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Hi all! It is my first post here!

Can I upgrade my DS4243 backplane(NOT IOM!!!) to 12GB SAS?

Thank you in advance!

Hi,

Have been looking at some EOL software lists and noticed NetApp Snapcenter 6.2 (latest) has a MySQL 8.0.43 version dependency. That version of MySQL was released in July 2025! There are three versions with security updates since then but seems like no updates from Netapp in that time, and now all versions of MySQL 8.0.x has gone end of support! Is this right?

Is snapcenter abandoned? Anyone know where the latest is or can I just upgrade MySQL to the 8.4 LTS?

https://kb.netapp.com/data-mgmt/SnapCenter/SC_KBs/Which_version_of_MySQL_comes_with_the_4_x_versions_of_SnapCenter_Server

Hi All,

We are planning to upgrade the following NetApp storage systems 9.13.1 to ONTAP 9.18.1 in a Cisco MDS FC SAN environment:

• NetApp FAS2720
• NetApp AFF A220
• NetApp AFF C250

Environment includes VMware ESXi hosts(Cisco UCS Blade servers) connected through Cisco MDS switches.

Looking for community feedback on:

• interoperability concerns?
• Best practices before upgrade?

Appreciate anyone can provide experience or recommendations.

Hi all!

Can I upgrade my DS4243 JBOD to IOM6 with NetApp 111-00190+B0 controller?

If I can, can I upgrade only one and leave the other IOM3 controller there and don't use it?

If I can't, can I use only 1 IOM6 and unplug the IOM3?

Thank you!

Do you run VSCAN on your NetApp? I'm interested in your experience with the product and which A/V vendor you went with. If you're not using it, how are you justifying it with your infosec/secops team?

Setup:

- Dell R630 running VMware, TrueNAS as VM

- LSI 9300-8e (SAS3008, IT mode, 12Gbps) passed through to TrueNAS

- NetApp DS212C with IOM12A modules (firmware 0300)

- SFF-8644 to SFF-8644 cable, IOM A port

Situation:

- Enclosure is visible: `[1:0:0:0] enclosu NETAPP DS21212IOM12A 0300`

- SAS link is up: HBA phys negotiating at 12Gbps, expander phys 0-3 at 12Gbps

- 6 drives physically installed (slots 3,4,7,8,10,11), IOM confirms they're present in SES status page

- ALL drive-side phys on the expander show "Phy disabled"

- `sg_ses --page=2` shows all slots as "Not installed" or "Noncritical" with no SAS addresses

- `sg_senddiag` to send SES control page returns: `Sense key: Illegal Request / Invalid field in CDB (0x24 0x00)`

The IOM is completely rejecting SES write commands. HBA SAS address is already in NetApp OUI range (`500a098-0-0811-8d88`) — pre-flashed by theartofserver specifically for NetApp shelf use.

Has anyone successfully unlocked IOM12 fw 0300 with a non-NetApp initiator? Is there a firmware version that doesn't enforce the ONTAP handshake? Or is IOM12E the only real path forward here?

Happy to share full sg_ses/dmesg output if useful.