Active IQ Config Advisor is a NetApp tool designed to perform health and configuration checks on an ONTAP cluster. After an installation, it is used to validate the system against NetApp's best practices. A key function of this tool is to analyze and report on the physical cabling of the cluster, including cluster interconnects, HA pairs, and shelf cabling. It automatically detects and flags any cabling errors, making it the correct tool for post-installation verification.

A. NetApp Host Utilities package: This software is installed on the client host, not the storage system, to facilitate multipathing and LUN management.

C. Interoperability Matrix Tool: The IMT is a pre-sales and planning tool used to verify compatibility between different hardware and software components before deployment.

D. Hardware Universe: HWU is a reference database that provides detailed specifications and configuration information for NetApp hardware components; it does not perform live system validation.

1. Active IQ Config Advisor Data Sheet: "Config Advisor is an easy-to-use configuration validation tool that can help you avoid common configuration errors... It checks for cabling

and software setup issues."

Source: NetApp

"Active IQ Config Advisor Data Sheet

" DS-3659-0922

September 2022. (This document is publicly available on the NetApp product page for Active IQ).

2. NetApp Knowledge Base Article: "Config Advisor is a configuration validation and health check tool for NetApp systems. It is used to check for common configuration errors related to hardware and software."

Source: NetApp KB Article 1013515

"What is Config Advisor and where can I download it?"

3. ONTAP Cluster Administration Documentation: Describes the role of cluster setup and verification tools. While not naming Config Advisor directly in every section

the context of post-installation checks aligns with the tool's purpose. The documentation for Host Utilities clearly defines its role on the host side.

Source: NetApp ONTAP Documentation Center

"SAN administration overview

" describing the role of host-side software.