Deployment requirements for adding NFS vVols in a VI workload domain
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Review the recommended network design and infrastructure requirements to deploy NFS vVols in a VMware Cloud Foundation VI workload domain. You need a fully configured ONTAP AFF or ASA storage system, a completed VCF management domain, and an existing VI workload domain.
Infrastructure requirements
Make sure the following components and configurations are in place.
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An ONTAP AFF or FAS storage system with physical data ports on Ethernet switches dedicated to storage traffic.
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VCF management domain deployment is complete and the vSphere client is accessible.
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A VI workload domain has been previously deployed.
Recommended NFS network design
Configure redundant network designs for NFS to provide fault tolerance for storage systems, switches, networks adapters and host systems. It's common to deploy NFS with a single subnet or multiple subnets depending on the architectural requirements.
Additional information
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For detailed information specific to VMware vSphere, refer to Best Practices For Running NFS with VMware vSphere.
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For network guidance on using ONTAP with VMware vSphere refer to the Network configuration - NFS section of the NetApp enterprise applications documentation.
This documentation demonstrates the process of creating a new SVM and specifying the IP address information to create multiple LIFs for NFS traffic. To add new LIFs to an existing SVM refer to Create a LIF (network interface).
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For complete information on using NFS with vSphere clusters, refer to the NFS v3 Reference Guide for vSphere 8.
What's next?
After reviewing the requirements, create the SVM and LIFs.