NetApp ontap simulator

“The word ‘ONTAP’ is inspired by beer”
Note: Simulate Ontap 9 is out and available for download.

What is NetApp ONTAP Simulator?
Simulate ONTAP is a simulator for running Data ONTAP software. It enables you to test the features
of Data ONTAP 7-Mode or clustered Data ONTAP without having to buy new hardware or disturb
your production environment.
Is ONTAP Simulator available for both 7-mode & cMODE?
Yes
Can I upgrade Simulate Ontap version?
No. Ontap cannot be upgraded for simulator, you need to download a separate build for the
appropriate Ontap version.
What is required for downloading ONTAP Simulator and where is the link?
You need NetApp login & password and here is the link for Simulator:
http://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/simulator
What are the limitations of this Simulator compared to Ontap running on Physical systems?
Software code wise, it is as good as production code, so you can test almost all the software features
[Snapvault/SnapMirror/SnapMirro2Tape/FlexClone/Deduplication] and Protocols
[CIFS/NFS/ISCSI/NDMP/HTTP] and can simulate most of the scenarios except the following:
Simulate ONTAP does not support the following features:
• High Availability, simply called HA Pair (CFO/SFO)
• Fibre channel and SAN connectivity
• RLM (Remote LAN Module)
• CFE, BIOS, shelf FW, and so on
• Multipathing

How to install Simulator after download?
You need to install one of the following VMware applications on the host system to use Simulate
ONTAP:
• VMware Workstation
• VMware Player
• VMware vSphere
• VMware Fusion
Does Simulator image comes with pre-configured disks?
Yes. The simulator image comes pre-configured with '28' x 1 GB disks; 14 each on simulated disk
shelves 0 and 1. There are two additional simulated disk shelves 2 and 3, but they are not pre-
populated.
How much storage can I configure on the Simulator?
You can configure up to a maximum of 220+ GB total space for each Simulated ONTAP node with
pre-configured image diks. I.e you can have a maximum of four simulated disk shelves with 14 disk
drives per shelf, for a total of 56 drives per simulator. Each simulated drive is limited to 9 GB
maximum individual disk.
Can I remove the pre-configured with '28' x 1 GB disks that came along Simulate ONTAP image in
order to increase the storage space beyond 220+ GB?
Yes, you can. All you need to do is - Remove the pre-configured with '28' x 1 GB disks and populate it
with the disk type size you want. For example - you can replace them with 9 GB maximum individual
disk.
I have installed Simulator but the storage is not enough to test all features, can I know how to
populate the disks to additional shelf 2 & 3?
Please find the steps below on - How to populate disks into the additional simulated virtual shelf 2 &
3 for Clustered Ontap Simulator?
CDOT832::> security login unlock diag
CDOT832::> security login diag passwd
CDOT832::> set -privilege diag
Warning: These diagnostic commands are for use by NetApp personnel only.
Do you want to continue? {y|n}: y

CDOT832::*> systemshell -node CDOT832-02
(system node systemshell)
Data ONTAP/amd64 (CDOT832-02) (pts/0)
login: diag
Password:
Warning: The system shell provides access to low-level
diagnostic tools that can cause irreparable damage to
the system if not used properly. Use this environment
only when directed to do so by support personnel.
CDOT832-02%
CDOT832-02% setenv PATH "${PATH}:/usr/sbin"
CDOT832-02% cd /sim/dev
CDOT832-02% ls ,disks
,reservations v0.32:NETAPP__:VD-1000MB-FZ-520:11622113:2104448
Shelf:DiskShelf14 v1.16:NETAPP__:VD-1000MB-FZ-520:14012100:2104448
v0.16:NETAPP__:VD-1000MB-FZ-520:11622100:2104448 v1.17:NETAPP__:VD-1000MB-FZ-
520:14012101:2104448
520:14012102:2104448
520:14012103:2104448
520:14012104:2104448
520:14012105:2104448
520:14012106:2104448
520:14012107:2104448
520:14012108:2104448

520:14012109:2104448
520:14012110:2104448
520:14012111:2104448
520:14012112:2104448
520:14012113:2104448
CDOT832-02%
CDOT832-02% vsim_makedisks -h
Usage: /usr/sbin/vsim_makedisks [ -n <additional number of disks to create> ]
[ -t <disk type ID> ]
[ -e <additional sectors> ]
[ -a <adapter on which to start populating disks ]
[ -h ]
By default 5 disks will be added. The <disk type ID> can be one
of the following: (NOTE, 0 is the default)
Fast
Type Vendor ID Product ID Usable Size[B] Actual Size[B] Zero BPS RPM
0 NETAPP__ VD-16MB_________ 16,777,216 38,273,024 No 512 10000
1 NETAPP__ VD-35MB_________ 35,913,728 57,409,536 No 512 10000
2 NETAPP__ VD-50MB_________ 52,428,800 73,924,608 No 512 10000
3 NETAPP__ VD-100MB________ 104,857,600 126,353,408 No 512 10000
4 NETAPP__ VD-500MB________ 524,288,000 545,783,808 No 512 10000
5 NETAPP__ VD-1000MB_______ 1,048,576,000 1,070,071,808 No 512 10000
6 NETAPP__ VD-16MB-FZ______ 16,777,216 38,273,024 Yes 512 15000
9 NETAPP__ VD-100MB-FZ_____ 104,857,600 126,353,408 Yes 512 15000
10 NETAPP__ VD-500MB-FZ_____ 524,288,000 545,783,808 Yes 512 15000
11 NETAPP__ VD-1000MB-FZ____ 1,048,576,000 1,070,071,808 Yes 512 15000

12 NETAPP__ VD-16MB-520_____ 16,777,216 38,273,024 No 520 10000
13 NETAPP__ VD-35MB-520_____ 35,913,728 57,409,536 No 520 10000
14 NETAPP__ VD-50MB-520_____ 52,428,800 73,924,608 No 520 10000
15 NETAPP__ VD-100MB-520____ 104,857,600 126,353,408 No 520 10000
16 NETAPP__ VD-500MB-520____ 524,288,000 545,783,808 No 520 10000
17 NETAPP__ VD-1000MB-520___ 1,048,576,000 1,070,071,808 No 520 10000
18 NETAPP__ VD-16MB-FZ-520__ 16,777,216 38,273,024 Yes 520 15000
21 NETAPP__ VD-100MB-FZ-520_ 104,857,600 126,353,408 Yes 520 15000
22 NETAPP__ VD-500MB-FZ-520_ 524,288,000 545,783,808 Yes 520 15000
23 NETAPP__ VD-1000MB-FZ-520 1,048,576,000 1,070,071,808 Yes 520 15000 <---I chose this
one
24 NETAPP__ VD-16MB-FZ-ATA__ 16,777,216 51,388,416 Yes 512 7200
27 NETAPP__ VD-100MB-FZ-ATA_ 104,857,600 150,478,848 Yes 512 7200
28 NETAPP__ VD-500MB-FZ-ATA_ 524,288,000 622,338,048 Yes 512 7200
29 NETAPP__ VD-1000MB-FZ-ATA 1,048,576,000 1,212,162,048 Yes 512 7200
30 NETAPP__ VD-2000MB-FZ-520 2,097,512,000 2,119,007,808 Yes 520 15000
34 NETAPP__ VD-100MB-SS-512_ 104,857,600 126,353,408 Yes 512 15000
35 NETAPP__ VD-500MB-SS-520_ 524,288,000 545,783,808 Yes 520 15000
CDOT832-02%
CDOT832-02%
CDOT832-02% sudo vsim_makedisks -n 14 -t 23 -a 2
Creating ,disks/v2.16:NETAPP__:VD-1000MB-FZ-520:77572500:2104448

Shelf file Shelf:DiskShelf14 updated
CDOT832-02% sudo vsim_makedisks -n 14 -t 23 -a 3
Shelf file Shelf:DiskShelf14 updated
CDOT832-02% exit

Reboot the respective Physical Node.
CDOT832::> reboot -node CDOT832-01 [whichever node it is, in your case]
After reboot, either login to GUI [OnCommand System Manager] or via ssh and add the disks to
appropriate node and then extend the aggregate space as you wish.
CDOT832::> set -privilege advanced
CDOT832::*> storage disk assign -all true -node CDOT832-01
Note: For adding additional shelf for 7-mode is very similar to cMODE, if you need help please go to
Google, there is plenty of information available on this.
ashwinwriter@gmail.com
Aug, 2016

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