Create new volume on Netapp

scenario1.

Create a new aggregate. Then create a 500GB new volume on the aggr1.

Subject: - Create a new aggregate and create a new volume

Target Storage devices:

Aggregate type:

raid size: 20 (18 disks + 2 dp)

type: raid-dp

name: aggr1

Instruction:

1. Login to

2. Check the existing aggregate and spare disks status

> sysconfig -r

3. Create a new aggregate

> aggr create aggr1 -r 20 -t raid_dp -d xx.xx.xx xx.xx.xx xx.xx.xx xx.xx.xx xx.xx.xx xx.xx.xx ......

4. Check the aggregate status

> aggr status -v

> sysconfig -r

> aggr show_space -h

5. Check capacity of aggr1

> df -Ah aggr1

6. Create a 500GB volume on aggr1

> vol create <volume name> aggr1 500g

7. Check the volume and aggregate status

> vol status <volume name>

> aggr show_space -h

> df -h

Change snap reserve percentage of a snapmirrored volume

scenario1:

decrease snapmirrored volume's snap reserve space percentage from default (20%) to 10%.

source: filer_A:source_vol

destination: filer_B:dest_vol

Subject: - change a volume's snap reserve space to 10%

Target Storage devices: ,

* In fact, you only need to change the snap reserve percentage on the source volume. No operation is required on the destination volumes.

Instruction:

1.      Decrease snap reserve percentage on the source volume

2.       Login to the device

3.      Check the aggregate capacity and current snap reserve space

> aggr show_space -h

> snap reserve source_vol

4. Change snapshot reserved space to 10%

> snap reserve source_vol 10

5. Check the new snap reserve space

> aggr show_space -h

> snap reserve source_vol

Remove a volume

scenario1:

Remove one of the snapmirrored destination volume. Change snapmirror setting.

source: : source_vol

destination1: : dest1_vol     <--- remove="" span="" this="" volume="">

destination2: : dest2_vol

Subject: - Remove a copy volume and change snapmirror setting

Target Storage devices: , ,

Removed volume:  : dest1_vol


 Instruction:

1.      Login to the device

2.      Check the volume status and snapmirror status

> vol status

>snapmirror status

3.      Off line the volume and destroy it 

> vol offline dest1_vol

> vol destroy dest1_vol

4.      Delete a snapmirror entry from /etc/snapmirror.conf
  
   :source_vol-:dest1_vol  xxxxxxxxxxx

5.      Verify the volume is removed

> vol status

6.      Login to destination2 device

7.      Modify /etc/snapmirror.conf
 

Before: :dest1_vol-:dest2_vol  xxxxxxxxxx

After: :source_vol-:dest2_vol  xxxxxxxxxx

8.      Check snapmirror status

>snapmirror status