NetApp ONTAP Configurations

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NetApp ONTAP Configurations


Peer Management Center supports the ability to include content from CIFS/SMB shares on one or more NetApp storage devices within most available job types.  These NetApp devices can be running clustered Data ONTAP.  In order to work with NetApp devices, Peer Management Center leverages the FPolicy API built into the NetApp device.  For detailed information about NetApp prerequisites and configuration, see NetApp Prerequisites.

To create a new NetApp ONTAP configuration:

1.Select Open Preferences from the Tools menu.

2.Select NAS Configuration in the navigation tree.

3.Select NetApp ONTAP Configurations.

The NetApp ONTAP Configurations page is displayed.  It lists any existing configurations.

NetApp Configurations-ONTAP

4.Click the Create button.

The Management Agent page appears.

NetApp Management Agent-ONTAP

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

The Storage Information page appears.

NetApp Storage Information-ONTAP-Configurations

6.Enter the required values in Credentials.

Field

Description

SVM Name

Enter the name, FQDN, or IP address of the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) hosting the data to be replicated.

SVM Username

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

SVM Password

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

SVM Management IP

Optional. 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 permit 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 desired IP address 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.