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Configure DataFabric Managers

You can use the CA Server Automation user interface to configure DataFabric Managers.

To configure a DataFabric Manager

  1. Click Administration, Configuration.
  2. In the Network/Storage section, click NetApp DataFabric Manager .
  3. Click + (Add).

    The Network Automation Server dialog appears.

  4. Provide the following information:
    Server Name

    Specifies the name of the NetApp DataFabric Manager.

    User Name

    Specifies the name of the user authorized to connect to the NetApp DataFabric Manager.

    Note: The credentials specified during configuration are only used to verify whether the NetApp DataFabric Manager exists. The CA Server Automation login credentials are the credentials used to connect to the NetApp DataFabric Manager for storage provisioning. This user must have privileges to schedule and provision storage on the storage system (NetApp Power Users and Administrators have these privileges).

    Password

    Specifies the password of the user authorized to connect to the NetApp DataFabric Manager.

    Port

    Specifies the port number used by the NetApp DataFabric Manager.

    Default: 8088

    Protocol

    Specifies the protocol used to access the NetApp DataFabric Manager.

    Default: HTTP

    To verify the connection status, click Validate. To complete the configuration, click OK.

    The DataFabric Manager is configured.

Note: You can also provide this information during installation or using the dpmutil -set -netapp CLI command. For more information about using this command, see the Reference Guide.