Add StorageGRID systems to NetApp Console
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Manage your StorageGrid systems directly from the NetApp Console using Grid Manager.
Storage admin or System health specialist. Learn about NetApp Console access roles.
You need the following:
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A NetApp Console Agent using version 3.9.43 or later. You must have the Organization admin role to install a Console Agent. If you don't know if your organization has a Console Agent, or if you need one created, contact your NetApp Console administrator. Contact your Organization admin.
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The domain name or IP address of the admin node.
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Admin credentials for the admin node.
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A management interface certificate installed on your StorageGRID system.
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From the navigation menu, select Storage > Management.
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Select Systems.
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Select Add system and select On-Premises.
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Next to StorageGRID, select Discover.
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On the StorageGRID Cluster Details page in the Console, enter the domain name or IP address of the admin node, the credentials for the node, and then select Add.
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The Console automatically retrieves the StorageGRID management interface certificate. On the Approve certificate page, review the certificate details.
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To use a different certificate, first set it up on your StorageGRID system.
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In your on-premises StorageGRID system, follow the instructions: Installing a management interface certificate on StorageGRID.
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After configuring the certificate in the StorageGRID system, select Cancel on the Approve certificate page in the Console.
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On the StorageGRID Cluster Details page, select Add.
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Optionally, select Copy Certificate to copy the details of the certificate. You can use the certificate details to perform additional validation if desired.
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Do one of the following:
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Select Approve Certificate to use the certificate.
The NetApp Console displays a success message and secures all communication between the StorageGRID server and the Console Agent by verifying the approved certificate.
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Select Cancel to end the discovery process without verifying the certificate.
For example, you can select Cancel if you receive an error message notifying you that the StorageGRID management certificate needs to be updated.
To update a certificate, go to your StorageGRID system, update the certificate, and then restart the discovery process from the NetApp Console.
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