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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/ominousvult on 2023-08-15 23:17:17+00:00.

Been lurking for a while, decided to post.

As the title says, I acquired a decom’ed NetApp device and was able to get it back to all factory settings, wipe the drives, and basically have a fresh start. I have zero experience with NetApp CLI commands and the ol’ Googly hasn’t been doing me much good. Anyone have a quick crash course on how to get this guy set up? I have it on my network, it pings, etc., but I mostly need help setting up storage pools and such.

I’m aware that in order to update the ONTAP software I need a license, which I don’t have nor will I be able to obtain. I did kind of figure out how to get the device to enable HTTP/HTTPS and the web server, but there’s no web GUI built in. My research determined that my ONTAP version doesn’t support a web GUI. I also know there’s software out there that lets me interface from my PC to the NetApp, but again, it looks like I need a license or at minimum a login to NetApp’s site, which I can’t get.

Thanks in advance!