Simulate ONTAP v9.4 - Installation and Setup Guide - 2018 07 PDF
Simulate ONTAP v9.4 - Installation and Setup Guide - 2018 07 PDF
Simulate ONTAP v9.4 - Installation and Setup Guide - 2018 07 PDF
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Installation and Setup Guide
Copyright information............................................................................ 42
Trademark information ......................................................................... 43
How to send comments about documentation and receive update
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Simulate ONTAP is a VMware virtual machine that runs on a hypervisor. You can run
Simulate ONTAP on a Windows or a Mac system, or directly on a VMware ESXi server.
VMware Workstation
VMware Player
VMware vSphere
VMware Fusion
Data loss might occur after power cycles. You must shut down the simulator properly to
avoid data loss.
You can have a maximum of four simulated disk shelves with 14 disk drives per shelf,
for a total of 56 drives per simulator.
Each simulated drive is limited to 9 GB.
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You can create 64-bit aggregates, but they are limited to a maximum of 9 GB per
simulated disk drive.
Simulate ONTAP is not suitable for applications that require high performance or heavy
I/O.
Multipathing
Steps
1. Log in to the NetApp Support Site at mysupport.netapp.com
2. Type your user name and password, and then click Login.
3. In the Downloads section, select Tools and Add-Ons for Purchased Products.
4. Scroll down the list of tools and click Simulate ONTAP for ONTAP 8.x and 9.x.
6. In the row that corresponds to the version of Simulate ONTAP you want to use (for
example, 9.3), download the ONTAP simulator software by selecting the vsim-esx-
DOT9.3-cm.ova link for VMware ESXi or for running on a hypervisor.
7. Click the Save button to save the .ova file to the applicable location:
8. After the download is complete, click the VSIM Licenses link to display the list of
ONTAP licenses that you need to unlock certain ONTAP features, and then save this
information to your computer.
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In a Windows system, you need to have one of the following VMware applications installed
before you can run Simulate ONTAP:
VMware Workstation
VMware Player
Hardware requirements
Dual core 64-bit Intel or AMD system
Software requirements
Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows 10
Steps
1. Access the system BIOS while booting your laptop or desktop.
3. Save the changes to the BIOS settings and then turn off the system.
Note: If you reboot the system without turning it off, VT is not enabled.
Note: You cannot install multiple versions of VMware Workstation on the same host.
For information about installing VMware Workstation software, and for VMware
Workstation documentation, see the VMware Web site.
Related information
VMware Workstation software
Steps
1. Click Start > All Programs > VMware > VMware Workstation.
3. Click Browse to select the default location for Simulate ONTAP virtual machines.
b. Virtual machines
c. Privacy
5. Click OK.
All virtual interfaces used by Simulate ONTAP are set to host-only and custom.
Virtual network interface vmnet0 is set to bridged and all other interfaces used by
Simulate ONTAP are set to either host-only or custom.
If the virtual network interface vmnet0 is set as bridged, then you can use the physical
Ethernet port of your laptop to access all volumes created and mounted by using ONTAP.
This works only if the IP addresses and subnet are static.
Steps
1. Click Start > All Programs > VMware > Virtual Network Editor.
2. In the Virtual Network Editor window, select the virtual network interface as per your
requirements.
3. Click OK.
Steps
1. Click Start > All Programs > VMware > VMware Workstation.
3. In the Open window, select the .ova file described in Downloading Simulate ONTAP
software on page 6, and then click Open.
4. In the Import Virtual Machine window, provide a name and local storage path for the new
virtual machine, and then click Import.
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5. In the virtual machine tab, click the Power on this virtual machine icon.
For information about installing VMware Player software and VMware Player
documentation, see the VMware Web site.
Related information
VMware Player software
Steps
1. Click Start > All Programs > VMware > VMware Player.
2. In the VMware Player window, click Open a Virtual Machine.
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3. In the Open Virtual Machine window, select the .ova file described in Downloading
Simulate ONTAP software on page 6, and then click Open.
4. In the Import Virtual Machine window, provide a name and local storage path for the new
virtual machine and then click Import.
Result
Simulate ONTAP opens in the VMware Player console.
Steps
1. In the VMware Player window, click Player > File > Preferences.
2. In the Preferences window, select the mode of exit from one of the following options:
You can also select “Confirm before exiting the application” to receive a confirmation prompt
when exiting the virtual machine.
3. Click OK.
Steps
1. In the VMware Player Simulate ONTAP console, click Edit virtual machine settings.
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Hardware requirements
Intel Core 2 Duo processor
Software requirements
Mac OS X 10.12.6
Related information
VMware Fusion software
VMware Fusion documentation
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Steps
1. On your Mac laptop or desktop, click Applications.
4. In the General window, you can set one of the following preferences for the action to take
when closing the virtual machine.
You can also select “Confirm before closing” to receive a confirmation message when closing
the virtual machine.
Steps
1. On the desktop, click Applications.
4. In the Choose an Existing Virtual Machine window, choose the .ova file described in
Downloading Simulate ONTAP software on page 6, and click Continue.
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5. Provide a name for the new virtual machine in the Save As text box and then click Save.
6. In the Finished window, click Finish to run the virtual machine or click Customize Settings
to change the default virtual machine settings.
Result
The added Simulate ONTAP virtual appear in the Virtual Machine Library.
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You can configure the network adapters on VMware Fusion to the following types of network
configuration:
Steps
1. Select a Simulate ONTAP virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library.
Select Network.
Host-Only Network configurations can use any IP subnet class. In the configuration tested,
172.16.0.0 subnet 255.255.0.0 is used for cluster traffic, and 10.97.105.0 subnet
255.255.255.0 is used for management and data traffic.
Result
The virtual network dialog box appears with the summary of active network adapters.
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Steps
1. Select a Simulate ONTAP virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library.
3. Select Network.
Changes are automatically saved when you close the virtual network editor dialog box.
Result
The virtual network dialog box appears with the summary of active network adapters.
Steps
1. On the desktop, click Applications.
4. Select a Simulate ONTAP virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library.
Software requirements
VMware vSphere 6.5U1, including VMware ESXi and VMware vCenter
Additional requirements
There are additional networking requirements when installing Simulate ONTAP on an ESXi
host. There are also requirements for the computer on which the VMware vCenter software is
installed.
For more information, see the “System Requirements” chapter of the VMware ESXi and
vCenter Server Installation Guide for complete hardware and software requirements.
VMware ESXi is different from the other VMware virtualization software described in this
manual because it cannot be installed on a laptop—it must be installed on a server.
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Additionally, you must install the VMware vCenter on a separate computer to install and
manage the Simulate ONTAP virtual machine on the ESXi host. For this reason, it is
recommended that you install Simulate ONTAP on ESXi only if you are familiar with
VMware ESXi, or if someone at your site has this knowledge.
For information about installing VMware ESXi and VMware vSphere Client software, and for
VMware ESXi documentation, see the VMware web site.
Create a NAS network (required only when deploying Simulate ONTAP to a NAS
datastore)
Related information
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U1
Steps
1. Log in to the vSphere Client and select the ESXi host from the inventory panel.
2. Select the Configuration tab, and then click Networking (under the Hardware list).
4. In the Connection Type page, select Virtual Machine, and then click Next.
a. Select the vSwitch to use, or select Create a vSphere standard switch to create a new
vSwitch.
b. Click Next.
a. In the Network Label field, enter a name that identifies the network you are creating, for
example, “Cluster Network”.
b. Click Next.
7. In the Ready to Complete page, verify the details about the Virtual Machine port group you
are adding, and then click Finish.
If you are accessing Simulate ONTAP files on a local datastore, skip this section.
Steps
1. Log in to the vSphere Client and select the ESXi host from the inventory panel.
2. Select the Configuration tab and click Networking (under the Hardware list).
a) Select the vSwitch to use and the check box(es) for the virtual network adapter(s)
your vSwitch will use, if available, to provide access to the datastore.
or
b) Click Next.
a) In the Network Label field, enter a name that identifies the network you are
creating, for example, "Datastore Network".
b) Click Next.
b) Click Next.
8. In the Ready to Complete page, verify the details about the VMkernel port group you are
adding and click Finish. Note that you can click Back if you need to make any corrections.
If you receive a message about the gateway not being specified, enter the Default gateway
details and click Finish.
Result
The VMkernel network that will be used to access the NAS datastore is created successfully
and the datastore is mounted.
Steps
1. Log in to the VMware vCenter and select the ESXi host from the inventory panel.
3. In the Source page, browse to the .ova file described in Downloading Simulate ONTAP
software on page 6 and click Next.
4. In the OVF Template Details page, verify the details about the ova selected and then click
Finish.
5. In the Name and Location page, specify a name and location for the deployed template and
then click Next.
6. In the Storage page, select where you want to store the virtual machine files and then click
Next.
To register Simulate ONTAP on an ESXi server directly, you must deploy the Simulate
ONTAP.ova using the VMware ovftool utility. Ovftool is included in VMware Fusion and
VMware Workstation, or you can download a standalone version from VMware web site.
Steps
1. The syntax to do this is:
This assumes that you have the VMware port groups "Cluster Network" and "VM Network"
already created.
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2. Once complete, log into the VMware host and power it on.
Note: You do not need to use ovftool if you are using VMware vCenter to deploy the
Simulate image.
Steps
1. In the left pane of the vSphere Client, select the Simulate ONTAP virtual machine that you
created.
2. Click the Summary tab to view the details about this virtual machine.
4. After the virtual machine is running, open the console to the ONTAP interface:
Open the console in a separate window by right-clicking the virtual machine, and then
selecting Open Console.
Open the console within the vSphere Client window by clicking the Console tab.
You must press Ctrl-Alt to free the cursor from the console window to perform other tasks.
ONTAP setup
You can set up ONTAP software on Simulate ONTAP virtual machines to test ONTAP
features.
You will need to collect information about the network, such as IP addresses, network mask,
default gateway, and so on, before setting up the Simulate ONTAP virtual machine.
For complete information about configuring ONTAP, see the ONTAP Software Setup Guide
and the ONTAP 9.4 Documentation page on the NetApp Support Site at
mysupport.netapp.com
You must initialize the simulator to run it for the first time.
Note: The simulator might hang and reboot repeatedly if the initialization steps are not
performed correctly.
Steps
1. Click inside the vSphere Client Console window for the simulator virtual machine, and when
the Press Ctrl-C for Boot Menu message is displayed, press Ctrl-C.
Note: You might see disk status messages before the menu appears; ignore such
messages.
At the Zero disk, reset config and install a new file system? prompt, enter
y and press Enter.
This will erase all the data on the disks, are you sure?: y
Rebooting to finish wipeconfig request.
Skipped backing up /var file system to CF.
Note: You must wait until the reset process is completely finished. If you stop the
process, you might corrupt the simulator files (simulator disks) and might be required to
extract them again. After the VM resets, the node setup wizard will start.
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Steps
1. After the node boots, the Node Setup wizard starts on the console, informing you that
AutoSupport will be enabled automatically.
This system will send event messages and weekly reports to NetApp Technical
Support. To disable this feature, enter "autosupport modify -support disable"
within 24 hours. Enabling AutoSupport can significantly speed problem
determination and resolution should a problem occur on your system.
For further information on AutoSupport, see:
http://support.netapp.com/autosupport/
exit
The Node Setup wizard enables you to configure the node's node management interface for
use with System Setup. You do not need to use the Node Setup wizard if you are setting up
the cluster in the CLI.
The Node Setup wizard exits and a login prompt appears, warning that you have not
completed the setup tasks:
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Exiting the node setup wizard. Any changes you made have been saved.
Warning: You have exited the node setup wizard before completing all
of the tasks. The node is not configured. You can complete node setup by
typing "node setup" in the command line interface.
login:
cluster setup
You can return to cluster setup at any time by typing "cluster setup".
To accept a default or omit a question, do not enter a value.
5. When prompted whether you want to create a new cluster or join an existing cluster, enter
create and press Enter.
Example
You can return to cluster setup at any time by typing "cluster setup".
To accept a default or omit a question, do not enter a value.
create
6. When prompted whether you want to use the system default values, press Enter to accept the
default answer yes.
Example
System Defaults:
Private cluster network ports [e0a].
Cluster port MTU values will be set to 1500.
Cluster interface IP addresses will be automatically generated.
When prompted for an “admin” password, enter a strong password with numbers and letters
and confirm.
Write your password in the space provided and do not lose it.
Password: _________________________
After the cluster interfaces are created, enter a name for your cluster.
Example
When prompted for the cluster base license key, enter the base license you downloaded
(do not enter the characters in the example).
Example
You can add ONTAP feature licenses later. You must temporarily exit the configuration steps
to locate the VMware IP addresses that were created during the virtual machine
installation.
a) Press Ctrl+Alt to exit the Console window and return to the Windows operating
system.
c) Find and record the VMnet1 (Host-only) IPv4 address and subnet mask.
You must assign IP addresses to the simulator ports in the VMnet1 subnet (for
example 192.168.65.20).
Example
The following example is specific to the VMware Player environment. You should
configure IP addresses for the e0c and e0d ports based on your network settings.
Return to the vSphere Console window for the simulator, and then enter the following values
to define the cluster management port using the information you gathered in the previous
step:
You connect to and manage the cluster using the cluster management interface IP
address. Enter that IP address in the space provided below:
Note: The preceding example is specific to the VMware Player environment. You should
configure IP addresses for the e0c and e0d ports based on your network settings.
Press Enter when prompted for the DNS domain names to continue to the next step.
When prompted for a location of the controller, enter the type of location; for example, the
name of the building or the lab, and press Enter to continue.
Example
Enter the following values to define the node management port using the information you
gathered in the previous steps:
Example
The following example is specific to the VMware Player environment. You should
configure IP addresses for the e0c and e0d ports based on your network settings.
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The setup wizard continues to create the node management interface. Press Enter to continue.
login: admin
Password: <password you defined>
The simulator should not be shut down at this time. The console window can be minimized
while you set up the second node in the cluster (if required).
Steps
1. Register the second virtual machine from the .ova file described in Downloading Simulate
ONTAP software on page 6.
Change the System ID and serial number of the second node before joining the cluster.
Press the space bar when the Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other
key for command prompt. Booting in 10 seconds... message is displayed.
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VLOADER> boot
The simulator begins the boot process with the new system ID and serial number.
Steps
1. When the Press Ctrl-C for Boot Menu message is displayed, press Ctrl-C to display
the Boot Menu.
When the Boot Menu is displayed, enter 4 (to initialize all disks) and press Enter.
Enter y and press Enter at the prompt Zero disk, reset config and install a new
file system?
This will erase all the data on the disks, are you sure?: y
Rebooting to finish wipeconfig request.
Result
The virtual machine restarts automatically and begins the reset process. You must wait until
the reset process is complete. If you interrupt the process, you might corrupt the simulator
files (simulator disks) and you might have to register them again.
Steps
1. Join the cluster you created earlier by entering the join command and pressing Enter.
You can return to cluster setup at any time by typing "cluster setup".
To accept a default or omit a question, do not enter a value.
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When asked to use the system default values, press Enter to accept the default answer, which
is yes.
System Defaults:
Private cluster network ports [e0a].
Cluster port MTU values will be set to 1500.
Cluster interface IP addresses will be automatically generated.
After the cluster interfaces are created, enter the name of the cluster you want to join. Press
Enter to join "cluster1".
Enter the name of the cluster you would like to join [cluster1]:
<Enter>
Enter the following values to define the node interface using the information you gathered
when setting up the first node:
You must ensure that you enter a unique IP for node management interface (22, as shown
below).
Note: You should configure IP addresses for the e0c and e0d ports based on your
network settings.
The setup wizard will continue to create the node management interface. Press Enter to
continue.
To assign ownership of unowned disks to a specific node, enter the following command:
You have completed a two-node cluster setup. The console window can be minimized, but the
simulator should not be shut down at this time.
Steps
1. From the command line, enter run local.
This takes you into the nodeshell.
2. Delete all existing snapshots on the root volume and suppress confirmation request.
snap delete –a –f vol0
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Steps
1. If necessary, add more disks to your root aggregate to increase its size and accommodate the
additional space needed in your root volume.
3. View the root volume size details to verify the new size.
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Index
on VMware Fusion, 16
B on VMware Player, 12
boot menu, 28, 36 on VMware Workstation, 8
C L
cluster licenses
creating, 30 downloading Simulate ONTAP, 5
joining the node to, 37 limitations, 4
cluster interface, 37
cluster networks M
creating on a VMware ESXi server, 23
ONTAP Mac systems
configuring, 28 introduction to installing Simulate ONTAP
on, 16
requirements for installing Simulate ONTAP
D on, 16
ONTAP
setup on Simulate ONTAP, 28 N
documentation
sending comments about, 42 NAS datastore
downloading mounting on VMware ESXi, 24, 35
Simulate ONTAP software and licenses, 5 NAS datastore network
creating on VMware ESXi, 24, 35
network adapters
E configuring host-only on VMware Fusion, 19
ESXi servers configuring on VMware Fusion, 19
registering Simulate ONTAP on, 26 configuring on VMware Player, 14
H R
hardware requirements requirements
for installing Simulate ONTAP on Mac for installing Simulate ONTAP on Mac
systems, 16 systems, 16
for installing Simulate ONTAP on VMware for installing Simulate ONTAP on VMware
ESXi, 22 ESXi, 22
for installing Simulate ONTAP on Windows for installing Simulate ONTAP on Windows
systems, 7 systems, 7
I S
installing Simulate ONTAP Simulate ONTAP
on VMware ESXi, 22 description, 4
downloading software and licenses, 5
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introduction to, 4 V
introduction to installing on a Mac system, 16
introduction to installing on a Windows virtual machine preferences
system, 7 setting on VMware Fusion, 17
introduction to installing on VMware setting on VMware Player, 12
vSphere, 22 setting on VMware Workstation, 8
limitations, 4 VMware applications
registering on an ESXi server, 26 supported versions of Simulate ONTAP, 4
setting up ONTAP software on, 28 VMware ESXi
starting on VMware ESXi, 26 creating a cluster network on, 23
starting on VMware Fusion, 21 installing Simulate ONTAP on, 22
starting on VMware Workstation, 10 requirements, 22
supported VMware applications, 4 starting Simulate ONTAP on, 26
unsupported features, 4 VMware Fusion
software configuring host-only network adapters on, 19
downloading Simulate ONTAP, 5 starting Simulate ONTAP on, 21
software requirements VMware Player
for installing Simulate ONTAP on Mac configuring network adapters on, 14
systems, 16 VMware vSphere
for installing Simulate ONTAP on VMware introduction to installing Simulate ONTAP
ESXi, 22 on, 22
for installing Simulate ONTAP on Windows VMware Workstation
systems, 7 configuring network adapters on, 8
starting Simulate ONTAP starting Simulate ONTAP on, 10
on VMware Player, 12 VT support
SVMs enabling on Windows, 8
creating for administrator, 28
system defaults, 37 W
system requirements
for installing Simulate ONTAP on Mac Windows systems
systems, 16 introduction to installing Simulate ONTAP
for installing Simulate ONTAP on VMware on, 7
ESXi, 22 requirements for installing Simulate ONTAP
for installing Simulate ONTAP on Windows on, 7
systems, 7
Z
U zero disk, 36
unsupported features, 4