Creating a Netapp User Account with Read-only Privileges


Creating a Netapp user account with read-only privileges can be performed by using either:

the OnCommand System Manager

or

the Data ONTAP command-line interface

Using OnCommand System Manager Console

1. Login with admin account on OnCommand System Manager.

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2. Click Configuration > Users > Add to open the user configuration window.

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3. In the Add User window

  • Enter the username and password for the new account. The password must be a minimum of 8 characters and must contain both alphabets and numeric characters.
  • In the User Login Methods section, click Add and select the following options:
    • Application: “ontapi
    • Authentication: password
    • Role: “readonly
  • Click OK to validate

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  • Click Add to save the new user configuration.

4. Use the newly created NetApp user account to create a new RESTful Web API with basic authentication credentials on BMC Discovery 11.2.

Using the Data ONTAP command-line interface

1. Logon to the Netapp system via SSH using an admin account.

2. Type the following command:

security login create -user <username> -application ontapi -authentication-method password -role readonly

3. You will be prompted for the password. The password must be a minimum of 8 characters and must contain both alphabets and numeric characters.

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4. Use the newly created NetApp user account to create a new RESTful Web API with basic authentication credentials on BMC Discovery 11.2.


 

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