MultiStore vFiler Tip

Here’s a small tip on configuring additional IP addresses in a NetApp vFiler (configured using MultiStore license).

1. Add the IP address to the vfiler

   simtap3> vfiler add  myapp -i  172.16.56.143 
   
   simtap3> vfiler status -a myapp
   myapp                            running
      ipspace: default-ipspace
      IP address: 172.16.56.142 [e0a]
      IP address: 172.16.56.143 [unconfigured]
      Path: /vol/myapp_data1 [/etc]
      UUID: 18c11808-3121-11df-8019-000c299de18f
      Protocols allowed: 7
      Allowed: proto=rsh
      Allowed: proto=ssh
      Allowed: proto=nfs
      Allowed: proto=cifs
      Allowed: proto=iscsi
      Allowed: proto=ftp
      Allowed: proto=http
      Protocols disallowed: 0
   simtap3>
           

2. The IP address stays unconfigured at this point. To actually configure it, run vfiler setup again and now you can bind the IP address to the interface

   simtap3> vfiler run  myapp setup            
   
   ===== myapp
   The setup command will rewrite the /etc/exports,
   /etc/hosts, /etc/hosts.equiv, /etc/nsswitch.conf,
   and /etc/resolv.conf files, saving the original contents of
   these files in .bak files (e.g. /etc/exports.bak).
   Are you sure you want to continue? [yes]
   Change binding for vfiler IP address 172.16.56.142? [n]:
   Configure vfiler IP address 172.16.56.143? [y]:
   Interface to assign this address to {e0a, e0b, e0c, e0d}: e0a
   Netmask to use: [255.255.255.0]:
           The administration host is given root access to the filer's
           /etc files for system administration.  To allow /etc root access
           to all NFS clients enter RETURN below.
   Please enter the name or IP address of the administration host:
   Do you want to run DNS resolver? [n]:
   Do you want to run NIS client? [n]:
   e0a: flags=0xe48867 mtu 1500
           inet 172.16.56.141 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.56.255
           inet 172.16.56.142 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.56.255
           ether 00:0c:29:9d:e1:8f (auto-1000t-fd-up) flowcontrol full
   e0a: flags=0xe48867 mtu 1500
           inet 172.16.56.141 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.56.255
           inet 172.16.56.142 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.56.255
           ether 00:0c:29:9d:e1:8f (auto-1000t-fd-up) flowcontrol full
   simtap3> vfiler status -a myapp
   myapp                            running
      ipspace: default-ipspace
      IP address: 172.16.56.142 [e0a]
      IP address: 172.16.56.143 [e0a]
      Path: /vol/myapp_data1 [/etc]
      UUID: 18c11808-3121-11df-8019-000c299de18f
      Protocols allowed: 7
      Allowed: proto=rsh
      Allowed: proto=ssh
      Allowed: proto=nfs
      Allowed: proto=cifs
      Allowed: proto=iscsi
      Allowed: proto=ftp
      Allowed: proto=http
      Protocols disallowed: 0
   simtap3>