How to mount a NetApp snapshoot to a Solaris server?
Hi
I have NetApp lun, that was mounted on server as a file system that failed, and that server is no longer in use, but I would like to use that file system on another server. The NetApp Admin, told me he can present that lun to my other system, but my problem is how to mount it? Because that file system has already data, Looking forward to hear your comments
firstly its a ufsfile system that it will be unmounted on the old system. my query is how to mount it on the new system!
Do I have to use the formatcommand to see the LUN first? and just use mount command?
No, you shouldn't need to use the 'format' command and, indeed, it could be risky to do so (in case it writes anything to the filesystem eg, new label).
You have said that the filesystem is 'ufs' and I assume the connectivity is over Ethernet? Or is it fibre channel?
Assuming it's over ethernet then the NetApp has an ip address so you can prove the LUN's availability to your Solaris host with
This will show you any NFS handles that the NetApp is publishing that your Solaris host could access. If you see a NFS handle available and you have a local mountpoint (or you create one), you can issue the mount command directly.
If the above 'showmount' doesn't show the available NFS handle then your network storage boys haven't published it properly.
to see if it's listed in the devices the host can see.
The other problem you will have is that the device nodes (/dev/dsk/?, /dev/rdsk/? and /dev/cfg/?) won't have been created for this LUN. To create then use
Once you have the device node in place you should be able to mount the LUN on a mountpoint of your choice.
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Hi
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I can see the LUN as:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 64.4 GB, 64424509440 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7832 cylinders
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Bests Regards
Olivier (2 Replies)