How to Configure OpenFiler for NFS Share

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Table of Contents
Overview.......................................................................................................................................................1
Applies To......................................................................................................................................................1
System Configuration................................................................................................................................1
OS Partitions .............................................................................................................................................1
Software RAID Configuration....................................................................................................................1
OpenFiler – Portal Login............................................................................................................................2
OpenFiler – Server Status .........................................................................................................................2
Volumes – Block Devices...........................................................................................................................3
Volumes – Create Physical Volumes.....................................................................................................3
Edit Partition – Create Raid Array #2 ....................................................................................................6
Configure Software Raid...........................................................................................................................8
Software RAID Management ....................................................................................................................8
Software RAID Management – Choose Raid.........................................................................................9
Software RAID Management – Add Array ..........................................................................................10
Software RAID Management – Synchronization.................................................................................11
Software RAID Management – View Members..................................................................................11
Software RAID Management – Manage Volumes ..............................................................................11
Volume Group Management – Create Volume Group...............................................................................12
Volume Group Management – List.........................................................................................................12
Volume Group Management – List PV Members...................................................................................13
Configure – Network Setup.........................................................................................................................14
Configure – Network Access Configuration........................................................................................14
Configure Shares.........................................................................................................................................15
Shares – New Filesystem Volume .......................................................................................................15
Shares – Create New Volume .............................................................................................................16
Shares – Volumes List .........................................................................................................................17
Shares – Create Sub-Folder.................................................................................................................17
Shares – Make Share...........................................................................................................................18
Shares – Share Access Control............................................................................................................18
Shares – Group Access Configuration.................................................................................................19
Configure AD Authentication......................................................................................................................20

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List – AD Users / Groups .........................................................................................................................20

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Overview
In this guide we will navigate through the steps of configuring Openfiler as NFS Server, which is SMB NFS
service.
Applies To
 Openfiler Version - 2.99.2
System Configuration
Disk ID Size / Type Purpose
0 40 GB SATA OpenFiler OS
1 2 TB SATA Data Disk #1
2 2 TB SATA Data Disk #2
OS Partitions
Partition # Partition Type Size
1 /boot 300 MB
2 / 34 GB
3 Swap 4 GB
Software RAID Configuration
Disk ID Type Size
1 RAID 0 1.74 TB
2 RAID 0 1.74 TB

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OpenFiler – Portal Login
Launch the administration URL for managing OpenFiler, the portal works on port “446”.
https://OpenFilerServer:446/
After, launching the login the portal, with the username.
Username openfiler
Password password
OpenFiler – Server Status
After logging into the OpenFiler portal, current status tab of the system status will be shown.

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Volumes – Block Devices
First and foremost thing in order to utilize the storage, physical volumes have to be configured, click on
“Volumes” tab, click on “Block Devices”. Volumes have to be configured from the existing connected
physical volumes on the server. To create new volumes, click on “create new physical volumes.”
Volumes – Create Physical Volumes
In the installation phase since we configured only OS disk, other two disks have to be configured and these
two disks “sdb” and “sdc” are not configured for any partitions and 0 partitions now. Click on “Edit Disk”
for disk “/dev/sdb”.
Note: By default volumes will not be configured.

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Edit Partition – Create Raid Array #1
After clicking on the “Edit Disk” on the disk id “/dev/sdb”, edit partitions for the configuring the disk for
RAID, chose options as per the below table and click on “Create” raid volume 1.
Mode Partition Type Starting Cylinder Ending Cylinder
Primary RAID Array member Set as per your disk size Set as per your disk size

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Validate – Create Raid Member #1
After creating the Raid Volume, volume created will be displayed with the partition number.

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Edit Partition – Create Raid Array #2
Now we will create the 2nd
RAID Disk, click on the “Edit Disk” on the disk id “/dev/sdc”, edit partitions for
the configuring the disk, chose options as per the below table and click on “Create”.
Mode Partition Type Starting Cylinder Ending Cylinder
Primary RAID Array member Set as per your disk size Set as per your disk size

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Validate – Create Raid Disk #2
After creating the Raid Volume, volume created will be displayed with the partition number.

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Configure Software Raid
After creating the raid array members disks on “/dev/sdb” and “/dev/sdc”, next step is to configure
“Software Raid” in the volumes tab.
Software RAID Management
Before configuring RAID, need create new RAID array.

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Software RAID Management – Choose Raid
Select RAID array type, since we have only 2 disks, we can configure only RAID-0.

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Software RAID Management – Add Array
After choosing devices for the new RAID click on “Add array” button.

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Software RAID Management – Synchronization
After adding the array disks, disks have to be synchronized only then disk can be utilized.
Software RAID Management – View Members
After synchronization, click on “View Members” to view the RAID member devices and its current state
of the active devices.
Software RAID Management – Manage Volumes
After Synchronization is “Synchronized” and State is “Clean”, we will create new volume for NFS Share.
To create a new volume click on “Manage Volumes”.

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Volume Group Management – Create Volume Group
Next step is to “Create new volume group”, type the volume group name “etpl01fs01pr_storage” and
select the physical volume and click on “Add volume group” button.
Volume Group Management – List
After creating the new volume group, the volume group names are listed with the group name created.

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Volume Group Management – List PV Members
To view the current physical members of the volume groups, click on “View member PVs” to list the device
that are configured.

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Configure – Network Setup
Network Access configuration is where you grant or revoke access to the resources created for the users.
In this section you will have to configure for a group (name) and network/host and the netmask wherein
the resources.
Configure – Network Access Configuration
In order to configure network from the “System Section” click on “Network Setup”.
In the “Network Access Configuration” add network information wherein shares have to be granted
access. After adding the network information click on “Update” button to add for each accessible network.
Name Network/Host Netmask Type
development 192.168.11.0 255.255.255.0 Share
itteam 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 Share

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Configure Shares
In order to utilize the volumes we need to configure it, after the configuring volumes, block groups,
network Access, the next step is to configure NFS shares.
Shares – New Filesystem Volume
Next step is to configure the shares. Click on “Shares” tab. Existing block group volumes that are
configured for shares configuration will be listed.

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Shares – Create New Volume
In the shares tab, after clicking on “create a new filesystem volume” link; next step is to add a new
volume. In this section the existing volume group that is been configured will be listed. Based on the
business requirements fill the sections and click on “Create” button.
Note: you can create more than one volume, until the total space of the volume group is utilized.
Volume Name Volume Description Required Space (MB) Filesystem / Volume type
data Reports Data 10000 Ext3

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Shares – Volumes List
After creating the volume, volume’s information will be listed as per the configured parameters. If you
want to make modifications click on “Edit”. You can also create snapshot as well, also you can delete the
volume.
Note: snapshots are a real-time backup of the volume.
Shares – Create Sub-Folder
Next step is create sub-folder in the shares; to create click on volume “reportsdata” and click on “Create
Sub-folder” button.

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Shares – Make Share
After creating the sub-folder, next we will create the share, to share click on “Sub-folder”, set the
description for the shared folder and click on “Make Share” button.
Shares – Share Access Control
In order to grant or revoke access to a group or user, in the “Share Access Control Mode” for the share,
choose “Controlled access” and click on “Update” button.

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Shares – Group Access Configuration
After choosing “Controlled access”, users / security groups have to be chosen, first we need to choose
“Primary Group – PG” and type of access that needs to be granted to the users / security groups.
Note: only one “PG” can be choose for a share.

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Configure AD Authentication
AD Authentication have to be configured in order to authenticate users from windows AD, set the AD
information as per the below table.
Security Model Domain /
Workgroup
Domain
controllers
ADS realm Join Domain Administrator
username
Administrator
Password
Active Directory etech india01 etech.com yes admin user admin password
List – AD Users / Groups
After configuring “AD Authentication”, from the “Accounts” tab, to list users click on “User List” and to
list groups click on “Group List”.