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)

Steps creating VFiler DR(disaster recovery)

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VFILER COMMANDS

 TO CREATE A VFILER UNIT:

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

Fas2050> vfiler create vfiler1 -i 10.10.x.x /vol/vol1

• After command executed vfiler1 is installed in volume1 
• vfiler install is same like ONTAP installation. 

TO GO TO A VFILER CLI:

         > vfiler context <vfiler name>

Fas2050> vfiler context vfiler1

• This is the command to enter in vfiler unit.

TO GO TO NON DEFAULT VFILER UNIT:

         > vfiler context <vfiler0>

Fas2050> vfiler context vfiler0

• Vfiler0 is the main filer
• If this command is execute vfiler come to Physical filer(FAS2050)

TO RENAME A VFILER:

         > vfiler rename <old name> <new name>

Fas2050> vfiler rename old_vfiler1 to new_vfiler

TO DESTROY A VFILER:

         > vfiler stop <vfiler name> and then vfiler destroy <vfiler name>

• we cannot destroy vfiler directly 

Fas2050> vfiler stop vfiler1

Fas2050> vfiler destroy viler1

TO CONFIGURE DISASTER RECOVERY FOR A VFILER:

         > vfiler dr configure –l <remote_login:remote_passwd>

TO ADD RESOURCES TO A VFILER:

• Resources is nothing, its is another volume or qtree
• if we need to increase vfiler space, we can add another volume or qtree

         > vfiler add <vfiler name> -I <ip address> <path>

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TO REMOVE RESOURCES FROM A VFILER:

• if added more than enough volume or qtree means,
• we can remove resources from vfiler

         > vfiler remove <vfiler name> -I <ip address> <path>

TO MIGRATE A VFILER:

         > vfiler migrate start –l <remote_login:remote_passwd>
                                                                 remote_vfiler@remote_filer

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TO MOVE RESOURCES FROM ONE VFILER TO OTHER IS:

         > vfiler move <vfiler_from> <vfiler_to> -I <ip address> <path>

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To START A VFILER:

         > vfiler start <vfiler name>

Fas2050> vfiler start vfiler1

TO STOP A VFILER:

         > vfiler stop <vfiler name>

Fas2050> vfiler stop vfiler1

TO CHECK THE STATUS OF A VFILER:

         > vfiler status

Fas2050> vfiler status

TO RUN A COMMAND ON A VFILER:

         > vfiler run <vfiler name> command

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TO ALLOW USE OF A PROTOCOL ON A VFILER:

• Using vfiler allow command, we can allow need protocols

         > vfiler allow <vfiler name> <proto=cifs| nfs| rsh| iscsi| ftp
                                                                  | http>

Fas2050> viler allow vfiler1 cifs

TO DISALLOW USE OF A PROTOCOL ON A VFILER:

• Using vfiler disallow command, we can remove unwanted protocols.

         > vfiler disallow <vfiler name> <proto=cifs| nfs| rsh| iscsi| ftp
                                                                 | http>

Fas2050> viler disallow vfiler1 cifs

TO SET NUMBER OF VFILER UNIT:

• Maximum of 65 vfiler unit and 65th is viler0 for one filer.
• we can limit vfiler unit creation for the physical filer
• if we limited vfiler means we cannot create more than limited value

         > vfiler limit <number>

Fas2050>  vfiler limit 15

LICENSING THE VILER:

         > license add <Multistore license>

Fas2050> license add xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Vfiler

MultiStore

1. MultiStore is a software product you can use optionally.
2. MultiStore enables you to partition the storage and network resources of a single storage system so that it appears as multiple storage systems on the network.
3. Each "storage system" created as a result of the partitioning is called a vFiler unit.
4. A vFiler unit, using the resources assigned, delivers file services to its clients as a storage system does.The storage resource assigned to a vFiler unit can be one or more qtrees or volumes. The network resource assigned can be one or more base IP addresses or IP aliases associated with network interfaces.
5. You can add or remove resources at any time.
6. we don't need additional license for the vfiler unit, we can use physical filer license to vfiler unit.

Reasons for using MultiStore

MultiStore has many features that you can use for your provisioning needs.

1. To consolidate multiple servers to one storage system.
2. To use the storage system to host data for multiple customers, such as clients of a service provider or different organizations within an enterprise.
3. To use the SnapMirror technology for migrating data from one storage system to another
   transparently.

Some limitations of MultiStore

1. You can have a maximum of 65 vFiler units on a storage system. You can create 64 vFiler units on a storage system. The 65th vFiler unit is vfiler0, which is created automatically when MultiStore is licensed on the storage system.
2. In an active/active configuration, you can create up to 64 vFiler units on each node of the active/active configuration, for a maximum of 130 vFilers in the active/active configuration.
3. Only Ethernet interfaces are supported for vFiler units
4. Only the NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, HTTP, and FTP protocols are supported for the vFiler units. However, protocols not supported on vFiler units are supported on vfiler0, the default vFiler unit.

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