Create CIFS Share using NetApp Service Level Manager

Goal

This workflow creates a new file share in a specific Storage Service Level using NetApp Service Level Manager (NSLM). This workflow then creates a CIFS share in the newly created file share and then adds one or more CIFS share access control links (ACLs) to the CIFS share.

Prerequisites

1. You must have the minimum version of NSLM 1.0 RC3 and WFA 4.1 GA.

2. This pack should not have any dependency on the WFA API-S pack.

3. You must have added the following NSLM user credentials in the Credentials window:

Input parameters	Values
Match	Exact
Type	NetApp Service Level Manager
Name/IP	IP address of the NSLM server
User name	NSLM REST user name
Password	NSLM REST user password

4. You must have added a new data source of type, NetApp Service Level Manager - 1.0, with REST user name and password as data source user name and password in the Data Source window.

User Inputs

To execute this workflow, provide the required information in the following fields:

· Storage Pool by Storage Service Level

· CIFS details

1. Storage Pool by Storage Service Level

You can select the storage service level, storage system, storage VM, and storage pool where the new file share is to be created.

· Storage Service Level* [Mandatory]: From the drop-down menu, select the storage service level based on input/output operations per second (IOPS)/TB and latency requirements.

Note: The drop-down menu also shows the peak IOPS/TB, peak latency, expected IOPS/TB, and description of the storage service level.

· Storage System* [Mandatory]: From the drop-down menu, select a storage system.

· Storage VM* [Mandatory]: From the drop-down menu, select a storage VM.

Note: The drop-down menu also shows the protocol associated with the VM.

· Storage Pool* [Mandatory]: From the drop-down menu, select a storage pool. The drop-down menu also shows the allocatable capacity and allocatable IOPS.

Note: If any option is selected, then NSLM decides on which storage pool the file share is to be created.

2. CIFS details

You can provide the details of the file share to be created.

· File Share name* [Mandatory]: Type the name of the new file share.

· File Share size (GB)* [Mandatory]: Type the size of the new file share in GB.

· CIFS Share name* [Mandatory]: Type the name of the new CIFS share

· Directory: Type the name of the directory on which the new CIFS share is to be created. This directory should be under the root directory of the file share. If the directory does not exist, then the NSLM server creates the directory.

Note: If the directory is not specified during the creation of the CIFS share, then the CIFS share is created on the root directory of the file share.

· User or Group: Type the name of the user or user group and select the permissions granted to access the file share.

Note: The default value for permissions is full_control.

Result

The workflow results in creating a file share in the storage service level. This workflow then creates a CIFS share in the newly created file share and then adds one or more CIFS share ACLs to the CIFS share.