topic Re: Copy configurations to another CDOT cluster in Network and Storage Protocols

Copy configurations to another CDOT cluster

Rpstorage — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:34:06 GMT

Is there any way to copy all the share information (cifs shares and export policies) to another cdot cluster?

Like we can copy the cifsconfig_share.cfg/exports files to another 7-mode filer. Same way i want to do it on CMODE. Please let me know.

Re: Copy configurations to another CDOT cluster

asulliva — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:28:46 GMT

Hello @Rpstorage,

There are some PowerShell scripts for doing backup/restore of ONTAP shares and exports here.

Hope that helps!

Andrew

Re: Copy configurations to another CDOT cluster

Rpstorage — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:48:49 GMT

looks these scripts are working in within cluster vsms. I need to sollution for cluster to cluster.

Re: Copy configurations to another CDOT cluster

asulliva — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:02:53 GMT

Exports/shares exist at the SVM level with clustered Data ONTAP, not the cluster level. If you have more than one SVM, then you'll want to loop over them with some sort of map of old->new SVM names.

$source_cluster = 1.1.1.1
$source_username = "admin"
$source_password = "password"

$destination_cluster = 2.2.2.2
$destination_username = "admin"
$destination_password = "password"

# create a key value map of the SVMs
$svm_map = @{
    'old_svm_1' = 'new_svm_1';
    'old_svm_2' = 'new_svm_2';
}

# backup from source, restore to destination
$svm_map.GetEnumerator() | %{
    # backup source
    Write-Host "Outputing SVM $($_.Key) shares to XML"
    .\backupSharesAcls.ps1 `
        -server $source_cluster `
        -user $source_username `
        -password $source_password `
        -vserver $_.Key `
        -share * `
        -shareFile ".\$($_.Key)_shares.xml" `
        -aclFile ".\$($_.Key)_acls.xml" `
        -spit more

    # restore to destination
    Write-Host "Restoring SVM $($_.Key) shares to SVM $($_.Value)"
    .\restoreSharesAcls.ps1 `
        -server $destination_cluster `
        -user $destination_username `
        -password $destination_password `
        -vserver $_.Value `
        -shareFile ".\$($_.Key)_shares.xml" `
        -aclFile ".\$($_.Key)_acls.xml" `
        -spit more
}

Andrew

Re: Copy configurations to another CDOT cluster

Rpstorage — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:15:31 GMT

We are replicating all prod volumes to DR vsm. DR VSM is in different cluster. Now I am trying to create cifs shares/export rules on DR volume same as production.

Re: Copy configurations to another CDOT cluster

asulliva — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:42:37 GMT

The above script should work. Alternatively, use SVM DR, which will handle all this for you.

Andrew