Thanks.
I hear you on the expensive part. Ouch on the fiber stuff. All very pricey.
We are running NetApp Release 5.3.6R2. Is this conversion simply pull the old card, replace with new one?
If you're changing the GBIC, you can do it while the box is still up - just slide the GBIC out and put the new one in. If you're swapping the card, halt the filer, swap the entire card, and power back on. Whether you need to upgrade your software is dependent on the type of card you get. Actually, as I scan the parts matrix - it looks like there aren't any copper gige cards that are supported by the f630....you might want to call netapp and find out if there's a card that's unofficially supported for that. Good luck.
Matt
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