Create vFiler operation

The Create vFiler operation creates a new vFiler on a storage system. A vFiler can be created by:

  • Specifying the filer on which to create it
  • Specifying a resource pool: In this case, a filer is selected from the resource pool based on the required licenses and in-built resource selection algorithm to evenly balance space and load in the resource pool, then a vFiler is created on the selected filer. 

The following table describes the elements for this request.

Adapter request elements for the Create vFiler operation

A sample adapter request for this operation is given in the following figure.

Sample adapter request for the Create vFiler operation

<netapp-storage-request>
   <operation-name>create-vfiler</operation-name>
   <arguments>
     <targets>
       <target>
         <host>server137</host>
         <user-name>username</user-name>
         <password encryption-type = "Base64">cGFzc3dvcmQ=</password>
         <protocol>http</protocol>
         <port>8088</port>
       </target>
     </targets>
     <target />
     <name>testfiler-1</name>
     <resource-name-or-id>172.11.11.111</resource-name-or-id>
     <ip-address>172.11.11.112</ip-address>
     <dry-run>false</dry-run>
     <allowed-protocols>
       <protocol>nfs</protocol>
     </allowed-protocols>
     <ipspace>test-ipspace</ipspace>
   </arguments>
 </netapp-storage-request>

A sample adapter response for this operation is given in the following figure.

Sample adapter response for the Create vFiler operation

<netapp-storage-response>
 <metadata>
   <status>success</status>
   <response-count>1</response-count>
 </metadata>
 <responses>
   <response>
     <metadata>
       <target>server137</target>
       <status>success</status>
       <count>5</count>
     </metadata>
     <output>
       <vfiler-id>2878</vfiler-id>
       <root-volume-id>2875</root-volume-id>
       <root-volume-name>testfiler-1:/testfiler_1_root_1</root-volume-name>
       <filer-id>2065</filer-id>
       <filer-name>filer1.xyz.com</filer-name>
     </output>
   </response>
 </responses>
</netapp-storage-response>

 

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