ONTAP snapshot directory visibility via GUI | NetApp | Page 1

chrome flare Oct 13, 2023, 7:29 AM

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Hi guys,
we updated to ONTAP 9 and are trying to figure out how to toggle snapshot directory visibility via GUI. The doc says you can do it right from the Volume settings:

https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/enable-snapshot-dir-access-task.html

However we see no such option under "Snapshot Copies (Local) Settings", where the doc says it should be found. Our system integrator told us that the option has been removed from the latest version and has given us the equivalent CLI commands, so we're making do, but it seems very strange to me that the GUI options should have been removed. Can anyone verify?

Enable or disable client access to Snapshot copy directory

Beginning with ONTAP 9.10.1, you can use System Manager to enable or disable client systems to access to a Snapshot copy directory on a volume. Enabling acce...

north zenith Oct 13, 2023, 9:07 AM

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Which ONTAP-version do you have?

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Checked with ONTAP 9.12.1 and 9.13.1, I can see the GUI option. 🤷‍♂️

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chrome flare Oct 13, 2023, 9:16 AM

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9.9.1P16 across both clusters

north zenith Oct 13, 2023, 9:19 AM

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chrome flare Hi guys, we updated to ONTAP 9 and are trying to figure out how to toggle snapsh...

Check the first sentence on that page: "Beginning with ONTAP 9.10.1" 🙂

chrome flare Oct 13, 2023, 9:19 AM

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ah fuck me

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