Amazon FSxN Configurations

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Amazon FSxN Configurations

Peer Management Center supports the ability to include content from CIFS/SMB shares on one or more Amazon FSxN file system within most available job types.  In order to work with Amazon FSxN, Peer Management Center leverages the FPolicy API built into the NetApp operating system that powers FSxN.  For detailed information about Amazon FSxN prerequisites and configuration, see Amazon FSxN Prerequisites.

To create a new Amazon FSxN configuration:

1.Select Preferences from the Window menu.

2.Select NAS Configuration in the navigation tree.

3.Select Amazon FSxN Configurations.

The Amazon FSxN Configurations page is displayed.  It lists any existing configurations.

Amazon FSxN Configurations

4.Click the Create button.

The Management Agent page appears.

Amazon FSxN Management Agent

5.Select a Management Agent, and then click Next.

The Storage Information page appears.

Amazon FSxN Storage Information-Credentials

6.Enter the required values in Credentials.

Field

Description

SVM Name

Enter the name of the Storage Virtual Machine hosting the data to be replicated.

SVM Username

Enter the user name for the account managing the Storage Virtual Machine.  This must not be a cluster management account.

SVM Password

Enter the password for the account managing the Storage Virtual Machine.  This must not be a cluster management account.

SVM Management IP

Enter the IP address used to access the management API of the Storage Virtual Machine.  If the data LIFs (Logical Interfaces) corresponding to the SVM Name above already allow management access, this field is not required.

Peer Agent IP

Select the IP address of the server hosting the Agent that manages the Storage Virtual Machine.  The Storage Virtual Machine must be able to route traffic to this IP address.  If the IP address you want does not appear, manually enter the address.

7.(Optional) Click Advanced and enter the required values.

8.Click Validate.

9.Click Next.

10.Click OK.