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
Disk
LUNs Hosts
Drive

Storage
Array Pool/Raid
Group
Linux
NFS
share
File
System

Windows
CIFS Share

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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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 Disk
LUNs Hosts
Drive

Storage
Array Pool/Raid
Group
Linux
NFS
share
File
System

Windows
CIFS Share

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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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 Disk
LUNs Hosts
Drive

Storage
Array Pool/Raid
Group
Linux
NFS
share
File
System

Windows
CIFS Share

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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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 Disk
LUNs Hosts
Drive

Storage
Array Pool/Raid
Group
Linux
NFS
share
File
System

Windows
CIFS Share

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 Verify
Create Export Mount Access
file
file file the file the file
system
system system system system
mount

Mount Access
Create Create
Create file the file
CIFS CIFS
VDM system system
interface share
to VDM

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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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 Disk
LUNs Hosts
Drive

Storage
Array Pool/Raid
Group
Linux
NFS
share
File
System

Windows
CIFS Share

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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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 Disk
LUNs Hosts
Drive

Storage
Array Pool/Raid
Group
Linux
NFS
share
File
System

Windows
CIFS Share

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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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 Disk
LUNs Hosts
Drive

Storage
Array Pool/Raid
Group
Linux
NFS
share
File
System

Windows
CIFS Share

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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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 Disk
LUNs Hosts
Drive

Storage
Array Pool/Raid
Group
Linux
NFS
share
File
System

Windows
CIFS Share

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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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