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ONTAP automation

Enable adminstration of data protection using the ONTAP REST API

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You can provide a user with limited data protection capabilities.

About this workflow

The traditional role created is defined with the following characteristics:

  • Able to create and delete snapshots as well as update SnapMirror relationships

  • Cannot create or modify higher level objects such as volumes or SVMs

HTTP method and endpoint

This REST API call uses the following method and endpoint.

HTTP method Path

POST

/api/security/roles
Curl example
curl --request POST \
--location "https://$FQDN_IP/api/security/roles" \
--include \
--header "Accept: */*" \
--header "Authorization: Basic $BASIC_AUTH" \
--data @JSONinput
JSON input example
{
  "name": "role1",
  "owner": {
    "name": "cluster-1",
    "uuid": "852d96be-f17c-11ec-9d19-005056bbad91"
  },
  "privileges": [
      {"path": "volume snapshot create", "access": "all"},
      {"path": "volume snapshot delete", "access": "all"},
      {"path": "volume show", "access": "readonly"},
      {"path": "vserver show", "access": "readonly"},
      {"path": "snapmirror show", "access": "readonly"},
      {"path": "snapmirror update", "access": "all"}
  ]
}