Creating SVMs on Data ONTAP 8.2.x

You can create fully configured Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs) that can serve data immediately. A cluster can have one or more SVMs with FlexVol volumes and SVMs with Infinite Volume.

Before you begin

•	The cluster must have at least one non-root aggregate in the online state.

•	The aggregate must have sufficient space for the SVM root volume.

•	You must have synchronized the time across the cluster by configuring and enabling NTP to prevent CIFS creation and authentication failures.

•	Protocols that you want to configure on the SVM must be licensed.

About this task

•	While creating SVMs, you can perform the following tasks:

•	Create and fully configure SVMs.

•	Configure the volume type allowed on SVMs.

•	Create and configure SVMs with minimal network configuration.

•	Delegate the administration to SVM administrators.

•	To name the SVM, you can use alphanumeric characters and the following special characters: "." (period), "-" (hyphen), and "_" (underscore).

The SVM name should start with an alphabet or "_" (underscore) and cannot exceed 47 characters in length.

Note: You should use unique fully qualified domain names (FQDN) for the SVM name such as vs0.example.com.

•	You can establish SnapMirror relationships only between volumes that have the same language settings.

The language of the SVM determines the character set that is used to display file names and data for all NAS volumes in the SVM.

Steps

1.	From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.

2.	Expand the Storage Virtual Machines hierarchy in the left navigation pane.

3.	In the navigation pane, select the cluster.

4.	Click Create.

5.	In the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) Setup window, specify the SVM details such as the SVM name, volume type allowed, protocols allowed, SVM language, root volume security style, and its root aggregate.

The default language setting for an SVM is C.UTF-8.

By default, the aggregate with the maximum free space is selected as the container for root volume of the SVM. Based on the protocols selected, the default security style and the root aggregate are selected. The security style is set to NTFS if you select CIFS protocol or a combination of CIFS protocol with the other protocols. The security style is set to Unix if you select NFS, iSCSI, or FC/FCoE or a combination of these protocols.

6.	Specify the DNS domain names and the name server IP addresses to configure the DNS services.

The default values are selected from the existing SVM configurations.

7.	Click Submit & Continue.

The SVM is created with the specified configuration.

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Configuring CIFS and NFS protocols on an SVM

You can configure CIFS and NFS protocols on the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) to provide file-level data access for NAS clients. To enable CIFS protocol, you must create the data LIFs and the CIFS server. To enable NFS protocol, you can specify the NIS details in addition to the data LIFs.

Configuring iSCSI protocol on SVMs

You can configure the iSCSI protocol on the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) to provide block-level data access. You can create iSCSI LIFs and portsets, and add the LIFs to the portsets. LIFs are created on the most suitable adapters and assigned to portsets to ensure data path redundancy.

Configuring FC and FCoE protocols on SVMs

You can configure the FC and the FCoE protocols on the SVM for SAN hosts. LIFs are created on the most suitable adapters and assigned to port sets to ensure data path redundancy. Based on your requirements, you can configure either FC, FCoE, or both the protocols.

Delegating administration to SVM administrators

After setting up a functional Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) or SVMs with basic network configuration, you can optionally delegate the administration of the SVM to SVM administrators.

Assigning aggregates to SVMs

After creating an SVM for an Infinite Volume, you should assign specific aggregates to it so that the Infinite Volume that you create will use those specific aggregates and not use all the aggregates in the cluster.

Result

The SVM that you created is started automatically. The root volume name is automatically generated as SVM name_root. By default, the vsadmin user account is created and is in the locked state.

After you finish

•	You must configure at least one protocol on the SVM to allow data access.

•	After you create an SVM with Infinite Volume, you must create an Infinite Volume for the SVM.

Parent Topic: What SVMs are