SVM connections and Run As credentials

Before you can perform data protection operations, you must set up the storage virtual machine (SVM) connections and add Run As credentials that the SnapCenter Server and the SnapCenter plug-ins will use.

• SVM connections

  SVM connections give the SnapCenter Server and the SnapCenter plug-ins access to ONTAP storage. Setting up these connections also involves configuring AutoSupport and Event Management System (EMS) features.

  If you are protecting data in virtualized resources, both the SnapCenter GUI and the Plug-in for VMware vSphere GUI in vCenter list all SVMs regardless of which GUI you use to add them.

• Run As credentials
  • Domain administrator or any member of the administrator group
    Specify the domain administrator or any member of the administrator group on the system on which you are installing the SnapCenter plug-in. Valid formats for the Username field are:

    • NetBIOS\UserName
    • Domain FQDN\UserName
    • UserName@upn
  • Local administrator (for workgroups only)

    For systems that belong to a workgroup, specify the built-in local administrator on the system on which you are installing the SnapCenter plug-in. You can specify a local user account that belongs to the local administrators group if the user account has elevated privileges or the User Access control feature is disabled on the host system. The valid format for the Username field is: UserName

  • Run As credentials for individual resource groups

    If you set up Run As credentials for individual resource groups and the username does not have full admin privileges, you must assign at least the resource group and backup privileges to the username.