How to create a new aggregate on a Netapp filer, note this is a Netapp create Aggregate command line tutorial.
Netapp Create Aggregate Command Line
To show the Netapp Create Aggregate options type:
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aggr create
Netapp Create Aggregate using RAID DP
The below command will create a new aggregate using FCAL disks and RAID DP, I am pretty sure raid_dp is the default on Netapp however I specify it for good measure. If you don’t know your disk type you can use the Netapp show disk information command.
Sun May 5 13:58:38 GMT [netapp01:raid.vol.disk.add.done:notice]: Addition of Disk /aggr1/plex0/rg0/v5.19 Shelf ? Bay ? [NETAPP VD-1000MB-FZ-520 0042] S/N [15012403] to aggregate aggr1 has completed successfully
Sun May 5 13:58:38 GMT [netapp01:raid.vol.disk.add.done:notice]: Addition of Disk /aggr1/plex0/rg0/v5.20 Shelf ? Bay ? [NETAPP VD-1000MB-FZ-520 0042] S/N [15012404] to aggregate aggr1 has completed successfully
Sun May 5 13:58:38 GMT [netapp01:raid.vol.disk.add.done:notice]: Addition of Disk /aggr1/plex0/rg0/v5.21 Shelf ? Bay ? [NETAPP VD-1000MB-FZ-520 0042] S/N [15012405] to aggregate aggr1 has completed successfully
Sun May 5 13:58:38 GMT [netapp01:raid.vol.disk.add.done:notice]: Addition of Disk /aggr1/plex0/rg0/v5.22 Shelf ? Bay ? [NETAPP VD-1000MB-FZ-520 0042] S/N [15012406] to aggregate aggr1 has completed successfully
Creation of an aggregate with 4 disks has completed.
netapp01> Sun May 5 13:58:39 GMT [netapp01:wafl.aggr.btiddb.build:info]: Buftreeid database for aggregate 'aggr1' UUID 'e29e918f-b58b-11e2-aaaa-123478563412' was built in 0 msec, after scanning 0 inodes and restarting -1 times with a final result of starting.
Sun May 5 13:58:39 GMT [netapp01:wafl.aggr.btiddb.build:info]: Buftreeid database for aggregate 'aggr1' UUID 'e29e918f-b58b-11e2-aaaa-123478563412' was built in 9 msec, after scanning 0 inodes and restarting 0 times with a final result of success.
Sun May 5 13:58:39 GMT [netapp01:wafl.vol.add:notice]: Aggregate aggr1 has been add