VDM interface attach

Question

I am trying to create a vdm in a physical data mover. The physical data mover has 2 interfaces configured is attached to the physical data mover. After creating the vdm and when I try attaching the to the existing interface I get the following error.

nas_server -vdm server_2_vdm02 -attach ybr-devnfs4

Error 5005: The network interface ybr-devnfs4 is currently used by the Data Mover server_2.

Is it possible for mutiple vdm's to share the sameinterface ? If not does that mean each time I create a vdm, I have to create a separate interface ?

I was able to access the file system by exporting it out directly using the physical data mover. But is this the right way to access the file system eventhough residing on a vdm ?

Command

server_export server_2 -Protocol nfs -option root=machine_name /root_server_2_vdm01/XYZ

umichklewis · Answer

Short answer - yes. You'll need to create a new (logical) interface for each VDM. If you have only two physical interfaces on the physical DM, you'll want to create one or more logical interfaces with them (possibly an LACP, EtherChannel or FSN), then create additional logical interfaces for each of your VDMs.

You may have to take a brief network outage to create the new interfaces, so be sure to review your configuration.

Let us know if that helps!

Karl

junior5 · Answer

Karl,

I was able to create a virtual interface and was able to attach the vdm to interface and was able to mount it.

Any reason why I could not do the server_export command through the GUI.

server_export server_2_vdm02 -Protocol nfs -option root="machine_name" /vmd2_test2

Thanks,

Ram

Rainer_EMC · Answer

Because VDM NFS exports are a CLI only feature – they arent implemented in the GUI The VDM manual should say so

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