NetApp plug-in configuration notes
The CloudPoint plug-in for NetApp NAS and SAN lets you create, delete, restore, export, and deport snapshots of the following assets on the NetApp storage arrays:
NetApp Logical Unit Number (LUNs) storage units in a SAN environment.
NetApp NFS volumes in a NAS environment.
NetApp Storage Virtual Machines (SVM) that allow NAS clients to access storage using NFS protocols.
Before you configure the NetApp plug-in, verify the following:
Ensure that the NetApp storage arrays have the necessary NetApp licenses that are required to perform snapshot operations.
Ensure that a supported ONTAP version is installed on the NetApp arrays.
CloudPoint supports the following:
ONTAP version 8.3 and later
For NAS-based storage deployments, ensure that the NetApp shares are configured using an active
junction_path.Ensure that the NetApp user account that you will use to configure the plug-in has the privileges to perform the following operations on the NetApp array:
create snapshot
delete snapshot
restore snapshot
Ensure that the NetApp user account that you will use to configure the plug-in is configured with
httpandontapiaccess methods.Ensure that the NetApp user account that you will use to configure the plug-in has the following roles assigned:
Default: readonly
lun: all
volume snapshot: all
vserver export-policy: all
Refer to the NetApp documentation for instructions on how to create users and roles, and assign permissions.