Dell Unity™ Family VNX® Series Data Import to Unity All Flash or Hybrid, or UnityVSA™ System User Guide

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Multiprotocol server parameter checks

You can migrate server parameters for the Data Mover or for each VDM when migrating from VNX to Unity systems.

NOTE: If the current value of the Data Mover server parameter differs between the source and destination side, migration creation fails. An error message mapped to this parameter is displayed.
Parameter Description Error and Warning Message
cifs.admin.adminsAreRoot When set to true, admins have root group access on Data Mover.

The default is true ion VNX and Unity.

Server parameter error: Parameter <facilityname.parametername>'s value on source(<source value>) is different from it on destination(<destination value>).
cifs.quotas.queryNames When set to false, do not use NIS or local files to query user and group names. Use only secmap and usermapper, if enabled.

The default is false on VNX and Unity.

Server parameter error: Parameter <facilityname.parametername>'s value on source(<source value>) is different from it on destination(<destination value>).
nfs.NTcred.LDAP When set to true, enable LDAP instead of SAM for group membership reading.

The default is false on VNX and Unity.

Server parameter error: Parameter <facilityname.parametername>'s value on source(<source value>) is different from it on destination(<destination value>).
cifs.secmap.enable Control the CIFS Secure Mapping cache state.

The default is true on VNX and Unity. This parameter cannot be changed on Unity.

Server parameter error: Parameter <facilityname.parametername>'s value on source(<source value>) should be set 1.
cifs.acl.noGidMapping When set to true, all Group SIDs in ACLs are mapped to the credential GID, except the primary GID, which allows use of the Quotas Group.

The default is false on VNX and Unity. This parameter cannot be changed on Unity.

Server parameter warning: Global parameter <facilityname.parametername> will not be migrated, and it should be 1 on VNX. Please, set it manually via .server_config command, such as; .server_config [DM_name] -v "param cifs acl.noGidMapping=1".
cifs.ntCreate.badSD Define how to handle an NT create request with a bad SD (reject, drop, none).0=drop, 1=reject, 2=none

The VNX and Unity default is reject.

Server parameter warning: Global parameter <facilityname.parametername> will not be migrated, and it can't be 2 on Unity. Please, set it manually via svc_nas script. Current Unity value: <destination current value>; default Unityvalue: <destination default value>


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