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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10.3

ONTAP tools Manager user interface

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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere is a multi-tenant system that can manage multiple vCenter Server instances. ONTAP tools Manager provides more control to the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere administrator over the managed vCenter Server instances and onboarded storage backends.

ONTAP tools Manager helps in:

  • vCenter Server instance management - Add and manage vCenter Server instances to ONTAP tools.

  • Storage backend management - Add and manage ONTAP storage clusters to ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere and map them to onboarded vCenter Server instances globally.

  • Log bundle downloads - Collect log files for ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere.

  • Certificate management - Change the self-signed certificate to a custom CA certificate and renew or refresh all certificates of VASA Provider and ONTAP tools.

  • Password management - Reset the user's OVA application password.

To access ONTAP tools Manager, launch https://<ONTAPtoolsIP>:8443/virtualization/ui/ from the browser and login with the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere administrator credentials you provided during deployment.

The ONTAP tools Manager overview section helps manage the appliance configuration, such as services management, node size upscaling, and High availability(HA) enablement. You can also monitor the overall information of ONTAP tools related to the node(s), such as health, network details, and alerts.

ONTAP tools Manager dashboard overview

Card Description

Appliance card

The appliance card provides the overall status of the ONTAP tools appliance. It shows the appliance configuration details and the status of the enabled services. For additional information about the ONTAP tools appliance, select the View details link. When an edit appliance setting action job is in progress, the appliance portlet shows the status and details of the job.

Alerts card

The Alerts card lists the ONTAP tools alerts by type, including the HA node-level alerts. You can view the list of alerts by selecting on the count text (hyperlink). The link routes you to the alerts view page filtered by the selected type.

ONTAP tools nodes card

ONTAP tools nodes card shows the list of nodes with node name, node VM name, status, and all the network related data. You can select on View details to view the additional details related to the selected node.

[NOTE] In a non-HA setup, only one node is shown. In the HA setup, three nodes are shown.