Nutanix Files Deployment guide ‫بالعربي‬

By: Khaled Salah

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BY: Khaled Salah
Prerequisites
• Review this section carefully to ensure you have satisfied the prerequisites before attempting
to deploy Files.

Requirements
Do the following before deploying Files.

• Configure and define the storage network.

."AHV & CVM network" ‫ " واألفضل ان تكون نفس ال‬storage network" ‫قم بتحديد وتعريف ال‬ •
• Configure and define the client network.
." client network" ‫قم بتحديد وتعريف ال‬ •

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• Have at least one network (two networks recommended).
.‫ " ويجب ان يوجد باألقل واحدة‬two networks " ‫يوصي باستخدام‬ •

• Set up a network time protocol (NTP) server.

." NTP server" ‫قم بالتأكد من تعريف ال‬ •

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 • If you use Active Directory for user authentication, have credentials of the domain
administrator or a user with delegated permissions.
credentials of the domain " ‫ " البد من وجود‬Active Directory" ‫• اذا كنت ترغب في استخدام‬
." delegated permissions" ‫" أو مستخدم ب‬administrator
• If using SMB shares, enable the distributed file system (DFS) for Windows clients (on by
default).
•
• If you plan to use LDAP for NFS with permissions required for search, have credentials of the
bind distinguished name (DN).
" ‫ " البد من وجود‬NFS with permissions required for search" ‫ " ل‬LDAP" ‫اذا كنت ترغب في استخدام‬
."credentials of the bind distinguished name (DN)
• [ESXi clusters only] register all ESXi host nodes in the AOS cluster to the same vCenter.
‫ " الي نفس‬AOS cluster " ‫ " الموجودة ب‬ESXi host nodes " ‫ " فقط قم بإضافة جميع ال‬ESXi clusters" ‫• بالنسبة ل‬
." vCenter"
• Have an assigned iSCSI Data Services IP configured for the clusters.
." iSCSI Data Services IP " ‫• قم بتعرف ال‬

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Creating File Server
• Go to the File Server dashboard and click the + File Server button.
." + File Server " ‫ " ثم اضغط علي‬File Server dashboard " ‫انتقل الي‬ •

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 • If a New File Server: Pre-Check window appears, review the displayed information and address
any unsatisfied prerequisites before continuing.
‫ " قم بمراجعة المعلومات المعروضة‬Pre-Check " ‫ " سوف يظهر لك شاشة‬File Server" ‫• اذا كانت المرة االولي لتعريف‬
.‫ثم راجع المتطلبات الناقصة‬

• Files checks your current environment and either verifies it satisfies the prerequisites or
identifies where it does not meet the requirements (see Prerequisites). A blue check mark
indicates a satisfied prerequisite. Any unchecked items need attention. The checks are for the
Files software version, available data services IP addresses, available networks, and (in the
ESXi case) whether vCenter registered the cluster.
‫ تدل العالمة الزرقاء علي توافق المتطلبات‬.‫ " بفحص ومراجعة البيئة الحالية ويتأكد من توافق جميع المتطلبات‬Files" ‫• يقوم‬
Files software version, available data services " ‫ تتم المراجعة علي‬.‫ويجب اخذ االنتباه في حين عدم وجودها‬
IP addresses, available networks, and (in the ESXi case) whether vCenter registered the cluster
."

Note: To use the high-availability (HA) and DRS features, add all ESXi hosts under the same ESXi
cluster and place one FSVM per ESXi host.
‫ " وتأكد‬same ESXi cluster " ‫ " الي نفس ال‬ESXi hosts " ‫ " قم بإضافة جميع ال‬DRS" ‫ " و‬HA" ‫ لالستفادة من‬: ‫مالحظة‬
." ESXi host" ‫ " موجودة ب‬one FSVM " ‫من أن‬

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• Click Continue.
." Upgrade Software" ‫ " لالستمرار الي شاشة‬Continue" ‫اضغط‬ •
• In Upgrade Software window, click Download then Upgrade buttons.
." Upgrade Software" ‫ " في شاشة ال‬Upgrade" ‫ " ثم‬Download" ‫اضغط علي‬ •

• To upgrade using uploaded software, click the upload the File Server binary link, and perform
the following steps as indicated.

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‫ " واتبع الخطوات‬upload the File Server binary " ‫ " اضغط علي‬uploaded software" ‫للتحديث باستخدام‬ •
.‫التالية‬

• File server metadata file: click the Choose File button and select the target Files metadata file.
." Files metadata file" ‫ " ومن ثم اختر ال‬Choose File " ‫• اضغط علي‬

• File server binary file: click the Choose File button and select the target Files binary file.
." Files binary file" ‫ " ومن ثم اختر ال‬Choose File " ‫• اضغط علي‬
• To upload the upgrade files, click the Upload Now button, then click Upgrade.
." Upgrade" ‫ " لتحميل الملفات ثم اضغط‬Upload Now " ‫• اضغط‬

This upgrade takes a few minutes. Once the upgrade is complete, a message indicates the number
of file servers successfully upgraded.
.‫هذه التحديثات تأخذ بضع دقائق وعند االنتهاء سوف تظهر شاشة بعدد التحديثات الناجحة‬

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 • Now go to File sever dashboard and click +File server, then click Continue.
.‫ " لالستمرار‬Continue" ‫" ثم اضغط‬+File server" ‫ " ثم اضغط‬File sever" ‫اآلن اذهب الي شاشة ال‬ •

• The Create File Server window appears and displays the Basics tab. Do the following in the
indicated fields as shown.
‫ " املئ البيانات كما هو موضح بحيث ال تقل ال‬Basics tab" ‫ " موجود بها‬Create File Server" ‫• ستظهر لك شاشة‬
."1 TB" ‫" عن‬File server storage"

• Capacity Configuration: Files automatically recommend the number of file server VMs, vCPUs
per VM, and memory per VM. Review the performance values (connections and throughput)
and then do one of the following:

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‫ " يمكنك مراجعة‬file server VMs, vCPUs per VM, and memory per VM" ‫ " تلقائيا بعدد ال‬Files" ‫يوصي ال‬ •
:‫ " ثم بعدها حدد أي من النقاط التالية سوف تتبع‬performance values (connections and throughput)"

• If you are satisfied with the recommended configuration, click the Next button.
." Next" ‫أذا كانت التعريفات الموصي بها ترضي احتياجاتك يمكنك الضغط علي‬ •

• Click Customize. The File Server Capacity Configuration window displays. To change the
configuration based on performance requirements, enter the target number of connections
and throughput amount (in MBps) in the SMB Concurrent Connections and NFS Throughput
in MBps fields and then click the Save button.
‫ " لتغيير التعريفات‬File Server Capacity Configuration " ‫ " سوف يظهر لك شاشة‬Customize" ‫• اضغط علي‬
the target number of connections and throughput " ‫ قم بإدخال عدد ال‬.‫بناءا علي متطلبات األداء‬
‫ " ثم اضغط‬NFS Throughput in MBps" ‫ " و‬SMB Concurrent Connections" ‫" في‬amount (in MBps)
." Save"

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 • To manually specify the FSVM parameters, click Customize > Configure manually. The File
Server Capacity Configuration window displays. Enter the number and capacity of the FSVMs
in the Number of File Server VMs, VCPUs Per VM, and Memory Per VM (in GIB) fields, and
then click the Save button.
" ‫ " سوف تظهر لك شاشة‬Customize > Configure manually" ‫ " يدويا اضغط‬FSVM parameters" ‫• لتحديد ال‬
Number of File Server VMs, VCPUs " ‫" أمأل الخانات الخاصة ب‬File Server Capacity Configuration
." Save" ‫" كما هو موضح ثم اضغط‬Per VM, and Memory Per VM (in GIB)

• In the Client Network tab, do the following in the indicated fields.

.‫ " اتبع ما يلي‬Client Network " ‫في شاشة‬ •

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• For unmanaged networks, the following fields appear.
.‫ " امأل الفراغات المطلوبة كما يلي‬unmanaged networks" ‫في حالة كانت‬ •

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 • In the Storage Network tab, do the following in the indicated fields.
•

(a) VLAN (AHV) or Port Group (ESXi): Select the target VLAN or port group for the
storage network from the pull-down list. As with the client network, Files displays
configured network parameters once you select target if the target is a managed
network.
" ‫ " من القائمة وكما هو الحال في‬storage network" ‫ " الخاصة ب‬target VLAN or port group" ‫) أختر ال‬a
" ‫ " عند االختيار اذا كانت‬configured network parameters" ‫ " سوف يتم عرض‬client network
."managed network

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 (b) For unmanaged networks, the same fields appear as for the client network (Subnet
Mask, Gateway, and # IP addresses required). Enter the appropriate values for the
storage network. In this case, Files normally requires four IP addresses.
Subnet Mask, Gateway, and # IP " ‫ " امأل الخانات الخاصة ب‬unmanaged networks" ‫) بالنسبة ل‬b
four IP " ‫ " وفي هذه الحالة سوف يكون مطلوب‬client network" ‫" كما فعلت في‬addresses required
."addresses

(c) When all the entries are correct, click the Next button.
." Next" ‫) عندما تنهي من ادخال البيانات الصحيحة قم بالضغط علي‬c
• In the Directory Services tab, select one or more protocols to use (check the Use SMB
Protocol box, Use NFS Protocol box, or both boxes).
.‫• شاشة ال "" اختر "" أو "" أو االثنان معا وامأل البيانات المطلوبة كما هو موضح‬

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 • In the Summary tab, review the displayed information. Make sure that you selected the
protection domain check box. When all the information is correct, click the Create button.
" ‫ " راجع المعلومات المعروضة التي سبق إدخالها من قبل وتأكد من اختيار ال‬Summary tab" ‫• في شاشة ال‬
.‫ " بعد التأكد من صحة المعلومات‬Create" ‫ اضغط‬."protection domain

• Creating the file server begins. You can monitor progress through the Tasks page.
‫ " لحين االنتهاء ومن ثم يمكنك‬Tasks page" ‫ " ويمكنك متابعتها من خالل‬Creating the file server " ‫لقد بدأت عملية‬ •
."Create Share/Export" ‫عمل‬

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