Why does SnapCenter need HTTPS access to the ONTAP cluster?
Applies to
- SnapCenter Server
- SnapCenter Plug-in for Windows (SCW)
- ONTAP 9
Answer
- Bidirectional communication between SnapCenter and ONTAP via port 443 (HTTPS) or 80 (HTTP)
- HTTPS used by SAL (Storage Abstraction Layer) for communication between:
- SnapCenter Server host and SVM
- SCW hosts and SVM
- HTTPS used for resolution of storage objects