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7-Mode Transition
Release Notes
Command map for 7-Mode administrators
7-Mode Transition Tool installation and administration
Copy-based transition
Copy-free transition
Host and Storage Information Collection Guide
- Collecting storage and host inventory information
7-Mode data transition using SnapMirror
SAN host transition and remediation
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- Command map for 7-Mode administrators
- 7-Mode Transition Tool installation and administration
  - Transition to clustered ONTAP by using the 7-Mode Transition Tool
  - Installing or uninstalling the 7-Mode Transition Tool on a Windows system
  - Installing or uninstalling the 7-Mode Transition Tool on Linux (Copy-based transition only)
  - Troubleshooting issues
- Copy-based transition
  - Transition overview
  - Collecting and assessing the inventory information
    - Assessing controllers and hosts
    - Generating an FC zone plan
  - Data and configuration migration process
  - Preparing for copy-based transition
    - Preparing the network for transition
    - Preparing 7-Mode aggregates and volumes for transition
      - Preparing for transitioning to ONTAP 8.3 and later supported releases
    - Support for transitioning SnapLock volumes
    - Preparing to transition name services
    - Preparing for NFS transition
    - Preparing for SMB/CIFS transition
    - Preparing for SAN transition
    - Preparing data protection features for transition
  - Migrating data and configuration from 7-Mode volumes
    - Running prechecks
  - Transitioning volumes by using the 7-Mode Transition Tool CLI
    - Transitioning volumes by using the 7-Mode Transition Tool CLI
      - Customizing the transition of 7-Mode configurations by using the CLI
  - Performing manual post-transition tasks
  - Managing a transition project
    - Managing SnapMirror transfers and schedule
  - Troubleshooting issues
    - Continuing with the transition if ignorable errors occur
- Copy-free transition
  - Transition overview
  - Collecting and assessing the inventory information
    - Assessing controllers and hosts
    - Generating an FC zone plan
  - Copy-free transition workflow
  - Preparing for copy-free transition
    - Preparing the network for transition
    - Gathering cabling information for transition
    - Preparing 7-Mode aggregates and volumes for transition
      - Preparing for transitioning 7-Mode systems with 32-bit aggregates
    - Preparing to transition name services
    - Preparing for NFS transition
    - Preparing for SMB/CIFS transition
    - Preparing for SAN transition
    - Preparing data protection features for transition
  - Transitioning 7-Mode aggregates using copy-free transition
    - Planning a copy-free transition project
      - Customizing the transition of 7-Mode configurations
      - Running prechecks
  - Completing the transition
  - Transitioning a SnapMirror relationship
  - Troubleshooting transition issues
    - Continuing with the transition if ignorable errors occur
  - Performing a transition rollback to 7-Mode
    - Rolling back a copy-free transition project
- Host and Storage Information Collection Guide
  - Collecting storage and host inventory information
- 7-Mode data transition using SnapMirror
  - Transitioning 7-Mode volumes using SnapMirror
    - Planning for transition
      - Features and volumes not supported for transition
    - Preparing for transition
    - Transitioning volumes
      - Transitioning a volume SnapMirror relationship in a staggered configuration
  - Recovering from a disaster at the 7-Mode site during transition
  - Troubleshooting transition issues when using SnapMirror
- SAN host transition and remediation
  - VMware ESXi host remediation
    - Preparing for transition of ESXi hosts
      - How to identify VM snapshots that must be removed before transition
    - Post-transition remediation requirements for ESXi hosts
      - Determining whether VMFS volumes need to be remounted after transition
      - Reattaching RDM LUNs to VMs
  - RHEL host remediation
    - Gathering pretransition information from the Inventory Assessment Workbook
    - Transitioning RHEL DMMP devices without file systems
    - Transitioning LUNs with mount points using DMMP device names
    - Transitioning LUNs with mount points using DMMP alias names
    - Transitioning Linux host file systems on LVM devices
    - Transitioning of SAN boot LUNs
  - Windows host remediation
    - Preparing Windows hosts for transition
  - HP-UX host remediation
    - Transitioning HP-UX host LUNs with file systems
    - Transitioning HP-UX host SAN boot LUNs with FC/FCoE configurations
  - AIX host remediation
    - Transition of SAN boot LUNs on AIX hosts with FC/FCoE configurations
    - Transitioning AIX host data LUNs with file systems
  - Solaris host remediation
    - Transitioning Solaris host data LUNs with ZFS file systems
    - Transitioning Solaris host data LUNs with Sun Volume Manager
  - Rolling back LUNs to 7-Mode after transition

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