Nexenta Storage Configuration

Enterprise Edition Functionality This feature is available in Abiquo Enterprise Edition

Install and Configure the Virtual Storage

Nexenta version XenServer storage features are only supported from Nexewnta 3.0.3 version.

You can download it from the Nexenta site. Follow the instructions from the User Guide to install the base system, and then proceed with the configuration as explained below:

Network Configuration

Choose the driver e1000 in ESX and follow the steps of the following links:

NexentaStor QuickStart: http://www.nexenta.com/corp/component/remository/func-startdown/11/
NexentaStor User Guide: http://www.nexenta.com/corp/images/stories/pdfs/NexentaStor-UserGuide.10.pdf

Configure the Abiquo pool

Login to the Nexenta host using the root account (the admin account will not work in this step) and run the following command to reconfigure the network:

Once the network is configured, to configure the Abiquo Storage Pool, open the nexenta console at https://<nexenta_url>:2000 and follow the wizard. The following images describe an example configuration of the Abiquo Storage Pool:

Storage pool name The pool name must be set to abiquo. It is important to use this name when creating the volume (as shown in the wizard screenshots below). Abiquo expects Nexenta to have a volume named abiquo and will create the zvols there.

Login as admin user From now on, one must login as the admin user, and then use the su command to become root. If you login directly using the root account, you will be given a chrooted shell and will be unable to perform the following steps.

Install JDK in Nexenta v2.0

Install JDK in Nexenta v3.0

Force default sharing of NexentaStor ZVols (Nexenta v2.0 only)

Install the Abiquo agent

Nexenta 2 still supports ZFS and is compatible with the OpenSolaris Agent. If you are installing a Nexenta 2 Storage system, please refer to the OpenSolaris agent installation page. The following steps are only for Nexenta 3 systems.

Install SVR4 Package in Nexenta packaging format

By default, the service tries to find the java executable in the PATH environment variable. If it is present there, you can either modify the PATH variable to add it or edit the scripts:

• /lib/svc/method/zfswsd
• /opt/zfsws/zfsws.sh

And set the JAVA_BIN variable to point to the location of the java executable.

Verify service dependencies before installing it

If any of the previous services is offline, enable it using:

Install the service

Manage Abiquo agent

Manage the installed service

Execute Standalone agent (if not using the service)