I'm accustomed to administering netapps on a Unix box that NFS mounts the root volume and has rsh and/or ssh access to root. I've always used the command line since we got our first filer in 1997 before the GUI came out.
We are buying two FAS270s to be placed in two separate locations for disaster recovery. Each filer will store FC LUNs that will be used by a Windows server in each location. One location is primary and the other is standby in case we lose the primary.
We will replicate data from the primary filer to the secondary with snapmirror (and also snapdrive I suppose).
I am in neither of these locations and each location will be behind its own firewall (oh joy). Obviously the filers will need to talk to each other for snapmirror.
Since these filers are FC SAN only, we would prefer to not spring for NFS licenses just for my convenience.
I would be interested to know if there are any other Unix folks out there who admin filers without NFS access. I think that all filers come with a mini CIFS license (only one CIFS session?) and I guess I could use smbmount on my Linux box to access the root volume. I wish filers also had a mini NFS license for admin.
As for installing DOT, isn't there a way to put the software distribution file on a httpd server and point the filer at it? I have always used the install_netapp script and the compressed tar file.
I don't know what sort of holes I can get punched in the firewall. I may need to use a VPN client (yuck).
Is anyone else out there in a similar situation?
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
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i have done this before in a pinch.
rdfile/wrfile can be used to update things like /etc/quotas /etc/exports etc. just rdfile and paste it into a window, modify it then wrfile it back. not the prettiest thing but it works.
as for software install, the http method is by far the easiest, just drop the DOT files onto some accessible webserver and type
software install http://mywebserver/DOT and it will load it directly to the filer.
-- Daniel Leeds Senior Systems Administrator Edmunds.com
-----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com on behalf of Stephen C. Losen Sent: Wed 6/6/2007 2:48 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
I'm accustomed to administering netapps on a Unix box that NFS mounts the root volume and has rsh and/or ssh access to root. I've always used the command line since we got our first filer in 1997 before the GUI came out.
We are buying two FAS270s to be placed in two separate locations for disaster recovery. Each filer will store FC LUNs that will be used by a Windows server in each location. One location is primary and the other is standby in case we lose the primary.
We will replicate data from the primary filer to the secondary with snapmirror (and also snapdrive I suppose).
I am in neither of these locations and each location will be behind its own firewall (oh joy). Obviously the filers will need to talk to each other for snapmirror.
Since these filers are FC SAN only, we would prefer to not spring for NFS licenses just for my convenience.
I would be interested to know if there are any other Unix folks out there who admin filers without NFS access. I think that all filers come with a mini CIFS license (only one CIFS session?) and I guess I could use smbmount on my Linux box to access the root volume. I wish filers also had a mini NFS license for admin.
As for installing DOT, isn't there a way to put the software distribution file on a httpd server and point the filer at it? I have always used the install_netapp script and the compressed tar file.
I don't know what sort of holes I can get punched in the firewall. I may need to use a VPN client (yuck).
Is anyone else out there in a similar situation?
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
Personally, I use the restricted CIFS-server that comes with an iSCSI license for this purpose, or rdfile/wrfile.
You can upload software into /etc/software and update some key files in /etc just by using the C$ or ETC$ default shares.
HTH,
Nils
On 6/7/07, Leeds, Daniel dleeds@edmunds.com wrote:
i have done this before in a pinch.
rdfile/wrfile can be used to update things like /etc/quotas /etc/exports etc. just rdfile and paste it into a window, modify it then wrfile it back. not the prettiest thing but it works.
as for software install, the http method is by far the easiest, just drop the DOT files onto some accessible webserver and type
software install http://mywebserver/DOT and it will load it directly to the filer.
-- Daniel Leeds Senior Systems Administrator Edmunds.com
-----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com on behalf of Stephen C. Losen Sent: Wed 6/6/2007 2:48 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
I'm accustomed to administering netapps on a Unix box that NFS mounts the root volume and has rsh and/or ssh access to root. I've always used the command line since we got our first filer in 1997 before the GUI came out.
We are buying two FAS270s to be placed in two separate locations for disaster recovery. Each filer will store FC LUNs that will be used by a Windows server in each location. One location is primary and the other is standby in case we lose the primary.
We will replicate data from the primary filer to the secondary with snapmirror (and also snapdrive I suppose).
I am in neither of these locations and each location will be behind its own firewall (oh joy). Obviously the filers will need to talk to each other for snapmirror.
Since these filers are FC SAN only, we would prefer to not spring for NFS licenses just for my convenience.
I would be interested to know if there are any other Unix folks out there who admin filers without NFS access. I think that all filers come with a mini CIFS license (only one CIFS session?) and I guess I could use smbmount on my Linux box to access the root volume. I wish filers also had a mini NFS license for admin.
As for installing DOT, isn't there a way to put the software distribution file on a httpd server and point the filer at it? I have always used the install_netapp script and the compressed tar file.
I don't know what sort of holes I can get punched in the firewall. I may need to use a VPN client (yuck).
Is anyone else out there in a similar situation?
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
I posted a question earlier about administering filers with Unix and without NFS. Thanks for all of the responses. The new filers have arrived and I have been playing around with them and have these observations:
1) rdfile and wrfile are your friends. They work best via rsh.
2) The builtin CIFS license is read only. You can map the C$ share (provided that you use "cifs access" to enable access) but you can only read.
3) You can't mkdir from the DOT command line, not even from "priv set advanced" so that means that wrfile is limited to existing directories, although you can create new files.
4) If you have another filer where you can create directories then you can use ndmpcopy to copy a new directory over.
5) software install via http works great.
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
On 6/13/07, Stephen C. Losen scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu wrote:
The new filers have arrived and I have been playing around with them and have these observations:
- The builtin CIFS license is read only. You can map the C$ share (provided that you use "cifs access" to enable access) but you can only read.
I use the restricted CIFS to edit files from /etc on a daily basis ... I'm pretty sure you can write as well :)
Greets,
Nils
On 6/13/07, Stephen C. Losen scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu wrote:
The new filers have arrived and I have been playing around with them and have these observations:
- The builtin CIFS license is read only. You can map the C$ share (provided that you use "cifs access" to enable access) but you can only read.
I use the restricted CIFS to edit files from /etc on a daily basis ... I'm pretty sure you can write as well :)
I used smbclient on linux and tried the "mkdir" command. I got a permission denied error and I got this in the messages file:
Wed Jun 13 10:13:41 EDT [cifs.access.license.unlicensed:ALERT]: CIFS: LICENSE VIOLATION - attempt to make a directory for a CIFS client on a filer licensed for FCP.
This is on DOT 7.2.2. I didn't try to edit anything, just make a directory.
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
On 6/13/07, Stephen C. Losen scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu wrote:
On 6/13/07, Stephen C. Losen scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu wrote:
The new filers have arrived and I have been playing around with them and have these observations:
- The builtin CIFS license is read only. You can map the C$ share (provided that you use "cifs access" to enable access) but you can only read.
I use the restricted CIFS to edit files from /etc on a daily basis ... I'm pretty sure you can write as well :)
I used smbclient on linux and tried the "mkdir" command. I got a permission denied error and I got this in the messages file:
Wed Jun 13 10:13:41 EDT [cifs.access.license.unlicensed:ALERT]: CIFS: LICENSE VIOLATION - attempt to make a directory for a CIFS client on a filer licensed for FCP.
This is on DOT 7.2.2. I didn't try to edit anything, just make a directory.
Oh it's possible that this indeed doen't work (makes sense, why else would you need to license CIFS? :) ), however, editing configfiles, reading logfiles, uploading ONTAP and firmware packages works great :)
On 6/13/07, Stephen C. Losen scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu wrote:
On 6/13/07, Stephen C. Losen scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu wrote:
The new filers have arrived and I have been playing around with them and have these observations:
- The builtin CIFS license is read only. You can map the C$ share (provided that you use "cifs access" to enable access) but you can only read.
I use the restricted CIFS to edit files from /etc on a daily basis ... I'm pretty sure you can write as well :)
I used smbclient on linux and tried the "mkdir" command. I got a permission denied error and I got this in the messages file:
Wed Jun 13 10:13:41 EDT [cifs.access.license.unlicensed:ALERT]: CIFS: LICENSE VIOLATION - attempt to make a directory for a CIFS client on a filer licensed for FCP.
This is on DOT 7.2.2. I didn't try to edit anything, just make a directory.
Oh it's possible that this indeed doen't work (makes sense, why else would you need to license CIFS? :) ), however, editing configfiles, reading logfiles, uploading ONTAP and firmware packages works great :)
Rather than use CIFS I found that having a root account in /etc/passwd with a password allows me to ftp in as root and there I have mkdir, rmdir, rm, ls, and file upload and download. Unfortunately, ftp sends the password in clear text. I will probably leave ftpd disabled and only enable it when I need it. Since this is a FC SAN only filer, I think that ftp will satisfy all my admin needs.
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
software install http://user:passwd@now.netapp.com/path/to/ontapx.exe
if your firewalls allow it. If not, download to a local web server and then just: software install http://local.virginia.edu/path/ontapx.exe
--> notice it is the .exe file in both cases.
On a UNIX filer, you can use this same command or simply copy the .exe file to the /etc/software directory and then run "software install ontapx.exe"
Remember to get the right architecture.
Also, I seem to recall, that even though it is a FCP-only filer, there may be some limited NFS server capability for admin purposes.
--tmac
On 6/6/07, Stephen C. Losen scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu wrote:
I'm accustomed to administering netapps on a Unix box that NFS mounts the root volume and has rsh and/or ssh access to root. I've always used the command line since we got our first filer in 1997 before the GUI came out.
We are buying two FAS270s to be placed in two separate locations for disaster recovery. Each filer will store FC LUNs that will be used by a Windows server in each location. One location is primary and the other is standby in case we lose the primary.
We will replicate data from the primary filer to the secondary with snapmirror (and also snapdrive I suppose).
I am in neither of these locations and each location will be behind its own firewall (oh joy). Obviously the filers will need to talk to each other for snapmirror.
Since these filers are FC SAN only, we would prefer to not spring for NFS licenses just for my convenience.
I would be interested to know if there are any other Unix folks out there who admin filers without NFS access. I think that all filers come with a mini CIFS license (only one CIFS session?) and I guess I could use smbmount on my Linux box to access the root volume. I wish filers also had a mini NFS license for admin.
As for installing DOT, isn't there a way to put the software distribution file on a httpd server and point the filer at it? I have always used the install_netapp script and the compressed tar file.
I don't know what sort of holes I can get punched in the firewall. I may need to use a VPN client (yuck).
Is anyone else out there in a similar situation?
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
As far as the installation of ONTAP via HTTP, yes, that's possible via the software command. As far as editing files, I've been playing with some code to download and upload text files via the SDK so folks who didn't have NFS or CIFS could still effectively edit files. I don't remember how far I got on it and what platforms I had it working on. I may have to dig around. The good news is there is little file editing (or at least not frequent file editing) that tends to be done on a FCP-only filer.
-- Adam Fox NGS Tools Developer adamfox@netapp.com
-----Original Message----- From: Stephen C. Losen [mailto:scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:48 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
I'm accustomed to administering netapps on a Unix box that NFS mounts the root volume and has rsh and/or ssh access to root. I've always used the command line since we got our first filer in 1997 before the GUI came out.
We are buying two FAS270s to be placed in two separate locations for disaster recovery. Each filer will store FC LUNs that will be used by a Windows server in each location. One location is primary and the other is standby in case we lose the primary.
We will replicate data from the primary filer to the secondary with snapmirror (and also snapdrive I suppose).
I am in neither of these locations and each location will be behind its own firewall (oh joy). Obviously the filers will need to talk to each other for snapmirror.
Since these filers are FC SAN only, we would prefer to not spring for NFS licenses just for my convenience.
I would be interested to know if there are any other Unix folks out there who admin filers without NFS access. I think that all filers come with a mini CIFS license (only one CIFS session?) and I guess I could use smbmount on my Linux box to access the root volume. I wish filers also had a mini NFS license for admin.
As for installing DOT, isn't there a way to put the software distribution file on a httpd server and point the filer at it? I have always used the install_netapp script and the compressed tar file.
I don't know what sort of holes I can get punched in the firewall. I may need to use a VPN client (yuck).
Is anyone else out there in a similar situation?
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
I honestly do most of my work from the console of the filer. It's sick but it's what I'm used to. I've talked to netapp before about some limited use nfs license for these cases, but no luck so far. It'd be really nice though.
-Blake
On 6/6/07, Fox, Adam Adam.Fox@netapp.com wrote:
As far as the installation of ONTAP via HTTP, yes, that's possible via the software command. As far as editing files, I've been playing with some code to download and upload text files via the SDK so folks who didn't have NFS or CIFS could still effectively edit files. I don't remember how far I got on it and what platforms I had it working on. I may have to dig around. The good news is there is little file editing (or at least not frequent file editing) that tends to be done on a FCP-only filer.
-- Adam Fox NGS Tools Developer adamfox@netapp.com
-----Original Message----- From: Stephen C. Losen [mailto:scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:48 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
I'm accustomed to administering netapps on a Unix box that NFS mounts the root volume and has rsh and/or ssh access to root. I've always used the command line since we got our first filer in 1997 before the GUI came out.
We are buying two FAS270s to be placed in two separate locations for disaster recovery. Each filer will store FC LUNs that will be used by a Windows server in each location. One location is primary and the other is standby in case we lose the primary.
We will replicate data from the primary filer to the secondary with snapmirror (and also snapdrive I suppose).
I am in neither of these locations and each location will be behind its own firewall (oh joy). Obviously the filers will need to talk to each other for snapmirror.
Since these filers are FC SAN only, we would prefer to not spring for NFS licenses just for my convenience.
I would be interested to know if there are any other Unix folks out there who admin filers without NFS access. I think that all filers come with a mini CIFS license (only one CIFS session?) and I guess I could use smbmount on my Linux box to access the root volume. I wish filers also had a mini NFS license for admin.
As for installing DOT, isn't there a way to put the software distribution file on a httpd server and point the filer at it? I have always used the install_netapp script and the compressed tar file.
I don't know what sort of holes I can get punched in the firewall. I may need to use a VPN client (yuck).
Is anyone else out there in a similar situation?
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
there are time expiring demo licenses available .. contact your rep .. the only issue is that you can only use (install) them 3 times
steve.
-----Original Message----- From: Blake Golliher [mailto:thelastman@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:08 PM To: Fox, Adam Cc: Stephen C. Losen; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
I honestly do most of my work from the console of the filer. It's sick but it's what I'm used to. I've talked to netapp before about some limited use nfs license for these cases, but no luck so far. It'd be really nice though.
-Blake
On 6/6/07, Fox, Adam Adam.Fox@netapp.com wrote:
As far as the installation of ONTAP via HTTP, yes, that's possible via the software command. As far as editing files, I've been playing with some code to download and upload text files via the SDK so folks who didn't have NFS or CIFS could still effectively edit files. I don't remember how far I got on it and what platforms I had it working on. I may
have
to dig around. The good news is there is little file editing (or at least not
frequent
file editing) that tends to be done on a FCP-only filer.
-- Adam Fox NGS Tools Developer adamfox@netapp.com
-----Original Message----- From: Stephen C. Losen [mailto:scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:48 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
I'm accustomed to administering netapps on a Unix box that NFS mounts the root volume and has rsh and/or ssh access to root. I've always
used
the command line since we got our first filer in 1997 before the GUI came out.
We are buying two FAS270s to be placed in two separate locations for disaster recovery. Each filer will store FC LUNs that will be used by
a
Windows server in each location. One location is primary and the
other
is standby in case we lose the primary.
We will replicate data from the primary filer to the secondary with snapmirror (and also snapdrive I suppose).
I am in neither of these locations and each location will be behind
its
own firewall (oh joy). Obviously the filers will need to talk to each other for snapmirror.
Since these filers are FC SAN only, we would prefer to not spring for NFS licenses just for my convenience.
I would be interested to know if there are any other Unix folks out there who admin filers without NFS access. I think that all filers
come
with a mini CIFS license (only one CIFS session?) and I guess I could use smbmount on my Linux box to access the root volume. I wish filers also had a mini NFS license for admin.
As for installing DOT, isn't there a way to put the software distribution file on a httpd server and point the filer at it? I have always used the install_netapp script and the compressed tar file.
I don't know what sort of holes I can get punched in the firewall. I may need to use a VPN client (yuck).
Is anyone else out there in a similar situation?
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
And that's just annoying. We are talking about long term administration, we can't be checking if we need to re apply a license, or bug my sales guy for a new temp license every so often. Very un appliance like.
-Blake
On 6/6/07, Yee, Steven Steven.Yee@netapp.com wrote:
there are time expiring demo licenses available .. contact your rep .. the only issue is that you can only use (install) them 3 times
steve.
-----Original Message----- From: Blake Golliher [mailto:thelastman@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:08 PM To: Fox, Adam Cc: Stephen C. Losen; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
I honestly do most of my work from the console of the filer. It's sick but it's what I'm used to. I've talked to netapp before about some limited use nfs license for these cases, but no luck so far. It'd be really nice though.
-Blake
On 6/6/07, Fox, Adam Adam.Fox@netapp.com wrote:
As far as the installation of ONTAP via HTTP, yes, that's possible via the software command. As far as editing files, I've been playing with some code to download and upload text files via the SDK so folks who didn't have NFS or CIFS could still effectively edit files. I don't remember how far I got on it and what platforms I had it working on. I may
have
to dig around. The good news is there is little file editing (or at least not
frequent
file editing) that tends to be done on a FCP-only filer.
-- Adam Fox NGS Tools Developer adamfox@netapp.com
-----Original Message----- From: Stephen C. Losen [mailto:scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:48 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
I'm accustomed to administering netapps on a Unix box that NFS mounts the root volume and has rsh and/or ssh access to root. I've always
used
the command line since we got our first filer in 1997 before the GUI came out.
We are buying two FAS270s to be placed in two separate locations for disaster recovery. Each filer will store FC LUNs that will be used by
a
Windows server in each location. One location is primary and the
other
is standby in case we lose the primary.
We will replicate data from the primary filer to the secondary with snapmirror (and also snapdrive I suppose).
I am in neither of these locations and each location will be behind
its
own firewall (oh joy). Obviously the filers will need to talk to each other for snapmirror.
Since these filers are FC SAN only, we would prefer to not spring for NFS licenses just for my convenience.
I would be interested to know if there are any other Unix folks out there who admin filers without NFS access. I think that all filers
come
with a mini CIFS license (only one CIFS session?) and I guess I could use smbmount on my Linux box to access the root volume. I wish filers also had a mini NFS license for admin.
As for installing DOT, isn't there a way to put the software distribution file on a httpd server and point the filer at it? I have always used the install_netapp script and the compressed tar file.
I don't know what sort of holes I can get punched in the firewall. I may need to use a VPN client (yuck).
Is anyone else out there in a similar situation?
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
thats why we developed the http based software command.. and yes you can point it at your own local server after downloading the update once.
steve.
-----Original Message----- From: Blake Golliher [mailto:thelastman@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:40 PM To: Yee, Steven Cc: Fox, Adam; Stephen C. Losen; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
And that's just annoying. We are talking about long term administration, we can't be checking if we need to re apply a license, or bug my sales guy for a new temp license every so often. Very un appliance like.
-Blake
On 6/6/07, Yee, Steven Steven.Yee@netapp.com wrote:
there are time expiring demo licenses available .. contact your rep .. the only issue is that you can only use (install) them 3 times
steve.
-----Original Message----- From: Blake Golliher [mailto:thelastman@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:08 PM To: Fox, Adam Cc: Stephen C. Losen; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
I honestly do most of my work from the console of the filer. It's sick but it's what I'm used to. I've talked to netapp before about some limited use nfs license for these cases, but no luck so far. It'd be really nice though.
-Blake
On 6/6/07, Fox, Adam Adam.Fox@netapp.com wrote:
As far as the installation of ONTAP via HTTP, yes, that's possible
via
the software command. As far as editing files, I've been playing with some code to
download
and upload text files via the SDK so folks who didn't have NFS or CIFS could still effectively edit files. I don't remember how far I got on it and what platforms I had it working on. I may
have
to dig around. The good news is there is little file editing (or at least not
frequent
file editing) that tends to be done on a FCP-only filer.
-- Adam Fox NGS Tools Developer adamfox@netapp.com
-----Original Message----- From: Stephen C. Losen [mailto:scl@sasha.acc.virginia.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:48 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: netapp admin with Unix without NFS
I'm accustomed to administering netapps on a Unix box that NFS
mounts
the root volume and has rsh and/or ssh access to root. I've always
used
the command line since we got our first filer in 1997 before the GUI came out.
We are buying two FAS270s to be placed in two separate locations for disaster recovery. Each filer will store FC LUNs that will be used
by
a
Windows server in each location. One location is primary and the
other
is standby in case we lose the primary.
We will replicate data from the primary filer to the secondary with snapmirror (and also snapdrive I suppose).
I am in neither of these locations and each location will be behind
its
own firewall (oh joy). Obviously the filers will need to talk to
each
other for snapmirror.
Since these filers are FC SAN only, we would prefer to not spring
for
NFS licenses just for my convenience.
I would be interested to know if there are any other Unix folks out there who admin filers without NFS access. I think that all filers
come
with a mini CIFS license (only one CIFS session?) and I guess I
could
use smbmount on my Linux box to access the root volume. I wish
filers
also had a mini NFS license for admin.
As for installing DOT, isn't there a way to put the software distribution file on a httpd server and point the filer at it? I have always used the install_netapp script and the compressed tar file.
I don't know what sort of holes I can get punched in the firewall. I may need to use a VPN client (yuck).
Is anyone else out there in a similar situation?
Steve Losen scl@virginia.edu phone: 434-924-0640
University of Virginia ITC Unix Support
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