completing the following substeps.
Otherwise, you are done with this procedure.
a. Verify the names of the non-dedicated ports, currently configured for storage use:
storage port
show
You can enter the command on either controller module.
The non-dedicated ports configured for storage use are displayed in the output as
follows: If your HA pair is running ONTAP 9.8 or later, the non-dedicated ports display
storage
in the
Mode
column. If your HA pair is running ONTAP 9.7 or 9.6, the non-
dedicated ports, which display
false
in the
Is Dedicated?`
column, also display
enabled
in the
State
column.
b. Complete the set of steps applicable to the version of ONTAP your HA pair is running:
If your HA pair is running…
Then…
ONTAP 9.8 or later
i. Reconfigure the non-dedicated ports for networking use, on the
first controller module:
storage port modify -node
node
name
-port
port name
-mode network
You must run this command for each port you are
reconfiguring.
ii. Repeat the above step to reconfigure the ports on the second
controller module.
iii. Go to substep 8c to verify all port changes.
ONTAP 9.7
i. Reconfigure the non-dedicated ports for networking use, on the
first controller module:
storage port disable -node
node name
-port
port name
You must run this command for each port you are
reconfiguring.
ii. Repeat the above step to reconfigure the ports on the second
controller module.
iii. Go to substep 8c to verify all port changes.
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