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Add a storage backend

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After you set up the credentials or certificate authentication information, you can add an existing ONTAP storage backend to Astra Control Center to manage its resources.

Managing storage clusters in Astra Control as a storage backend enables you to get linkages between persistent volumes (PVs) and the storage backend as well as additional storage metrics.

Adding and managing ONTAP storage backends in Astra Control Center is optional when using NetApp SnapMirror technology if you have enabled Astra Control Provisioner.

Steps

  1. From the Dashboard in the left-navigation area, select Backends.

  2. Select Add.

  3. In the Use Existing section of the Add storage backend page, select ONTAP.

  4. Select one of the following:

    • Use administrator credentials: Enter the ONTAP cluster management IP address and admin credentials. The credentials must be cluster-wide credentials.

      Note The user whose credentials you enter here must have the ontapi user login access method enabled within ONTAP System Manager on the ONTAP cluster. If you plan to use SnapMirror replication, apply user credentials with the "admin" role, which has the access methods ontapi and http, on both source and destination ONTAP clusters. Refer to Manage User Accounts in ONTAP documentation for more information.

    • Use a certificate: Upload the certificate .pem file, the certificate key .key file, and optionally the certificate authority file.

  5. Select Next.

  6. Confirm the backend details and select Manage.

Result

The backend appears in the online state in the list with summary information.

Note You might need to refresh the page for the backend to appear.