Steps creating VFiler

Steps creating VFiler
The following conditions must be met before you can create a vFiler unit :

• You must create at least one unit of storage (qtrees, volumes - traditional or flexible) before creating vfiler

• The storage unit that contains vFiler unit configuration information must be writable volume. It must not be a read-only file system.

sysntax: vfiler create <vfiler name> -i <ip address> <Volume or Qtree path>

Below red colors are input to configure vfiler.


3070-1> vfiler create vfiler_name -i 10.100.201.120 -i  /vol/vol1

Tue Nov 9 03:03:39 GMT [Vfiler_name@useradmin.added.deleted:info]: The role 'compliance' has been added.

Tue Nov 9 03:03:39 GMT [Vfiler_name@export.file.backup.notDone:warning]: Could not read from file /etc/exports.

Tue Nov 9 03:03:39 GMT [Vfiler_name@export.file.missing:warning]: Could not open '/etc/exports' for reading.

The etc configuration directory for vfiler "Vfiler_name" is /vol/vol1/etc.

Tue Nov 9 03:03:39 GMT [Vfiler_name@cmds.vfiler.info:notice]: vFiler unit Vfiler_name initialized.

Setting up vfiler Vfiler_name

Configure vfiler IP address 10.100.201.120? [y]: y

Interface to assign this address to {e0a, e0b, e0c, e0d}: e0b

Netmask to use: [255.255.255.0]:

Configure vfiler IP address 10.100.201.121? [y]: y

Interface to assign this address to {e0a, e0b, e0c, e0d}: e0c

Netmask to use: [255.255.255.0]:

The administration host is given root access to the filer's

/etc files for system administration. To allow /etc root access

to all NFS clients enter RETURN below.

Please enter the name or IP address of the administration host: 10.100.200.9 (Base netapp filer ip)

Do you want to run DNS resolver? [n]:

Do you want to run NIS client? [n]:

e0b: flags=0x2f4c867<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,TCPCKSUM> mtu 1500

inet 10.100.201.77 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.100.201.255

ether 00:a0:98:0d:20:be (auto-1000t-fd-up) flowcontrol full

e0c: flags=0x2f4c867<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,TCPCKSUM> mtu 1500

inet 10.100.201.67 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.100.201.255

ether 00:a0:98:0d:20:bd (auto-1000t-fd-up) flowcontrol full

Tue Nov 9 03:04:39 GMT [Vfiler_name@useradmin.added.deleted:info]: The user 'root' has been added.

Default password for root on vfiler Vfiler_name is "".

New password:

Retype new password:

Tue Nov 9 03:04:47 GMT [Vfiler_name@passwd.changed:info]: passwd for user 'root' changed.

Do you want to setup CIFS? [y]:

This process will enable CIFS access to the filer from a Windows(R) system.

Use "?" for help at any prompt and Ctrl-C to exit without committing changes.

Your filer does not have WINS configured and is visible only to

clients on the same subnet.

Do you want to make the system visible via WINS? [n]:

A filer can be configured for multiprotocol access, or as an NTFS-only

filer. Since multiple protocols are currently licensed on this filer,

we recommend that you configure this filer as a multiprotocol filer

(1) Multiprotocol filer

(2) NTFS-only filer

Selection (1-2)? [1]: 1

CIFS requires local /etc/passwd and /etc/group files and default files

will be created. The default passwd file contains entries for 'root',

'pcuser', and 'nobody'.

Enter the password for the root user []:

Retype the password:

The default name for this CIFS server is 'VFILER_NAME'.

Would you like to change this name? [n]: n

Data ONTAP CIFS services support four styles of user authentication.

Choose the one from the list below that best suits your situation.

(1) Active Directory domain authentication (Active Directory domains only)

(2) Windows NT 4 domain authentication (Windows NT or Active Directory domains)

(3) Windows Workgroup authentication using the filer's local user accounts

(4) /etc/passwd and/or NIS/LDAP authentication

Selection (1-4)? [1]: 3

What is the name of the Workgroup? [WORKGROUP]:

CIFS - Starting SMB protocol...

It is recommended that you create the local administrator account

(VFILER_NAME\administrator) for this filer.

Do you want to create the VFILER_NAME\administrator account? [y]:

Enter the new password for VFILER_NAME\administrator:

Retype the password:

Welcome to the WORKGROUP Windows(R) workgroup

Tue Nov 9 03:05:09 GMT [vfiler_name@passwd.changed:info]: passwd for user 'root' changed.

Tue Nov 9 03:05:19 GMT [vfiler_name@cifs.startup.local.succeeded:info]: CIFS: CIFS local server is running.

3070-1> vfiler status

vfiler0                                        running
vifiler_name                               running

Note : vfiler0 is the default (once we enable the license default will create)

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