Data ONTAP® 7.1
Block Access Management Guide for iSCSI and FCP

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Preface

Chapter 1: Introducing Block Access
Understanding storage systems
Understanding how hosts connect to storage systems
Understanding how SnapDrive connects to storage
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Chapter 2: How Data ONTAP Implements an iSCSI Network
Changes for Data ONTAP 7.1
Understanding how Data ONTAP implements an iSCSI network
Setup Procedure Overview

Chapter 3: How Data ONTAP Implements an FCP Network
Understanding how Data ONTAP implements a Fibre Channel SAN

Chapter 4: Configuring Storage
Understanding storage units
Understanding space reservation for volumes and LUNs
Understanding how fractional reserve affects available space
	How 100 percent fractional reserve affects available space
	How reducing fractional reserve affects available space
	Reasons to set fractional reserve to zero
How guarantees on FlexVol volumes affect fractional reserve
Calculating the size of a volume
Guidelines for creating volumes that contain LUNs
Creating LUNs, igroups, and LUN maps
	Creating LUNs with the lun setup program
	Creating LUNs and igroups with FilerView
	Creating LUNs and igroups by using individual commands
Creating iSCSI LUNs on vFiler units for MultiStore

Chapter 5: Managing LUNs
Managing LUNs and LUN maps
Displaying LUN information

Chapter 6: Managing iSCSI igroups
Managing igroups
Using igroups on vFiler units

Chapter 7: Managing FCP Initiator Groups
Managing igroups
Managing Fibre Channel initiator requests

Chapter 8: Managing FCP in a clustered environment
How FCP cfmode settings work
	Overview of partner mode
	Overview of single_image mode
	Overview of standby mode
	Overview of dual_fabric mode
	Overview of mixed mode
Changing the cluster's cfmode setting
Making LUNs available on specific FCP target ports

Chapter 9: Managing Disk Space
Monitoring disk space
Defining a space management policy

Chapter 10: Using Data Protection with iSCSI and FCP
Data ONTAP protection methods
Using Snapshot copies
Using LUN clones
Deleting busy Snapshot copies
Using SnapRestore
Backing up data to tape
Using NDMP
Using volume copy
Cloning FlexVol volumes
Using NVFAIL
Using SnapValidator

Chapter 11: Improving Read/Write Performance
Reallocating LUN and volume layout
Improving Microsoft Exchange read performance

Chapter 12: Managing the iSCSI Network
Management changes for iSCSI in Data ONTAP 7.1
Managing the iSCSI service
Registering the storage system with an iSNS server
Displaying initiators connected to the storage system
Managing security for iSCSI initiators
Managing target portal groups
Displaying statistics for iSCSI sessions
Displaying information for iSCSI sessions and connections
Managing the iSCSI service on storage system interfaces
Using iSCSI on clustered storage systems
Troubleshooting common iSCSI problems

Chapter 13: Managing the Fibre Channel SAN
Managing the FCP service
Managing the FCP service on systems with onboard ports
Displaying information about HBAs

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Data ONTAP® 7.1 Block Access Management Guide for iSCSI and FCP

Data ONTAP® 7.1
Block Access Management Guide for iSCSI and FCP