Simulate ONTAP® 9.

Installation and Setup Guide

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Contents
Introduction to Simulate ONTAP ........................................................... 4
Supported VMware applications ................................................................................. 4
Limitations and unsupported features ......................................................................... 4
Downloading Simulate ONTAP software ................................................................... 5
Installing Simulate ONTAP on a Windows system ............................... 7
Windows system requirements .................................................................................... 7
Enabling the VT feature ....................................................................................... 7
Installing Simulate ONTAP on VMware Workstation ................................................ 8
Configuring VMware Workstation for Simulate ONTAP ................................... 8
Configuring network adapters on VMware Workstation ..................................... 9
Starting Simulate ONTAP on VMware Workstation ......................................... 10
Installing Simulate ONTAP on VMware Player ....................................................... 12
Starting Simulate ONTAP on VMware Player .................................................. 12
Setting preferences for the Simulate ONTAP virtual machine .......................... 13
Configuring network adapters on VMware Player ............................................. 14
Installing Simulate ONTAP on a Mac system ...................................... 16
Mac system requirements .......................................................................................... 16
Installing Simulate ONTAP on VMware Fusion....................................................... 16
Configuring VMware Fusion to run Simulate ONTAP ...................................... 17
Adding Simulate ONTAP on VMware Fusion .................................................. 17
Configuring network adapters on VMware Fusion ............................................ 19
Starting Simulate ONTAP on VMware Fusion .................................................. 21
ONTAP setup .......................................................................................... 22
Configuring your ONTAP simulators ....................................................................... 22
Booting the first node ......................................................................................... 22
Creating the cluster ............................................................................................ 24
Configuring serial number and system ID for the second node ......................... 29
Booting the second node .................................................................................... 30
Joining the node to the cluster ............................................................................ 31
Disabling root snapshots .................................................................................... 33
Expanding the root volume size ......................................................................... 34
Copyright ................................................................................................. 35
Trademark ............................................................................................... 37
How to send comments about documentation and receive update
notifications ............................................................................................. 38
Introduction to Simulate ONTAP
Simulate ONTAP is a simulator for running ONTAP software. It enables you to test
the features of ONTAP without having to buy new hardware or disturb your
production environment.

Simulate ONTAP is a VMware virtual machine that runs on a hypervisor. You can run
Simulate ONTAP on a Windows or a Mac system.

Supported VMware applications

You can install Simulate ONTAP only on certain VMware applications.
You need to install one of the following VMware applications on the host system to
use Simulate ONTAP:

 VMware Workstation

 VMware Player

 VMware Fusion

Limitations and unsupported features

Simulate ONTAP supports most ONTAP functionality and most of its features.
However, Simulate ONTAP has some functional limitations and does not support
some ONTAP features because of the virtualization architecture.

Simulate ONTAP has the following limitations:

 Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM) is simulated and is not persistent.

Data loss might occur after power cycles. You must shut down the simulator
properly to avoid data loss.
 You can have a maximum of four simulated disk shelves with 14 disk drives per
shelf, for a total of 56 drives per simulator.
Note: SSD disk drive type is not supported.
 Each simulated drive is limited to 9 GB.

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 Note: The simulator image comes pre-configured with 28 1 GB disks; 14 each on
simulated disk shelves 0 and 1. Simulated disk shelves 2 and 3 are not
populated. You can configure up to a maximum of 220 GB total space for each
Simulate ONTAP node.

 You can create 64-bit aggregates, but they are limited to a maximum of 9 GB per
simulated disk drive.
 Simulate ONTAP is not suitable for applications that require high performance or
heavy I/O.

 No more than two instances of the simulator can be booted simultaneously.

Simulate ONTAP does not support the following features:

 High Availability (CFO/SFO)

 Fiber channel and SAN connectivity

 RLM (Remote LAN Module)

 CFE, BIOS, shelf FW, and so on

 Multipathing

Downloading Simulate ONTAP software

The Simulate ONTAP software is a set of VMware files that have been packaged in
an .ova file. You need to download the appropriate software and license files from
the NetApp Support Site.

About this task

Different .ova files are available depending on whether you plan to run the simulator
on a Windows or Mac system.

Steps
1. Log in to the NetApp Support Site at mysupport.netapp.com
2. Type your user name and password, and then click Login.

3. In the Tools section, select Tool Chest.

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 The Tool Chest page displays.

4. Scroll down the list of tools and click Simulate ONTAP for ONTAP 8.x and
9.x.

The Simulate ONTAP Description page displays.

5. Click Continue to go to the Download page.

6. In the row that corresponds to the version of Simulate ONTAP you want to
use (for example, 9.6), download the ONTAP simulator software by selecting
the *.ova link.

The File Download popup window displays.

7. Click the Save button to save the .ova file to the applicable location:

If you are downloading Then...

to...

A Windows system Save the file to the C:\Virtual Machines

folder.
A Mac system Save the file to the download folder.

8. After the download is complete, click the VSIM Licenses link to display the
list of ONTAP licenses that you need to unlock certain ONTAP features, and
then save this information to your computer.

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Installing Simulate ONTAP on a Windows
system
You can install Simulate ONTAP on a Windows system and test the features of
ONTAP software.

In a Windows system, you need to have one of the following VMware applications
installed before you can run Simulate ONTAP:

 VMware Workstation

 VMware Player

Windows system requirements

You must ensure that the hardware and software prerequisites are met before
installing Simulate ONTAP on a Windows system. Also ensure that you have
administrative privileges.

Hardware requirements
 Dual core 64-bit Intel or AMD system

 5.1 GB of RAM for one instance of the simulator

 10.2 GB of RAM for two instances of the simulator

 40 GB of free disk space for each instance of the simulator

 VT support for Intel system

Software requirements
 Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows 10

 VMware Workstation (14.1.2) or VMware Player (14.1.2)

Enabling the VT feature

To install Simulate ONTAP on a Windows system, you must enable the VT feature.
The VT can be referred to as Vanderpool Technology, Virtualization Technology, or
Virtual Machine Extensions. The VT setting can be found under a Security or CPU
screen in the BIOS.
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 About this task
By default, VT is disabled on an Intel-based system.

Steps
1. Access the system BIOS while booting your laptop or desktop.

2. In the BIOS, enable VT if it is not already enabled.

3. Save the changes to the BIOS settings and then turn off the system.

4. Turn on the system again.

Note: If you reboot the system without turning it off, VT is not enabled.

Installing Simulate ONTAP on VMware Workstation

You can download and install VMware Workstation on a Windows laptop or desktop,
configure the VMware Workstation for Simulate ONTAP, start Simulate ONTAP
Guest OS on the VMware Workstation, and configure the network adapters on the
VMware Workstation.

Note: You cannot install multiple versions of VMware Workstation on the same host.

For information about installing VMware Workstation software, and for VMware
Workstation documentation, see the VMware Web site.

Related information
VMware Workstation software

Workstation User’s Manual

Configuring VMware Workstation for Simulate ONTAP

Using the Preferences menu, you can change the default location for virtual
machines. You can also set the preferences for the virtual machines and software
updates.

Steps
1. Click Start > All Programs > VMware > VMware Workstation.

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 2. In the VMware Workstation window, click Edit > Preferences.

By default, the Workspace tab is selected in the Preferences window.

3. Click Browse to select the default location for Simulate ONTAP virtual machines.

4. Select the Preferences for the following:

a. Default location for virtual machines

b. Virtual machines

c. Privacy

5. Click OK.

Configuring network adapters on VMware Workstation

You must configure network adapters on VMware Workstation to support Simulate
ONTAP on your laptop or desktop.

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 About this task
There are two virtual network configurations that you can use on your laptop or
desktop:

 Host-Only and Custom

All virtual interfaces used by Simulate ONTAP are set to host-only and custom.

 Bridged and Custom

Virtual network interface vmnet0 is set to bridged and all other interfaces used by
Simulate ONTAP are set to either host-only or custom.

If the virtual network interface vmnet0 is set as bridged, then you can use the
physical Ethernet port of your laptop to access all volumes created and mounted by
using ONTAP. This works only if the IP addresses and subnet are static.

Steps
1. Click Start > All Programs > VMware > Virtual Network Editor.

2. In the Virtual Network Editor window, select the virtual network interface as per
your requirements.

3. Click OK.

Starting Simulate ONTAP on VMware Workstation

You must start Simulate ONTAP on VMware Workstation to access the Simulate
ONTAP console.

Steps
1. Click Start > All Programs > VMware > VMware Workstation.

2. In the VMware Workstation window, click File > Open.

3. In the Open window, select the .ova file described in Downloading Simulate
ONTAP software on page 5, and then click Open.
4. In the Import Virtual Machine window, provide a name and local storage path
for the new virtual machine, and then click Import.

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 5. In the virtual machine tab, click the Power on this virtual machine icon.

After you finish

To configure ONTAP, see ONTAP setup on page 22 and the ONTAP Software Setup
Guide on the NetApp Support Site at mysupport.netapp.com

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Installing Simulate ONTAP on VMware Player
You can download and install the VMware Player on a Windows laptop or desktop,
start Simulate ONTAP, set preferences for the Simulate ONTAP virtual machine, and
configure network adapters on the VMware Player.

For information about installing VMware Player software and VMware Player
documentation, see the VMware Web site.

Related information
VMware Player software

VMware Player Getting Started Guide

Starting Simulate ONTAP on VMware Player

You must start the Simulate ONTAP virtual machine to configure ONTAP in the
VMware Player console.

Steps
1. Click Start > All Programs > VMware > VMware Player.
2. In the VMware Player window, click Open a Virtual Machine.

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 3. In the Open Virtual Machine window, select the .ova file described in
Downloading Simulate ONTAP software on page 5, and then click Open.

4. In the Import Virtual Machine window, provide a name and local storage path
for the new virtual machine and then click Import.

Result
Simulate ONTAP opens in the VMware Player console.

Setting preferences for the Simulate ONTAP virtual machine

In the Simulate ONTAP virtual machine, you can set preferences to select the mode
of exit and to check the web for updates on startup.

Steps
1. In the VMware Player window, click Player > File > Preferences.

2. In the Preferences window, select the mode of exit from one of the following
options:

 Suspend the virtual machine

 Power off the virtual machine

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 You can also select “Confirm before exiting the application” to receive a confirmation
prompt when exiting the virtual machine.

3. Click OK.

Configuring network adapters on VMware Player

You must configure network adapters on VMware Player to support Simulate ONTAP
on your laptop or desktop.

Steps
1. In the VMware Player Simulate ONTAP console, click Edit virtual machine
settings.

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 2. Set the appropriate network type depending on the network adapters:

If you are using... Then set the network type as...

Network Adapter and Host-only

Network Adapter 2
Network Adapter 3 Bridged

After you finish

To configure clustered ONTAP, see ONTAP setup on page 22 and the ONTAP
Software Setup Guide on the NetApp Support Site at mysupport.netapp.com

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Installing Simulate ONTAP on a Mac system
You can install Simulate ONTAP on a Mac operating system to test the features of
ONTAP.

Mac system requirements

You must ensure that the hardware and software prerequisites are met before
installing Simulate ONTAP on a Mac (Apple) operating system. Also ensure that you
have administrative privileges.

Hardware requirements
 Intel Core 2 Duo processor

 5.1 GB of RAM for one instance of the simulator

 10.2 GB of RAM for two instances of the simulator

 40 GB of free disk space for each instance of the simulator

 Physical Address Extension (PAE) support

Software requirements
 Mac OS X 10.12.6

 VMware Fusion 10.1.2

Installing Simulate ONTAP on VMware Fusion

You can download and install VMware Fusion on a Mac (Apple) system, configure
VMware Fusion to run Simulate ONTAP, add Simulate ONTAP on VMware Fusion,
start Simulate ONTAP, and configure the network adapters on VMware Fusion.

For information about installing VMware Fusion software and VMware Fusion
documentation, see the VMware Web site.

Related information
VMware Fusion software

VMware Fusion documentation

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Configuring VMware Fusion to run Simulate ONTAP
To run Simulate ONTAP on a Mac operating system, you must configure VMware
Fusion software by setting the preferences on a Mac laptop or desktop.

Steps
1. On your Mac laptop or desktop, click Applications.

2. In the Applications window, click VMware Fusion.

3. Select VMware Fusion > Preferences.

4. In the General window, you can set one of the following preferences for the
action to take when closing the virtual machine.

 Suspend the virtual machine

 Power off the virtual machine

You can also select “Confirm before closing” to receive a confirmation message when
closing the virtual machine.

Adding Simulate ONTAP on VMware Fusion

To install Simulate ONTAP on VMware Fusion, you must add Simulate ONTAP to the
virtual machine library by using the VMware Fusion software.

Steps
1. On the desktop, click Applications.

2. In the Applications window, click VMware Fusion.

3. Click File > Import.

4. In the Choose an Existing Virtual Machine window, choose the .ova file
described in Downloading Simulate ONTAP software on page 5, and click
Continue.

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 5. Provide a name for the new virtual machine in the Save As text box and then
click Save.

6. In the Finished window, click Finish to run the virtual machine or click
Customize Settings to change the default virtual machine settings.

Result

The added Simulate ONTAP virtual appear in the Virtual Machine Library.

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Configuring network adapters on VMware Fusion
You must configure network adapters on VMware Fusion to support Simulate ONTAP
on your computer.

You can configure the network adapters on VMware Fusion to the following types of
network configuration:

 Host-Only network adapters

 Bridged network adapters

Configuring host-only network adapters on VMware Fusion

You can configure network adapters on VMware Fusion to change to the host-only
network configuration.

Steps
1. Select a Simulate ONTAP virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library.

2. Click Virtual Machine > Network Adapter 3 > Host-only.

By default, the Network Adapter 3 is set to NAT.

Click Virtual Machine > Settings.

Select Network.
Host-Only Network configurations can use any IP subnet class. In the configuration
tested, 172.16.0.0 subnet 255.255.0.0 is used for cluster traffic, and 10.97.105.0
subnet 255.255.255.0 is used for management and data traffic.

Result
The virtual network dialog box appears with the summary of active network adapters.

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Configuring bridged network adapters on VMware Fusion
You can configure the network adapters on VMware Fusion to the bridged network
configuration. When configured using bridged mode, you can export volumes and
manage simulator guests by using static IP addresses.

Steps
1. Select a Simulate ONTAP virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library.

2. Click Virtual Machine > Network Adapter 3 > Bridged.

By default, the Network Adapter 3 is set to NAT.

Click Virtual Machine > Settings.

3. Select Network.

Changes are automatically saved when you close the virtual network editor dialog
box.

Result
The virtual network dialog box appears with the summary of active network adapters.

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 After you finish
Consult with your local IT support group for static IP address allocation for ONTAP
simulators.

Starting Simulate ONTAP on VMware Fusion

You must start the Simulate ONTAP virtual machine to configure ONTAP in the
VMware Fusion console.

Steps
1. On the desktop, click Applications.

2. In the Applications window, click VMware Fusion.

3. Select Window > Virtual Machine Library.

4. Select a Simulate ONTAP virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library.

5. Click Start up.

After you finish

To configure clustered ONTAP, see ONTAP setup on page 22 and the ONTAP
Software Setup Guide on the NetApp Support Site at mysupport.netapp.com.

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ONTAP setup
You can set up ONTAP software on Simulate ONTAP virtual machines to test
ONTAP features.
You will need to collect information about the network, such as IP addresses, network
mask, default gateway, and so on, before setting up the Simulate ONTAP virtual
machine.

For complete information about configuring ONTAP, see the ONTAP Software Setup
Guide and the ONTAP 9.6 Documentation page on the NetApp Support Site at
mysupport.netapp.com

Configuring your ONTAP simulators

Configuring a cluster of ONTAP simulators involves setting up ONTAP software on
one or more simulators. You create the cluster while setting up the first node, and
then you join the second node to the cluster while setting up the second node.

You must initialize the simulator to run it for the first time.

Note: The simulator might hang and reboot repeatedly if the initialization steps are
not performed correctly.

Booting the first node

You should use the Cluster Setup wizard to create the cluster on the first node. The
wizard helps you to configure the cluster network that connects the nodes, create the
cluster admin Storage Virtual Machine (SVM, formerly known as Vserver), add
feature license keys, and create the node management interface for the first node.
You must boot the first node to create the cluster.

Steps
1. Click inside the Virtual Machine Console window for the simulator virtual
machine, and when the Press Ctrl-C for Boot Menu message is displayed,
press Ctrl-C.

NetApp Data ONTAP 8.x.x Cluster-Mode

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 Copyright (C) 1992-2015 NetApp.
All rights reserved.
running fsck_msdosfs on /cfcard
md1.uzip: 39168 x 16384 blocks
md2.uzip: 5760 x 16384 blocks
*******************************
* *
* Press Ctrl-C for Boot Menu. *
* *
*******************************
^C
Boot Menu will be available.

Note: You might see disk status messages before the menu appears; ignore
such messages.

When the Boot Menu is displayed, enter 4 and press Enter.

Please choose one of the following:

(1) Normal Boot.
(2) Boot without /etc/rc.
(3) Change password.
(4) Clean configuration and initialize all disks.
(5) Maintenance mode boot.
(6) Update flash from backup config.
(7) Install new software first.
(8) Reboot node.
Selection (1-8)? 4

At the Zero disk, reset config and install a new file system? prompt,
enter y and press Enter.

Zero disks, reset config and install a new file system?: y

At the confirmation prompt, enter y and press Enter.

The VM restarts automatically and begins the reset process.

This will erase all the data on the disks, are you sure?: y
Rebooting to finish wipeconfig request.
Skipped backing up /var file system to CF.

Note: You must wait until the reset process is completely finished. If you stop the
process, you might corrupt the simulator files (simulator disks) and might be

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 required to extract them again. After the VM resets, the node setup wizard will
start.

Creating the cluster

Creating a cluster enables you to pool the resources and distribute work across the
members (nodes) of the cluster, while presenting administrators with a single entity to
manage.

Before you begin

You should have obtained a base cluster license and ONTAP feature licenses from
the Simulate ONTAP download page.

Steps

1. After the node boots, the Node Setup wizard starts on the console, informing you
that AutoSupport will be enabled automatically.

Welcome to node setup.

You can enter the following commands at any time:

"help" or "?" - if you want to have a question clarified,
"back" - if you want to change previously answered questions, and
"exit" or "quit" - if you want to quit the setup wizard.
Any changes you made before quitting will be saved.

To accept a default or omit a question, do not enter a value.

This system will send event messages and weekly reports to NetApp Technical
Support. To disable this feature, enter "autosupport modify -support disable"
within 24 hours. Enabling AutoSupport can significantly speed problem
determination and resolution should a problem occur on your system.
For further information on AutoSupport, see:
http://support.netapp.com/autosupport/

Type yes to confirm and continue {yes}:

2. Log in to the admin account by using the admin user name.

3. Start the Cluster Setup wizard:

cluster setup

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 ::> cluster setup

Welcome to the cluster setup wizard.

You can enter the following commands at any time:

"help" or "?" - if you want to have a question clarified,
"back" - if you want to change previously answered questions, and
"exit" or "quit" - if you want to quit the cluster setup wizard.
Any changes you made before quitting will be saved.

You can return to cluster setup at any time by typing "cluster setup".
To accept a default or omit a question, do not enter a value.

Do you want to create a new cluster or join an existing cluster? {create,

join}:

4. When prompted whether you want to create a new cluster or join an existing
cluster, enter create and press Enter.

Example

Welcome to the cluster setup wizard.

You can enter the following commands at any time:

"help" or "?" - if you want to have a question clarified,
"back" - if you want to change previously answered questions, and
"exit" or "quit" - if you want to quit the cluster setup wizard.
Any changes you made before quitting will be saved.

You can return to cluster setup at any time by typing "cluster setup".
To accept a default or omit a question, do not enter a value.

Do you want to create a new cluster or join an existing cluster?

{create}:
create

5. When prompted whether you want to use the system default values, press Enter
to accept the default answer yes.

The default answer, when available, is shown in brackets.

Example

System Defaults:
Private cluster network ports [e0a].
Cluster port MTU values will be set to 1500.

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 Cluster interface IP addresses will be automatically generated.

Do you want to use these defaults? {yes, no} [yes]: <Enter>

When prompted for an “admin” password, enter a strong password with numbers and
letters and confirm.
Write your password in the space provided and do not lose it.

Password: _________________________

After the cluster interfaces are created, enter a name for your cluster.

Example

It can take several minutes to create cluster interfaces...

Step 1 of 5: Create a Cluster
You can type "back", "exit", or "help" at any question.

Enter the cluster name: cluster1

When prompted for the cluster base license key, enter the base license you
downloaded
(do not enter the characters in the example).

Example

Enter the cluster base license key: A2A4A6A8AB2AAAAAAAAAAAAA

When prompted to enter feature licenses, press Enter to continue.

You can add ONTAP feature licenses later. You must temporarily exit the
configuration steps to locate the VMware IP addresses that were created during the
virtual machine installation.

a) Press Ctrl+Alt to exit the Console window and return to the Windows
operating system.
b) Open a Windows command prompt and enter ipconfig.

c) Find and record the VMnet1 (Host-only) IPv4 address and subnet mask.

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 You must assign IP addresses to the simulator ports in the VMnet1 subnet
(for example 192.168.65.20).

VMnet1 IPv4 Address: __________________________________________

VMnet1 Subnet Mask: __________________________________________

Example
The following example is specific to the VMware Player environment. You should
configure IP addresses for the e0c and e0d ports based on your network
settings.

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix.:
Link-local IPv6 Address........: fe80::e95e:d77a:1b5b:a70dz22
IPv4 Address...................: 192.168.x.20
Subnet Mask....................: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway................:

Return to the Virtual Machine Console window for the simulator, and then enter the
following values to define the cluster management port using the information you
gathered in the previous step:

 Enter the cluster management interface port [e0d]: e0c

 Enter the cluster management interface IP address: 192.168.x.20 (x =your

subnet)

 Enter the cluster management interface netmask: 255.255.255.0

 Enter the cluster management interface default gateway: (leave blank)

Enter the cluster management interface port [e0d]: e0c

Enter the cluster management interface IP address: 192.168.x.20
Enter the cluster management interface netmask: 255.255.255.0
Enter the cluster management interface default gateway: <Enter>

A cluster management interface on port e0c with IP address 192.168.x.

20 has been created.
You can use this address to connect to and manager the cluster.

Enter the DNS domain names: <Enter>

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 You connect to and manage the cluster using the cluster management interface
IP address. Enter that IP address in the space provided below:

Cluster Management Interface:

__________________________________________

Note: The preceding example is specific to the VMware Player environment. You
should configure IP addresses for the e0c and e0d ports based on your network
settings.

Press Enter when prompted for the DNS domain names to continue to the next step.

When prompted for a location of the controller, enter the type of location; for
example, the name of the building or the lab, and press Enter to continue.

Example

Where is the controller located []: lab2

Enter the following values to define the node management port using the information
you gathered in the previous steps:

 Enter the node management interface port [e0c]: e0c

 Enter the node management interface IP address: 192.168.x.21 (x is your
subnet)

 Enter the node management interface netmask: 255.255.255.0

 Enter the node management interface default gateway: <Enter>

Example
The following example is specific to the VMware Player environment. You should
configure IP addresses for the e0c and e0d ports based on your network
settings.

Enter the node management interface port [e0c]: <Enter>

Enter the node management interface IP address: 192.168.x.21
Enter the node management interface netmask: 255.255.255.0
Enter the node management interface default gateway: <Enter>
A node management interface on port e0c with IP address 192.168.x.21

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 has been created.

The setup wizard continues to create the node management interface. Press Enter to
continue.

Cluster setup is now complete.

To test the cluster, enter the cluster show command.

login: admin
Password: <password you defined>

cluster1::> cluster show

Node Health Eligibility
--------------------- ------- ------------
cluster1-01 true true
1 entry is displayed.

Add the unassigned disks to the node:

storage disk assign –all true –node cluster1-01

The simulator should not be shut down at this time. The console window can be
minimized while you set up the second node in the cluster (if required).

Configuring serial number and system ID for the second node

You must perform an additional step on the second node because the storage
system ID is hardcoded in the provided Simulate ONTAP image. Each Simulate
ONTAP node in a cluster must have a unique System ID.

Steps
1. Register the second virtual machine from the .ova file described in Downloading
Simulate ONTAP software on page 5.

Change the System ID and serial number of the second node before joining the
cluster.

Press the space bar when the Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other
key for command prompt. Booting in 10 seconds... message is displayed.

You should see a VLOADER> prompt.

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 Change the Serial Number and System ID for this node:

VLOADER> setenv SYS_SERIAL_NUM 4034389-06-2

VLOADER> setenv bootarg.nvram.sysid 4034389062

Verify that the information was saved correctly:

VLOADER> printenv SYS_SERIAL_NUM

VLOADER> printenv bootarg.nvram.sysid

Enter the boot command to boot the node:

VLOADER> boot

The simulator begins the boot process with the new system ID and serial number.

Booting the second node

You must reboot the node to configure it and to connect it to the cluster.

Steps
1. When the Press Ctrl-C for Boot Menu message is displayed, press Ctrl-C to
display the Boot Menu.

NetApp Data ONTAP 8.x.x Cluster-Mode

Copyright (C) 1992-2015 NetApp.
All rights reserved.
*******************************
* *
* Press Ctrl-C for Boot Menu. *
* *
*******************************
^C
Boot Menu will be available.

When the Boot Menu is displayed, enter 4 (to initialize all disks) and press Enter.

Please choose one of the following:

(1) Normal Boot.

(2) Boot without /etc/rc.
(3) Change password.
(4) Clean configuration and initialize all disks.
(5) Maintenance mode boot.
(6) Update flash from backup config.

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 (7) Install new software first.
(8) Reboot node.
Selection (1-8)? 4

Enter y and press Enter at the prompt Zero disk, reset config and install a
new file system?

Zero disks, reset config and install a new file system?: y

At the confirmation prompt, enter y and press Enter.

This will erase all the data on the disks, are you sure?: y
Rebooting to finish wipeconfig request.

Result
The virtual machine restarts automatically and begins the reset process. You must
wait until the reset process is complete. If you interrupt the process, you might
corrupt the simulator files (simulator disks) and you might have to register them
again.

Joining the node to the cluster

After creating a cluster, for each remaining node, you use the Cluster Setup wizard to
join the node to the cluster and create the node's management interface.

Steps
1. Join the cluster you created earlier by entering the join command and pressing
Enter.

The cluster setup wizard is displayed.

Welcome to the cluster setup wizard.

You can enter the following commands at any time:

"help" or "?" - if you want to have a question clarified,
"back" - if you want to change previously answered questions, and
"exit" or "quit" - if you want to quit the cluster setup wizard.
Any changes you made before quitting will be saved.

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 You can return to cluster setup at any time by typing "cluster setup".
To accept a default or omit a question, do not enter a value.

Do you want to create a new cluster or join an existing cluster?

{join}:
join

When asked to use the system default values, press Enter to accept the default
answer, which is yes.

System Defaults:
Private cluster network ports [e0a].
Cluster port MTU values will be set to 1500.
Cluster interface IP addresses will be automatically generated.

Do you want to use these defaults? {yes, no} [yes]: <Enter>

After the cluster interfaces are created, enter the name of the cluster you want to join.
Press Enter to join "cluster1".

It can take several minutes to create cluster interfaces...

Step 1 of 3: Join an Existing Cluster
You can type "back", "exit", or "help" at any question.

Enter the name of the cluster you would like to join [cluster1]:
<Enter>

Wait while node 2 joins the cluster.

Enter the following values to define the node interface using the information you
gathered when setting up the first node:

You must ensure that you enter a unique IP for node management interface (22, as
shown below).

 Enter the node management interface port [e0c]: e0c

 Enter the node management interface IP address: 192.168.x.22 (x=your subnet)

 Enter the node management interface netmask: 255.255.255.0

 Enter the node management default gateway: (leave blank)

Step 3 of 3: Set Up the Node

You can type "back", "exit", or "help" at any question.

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 Enter the node management interface port [e0c]: <Enter>
Enter the node management interface IP address: 192.168.x.22
Enter the node management interface netmask [255.255.255.0]: <Enter>
Enter the node management interface default gateway: <Enter>

Note: You should configure IP addresses for the e0c and e0d ports based on
your network settings.

The setup wizard will continue to create the node management interface. Press
Enter to continue.

The cluster setup is now complete.

To test the cluster, enter the cluster show command.

There will now be two nodes in the cluster.

cluster1::> cluster show

Node Health Eligibility
-------------- ------ ------------
cluster1-01 true true
cluster1-02 true true
2 entries were displayed.

To assign ownership of unowned disks to a specific node, enter the following

command:

> storage disk assign –all true –node cluster1-02

You have completed a two-node cluster setup. The console window can be
minimized, but the simulator should not be shut down at this time.

Disabling root snapshots

Root snapshots consume a large amount of space on the root volume with snapshots
of log files. If you are concerned about running out of space on your root volume,
you should disable root snapshots before creating aggregates and volumes.

Steps
1. From the command line, enter run local.

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 This takes you into the node shell.
2. Delete all existing snapshots on the root volume and suppress confirmation request.
snap delete –a –f vol0

3. Disable the automatic snapshot schedule.

snap sched vol0 0 0 0

4. Enable snapshot autodelete.

snap autodelete vol0 on

5. Set the snapshot autodelete threshold to 35% for the volume free space.
This guarantees the volume has a minimum of free space equal to 35% of its overall
size.
snap autodelete vol0 target_free_space 35

6. Confirm the autodelete has been configured correctly.

snap autodelete vol0

Expanding the root volume size

If your root volume is too small, you can expand it. Your root aggregate must have
enough free space to accommodate an increase in the size of your root volume.

Steps
1. If necessary, add more disks to your root aggregate to increase its size and
accommodate the additional space needed in your root volume.
storage aggregate add-disks -aggregate aggr0 -diskcount <n>

2. Set the root volume to a new size.

volume size -vserver <vserver_name> -volume vol0 -new-size <new_size>

3. View the root volume size details to verify the new size.

volume show -volume vol0

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