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You can use the Cloud Volumes ONTAP REST APIs to programmatically administer your cloud-based resources. The Cloud Volumes ONTAP REST API provides access to a subset of the functionality available in BlueXP with a focus on Cloud Volumes ONTAP deployments.

There are several Cloud Volumes ONTAP workflows you can use with public cloud providers.

Note Review the Get started section before using any of the Cloud Volumes ONTAP REST API workflows.

Workflow categories

The workflows are organized into the following functional categories:

  • Working environments

  • Aggregates

  • Volumes

  • Metadata

  • Miscellaneous

See the Workflow processes for more information on these categories.

Note The Amazon EBS Elastic Volumes feature is enabled by default on new Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.11.0 or later systems when using gp3 or io1 disks.
To support the feature, a few additional fields have been added. The workflows have been updated to reflect the changes.

Connector setup

You must have a Connector for the cloud environment before creating a working environment and performing other activities using the workflows. You can create a Connector using the BlueXP web UI. When you create a Connector, BlueXP adds the cloud provider account that you deployed the Connector in to your list of available accounts. Your public cloud account needs to have the right permissions in order to create a Connector.

Review Learn about Connectors to know how to create and deploy a Connector.