Showing posts with label Linux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linux. Show all posts

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Access NetApp filer from Linux host

FILER SIDE STEPS

Enable SSH
First enable SSH on the filer. Enable SSH (preferably version 2 - as it's more secure)
NETAPPFILER> secureadmin enable ssh2
NETAPPFILER> secureadmin setup ssh

Exportfs
Then we need to export the /vol/vol0 on the filer. Edit the /etc/exportfs file to add an entry like this
/vol/vol0       -sec=sys,rw=fqdn of the admin linux host or IP address

If you cant edit the file add an entry via exportfs command
exportfs -p rw=linux hostname /vol/vol0

ON THE LINUX HOST

Listing the exports
LinuxHost:#showmount -e filername
this will list the exports and you should see an entry for the vol0

Create a mount point
LinuxHost:# mkdir -p /mnt/mount1

Mounting the /vol/vol0
LinuxHost:# mount -t nfs NETAPPFILER:/vol/vol0 /mnt/mount1

List the contents
Navigate to /mnt/mount1 and do ls -l and you will see the filer's file system
LinuxHost:/mnt/mount1# ls -la