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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
  • Is it possible to convert a 4KB block-size namespace to a LUN within ONTAP?Thu, 04 Sep 2025
  • ONTAP Fiber channel  disconnections with Link failure loss of syncWed, 27 Aug 2025
  • ESXi hosts lose access to NetApp LUNs during a Vol moveSat, 23 Aug 2025
  • Creating a new VMFS datastore fails on a newly created LUNFri, 22 Aug 2025
  • Is port-based load balancing recommended for iSCSI?Thu, 21 Aug 2025
  • ONTAP SAN deploying a large VMware template takes to longWed, 20 Aug 2025
  • Can we map a lun with same lun id from different storage vendor to the same hostMon, 18 Aug 2025
  • Could corrupt LUN recovered by 3rd party data recovery tool move to other volume?Fri, 15 Aug 2025
  • What is the best way to migrate a Windows server stripped logical disk to a LUNThu, 14 Aug 2025
  • Write issues in Oracle database due to changed sector size during upgradeThu, 14 Aug 2025
  • NVMe/TCP Connection Keep Alive Timeout During fdisk Command ExecutionTue, 12 Aug 2025
  • Unable to see the newly created LUN from AIXFri, 08 Aug 2025
  • Cannot resize a LUN past 16TBWed, 06 Aug 2025
  • ESXI Host hangs when enabling Clustered VMDK servicesWed, 06 Aug 2025
  • Discrepancy in volume and LUN used space in ONTAPWed, 06 Aug 2025
  • SnapMirror Mediator disconnected from GUI but connected via CLITue, 05 Aug 2025
  • Is Linux Unified Host Utilities 7.1 compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10Tue, 05 Aug 2025
  • RedHat host errors out reading device when issuing pvcreate commandFri, 01 Aug 2025
  • iSCSI LUN size reduction causes virtual machine startup failureFri, 01 Aug 2025
  • iSCSI LUN access fails after node takeoverFri, 01 Aug 2025
  • Is it possible to convert a 4KB block-size namespace to a LUN within ONTAP?Thu, 04 Sep 2025
  • System Manager displays partially connected status when initiators are logged inTue, 02 Sep 2025
  • What are the maximum Fibre Channel (FC) queue depth settings per port for each controller?Mon, 01 Sep 2025
  • How Selective LUN Mapping (SLM) worksMon, 01 Sep 2025
  • RedHat host errors out reading device when issuing pvcreate commandFri, 29 Aug 2025
  • ESXi hosts lose access to NetApp LUNs during a Vol moveThu, 28 Aug 2025
  • Clustered shared volume has entered a paused stateThu, 28 Aug 2025
  • ONTAP Fiber channel  disconnections with Link failure loss of syncWed, 27 Aug 2025
  • Can we map a lun with same lun id from different storage vendor to the same hostTue, 26 Aug 2025
  • ONTAP SAN IO interruptions by changing service-policy of the management interfaceMon, 25 Aug 2025
  • Creating a new VMFS datastore fails on a newly created LUNFri, 22 Aug 2025
  • How to clean up unused and expired License KeysFri, 22 Aug 2025
  • Is port-based load balancing recommended for iSCSI?Thu, 21 Aug 2025
  • ONTAP SAN deploying a large VMware template takes to longWed, 20 Aug 2025
  • How to move a LUN to a different cluster nodeTue, 19 Aug 2025
  • Timeout when trying to perform NVMe admin operationsTue, 19 Aug 2025
  • Host is Unable to see Namespace, When Using Many Subsystems for the Same NamespaceFri, 15 Aug 2025
  • Could corrupt LUN recovered by 3rd party data recovery tool move to other volume?Fri, 15 Aug 2025
  • What is the best way to migrate a Windows server stripped logical disk to a LUNThu, 14 Aug 2025
  • Write issues in Oracle database due to changed sector size during upgradeThu, 14 Aug 2025