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Creating a Vserver with FlexVol volumes
You can create a Vserver with FlexVol volumes to serve data to the clients.
Before you begin 
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The cluster must have at least one non-root aggregate.
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You must have synchronized the time across the cluster by configuring and enabling NTP to prevent CIFS creation and authentication failures.
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A Vserver with Infinite Volume must not exist in the cluster.
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Protocols that you want to configure or allow on the Vserver must be licensed.
About this task 
You can create a Vserver and perform the following tasks by using the Create Vserver wizard:
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Delegate Vserver management to a Vserver administrator.
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Set up network interfaces for the Vserver.
You can allow management access to a data LIF if you delegate Vserver management to a Vserver administrator.
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Configure services.
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Configure protocols.
The wizard creates certain UNIX groups and users, which are local to the Vserver. The default local groups are daemon with GID (Group ID) 1, pcuser with GID 65534, and nobody with GID 65534. The default local users are root with UID (User ID) 0, pcuser with UID 65534, and nobody with UID 65534.
Note: You cannot use these default names while creating local users and groups.
Steps 
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From the Home tab, double-click the appropriate storage system.
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Expand the Vservers hierarchy in the left navigation pane.
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In the navigation pane, select the cluster.
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Click Create.
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Select the Vserver type as Vserver with FlexVol volume and click Next.
This option is available only if the cluster does not contain any Vserver.
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Type or select information as prompted by the wizard.
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Confirm the details and click Finish to complete the wizard.
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Click Close after Vserver setup is complete.
Result 
The Vserver is created with a root volume with UNIX style security and UNIX 700 "read write execute" permissions for the Owner. The root volume name is automatically generated as Vserver name_root.
The Vserver that you created is started automatically. If you delegated the administration to a Vserver administrator, the vsadmin user account is created and is in an unlocked state. The vsadmin role is assigned to the default vsadmin user account.
Parent Topic: Creating Vservers

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