ASA r2 manuals ( CA08872-320 )

Set up an ONTAP cluster on your ASA r2 storage system

ONTAP System Manager guides you through a quick and easy workflow to set up an ONTAP ASA r2 cluster.

During cluster setup, your default data storage virtual machine (VM) is created. Optionally, you can enable the Domain Name System (DNS) to resolve host names, set your cluster to use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) for time synchronization and enable encryption of data at rest.

Before you begin

Gather the following information:

  • Cluster management IP address

    The cluster management IP address is a unique IPv4 address for the cluster management interface used by the cluster administrator to access the admin storage VM and manage the cluster. You can obtain this IP address from the administrator responsible for assigning IP addresses in your organization.

  • Network subnet mask

    During cluster setup, ONTAP recommends a set of network interfaces appropriate for your configuration. You can adjust the recommendation if necessary.

  • Network gateway IP address

  • Partner node IP address

  • DNS domain names

  • DNS name server IP addresses

  • NTP server IP addresses

  • Data subnet mask

Steps

  1. On a web browser, enter the node-management IP address that you have configured: "https://node-management-IP"

    ONTAP System Manager automatically discovers the remaining nodes in the cluster.

  2. Under Initialize storage system, enter the cluster name and admin password.

  3. Under Network, enter the cluster management IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.

  4. If you want to use the Domain Name Service to resolve host names, select Use Domain Name Service (DNS); then enter the DNS server information.

  5. If you want to use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to keep times synchronized across your cluster, under Others, select Use time services (NTP); then enter the NTP server information.

  6. Click Submit.

  7. Under Network, select Configure protocols.

    To configure IP (iSCSI and NVMe/TCP), do this…​ To configure FC and NVMe/FC, do this…​

    1. Select IP; then select Configure IP interfaces.

    2. Select Add a subnet.

    3. Enter a name for the subnet, then enter the subnet IP addresses.

    4. Enter the subnet mask, and optionally enter a gateway; then select Add.

    5. Select the subnet you just created; then select Save.

    6. Select Save.

    1. Select FC; then select Configure FC interfaces and/or Configure NVMe/FC interfaces.

    2. Select the FC and/or NVMe/FC ports; then select Save.

  8. Optionally, download and run ActiveIQ Config Advisor to confirm your configuration.

    ActiveIQ Config Advisor is a tool for our systems that checks for common configuration errors.

What’s next?

You are ready to set up data access from your SAN clients to your ASA r2 system.

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