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All Other Storage Autodiscovery

This page covers discovery configuration for Infinidat, NetApp, Nutanix, Oracle ZFS, and Pure Storage arrays. It lists the access protocols and default ports for each array, and provides steps for setting up users with minimum read-only permissions.

For general storage array discovery job setup, see Storage Arrays Discovery.

Access Protocols by Array​

The following table lists the supported storage arrays and their access methods:

VendorArrayAccess MechanismDefault Port
InfinidatInfinidatREST443
NetAppFAS SeriesVendor API80 or 443
NutanixNutanixREST9440
OracleZFSREST80 or 443
Pure StoragePure StorageREST80 or 443

Minimum Permissions for Storage Array Discovery​

Follow the steps below to set up users or roles with minimum read-only permissions for storage array discovery jobs.

Infinidat​

  1. Log in to the Infinidat console.
  2. Select Settings from the left panel.
  3. Click Users from the tab.
  4. Click Create User to open the Create User panel.
  5. Create a user and assign it the minimum READ_ONLY role. The available roles are:
    • ADMIN
    • POOL_ADMIN
    • READ_ONLY
  6. Click OK and save the user.

NetApp Filers​

  1. Connect to your NetApp filer via SSH.
  2. Create a monitoring role with the necessary permissions.
useradmin role add -a api-system-get-version,login-http-admin,security-api-vfiler,api-system-get-info,api-fcp-adapter-list-info,api-iscsi-initiator-list-info,api-iscsi-adapter-list-info,api-disk-list-info,api-aggr-list-info,api-volume-list-info,api-lun-list-info,api-qtree-list,api-quota-list-entries,api-cifs-share-list-iter-start,api-perf-object-get-instances,api-lun-map-list-info,api-cifs-share-list-iter-next,api-lun-get-serial-number
Permissions contained in the above command
  • api-system-get-version
  • login-http-admin
  • security-api-vfiler
  • api-system-get-info
  • api-fcp-adapter-list-info
  • api-iscsi-initiator-list-info
  • api-iscsi-adapter-list-info
  • api-disk-list-info
  • api-aggr-list-info
  • api-volume-list-info
  • api-lun-list-info
  • api-qtree-list
  • api-quota-list-entries
  • api-cifs-share-list-iter-start
  • api-perf-object-get-instances
  • api-lun-map-list-info
  • api-cifs-share-list-iter-next
  • api-lun-get-serial-number
  1. Create a monitoring group, attaching the monitoring role created above.
useradmin group add -r
  1. Create a monitoring user and assign it to the monitoring group created above.
useradmin user add -g

NetApp Cluster Mode​

  1. Connect to your NetApp cluster via SSH.

  2. Create a user with the following configuration:

    • VServer to discover: <vserver_name>
    • Discovery User name: <user_name>
    • Role: readonly (existing system role)
    • Application: ontapi
    • Auth Method: password
    security login create -vserver -user-or-group-name -application ontapi -authentication-method password -role readonly

Nutanix​

  1. Log in to the Nutanix console.
  2. Click the gear icon or select Settings from the main menu.
  3. Select Local User Management under Users and Groups.
  4. Click the + New User button.
  5. Do not select any roles, so that the user is assigned a viewer role by default.
  6. Click OK and save the user.

Oracle ZFS​

  1. Log in to the Oracle ZFS console.
  2. Select Configuration from the main menu.
  3. Click the + button next to Roles to create a new role. Add the following authorizations to the role (leave Domain as *):
    • Analytics: Read
    • Worksheet: Read
  4. Click the + button next to Users to create a new user.
    • Select the role created in step 3 for the user.
    • Kiosk User must NOT be selected.
  5. Click Finish to save the user.

Pure Storage​

Pure Storage does not allow multiple local users and relies on an LDAP provider for user authentication and group membership for non-root users.

  1. Log in to the Pure Storage console.
  2. Click System Menu.
  3. Click Configuration.
  4. Click Directory Service.
  5. Connect your Pure Array to your LDAP provider, making sure to map the Read Only Group to the appropriate OU within your LDAP environment.
  6. Create a discovery user account in your LDAP environment.
  7. Add that LDAP user account to the OU associated with the Pure Storage Read Only Group.