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Create an ONTAP volume export policy

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To provide client access to data shares, you must create one or more volumes, and the volume must have export policies with at least one rule.

Client export requirements:

  • Linux clients must have a separate mount and a separate mount point for each trunking connection (that is, for each LIF).

  • VMware clients require only a single mount point for an exported volume, with multiple LIFs specified.

    VMware clients require root access in the export policy.

Steps

  1. Create an export policy:

    vserver export-policy create -vserver svm_name -policyname policy_name

    The policy name can be up to 256 characters long.

  2. Verify that the export policy was created:

    vserver export-policy show -policyname policy_name

    Example

    The following commands create and verify the creation of an export policy named exp1 on the SVM named vs1:

    vs1::> vserver export-policy create -vserver vs1 -policyname exp1

  3. Create an export rule and add it to an existing export policy:

    vserver export-policy rule create -vserver svm_name -policyname policy_name -ruleindex integer -protocol nfs4 -clientmatch { text | "text,text,…" } -rorule security_type -rwrule security_type -superuser security_type -anon user_ID

    The -clientmatch parameter should identify the trunking-capable Linux or VMware clients that will mount the export.

    Learn more about creating export rules.

  4. Create the volume with a junction point:

    volume create -vserver svm_name -volume volume_name -aggregate aggregate_name-size {integer[KB|MB|GB|TB|PB]} -security-style unix -user user_name_or_number -group group_name_or_number -junction-path junction_path -policy export_policy_name

    Learn about creating volumes.

  5. Verify that the volume was created with the desired junction point:

    volume show -vserver svm_name -volume volume_name -junction-path