NetApp NFS direct driver for 7-Mode storage controller

The NetApp NFS direct 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 direct driver for 7-Mode does not require any additional management software to achieve the desired functionality. It uses NetApp APIs to interact with the 7-Mode storage controller.

Configuration options for the 7-Mode NFS direct driver

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

   volume_driver=cinder.volume.drivers.netapp.nfs.NetAppDirect7modeNfsDriver

Table 11.8. List of configuration flags for NetApp 7-Mode NFS direct driver
Flag name	Type	Default	Description
`netapp_server_hostname`	Mandatory		The management IP address for the NetApp 7-Mode storage controller.
`netapp_server_port`	Mandatory		The 7-Mode controller port to use for communication. As a custom 80 is used for http and 443 is used for https communication. The default ports can be changed if other ports are for ONTAPI on 7-Mode controller.
`netapp_login`	Mandatory		Login user name for 7-Mode controller management.
`netapp_password`	Mandatory		Login password for 7-Mode controller management.
`netapp_transport_type`	Optional	http	Transport protocol to use for communicating with 7-Mode controller. Supported protocols include http and https.

Refer to OpenStack NetApp community for detailed information.

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