NetApp ONTAP SVM # iSCSI Volume

iSCSI enabled SVM in NetApp ONTAP and mount to Windows and ESXI host Steps 

Login to ONTAP using cluster IP

Expend Storage -> Select SVMs


Click Create


Enter SVM Name

Data Protocol -> Select iSCSI

Security Style -> Drop down and select NTFS

Root Aggregate -> Drop down and select Aggregate



Under Data LIF configuration

Target Allias -> iSCSI host name

Before assigning host name create host record to reserve it with static IP

LUN Size -> Assign LUN size

Assign IP Address -> Without a subnet

One page will open separately to assign IP address

Host Initiator -> Assign iSCSI initiator

For Windows server below steps to capture iSCSI initiator details

Login to Server and search iSCSI Initiator

Click  Configuration

Copy Initiator details from Initiator Name


Once Initiator details capture click Submit and Continue


Under SVM Administrator details

Enter Administrator Password

check mark Create a new LIF for SVM management

Assign IP Address drop down and select with subnet


Enter IP Address

Enter Netmask

Press OK


Now click Browse

Select Ethernet port -> OK

Click Submit and Continue


Click OK


To check SVM configuration

Select SVM -> Setting

Select iSCSI -> check servce status

iSCSI service

iSCSI target alias

 

Now login to windows server

Open iSCSI initiator

Click Target -> Enter Target name (iSCSI server IP or Name)

Click quick connect


Now you can see Progress report

it showing Login Succeeded it means working fine.

Open Disk management and bring it online

Done with iSCSI enabled SVM in NetApp ONTAP























NetApp ONTAP NFS volume and mount to ESXI host

 How to create NFS volume and mount to ESXI host

First you need to create LIF data using below link

LIF Data link

Second need to create SVM with NFS enabled Protocol

you can use below link to create SVM with NFS enabled protocol

SVM Create

In protocol you need to select NFS

In my LAB I have created SVM with below details and configuration

SVM Name-: ESXI_NFS

IP Address-:  192.168.1.75

Volume Name-:  NFS_ESXI

Protocol-:        NFS

Export policy-: Allowed ESXI host IP (192.168.1.101) in exprt policy

Steps to create Volume for NFS SVM

Login to NetApp ONTAP using cluster IP

Expend Storage -> Select Volume

Select SVM name for which you want to create volume

Note-: please select NFS enabled SVM only if you want to create volume for NFS data.

Click create -> Select FlexVol


Name -: Give Volume Name

Aggregate -> Choose correct Aggregate

Size -: Assign volume size

Snapshot reserve -: Give number of snapshot that you want to keep reserve

Space Reserve -: Select thin/thick or keep it default

 Now login to ESXI (root) or vCenter using Admin access.


Click  new Datastore


Select Mount NFS datastore -> Next


Name-: Give Datastore Name

NFS Server-: SVM server IP

NFS Share-: NFS folder name

NFS version-: select version


Click Finish


New Datastore has been mounted on ESXI host 192.168.1.101






















NetApp ONTAP User Create and Assign Role

User account and assign Role in NetApp ONTAP

 Login to ONTAP using cluster IP

Click settings


Select user from left


Click Add


Enter UserName

Password

From User Login Methods

Application -> Drop down and select application type

Authentication ->

Role-> Drop down and select Role type

Click OK









NetApp Aggregate Add extra space

How to add extra space on Aggregate in NetApp

Login to ONTAP using cluster IP

Expend Application & Tier -> Click Storage

Select Aggregate from list and open it


Select Aggregate from list and open it




Click More Action -> Select Add Capacity

Note-:  from here you can move volumes and Volume mirroring


Disk type to Add -: Browse and select disk type

Number of Disk-: drop down and select number of disk


Click Add

Now you will see newly added space in disk.


NetApp ONTAP SVM create (NFS, CIFS, iSCSI protocol)

Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs, formerly known as Vservers) contain data volumes and one or more LIFs through which they serve data to the clients. SVMs securely isolate the shared virtualized data storage and network, and each SVM appears as a single dedicated server to the clients.

Steps to create SVM create (NFS, CIFS, iSCSI protocol) 

Login to ONTAP using cluster IP
Click Storage ->SVMs 


Click-> create

Give SVM Name

Security Style -> Select Windows or Linux

Select Root Aggregate

Enter Search Domains

Enter Name Server

Press Submit and continue

Assign password for vsadmin

Check mark on Create a new LIF for SVM management

Assign IP Address -> Drop down and select Without a Subnet

Next page will popup

Enter IP address

Netmask

Gateway


Click Browse


Select port and press OK


Press Submit & Continue




















NetApp ONTAP CIFS Share

What is CIFS Protocol-: Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a network filesystem protocol used to provide shared access to files and printers between machines on the network. A CIFS client application can read, write, edit and even remove files on the remote server. 

CIFS client can communicate with any server that is set up to receive a CIFS client request.
NetApp ONTAP CIFS protocol  Enable 
 
Before enabling CIFS, NFS or other protocol on NetApp ONTAP you need to enter license


Login to ONTAP using cluster IP 

Click on Storage -> SVM



Select pre created SVM -> SVM Setting


Select CIFS to enable


Select  CIFS ->  Save and close 



Click on setup

Note-> Before setup any protocol on SVM LIF should configure In case it is not configured you shall receive below error.

The Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) does not have any data LIF configured for CIFS protocol. Create data LIFs before configuring the CIFS server.]

To configure LIF please follow below How to create LIF

Enter NetBios Name
Enter Domain Name
Enter User Name of AD join account
Enter password

Click Setup

Now use LIF IP to access network folder (I had configured 192.168.1.74 in LIF)


Thanks!











NetApp ONTAP 9.6 add License

To Add NetApp ONTAP License

Login to ONTAP using cluster IP

Enter user ID and password

Click Configuration -> Cluster -> License


Click ADD 


Enter license details and Add.


Thanks










Create Qtree in NetApp ONTAP


Qtree ->A qtree is a logically defined file system that can exist as a special subdirectory of the root directory within a FlexVol volume. You can create up to 4995 qtrees per volume. There is no maximum limit for the storage system as a whole. You can create qtrees for managing and partitioning your data within the volume.

To create Qtree in NetApp you need to create Aggregate, SVM and Volume. you can use below link.

To create NetApp Aggregate

To Create NetApp SVM

To create NetApp Volume 

Login to ONTAP using cluster IP

Click Qtree under Storage


Select SVM where you want to create Qtree and Click Create


Enter Qtree Name
Volume  -> Brows and select volume from SVM



Select Security Style NTFS/UNIX


Click Quota assign space usage limit 

Uploading: 13111 of 13111 bytes uploaded.

Check mark on Activate the Quota -> Activate


Thanks






















Create Volume in NetApp

NetApp Volume -: Volumes are data containers that enable you to partition and manage your data. ... Data ONTAP efficiency capabilities, compression and deduplication, are supported for both types of volumes. Volumes contain file systems in a NAS environment, and LUNs in a SAN environment. Volumes are associated with one Vserver.

Before creating volume you need to create Aggregate and SVMs.

To Create Aggregate

To create SVMs you can use below link

Click Volume under storage -> Create 


You will see two types for Volume creation.
Flex Volume and Flex Group

What is Flex volume in netapp?

A FlexVol volume is a data container associated with a Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) with FlexVol volumes. It gets its storage from a single associated aggregate, which it might share with other FlexVol volumes or Infinite Volumes. It can be used to contain files in a NAS environment, or LUNs in a SAN environment

What is a netapp FlexGroup?

Image result for flexvolume netapp
A FlexGroup volume is a scale-out NAS container that provides high performance along with automatic load distribution and scalability. A FlexGroup volume contains several constituents that automatically and transparently share the traffic. FlexGroup volumes provide the following benefits: High scalability.
Create FlexVol

Select SVM and continue

Enter Volume Name
Select Aggregate
Assign Total size
And click create





 

 



How to create Aggregate in NetApp ONTAP

An aggregate is a collection of disks, that can be  arranged into one or more RAID groups. It is required to allow for the provisioning of space for connected hosts. 

Login to NetApp server using cluster IP


Click Storage and expend-> Click Aggregate and Disks and Expend -> Click Aggregate

 

Click Create

Enable Manually create Aggregate

Enter Aggregate Name

Select Disk Type

Number of Disks

RAID configure

and Submit to create Aggregate










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