Provisioning an SVM by using a preconfigured ONTAP template

Starting with ONTAP 9.3, you can create and provision an SVM by using a preconfigured template. You must provide values for the parameters that are defined in the template.

Before you begin

All of the required feature licenses must be installed on the cluster.

About this task

The VserverEnvironmentSetup template is the preconfigured template that you can use for configuring SVMs. The VserverEnvironmentSetup template enables you to set up the following configurations:

Security style, language setting, and IPspace of the SVM
Protocols
Data LIFs
Network routes
DNS configuration
Active Directory configuration
NIS configuration
LDAP client and server configuration
CIFS server

The VserverEnvironmentSetup template is a read-only template. You cannot modify the default parameter values of this template. If you want to modify the default values of any of the parameters in the template, you must copy the template, and then modify the default values of the parameters.

Steps

View and note down the values for the parameters that are defined in the template for creating and configuring the SVM: template parameter show

Example

cluster1::> template parameter show

  Template: VserverEnvironmentSetup
Permission: readonly
                                 Default      Read
Parameter           Type         Value        Only Description
------------------- ------------ ------------ ---- ----------------------------
vserver             string       -            no   Vserver Name
security_style      string       unix         no   Vserver Security Style
language            string       C.UTF-8      no   Vserver Language
ipspace             string       Default      no   Vserver IPSpace
protocols           enum         -            no   Protocols to configure
   Allowed Values: nfs, cifs, iscsi, fcp
data_lif            array of lifInfoStruct
                                 -            yes  Data LIF Info Struct
data_lif[#].ipaddr  IPAddress    -            no   IP Addr
data_lif[#].netmask IPAddress    -            no   NetMask
data_lif[#].protocol
                    string       -            no   LIF Protocol
data_lif[#].homenode
                    string       -            no   Node Name
data_lif[#].homeport
                    string       -            no   Port
gateway             array of IPAddress
                                 -            yes  Gateway
gateway[#]          IPAddress                 no   Gateway
search_domain       string       -            no   Search Domain
dns_server          string       -            no   DNS IP Addresses List
ad_admin_name       string       -            no   AD Admin Name
ad_admin_passwd     string       ***          no   AD Admin Passwd
ad_domain           string       -            no   AD Domain
ad_ou               string       CN=Computers no   Organizational Name
wg_name             string       -            no   WG Name
nis_domain          string       -            no   NIS Domains
nis_ipaddr          string       -            no   NIS IP Address
ldap_server         string       -            no   LDAP Server IP
ldap_base_dn        string       -            no   LDAP Base DN
client_config       string       -            no   LDAP Client Config
cifs_server         string       -            no   CIFS Server Name
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Optional: If you want to modify the default value of any parameter in the template, customize the existing template:
1. Copy the template: template copy -name template_name -destination_name new_template_name
  Example
```
cluster1::> template copy -name VserverEnvironmentSetup -destination-name template1
```
  The new template is a read/write template.
2. Modify the default value of the parameter that you want to change: template parameter modify -template template_name -name parameter_name -default-value new_default_value
  Example
```
cluster1::> template parameter modify -template template1 -name security_style -default-value ntfs
```

Provision the SVM by specifying values for the parameters in the template: template provision -name template_name

Example

cluster-1::> template provision -name template1
	    Press Ctrl+C to abort.
	    ********************
	    * Setup of vserver *
	    ********************
	    Vserver Name: vs0
	    Vserver Language [C.UTF-8]:
	    Vserver Security Style [ntfs]:
	    Vserver IPSpace [Default]:

	    ******************************
	    * Setup of network.interface *
	    ******************************
	    Enter number of instances for object network.interface: 2
	    (1/2)LIF Protocol: nfs
	    (1/2)IP Addr: 1.1.1.1
	    (1/2)NetMask: 255.255.255.0
	    (1/2)Node Name: node1-vsim1
	    (1/2)Port: e0c
	    (2/2)LIF Protocol: nfs
	    (2/2)IP Addr: 1.1.1.1
	    (2/2)NetMask: 255.255.255.0
	    (2/2)Node Name: node1-vsim1
	    (2/2)Port: e0c

	    ***************************
	    * Setup of network.routes *
	    ***************************
	    Enter number of instances for object network.routes: 1
	    (1/1)Gateway: 1.1.1.1

	    ***********************
	    * Setup of access.dns *
	    ***********************
	    Search Domain: netapp.com
	    DNS IP Addresses List: 1.1.1.1

	    *************************
	    * Setup of security.nis *
	    *************************
	    NIS Domains: netapp.com
	    NIS IP Address: 1.1.1.1

	    *********************
	    * Setup of security *
	    *********************
	    LDAP Client Config: ldapconfig
	    LDAP Server IP: 1.1.1.1
	    LDAP Base DN: dc=examplebasedn

	    **********************
	    * Setup of protocols *
	    **********************
	    Protocols to configure: nfs
	    [Job 15] Configuring vserver for vs0 (100%)