• System Manager Classic docs
  • Provision NAS storage
    • NFS configuration
      • Overview
      • NFS configuration workflow
        • Create an aggregate
        • Decide where to provision the new volume
      • Create a new NFS-enabled SVM
        • Create a new SVM with an NFS volume and export
        • Open the export policy of the SVM root volume (Create a new NFS-enabled SVM)
        • Configure LDAP (Create a new NFS-enabled SVM)
        • Verify NFS access from a UNIX administration host
        • Configure and verifying NFS client access (Create a new NFS-enabled SVM)
      • Configure NFS access to an existing SVM
        • Add NFS access to an existing SVM
        • Open the export policy of the SVM root volume(Configure NFS access to an existing SVM)
        • Configure LDAP (Configure NFS access to an existing SVM )
        • Verify NFS access from a UNIX administration host
        • Configure and verify NFS client access (Configure NFS access to an existing SVM)
      • Add an NFS volume to an NFS-enabled SVM
        • Create and configure a volume
        • Create an export policy for the volume
        • Verify NFS access from a UNIX administration host
        • Configure and verify NFS client access (Adding an NFS volume to an NFS-enabled SVM)
    • NFS configuration for ESXi using VSC
      • Overview
      • NFS Client Configuration for ESXi workflow
        • Verify that the configuration is supported
        • Complete the NFS client configuration worksheet
        • Install
        • Add the storage cluster to VSC
        • Configure your network for best performance
        • Configure the ESXi host
          • Configure host ports and vSwitches
          • Configure the ESXi host best practice settings
        • Create an aggregate
        • Decide where to provision the new volume
        • Create a new NFS-enabled SVM
        • Add NFS access to an existing SVM
        • Verify that NFS is enabled on an existing SVM
        • Provision a datastore and create its containing volume
        • Verify NFS access from an ESXi host
        • Deploy the NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
        • Mount datastores on hosts
    • SMB/CIFS and NFS multiprotocol configuration
      • Overview
      • Multiprotocol configuration workflow
        • Create an aggregate
        • Decide where to provision the new volume
          • Create a basic SVM
          • Add CIFS and NFS access to an existing SVM
          • Open the export policy of the SVM root volume (Creating a new NFS-enabled SVM)
          • Map the SMB server on the DNS server
          • Configure LDAP (Create a new NFS-enabled SVM)
          • Map UNIX and Windows user names
        • Create and configure a volume
        • Create a share and setting its permissions
        • Create an export policy for the volume
        • Verify SMB client access
        • Verify NFS access from a UNIX administration host
        • Configure and verify CIFS and NFS client access
    • SMB/CIFS configuration
      • Overview
      • SMB/CIFS configuration workflow
        • Create an aggregate
        • Decide where to provision the new volume
      • Create a new CIFS-enabled SVM
        • Create a new SVM with a CIFS volume and share
        • Map the SMB server on the DNS server
        • Verify SMB client access
        • Configure and verify CIFS client access
      • Configure SMB/CIFS access to an existing SVM
        • Add CIFS access to an existing SVM
        • Map the SMB server on the DNS server
        • Verify SMB client access
        • Configure and verify CIFS client access
      • Add a CIFS volume to a CIFS-enabled SVM
        • Create and configure a volume
        • Create a share and set its permissions
        • Verify SMB client access
        • Configure and verify CIFS client access
  • Provision SAN storage
    • FC configuration for ESXi using VSC
      • Overview
      • FC configuration workflow
        • Verify that the FC configuration is supported
        • Complete the FC configuration worksheet
        • Install Virtual Storage Console
        • Add the storage cluster or SVM to VSC for VMware vSphere
        • Update the HBA driver, firmware, and BIOS
        • Configure the ESXi host best practice settings
        • Create an aggregate
        • Decide where to provision the volume
          • Verify that the FC service is running on an existing SVM
          • Configure FC on an existing SVM
          • Create a new SVM
        • Zone the FC switches by the host and LIF WWPNs
        • Provision a datastore and create its containing LUN and volume
        • Verify that the host can write to and read from the LUN
    • FC configuration for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
      • Overview
      • FC configuration and provisioning workflow
        • Verify that the FC configuration is supported
        • Complete the FC configuration worksheet
        • Install the HBA utility from the HBA vendor
        • Update the HBA driver, firmware, and BIOS
        • Install Linux Unified Host Utilities and optimizing I/O performance
        • Record the WWPN for each host FC port
        • Configure DM-Multipath
        • Create an aggregate
        • Decide where to provision the volume
          • Verify that the FC service is running on an existing SVM
          • Create a LUN
          • Configure FC on an existing SVM
          • Create a new SVM
        • Zone the FC switches by the host and LIF WWPNs
        • Discover new SCSI devices (LUNs) and multipath devices
        • Configure logical volumes on multipath devices and create a file system
        • Verify that the host can write to and read from a multipath device
    • FC configuration for Windows
      • Overview
      • FC configuration workflow
        • Verify that the FC configuration is supported
        • Complete the FC configuration worksheet
        • Install the HBA utility from the HBA vendor
        • Update the HBA driver, firmware, and BIOS
        • Record the WWPN for each host FC port
        • Install Windows Unified Host Utilities
        • Create an aggregate
        • Decide where to provision the volume
          • Verify that the FC service is running on an existing SVM
          • Create a LUN
          • Configure FC on an existing SVM
          • Create a new SVM
        • Zone the FC switches by the host and LIF WWPNs
        • Discover new disks
        • Initialize and formatting the LUN
        • Verify that the host can write to and read from the LUN
    • iSCSI configuration for ESXi using VSC
      • Overview
      • iSCSI configuration workflow
        • Verify that the iSCSI configuration is supported
        • Complete the iSCSI configuration worksheet
        • Install Virtual Storage Console
        • Add the storage cluster or SVM to VSC for VMware vSphere
        • Configure your network for best performance
        • Configure host iSCSI ports and vSwitches
        • Enable the iSCSI software adapter
        • Bind iSCSI ports to the iSCSI software adapter
        • Configure the ESXi host best practice settings
        • Create an aggregate
        • Decide where to provision the volume
          • Verify that the iSCSI service is running on an existing SVM
          • Configure iSCSI on an existing SVM
          • Create a new SVM
        • Test iSCSI paths from the host to the storage cluster
        • Provision a datastore and creating its containing LUN and volume
        • Verify that the host can write to and read from the LUN
    • iSCSI configuration for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
      • Overview
      • iSCSI configuration and provisioning workflow
        • Verify that the iSCSI configuration is supported
        • Complete the iSCSI configuration worksheet
        • Install Linux Unified Host Utilities and optimizing I/O performance
        • Record the iSCSI node name
        • Set the iSCSI replacement timeout value
        • Start the iSCSI service
        • Configure DM-Multipath
        • Create an aggregate
        • Decide where to provision the volume
          • Verify that the iSCSI service is running on an existing SVM
          • Create a LUN
          • Configure iSCSI on an existing SVM
          • Create a new SVM
        • Start the iSCSI sessions with the target
        • Discover new SCSI devices (LUNs) and multipath devices
        • Configure logical volumes on multipath devices and creating a file system
        • Verify that the host can write to and read from a multipath device
    • iSCSI configuration for Windows
      • Overview
      • iSCSI configuration and provisioning workflow
        • Verify that the iSCSI configuration is supported
        • Complete the iSCSI configuration worksheet
        • Record the iSCSI initiator node name
        • Install Windows Unified Host Utilities
        • Create an aggregate
        • Decide where to provision the volume
          • Verify that the iSCSI service is running on an existing SVM
          • Create a LUN
          • Configure iSCSI on an existing SVM
          • Create a new SVM
        • Start iSCSI sessions with the target
        • Discover new disks
        • Initialize and formatting the LUN
        • Verify that the host can write to and read from the LUN
  • Data protection and disaster recovery
    • Cluster and SVM peering configuration
      • Overview
      • Prerequisites for cluster peering
      • Cluster and SVM peering workflow
        • Prepare for cluster peering
        • Configure peer relationships (Beginning with ONTAP 9.3)
          • Create intercluster LIFs(Beginning with ONTAP 9.3)
          • Create a cluster peer relationship (Beginning with ONTAP 9.3)
          • Create SVM peer relationship
        • Configure peer relationships (ONTAP 9.2 and earlier)
          • Create intercluster interfaces on all nodes (ONTAP 9.2 or earlier)
          • Create a cluster peer relationship (ONTAP 9.2 or earlier)
    • Volume disaster recovery
      • Overview
      • Volume disaster recovery workflow
        • Activate the destination volume
          • Verify the status of the source volume
          • Break the SnapMirror relationship
          • Verify the destination volume status
        • Configure the destination volume for data access
        • Reactivate the source volume
          • Resynchronize the source volume
          • Update the source volume
          • Reactivate the source volume
    • Volume disaster recovery preparation
      • Overview
      • Volume disaster recovery preparation workflow
        • Verify the cluster peer relationship and SVM peer relationship
        • Create the SnapMirror relationship (Beginning with ONTAP 9.3)
        • Create the SnapMirror relationship (ONTAP 9.2 or earlier)
        • Set up the destination SVM for data access
        • Monitor the status of SnapMirror data transfers
    • Volume backup using SnapVault
      • Overview
      • SnapVault backup configuration workflow
        • Verify cluster peer relationship and SVM peer relationship
        • Create a SnapVault relationship (Beginning with ONTAP 9.3)
        • Create the SnapVault relationship (ONTAP 9.2 or earlier)
        • Monitor the SnapVault relationship
    • Volume restore management using SnapVault
      • Overview
      • Volume restore workflow
        • Identify the SnapVault backup destination volume
        • Restore data from a SnapVault backup
        • Verify the restore operation
  • Cluster administration
    • Cluster administration
      • Cluster expansion administration
        • Overview
        • Cluster expansion workflow
          • Verify the cluster is ready for expansion
            • Verify the planned configuration
            • Gather the required network information
            • Add or replace switches
          • Prepare the cluster for expansion
            • Add node-locked licenses
            • Verify the health of the system
            • Back up the cluster configuration
            • Generate an AutoSupport message about starting expansion
          • Install the new nodes
            • Install the controllers
            • Configure node-management LIFs
            • Upgrade or downgrade the nodes
            • Ensure hardware-level HA is enabled
            • Add nodes to a cluster using System Manager
            • Join nodes to the cluster using the CLI
          • Complete the expansion
            • Configure the node details in System Manager
            • Configure AutoSupport on the new nodes
            • Configure the Service Processor network
            • Validate the configuration of the expanded cluster
            • Generate an AutoSupport message about completing expansion
            • Update LUN paths for the new nodes
    • Volume move management
      • Overview
      • Volume move workflow
        • Plan the method and timing of a volume move
        • Move a volume using System Manager
        • Verify LUN reporting nodes after moving a volume
        • Update LUN reporting nodes after moving a volume
        • Update NDMP backup after moving a volume
    • SNMP configuration
      • Overview
      • SNMP configuration workflow
        • Verify that SNMP is enabled
        • Add an SNMP community
        • Add an SNMPv3 security user
        • Add an SNMP traphost
        • Test SNMP traps
        • Test SNMP polling
  • Cluster management using System Manager 9.6 and 9.7
    • Cluster management using System Manager 9.6 and 9.7
      • Understand System Manager
      • Set up the cluster by using ONTAP System Manager
        • Set up a cluster by using the template file
          • Create a cluster
          • Set up a network
          • Set up a support page
          • Review storage recommendations
          • Create an SVM
      • Access a cluster by using the ONTAP System Manager browser-based graphic interface
      • Configure System Manager options
      • View ONTAP System Manager log files
      • Set up the cluster
        • Set up the cluster
        • Add licenses
        • Setting the time zone for a cluster
        • Monitor HA pairs
      • Set up the network
      • Set up physical storage
        • Assigning disks to nodes
        • Zeroing spare disks
        • Provisioning storage through aggregates
      • Create SVMs
        • Configure CIFS and NFS protocols on SVMs
        • Configure iSCSI protocol on SVMs
        • Configure FC protocol and FCoE protocol on SVMs
        • Configure NVMe protocol on SVMs
        • Delegating administration to SVM administrators
        • Create FlexVol volumes
        • Create SnapLock volumes
      • Set up SAML authentication
      • Set up peering
      • Manage clusters
        • Dashboard window
        • MetroCluster switchover and switchback
          • MetroCluster switchover and switchback workflow
          • Preparing for switchover and switchback operations
          • Performing a negotiated switchover
          • Performing a unplanned switchover
          • Performing a switchback
          • MetroCluster Switchover and Switchback Operations window
      • Applications
        • Provisioning a basic template
        • Storage service definitions
        • Add Microsoft SQL Server over SAN to System Manager
        • Application provisioning settings
        • Edit an application
        • Delete an application
        • Applications window
      • Configuration update
      • Service Processors
      • Cluster peers
      • High availability
      • Licenses
      • Cluster Expansion
      • Update clusters
        • Update clusters in a non MetroCluster configuration
        • Update clusters in a MetroCluster configuration
        • Obtaining ONTAP software images
        • Update single-node clusters
        • Update a cluster nondisruptively
        • Cluster Update window
      • Date and time settings of a cluster
      • SNMP
      • LDAP
      • Users
      • Roles
      • Manage the network
      • IPspaces
      • Broadcast domains
      • Subnets
      • Network interfaces
      • Ethernet ports
      • FC/FCoE and NVMe adapters
      • Storage tiers
        • Edit aggregates
        • Delete aggregates
        • Change the RAID configuration when creating an aggregate
        • Provisioning cache by adding SSDs
        • Add capacity disks
        • Change the RAID group when adding capacity disks
        • Moving FlexVol volumes
        • Mirroring aggregates
        • View aggregate information
        • Installing a CA certificate if you use StorageGRID
        • How you can use effective ONTAP disk type for mixing HDDs
        • What compatible spare disks are
        • How System Manager works with hot spares
        • Rules for displaying disk types and disk RPM
        • Storage recommendations for creating aggregates
        • Storage Tiers window
      • Configure and managing cloud tiers
      • Aggregates
      • Storage pools
      • Reassigning disks to nodes
      • Disks
        • View disk information
        • How ONTAP reports disk types
        • Determine when it is safe to remove a multi-disk carrier
        • Disks window
      • Array LUNs
      • Nodes
      • Hardware Cache
      • Events
      • System alerts
      • AutoSupport notifications
      • Jobs
      • Flash Pool statistics
      • SVM Dashboard window
        • Monitor SVMs
        • Edit SVM settings
        • Delete SVMs
        • Start SVMs
        • Stop SVMs
        • Manage SVMs
        • Tracing file access to diagnose access errors on SVMs
        • About SVMs
        • About ONTAP name service switch configuration
        • Storage Virtual Machines window
        • Trace File Access window
      • Volumes
        • Edit volume properties
        • Edit data protection volumes
        • Delete volumes
        • Create FlexClone volumes
        • Create FlexClone files
        • Splitting a FlexClone volume from its parent volume
        • View the FlexClone volume hierarchy
        • Change the status of a volume
        • View the list of saved Snapshot copies
        • Create Snapshot copies outside a defined schedule
        • Setting the Snapshot copy reserve
        • Hiding the Snapshot copy directory
        • Scheduling automatic creation of Snapshot copies
        • Restore a volume from a Snapshot copy
        • Extend the expiry date of Snapshot copies
        • Rename Snapshot copies
        • Delete Snapshot copies
        • Resize volumes
        • Enable storage efficiency on a volume
        • Change the deduplication schedule
        • Run deduplication operations
        • Moving FlexVol volumes between aggregates or nodes
        • Assigning volumes to Storage QoS
        • Create a mirror relationship from a source SVM
        • Create a vault relationship from a source SVM
        • Create a mirror and vault relationship from a source SVM
        • Create an NFS datastore for VMware
        • Change the tiering policy of a volume
        • Create FlexGroup volumes
        • View FlexGroup volume information
        • Edit FlexGroup volumes
        • Specifying advanced options for a FlexGroup volume
        • Resize FlexGroup volumes
        • Change the status of a FlexGroup volume
        • Delete FlexGroup volumes
        • Create FlexCache volumes
        • View FlexCache volume information
        • Edit FlexCache volumes
        • Specifying advanced options for a FlexCache volume
        • Resize FlexCache volumes
        • Change the status of a FlexCache volume
        • Delete FlexCache volumes
        • How volume guarantees work for FlexVol volumes
        • Using space reservations with FlexVol volumes
        • Options for resizing volumes
        • Volumes window
      • Junction Path
      • Shares
      • LUNs
        • Create FC SAN optimized LUNs
        • Application-specific LUN settings
        • Create LUNs
        • Delete LUNs
        • Manage initiator groups
        • Create portsets
        • Cloning LUNs
        • Edit LUNs
        • Bringing LUNs online
        • Take LUNs offline
        • Moving LUNs
        • Assigning LUNs to storage QoS
        • Edit initiator groups
        • Edit initiators
        • View LUN information
        • View initiator groups
        • Guidelines for working with FlexVol volumes that contain LUNs
        • Understand space reservations for LUNs
        • Guidelines for using LUN multiprotocol type
        • LUNs window
      • Qtrees
      • Quotas
      • CIFS protocol
        • Add home directory paths
        • Reset CIFS domain controllers
        • Update the CIFS group policy configuration
        • Set up BranchCache
        • Add preferred domain controllers
        • View CIFS domain information
        • CIFS window
      • NFS protocol
      • Set up NVMe
        • Create an NVMe namespace
        • Edit an NVMe namespace
        • Cloning an NVMe namespace
        • Start and stopping the NVMe service
        • What an NVMe subsystem is
      • iSCSI protocol
      • FC/FCoE protocol
      • Export policies
      • Efficiency policies
      • Manage QoS policy groups
        • Rules for assigning storage objects to policy groups
      • NIS services
      • LDAP client services
      • LDAP configuration services
      • Kerberos realm services
      • DNS/DDNS Services
      • SVM users
      • UNIX
      • Local windows group
        • Manage local Windows groups
      • Name mapping
      • Mirror relationships
        • Manage mirror relationships
        • Break SnapMirror relationships
        • Reverse resynchronizing mirror relationships
        • Abort a mirror transfer
        • Restore a volume in a mirror relationship
      • Vault relationships
        • Manage vault relationships
        • Abort a Snapshot copy transfer
        • Restore a volume in a vault relationship
      • Mirror and vault relationships
        • Manage mirror and vault relationships
        • Abort mirror and vault relationships
        • Restore a volume in a mirror and vault relationship
      • Protection window
      • SVM relationships
      • Manage protection policies
      • Manage Snapshot policies
      • Manage schedules
  • Network management for ONTAP 9.7 and earlier
    • NAS path failover workflow (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
      • About NAS path failover (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
      • NAS path failover workflow (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
      • Worksheet for NAS path failover configuration (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
    • Broadcast domains (ONTAP 9.7 or earlier)
      • Broadcast domain overview (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
      • Determining which ports can be used for a broadcast domain (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
      • Create a broadcast domain (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
      • Add or remove ports from a broadcast domain (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
      • Split broadcast domains (ONTAP 9.7 or earlier)
      • Merge broadcast domains (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
      • Change the MTU value for ports in a broadcast domain (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
      • Display broadcast domains (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
    • General networking topics (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
      • Removing a NIC from the node (ONTAP 9.7 or earlier)
      • LIF roles (ONTAP 9.5 and earlier)
      • Configure DNS services (ONTAP 9.7 and earlier)
  • ONTAP docs
  • Legal notices