NetApp ONTAP Data LIF Create

NetApp ONTAP Data LIF -:

A LIF identify the type of traffic that is supported over the LIF, A LIF can carry traffic any of the below types:

1.Data Traffic

2.InterCluster Traffic

3.Cluster  Traffic

4.Cluster Management Traffic

5.Node Management Traffic

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

If you are getting above error while enabling protocol on SVM you need to create LIF.

How to create LIF in NetApp using GUI

Login to NetApp ONTAP using cluster IP.

Click on Network -> Network Interface

Click create

Give Name for LIF

Select interface role -> Here I am selecting for serves data

Select SVM for that you want to create LIF. One LIF can be use for one SVM

Select protocol access -> CIFS, iSCSI, NFS

Assign IP address -> Drop down and select without a subnet one page will prompt to enter IP, Subnet and DG

From port-> expend it and select though with physical interface you want to pass the traffic. Later you can migrate it.

Once you will configure you can't edit it

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

NetApp ONTAP LUN create step by step

NetApp ONTAP NFS volume and mount to ESXI host

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

 

NetApp ONTAP LUN create step by step

NetApp ONTAP LUN  create step by step 

Login to ONTAP using cluster IP

Expend Storage

Click LUNs

Click Create

Click next

Give LUN Name

OS Type -> Select VMWare

Assign Size -> Next

Select an existing Volume or qtree for this LUN

Browse

Select Volume where you want or create LUN

If you want to create new Volume for LUN

Select Create a new flexible volume

Aggregate Name -> Click choose and select Aggregate name

Volume Name -> Give Volume Name

Click Add Initiator group

Name -> Give Initiator group name

Operating System -> Drop down and select Operating system

Select the Supported protocol for this Group -> iSCSI

Select Initiator Group name give LUN ID -> Next

Check mark manage Storage quality of service if you want to configure

Here I am not configuring. -> Click Next

Click Next

Click Finish

Give Initiator Details i Initiator Group

Click newly created LUN

SVM-> Select iSCSI enabled SVM

Click initiator Groups

Click initiators

enter initiator IQN name and add initiator

Apply and OK

Done with NetApp ONTAP LUN  creating  steps

now you can MAP LUN in ESXI host ......................

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

NetApp ONTAP LUN create step by step
NetApp ONTAP NFS volume and mount to ESXI host

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

 

 

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