Create LUN using NetApp Service Level Manager

Goal

This workflow creates a LUN in a specific storage service level using the NetApp Service Level Manager (NSLM). The workflow optionally allows you to create an initiator group and then map the newly created LUN with the newly created initiator group.

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 - 1.0.0, 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:

1.       Storage Pool by Storage Service Level

2.       LUN 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 Latency, expected IOPS/TB, and description of the storage service level.

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

Note: The drop-down menu also shows the location and platform type associated with the storage system.

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

Note: The drop-down menu also shows the protocols 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 is selected, then NSLM decides on which storage pool the file share is to be created.

 

2.      LUN details

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

·         LUN name* [Mandatory]: Type the name of the new LUN.

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

·         Host Usage: From the drop-down menu, select the required host.

·         Host initiators: Type the list of iSCSI initiator or FC initiator worldwide port names (WWPNs) or both.

Note: If you provide the host initiators, then the workflow creates an initiator group and maps the LUN to the initiator group.

Result

The workflow results in creating a LUN in a specific storage service level. If initiator details are provided, the workflow creates an initiator group and maps the LUN to the initiator group.