Workflow 2: Install and configure SnapCenter Server

About this task



The steps in this workflow are condensed and simplified. Details about each step are included in the appropriate documentation.

Installing and setting up SnapCenter

Performing administrative tasks

Procedure

  1. Install SnapCenter Server.
    1. Download the SnapCenter Server installation package from NetApp Support Site.
      https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/snapcenter/downloads-tab
    2. Initiate the SnapCenter Server installation by double-clicking the downloaded Version.exe file.

      After you initiate the installation, all the prechecks are performed and if the minimum requirements are not met appropriate error or warning messages are displayed.

      You can ignore the warning messages and proceed with installation. However, errors should be fixed.

    3. Review the auto-populated values required for the SnapCenter Server installation and modify if required.
      Note: You do not have to specify the password for MySQL Server repository database. During SnapCenter Server installation the password is auto-generated.
    4. Click Install Now.
  2. Log in to SnapCenter Server.
    1. Launch SnapCenter from the shortcut located on your local host desktop, with the URL provided at the end of the installation, or from the URL provided by your SnapCenter administrator.
    2. Enter your user credentials.
      To specify the following... Use one of these formats...
      Domain administrator

      NetBIOS\UserName

      UserName@UPN suffix For example, username@netapp.com

      Domain FQDN\UserName
      Local administrator

      UserName
      Note: If you are logging in to SnapCenter for the first time, you must log in using the credentials that you provided during the install process.
    3. If you are assigned more than one role, select from the Role box the role that you want to use for this login session.
    Note: If you have untrusted Active Directory domains that you want SnapCenter to support, you must register those domains with SnapCenter before proceeding to the next step.

    Performing administrative tasks

  3. Configure role-based access control (RBAC) by adding users or groups to roles and then assigning users or groups access to assets.
    1. In the Settings page, click Users and Access > add icon in configuring database screen.
    2. In the Add Users/Groups from Active Directory or Workgroup page:
      For this field… Do this…
      Access Type Select either Domain or workgroup
      Type Select either User or Group
      User Name
      1. Type the partial user name (case-sensitive), and then click Add.
      2. Select the user name from the search list.
      Roles Select the role to which you want to add the user.
    3. Click Assign, and then in the Assign Assets page select the asset type and select the asset.
    4. Click Submit.
  4. Add the storage system.
    If you are planning to replicate Snapshot copies to a SnapMirror or SnapVault destination, you must set up storage system connections for the destination SVM as well as the source SVM.
    1. Click Storage Systems > New.
    2. Enter the required information in the wizard.
      In this field... Do the following...
      Storage System Enter a unique storage system name or IP address.
      User name/Password Enter the credentials used (usually vsadmin) to access the storage system. Use vsadmin when adding an SVM. Use admin when adding a cluster.
      Event Management System (EMS) & AutoSupport Settings

      If you want to have EMS messages sent to the storage system syslog or if you want to have AutoSupport messages sent to the storage system for applied protection, completed restore operations, or failed operations, select the appropriate checkbox.

      When you select the Send AutoSupport Notification for failed operations to storage system checkbox, the Log SnapCenter Server events to syslog checkbox is also selected because EMS messaging is required to enable AutoSupport notifications.
      Platform Select the platform. If the SVM is the secondary storage system in a backup relationship, then select the Secondary checkbox.
      Protocol Select the protocol used for connection to the SVM that was configured during SVM setup, typically HTTPS.
      Port Enter the port that the storage system accepts.

      The defaults typically work.
      Timeout Enter the seconds that should elapse before communication attempts are halted.

      The default value is 60 seconds.
      Preferred IP If the SVM has multiple management interfaces, select the Preferred IP check box, and then enter the preferred IP address for SVM connections.
  5. Add licenses.
    To perform this... Do the following...
    Add a controller-based license using the ONTAP command line
    1. Log in to the NetApp cluster using the ONTAP command line.
    2. Add the SnapManagerSuite license key: system license add -license-code license_key
    3. Verify that the SnapManagerSuite license is installed: license show
    Add a capacity-based license using the SnapCenter GUI
    1. Click Settings > Software, and then click the icon in the License section.
    2. Enter the required information in the wizard.

      Select a method to obtain the license.

      On the Notifications page, enter the capacity threshold at which SnapCenter sends email, EMS, and AutoSupport notifications.

      The default threshold is 90 percent.

    3. Click Settings > Global Settings > Notification Server Settings and configure the SMTP server for email notifications.
  6. Provision LUNs, SMB shares, or VMDKs for Windows environments
    You can assign NetApp storage to supported Windows Server hosts. You must have installed and configured the SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Windows by adding a Windows host.
    You can also provision LUNs on supported VMware guest operating systems that are running on supported versions of VMware ESXi.
    1. Configure LUN storage
      You can configure an FC-connected or iSCSI-connected LUN. You can also connect an existing LUN to a Windows host.
      To perform this... Do the following...
      Establish an iSCSI session
      1. Click Hosts > iSCSI Session, then select the SVM for the iSCSI target from the Storage Virtual Machine list.
      2. From the Host list, select the host for the session, then click Establish Session, enter the session information, and then click Connect.
      3. Repeat this procedure to establish a session for each target.
      Create igroups

      You can create initiator groups (igroups) to specify which hosts can access a given LUN on the storage system. You can use SnapCenter to create, rename, modify, or delete an igroup on a Windows host.

      1. Click Hosts > Igroup.
      2. On the Initiator Groups page, click New, then define the igroup, and then click OK.
      Create disks

      The Windows host sees LUNs on your storage system as virtual disks.

      1. Click Hosts > Disks, then select the host from the Host list, and then click New.
      2. On the Create Disk wizard pages, define the disk, and then click Finish.
    2. Create SMB shares
      To configure an SMB3 share on a SVM, you can use either the SnapCenter user interface or PowerShell cmdlets. Using the cmdlets is recommended because it enables you to take advantage of templates provided with SnapCenter to automate share configuration.
      To do perform this... Do the following...
      Create SMB shares
      1. Click Hosts > Shares, then select the SVM from the Storage Virtual Machine list, and then click New.
      2. On the New Share dialog box, define the share, and then click OK.
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Part number: 215-14674_2020-11_en-us
November 2020