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Create the FPolicy engine configuration for an SVM

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POST /protocols/fpolicy/{svm.uuid}/engines

Creates an FPolicy engine configuration for a specified SVM. FPolicy engine creation is allowed only on data SVMs.

Required properties

  • svm.uuid - Existing SVM in which to create the FPolicy engine.

  • name - Name of external engine.

  • port - Port number of the FPolicy server application.

  • primary_servers - List of primary FPolicy servers to which the node will send notifications.

  • secondary_servers - It is recommended to configure secondary FPolicy server to which the node will send notifications when the primary server is down.

Default property values

  • type - synchronous

  • fpolicy policy external-engine create

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Parameters

Name Type In Required Description

return_records

boolean

query

False

The default is false. If set to true, the records are returned.

svm.uuid

string

path

True

UUID of the SVM to which this object belongs.

Request Body

Name Type Description

name

string

Specifies the name to assign to the external server configuration.

port

integer

Port number of the FPolicy server application.

primary_servers

array[string]

secondary_servers

array[string]

type

string

The notification mode determines what ONTAP does after sending notifications to FPolicy servers. The possible values are:

  • synchronous - After sending a notification, wait for a response from the FPolicy server.

  • asynchronous - After sending a notification, file request processing continues.

    • Default value: 1

    • enum: ["synchronous", "asynchronous"]
Example request 
{
  "name": "fp_ex_eng",
  "port": 9876,
  "primary_servers": [
    "10.132.145.20",
    "10.140.101.109"
  ],
  "secondary_servers": [
    "10.132.145.20",
    "10.132.145.21"
  ],
  "type": "synchronous"
}

Response

Status: 201, Created
Name Type Description

_links

_links

num_records

integer

Number of records

records

array[fpolicy_engine]
Example response 
{
  "_links": {
    "next": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    },
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "records": {
    "name": "fp_ex_eng",
    "port": 9876,
    "primary_servers": [
      "10.132.145.20",
      "10.140.101.109"
    ],
    "secondary_servers": [
      "10.132.145.20",
      "10.132.145.21"
    ],
    "type": "synchronous"
  }
}

Error

Status: Default

ONTAP Error Response Codes

Error Code Description

9764885

The primary secondary server has a redundant IP address

9764953

The name of the FPolicy engine is "native" which is reserved by the system
Name Type Description

error

error
Example error 
{
  "error": {
    "arguments": {
      "code": "string",
      "message": "string"
    },
    "code": "4",
    "message": "entry doesn't exist",
    "target": "uuid"
  }
}

Definitions

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fpolicy_engine

The engine defines how ONTAP makes and manages connections to external FPolicy servers.

Name Type Description

name

string

Specifies the name to assign to the external server configuration.

port

integer

Port number of the FPolicy server application.

primary_servers

array[string]

secondary_servers

array[string]

type

string

The notification mode determines what ONTAP does after sending notifications to FPolicy servers. The possible values are:

  • synchronous - After sending a notification, wait for a response from the FPolicy server.

  • asynchronous - After sending a notification, file request processing continues.

    • Default value: 1

    • enum: ["synchronous", "asynchronous"]

href

Name Type Description

href

string

_links

Name Type Description

next

href

self

href

error_arguments

Name Type Description

code

string

Argument code

message

string

Message argument

error

Name Type Description

arguments

array[error_arguments]

Message arguments

code

string

Error code

message

string

Error message

target

string

The target parameter that caused the error.