What is the impact of disabling or enabling pNFS?
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- NFSv4
- pNFS
Answer
- Disabling pNFS will stop the NetApp server from handing out new layouts
- NFS clients should not have an issue with this (and previously handed out layouts will still be used)
- It is always a good idea to test new configurations on a test vserver before making changes in production
- Enabling pNFS may add extra complexity
- It is always a good idea to test new configurations on a test vserver before making changes in production
Additional Information
- Disabling pNFS
Cluster::> vserver nfs modify -vserver <vserver> -v4.1-pnfs disabled