How to create a custom role and user for ONTAP System Manager in ONTAP 9.7 and later
Applies to
- ONTAP System Manager (OSM)
- ONTAP 9.7 and later
Description
- OSM is part of the ONTAP cluster and can be accessed using the Cluster Management LIF
- Access to OSM is enabled by default for admin users.
- Security policies might create a need to create custom roles with limited access.
- Users assigned to such roles can then login to System Manager, but can only modify certain parts of the configuration.
- This article describes the procedure that should be followed to create a custom role for OSM in ONTAP 9.7 and later
- Note: System Manager does not support multi-tenancy and access must be given at the cluster level.