We have a NetApp Data ONTAP cluster mode added as a storage provider within SCVMM. We created a vserver with a file share that is managed by SCVMM. We then right clicked on the Library server and added that share as a managed Library share. When we go to a cloud's properties and add that share as a read-only library share for the cloud, the job fails and gives this error.

VMM02 is our Library Server in SCVMM, FS02 is the NetApp vserver with a file share of vmmlibrary. We can use any files in the share for templates and such, we just can't associate it to a cloud.

We followed the first part of this article for the NetApp share part, https://communities.netapp.com/community/netapp-blogs/msenviro/blog/2014/02/21/leverage-scvmm-2012-r2-offload-data-transfer-odx-for-vm-provisioning-using-data-ontap-smi-s-agent-51

Error (24338)
Path \\fs02.ourdomain.com\vmmlibrary\ is not on a library share that is managed by VMM Server.

Recommended Action
Provide a path on a library share.

Hi John,

in VMM go to Fabric -> file Servers -> select one of your shares > right click for properties -> check "File share managed by VMM"

should do the trick ...

Rgds

Christophe

Hi John,

I have the exact same problem. Did you find a solution for this problem?

Hi guys, did you add the Netapp SMI-S provider into VMM?

http://community.netapp.com/t5/Technology/Data-ONTAP-SMI-S-Agent-5-1-Configure-NetApp-SMI-S-provider-with-SCVMM-2012-R2/ba-p/817

Hi Christophe,

Yes, I have added the Netapp SMI-S Provider, and I can create SMB shares from within the VMM console.

The created SMB shares works fine as VM storage, and I can also add VMM created Netapp SMB shares to a Windows Library server, but when I try assigning the Library share to a Cloud I get the error.

I remember some issues with VM capability profiles in cloud properties, are any of the settings have an active check-box? if yes, remove that

otherwise, what's the latest RU that's installed?

Ok, I tried removing "Hyper-V" as a capability profiles, but that did not make any difference.

I am running VMM 2012 R2 CU5.

as the error message in VMM doesn't reveal that much, any events in:

Applications and Services Logs / VirtualMachineManager / Server / Admin and/or Operational?