Summary
How to Configure NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP volume to utilize the NFS-based transport method
Step By Step
1. Using NetApp OnCommand System Manager, configure the SVM that is intended for use with DPX Block Data.
Ensure that NFS is enabled on the SVM.
Storage Virtual Machines->Select the SVM->Configuration->Protocols->NFS
Make sure that an NFS LIF is applied to the SVM with a routable IP address
2. Create DPX export policy with the following attributes set:
• clientmatch 0.0.0.0/0
• superuser any
Command line example steps below:
vserver export-policy create -vserver VS_NAME –policyname DPX_EXPORT_POLICY
vserver export-policy rule create -vserver VS_NAME –policyname DPX_EXPORT_POLICY -ruleindex 1 -protocol any -clientmatch 0.0.0.0/0 –rorule any -rwrule any -anon 65534 -superuser any
3. Make sure that the default root volume on the SVM is set with 0777 read/write permissions. In NetApp OnCommand manager->SVM->Storage->namespace, apply the custom defined DPX export policy to the root volume. This step is required because the root volume takes precedence over all other volumes.
4. Using NetApp OnCommand System Manager, configure the NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP volume as follows:
• Set the security style to “UNIX”. Do not select the NTFS security style.
• Set the Read/Write/Execute permissions to 0777.
• Apply the custom defined DPX export policy configured in the previous step to the export policy for this volume.
• Mount the volume at the root of the SVM namespace “/”.
Command line example steps below:
volume create -volume vol_name -policy DPX_Export_Policy -security-style unix -junction-path "/vol_name" -unix-permissions 0777 -aggregate Aggr_Name -size 500GB