Netapp – Create new LUN for exchange DB Using Netapp 2020

 

This guide provide the steps to take in order to create new Database in Exchange using Netapp storage and snap drive

In this case , I’m using Netapp 2020

 

1. Check Space Availability

Available storage in NetApp filers is contained in aggregates.
– In NetApp onCommand System Manager select the aggregate section and check for available space:

2.Create Volume  

Now that you are sure that you have Enough disk space available you can create a new volume

-In NetApp onCommand System Manager select the Volume section and then click on "Create"

You’re now presented with the "Create Volume window"

Name: provide the name for the volume
Aggregate: choose the aggregate 

Storage Type: SAN

Total size: type the size of the DB

check the "Thin provisioned" check box if you want. 

Navigate to Storage Efficiency

Check the "Enable storage Efficiency" check box -  this will let you control data growth to increase storage utilization, regain capacity, and improve IT performance

*Do the same for the log DB

3. Create Qtree

In NetApp onCommand System Manager select the Qtrees section and then click on "Create"

You’re now presented with the "Create Qtree window"

Name: provide the name for the Qtree

Volume: Select the volume you created in step 2

oplocks: By default its enabled – I usually keep it that way –This options means that  A client can work with a file   (read or write it) without regularly reminding the server that it needs  access to that file, which improves performance by reducing network traffic.

Check Inherit Volume security style

Click Create.

*Do the same for the log DB

4. Create LUN with snap Drive

Connect to Exchange server and open Snap Drive

Navigate to "Disks" and click on Create disk

This will start the “Create disk Wizard”, and you can click ‘Next’ on the welcome page

Select the new Volume-Qtree you created
provide the name for the New Lun

Click Next

Select – Dedicated

Assign a Drive letter and the LUN size

Click next

Select the initiator , in my case its VMware ESXI

select Manual

Select the initiator group

Select Store with virtual machine

Finish the wizard

*Do the same for the Log DB

5. Format the new Drive

On the Exchange server Navigate to – "My computer"

Right click on the new Drive and click on Format

Under Allocation Unit size choose – 64 kilobytes

Check – Quick format

Start

*Do the same for the log DB

 

The next step is to create the DB in exchange.

 

Good luck !