Summary
NetApp and VMware Use Data policies will fail if the iSCSI Initiator Group (iGroup) is not configured on the NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 storage system target. The procedure only needs to be performed once. Previously created iGroups for earlier versions of NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP do not need to be reconfigured for version 8.3.
Symptoms
NetApp and VMware Use Data policies will fail if the iSCSI Initiator Group (iGroup) is not configured on the NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 storage system target. The procedure only needs to be performed once. Previously created iGroups for earlier versions of NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP do not need to be reconfigured for version 8.3.
Resolution
An iGroup requires a defined port set and logical interface (LIF). Review the NetApp documentation located on the following site (a NetApp NOW login is required): https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1636035/html/frameset.html. The steps required to manually create an iGroup on the NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 storage system are available in the following sections:
- Managing Luns (includes LUN and port set configurations)
- Managing iGroups
- Managing LIFs
The LIF address and datastore configuration for VMFS (Disk/LUN) with a NetApp Path ID must be configured on the VMware ESX host, and is required to run ECX Copy Data policies. See VMware vSphere 5.5 Documentation Center for more information.