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Configure the Storage Backend

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ONTAP SAN and NAS driver integration

You can create a backend file using the SVM credentials (username and password) stored in AWS Secret Manager as shown in this example:

YAML
apiVersion: trident.netapp.io/v1
kind: TridentBackendConfig
metadata:
  name: backend-tbc-ontap-nas
spec:
  version: 1
  storageDriverName: ontap-nas
  backendName: tbc-ontap-nas
  svm: svm-name
  aws:
    fsxFilesystemID: fs-xxxxxxxxxx
  credentials:
    name: "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:xxxxxxxx:secret:secret-name"
    type: awsarn
JSON
{
  "apiVersion": "trident.netapp.io/v1",
  "kind": "TridentBackendConfig",
  "metadata": {
    "name": "backend-tbc-ontap-nas"
  },
  "spec": {
    "version": 1,
    "storageDriverName": "ontap-nas",
    "backendName": "tbc-ontap-nas",
    "svm": "svm-name",
    "aws": {
      "fsxFilesystemID": "fs-xxxxxxxxxx"
    },
    "managementLIF": null,
    "credentials": {
      "name": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:xxxxxxxx:secret:secret-name",
      "type": "awsarn"
    }
  }
}

For information about creating backends, refer to these pages:

FSx for ONTAP driver details

You can integrate Astra Trident with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP using the following drivers:

  • ontap-san: Each PV provisioned is a LUN within its own Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP volume. Recommended for block storage.

  • ontap-nas: Each PV provisioned is a full Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP volume. Recommended for NFS and SMB.

  • ontap-san-economy: Each PV provisioned is a LUN with a configurable number of LUNs per Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP volume.

  • ontap-nas-economy: Each PV provisioned is a qtree, with a configurable number of qtrees per Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP volume.

  • ontap-nas-flexgroup: Each PV provisioned is a full Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP FlexGroup volume.

For driver details, refer to NAS drivers and SAN drivers.

Example configurations

Configuration for AWS FSx for ONTAP with secret manager 
apiVersion: trident.netapp.io/v1
kind: TridentBackendConfig
metadata:
  name: backend-tbc-ontap-nas
spec:
  version: 1
  storageDriverName: ontap-nas
  backendName: tbc-ontap-nas
  svm: svm-name
  aws:
    fsxFilesystemID: fs-xxxxxxxxxx
  managementLIF:
  credentials:
    name: "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:xxxxxxxx:secret:secret-name"
    type: awsarn
Configuration of storage class for SMB volumes

Using nasType, node-stage-secret-name, and node-stage-secret-namespace, you can specify an SMB volume and provide the required Active Directory credentials. SMB volumes are supported using the ontap-nas driver only.

apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
kind: StorageClass
metadata:
  name: nas-smb-sc
provisioner: csi.trident.netapp.io
parameters:
  backendType: "ontap-nas"
  trident.netapp.io/nasType: "smb"
  csi.storage.k8s.io/node-stage-secret-name: "smbcreds"
  csi.storage.k8s.io/node-stage-secret-namespace: "default"

Backend advanced configuration and examples

See the following table for the backend configuration options:

Parameter Description Example

version

Always 1

storageDriverName

Name of the storage driver

ontap-nas, ontap-nas-economy, ontap-nas-flexgroup, ontap-san, ontap-san-economy

backendName

Custom name or the storage backend

Driver name + “_” + dataLIF

managementLIF

IP address of a cluster or SVM management LIF

A fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) can be specified.

Can be set to use IPv6 addresses if Astra Trident was installed using the IPv6 flag. IPv6 addresses must be defined in square brackets, such as [28e8:d9fb:a825:b7bf:69a8:d02f:9e7b:3555].

If you provide the fsxFilesystemID under the aws field, you need not to provide the managementLIF because Astra Trident retrieves the SVM managementLIF information from AWS. So, you must provide credentials for a user under the SVM (For example: vsadmin) and the user must have the vsadmin role.

“10.0.0.1”, “[2001:1234:abcd::fefe]”

dataLIF

IP address of protocol LIF.

ONTAP NAS drivers: We recommend specifying dataLIF. If not provided, Astra Trident fetches data LIFs from the SVM. You can specify a fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) to be used for the NFS mount operations, allowing you to create a round-robin DNS to load-balance across multiple data LIFs. Can be changed after initial setting. Refer to [Update dataLIF after initial configuration].

ONTAP SAN drivers: Do not specify for iSCSI. Astra Trident uses ONTAP Selective LUN Map to discover the iSCI LIFs needed to establish a multi path session. A warning is generated if dataLIF is explicitly defined.

Can be set to use IPv6 addresses if Astra Trident was installed using the IPv6 flag. IPv6 addresses must be defined in square brackets, such as [28e8:d9fb:a825:b7bf:69a8:d02f:9e7b:3555].

autoExportPolicy

Enable automatic export policy creation and updating [Boolean].

Using the autoExportPolicy and autoExportCIDRs options, Astra Trident can manage export policies automatically.

false

autoExportCIDRs

List of CIDRs to filter Kubernetes' node IPs against when autoExportPolicy is enabled.

Using the autoExportPolicy and autoExportCIDRs options, Astra Trident can manage export policies automatically.

"[“0.0.0.0/0”, “::/0”]"

labels

Set of arbitrary JSON-formatted labels to apply on volumes

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clientCertificate

Base64-encoded value of client certificate. Used for certificate-based auth

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clientPrivateKey

Base64-encoded value of client private key. Used for certificate-based auth

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trustedCACertificate

Base64-encoded value of trusted CA certificate. Optional. Used for certificate-based authentication.

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username

Username to connect to the cluster or SVM. Used for credential-based authentication. For example, vsadmin.

password

Password to connect to the cluster or SVM. Used for credential-based authentication.

svm

Storage virtual machine to use

Derived if an SVM managementLIF is specified.

storagePrefix

Prefix used when provisioning new volumes in the SVM.

Cannot be modified after creation. To update this parameter, you will need to create a new backend.

trident

limitAggregateUsage

Do not specify for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.

The provided fsxadmin and vsadmin do not contain the permissions required to retrieve aggregate usage and limit it using Astra Trident.

Do not use.

limitVolumeSize

Fail provisioning if requested volume size is above this value.

Also restricts the maximum size of the volumes it manages for qtrees and LUNs, and the qtreesPerFlexvol option allows customizing the maximum number of qtrees per FlexVol.

“” (not enforced by default)

lunsPerFlexvol

Maximum LUNs per Flexvol, must be in range [50, 200].

SAN only.

“100”

debugTraceFlags

Debug flags to use when troubleshooting. Example, {“api”:false, “method”:true}

Do not use debugTraceFlags unless you are troubleshooting and require a detailed log dump.

null

nfsMountOptions

Comma-separated list of NFS mount options.

The mount options for Kubernetes-persistent volumes are normally specified in storage classes, but if no mount options are specified in a storage class, Astra Trident will fall back to using the mount options specified in the storage backend's configuration file.

If no mount options are specified in the storage class or the configuration file, Astra Trident will not set any mount options on an associated persistent volume.

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nasType

Configure NFS or SMB volumes creation.

Options are nfs, smb, or null.

Must set to smb for SMB volumes. Setting to null defaults to NFS volumes.

nfs

qtreesPerFlexvol

Maximum Qtrees per FlexVol, must be in range [50, 300]

"200"

smbShare

You can specify one of the following: the name of an SMB share created using the Microsoft Management Console or ONTAP CLI or a name to allow Astra Trident to create the SMB share.

This parameter is required for Amazon FSx for ONTAP backends.

smb-share

useREST

Boolean parameter to use ONTAP REST APIs. Tech preview

useREST is provided as a tech preview that is recommended for test environments and not for production workloads. When set to true, Astra Trident will use ONTAP REST APIs to communicate with the backend.

This feature requires ONTAP 9.11.1 and later. In addition, the ONTAP login role used must have access to the ontap application. This is satisfied by the pre-defined vsadmin and cluster-admin roles.

false

aws

You can specify the following in the configuration file for AWS FSx for ONTAP:
- fsxFilesystemID: Specify the ID of the AWS FSx file system.
- apiRegion: AWS API region name.
- apikey: AWS API key.
- secretKey: AWS secret key.





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credentials

Specify the FSx SVM credentials to store in AWS Secret Manager.
- name: Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the secret, which contains the credentials of SVM.
- type: Set to awsarn.
Refer to Create an AWS Secrets Manager secret for more information.

Backend configuration options for provisioning volumes

You can control default provisioning using these options in the defaults section of the configuration. For an example, see the configuration examples below.

Parameter Description Default

spaceAllocation

Space-allocation for LUNs

true

spaceReserve

Space reservation mode; “none” (thin) or “volume” (thick)

none

snapshotPolicy

Snapshot policy to use

none

qosPolicy

QoS policy group to assign for volumes created. Choose one of qosPolicy or adaptiveQosPolicy per storage pool or backend.

Using QoS policy groups with Astra Trident requires ONTAP 9.8 or later.

We recommend using a non-shared QoS policy group and ensuring the policy group is applied to each constituent individually. A shared QoS policy group will enforce the ceiling for the total throughput of all workloads.

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adaptiveQosPolicy

Adaptive QoS policy group to assign for volumes created. Choose one of qosPolicy or adaptiveQosPolicy per storage pool or backend.

Not supported by ontap-nas-economy.

“”

snapshotReserve

Percentage of volume reserved for snapshots “0”

If snapshotPolicy is none, else “”

splitOnClone

Split a clone from its parent upon creation

false

encryption

Enable NetApp Volume Encryption (NVE) on the new volume; defaults to false. NVE must be licensed and enabled on the cluster to use this option.

If NAE is enabled on the backend, any volume provisioned in Astra Trident will be NAE enabled.

For more information, refer to: How Astra Trident works with NVE and NAE.

false

luksEncryption

Enable LUKS encryption. Refer to Use Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS).

SAN only.

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tieringPolicy

Tiering policy to use none

snapshot-only for pre-ONTAP 9.5 SVM-DR configuration

unixPermissions

Mode for new volumes.

Leave empty for SMB volumes.

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securityStyle

Security style for new volumes.

NFS supports mixed and unix security styles.

SMB supports mixed and ntfs security styles.

NFS default is unix.

SMB default is ntfs.

Prepare to provision SMB volumes

You can provision SMB volumes using the ontap-nas driver. Before you complete ONTAP SAN and NAS driver integration complete the following steps.

Before you begin

Before you can provision SMB volumes using the ontap-nas driver, you must have the following.

  • A Kubernetes cluster with a Linux controller node and at least one Windows worker node running Windows Server 2019. Astra Trident supports SMB volumes mounted to pods running on Windows nodes only.

  • At least one Astra Trident secret containing your Active Directory credentials. To generate secret smbcreds:

    kubectl create secret generic smbcreds --from-literal username=user --from-literal password='password'

  • A CSI proxy configured as a Windows service. To configure a csi-proxy, refer to GitHub: CSI Proxy or GitHub: CSI Proxy for Windows for Kubernetes nodes running on Windows.

Steps

  1. Create SMB shares. You can create the SMB admin shares in one of two ways either using the Microsoft Management Console Shared Folders snap-in or using the ONTAP CLI. To create the SMB shares using the ONTAP CLI:

    1. If necessary, create the directory path structure for the share.

      The vserver cifs share create command checks the path specified in the -path option during share creation. If the specified path does not exist, the command fails.

    2. Create an SMB share associated with the specified SVM:

      vserver cifs share create -vserver vserver_name -share-name share_name -path path [-share-properties share_properties,...] [other_attributes] [-comment text]

    3. Verify that the share was created:

      vserver cifs share show -share-name share_name
      Note Refer to Create an SMB share for full details.

  2. When creating the backend, you must configure the following to specify SMB volumes. For all FSx for ONTAP backend configuration options, refer to FSx for ONTAP configuration options and examples.

    Parameter Description Example

    smbShare

    You can specify one of the following: the name of an SMB share created using the Microsoft Management Console or ONTAP CLI or a name to allow Astra Trident to create the SMB share.

    This parameter is required for Amazon FSx for ONTAP backends.

    smb-share

    nasType

    Must set to smb. If null, defaults to nfs.

    smb

    securityStyle

    Security style for new volumes.

    Must be set to ntfs or mixed for SMB volumes.

    ntfs or mixed for SMB volumes

    unixPermissions

    Mode for new volumes. Must be left empty for SMB volumes.

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