NetApp Cluster Tutorial

NetApp Cluster:


Requirements:


Two Filers :


FASC1


FASC2

 Add the cluster license on the both the filers.


FASC1> license add "XXXXXXXX"


FASC2> license add "XXXXXXXX"


Reboot the filers.


Enable the cluster on both the Filers.


FASC1> cf enable


FASC2> cf enable


FAS> cf status   ---- to check the status of cluster configuration.

 While cluster configuration, add the takeover partner ipaddress.






To check the cluster status, 


FASC1> cf status


FASC1> partner

ifconfig -a  
The output shows the ipaddress of the network interface with the patrner takeover ip also. 

FASC2> cf takeover

Now, FASC1 taken over by FASC2.


FASC2> patner


now you enter into the FASC1 console.

If you check the network interface,


All NIC taken over by the FASC2.

FASC1's ipaddress is 10.5.5.121.


And the cifs shares is myshare.


Even if the FASC1 is failed and take over by the FASC2, you can access the cifs shares.


Accessing through the winows7 client.

Now, able to access the cifsshares(myshare) even if the FASC1 is down.

FASC2> cf giveback

Giveback is successfully done.


cf status

NetApp : LUN Setup using Filerview

NetApp :  LUN Setup

To open a filerview: http://HOSTNAME

 If you press filerview, it asks for an authentication.

Once successfully authenticated you get this page.

Open LUN setup wizard.

Create a LUN with the volumename and size specification.

Successfully LUN created.

To Manage a LUN. After creating a LUN we need to map it. For mapping, we need to create a initiator group.

Press to Add an initiator group.

In windows 2003 server, install the iscsi initiator. Open the iscsi initiator and find the iqn value.

To create an iscsi initator group add the iqn value in netapp.

To check, go to manage.

Map the LUN to the existing Igroup name.

 Select the igroup name.

Successfully mapped.

In windows 2003 server add the iscsi target portal.

Now the LUN connected.

To check this, open the device manager.

To initialize the disk.

Disk Added. 

Disk Formatted and healthy.

 Now the disk mounted in drive.

We can able to create a files and folders.

NetApp - On Command System Manager

Working with NetApp On Command System Manager:

First download and install on command  System Manager package in your system.

Access the NetApp system Manager.

Discover the NetApp Storage Boxes:  Adding with hostname or ipaddress.

Once discovered, then connect to the NetApp Filer. Give the user name credentials.

Home Page for the system Manager.

You can check the performance also.

NetApp Storage Configuration Wizard.

NetApp Storage Configuration .

Adding or extending the aggregate.

 Managing the aggregate through the system manager.

List the volume details in the particular aggregate.

List the disk details of an aggregate.

Creating a New Aggregate using a create wizard.

Selecting the RAID levels.

Number of disks and RAID Group.

Summary of the Aggregate.

Aggregate Creation Process.

Aggregate Successfully created.

Listing the aggregates.

Changing the status of an aggregate to offline, online or Restricted.

Adding a new disks to an existing Aggregate.

Listing and Managing the volumes.

Creating a New Volume.

Specify the volume name, aggregate and size.

Volume successfully Created.

To check the volume space allocation.

Managing qtree.

Creating a new qtree using system Manager.

Specify the qtree name, volume name and Security Style.

Creating NFS share. Adding an entry in the exports file with required options.

Creating a CIFS Share and setting security.

Accessing the CIFS shares in the remote windows client.

Now CIFS share is available .