VNX Management

Basic
Eric Liu Remote Proactive

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VNX???

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Agenda
Overview
How to create storage pool and raid group
How to create LUNs
How to configure and manage a file system
How to export a NFS share
How to create a CIFS share
Q & A

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Overview
LUNs

Array

Hosts

Disk
Drive

NFS

Linux
share

CIFS

Windows
Share

Storage
Pool/Raid
Group

File
System

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How to create Storage Pool

Open the Unisphere
client
Go to storage ->
Storage Pool
And select Pool tab

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LUNs

Array

Hosts

Disk
Drive

NFS

Linux
share

CIFS

Windows
Share

Storage
Pool/Raid
Group

File
System

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How to create Raid Group

Click storage ->

Storage Pool

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How to create the raid group

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How to create the LUNs

Create LUNs from Storage Pool
Create LUNs from Raid Group

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LUNs

Array

Hosts

Disk
Drive

NFS

Linux
share

CIFS

Windows
Share

Storage
Pool/Raid
Group

File
System

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How to create the LUNs

Click storage -> LUNs
And select LUNs tab

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The LUN list

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Create LUNs from Storage Pool

Storage Pool Type: Pool
RAID Type: Mixed: Multi-tiered with mixed
RAID types
Storage Pool for new LUN: Pool 0 (which you
created)
User Capacity: 10 GB
LUN ID: choose one
Number of LUNS: 1 (how many LUNs you
need)
Select the Name radio button.
In the Name field enter your LUN Name
Starting ID: you need to choose one if you
create more than 1 LUN a time
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Select the advanced Tab

Set Default Owner: Auto/SPA/SPB

Initial Tier Placement: Default one

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Create LUNs from Raid Group

Storage Pool Type: RAID Group
RAID Type: RAID5: Distributed Parity (High
Throughput)
Storage Pool for new LUN: 0 (which you created)
User Capacity: 12 GB
LUN ID: choose one
Number of LUNS: 1 (how many LUNs you need)
Select the Name radio button.
In the Name field enter your RG5 LUN Name
Starting ID: you need to choose one if you
create more than 1 LUN a time

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Select the advanced Tab

Use SP Write Cache: checked
FAST Cache: unchecked
No Initial Verify: unchecked
Set Default Owner: Auto/SPA/SPB

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The two created LUNs

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How to configure and manage a NFS

share
Create file system
Verify file system mount

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LUNs

Array

Hosts

Disk
Drive

NFS

Linux
share

CIFS

Windows
Share

Storage
Pool/Raid
Group

File
System

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Create
file
system

Verify
file
system
mount

Export
file
system

Mount
the file
system

Access
the file
system

Create
VDM

Mount
file
system
to VDM

Create
CIFS
interface

Create
CIFS
share

Access
the file
system

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Create a file system

Click storage ->
File system
And select file
system tab

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The file system list

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Create a file system

Create From: Storage Pool

File System Name: File System

Name

Storage Pool: File Pool (created)

Storage Capacity: 12 GB

Auto Extend Enabled: unchecked

Thin Enabled: unchecked

Slice Volumes: checked

File-level Retention: of

Deduplication Enabled:
unchecked

Vmware VAAI nested clone

support: unchecked

Data Mover (R/W): Data Mover

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Check the mounts tab

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How to export a file system for NFS

Click storage ->
Shared Folders ->
NFS

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LUNs

Array

Hosts

Disk
Drive

NFS

Linux
share

CIFS

Windows
Share

Storage
Pool/Raid
Group

File
System

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Export NFS file system

Choose Data Mover: Data Mover
File System: name you created
Path: /File System
Root Hosts: Linux Host address

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NFS exports list

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Mount the file system

Login to the Linux server as root
Create a mount point on the Linux server
cd /
mkdir /fs1

NFS mount this directory to the exported file system

on your Data Mover
mount data_mover_ip:/File _system_name /mount_point
mount 128.221.252.2:/EL_NFS1 /fs1

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Mount the file system

Verify the file
system
df h
cd /fs1
ls al
Note: By default a new directory is empty. Therefore, when you created
your /fs1 directory on the client it was empty. However, after NFS
mounting it to your Data Mover, /fs1 is now being redirected to a file
system showing lost+found and .etc (hidden) directories.

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LUNs

Array

Hosts

Disk
Drive

NFS

Linux
share

CIFS

Windows
Share

Storage
Pool/Raid
Group

File
System

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Before and after the file system mount

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Mounted file system

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CITI GROUP
There is a NFS share on each control station
Do not remove/move the files there

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How to create a CIFS share

Create a virtual data mover
Create and mount a file system to a VDM
Verify CIFS Service is Started on Data Movers
Create a CIFS Interface on the Data Mover
Create a CIFS Share at the top-level of a VNX file
system
Access your CIFS share
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LUNs

Array

Hosts

Disk
Drive

NFS

Linux
share

CIFS

Windows
Share

Storage
Pool/Raid
Group

File
System

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Create a virtual data mover

Click storage ->
CIFS
And select VDMs
tab

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Why will create virtual data mover?

One data mover can be mounted to one CIFS server
Create more than 1 CIFS server on one physical data
mover
Easy to manage

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Create a virtual data mover

Data Mover: choose one
Name: vdm_cifs2
Create the configuration using:
Default Storage Allocation

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VDMs list

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Create and mount a file system to a

VDM
Storage >
Storage
Configuration >
File Systems
And select file
system tab

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Create and mount a file system to a

VDM
Create From: Storage Pool

File System Name: EL_CIFS2

Storage Pool: File Pool

Storage Capacity: 25 GB

Auto Extend Enabled: unchecked

Thin Enabled: unchecked

Slice Volumes: checked

File-level Retention: Of

Deduplication Enabled: unchecked

VMware VAAI nested clone support:

unchecked

Data Mover (R/W): VDM

Mount Point: Default

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Verify CIFS Service is Started on Data

Movers
Storage -> Shared
Folders -> CIFS
Select the data
movers.
Verify that the option
CIFS Serice
Started: is checked.
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Create a CIFS Interface on the Data

Mover
Click Setting ->
Network ->
Settings for File
and select the
Interfaces tab

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Create a CIFS Interface on the Data

Mover
Data Mover: Select one Data Mover
Device Name: Network Device
Address: the IP of the interface
Name: Enter your CIFS interface
Netmask: 255.255.255.0 (auto
complete)
The Broadcast Address is calculated
automatically
Do not enter the MTU value
Do not enter the VLAN ID value

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Create a CIFS server

Click storage ->
Shared folders ->
CIFS and select the
CIFS server tab
Create a CIFS
server

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Data Mover: Select your VDM

Server Type: Active Directory

Computer Name: Enter your CIFS Server

Aliases: Leave blank

NetBIOS Name: Leave blank

Domain: hmarine.test

Join the Domain: checked

Domain Admin User Name: Administrator

Domain Admin Password: emc2Admin!

Organizational Unit: Leave at default

value

Enable local users: unchecked

Interfaces: Checked for your Data Mover

Address

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Create a CIFS Share at the top-level of a VNX

file system
click Storage >
Shared Folders >
CIFS and select the
Shares tab
Create a CIFS share

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Create a CIFS Share at the top-level of a VNX

file
system
Choose a Data Mover: Select your
VDM
CIFS Share Name: TOP$
File System: Select your File System
Path: Leave at the default
NetBIOS Name: Leave blank
CIFS Servers: Checked for your CIFS
Server
User limit: Leave blank
Comment: Leave blank

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LUNs

Array

Hosts

Disk
Drive

NFS

Linux
share

CIFS

Windows
Share

Storage
Pool/Raid
Group

File
System

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Access your CIFS share

Connect to your windows
server
Open command line and
type
\\<ip_of_VDM>\<share>
\\10.32.106.178 \TOP$

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Error!!!
E000021: File system <fs_name> does not match
pre-upgrade exported state after upgrade.

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Q&A
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Thank you
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