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xischaune at yahoo

Apr 28, 2008, 6:31 AM

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ONTAP as nfs client

Hello...
Is there any way to configure ONTAP as an NFS client...through web interface or command line...???

i want to mount a SUN SOLARIS system (as NFS client) on ONTAP ABC qtree (using the mount command on SUN SOLARIS)...and then further mount the ABC volume/qtree of the filer (as NFS client) onto a UNIX system...any ideas or suggestions...
Thanx

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email2mre-toasters at yahoo

Apr 28, 2008, 2:32 PM

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Re: ONTAP as nfs client [In reply to]

--- Xishan <xischaune[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello...
> Is there any way to configure ONTAP as an NFS client...through web
> interface or command line...???

No.

>
> i want to mount a SUN SOLARIS system (as NFS client) on ONTAP ABC
> qtree (using the mount command on SUN SOLARIS)...and then further
> mount the ABC volume/qtree of the filer (as NFS client) onto a UNIX
> system...any ideas or suggestions...

I'm intrigued. What problem are you trying to solve?

> Thanx
>
>
>
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scl at sasha

Apr 28, 2008, 2:40 PM

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Re: ONTAP as nfs client [In reply to]

> Hello...
> Is there any way to configure ONTAP as an NFS client...through web interface or command line...???
>
> i want to mount a SUN SOLARIS system (as NFS client) on ONTAP ABC qtree (using the mount command on SUN SOLARIS)...and then further mount the ABC volume/qtree of the filer (as NFS client) onto a UNIX system...any ideas or suggestions...
> Thanx
>

If I understand what you want to do, it is perfectly legal to use a
NFS mounted directory as a NFS mount point:

mount nfs-server-1:/exported/dir /upper

Let's assume that after this mount that you now have an empty
/upper/lower directory. (It doesn't actually need to be empty, but
the subsequent mount will hide its contents.)

mount nfs-server-2:/exported/dir /upper/lower

At this point accessing anything under /upper/lower sends NFS requests
to nfs-server-2. Accessing anything under /upper excluding /upper/lower
sends NFS requests to nfs-server-1.

This is legal and supported. What you are suggesting is not because
a NFS client cannot re-export a NFS mounted directory and besides,
netapp filers are NFS servers only, not clients.

It is important that these mounts are done in the above order.

Both NFS servers will need to export to the NFS client.

If at all possible, you would probably be better off not mounting
this way and use a symbolic link for /upper/lower instead:

mount nfs-server-1:/exported/dir /upper

mount nfs-server-2:/exported/dir /upper2

ln -s /upper2 /upper/lower

Steve Losen scl[at]virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640

University of Virginia ITC Unix Support

email2mre-toasters at yahoo

Apr 29, 2008, 10:04 AM

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Re: ONTAP as nfs client [In reply to]

> Any ideas...???

Very few, since I still don't understand your
problem. My literal interpretation is that you
want to use Data ONTAP to manage your hsv200.

I don't see how, if NetApp added an NFS client
this would allow you to manage the hsv200.

--- Xishan <xischaune[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

> ok
> the actual problem is that i have an HP SAN (hsv200) running
> comandview EVA software on HP DL380 Storage server. The operating sys
> on storage server is Win2003 server r2.
> I am trying to integrate the HP SAN with ONTAP. i want to maintain
> ONTAP as a single admin point and not talk to HP SAN through
> commandview EVA.
> So one of the solutions that came to my mind was to make a qtree in
> ONTAP and mount it through NFS onto the HP SAN. So it will be a NFS
> Client (ONTAP) - NFS Server (commandview EVA) environment.
>
> Any ideas...???
> Thanx in advance
>
> Mike Eisler <email2mre-toasters[at]yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- Xishan wrote:
>
> > Hello...
> > Is there any way to configure ONTAP as an NFS client...through web
> > interface or command line...???
>
> No.
>
> >
> > i want to mount a SUN SOLARIS system (as NFS client) on ONTAP ABC
> > qtree (using the mount command on SUN SOLARIS)...and then further
> > mount the ABC volume/qtree of the filer (as NFS client) onto a
> UNIX
> > system...any ideas or suggestions...
>
> I'm intrigued. What problem are you trying to solve?
>
> > Thanx
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile.
> > Try it now.
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
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javier.scanlan at syc

Apr 29, 2008, 6:27 PM

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Re: ONTAP as nfs client [In reply to]

Xishan

There is no way, you filer is a NFS "server". For you to be sure, type a "?" at the netapp prompt. Do you see any mount command? No, you won't.

I still do not understand what is your problem, if you want to mount between Unix systems, just do the export between them.

----- Original Message -----
From: Xishan <xischaune[at]yahoo.com>
To: toasters[at]mathworks.com
Sent: lunes 28 de abril de 2008 07H31 GMT-0200
Subject: ONTAP as nfs client

Hello...
Is there any way to configure ONTAP as an NFS client...through web interface or command line...???

i want to mount a SUN SOLARIS system (as NFS client) on ONTAP ABC qtree (using the mount command on SUN SOLARIS)...and then further mount the ABC volume/qtree of the filer (as NFS client) onto a UNIX system...any ideas or suggestions...
Thanx

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bundy at usage

Apr 30, 2008, 1:42 AM

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Re: ONTAP as nfs client [In reply to]

Maybe Xishan is searching for NetApps Vseries. I think it can handle HP
StorageWorks System but it can't import third party NFS shares. AS far
as I know NetApp doesn't have any NFS gateway products to consolidate
your nfs servers in one place today.

* http://www.netapp.com/us/products/storage-systems/v6000/
* http://media.netapp.com/documents/v-series.pdf

Mike Eisler wrote:

>> Any ideas...???
>
> Very few, since I still don't understand your
> problem. My literal interpretation is that you
> want to use Data ONTAP to manage your hsv200.
>
> I don't see how, if NetApp added an NFS client
> this would allow you to manage the hsv200.

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