Moving NFS volumes from one Netapp to another

[cyan vessel]

Got a NetApp, let's call it N100 and I want to move some of the volumes there to a different netapp, let's call it N200. I've been moving some volumes by replication with success. The SVMs on each Netapp are peered and I just create a replication, then I shutdown the original and just point the machine using that volume to the new one. Now, I want to move NFS volumes, but when I create a replication it doesn't create an NFS volume.
What would be the smartest or recommended way of moving an NFS volume from N100 to N200? I've already configured the relevant SVMs with NFS.

Thank you again for your help!

[polar igloo]

what do you mean it doesn't create an nfs volume? What does it create? You should be able to replicate regardless of what type of data is on the volume, you might just need to manually create the nfs mount on the N200

[knotty violet]

If you are able to setup the two systems in the same cluster you will be able to just do a volume move from one system to the other and configuration isn't touched (because it's the same cluster)... but since you have already started moving some volumes you would have to move them back, because you can only add systems into an existing cluster if they are re-configured and you will loose the data on the system that is added to the cluster... (adding two or more systems into a cluster, you will need cluster switches that are supported by NetApp) but once setup it works very well with no down time at all...

[cyan vessel]

That's interesting @knotty violet - Can I even cluster different Netapps? One is FAS8020, the other is an AFF200.

[forest pagoda]

sure. There are some rules but in general, as long as they are not too far apart from a releasedata point of view (because you need a common ONTAP version), and as long as there's no ASA involved, it generally works. However, if you already have data on both clusters you need to migrate that away from one of them first and factory-reset the nodes you want to add.

here is a basic introduction to how a cluster works

The Hardware Universe has all the rules on which platforms you can mix, and with which ONTAP version. For your config, for example, mixing is possible with ONTAP 9.8 (which is the highest common ONTAP version for the 8020 and A200)

[cyan vessel]

It creates a normal volume. I realised from your reply that I can just mount it and thus share it through the NFS. I wasn't fully understanding the way NFS works. Thanks for your help too.

I see. Thanks @forest pagoda - I think I might go this way for the long term.