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If there is an inconsistency between VLDB and WAFL on a local node, you can fix that with “debug” Create an aggregate in the nodeshell This aggregate will be known in WAFL but not in VLDB cl1::*> node run -node … Continue reading →

file folding original link WAFL File Folding Explained While recently delivering training, one of my partners inquired about a WAFL feature called “file folding”, so I thought I’d take a moment to detail this lesser-known NetApp feature. File Folding is … Continue reading →

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CLUSTERED SIMULATE ONTAP LICENSES +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ These are the licenses that you use with the clustered Data ONTAP version of Simulate ONTAP to enable Data ONTAP features. There are four groups of licenses in this file: – cluster base license – … Continue reading →

In CMode, when a failover or takeover has taken place, the root-aggregate of the partnernode is owned by the surviving partner. How to get to the rootvolume of the partner’s root-aggregate? 1. Log in to she systemshell. 2. Run the … Continue reading →

There are specific Data ONTAP commands for configuring the hardware-assisted takeover feature. If you want to… Use this command… Disable or enable hardware-assisted takeover storage failover modify hwassist Set the partner address storage failover modify hwassist-partner-ip Set the partner port … Continue reading →

setting up snapvault cmode example 1. create vserverA and vserverB cl1::> vserver create vserverA -rootvolume roota -aggregate aggr1_n1 -ns-switch file -nm-switch file -rootvolume-security-style unix cl1::> vserver create vserverB -rootvolume rootb -aggregate aggr1_n2 -ns-switch file -nm-switch file -rootvolume-security-style unix for vserverA … Continue reading →

CLUSTERED SIMULATE ONTAP LICENSES +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ These are the licenses that you use with the clustered Data ONTAP version of Simulate ONTAP to enable Data ONTAP features. There are four groups of licenses in this file: – cluster base license – … Continue reading →

f1> priv set advanced ( or in cdot: set d ) f1*> useradmin diaguser unlock f1*> useradmin diaguser password ( or in cdot: security login unlock -username diag security login password -username diag) Enter a new password:***** Enter it again:***** … Continue reading →

7-mode and cmode

By Gerard Bosmann Kopieer de uitgepakte simulator naar de ESX of VMWorkstation Edit de vmx file zoek naar de regel scsi0.pciSlotNumber = ì16î en plak op die plaats het volgende pciBridge0.present = “TRUE” pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = “16” scsi0.pciSlotNumber = “17” ethernet0.pciSlotNumber … Continue reading →

From any linux/unix client, check which clients have mounted which exported volumes from a particular filer. 1. On the filer filer> options nfs.mountd.trace on 2. On any client mount an exported volume from the filer. 3. On client client> ssh … Continue reading →

The existing cluster has two dedicated network ports. cl1-02::> net int show (network interface show) Logical Status Network Current Current Is Vserver Interface Admin/Oper Address/Mask Node Port Home ———– ———- ———- —————— ————- ——- —- cl1-02 clus1 up/- 169.254.229.226/16 cl1-02 … Continue reading →

Source Volume and Destination Volume should have the same Language! Source Volume is RW type. Destination Volume is DP type.   1. create a schedule (to be used for the updates of the vault relationship) job schedule cron create -name … Continue reading →

1. security login create -vserver vs1 -username user1 -application ssh -authmethod password -role vsadmin 2. vserver modify -vserver vs1 …. -aggr-list aggr1,… 3. net int show (snipped) vs1 data1 up/up 192.168.4.103/24 cl1-01 e0d false data2 up/up 192.168.4.105/24 cl1-02 e0d true … Continue reading →

(with thanks to Wietse Muizelaar) If, for whatever reason, you have to do work on a node or copy files from one node to the other node, but the data and management interfaces are unuseable, you can use the interconnect … Continue reading →

filer*> options ldap ldap.ADdomain example.com ldap.base dc=example,dc=com ldap.base.group ldap.base.netgroup ldap.base.passwd ldap.enable on ldap.name cn=my_user,ou=my_users,dc=example,dc=com ldap.nssmap.attribute.gecos name ldap.nssmap.attribute.gidNumber msSFU30GidNumber ldap.nssmap.attribute.groupname cn ldap.nssmap.attribute.homeDirectory msSFU30HomeDirectory ldap.nssmap.attribute.loginShell msSFU30LoginShell ldap.nssmap.attribute.memberNisNetgroup ldap.nssmap.attribute.memberUid msSFU30MemberUid ldap.nssmap.attribute.netgroupname ldap.nssmap.attribute.nisNetgroupTriple ldap.nssmap.attribute.uid sAMAccountName ldap.nssmap.attribute.uidNumber msSFU30UidNumber ldap.nssmap.attribute.userPassword msSFU30Password ldap.nssmap.objectClass.nisNetgroup ldap.nssmap.objectClass.posixAccount User ldap.nssmap.objectClass.posixGroup Group ldap.passwd ****** … Continue reading →

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the backups are in /mroot/etc/backups/config the rdb environment is in /mroot/etc/cluster_config/ I tarred the db’s in /mroot/etc/cluster_config/tarred on the surviving node, and copied that to a third location. The db’s were not restored by the backup and the directories remain … Continue reading →

 Create aggregates no larger than 100TB on the FAS6280 and 68TB on the FAS3270 to achieve the maximum usable capacity for each individual constituent. Creating aggregates larger than this will result in wasted space. Create aggregates that will be … Continue reading →

1. create qtree and set quota rule gr::volume quota*> qtree create -vserver grvsnfs1 -volume vol1 -qtree one \ -security-style unix gr::volume quota*> quota policy rule create -vserver grvsnfs1 -policy-name default -volume vol1 -type tree -target one  \ -soft-disk-limit 30MB -disk-limit … Continue reading →

volume autosize -vserver grvsnfs1 -volume rootls -increment-size 100m -maximum-size 400m

vol efficiency on  -vserver grvsnfs1 -volume vol1 volume efficiency policy create -vserver grvsnfs1 -policy new -schedule 5min volume efficiency start -vserver grvsnfs1 -volume vol1 -scan-old-data true vol efficiency show (volume efficiency show) Vserver Volume State Status Progress ———– ——————- ——– … Continue reading →

example: 1. creating two 20MB volumes to serve as loadshare destinations 2. creating two loadshare mirrors on vserver grvsnfs1 3. initalize-ls the mirrors 4. create a schedule with a 1 minute interval 5. create two mountpoints on linux an mount … Continue reading →

gr::> net routing-groups route show (network routing-groups route show) Routing Vserver Group Destination Gateway Metric ——— ——— ————— ————— —— gr c192.168.4.0/24 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.4.160 20 gr-01 n192.168.4.0/24 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.4.160 10 gr-02 n192.168.4.0/24 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.4.160 10 3 entries were displayed.

use the stats command from the nodeshell system node run -node kp-01 stats show -n 1 -i 1 volume:*:read_datasystem system node run -node kp-01 stats show -n 1 -i 1 disk:*:disk_busy system node run -node gr-02 stats show -n 100 … Continue reading →

vservername : v3 cl1::vserver export-policy rule*> vserver services unix-user create -vserver v3 -user pcuser -id 65534 -primary-gid 65534 cl1::vserver export-policy rule*> vserver service unix-user create -vserver v3 -user root -id 0 -primary-gid 1 cl1::vserver export-policy rule*> vserver services unix-user create … Continue reading →

Failovergroups are groupings of interfaces between which lifs can failover and failback. cl1::> net int failover-groups show (network interface failover-groups show) Failover Group Node Port ——————- —————– ———- clusterwide grcm1 e0c grcm2 e0c 2 entries were displayed. create new failovergroup … Continue reading →

1. view available ports: net port show (network port show) Auto-Negot Duplex Speed (Mbps) Node Port Role Link MTU Admin/Oper Admin/Oper Admin/Oper —— —— ———— —- —– ———– ———- ———— grcm1 e0a cluster up 1500 true/true full/full auto/1000 e0b cluster … Continue reading →

vserver create -vserver vdist -rootvolume root_vol -aggregate aggr2 -ns-switch file -nm-switch file -rootvolume-security-style unix -is-repository true

1. show whether firewall is enabled or disabled cl1:: firewall show (system services firewall show) Node Enabled Logging ————– ——- ——- grcm1 true false grcm2 true false 2 entries were displayed. 2. show policies cl1:: firewall policy show Policy Service … Continue reading →

Customer wants to migrate production environment to new hardware. 1. At the production location we are going to use a temporary system to snapmirror the data to, and we will create a common snapshot for later use. 2 Physically move … Continue reading →

f>aggr create aggr1 -T SAS -t raid_dp -B 64 16@560 f>aggr options aggr1 hybrid_enabled on f>aggr add aggr1 -T SSD 6@100 f>priv set advanced f*>priority hybrid-cache set vol1 read-cache=meta f*>priority hybrid-cache set vol1 read-cache=random-read f*>priority hybrid-cache set vol1 read-cache=random-read-write f*>priority … Continue reading →

1. filer> options httpd.admin.enable on filer> options httpd.admin.access host=windowshost 2. download datacollector (windows) run datacollector and download the data

#!/bin/bash #setup autologin function key { hostname=`hostname` ip=`cat /etc/hosts|grep $hostname | cut -f1 -d” “` echo “setting up autologin to $name for $ip” echo “provide root-password for $name” ssh $name exportfs -i -o rw,root=$ip,nosuid /vol/vol0 echo “share done” cd /net/$name/vol/vol0/etc/ … Continue reading →

Restoring lun from snapvault. 1. In windows, open ‘computer -> manage -> disk management’ and select the volume. 2. Choose ‘delete partition’. 3. On primary filer (the one that holds the lun that needs a restore) 1 unmap the lun … Continue reading →

snapvault qtree mirror snapvault and restore qtree systems gr7m1 (prod) gr7m2 (backup) kp7m1 (mir of backup) #create volumes gr7m1> vol create datavol aggr1 800m gr7m2> vol create datavol aggr1 1g kp7m1> vol create datavol aggr1 1g #grant access to secondaries … Continue reading →

1. on destination kp7m2 kp7m2> snapvault start -S gr7m1:/vol/lunvol/l3q kp7m2:/vol/lunvol/l3q 2. on source gr7m1 gr7m1> snapvault snap sched lunvol lqhr 2@0-22 3. on destination kp7m2 kp7m2> snapvault snap sched -x lunvol 1qhr 4@0-22 for every new qtree create a new … Continue reading →

Moving volume SnapMirror sources You can move a volume SnapMirror source volume to another source volume. Before you begin Ensure that the Data ONTAP release on the destination system is from a release family that is the same, or later … Continue reading →

define ntp-server: ntp server create -node cl1-01 -server 192.168.1.16 show ntp-server: system services ntp> ntp server show (system services ntp server show) Node Server Version —— —————————— —————————————- cl1-01 192.168.1.164 3 cl1-02 192.168.1.164 3 2 entries were displayed. enable / … Continue reading →

On linux: yum install iscsi-initiator-utils cat /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi InitiatorName=iqn.1994-05.com.redhat:a13e796d29d7 On cluster: create a vserver vserver setup Step 1. Create a Vserver. Enter the Vserver name: vs2 Choose the Vserver data protocols to be configured {nfs, cifs, fcp, iscsi}: iscsi Choose the … Continue reading →

A collection of commands to run from script on linux to give overview of cluster-configuration. Automatic login http://uadmin.nl/init/?p=674 on cluster (192.168.1.100) is desired. more /root/scripts/explore clear >/tmp/explore echo “========NETWORK INTERFACES==========”>>/tmp/explore ssh admin@192.168.1.100 net int show >>/tmp/explore echo “========VSERVERS==========”>>/tmp/explore ssh admin@192.168.1.100 … Continue reading →

1. create volume 2. create 2 loadshare mirrors 3. create 1minute schedule 4. create snapmirror relations and initialize 5. delete a loadshare volume 1. vol create -volume vs1vol1 -vserver vs1 -aggr aggr1 -size 100m 2 vol create -volume vs1vol1ls1 -vserver … Continue reading →

If you want to unjoin a node from a 2 node vsim-cluster, you will have to give epsilon to the surviving node before you stop the other node, since there are no shared disks. If the other node is gone … Continue reading →

HA-PAIR. Logged into the systemshell and completely emptied mroot on both nodes. rebooted. During boot, an mroot.tgz is extracted from /tmp and the new mroot is regenerated. You will have to set a new root password (bootmenu) and diag password … Continue reading →

1 HA-PAIR. On node 1: set advanced unlock diag user ( security login unlock -username diag ) set password ( security login password -username diag ) system node systemshell -node nodename (enter diag as username and the new password). Now … Continue reading →

selectfix::> set diag Warning: These diagnostic commands are for use by NetApp personnel only. Do you want to continue? {y|n}: y selectfix::*> system configuration backup settings show -instance Backup Destination URL: – Username for Destination: – Schedule 1: 8hour Number … Continue reading →

1. vol create -vserver vs-nfs -volume nfsvol3 -aggregate aggrn1 300m 2. vol mount -vserver vs-nfs -volume nfsvol3 -junction-path /nfsvol3 3. export-policy create -vserver vs-nfs -policyname nfspol 4. export-policy rule create -vserver vs-nfs -policyname nfspol -clientmatch -rorule any -rwrule any -superuser … Continue reading →

first run vserver setup (in which you create a vserver vs-iscsi an ip-address a volume (vol1) and allow iscsi prot) 1. iscsi create -vserver vs-iscsi -target-alias iscsi-tgt -status-admin up (create target and brings it up) 2. lun igroup create -vserver … Continue reading →

change clus1 on both nodes… then change clus2 on both nodes. net int modify -vserver cl1-02 -lif clus1 -home-node cl1-02 -home-port e0a -address 169.253.210.151 -netmask 255.255.0.0

storage failover show Takeover Node Partner Possible State ————– ————– ——– ————————————- cl1-01 – – Service is not licensed or configured yet. cl1-02 – – Service is not licensed or configured yet. 2 entries were displayed. cluster ha modify -configured … Continue reading →

tr4050 – two-node clusters ???? tr3978 – 32 ti 64 bit inplace tr3832 – flash cache tr4070 – FLash pools tr4037 – infinite volumes

preperations Source filer – filer1 filer1> license add pdxmqmi filer1> options snapvault.enable on filer1> options snapvault.access host=filer2 Destination filer – filer2 filer2> license add pdxmqmi filer2> options snapvault.enable on filer2> options snapvault.access host=filer1 disable snap schedule on destination volume filer2> … Continue reading →

filer> license add bqoeazl A nfs site license has been installed. nfs enabled filer> exportfs -io rw=10.10.0.50/24,root=10.10.0.50/24,nosuid /vol/vol0 linux# id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) linux# mkdir /filer linux# mount 10.10.0.100:/vol/vol0 /filer linux# mount | grep 10.10.0.100 10.10.0.100:/vol/vol0 on /filer type nfs … Continue reading →

This takes some time… present the new image on a webserver someware. system image update -node gr-01 -package  \ http://192.168.4.160/netappsoftware/software.tgz -setdefault true netappsoftware/software.tgz current image: image1 Downloading package. This may take up to 10 minutes. 97% downloaded Download complete. Listing … Continue reading →

spmctl, rdb_dump, kenv cl1-01% spmctl List of managed processes. (Error=0) Exec=/usr/sbin/ucoreman –log;Handle=069264cf-377e-4f06-84c2-05fc01b4ee5f;Pid=906;State=Running Exec=/usr/bin/raid_lm;Handle=0a3fbbf9-da62-4104-8e57-846977ad6a3c;Pid=1922;State=Running Exec=/sbin/schmd;Handle=1120522e-9e6f-4b75-b67d-e7a8684ec164;Pid=1658;State=Running Exec=/sbin/vifmgr -n;Handle=17bde8b6-7fbb-4157-9e70-5365ac1e6e58;Pid=1797;State=Running Exec=/usr/sbin/mhostexecd -D;Handle=2d16144e-d733-49bb-a94b-cb40de81f205;Pid=1844;State=Running Exec=/sbin/nchmd;Handle=3909a2b9-37c7-4009-bf7b-914892d4af8d;Pid=1662;State=Running Exec=/usr/sbin/time_state -l;Handle=51329b28-5a89-4e7a-8786-ae17ea355089;Pid=902;State=Running Exec=/sbin/notifyd -n;Handle=56548532-c334-4633-8cd8-77ef97682d3d;Pid=829;State=Running Exec=/sbin/bcomd;Handle=7feb285e-aba3-44fb-8f3b-daadb7e702b9;Pid=1801;State=Running Exec=/usr/sbin/httpdmgr;Handle=86fadb47-8fcd-47c4-bf16-98dc7d10e416;Pid=1621;State=Running Exec=/sbin/coresegd -m;Handle=99e1bb86-fce4-413e-b66b-21348215d253;Pid=1683;State=Running Exec=/sbin/shmd;Handle=a534ba91-c0d1-44a6-b061-e280ba8b62e5;Pid=1654;State=Running Exec=/sbin/mntsvc -n;Handle=a71c0340-e8e1-4bab-a7f6-25ae97d4da5b;Pid=1816;State=Running Exec=/sbin/ndmpd;Handle=c0c9ac97-8eb1-4d8b-a1c9-15546c4b464d;Pid=1645;State=Running Exec=/sbin/cmd;Handle=c2b7cc49-d650-4cfe-b167-95c946ca0abb;Pid=1803;State=Running Exec=/sbin/mgwd -z;Handle=c6b932ea-acc2-46f4-a8e7-83774fb03d99;Pid=939;State=Running Exec=/usr/sbin/named -f -c /tmp/named.conf -S 1024;Handle=ccb0609e-d26e-40a9-9e40-15569206ae3a;Pid=1789;State=Running … Continue reading →

create the new volume cl1::vserver*> volume create -vserver vs2 -volume root_ls1 -aggregate aggr_data -size 30m -type DP create the relationship cl1::*> snapmirror create -source-path cl1://vs2/root_ls -destination-path cl1://vs2/root_ls1 -type LS -tries 8 -schedule 5min initialize the relationship cl1::*> snapmirror initialize-ls-set -source-path … Continue reading →

cl1::vserver*> vol snapshot restore -vserver nfs1 -volume vol1 -snapshot hourly.2012-12-12_1505

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Never increase maxdirsize beyond 3% of physical memory.A volume with 30.72MB maxdirsize can hold up to 416808 CIFS files or 1,006,632 NFS files. Calc below: Memory * max files per wafl_dir_block / conversion = # of files 31457.28KB * 128 … Continue reading →

1. license snapmirror on both nodes 2. create source and destination volumes e.g. sourcevol destvol 3. grant access to destination node node1> options snapmirror.access host=node2 4. restrict destinationvolume node2> vol restrict destvol node2> snapmirror initialize -S node1:sourcevol destvol node2> snapmirror … Continue reading →

http://www.techshifter.com/2011/10/21/cisco-ucs-nexus-netapp-fcoe-end-to-end-config-part-1/

net int modify -vserver centos -lif cluster_mgmt -home-node centos-01 -home-port e0c -address 192.168.1.100 -netmask 255.255.255.0 -routing-group c192.168.1.0/24 -status-admin up

1. Two clusters: centos and mac 2. Port to be used is dataport e0c 3. Ip-addresses for lifs 192.168.1.130 (mac cluster) 192.168.1.135 (centos cluster) centos::> net int create -vserver centos-01 -lif ic1 -role intercluster -home-node centos-01 -home-port e0c -address 192.168.1.135 … Continue reading →

(script on linux machine, make sure automatic login on cluster is configured) #!/bin/bash echo -n “press enter to start ” #creating mountpoints echo “creating mountpoints” sudo mkdir -p /nfs/nfs215 sudo mkdir /nfs/nfs216 sudo mkdir /nfs/nfs217 echo “creating mountpoints done” echo … Continue reading →

Overview of WAFL_check   KB ID: 3011934 Version: 4.0 Published date: 09/14/2011 Categories: Administration, NearStore, Data ONTAP 7G Answer This KB will discuss the following aspects of WAFL_check: What is WAFL_check? What is the difference between WAFL_check and wafliron? What should be done prior to … Continue reading →

KB ID: 1012400 Version: 3.0 Published date: 02/14/2012  Categories: Setup Configuration, Data ONTAP 8.0.x Cluster-Mode Description This document explains how to set up DNS Zone load balancing on a pair of storage controller LIFs. This is different than external DNS Load Balancing. This balancing … Continue reading →

2 Node——UnitName–Epoch—-DB–Epoch-DB-Trnxs-Master 3 ——— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——— 4 cl1-01—-mgmt—–7——–7——–37——-cl1-01 5 cl1-01—-vldb—–6——–6——–1——–cl1-01 6 cl1-01—-vifmgr—6——–6——–26——-cl1-01 7 cl1-01—-bcomd—-5——–5——–1——–cl1-01 8 cl1-02—-mgmt—–7——–7——–37——-cl1-01 9 cl1-02—-vldb—–6——–6——–1——–cl1-01 10 cl1-02—-vifmgr—6——–6——–26——-cl1-01 11 cl1-02—-bcomd—-5——–5——–1——–cl1-01

1. what you need: two clusters e.g. cl1 and cl2 two free ports per node. (the ports should not contain lifs) net port  show net int  show select 2 ports per node and write them down. for both clusters. e.g … Continue reading →

example: clustername cl1 nodename cl1-01 net int show will give you: vserver cl1 (clustermanagement) lif cluster_mgt vserver cl1-01 (nodemanagement) lif clus1 clus2 mgmt1 vserver cl1-02 (nodemanagement) lif clus1 clus2 mgmt1

rootfilesystem is on /dev/md0 mounted on / type ufs varfilesystem is on /dev/ad1s1 mounted on /var type ufs the image and environment variable for booting are in /cfcard (/dev/ad0s2). You will find the image in /cfcard/x86_64/freebsd/image. You will find the … Continue reading →

In clustermode a node can be part of a cluster and is only regarded healthy if it is eligible. being eligible means that it is part of the replication ring for clusterinformation in /mroot/etc/cluster_config/rdb Each rdb-unit has a ringmaster. This … Continue reading →

N-blades are responsible for network part (common internal protocol SpinNP) D-blades are responsible for aggregates and volumes M-host is responsible for clustermanagement   The volumes that are physically distributed across the individual D-Blades are “stitched together” into a global namespace … Continue reading →

network interface show -lif lif1 (will show current node) network interface migrate -lif lif1 -vserver vs1 -dest-node cl1-01 (will migrate lif belonging to vserver vs1 to other node) to also move the volume: vol show -vserver vs1 (will show the … Continue reading →

cluster show (shows nodes, health. eligibility and epsilon) cluster modify [ -node nodename -epsilon true|false ] -eligibility true|false ] cluster ha show (is true or false) cluster ring show (shows nodenames unitname (mgmt vldb vifmgr bcomd) cluster join cluster create … Continue reading →

http://www.wooditwork.com/2012/01/04/installing-maximising-the-netapp-ontap-8-1-simulator/

unmount all datavols: vol unmount -vserver vs1 vol1 … stop the vserver: vserver stop vs1 offline all datavols and the rootvol: vol offline -vserver vs1 vol1 vol offline -vserver vs1 rootvol vol delete -vserver vs1 vol1 vol delete -vserver vs1 … Continue reading →

-all specified fields are mandatory- 1. create vserver vserver create vsnew -rootvolume vsnew_root -aggr n01_agg1 -ns-switch file -rootvolume-security-style unix 2. add datavolume vol create -vserver vsnew -volume vol1 -aggr n01_aggr1 -size 500m 3. create a new exportpolicy for this vserver … Continue reading →

interrupt bootsequence; enter bootloader lsdev list devices; disk0: BIOS drive A: disk1: BIOS drive B: disk1s1: FAT-16 disk1s2: FFS bad disklabel disk1s3a: FFS disk1s4a: FFS disk1s4b: FFS disk2: BIOS drive D: printenv print variables AUTOBOOT=true (output skipped) NETAPP_BACKUP_KERNEL_URL=x86_64/freebsd/image2/kernel NETAPP_PRIMARY_KERNEL_URL=x86_64/freebsd/image1/kernel (output … Continue reading →

1. cifs home-directory search-path add -vserver vs2 -path /vs2vol1 cifs home-directory search-path show Vserver Position Path ———– ——– —————– vs2 1 /vs2vol1 2. Create a home directory share. cifs share create -vserver vs2 -share-name “~%w” -path “%w” -share-properties oplocks,browsable,changenotify,homedirectory cifs … Continue reading →

vol rename -vserver vs2 -volume vol3-newname vs2vol2  

cifs share create –vserver vs2 -share-name rootdir -path / cifs share create –vserver vs2 -share-name vol1 -path /vs2vol1 cifs share show -vserver vs2 Remember that you share directories, not volume names, in the namespace. Notice that the shares admin$ and … Continue reading →

cifs options modify -vserver vs2 -default-unix-user pcuser cifs options show -vserver vs2 Move to diagnostic administrative mode. set diag Warning: These diagnostic commands are for use by NetApp personnel only. Do you want to continue? {y|n}: y Verify the results … Continue reading →

Configure explicit name mapping between UNIX and Windows. vserver name-mapping create –vserver vs2 -direction win-unix -position 1 –pattern netapp\\administrator -replacement root vserver name-mapping create –vserver vs2 -direction unix-win -position 1 –pattern root -replacement netapp\\administrator vserver name-mapping show Vserver Direction Position … Continue reading →

vserver services unix-user create -vserver vs2 \ -user pcuser -id 65534 -primary-gid 65534 vserver services unix-user create -vserver vs2 \ -user root -id 0 –primary-gid 1 vserver services unix-user create -vserver vs2 \ -user administrator -id 10 -primary-gid 0 vserver … Continue reading →

ntp server create -node netappu-01 -server 192.168.211.254 (system services ntp server create) system services ntp config modify -enabled true

JWFJEXMWZWYQSD Cluster-mode Licenses Serial Number: 1-80-000008 Service License Code Node Count Base JWFJEXMWZWYQSD 2 CIFS FAXQGXMWZWYQSD 2 SnapRestore RUUFHXMWZWYQSD 2 NFS PJQJIXMWZWYQSD 2 SnapMirror_DP BEOYIXMWZWYQSD 2 FlexClone DPSUHXMWZWYQSD 2 iSCSI NYLNJXMWZWYQSD 2 FCP LNHRKXMWZWYQSD 2

  License Key Purpose a_sis MTVVGAF De-Dupe nearstore_option ELNRLTG cifs DZDACHD CIFS protocol cluster JQIGWWF Clustering of simulators cluster_remote N/A “Metrocluster” (cluster remote) does not work in the simulator dafs N/A Not a shipping product disk_sanitization PZKEAZL Disk sanitization http … Continue reading →

Description Basic instructions for deleting snapshots in the ‘(busy,LUN)’ state are provided in Deleting busy snapshot copies. However, these instructions sometimes fail because a more recent snapshot holds the blocks of the LUN, preventing the busy snapshot from being deleted. … Continue reading →

Volume size < 20GB trigger point is 85%   Volume size 20-100GB trigger point 90%   Volume size 100-500GB trigger point 92%   Volume size 500GB -1TB trigger point 95%   Volume size > 1TB trigger point 98%   If … Continue reading →

You need two cluster network switches and two management network switches for a Cluster-Mode configuration. The following cluster network switches are supported: • Cisco NX5010 You can install the Cisco NX5010 switch in a NetApp system cabinet with the custom … Continue reading →

access the clustershell via the clustermanagement lifto use element manager: webbased-connect to cluster *either node or clusterlif* 

New customers will not be able to run striped volumes (neither coral nor acro) coral -> one metadatavolume acro -> metainformation is spread accross all parts of the volume.

http://static.usenix.org/event/fast07/tech/full_papers/eisler/eisler.pdf http://media.netapp.com/documents/tr-3964.pdf