Create volumes for Amazon FSx for ONTAP
After you set up your working environment, you can create and mount FSx for ONTAP volumes.
Create volumes
You can create and manage NFS and CIFS volumes from your FSx for ONTAP working environment in Cloud Manager. NFS and CIFS volumes created using ONTAP CLI will also be visible in your FSx for ONTAP working environment.
You can create iSCSI volumes using ONTAP CLI, ONTAP API, or Cloud Manager API and manage them using Cloud Manager in your FSx for ONTAP working environment.
You need:
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An active Connector in AWS.
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If you want to use SMB, you must have set up DNS and Active Directory. For more information on DNS and Active Directory network configuration, see AWS: Prerequisites for using a self-managed Microsoft AD.
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Open the FSx for ONTAP working environment.
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If you don’t have a Connector enabled, you’ll be prompted to add one.
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Click the Volumes tab
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Click Add Volume.
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Volume Details and Protection:
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Enter a name for your new volume.
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The Storage VM (SVM) fields auto-populates the SVM based on the name of your working environment.
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Enter the volume size and select a unit (GiB or TiB). Note that the volume size will grow with usage.
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Select a snapshot policy. By default, a snapshot is taken every hour (keeping the last six copies), every day (keeping the last two copies), and every week (keeping the last two copies).
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Click Next.
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Protocol: Select the an NFS or CIFS volume protocol.
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For NFS:
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Select an Access Control policy.
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Select the NFS versions.
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Select a Custom Export Policy. Click the information icon for valid value criteria.
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For CIFS:
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Enter a Share Name.
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Enter users or groups separated by a semicolon.
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Select the permission level for the volume.
If this is the first CIFS volume for this working environment, you will be prompted to configure CIFS connectivity using an Active Directory or Workgroup setup. -
If you select an Active Directory setup, you’ll need to provide the following configuration information.
Field Description DNS Primary IP Address
The IP addresses of the DNS servers that provides name resolution for the CIFS server.
The listed DNS server must contain the service location records (SRV) needed to locate the Active Directory LDAP servers and domain controllers for the domain the CIFS server will join.Active Directory Domain to join
The FQDN of the Active Directory (AD) domain you want the CIFS server to join.
Credentials authorized to join the domain
The name and password of a Windows account with sufficient privileges to add computers to the specified Organizational Unit (OU) within the AD domain.
CIFS server NetBIOS name
A CIFS server name that is unique in the AD domain.
Organizational Unit
The organizational unit within the AD domain to associate with the CIFS server. The default is CN=Computers.
DNS Domain
The DNS domain for the storage virtual machine (SVM). In most cases, the domain is the same as the AD domain.
NTP Server
Select Enable NTP Server Configuration to configure an NTP server using the Active Directory DNS. If you need to configure an NTP server using a different address, then you should use the API. See the Cloud Manager automation docs for details.
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If you select a Workgroup setup, enter the server and workgroup name for a workgroup configured for CIFS.
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Click Next.
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Usage Profile and Tiering:
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By default, Storage Efficiency is disabled. You can change this setting to enable deduplication and compression.
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By default, Tiering Policy is set to Snapshot Only. You can select a different tiering policy based on your needs.
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Click Next.
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Review: Review your volume configuration. Click Previous to change settings or click Add to create the volume.
The new volume is added to the working environment.
Mount volumes
Access mounting instructions from within Cloud Manager so you can mount the volume to a host.
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Open the working environment.
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Open the volume menu and select Mount the volume.
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Follow the instructions to mount the volume.