How to commit files to WORM state on simulator using snaplock volume via java application

[#1]

We have insatlled simulator 7-mode on to a VM and created a snaplock volume .I am able to write a file on to it via java application. Next thing what i need is to commit that file to a WORM state . Following are the steps suggested by compliance and management pdf.

1. Create a storage system connection

2. Set the retention period by getting volume complicance time .

3. Set the file to WORM state by using the retention period calculated in step 2

4. close storage system

My questiion is how to connect to simulator to get volume compliance time?

Is there any other way to commit a file to WORM state without using ONTApi

Thanks

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

set the file attributes to ReadOnly (remove the write permission) OR set the autocommit period (2hrs minimum) on the volume level and wait.

Harry

[#3]

Hi i have set the attriubutes to read (chmod 444 <filename> . How long i have to wait to see the affect because i dont want toi use the autocommit feature .

Thanks

[#4]

Hi,

once the file is set to ReadOnly (444 in you case) then it is commited to WORM immediately. Check the file status (ONTAP CLI command) using "file fingerprint -x pathname" - should return detailed information.

Have you initialized the compliance clock? How is your retention set?

Harry

[#5]

My Compliance clock is intialized when creating the volume. I did not explicitly set the retention of file . 

<fingerprint><fingerprint-info><fingerprint-algorithm>sha-256</fingerprint-algorithm><fingerprint-start-time>1453756045</fingerprint-start-time><formatted-fingerprint-start-time>Mon Jan 25 21:07:25 GMT 2016</formatted-fingerprint-start-time><fingerprint-scope>data_and_metadata</fingerprint-scope><fingerprint-version>2</fingerprint-version><fingerprint-input-path>/vol/vol0/shantanu/copyfile.txt</fingerprint-input-path><filer-id>4082367488</filer-id><filer-name>cluster1</filer-name><snaplock-license>compliance</snaplock-license><snaplock-system-compliance-clock>1453741464</snaplock-system-compliance-clock><formatted-snaplock-system-compliance-clock>Mon Jan 25 17:04:24 GMT 2016</formatted-snaplock-system-compliance-clock><volume-name>vol0</volume-name><volume-uuid>7dcbe876-8813-4928-8b76-fef6350480a7</volume-uuid><volume-type>flexible</volume-type><volume-containing-aggregate>aggr0</volume-containing-aggregate><aggregate-uuid>8935d82a-44db-4ddb-b5cb-381c7047b585</aggregate-uuid><metadata-files><file-fingerprint-info><path>/vol/vol0/shantanu/copyfile.txt</path><fsid>3177631895</fsid><fileid>22893</fileid><file-type>regular</file-type><file-size>68</file-size><creation-time>1453740052</creation-time><formatted-creation-time>Mon Jan 25 16:40:52 GMT 2016</formatted-creation-time><modified-time>1453751174</modified-time><formatted-modified-time>Mon Jan 25 19:46:14 GMT 2016</formatted-modified-time><changed-time>1453751186</changed-time><formatted-changed-time>Mon Jan 25 19:46:26 GMT 2016</formatted-changed-time><access-time>1453752454</access-time><formatted-access-time>Mon Jan 25 20:07:34 GMT 2016</formatted-access-time><owner-id>500</owner-id><group-id>500</group-id><data-fingerprint>VVjMppsuIy+z27Q4YSa+gOqywF1RR0Q0sU18Kjzfne0=</data-fingerprint><metadata-fingerprint>ac63++NnU0PlFE8TsSpO6/ldLteLmFS9UQ6S7eKcUEQ=</metadata-fingerprint></file-fingerprint-info></metadata-files><fingerprint-end-time>1453756045</fingerprint-end-time><formatted-fingerprint-end-time>Mon Jan 25 21:07:25 GMT 2016</formatted-fingerprint-end-time></fingerprint-info></fingerprint>

Above is my output for fingerprint command i ran

[#6]

I tried one more file and set retention using touch -a -t 201601260000 <filename> command and then changed the mode  to readonly still i am getting file type as<regular> and not worm

[#7]

Hi,

if I read the output correctly, your file is "/vol/vol0/shantanu/copyfile.txt"

It seems you have created the file on the root volume, which is not SnapLock volume.

You need to create a new aggregate with "-L" option (enterprise or compliance) and then a volume in this aggregate.

Harry

[#8]

It looks wierd but i think this is my actual snaplock volume . Is there any command i can use to make it sure that thius volume is my sanplock volume? 

[#9]

Hi,

this is from my ONTAP simulator

testnasrzsim1> vol options snaplock_12y
nosnap=off, nosnapdir=off, minra=off, no_atime_update=on, nvfail=off,
ignore_inconsistent=off, snapmirrored=off, create_ucode=off,
convert_ucode=off, maxdirsize=16291, schedsnapname=ordinal,
fs_size_fixed=off, snaplock_enterprise, guarantee=volume,
svo_enable=off, svo_checksum=off, svo_allow_rman=off,
svo_reject_errors=off, no_i2p=off, fractional_reserve=100,
snaplock_autocommit_period=2h, snaplock_default_period=12d,
snaplock_minimum_period=0y, snaplock_maximum_period=30y, extent=off,
try_first=volume_grow, read_realloc=off, snapshot_clone_dependency=off,
dlog_hole_reserve=off, nbu_archival_snap=off

Harry

[#10]

Hi hary,

You were right this is not snaplock volume. I am able to figure out my snaplock compliance share .I am figuring out how to mount that share.

Thanks