If you are thinking about using neighborhoods, you need to check to be sure they are supported for your storage array and for the Data ONTAP release running on your V-Series systems. Neighborhood functionality is limited to V-Series systems that use array LUNs and are shown in the Hardware Universe as being supported with neighborhoods.
For... | This is supported... |
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Data ONTAP releases |
Mixing Data ONTAP releases from different release families is not supported. For example, mixing Data ONTAP release 7.3.x with an 8.x release is not supported. |
Storage arrays | Storage arrays that the Interoperability Matrix does not indicate are not supported with neighborhoods. |
Platforms | All platform types. Mixed platform types are supported. |
Configurations | Any combination of stand-alone systems and
HA pairs. Neighborhoods are not supported for a MetroCluster configuration. |
Number of V-Series systems | A maximum of six systems. |
Number of LUNs and disks supported | No more than the limits for the maximum devices in a neighborhood and the neighborhood maximum LUN limit. |