I am tasked with deploying ~400 NetApp over the next two years and I am looking for a way to automate the configuration of each system.
I have the information to do the manual setup via CLI and also via the Web GUI. I am familiar with Powershell and would like to it, but I am open to any method would work.
One issue that I have come across has been HTTP/HTTPS not being available. I am not sure what needs to be configured on the filer before I start.
Has anyone configured a file from scratch using Powershell and if so could you share any info and gotchas?
I have included the help file for the cmdlet Initialize-NaController for reference.
NAME
Initialize-NaController
SYNOPSIS
Initialize a new Data ONTAP controller.
SYNTAX
Initialize-NaController [-DhcpAddress] <String> [-Hostname] <String> [-Gateway] <String> [-PrimaryInterface <String>] [-PrimaryInterfaceAddress <String>] [-PrimaryInterfaceNetmask <String>] [-Password <String>] [-Timezone <String>] [-EmailHost <String>] [-EmailAddress <String>] [-Location <String>] [-DnsDomain <String>] [-DnsServers <String[]>] [-NisDomain <String>] [-NisServers <String[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Initialize a new Data ONTAP controller.
This cmdlet is intended for roll-out scenarios where the controller has had no initial configuration. Upon powering up, the controller will obtain an IP address via DHCP. Given the DHCP address, this cmdlet will contact the controller and assign it a hostname and configure the primary network interface.
PARAMETERS
-DhcpAddress <String>
The network address at which the controller may be contacted, typically a DHCP-assigned address.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Hostname <String>
The hostname to set for the controller.
Required? true
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Gateway <String>
The network routing gateway address for the controller.
Required? true
Position? 3
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-PrimaryInterface <String>
The name of the primary network interface. If not provided, this defaults to "e0a".
Required? false
Position? named
Default value e0a
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-PrimaryInterfaceAddress <String>
The IP address to assign to the primary network interface. If not provided, this defaults to the required DHCP address.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-PrimaryInterfaceNetmask <String>
The netmask value to assign to the primary network interface.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Password <String>
The root password for the controller.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Timezone <String>
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-EmailHost <String>
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-EmailAddress <String>
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Location <String>
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-DnsDomain <String>
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-DnsServers <String[]>
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-NisDomain <String>
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-NisServers <String[]>
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WhatIf
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Confirm
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer and OutVariable. For more information, type,
"get-help about_commonparameters".
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
NOTES
Category: toolkit
-------------- Example 1 --------------
C:\PS>Initialize-NaController 10.61.165.227 indy 10.61.165.1
Contact a new storage controller at address 10.61.165.227. Assign it the hostname 'indy' and routing gateway 10.61.165.1. By default, the primary network interface will be 'e0a' and will have the address 10.61.165.227.
RELATED LINKS
Find-NaController
Connect-NaController
