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Configure iSCSI storage in a VCF management domain using ONTAP tools

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Set up supplemental iSCSI storage to expand VMware Cloud Foundation management domains. You'll deploy ONTAP tools, configure an iSCSI datastore on the management domain, and migrate management VMs to the new datastore.

Perform the following steps on the VCF management domain cluster using the vSphere client.

Step 1: Deploy ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere

ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere (OTV) is deployed as a VM appliance and provides an integrated vCenter UI for managing ONTAP storage.

Steps

  1. Obtain the ONTAP tools OVA image from the NetApp Support site and download to a local folder.

  2. Log into the vCenter appliance for the VCF management domain.

  3. From the vCenter appliance interface right-click the management cluster and select Deploy OVF Template…

    Deploy OVF Template…​

     

  4. In the Deploy OVF Template wizard, click the Local file radio button and select the ONTAP tools OVA file downloaded in the previous step.

    Select OVA file

     

  5. For steps 2 through 5 of the wizard, select a name and folder for the VM, select the compute resource, review the details, and accept the license agreement.

  6. For the storage location of the configuration and disk files, select the vSAN datastore of the VCF management domain cluster.

    Select OVA file

     

  7. On the Select network page, select the network used for management traffic.

    Select network

     

  8. On the Customize template page, enter all required information:

    • Password to be used for administrative access to ONTAP tools.

    • NTP server IP address.

    • ONTAP tools maintenance account password.

    • ONTAP tools Derby DB password.

    • Do not check the box to Enable VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). VCF mode is not required for deploying supplemental storage.

    • FQDN or IP address of the vCenter appliance for the VI Workload Domain

    • Credentials for the vCenter appliance of the VI Workload Domain

    • Required network properties.

  9. Click Next to continue.

    Customize OTV template 1

    Customize OTV template 2

  10. Review all information on the Ready to complete page and click Finish to begin deploying the ONTAP tools appliance.

Step 2: Add a storage system

Perform the following steps to add a storage system using ONTAP tools.

Steps

  1. In the vSphere client navigate to the main menu and select NetApp ONTAP tools.

    Navigate to ONTAP tools

  2. Once in ONTAP tools, from the Getting Started page (or from Storage Systems), click Add to add a new storage system.

    Add storage system

     

  3. Provide the IP address and credentials of the ONTAP storage system and click Add.

    Provide IP and credentials of ONTAP system

     

  4. Click Yes to authorize the cluster certificate and add the storage system.

    Authorize cluster certificate

Optional: Migrate management VMs to the iSCSI datastore

In cases where you prefer to use ONTAP storage to protect the VCF management VMs, use vMotion to migrate the VMs to the newly created iSCSI datastore.

Steps

  1. From the vSphere Client navigate to the management domain cluster and click the VMs tab.

  2. Select the VMs to be migrated to the iSCSI datastore, right click and select Migrate...

    Select VMs to migrate

     

  3. In the Virtual Machines - Migrate wizard, select Change storage only as the migration type and click Next to continue.

    Select migration type

     

  4. On the Select storage page, select the iSCSi datastore and select Next to continue.

    Select destination datastore

     

  5. Review the selections and click Finish to start the migration.

  6. The relocation status can be viewed from the Recent Tasks pane.

    vSphere client recent tasks pane

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