VDM file systems not listed for NFS exports?

Yes

Just export from the physical DM and use the full path like /root_vdm_X/... - see server_mount

Rainer

got it

server_export server_2 -Protocol nfs -name fs_i386 /root_vdm_1/fs_i386

thank you

jb

does not look anything like my syntax

I tried

server_export server_2 -Protocal nfs -name fs_i386 /root_vdm_1/fs_i386

But it comes back like the command is wrong.

Last night I used EMC Chat support.

They said I had to used server_mount to create the export

But the example they gave me didn't make sense to me.

2)server_mount vdm_01 vdm_01 : charlie_fs_01 on /charlie_mp1 uxfs,perm,rw,accesspolicy=NATIVE charlie_rocp1 on /charlie_rocp1 ckpt,perm,ro,accesspolicy=NATIVE

On my VNX, the vdm is called vdm01 and one of the file systems I need to export is called /fs_i386 but the path needs to be /fs_i386/i386 to export

The file system is already shared via cifs as a shared called i386

When I run server_mount vmd01 |grep fs_i386$  I get

fs_i386 on /fs_i386 uxfs,perm,rw,noprefetch,nonotify,accesspolicy=NATIVE

Dear Sir,

1.How to mount a filesystem (FS) in VDM ( in GUI mode ) for NFS export in VNX storage ?

In GUI, Storage--Storage configuration--Filesystem--create FS. (in that tab have "Select DM Option". Hear, if I previously create a VDM then is it possible to choose a VDM instead of physical DM.)

2.If I create a FS on physical DM and in NFS Export tab can I mount that FS on VDM ?

Santanu Das.

santanu.das@mpsinfotech.com

Santanu,

It can be accomplished via CLI only.

Have a look at the following that will walk you through it:

1) Configuring Virtual Data Movers on VNX

https://support.emc.com/search/?resource=DOC_LIB&AlloftheseWrds=vnx%20configuring%20virtual%20data%20mover&SearchWithin=true&adv=y

2) Configuring NFS on VNX

https://support.emc.com/search/?resource=DOC_LIB&AlloftheseWrds=Configuring%20NFS%20on%20VNX&SearchWithin=true&adv=y

3) YouTube Video (as published by EMCCorp)

VNX Video - VDM for NFS - YouTube

Dear Sir,

Thanks for providing that information.

Thanks & Regards,

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dynamox wrote: your file system is already mounted, you just need to export it server_export server_2 -Protocol nfs -option anon=0,access=yourhost,root=yourhost /root_vdm_1/fs_i386 Celerra allow you to mount subdirectories for exampel on your Linux box you would mount like this: mount VNX:/root_vdm_1/fs_i386/i386  /mnt/local

Hi All,

Need your help please, 

I have created NFS export on a FS mounted on a VDM,

VDM name: vdm01 

File System Name : Test-FS1

server_export vdm01 -Protocol nfs -o root=x.x.x.x,access=x.x.x.x,rw=x.x.x.x /Test-FS1

Then I was able to mount it on my Linux server with the path name /Test-FS1 and I am able to create my files and directories, below is the command

sudo mount -t nfs y.y.y.y:/Test-FS1 vnx003

Where,

y.y.y.y - interface IP assigned to vdm

vnx003 - mount point on server

My Questions,

1. Is the path name “/Test-FS1” right format or /root_vdm_1/Test-FS1 right way? Reason Please.
2. Once I create the NFS export through CLI , that NFS export appears on Unisphere
   console for a while and it disappears but still I can see it via CLI,

[nasadmin@CHE-INF-FILE03-CS0 ~]$server_export vdm01 -list

vdm01 :

export "/Test-FS1" root=x.x.x.x access=x.x.x.x rw=x.x.x.x

My question here is, why NFS exports for a vdm is disappearing on GUI after a while?

Thanks

Dino

Because VDM based NFS exports are a CLI only feature - you cannot manage them using the GUI

I think they arent supposed to appear on the GUI

Hi Rainer,

Thanks, yes I understand but I want to make sure the NFS exports for VDM mounted FS won't appear on the GUI.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So any idea on pathname? my first question.

Because initially when the FS was mounted on physical Data Mover the pathname was /Test-FS1 for File System name Test-FS1 and now I would like to use same pathname after it was moved to VDM, will that work??

Thanks

Dino

1212 wrote: Hi Rainer, Thanks, yes I understand but I want to make sure the NFS exports for VDM mounted FS won't appear on the GUI. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So any idea on pathname? my first question. Because initially when the FS was mounted on physical Data Mover the pathname was /Test-FS1 for File System name Test-FS1 and now I would like to use same pathname after it was moved to VDM, will that work?? Thanks Dino

i don't see why that would not work, now that you are using VMD, you will specify the same path ..where previously you would have to speicify /root_vmd_x/TESTS-FS1

If you are using VDM exported NFS shares then you need to use that pathname from the VDMs point of view

Just do a “showmount –e VDM_IP” and you will see