NFS storage Creation on Netapp ONETAP

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NetApp NFS Storage Configuration

Before getting started, we need to create Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs). These can be either:

• Dedicated SVMs for NFS Storage

• A single SVM configured to support multiple protocols

For detailed steps on creating an SVM, please refer to: Creating SVM in NetApp Storage

Once the SVM is created successfully with the NFS protocol enabled, follow the steps below to add the created NFS storage on a client machine:

Mounting NFS Storage on Client

1. Access the client machine using SSH.

2. Install and configure the NFS client on the client machine:

• For Ubuntu:

 sudo apt update -y sudo apt-get install nfs-common -y 

• For CentOS/Rocky:

 sudo yum update -y sudo yum install nfs-utils -y 

3. Once the NFS client is installed, verify the shared NFS path from the server:

 showmount -e <NFS_SERVER_IP_or_HOSTNAME> 

4. Mount the NFS storage to the desired mount point:

 mount -t nfs <NFS_SERVER_IP_or_HOSTNAME>:/path /mountpoint 

5. Verify the NFS storage is successfully mounted:

 df -hT 

Adding Multiple Mount Points for Different Clients Using the Same SVM

1. Navigate to Storage → Volumes → +Add.

2. In the Add Volume window, provide a name for the new volume in the Name section.

3. Enter the required Capacity for the volume and check the option Export via NFS.

4. Click on More Options to configure client rules.

5. Under Performance Service Level, select as per the required IOPS.

6. Scroll down to the Access Permissions section.

• In the Grant Access Host dropdown, select Create a new export policy.

7. Provide the client IP address.

8. In the Protection section, enable Snapshot based on your requirements.

9. Click Save to complete.

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