7-Mode Transition Tool 2.

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Release Notes

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June 2015

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Contents
Overview of 7-Mode Transition Tool .......................................................... 5
New features and enhancements in 7-Mode Transition Tool 2.1 ............. 6
Requirements for transition ........................................................................ 7
System requirements for 7-Mode Transition Tool ...................................................... 7
Storage and host version requirements for transition assessment ............................... 9
Data ONTAP version requirements for migration ....................................................... 9
License requirements for transition ............................................................................. 9
7-Mode Transition Tool service must be running ....................................................... 9
Limits for transition ..................................................................................................... 9

Features and volumes not supported for transition ................................ 11

Unsupported 7-Mode SAN features .......................................................................... 13

Fixed issues .................................................................................................. 14

Known issues ............................................................................................... 15
DNS server timeout causes NFS mount failure after transition ................................ 15
Vulnerabilities impacting the 7-Mode Transition Tool ............................................. 15
Assessment workbook incorrectly reports clustered disks for Windows 2008
and Windows 2012 hosts ..................................................................................... 16
7-Mode Transition Tool displays incorrect CIFS precheck messages when target
cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.3.1 .................................................................. 16
Web interface stops responding when adding or modifying system credentials in
Internet Explorer 9 ............................................................................................... 16
LUNs not mapped after transition if an igroup with the same name exists on the
target SVM .......................................................................................................... 17
Negotiated switchover fails after transitioning a MetroCluster configuration .......... 17
Limitations with 7-Mode Snapshot copies of LUNs managed by SnapDrive and
SnapManager after transition .............................................................................. 17
Directory conversion issues when using CIFS or NFSv4 clients .............................. 18
CIFS symbolic link translation might not work for some CIFS shares with
absolute symbolic links ....................................................................................... 19
Cannot select a volume if the SnapMirror relationship is configured by
connection definition name ................................................................................. 19
LDAP client configurations are not transitioned if CIFS server is not configured
on the SVM .......................................................................................................... 19
7-Mode Transition Tool hangs during precheck operation if any operation is in
progress for another subproject ........................................................................... 20
High CPU utilization during transition operations .................................................... 20
Unable to resume data transfer for a paused subproject ............................................ 20
Snapshot copy naming convention differences might cause issues after
transition .............................................................................................................. 20
Transition complete operation fails while resolving CIFS group members by
SID ....................................................................................................................... 21

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Audit path configuration is not transitioned when transitioning NFS-only

configuration ........................................................................................................ 21
The AD Kerberos machine account is created in the default Organizational Unit
in the AD server ................................................................................................... 21
Credentials of the Kerberos server not authenticated ................................................ 22
Compression is not enabled after transition from Data ONTAP 7.3.x ...................... 22
LDAP client schema not applied if the schema name length exceeds 32
characters ............................................................................................................. 23
CIFS requests fail because name-mapping is not set on the SVM ............................ 23
Subproject creation fails with host name error .......................................................... 23
Transition operations take longer to complete for scaled configurations .................. 24

Copyright information ............................................................................... 25

Trademark information ............................................................................. 26
How to send comments about documentation and receive update
notifications ............................................................................................ 27

Overview of 7-Mode Transition Tool

The 7-Mode Transition Tool enables you to assess 7-Mode controllers, hosts, and applications and
perform copy-based migration of Data ONTAP 7G and 7-Mode FlexVol volumes and configurations
to new hardware that is running clustered Data ONTAP 8.2.x or 8.3.x, with minimum client
disruption and retention of storage efficiency options.
The 7-Mode Transition Tool uses TLS or SSL protocols for communicating with the 7-Mode storage
systems. The tool communicates with the storage system using the TLS protocol if TLS is enabled on
the storage system. If TLS is disabled and SSLv3 is enabled on a storage system, the tool uses SSLv3
to communicate with the storage system.
Important: The best practice is to enable TLS and disable SSLv3 on the storage system in order to
avoid SSLv3 security vulnerabilities.

The 7-Mode Transition Tool runs on a Windows or Linux system. You can perform the following
tasks by using the 7-Mode Transition Tool:

Collect inventory information from controllers, hosts, and host applications.

Assess the features and functionalities of these systems, and identify how these features and
functionalities work in the clustered Data ONTAP version selected for transition.

Migrate a group of 7-Mode stand-alone volumes or a group of 7-Mode volumes in volume

SnapMirror relationships.

Run prechecks on volumes included in a transition project to verify their compatibility for
transition and view possible corrective actions.

Apply 7-Mode configurations to clustered Data ONTAP before disconnecting client access,
reducing the downtime.

The 7-Mode Transition Tool provides both a web interface and a command-line interface for
managing your transition operations. However, you must use the web interface of the tool to collect
inventory information from the systems and assess these systems.
Attention: You must use only one interface for an end-to-end transition workflow to avoid any

undesirable configurations. For example, if you start a transition operation for a set of volumes by
using the web interface, you must complete the transition of those volumes by using the same
interface.

7-Mode Transition Tool 2.1 Data and Configuration Transition Guide

New features and enhancements in 7-Mode

Transition Tool 2.1
You should familiarize yourself with the features that were added or enhanced in 7-Mode Transition
Tool 2.1.

Login for users who are not members of the Administrator group
Users who are not members of Administrator group on the Windows system on which the 7Mode Transition Tool is installed can log in to the tool.

Transitioning to clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1

For details about the destination cluster versions that are supported by the 7-Mode Transition Tool
and how to enable the option, see the Interoperability Matrix.

Support for 50 active projects in the 7-Mode Transition Tool GUI

The maximum number of active projects supported by the 7-Mode Transition Tool GUI at a given
time is increased from 8 to 50.

Performing assessment operations for host-multipath drivers and HBA by using the
Interoperability Matrix data from April 2, 2015

Related information

NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool

Requirements for transition

You must ensure that you have the required configuration to install and run the 7-Mode Transition
Tool. You should also meet some licensing and Data ONTAP version requirements for transition.
For information about preparing the 7-Mode system and cluster for transition, see the 7-Mode
Transition Tool Data and Configuration Transition Guide.
Related information

Documentation on the NetApp Support Site: mysupport.netapp.com

System requirements for 7-Mode Transition Tool

You must ensure that you have the required configuration to install and run the 7-Mode Transition
Tool.
Hardware requirements

Dual-core x64 processor, 1.0 GHz or more

4-GB RAM

40-GB HDD

Windows system: software requirements

Your 64-bit Windows system must be running one of the following:

Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows 7 Enterprise SP1

Windows Server 2008 Standard

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with SP1

Windows Server 2012 Standard

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

Windows 8.1 Enterprise

64-bit Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8 update 45

Note: If the Windows host does not have JRE or has 32-bit JRE installed, the 7-Mode

Transition Tool installer automatically installs 64-bit JRE 1.8 update 45. If an earlier version of
64-bit JRE is installed, the installer automatically updates it to JRE 1.8 update 45.
Linux system: software requirements
The 7-Mode Transition Tool web interface is not supported on Linux. You must use the CLI to
perform the transition tasks on a Linux system.

Your Linux system must be running one of the following:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0

CentOS release 6.4

64-bit Oracle JRE 1.8 update 45

7-zip utility (rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm)

Note: JRE 1.8 and the 7-zip utility must be installed on the Linux system before configuring 7-

Mode Transition Tool.

Server configuration requirements
To access the web interface, you must ensure that the Windows system on which the tool is installed
is configured as follows:

Ports 8443 (for HTTPS) and 8088 (for HTTP) must be available.
If port 8443 is not available, or if you want to use a different port for HTTPS, you must change
the port specified by using the tool.https.port parameter in the transition-tool.conf
file. For an alternative HTTP port, you must change the port specified by the tool.http.port
parameter in the transition-tool.conf file.
Note: You must restart the 7-Mode Transition Tool service after changing the port in the
configuration file.

The firewall should be either turned off or configured to allow traffic on the port that is used to
access the tool.

Client (web interface) requirements

The system that accesses the web interface must have the following:

One of the following web browsers:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, 10, or 11

Google Chrome 27 or later

Mozilla Firefox 20 or later

All browsers must be TLS enabled.

Note: If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer as your web browser, you must disable
SSLv2.

A screen resolution of 1280 1024 or higher

For more information, see the Interoperability Matrix.

Note: Every time you install a new version of the tool, you must clear the browser cache by
pressing Ctrl+F5 on the system.
Related information

Interoperability Matrix Tool: mysupport.netapp.com/matrix

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Storage and host version requirements for transition

assessment
You must be aware of the versions of Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode and the hosts that are
supported for transition assessment.
For the list of 7-Mode versions and hosts supported for assessment by the 7-Mode Transition Tool,
see the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool.
Related information

Interoperability Matrix Tool: mysupport.netapp.com/matrix

Data ONTAP version requirements for migration

You should be aware of the versions of Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode that are supported for
migrating 7-Mode volumes to clustered Data ONTAP 8.2.x and 8.3.x. NAS transition to clustered
Data ONTAP 8.2.x or 8.3.x is supported. However, SAN transition is supported only to clustered
Data ONTAP 8.3.x.
For the updated list of 7-Mode versions supported for migration by the 7-Mode Transition Tool, see
the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool.

License requirements for transition

Before you transition a volume from 7-Mode to clustered Data ONTAP, you must ensure that
SnapMirror is licensed on the 7-Mode storage system. Additionally, SnapMirror licenses are required
on the primary and secondary clusters to transition a 7-Mode volume SnapMirror relationship. The 7Mode Transition Tool does not require any license.
If SnapMirror is already licensed on your 7-Mode system, you can use the same license for
transition. If you do not have the 7-Mode SnapMirror license, you can obtain a temporary
SnapMirror license for transition from your sales representative.
Feature licenses that are enabled on the 7-Mode system must be added to the cluster. For information
about obtaining feature licenses on the cluster, see the Clustered Data ONTAP System
Administration Guide for Cluster Administrators.
Related information

Documentation on the NetApp Support Site: mysupport.netapp.com

7-Mode Transition Tool service must be running

For the data copy schedules to take effect, the 7-Mode Transition Tool service must be always up and
running on the Windows or Linux system where the tool is installed. If you access the web interface
of the tool from a browser on a different system, you can shut down that system.

Limits for transition

When you transition volumes using the 7-Mode Transition Tool, you should consider certain limits
for assessment, such as the number of controllers and hosts that can be assessed simultaneously. For

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migration, you should review the number of volumes in a subproject and number of subprojects that
can be run simultaneously.
The following table lists the number of controllers and hosts that can be assessed simultaneously:
Parameter

Maximum limit

Number of controllers

Number of hosts

20

The following table lists the number of volumes in a subproject and the number of subprojects that
can be run simultaneously during migration:
Parameter

Maximum limit

Number of volumes in a subproject

160

Recommended limit for total number of

volumes across all active subprojects in
the web interface at any given time

240

Maximum number of active projects at

any given time

50 (each project can have either a stand-alone

subproject or a primary and a secondary subproject)
Note: If you have fifty active projects, you can
replicate data from fifty 7-Mode storage systems
and their associated SnapMirror destinations.

Number of data copy schedules per

subproject

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Features and volumes not supported for transition

You cannot transition certain 7-Mode volumes, such as traditional volumes or SnapLock volumes, by
using the 7-Mode Transition Tool. Also, you cannot transition certain 7-Mode features because either
some features might not be available in clustered Data ONTAP or the tool cannot transition these
features.
Transitioning a 7-Mode volume to an SVM with Infinite Volume is not supported. You can transition
a 7-Mode volume only to an SVM with FlexVol volumes.
You cannot transition the following 7-Mode volumes:

Restricted or offline volumes

Traditional volumes

Volumes with NFS-to-CIFS character mapping (charmap)

If the target cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.3 or later, you can transition volumes with charmap
enabled.

Volumes with Storage-Level Access Guard configurations

If the target cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.3 or later, you can transition volumes with this
configuration.

Volumes that contain qtrees with Storage-Level Access Guard configurations

If the target cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.3.1 or later, you can transition volumes that contain
qtrees with this configuration.

SnapLock volumes

FlexCache volumes

32-bit volumes and 64-bit volumes that have 32-bit Snapshot copies if the destination cluster is
running Data ONTAP 8.3 or later

FlexClone volumes
FlexClone volumes can be transitioned as FlexVol volumes, but the clone hierarchy and storage
efficiency will be lost.

Root volume of a vFiler unit, where the root volume is based on a qtree that belongs to the default
vFiler unit

You cannot transition the following 7-Mode configurations:

Export rules with Kerberos security:

krb5p if the target cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.3 and later

krb5i and krb5p if the target cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.2.x

IPv6 configurations

SnapVault relationships
Volumes that are the source of a SnapVault relationship can be migrated; however, the SnapVault
relationship is not transitioned. A volume that is the destination of a SnapVault relationship can
be migrated only after the SnapVault relationship is broken or deleted.

NetApp Technical Report 4052: Successfully Transitioning to Clustered Data ONTAP (Data
ONTAP 8.2.x and 8.3)

FPolicy configurations

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BranchCache configurations

Antivirus configurations

PC-NFS

WebNFS

NFSv2

FTP

Sub-volume NFS exports other than qtree-level NFS exports

Note: Transition of qtree-level NFS exports is supported if the target cluster is running Data

ONTAP 8.2.1 and later.

Fencing of NFS clients from one or more file system paths

Transition of volumes serving CIFS data that is being accessed by local users and groups to a
Data ONTAP 8.2 destination cluster
7-Mode Transition Tool supports the transition of local users and groups only to clustered Data
ONTAP 8.2.1 and later.

CIFS NT4 authentication

CIFS NetBIOS aliases

CIFS share-level ACLs with UNIX-style permissions

Configuration to allow the administrator to connect to the CIFS home directories of other users
(cifs.homedirs_public_for_admin option on the 7-Mode system)

Synchronous SnapMirror configurations

Qtree SnapMirror relationships

Although qtree SnapMirror source volumes can be migrated, you must first break and delete the
qtree SnapMirror relationship. If space is available on a 7-Mode storage system (preferably the
source system), the staging method can be used to break out qtrees into independent volumes.
After being staged into volumes in a 7-Mode system, you can use the 7-Mode Transition Tool to
migrate these volumes directly to clustered Data ONTAP.

NetApp Technical Report 4052: Successfully Transitioning to Clustered Data ONTAP (Data
ONTAP 8.2.x and 8.3)

Disaster recovery vFiler unit (vFiler DR)

However, to manually transition the volumes that are part of a vFiler DR relationship, you must
first delete the disaster recovery capability from the destination vFiler unit and then transition the
destination and source volumes as a volume SnapMirror relationship.

NDMP configurations

SFTP server

TFTP server

GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)

NIS for host name lookup

Settings in the /etc/hosts.equiv file

You can work with your NetApp representative to identify workarounds for transitioning some of
these features.

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Unsupported 7-Mode SAN features

You should be aware of the 7-Mode SAN features that are not supported in clustered Data ONTAP so
that you can take any necessary actions before the transition.
Transition fails with the following 7-Mode SAN features:

Snapshot copy-backed LUN clones

You must split or delete your Snapshot copy-backed LUN clones prior to transition.

LUNs with ostype of vld and image

You must delete LUNs with ostype of vld or image prior to transition.

LUN clone split

Active LUN clone splits must finish or be aborted.

The following 7-Mode features enable you to continue with the transition process, but are not
supported in clustered Data ONTAP:

The lun share command

Sharing a LUN over NAS protocols is not supported in clustered Data ONTAP.

SnapValidator

The following 7-Mode feature is not transitioned by the 7-Mode Transition Tool:

An igroup bound to a portset

Portsets are not transitioned. You must manually configure igroups that are bound to a portset
after transition.

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Fixed issues
It is a good practice to review the bugs that are fixed in this release of 7-Mode Transition Tool.
Bugs Online provides detailed information about fixed issues. To view information about the status
of the bug, you can click the Bug ID hyperlink to access the report in Bugs Online.
895012
Windows clients cannot access VHD files after transition to clustered Data ONTAP 8.2.x
or 8.3.

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Known issues
Some unexpected behaviors have been identified as well as workarounds, in some cases, to avoid
these behaviors.

DNS server timeout causes NFS mount failure after

transition
After transitioning to clustered Data ONTAP 8.3, NFS mount operations might fail on the
transitioned volumes that are configured to use an export policy rule containing a host name.
This issue occurs because the configured DNS server fails to resolve the host name IP address to the
client IP address, which results in the requested DNS lookups being timed out.
Mount operations for volumes configured to use an export policy rule containing a host name might
fail when the following conditions are true:

Multiple DNS servers are configured for the data SVM, with at least one of the DNS servers
unresponsive and at least one of them responsive.

The unresponsive DNS server is the last one in the list of configured DNS servers.

Either of the A record or AAAA record of the host name does not exist in the responsive
DNS server.

The responsive DNS server reports the absence of the A or AAAA record in an unexpected
way.

Workaround
Remove the unresponsive DNS servers from the data SVM DNS configuration.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 900864: DNS server timeout causes NFS mount failure after
transition

Vulnerabilities impacting the 7-Mode Transition Tool

There are SSLv3 security vulnerabilities and CVEs impacting the 7-Mode Transition Tool. The
CVEs impacting the 7-Mode Transition Tool are CVE-2014-3566, CVE-2014-6593,
CVE-2015-0383, and CVE-2015-0410.
The 7-Mode Transition Tool uses TLS or SSL protocols for communicating with the 7-Mode storage
systems. The tool communicates with the storage system using the TLS protocol if TLS is enabled on
the storage system. If TLS is disabled and SSLv3 is enabled on a storage system, the tool uses SSLv3
to communicate with the storage system. The best practice is to enable TLS and disable SSLv3 on
the storage system in order to avoid SSLv3 security vulnerabilities.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 882760: January 2015 Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
Vulnerabilities in 7-Mode Transition Tool

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Assessment workbook incorrectly reports clustered disks

for Windows 2008 and Windows 2012 hosts
Details of the mapping of physical drive numbers to cluster disk numbers, along with details of the
owning nodes for clustered disks, are available on the SAN Host LUNs tab of the assessment
workbook. The clustered GUID Partition Table (GPT) type of the disks is incorrectly reported as
n/a, even when the disks are clustered.
However, this information is correctly reported for the clustered Master Boot Record (MBR) disk
type.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 900911: Clustered disks are incorrectly reported for Windows 2008
and Windows 2012 hosts

7-Mode Transition Tool displays incorrect CIFS precheck

messages when target cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.3.1
If your target cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.3.1, the 7-Mode Transition Tool displays some
incorrect CIFS messages during precheck.
The 7-Mode Transition Tool incorrectly reports that NT ACLs on volumes with UNIX security style
cannot be turned off in clustered Data ONTAP. However, starting with clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1,
you can turn off NT ACLs on volumes with UNIX security style after the transition by using the
vserver cifs options modify -vserver <svm-name> -is-unix-nt-acl-enabled
false option.

The 7-Mode Transition Tool incorrectly reports that root access from NFS might be denied if ACLs
do not allow permission to root users in clustered Data ONTAP. However, starting with clustered
Data ONTAP 8.3.1, you can enable root access from NFS even if ACLs do not allow permission to
root users. You can enable root access from NFS after the transition by using the vserver nfs
modify -vserver <svm-name> -ignore-nt-acl-for-root enabled option.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 921052: 7-Mode Transition Tool incorrectly reports that NT ACLs
on UNIX Security-style volumes cannot be turned off in clustered Data ONTAP
NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 921050: 7-Mode Transition Tool incorrectly reports that root access
from NFS cannot be enabled in clustered Data ONTAP

Web interface stops responding when adding or modifying

system credentials in Internet Explorer 9
The web interface might stop responding in Internet Explorer 9 when you add or modify the
credentials of storage systems that are part of active projects after the 7-Mode Transition Tool service
is restarted.
Workaround
Choose one of the following actions:

Upgrade to Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or later.

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Use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox web browsers.

Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 858997: 7MTT GUI (on Internet Explorer) browser might be
unresponsive when user tries to modify the storage system password after the 7MTT service is
restarted

LUNs not mapped after transition if an igroup with the same

name exists on the target SVM
If the target SVM contains an igroup with the same name as the igroup on the 7-Mode controller,
LUNs are not mapped to the igroups after transition. You must manually map the LUNs to the
igroups after the transition complete operation.
Related information

Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 SAN Administration Guide

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 769715: LUNs are not mapped to igroups if an igroup with the same
name is present on the target SVM

Negotiated switchover fails after transitioning a

MetroCluster configuration
Negotiated switchover fails after transitioning a MetroCluster configuration because the cron job
schedules created during transition are not replicated to the remote site. You must manually create the
cron job schedules on the remote site after transition.
Related information

Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 MetroCluster Management and Disaster Recovery Guide
7-Mode Transition Tool 2.1 Data and Configuration Transition Guide

Limitations with 7-Mode Snapshot copies of LUNs managed

by SnapDrive and SnapManager after transition
When transitioning to clustered Data ONTAP 8.3, SnapDrive and SnapManager backup verification
and restore operations fail on the transitioned 7-Mode Snapshot copies. When transitioning to
clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1, SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange Server (SME) backup
verification and SnapManager for Hyper-V (SMHV) restore operations of files fail on the
transitioned 7-Mode Snapshot copies.
Depending on the SnapDrive or SnapManager that is used on the host connected to the 7-Mode
system and the Data ONTAP version running on your cluster, 7-Mode Transition Tool displays a
warning message for this limitation during precheck.
Note: All SnapDrive and SnapManager backup verification and restore operations are supported
on any newly created Snapshot copies in clustered Data ONTAP.

Workaround for backup and restore operations using SnapDrive and SnapManager in
clustered Data ONTAP 8.3
Perform the one of the following actions:

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Retain the 7-Mode systems till the 7-Mode Snapshot copies expire.
You can use the 7-Mode system to restore a file from a LUN in the 7-Mode Snapshot copy and
then migrate it to clustered Data ONTAP, if required.

Use single file SnapRestore in clustered Data ONTAP to restore the LUN from a 7-Mode
Snapshot copy to the active file system, and then mount the restored LUN for single file restore.

Workaround for backup and restore operations using SME and SMHV in clustered
Data ONTAP 8.3.1 and later
Perform the one of the following actions:

Verify that the SnapManager backups created in 7-Mode are valid before you perform a storage
cutover to clustered Data ONTAP.

Create a clone of the volume in clustered Data ONTAP from the transitioned 7-Mode Snapshot
copies, and then mount the LUN on the cloned volume for backup verification and restore
operations.

The best practice is to retain the 7-Mode systems till the 7-Mode Snapshot copies expire.
Related information

NetApp Documentation: SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange Server

NetApp Documentation: SnapManager for Hyper-V
NetApp Documentation: SnapManager for SAP
NetApp Documentation: SnapManager for Oracle
NetApp Documentation: SnapDrive for UNIX
NetApp Documentation: SnapDrive for Windows (current releases)
NetApp Documentation: SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server
NetApp Documentation: SnapManager for Microsoft SharePoint
NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 855937: SnapDrive and SnapManager products have limitations with
7-Mode Snapshot copies on transitioned volumes

Directory conversion issues when using CIFS or NFSv4

clients
If you use CIFS or NFSv4 clients to access non-Unicode directories after transition, the cluster might
become unresponsive or access might be denied, depending on the Data ONTAP version running on
the target cluster.
Target cluster is running clustered Data ONTAP 8.2, 8.2.1, or 8.2.2
If the target cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.2, 8.2.1, or 8.2.2, non-Unicode directories on the
transitioned volume are automatically converted to Unicode when the directory is accessed using
NFSv4 or CIFS. This conversion can take a long time, which causes the cluster to become
unresponsive.
After transition, the create_ucode option is always enabled and cannot be turned off. The
convert_ucode option is set based on the value set in the 7-Mode system. If the convert_ucode
option is enabled, any access to the directory causes a directory conversion.

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 779835: Cluster becomes unresponsive or access can fail if you use
CIFS or NFSV4 client to access ASCII directory on a transitioned volume.

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Target cluster is running clustered Data ONTAP 8.3

If the target cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.3, non-Unicode directories that are more than 2 MiB in
size on the transitioned volume are not automatically converted to Unicode and access to these nonUnicode directories by NFSv4 or CIFS clients fails.

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 699190: Automatic conversion of large directories no longer occurs

CIFS symbolic link translation might not work for some CIFS
shares with absolute symbolic links
In clustered Data ONTAP, certain absolute symbolic links might not be resolved when their
translation is of locality type local, and the symbolic link is accessed from a CIFS share other than
the one defined in the symbolic link configuration.
The symbolic link is resolved when accessed from the same CIFS share that is defined in the
symbolic link configuration.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 859970: CIFS symlink translation might not work for some CIFS
shares for absolute symlinks

Cannot select a volume if the SnapMirror relationship is

configured by connection definition name
When editing a secondary subproject, you cannot select a volume from the 7-Mode Transition Tool
web interface if the SnapMirror relationship for the volume is configured by using connection
definition name in the /etc/snapmirror.conf file.
Workaround
Edit the primary subproject and add the volume and its SnapMirror relationship for transition.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 865557: In secondary subproject edit workflow, volume and its
SnapMirror relationship cannot be selected for transition if the SnapMirror relationship for the
volume is configured using the connection definition name

LDAP client configurations are not transitioned if CIFS

server is not configured on the SVM
If the ldap.ADdomain option is configured on the 7-Mode system, but the CIFS server is not
configured on the target SVM, LDAP client configurations are not transitioned by the 7-Mode
Transition Tool.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 831837: LDAP client configurations are not transitioned if CIFS
server is not configured on the SVM

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7-Mode Transition Tool hangs during precheck operation if

any operation is in progress for another subproject
If a cluster or 7-Mode controller is included in two subprojects, the web interface stops responding if
you run precheck for one of the subprojects when another transition operation is in progress for the
other subproject.
Workaround
Wait for the operation on the second subproject to finish. Then, refresh the web interface for the
current subproject and run the precheck operation again.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 828399: 7-Mode Transition Tool hangs during precheck operation if
any operation is in progress for another sub-project

High CPU utilization during transition operations

You might see high CPU utilization during some transition operations on the Windows system in
which 7-Mode Transition Tool is installed. This occurs because the tool is a memory-intensive and
processor-intensive application. After the operation is completed, the CPU utilization returns to the
original state.

Unable to resume data transfer for a paused subproject

If a subproject is in a partially paused state (where only some volumes in the subproject are in the
quiesced state), data transfer for the volumes cannot be resumed from the web interface.
Workaround
Resume the data transfer on the quiesced volumes by entering the following command from the 7Mode Transition Tool CLI:
transition resume -s subproject_name
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 828493: Unable to resume the data transfer for some paused
subprojects

Snapshot copy naming convention differences might cause

issues after transition
Snapshot copy naming conventions are different in 7-Mode and clustered Data ONTAP. If you have
backup scripts based on the naming convention of the 7-Mode Snapshot copies, these scripts fail after
transition.
In 7-Mode, there are two naming schemes for scheduled Snapshot copies: timestamp-based and
ordinal naming. However, in clustered Data ONTAP, the timestamp-based naming scheme is the only
option. Therefore, the backup scripts based on the ordinal naming convention of the 7-Mode
Snapshot copies fail after transition.

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Workaround
Manually modify your backup scripts to match the Snapshot naming convention in clustered Data
ONTAP after transition.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 821993: Scheduled Snapshot Ordinal Naming in Clustered ONTAP

Transition complete operation fails while resolving CIFS

group members by SID
If any node in the cluster is not reachable from the domain controller that is used to resolve CIFS
group members by SID, the transition complete operation fails and the CIFS local users and groups
are not transitioned.
The transition of local users and groups requires that all the nodes on the cluster have connectivity to
the domain controllers.
Workaround
Ensure that each node in the cluster has a node-management LIF or at least one data LIF that can
communicate with the domain controller
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 800931: Transition complete operation fails while resolving group
members by the security identifier (SID) for the CIFS local users and groups.

Audit path configuration is not transitioned when

transitioning NFS-only configuration
If all the volumes and qtrees included in a subproject are configured to serve only NFS requests, then
you do not have to provide the audit path because audit configuration is not transitioned.
Even if you provide the audit path during the transition when all the volumes and qtrees in the
subproject are configured to serve only NFS requests (that is, the security style of all the volumes and
qtrees is UNIX and CIFS shares or home directory paths are not configured for volumes and qtrees
selected for transition), your input is ignored and audit configuration is not transitioned.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 787153: Audit path configuration is not transitioned when
transitioning NFS only configuration

The AD Kerberos machine account is created in the default

Organizational Unit in the AD server
The transition of Organizational Unit, in which the machine account of Microsoft Active Directory
(AD) Kerberos has to be created, to clustered Data ONTAP 8.2.1 is not supported by the 7-Mode

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Transition Tool. During transition, the AD Kerberos machine account is created as part of the default
Organizational Unit in the AD server.
Workaround
Manually modify the Kerberos configuration for each of the data LIFs transitioned as part of the
subproject to specify the Organizational Unit in which the Microsoft AD Kerberos machine account
has to be created.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 749963: The AD Kerberos machine account is created as part of the
default Organizational Unit in the AD server
Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 File Access Management Guide for NFS

Credentials of the Kerberos server not authenticated

The Kerberos credentials you provide are not authenticated by the tool. You can complete the
transition successfully if the credentials are incorrect, but you might face issues after transition.
If you have NFS and Kerberos configured on the 7-Mode system, the 7-Mode Transition Tool
command-line interface (CLI) prompts you to provide the Kerberos server details during the
transition complete operation.
Workaround
Ensure that you provide the correct credentials while completing the transition.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 618684: The command-line interface (CLI) of the 7-Mode Transition
Tool does not validate the Kerberos AD Server and KRB Server credentials provided during the
transition complete operation.

Compression is not enabled after transition from Data

ONTAP 7.3.x
If you transition a 32-bit volume on a system running Data ONTAP 7.3.x to a clustered Data ONTAP
volume that is in a 64-bit aggregate, compression is not enabled on the clustered Data ONTAP
volume after the transition. Compression cannot be enabled until the volume is upgraded from 32-bit
to 64-bit.
Workaround
1. Wait for the upgrade to finish.
You can use the volume show -fields block-type -volume vol_name command to
verify that the block type of the volume changes to 64-bit.
2. Enable compression by using the volume efficiency modify command.

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LDAP client schema not applied if the schema name length

exceeds 32 characters
If the number of characters in the LDAP client schema name on the 7-Mode system exceeds 32
characters, the LDAP configuration is not applied to the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) after
transition.
Workaround
After transition, perform the following steps to apply the LDAP configuration:
1. Create a new LDAP schema template by copying the schema from an existing template by using
the following command:
vserver services ldap client schema copy -vserver vserver_name -schema
existing_schema -new-schema-name new_schema
new_schema specifies the name of the schema. It must be less than or equal to 32 characters.

2. Modify the LDAP schema on the SVM by using the following command:
vserver services ldap client schema modify -vserver vserver_name -schema
new_schema
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 713010: The 7-mode Transition Tool displays the warning 'Failed to
modify LDAP schema' during transition complete if the schema name length exceeds 32 characters

CIFS requests fail because name-mapping is not set on the

SVM
If the ldap.enable and ldap.usermap.enable options are enabled on the 7-Mode storage
system, the -nm-switch parameter of the SVM is not set with LDAP by the 7-Mode Transition Tool
after the transition is complete. Therefore, LDAP is not searched for name-mapping between UNIX
users and Windows accounts, which causes CIFS requests to fail.
Workaround
After the transition is complete, use the following command to configure the SVM to use LDAP as
the source for name mapping:
vserver modify -vserver vserver_name -nm-switch file,ldap
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 709451: The 7-Mode Transition Tool does not add LDAP to the -nmswitch of the Vserver.

Subproject creation fails with host name error

When selecting a primary volume in a SnapMirror relationship for transition, if the host name of the
primary 7-Mode controller does not resolve correctly from the default vFiler unit of the secondary 7-

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Mode controller, creating the subproject fails with the following error message: Source host does
not exist on 7-Mode storage system.

This issue occurs because the host name of the primary 7-Mode controller either does not resolve to
any IP address, or it resolves to an IP address that does not belong to the primary 7-Mode controller.
Workaround
Edit the /etc/hosts file of the default vFiler unit of the secondary 7-Mode controller and add the
host entry for the primary 7-Mode controller to the file. This ensures that the host name of the
primary 7-Mode controller resolves to the correct primary 7-Mode controller IP address from the
default vFiler unit.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 704012: Subproject creation might fail in the 7-Mode Transition
Tool web interface with a host name error.

Transition operations take longer to complete for scaled

configurations
Transition operations, such as precheck, start, precutover, and cutover, take a significantly longer
time to complete for scaled configurations with quotas, qtrees, exports, and UNIX users and groups.
For example, a scaled configuration that has volumes with quotas or qtrees in the range of several
hundred might take a longer time to transition.
You must wait for the operation to complete if the subproject is transitioning scaled 7-Mode
configurations.
Related information

NetApp Bugs Online Bug ID 753632: Cutover takes excessively long time with scaled
configuration.

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