Delegating administration to SVM administrators

After setting up a functional Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) or SVMs with basic network configuration, you can optionally delegate the administration of the SVM to SVM administrators.

Steps

1.	In the Administrator Details section, set up a password for the vsadmin user account.

2.	If you want a dedicated LIF for SVM management, select Create a LIF for SVM management and specify the network details.

A dedicated SVM management LIF is required for SAN protocols, where data and management protocols cannot share the same LIF. SVM management LIFs can be created only on data ports.

Result

The vsadmin account is unlocked and configured with the password.

The default access methods for the vsadmin account are Data ONTAP API (ontapi) and SSH (ssh). The SVM administrator can log in to the storage system using the management IP address.

After you finish

You must assign aggregates to the SVM by using the Edit Storage Virtual Machine dialog box.

Note: If the SVM does not have any assigned aggregates, the SVM administrator cannot create volumes.

Parent Topic: Creating SVMs on Data ONTAP 8.2.x

Configuring iSCSI protocol on SVMs

Configuring FC and FCoE protocols on SVMs

Assigning aggregates to SVMs