FlashBlade Configuration

List of available Data VIPs

purenetwork list --filter 'services="data"'
Name        Enabled  Subnet    Server         Address       VLAN  Mask           Gateway      MTU   Services
Data2220-1  True     VLAN2221  _array_server  10.21.221.21  2221  255.255.255.0  10.21.221.1  9000  data
Data2220-2  True     VLAN2221  _array_server  10.21.221.22  2221  255.255.255.0  10.21.221.1  9000  data
Data2220-3  True     VLAN2221  _array_server  10.21.221.23  2221  255.255.255.0  10.21.221.1  9000  data
Data2220-4  True     VLAN2221  _array_server  10.21.221.24  2221  255.255.255.0  10.21.221.1  9000  data

Create file system with NFS export:

# Create the file system
purefs create rman-backups --size 32T --default-exports nfs

# Configure the filesystem for NFS 
purefs add rman-backups --protocol nfsv4.1

The --default-exports nfs option creates an NFS export accessible to all clients. For production environments requiring access control, create an NFS export policy to restrict access by client IP or subnet. Refer to the FlashBlade User Guide for export policy configuration.

Verify configuration:

# List file systems
purefs list
Name           Size  Virtual  Hard Limit  Source  Created                  Protocols  Writable  Promotion Status
rman-backups   32T   0.00     False       -       2025-12-29 20:56:42 MST  nfsv4.1    True      promoted

# Verify NFS Mount Points - purefs list <FILESYSTEM_NAME> --protocol-specific nfs
Name          Protocols  Rules
rman-backups  nfsv4.1

What to verify:

• Protocols shows nfsv4.1

• Writable is True

• Rules are empty (default access) or show export policy name