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Create a cluster-scoped or an SVM-scoped SNMP user

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POST /support/snmp/users

Introduced In: 9.7

Creates either a cluster-scoped or an SVM-scoped SNMP user. This user can be an SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c community user or an SNMPv3 user. An SNMPv3 user can be a local SNMPv3 user or a remote SNMPv3 user.

Required properties

  • owner - Name and UUID of owning SVM.

  • engine_id - Engine ID of owning SVM or remote switch.

  • name - SNMP user name

  • authentication_method - Authentication method

Optional properties

  • switch_address - Optional remote switch address

  • snmpv3 - SNMPv3-specific credentials

  • comment - Comment text

Default property values

  • snmpv3.authentication_protocol - none

  • snmpv3.privacy_protocol - none

  • security login create

  • system snmp community add

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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.

  • Default value:

return_timeout

integer

query

False

The number of seconds to allow the call to execute before returning. When doing a POST, PATCH, or DELETE operation on a single record, the default is 0 seconds. This means that if an asynchronous operation is started, the server immediately returns HTTP code 202 (Accepted) along with a link to the job. If a non-zero value is specified for POST, PATCH, or DELETE operations, ONTAP waits that length of time to see if the job completes so it can return something other than 202.

  • Default value: 1

  • Max value: 120

  • Min value: 0

Request Body

Name Type Description

_links

_links

authentication_method

string

Optional authentication method.

comment

string

Optional comment text.

engine_id

string

Optional SNMPv3 engine identifier. For a local SNMP user belonging to the administrative Storage Virtual Machine (SVM), the default value of this parameter is the SNMPv3 engine identifier for the administrative SVM. For a local SNMP user belonging to a data SVM, the default value of this parameter is the SNMPv3 engine identifier for that data SVM. For an SNMPv1/SNMPv2c community, this parameter should not be specified in "POST" method. For a remote switch SNMPv3 user, this parameter specifies the SNMPv3 engine identifier for the remote switch. This parameter can also optionally specify a custom engine identifier.

name

string

SNMP user name.

owner

owner

Optional name and UUID of owning Storage Virtual Machine (SVM).

scope

string

Set to "svm" for data Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) SNMP users and to "cluster" for administrative SVM SNMP users.

snmpv3

snmpv3

Optional parameter that can be specified only for an SNMPv3 user i.e. when 'authentication_method' is either 'usm' or 'both'. This parameter defines the SNMPv3 credentials for an SNMPv3 user.

switch_address

string

Optional remote switch address. It can be an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address. A remote switch can be queried over SNMPv3 using ONTAP SNMP client functionality. Querying such a switch requires an SNMPv3 user (remote switch user) to be configured on the switch. Since ONTAP requires remote switch user's SNMPv3 credentials (to query it), this user must be configured in ONTAP as well. This parameter is specified when configuring such a user.

  • example: 10.23.34.45

  • Introduced in: 9.7

  • readCreate: 1

  • x-nullable: true
Example request 
{
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "authentication_method": "usm",
  "comment": "This is a comment.",
  "engine_id": "80000315055415ab26d4aae811ac4d005056bb792e",
  "name": "snmpv3user2",
  "owner": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "name": "svm1",
    "uuid": "02c9e252-41be-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7"
  },
  "scope": "svm",
  "snmpv3": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "authentication_password": "humTdumt*@t0nAwa11",
    "authentication_protocol": "sha2_256",
    "privacy_password": "p@**GOandCLCt*200",
    "privacy_protocol": "aes128"
  },
  "switch_address": "10.23.34.45"
}

Response

Status: 201, Created
Name Type Description

_links

_links

authentication_method

string

Optional authentication method.

comment

string

Optional comment text.

engine_id

string

Optional SNMPv3 engine identifier. For a local SNMP user belonging to the administrative Storage Virtual Machine (SVM), the default value of this parameter is the SNMPv3 engine identifier for the administrative SVM. For a local SNMP user belonging to a data SVM, the default value of this parameter is the SNMPv3 engine identifier for that data SVM. For an SNMPv1/SNMPv2c community, this parameter should not be specified in "POST" method. For a remote switch SNMPv3 user, this parameter specifies the SNMPv3 engine identifier for the remote switch. This parameter can also optionally specify a custom engine identifier.

name

string

SNMP user name.

owner

owner

Optional name and UUID of owning Storage Virtual Machine (SVM).

scope

string

Set to "svm" for data Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) SNMP users and to "cluster" for administrative SVM SNMP users.

snmpv3

snmpv3

Optional parameter that can be specified only for an SNMPv3 user i.e. when 'authentication_method' is either 'usm' or 'both'. This parameter defines the SNMPv3 credentials for an SNMPv3 user.

switch_address

string

Optional remote switch address. It can be an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address. A remote switch can be queried over SNMPv3 using ONTAP SNMP client functionality. Querying such a switch requires an SNMPv3 user (remote switch user) to be configured on the switch. Since ONTAP requires remote switch user's SNMPv3 credentials (to query it), this user must be configured in ONTAP as well. This parameter is specified when configuring such a user.

  • example: 10.23.34.45

  • Introduced in: 9.7

  • readCreate: 1

  • x-nullable: true
Example response 
{
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "authentication_method": "usm",
  "comment": "This is a comment.",
  "engine_id": "80000315055415ab26d4aae811ac4d005056bb792e",
  "name": "snmpv3user2",
  "owner": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "name": "svm1",
    "uuid": "02c9e252-41be-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7"
  },
  "scope": "svm",
  "snmpv3": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "authentication_password": "humTdumt*@t0nAwa11",
    "authentication_protocol": "sha2_256",
    "privacy_password": "p@**GOandCLCt*200",
    "privacy_protocol": "aes128"
  },
  "switch_address": "10.23.34.45"
}

Headers

Name Description Type

Location

Useful for tracking the resource location

string

Error

Status: Default

ONTAP Error Response Codes

Error Code Description

2621475

This operation is not allowed on a node SVM.

2621601

This operation is not permitted on a system SVM.

5636101

One role for all applications and authentication methods is recommended for a user account.

5636106

Engine ID starting with first bit set as 1 in first octet should have a minimum of 5 or maximum of 32 octets.

5636107

Engine ID specified is based on an IP address, and must therefore be 9 octets in length.

5636108

Engine ID specified is based on an IPv6 address, and must therefore be 21 octets in length.

5636109

Engine ID specified is based on a MAC address, and must therefore be 11 octets in length.

5636110

Engine ID starting with first bit set as 0 in the first octet needs to be 12 octets in length.

5636111

Engine ID cannot have all zeroes.

5636112

Invalid Engine ID specified.

5636113

Cannot enable SNMP user capability for data SVM.

5636116

Cannot read SNMP user capability for data SVM.

5636121

User account name is reserved for use by the system.

5636123

Cannot create an SNMP user with a role other than readonly, none, or admin.

5636124

Cannot create an SNMP user with a role other than vsadmin-readonly, none, or vsadmin.

5636148

Failed to discover SNMPv3 engine ID of remote SNMP agent.

5636150

The switch_address parameter can be specified only for administrative SVMs.

5636152

0.0.0.0 cannot be specified as the IP Address for the switch_address parameter.

5636153

Engine ID is already associated with user.

7077897

Invalid character in username. Valid characters":" A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ".", "_", and "-". Note that the user name cannot start with "-".

7077899

Username does not meet length requirements.

7077906

Cannot use given role with this SVM because a role with that name has not been defined for the SVM.

9043995

Failed to create SNMP community. Reason":" SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c are not supported when cluster FIPS mode is enabled.

9043999

ONTAP failed to create an SNMPv3 user because SNMPv3 is disabled in the cluster.

9044021

The specified authentication protocol is not supported when cluster FIPS mode is enabled.

9044022

The specified privacy protocol is not supported when cluster FIPS mode is enabled.

Also see the table of common errors in the Response body overview section of this documentation.

Name Type Description

error

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

Definitions

See Definitions

href

Name Type Description

href

string

_links

Name Type Description

self

href

owner

Optional name and UUID of owning Storage Virtual Machine (SVM).

Name Type Description

_links

_links

name

string

The name of the SVM. This field cannot be specified in a PATCH method.

uuid

string

The unique identifier of the SVM. This field cannot be specified in a PATCH method.

snmpv3

Optional parameter that can be specified only for an SNMPv3 user i.e. when 'authentication_method' is either 'usm' or 'both'. This parameter defines the SNMPv3 credentials for an SNMPv3 user.

Name Type Description

_links

_links

authentication_password

string

Authentication protocol password.

authentication_protocol

string

Authentication protocol.

privacy_password

string

Privacy protocol password.

privacy_protocol

string

Privacy protocol.

snmp_user

An SNMP user can be an SNMPv1/SNMPv2c user or an SNMPv3 user. SNMPv1/SNMPv2c user is also called a "community" user. An SNMPv3 user, also called a User-based Security Model (USM) user, can be a local SNMPv3 user or a remote SNMPv3 user. A local SNMPv3 user can be used for querying ONTAP SNMP server over SNMPv3 and/or for sending SNMPv3 traps. The local SNMPv3 user used for sending SNMPv3 traps must be configured with the same authentication and privacy credentials on the traphost receiver as well. A remote SNMPv3 user is also configured on a remote switch and used by ONTAP SNMP client functionality to query the remote switch over SNMPv3. An SNMP user is scoped to its owning Storage Virtual Machine (SVM). Owning SVM could be a data SVM or the administrative SVM.

Name Type Description

_links

_links

authentication_method

string

Optional authentication method.

comment

string

Optional comment text.

engine_id

string

Optional SNMPv3 engine identifier. For a local SNMP user belonging to the administrative Storage Virtual Machine (SVM), the default value of this parameter is the SNMPv3 engine identifier for the administrative SVM. For a local SNMP user belonging to a data SVM, the default value of this parameter is the SNMPv3 engine identifier for that data SVM. For an SNMPv1/SNMPv2c community, this parameter should not be specified in "POST" method. For a remote switch SNMPv3 user, this parameter specifies the SNMPv3 engine identifier for the remote switch. This parameter can also optionally specify a custom engine identifier.

name

string

SNMP user name.

owner

owner

Optional name and UUID of owning Storage Virtual Machine (SVM).

scope

string

Set to "svm" for data Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) SNMP users and to "cluster" for administrative SVM SNMP users.

snmpv3

snmpv3

Optional parameter that can be specified only for an SNMPv3 user i.e. when 'authentication_method' is either 'usm' or 'both'. This parameter defines the SNMPv3 credentials for an SNMPv3 user.

switch_address

string

Optional remote switch address. It can be an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address. A remote switch can be queried over SNMPv3 using ONTAP SNMP client functionality. Querying such a switch requires an SNMPv3 user (remote switch user) to be configured on the switch. Since ONTAP requires remote switch user's SNMPv3 credentials (to query it), this user must be configured in ONTAP as well. This parameter is specified when configuring such a user.

  • example: 10.23.34.45

  • Introduced in: 9.7

  • readCreate: 1

  • x-nullable: true

error_arguments

Name Type Description

code

string

Argument code

message

string

Message argument

returned_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.