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NetApp Console setup and administration

Permissions summary for NetApp Console

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To use NetApp Console features and services, you'll need to provide permissions so that the Console can perform operations in your cloud environment. Use the links on this page to quickly access the permissions that you need based on your goal.

AWS permissions

The NetApp Console requires AWS permissions for a Console agent and for individual services.

Console agents

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Deploy a Console agent from the Console

The user who creates a Console agent from the Console needs specific permissions to deploy the instance in AWS.

Set up AWS permissions

Provide permissions for a Console agent

When the Console deploys a Console agent, it attaches a policy to the instance that provides the permissions required to manage resources and processes in your AWS account.

You need to set up the policy yourself if you deploy a Console agent from the AWS Marketplace, if you manually install a Console agent, or if you add more AWS credentials to a Console agent.

You also need to ensure that the policy is up to date as new permissions are added in subsequent releases.

AWS permissions for a Console agent

NetApp Backup and Recovery

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Back up on-premises ONTAP clusters to Amazon S3 with NetApp Backup and Recovery

When activating backups on your ONTAP volumes, NetApp Backup and Recovery prompts you to enter an access key and secret for an IAM user that has specific permissions.

Set up S3 permissions for backups

Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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Provide permissions for Cloud Volumes ONTAP nodes

An IAM role must be attached to each Cloud Volumes ONTAP node in AWS. The same is true for the HA mediator. The default option is to let the Console create the IAM roles for you, but you can use your own when creating the system in the Console.

Learn how to set up the IAM roles yourself

NetApp Copy and Sync

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Deploy the data broker in AWS

The AWS user account that you use to deploy the data broker must have specific permissions.

Permissions required to deploy the data broker in AWS

Provide permissions for the data broker

When NetApp Copy and Sync deploys the data broker, it creates an IAM role for the data broker instance. You can deploy the data broker using your own IAM role, if you prefer.

Requirements to use your own IAM role with the AWS data broker

Enable AWS access for a manually installed data broker

If you use the data broker with a sync relationship that includes an S3 bucket, then you should prepare the Linux host for AWS access. When you install the data broker, you'll need to provide AWS keys for an IAM user that has programmatic access and specific permissions.

Enabling access to AWS

FSx for ONTAP

Goal Description Link

Create and manage FSx for ONTAP

To create or manage an Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP system, you need to add AWS credentials to the Console by providing the ARN of an IAM role that gives the Console the permissions needed.

Learn how to set up AWS credentials for FSx

NetApp Cloud Tiering

Goal Description Link

Tier on-premises ONTAP clusters to Amazon S3

When you enable NetApp Cloud Tiering to AWS, the wizard prompts you to enter an access key and secret key. These credentials are passed to the ONTAP cluster so that ONTAP can tier data to the S3 bucket.

Set up S3 permissions for tiering

Azure permissions

The Console requires Azure permissions for a Console agent and for individual services.

Console agent

Goal Description Link

Deploy a Console agent from the Console

When you deploy a Console agent from the Console, you need to use an Azure account or service principal that has permissions to deploy a Console agent VM in Azure.

Set up Azure permissions

Provide permissions for a Console agent

When the Console deploys a Console agent VM in Azure, it creates a custom role that provides the permissions required to manage resources and processes within that Azure subscription.

You need to set up the custom role yourself if you launch a Console agent from the marketplace, if you manually install a Console agent, or if you add more Azure credentials to a Console agent.

You also need to ensure that the policy is up to date as new permissions are added in subsequent releases.

NetApp Backup and Recovery

Goal Description Link

Back up Cloud Volumes ONTAP to Azure blob storage

When using NetApp Backup and Recovery to back up Cloud Volumes ONTAP, you need to add permissions to a Console agent in the following scenarios:

  • You want to use "Search & Restore" functionality

  • You want to use customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK)

Back up on-premises ONTAP clusters to Azure blob storage

When using NetApp Backup and Recovery to back up on-premisesONTAP clusters, you need to add permissions to a Console agent in order to use the "Search & Restore" functionality.

Back up on-premises ONTAP data to Azure Blob storage with Backup and Recovery

NetApp Copy and sync

Goal Description Link

Deploy the data broker in Azure

The Azure user account that you use to deploy the data broker must have the required permissions.

Permissions required to deploy the data broker in Azure

Google Cloud permissions

The Console requires Google Cloud permissions for a Console agent and for individual services.

Console agents

Goal Description Link

Deploy a Console agent from the Console

The Google Cloud user who deploys a Console agent from the Console needs specific permissions to deploy a Console agent in Google Cloud.

Set up permissions to create a Console agent

Provide permissions for a Console agent

The service account for a Console agent VM instance must have specific permissions for day-to-day operations. You need to associate the service account with a Console agent during deployment.

You also need to ensure that the policy is up to date as new permissions are added in subsequent releases.

Set up permissions for a Console agent

NetApp Backup and Recovery

Goal Description Link

Back up Cloud Volumes ONTAP to Google Cloud

When using NetApp Backup and Recovery to back up Cloud Volumes ONTAP, you need to add permissions to a Console agent in the following scenarios:

  • You want to use "Search & Restore" functionality

  • You want to use customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK)

Back up on-premises ONTAP clusters to Google Cloud

When using NetApp Backup and Recovery to back up on-premisesONTAP clusters, you need to add permissions to a Console agent in order to use the "Search & Restore" functionality.

Back up on-premises ONTAP data to Google Cloud Storage with Backup and Recovery

NetApp Copy and Sync

Goal Description Link

Deploy the data broker in Google Cloud

Ensure that the Google Cloud user who deploys the data broker has the required permissions.

Permissions required to deploy the data broker in Google Cloud

Enable Google Cloud access for a manually installed data broker

If you plan to use the data broker with a sync relationship that includes a Google Cloud Storage bucket, then you should prepare the Linux host for Google Cloud access. When you install the data broker, you'll need to provide a key for a service account that has specific permissions.

Enabling access to Google Cloud

StorageGRID permissions

The Console requires StorageGRID permissions for two services.

NetApp Backup and Recovery

Goal Description Link

Back up on-premises ONTAP clusters to StorageGRID

When you prepare StorageGRID as a backup target for ONTAP clusters, NetApp Backup and Recovery prompts you to enter an access key and secret for an IAM user that has specific permissions.

Prepare StorageGRID as your backup target

NetApp Cloud Tiering

Goal Description Link

Tier on-premises ONTAP clusters to StorageGRID

When you set up NetApp Cloud Tiering to StorageGRID, you need to provide Cloud Tiering with an S3 access key and secret key. Cloud tiering uses the keys to access your buckets.

Prepare tiering to StorageGRID