Ag - Isilon to Qumulo migration (Windows & Mac)

Overview

This document will walk you through the network path changes as we migrate from Isilon to Qumulo. This will include both Windows and Mac paths and examples

NOTE: Due to its complexity, the migration will deploy in stages. We will update this knowledge base article as we are notified when a department is to be migrated.

• 3/5/2026 - ENTM has been migrated
• 3/12/26 - Ag Alum has been migrated
• 3/13/26 - OAP has been migrated
• 3/17/26 - IPIA and Dean have been migrated
• 3/20/26 - ARP and CES have been migrated
• 3/24/26 - AgComm has been migrated
• 3/31/26 - AGRY and ASEC has been migrated
• 4/1/26 - ANSC and BOFF has been migrated
• 4/3/26 - BTNY will be migrated

Troubleshooting

If you are having issues after a network share has been migrated, you can try the following:

• Windows
  • Restart your Device
  • Click on the Search bar and search for AgIT Help and click on the icon that looks like a blue circle with a white question mark, or highlight it and press Enter> In the Support Assistant window, click on Restore Mapped Drives under Tools
• Mac
  • If you are unable to access your drives, you can remap them by using the How do I map a shared drive on a Purdue-managed or personal Mac? knowledge base article

Examples of Isolon and Qumulo Network Paths

Current Isolon Network Path Example:

• Windows
  • \\nas01.itap.purdue.edu\ag_pub
• Mac
  • SMB://nas01.itap.purdue.edu/ag_pub

New Qumulo Network Path Example:

• Windows
  • \\wl.mydata.purdue.edu\ag_pub
• Mac
  • SMB://wl.mydata.purdue.edu/ag_pub

The only part of the network path that will be changing is nas01.itap.purdue.edu. This part of the network path will change to wl.mydata.purdue.edu.

Exclusions

• S and U drives for Extension Users
• W, T, and P drives for everyone. Tentative migration for these is July
• Data Depot

Recommended Actions Before Migration

We highly recommend taking a screenshot of your current network drive paths before the Ag migration to Qumulo for a record of what was mapped before the migration. Below, we will list the most common ways to find the paths to your network drives

Finding network drive paths on a managed Windows device

Search for AgIT Help from the search on your taskbar and click on it. This will open AgIT Support Assistant.

Finding network drive paths on a personal Windows device

Search for Command Prompt from the search on your taskbar and click on it. Type in the command net use

Finding network drive paths on a managed Mac

Click on the network drive icon on your Menu Bar and select Preferences

Finding network drive paths on a managed/personal Mac

Open Finder > Click Go on the Menu Bar > Click Connect to Server...

What should I expect from the migration?

Windows

• If you are on a managed Windows device that auto-maps network drives, you should not experience any interruptions. If you have manually mapped any network drive, these will need to be disconnected and re-mapped with the new network path. Quick Access pins to Isilon network paths should update on managed devices. 

• For personal devices, you will need to re-map your Ag network drives that contain nas01.itap.purdue.edu in the path as well as anything you may have pinned to Quick Access
• If you have a program save to a network drive, you will need to point the save location to the new path

Mac

• On a managed device that auto-maps your network drives, you should not experience any interruptions. If you have manually mapped any network drive, these will need to be disconnected and re-mapped with the new network path.
• For personal devices, you will need to re-map your Ag network drives that contain nas01.itap.purdue.edu in the current path
• If you have a program save to a network drive, you will need to point the save location to the new path

Resources

• How do I add a network location on my Purdue-managed or Personal Windows 11 computer?

• How do I remove a network drive or network location?

  • For a network drive(reference highlighted icon in screenshot below), open File Explorer > click This PC/Computer <name of your computer>, right-click on the network drive > click Disconnect
    

  • For a network location(reference highlighted icon in screenshot below), open File Explorer > click This PC/Computer<name of your computer>, right-click on the network location > click Delete
    

• How do I map a shared drive on a Purdue-managed or personal Mac?

• How do I remove a network path on a Mac?

  • Open Finder > click Go on the Menu Bar >  Click Connect to Server... > Select the drive you want to disconnect > Click remove ("-" sign at the bottom left of the Connect to Server window)
    

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