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Lifecycle planning

Set up Lifecycle planning

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To use Lifecycle planning, perform a few steps to set it up.

  • Review prerequisites to ensure that your system is ready.

  • Create a Console agent in the NetApp Console.

  • Discover the cluster in the Console.

You can create a Console agent directly in the Console and use that agent later in BlueXP economic efficiency. Or, you can create the Console agent in the middle of the capacity remediation process.

Similarly, you can discover the cluster ahead of time using the Console or during the capacity remediation process.

Create a Console agent in the NetApp Console

A NetApp Console agent includes credentials to NetApp ONTAP machines.

To create a Console agent in the Console before using the service, refer to the the Console documentation that describes how to create a NetApp Console agent.

Discover the cluster in the NetApp Console

Part of the setup involves identifying the cluster name, IP, user name, and password within the Console.

For instructions before using Lifecycle planning, refer to Discover on-premises ONTAP clusters.