If you, like me, have tried out the NetApp Simulator 8 (7-mode), you may have encountered a couple of challenges.
I downloaded the VMware Workstation version, and opened it without a problem - accepting the default hardware configuration. I then started the virtual machine and watched DOT load, and then continuously reboot, getting to a point and reload again. Searching around the support forums, I discovered that it was a relatively trivial issue, that is described in the related documentation - which of course, is not available from the same place where you download the simulator from!
So if you're experiencing the continuous rebooting of your NetApp Simulator 8, the first time you run it, be sure to press CTRL-C when prompted, and select option 4 to reset the config and zero the "disks".
And if you are looking for the installation guide for NetApp Simulator 8 (you will need a NetApp NOW account), you can find it here: http://support.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/simulate_ontap/Simulate_ONTAP_8.0.pdf
