Where to find additional information
You can learn more about the technologies described in this guide in Lenovo's extensive library of user documentation, technical reports, and white papers. References are organized by the section of this guide in which the technology is discussed. References are repeated if they pertain to more than one section.
Cluster storage
- System Administration Guide
Describes cluster and SVM administration.
- Lenovo Press
Contains support information for Lenovo storage controllers and related hardware.
- Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC)
Contains support information for ONTAP software.
High-availability pairs
- High-availability Configuration Guide
Describes how to configure HA pairs.
Network architecture
- Network Management Guide
Describes network management and LIF configuration.
- SNMP express configuration
Describes how to quickly configure SNMP in a cluster.
Disks and aggregates
- Disk and Aggregate Management Guide
Describes how to create and expand aggregates and how to manage disks and RAID groups.
Volumes, qtrees, files, and LUNs
- Logical Storage Management Guide
Describes how to manage FlexVol volumes, qtrees, files, and LUNs.
- FlexGroup volumes management
Describes how to set up, manage, and protect FlexGroup volumes.
- SAN Administration Guide
Describes how to configure and manage LUNs, igroups, and targets for SAN protocols.
Storage virtualization
- SMB/CIFS configuration express guide
Describes how to quickly configure CIFS/SMB client access.
- NFS express configuration guide
Describes how to quickly configure NFS client access.
- FC express configuration for Windows
Describes how to quickly configure FC access for Windows hosts.
- iSCSI express configuration for Windows
Describes how to quickly configure iSCSI access for Windows hosts.
- FC express configuration for ESXi
Describes how to quickly configure FC access for ESXi hosts.
- iSCSI express configuration for ESXi
Describes how to quickly configure iSCSI access for ESXi hosts.
- FC express configuration for RHEL
Describes how to quickly configure FC access for RHEL hosts.
- iSCSI express configuration for RHEL
Describes how to quickly configure iSCSI access for RHEL hosts.
- Volume move express management
Describes how to quickly move a volume to another node.
Path failover
- Network Management Guide
Describes network management and LIF configuration.
Load balancing
- Logical Storage Management Guide
Describes how to manage FlexVol volumes, qtrees, files, and LUNs.
- Performance management
Describes how to use QoS to guarantee workload performance.
Replication
- Volume disaster recovery express preparation
Describes how to quickly configure a SnapMirror destination volume.
- Volume disaster express recovery
Describes how to quickly activate a SnapMirror destination volume after a disaster, and how to reactivate the source volume after its recovery.
- Data Protection Power Guide
Describes how to manage Snapshot copies on a local ONTAP system, and how to replicate Snapshot copies to a remote system using SnapMirror.
- Lenovo Documentation: MetroCluster in ONTAP 9
Provides links to MetroCluster documentation.
Storage efficiency
- Logical Storage Management Guide
Describes how to manage FlexVol volumes, qtrees, files, and LUNs.
Security
- NFS File Access Reference Guide
Provides reference information for NFS file access.
- SMB/CIFS File Access Reference Guide
Provides reference information for CIFS file access.
- Administrator authentication and RBAC
Describes how to enable login accounts for cluster and SVM administrators, and how to use role-based access control (RBAC) to define the capabilities of administrators.
- Antivirus configuration
Describes how to configure ONTAP virus scanning.
- Encryption of data at rest
Describes how to encrypt data at rest with software-based Lenovo Volume Encryption or hardware-based Lenovo Storage Encryption.
- Archive and compliance using SnapLock technology
Describes how to use SnapLock to WORM-protect data.