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Cisco UCS Director displays all managed components in each of the ONTAP accounts. These components can be hardware or software. You can also add a component and set up a component, and view reports for each of the discovered or added components.
You can monitor each component and perform tasks such as creating, deleting, and modifying these components. The following components are monitored in an ONTAP account:
Disks are grouped together in an aggregate. These aggregates provide storage to the volumes that are associated with the aggregate.
When you click Disks, all the disks that are available in that account are displayed. Click the row of the disk and then click View Details to view the summary details of the disk.
The NetApp filer is a type of disk storage device that owns and controls a file system and presents files and directories over the network. It uses an operating system called Data ONTAP.
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Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click VMs. When you choose a VM, the following additional actions appear:
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Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. |
Step 5 | Click Filers. |
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. |
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Interfaces. |
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. |
Step 5 | Click Filers. |
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. |
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Interfaces. |
Step 8 | Click Create VLAN and complete the required fields:
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Step 9 | Click Create. |
An IP space defines a distinct IP address space in which vFiler units can participate. IP addresses defined for an IP space are applicable only within that IP space. A distinct routing table is maintained for each IP space. No cross-IP space traffic is routed.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click IP Spaces. When you choose an IP Space, the following additional actions appear:
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Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. |
Step 5 | Click Filers. |
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. |
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click IP Spaces. |
Step 8 | Click Create, and in the IP Space Name field, enter the IP space name. |
Step 9 | Click Create. |
vFilers are ONTAP 7-mode virtual containers that create separate virtual filer instances within a physical controller. When you use a vFiler, you can partition the storage and network resources of a single storage system so that it appears as multiple storage systems on the network.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click vFilers. When you choose a vFiler, the following additional actions appear:
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Ensure that IP Space is created and assigned to a VLAN.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click vFilers. | ||||||||||
Step 8 | Click Create. | ||||||||||
Step 9 | On the Create vFiler screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click Create. |
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click vFilers. | ||||||||||||||
Step 8 | Click the row of the vFiler and then click Setup. | ||||||||||||||
Step 9 | On the Setup vFiler screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click Submit. |
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click vFilers. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 8 | Click the row of the vFiler and then click Setup CIFS. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 9 | On the Setup CIFS screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click Submit. The CIFS service starts automatically when this configuration is completed. You can stop the CIFS service by clicking Stop CIFS. |
An aggregate is a collection of one or two plexes, depending on whether you take advantage of RAID-level mirroring. A plex is a collection of one or more RAID groups that provide the storage for file system volumes. If the aggregate is unmirrored, it contains a single plex. If the SyncMirror feature is licensed and enabled, Data ONTAP adds a second plex to the aggregate, which serves as a RAID-level mirror for the first plex in the aggregate.
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Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Aggregates. When you choose an aggregate, the following additional actions appear:
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Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Aggregates. | ||||||||||
Step 8 | Click Create. | ||||||||||
Step 9 | On the Create Aggregate screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click Submit. |
Initiator groups (igroups) specify which hosts can access specified logical unit numbers (LUNs) on the storage system. Initiator groups are protocol-specific.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Initiator Groups. When you choose an initiator group, the following additional actions appear:
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Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Initiator Groups. | ||||||||||
Step 8 | Click Create. | ||||||||||
Step 9 | On the Create Initiator Group screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click Create. |
An initiator is a part of an initiator group. You can add an initiator to an initiator group.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Initiators. | ||||||||
Step 8 | Click Create. | ||||||||
Step 9 | On the Create Initiator screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click Create. |
A logical unit number (LUN) is used to identify a logical unit, which is a device that is addressed by the SCSI protocol or similar protocols such as Fibre Channel or iSCSI. LUNs are central to the management of block storage arrays shared over a storage area network (SAN).
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Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click LUNs. When you choose a LUN, the following additional actions appear:
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Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click LUNs. | ||||||||||||||
Step 8 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||||
Step 9 | On the Create LUN screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click Create. |
A volume is a logical file system whose structure is made visible to users when you export the volume to a UNIX host through an NFS mount or to a Windows host through a CIFS share. A volume is the most inclusive of the logical containers. It can store files and directories, qtrees, and LUNs.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Volumes. When you choose a volume, the following additional actions appear:
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Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Volumes. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 8 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 9 | On the Create Flexible Volume screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click Create. |
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Volumes. | ||||||
Step 8 | Click the row of the volume where you want to create a CIFS share. | ||||||
Step 9 | From the More Actions drop-down list, choose Create CIFS Share. | ||||||
Step 10 | On the Add CIFS Share screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 11 | Click Share. |
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Volumes. | ||||||||||||||
Step 8 | Click the row of the volume where you want to set CIFS share access. | ||||||||||||||
Step 9 | From the More Actions drop-down list, choose Set CIFS Share Access. | ||||||||||||||
Step 10 | On the Set CIFS Share Access screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 11 | Click Submit. |
NetApp SnapMirror software is an enterprise-level disaster recovery and data distribution solution. SnapMirror mirrors data to one or more network filers at high speed over LAN or WAN connections.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click SnapMirrors.
The following actions are available:
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Step 8 | Click a row and the following additional actions appear:
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Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click SnapMirrors. | ||||||||||||||
Step 8 | Click Create Connection. | ||||||||||||||
Step 9 | On the Configure screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click Submit. |
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click SnapMirrors. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 8 | Click Schedules. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 9 | On the Schedules screen, expand the Schedule list and then click Add. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 10 | On the Add Entry to Schedule screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 11 | Click Submit. |
SnapVault is a collection of snapshot copies of the primary volume, which can be restored with minimal downtime when there is data loss or when a system is corrupted. The SnapVault relationships can be managed through the SnapMirrors tab.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click SnapVault. When you choose a SnapVault relationship, the following additional actions appear:
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Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click SnapVault. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 8 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 9 | On the Create SnapVault screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click Submit. |
You can also view the schedules and status history of a SnapVault relationships through SnapMirrors. See Managing SnapMirror Relationships.
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. |
Step 5 | Click Filers. |
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. |
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click SnapVault. |
Step 8 | Click the row of the SnapVault relationship for which you want to view the schedules and status history and then click View Details. |
Step 9 | From the More Reports drop-down list, choose one of the following reports:
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A QTree is similar in concept to a partition. It creates a subset of a volume to which a quota can be applied to limit its size. As a special case, a QTree can be the entire volume. A QTree is more flexible than a partition because you can change the size of a QTree at any time.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. | ||||||
Step 5 | Click Filers. | ||||||
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. | ||||||
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Qtrees. When you choose a QTree, the following additional actions appear:
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Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. |
Step 5 | Click Filers. |
Step 6 | Click the row of a filer and then click View Details. |
Step 7 | On the Storage Filer page, click Volumes. |
Step 8 | Click the row of the volume where you want to create a QTree. |
Step 9 | From the More Actions drop-down list, choose Create QTree. |
Step 10 | On the Create QTree screen in the QTree Name field, enter the name of the QTree. |
Step 11 | Click Create. |
A multi-node setup improves scalability by offloading the processing of system tasks, such as inventory data collection, from the primary node to one or more service nodes. You can assign certain system tasks to one or more service nodes. The number of nodes determines how the processing of system tasks are scaled.
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the NetApp ONTAP account and then click View Details. |
Step 5 | Click System Tasks.
The tasks that are defined for the account are displayed. For more information about how to manage system tasks, see the Cisco UCS Director Administration Guide. |