NetApp NFS driver for 7-Mode storage controller

The NetApp NFS driver for 7-Mode is a driver interface from OpenStack to NetApp 7-Mode storage controllers for provisioning and managing OpenStack volumes on NFS exports provided by the 7-Mode storage controller.

The NetApp NFS driver for 7-Mode requires additional NetApp management software namely OnCommand which needs installed and configured for using 7-Mode storage controllers before configuring 7-Mode NFS driver on OpenStack.

Configuration options available for the 7-Mode NFS driver

Set the volume driver to the NetApp 7-Mode driver by setting the volume_driver option in cinder.conf as follows:

    volume_driver=cinder.volume.drivers.netapp.nfs.NetAppNFSDriver

Table 11.6. List of configuration flags for NetApp 7-Mode NFS driver
Flag name	Type	Default	Description
`netapp_wsdl_url`	Mandatory		WSDL URL for NetApp OnCommand Webservices running on an OnCommand installation. OnCommand is used as an intermediate management software between OpenStack and 7-Mode storage systems.
`netapp_server_hostname`	Mandatory		OnCommand server host name/IP address.
`netapp_server_port`	Optional	8088	OnCommand server port to connect to.
`netapp_login`	Mandatory		Login user name for OnCommand installation.
`netapp_password`	Mandatory		Login password for OnCommand installation.

Refer to OpenStack NetApp community for detailed information.

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