This article only really applies if you’ve got to a position where you’re looking to decommissioned your Netapp appliance.
When you have moved all the data to an alternative SMB server/share and you confirmed you have an appliance sitting there pretty much doing nothing then you need to think about taking your shares/SVM offline before you start your decommissioning work and shutting down the appliance.
Taking SVM offline (administratively)
First you need to connect to the Cluster IP of your NetApp appliance, you can do this using putty, once you are connected enter these commands:
system console
vserver show
The "vserver show" will show you a list of SVM's avaliable and they should have the status of running like this :
The "vserver show" will show you a list of SVM's avaliable and they should have the status of running like this :
SMB01 data default running - SMB01_root aggr1_
node1
SMB02 data default running - SMB02_root aggr1_
node2
Now we need to administratively stop them using one of these commands below:
- To administratively stop a certain SVM : vserver stop -vserver <svm_name>
- To administratively stop all SVM's : vserver stop -vserver * -force true
This will then shutdown the SVM which will by definition also shutdown all the shares which includes all the SMB shares as well, obviously it does without saying that the data on these shares will be inaccessible after this command is run.
Halting the Node (which is a shutdown)
If you wish to halt the node than you have two options for this halt, this will actually shutdown the node so it will be offline and will need to powered up again to resume normal operations:
- To administratively stop a certain nodes : system node halt -node <node_name>
- To administratively stop all nodes : system node halt -node *
Disconnect the Power Supply
Once the node(s) have halted then all you need to do now is connect disconnect the power supply from the filter and the disk shelf's this will then isolate the NetApp from the supply and completely power it down.
What if I need to power it up again?
This is the step by step list to power it up again if you need to:
This is the step by step list to power it up again if you need to:
1. Ensure the appliance is physically connected to power and network.
2. Press the power button on each controller in the system.
3. The system will go through its boot process. This can take several minutes.
4. Once the system has booted, you'll need to log in via the console or SSH.
5. After logging in, check the status of your cluster: cluster show
6. If the SVMs were stopped before shutdown, you'll need to start them: vserver start -vserver *
7. Verify that all services are running correctly: system health status show
8. Check the status of your volumes: volume show