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SolidFire and Element Software Documentation
Release notes
- What's new
Concepts
Requirements
Try it out
- Try storage features using Element Demo Node
Install and maintain hardware
Set up storage
Manage storage with Element software
Manage and monitor storage with NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control
Manage storage with Element API
Manage storage with the Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
Monitor storage with NetApp SolidFire Active IQ
Work with the management node
Upgrade your NetApp SolidFire all-flash storage system
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- Release notes
- Concepts
  - Architecture and components
  - Storage
- Requirements
- Try it out
- Install and maintain hardware
  - H410S and H610S hardware information
  - SF-series hardware information
  - Return to Factory Image information
- Set up storage
  - Set up a cluster with storage nodes
  - Set up a cluster with Fibre Channel nodes
- Manage storage with Element software
  - Configure SolidFire system options after deployment
  - Use basic options in the Element software UI
    - View API activity
  - Manage accounts
    - Manage cluster administrator user accounts
  - Manage your system
    - Enable multi-factor authentication
    - Configure cluster settings
      - Set the Network Time Protocol
      - Manage SNMP
      - Manage drives
      - Manage nodes
      - Manage virtual networks
    - Create a cluster supporting FIPS drives
    - Enable FIPS 140-2 for HTTPS on your cluster
    - Get started with external key management
  - Manage volumes and virtual volumes
    - Work with volumes
    - Work with virtual volumes
      - Protocol endpoints
      - Bindings
    - Work with volume access groups and initiators
  - Protect your data
    - Use volume snapshots for data protection
      - Use individual volume snapshots for data protection
        
        Back up a volume snapshot
      - Use group snapshots for data protection
      - Schedule a snapshot
    - Perform remote replication between clusters running NetApp Element software
      - Pair clusters for replication
        
        Pair clusters using MVIP or a pairing key
      - Pair volumes
        
        Pair volumes using a volume ID or pairing key
      - Manage volume relationships
        
        Volume pair details
    - Use SnapMirror replication between Element and ONTAP clusters
      - SnapMirror labels
      - Disaster recovery using SnapMirror
        
        Perform a failback to Element
    - Back up and restore volumes
  - Troubleshoot your system
    - View information about system events
    - View system alerts
    - View volume performance
    - View iSCSI sessions
    - View Fibre Channel sessions
    - Troubleshoot drives
    - Troubleshoot nodes
    - Work with per-node utilities for storage nodes
- Manage and monitor storage with NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control
  - Monitor your SolidFire system with NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control
- Manage storage with Element API
  - About the Element software API
  - Common objects
  - Common methods
  - Account API methods
  - Administrator API methods
  - Cluster API methods
  - Cluster creation API Methods
  - Drive API methods
  - Fibre Channel API methods
  - Initiator API methods
  - LDAP API methods
  - Multi-factor authentication API methods
  - Session authentication API methods
  - Node API methods
  - Replication API methods
  - Security API methods
  - SnapMirror API methods
  - System configuration API methods
  - Multitenant networking API methods
  - Volume API methods
  - Volume access group API methods
  - Volume snapshot API methods
  - Virtual volume API methods
  - Response examples
- Work with the management node
  - Install or recover a management node
  - Work with the management node UI
  - Work with the management node REST API
  - Manage support connections
- Upgrade your NetApp SolidFire all-flash storage system
  - System upgrade procedures

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