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Configure an NVMe LIF in ONTAP

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Certain requirements must be met when configuring NVMe LIFs.

Before you begin

NVMe must be supported by the FC adapter on which you create the LIF. Supported adapters are listed in Hardware Universe.

About this task

Beginning with ONTAP 9.12.1 and later, you can configure two NVMe LIFs per node on a maximum of 12 nodes. In ONTAP 9.11.1 and earlier, you can configure two NVMe LIFs per node on a maximum of two nodes.

The following rules apply when creating an NVMe LIF:

  • NVMe can be the only data protocol on data LIFs.

  • You should configure one management LIF for every SVM that supports SAN.

  • For ONTAP 9.5 and later, you must configure an NVMe LIF on the node containing the namespace and on node's HA partner.

  • For ONTAP 9.4 only:

    • NVMe LIFs and namespaces must be hosted on the same node.

    • Only one NVMe data LIF can be configured per SVM.

Steps

  1. Create the LIF:

    network interface create -vserver <SVM_name> -lif <LIF_name> -role <LIF_role> -data-protocol {fc-nvme|nvme-tcp} -home-node <home_node> -home-port <home_port>
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    Note NVME/TCP is available beginning with ONTAP 9.10.1 and later.

  2. Verify that the LIF was created:

    network interface show -vserver <SVM_name>
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After creation, NVMe/TCP LIFs listen for discovery on port 8009.