topic Re: Multistore in ONTAP Discussions

Multistore

maliu — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:24:35 GMT

Hi All

Please can anyone point me to any TR on Multistore vFiler best practices guide?

Regards,

Re: Multistore

scottgelb — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 06:40:06 GMT

This is an old paper but good information... even better I would read the MultiStore management guide in the ONTAP documentation.

MultiStore Management Guide (8.1 7-Mode)

https://library.netapp.com/ecm/ecm_get_file/ECMP1115535

Storage Virtualization and DR Using MultiStore (vFiler)

http://www.netapp.com/us/library/technical-reports/tr-3462.html

Lab on Demand also has the MultiStore labs Roger and I gave the last several NetApp Insight conferences...hands-on labs that guide you to become knowledgeable quickly on vFilers

https://communities.netapp.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/15001-1-32930/CR-3-133%20Hands-On%20MultiStore%20Advanced%20Lab%20Guide%20FINAL.pdf

Re: Multistore

maliu — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:05:02 GMT

Thanks Scott. I have been able to get these guides except for the Hands on MultiStore Advanced Lab Guide. Link appears to be broken.

Re: Multistore

scottgelb — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:09:20 GMT

Send me an email and I can send it to you. Lab on demand link may not be available to you

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Re: Multistore

maliu — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:27:08 GMT

Thanks. Sent you a private message.

Re: Multistore

scottgelb — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:39:03 GMT

sent

Re: Multistore

MRJORDANG — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:24:29 GMT

Hello. I am also interested in the Hands on Multistore Advanced Management guide. May I have a copy as well?

Thanks,

Jordan

Re: Multistore

scottgelb — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:27:58 GMT

Send me an email and I can forward later. My email is listed on my account when you click on it.

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Re: Multistore

oweinmann — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:58 GMT

Hi,

sorry to reopen this old thread, but I need some information on how to best setup a vfiler.

e.g.

I have a FAS3020c and one vfiler setup on each of the filers.

Their root is a qtree:

/vol/vfilers/vfiler1

and I did create qtrees and volumes and assigned them to the vfilers. I just wonder which is better volume or qtree in terms of flexibility.

The root volume is 400gb size but only 22gb is used. Can I resize it without breaking the vfiler?

Re: Multistore

scottgelb — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:57:27 GMT

Since it is a qtree it can use the entire volume space but you could set a qtree quota that would limit it. Prior to ontap 7 when we only had traditional volumes it made sense to assign qtrees to vfilers rather than throw 2-3 disks at a volume. With flexvols it is best practice to assign volumes to vfilers and not at the qtree level. The 3020 likely was on ontap 6.x and was a best practice this way we used for a qtree root to save space.

So you are not using the space. It is all available in the volume owned by vfiler0 but quotas would do what you are looking for. Root flexvols can be 20mb minimum but for vfilers we like to set to 10g minimum so resize doesn't occur with a vFiler data motion.