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Add a connection to the cloud

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Beginning with ONTAP 9.9.0, you can use System Manager to add a connection to the cloud.

You start by using NetApp Cloud Insights to configure a collector. During the configuration process, you copy a pairing code that is generated by Cloud Insights, and then you log on to a cluster using System Manager. There, you add a cloud connection using that pairing code. The rest of the process is completed in Cloud Insights.

Note

If you choose the option to use a proxy server when adding a connection from Cloud Volumes ONTAP to Cloud Insights Service, you must ensure that the URL https://example.com is accessible from the proxy server. The message "The HTTP Proxy configuration is not valid" is displayed when https://example.com is not accessible.

Steps
  1. In Cloud Insights, during the process to configure a collector, copy the generated pairing code.

  2. Using System Manager with ONTAP 9.9.0 or later, log on to the cluster.

  3. Go to Cluster > Settings.

  4. In the Cloud Connections section, select Add to add a connection.

  5. Enter a name for the connection, and paste the pairing code in the space provided.

  6. Select Add.

  7. Return to Cloud Insights to complete the configuration of the collector.

For additional information about Cloud Insights, refer to Cloud Insights documentation.