vSphere NFS Datastore - Version 4.1 with ONTAP
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This section describes the creation of an NFS version 4.1 datastore with ONTAP NAS storage.
What you need
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The basic skills necessary to manage a
vSphere environment and ONTAP -
ONTAP Storage System (FAS/AFF/CVO/ONTAP Select/Cloud Volume Service/Azure NetApp Files) running ONTAP 9.8 or later
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ONTAP credentials (SVM name, userID, password)
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ONTAP network port, SVM, and LUN information for NFS
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vCenter Server credentials
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vSphere host(s) information vSphere 7.0 or later
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NFS VMKernel adapter IP information
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Network switch(es)
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with ONTAP system network data ports, vSphere hosts, and connected
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VLAN(s) configured for NFS
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(Optional) link aggregation configured for ONTAP network data ports
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ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere deployed, configured, and ready to consume
Steps
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Check compatability with the Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT).
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Complete the ONTAP and vSphere Tasks provided below.
ONTAP tasks
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Usethe
system license show
command to check whether NFS is listed. -
Use
license add -license-code <license code>
to add a license.
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VMware vSphere tasks
What's next?
After these tasks are completed, the NFS datastore is ready to consume for provisioning virtual machines.