSI connections on NetApp ASA-A20 using four separate /30 network segments for Hyper-VFri, 26 Dec 2025
- Can a NetApp LUN used by VMware ESXi be safely reduced in size through the GUI after expansion if a rollback is needed?Fri, 26 Dec 2025
- What is the recommended volume size relative to LUN size when creating LUNs in ONTAP?Fri, 26 Dec 2025
- Persistent PCS Errors and Low RX Power on Switch Port due to bad HBAWed, 24 Dec 2025
- ONTAP Upgrade Paused Due to an orphaned SAN initiatorTue, 23 Dec 2025
- FCP SRAM DUMP and IO WQE failure with Ext_Status 0x16 caused by same host SIDTue, 23 Dec 2025
- Destination ESXi host still have active/optimized path to source ONTAP Cluster after configuring Symmetric active/active SnapMirrror active sync protectionTue, 23 Dec 2025
- Unable to migrate Array lun greater than 16 TB using FLIMon, 22 Dec 2025
- Modifying management LIFs disrupts database operationsFri, 19 Dec 2025
- Multiple LUN Provisioning made so simple | ONTAP System Manager 9.7
- Selective LUN mapping
- How to match a LUN's NAA number to its serial number
- Space utilization in a SAN environment - Space reclamation
- Space utilization in a SAN environment - Sizing scenarios
- Space utilization in a SAN environment - Fractional reserve
- Space utilization in a SAN environment - Snap Auto delete and Vol Auto grow
- Space utilization in a SAN environment - Snapshot space consumption examples and illustrations
- Space utilization in a SAN environment - WAFL/RAID and snapshot overview
- How to set up and connect LUNs on a Windows host without using SnapDrive
- How to collect a supportsave from a Brocade switch
- How to set up iSCSI MPIO on Windows Server 2008 using Microsoft multipathing