Azure Netpp Mount Point

Question

Hi Everyone,

I would like the same name to Azure NetApp file volumes.

I would like that all the mount have the same name like ETLSHARING-7ebd. Why Azure NetApp assign automatically also a different name?

They have been created from the same capacity pool.

Thanks,

Andrea

Answer 1

Hello Andrea

Thank you for your question!

Please be informed that Azure NetApp Files does not allow multiple volumes to have the same resource name within a NetApp account, you can configure the mount paths or share names to appear identical (e.g., ETLSHARING-7ebd) for clients accessing the volumes.

However, you can try creating each volume (via Azure Portal, CLI, or PowerShell), set the export path (for NFS) or share name (for SMB) to ETLSHARING-7ebd.

az netappfiles volume create \
    --resource-group <resource-group> \
    --account-name <netapp-account> \
    --pool-name <capacity-pool> \
    --volume-name vol1 \
    --file-path ETLSHARING-7ebd \
    --service-level Premium \
    --location <location>

Repeat for additional volumes, changing the --volume-name (e.g., vol2, vol3) but keeping --file-path ETLSHARING-7ebd. Post which mounts volume on clients for NFS: Mount each volume to a unique mount point on the client, specifying the IP address and export path

sudo mount -t nfs -o rw,hard,vers=4.1 10.0.0.1:/ETLSHARING-7ebd /mnt/share1
sudo mount -t nfs -o rw,hard,vers=4.1 10.0.0.2:/ETLSHARING-7ebd /mnt/share2

Use the volume’s IP address from the Azure Portal (found in the volume’s properties) For SMB: Mount the shares using the same share name but different IP addresses or mount points. Example:

sudo mount -t cifs //10.0.0.1/ETLSHARING-7ebd /mnt/share1 -o username=<user>,password=<password>
sudo mount -t cifs //10.0.0.2/ETLSHARING-7ebd /mnt/share2 -o username=<user>,password=<password>

Ensure each volume is accessible at its respective mount point without conflicts. Check the volume properties in the Azure Portal to confirm the export path or share name is set to ETLSHARING-7ebd.

Note- You cannot have multiple volumes with the exact same resource name in the same NetApp account, as this would violate Azure’s resource naming rules. If you attempt to use the same share/export name without proper differentiation (e.g., unique mount points or IP addresses), clients may encounter mount conflicts or errors.

Hope the above answer helps! Please let us know do you have any further queries.

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