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GSP1261

Overview

Google Cloud NetApp Volumes is a fully managed data storage service that lets you move file-based applications to Google Cloud. It has support for Network File System (NFSv3 and NFSv4.1) and Server Message Block (SMB) protocols built-in, so you don't need to re-architect your applications and can continue to get persistent storage for your applications.

In this lab you will learn how to create and mount an NFSv3 volume.

Objectives

In this lab you will learn how to:

• Deploy a NetApp Volumes Storage Pool.
• Create an NFS Volume.
• Mount the NFS volume on a Linux virtual machine.

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of private service access.

Setup and requirements

Before you click the Start Lab button

Read these instructions. Labs are timed and you cannot pause them. The timer, which starts when you click Start Lab, shows how long Google Cloud resources will be made available to you.

This Qwiklabs hands-on lab lets you do the lab activities yourself in a real cloud environment, not in a simulation or demo environment. It does so by giving you new, temporary credentials that you use to sign in and access Google Cloud for the duration of the lab.

What you need

To complete this lab, you need:

• Access to a standard internet browser (Chrome browser recommended).
• Time to complete the lab.

Note: If you already have your own personal Google Cloud account or project, do not use it for this lab.

Note: If you are using a Pixelbook, open an Incognito window to run this lab.

How to start your lab and sign in to the Google Cloud Console

1. Click the Start Lab button. If you need to pay for the lab, a pop-up opens for you to select your payment method. On the left is a panel populated with the temporary credentials that you must use for this lab.

   

2. Copy the username, and then click Open Google Console. The lab spins up resources, and then opens another tab that shows the Sign in page.

   

   Tip: Open the tabs in separate windows, side-by-side.

3. In the Sign in page, paste the username that you copied from the Connection Details panel. Then copy and paste the password.

   Important: You must use the credentials from the Connection Details panel. Do not use your Qwiklabs credentials. If you have your own Google Cloud account, do not use it for this lab (avoids incurring charges).

4. Click through the subsequent pages:

   • Accept the terms and conditions.
   • Do not add recovery options or two-factor authentication (because this is a temporary account).
   • Do not sign up for free trials.

After a few moments, the Cloud Console opens in this tab.

Activate Cloud Shell

Cloud Shell is a virtual machine that is loaded with development tools. It offers a persistent 5GB home directory and runs on the Google Cloud. Cloud Shell provides command-line access to your Google Cloud resources.

In the Cloud Console, in the top right toolbar, click the Activate Cloud Shell button.

Click Continue.

It takes a few moments to provision and connect to the environment. When you are connected, you are already authenticated, and the project is set to your PROJECT_ID. For example:

gcloud is the command-line tool for Google Cloud. It comes pre-installed on Cloud Shell and supports tab-completion.

You can list the active account name with this command:

gcloud auth list

(Output)

Credentialed accounts: - <myaccount>@<mydomain>.com (active)

(Example output)

Credentialed accounts: - google1623327_student@qwiklabs.net

You can list the project ID with this command:

gcloud config list project

(Output)

[core] project = <project_ID>

(Example output)

[core] project = qwiklabs-gcp-44776a13dea667a6

Task 1. Create a storage pool

Storage pools act as containers for volumes. All volumes in a storage pool share the following information:

• Location
• Service level
• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network
• Active Directory policy
• LDAP use for NFS volumes, if applicable
• Customer-managed encryption key (CMEK) policy
• Zonal or regional pool availability

1. In the Google Cloud console search bar (), type NetApp Volumes and select the result to open the service.

2. Click the Enable button for the NetApp API.

3. In the navigation pane, click Storage pools.

4. Click Create.

5. Create the storage pool using the following information:

   • For Storage pool name, type pool1
   • Under Location, for Region, select
   • Under Service level, select Premium
   • For Capacity, type 2048
   • Under Set up connections, for Network, select default

NetApp Volumes uses Private Service Access to communicate with your project resources. To enable this, you must first establish a connection.

6. Under Private services access connection required, click Set up connection.

7. For Allocate an IP range, select Use an automatically allocated IP range, then click Continue.

8. Click Create connection.

Note: This process can take several minutes.

Once the connection is established, continue with the storage pool configuration.

9. Under Active Directory policy, uncheck Assign an Active Directory policy to...
10. Skip the remaining options and then click Create.

Note: This process can take several minutes. If the Status column continues to show Creating, periodically click Refresh to update the view.

Click Check my progress to verify that you've performed the above task. Create a storage pool

Task 2. Create a volume

A volume is a file system container in a storage pool that stores applications, databases, and user data.

1. In the navigation pane, click Volumes, then click Create.

2. Create the volume using the following information:

   • For Volume name, type volume1
   • Under Storage pool details, click Select storage pool, then select pool1
   • Under Volume details, set the Share name to share1 and the Capacity to 100
   • Under Protocol(s) configuration, set Protocol(s) to NFSv3
   • Under Configuration for selected protocol(s), ensure Block volume from deletion when clients are connected is unchecked.

3. Expand the Export rules section, then click Add Rule.

4. Create a rule using the following information:

   • For Allowed Clients, type 10.128.0.0/9
   • For Access, select Read & Write
   • For Root Access, select On

5. Click Done.

6. Skip the remaining options and click Create.

Note: This process can take several minutes. If the Status column continues to show Creating, periodically click Refresh to update the view.

Click Check my progress to verify that you've performed the above task. Create a volume

Task 3. Mount the volume

1. In the navigation pane, click Volumes.

2. Open Compute Engine → VM Instances in a new browser tab and click the SSH button for vm1.

3. Return to the NetApp Volumes page. In the row for the volume (volume1), click the overflow menu (), then select Mount Instructions.

4. Run the following commands from the Mount instructions into the SSH terminal in the following order:

• Install the nfs utilities on the Linux VM:

sudo apt-get install nfs-common -y

• Create a directory in the VM:

sudo mkdir /share1

• Mount the volume by copying the sudo mount command from the Mount instructions and running it in the SSH terminal. The command includes the unique IP address of the volume. It will look like the command below:

sudo mount -t nfs -o rw,hard,rsize=65536,wsize=65536,vers=3,tcp <IP_ADDRESS>:/share1 /share1 Note: Please run the mount command exactly as it appears in your specific Mount instructions panel, as the IP address in this command is unique to your volume.

• Verify that the volume has been mounted to your VM successfully:

df -h | grep share1

Click Check my progress to verify that you've performed the above task. Mount the volume

Congratulations!

You have learned how to successfully create a volume within a storage pool and mount a NFS volume from a Linux virtual machine.

Next steps / Learn more

Be sure to check out the official NetApp Volumes documentation:

• NetApp Volumes documentation

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Manual last updated January 5, 2026

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