Hello *,   after upgrading NetApp PSTK to latest version 9.12.1.2302 on our win 2012R2 script host and running some dr scripts i noticed a possible error/bug in "New-NcVol" command. When using the parameter -language PS runs the new new-ncvol command without any errors but no volume will be created. I tried every possible combination but no volume wil be created. When leaving out the parameter volume will be created but we need to have a different language from svm root volume. Can anyone confirm the same problem when using -language? Currently it seems like every version of PSTK has its own big bugs which leaves them nearly unusable. ... View more

Hello,   I am setting up a new 2022 Windows server to run PowerShell scripts on NetApp. I installed the latest version of the PowerShell Toolkit [9.18.1.2601] and am running a few basic commands to test. Running Import-Module NetApp.ONTAP seems to work fine. However, when I run Connect-NcController, I get the following error. This is with and without the -Ontapi switch. Any suggestions? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect-NcController : Could not load file or assembly 'System.Security.Principal.Windows, Version=4.1.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. At line:1 char:1 + Connect-NcController -Name <cluster_name> -OnTapi + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-NcController], FileNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.IO.FileNotFoundException,DataONTAP.C.PowerShell.SDK.ConnectNcController ... View more

I'm trying to abide by the Least Privilege model and create a role that only has the privileges needed to run a PowerShell script I plan to run that has these cmdlets:  Connect-NcController Get-NcFile new-ncsymlink add-nccifssymlink Remove-NcCifsSymlink Remove-NcFile I have figured out that the Connect-NcController runs a few APIs before it returns so it needs exact privileges. Here is what I have in my role so far: > security login rest-role show -vserver prod1 -role createlink Role Access Vserver Name API Level ---------- ------------- ------------------- ------ prod1 createlink /api/cluster readonly /api/protocols/cifs/unix-symlink-mapping all /api/storage/volumes readonly "/api/storage/volumes/*/files" all /api/svms readonly When I run Connect-NcController, pointing to a vserver, with the credentials of the account that is assigned the limited role, it seems to connect just fine. However, no matter which cmdlet I run afterward, I get the following error: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden. After that one failed cmdlet, the rest of them run just fine. If I authenticate with an account that has more privileges (e.g. vsadmin-volume) it doesn't have this issue. So, I assume it is a privilege problem, but I have no way of knowing which one. As far as I can tell 'security audit log show' doesn't show API calls that were declined for lack of permission so I can't figure it out that way. I already added the /api/clusters and /api/svms to get as far as I have.   One oddity that I did see from 'security audit log show' was when I run with the limited role, I see this API get called, but never finish (i.e. I only see the "Pending" and not "Sucess" or "Error") GET /api/private/cli/system/node/virtual-machine/instance/show-settings?fields=consumer :: Pending When I run with an account with more privileges, that API call finishes. I tried giving permissions to that API path to my limited role, but it didn't seem to help, in that the problem is still there, and that API never seems to generate any results.   If anyone has any ideas how to resolve this problem, I would be greatly appreciative. Is there a way to get the cmdlets to show the APIs it is making?   And if you can't help with that, can you help me totally suppress the error message? I tried adding -ErrorAction SilentlyContintue but I still see an error.   Here is the script I am running: $controller = "198.19.255.116" # Vserver Management port # # This is the path to where you want the symbolic link to reside using # a full path starting with /vol/volume_name/ $fileToCreate = "/vol/app1/testlink" # # This is where you want the link to point to. It should NOT start with # /vol/volume_name/ and MUST end with a '/'. For a UNIX client, it will # be redirected to this path. $whereToPointTo = "/test-destination/subdir/" # # For a CIFS client, with a CIFS Symbolic link, they don't follow the # path the UNIX link points to, it is more of a pattern match # and is replaced with what $cifsPath is set to. $cifsPath = "/cifspath/" # # If using a "wide" CIFS Symbolic link, the client can be redirected to # another CIFS share as well as the path. But, in this case, we are # using a "local" CIFS Symbolic Link, so the client will be redirected # to the same share where the link resides. $shareName = "app1" # # Create credentials based on the username and password above. $connection = Connect-NcController -Name $controller -Credential(Get-Credential) if ($connection -ne $null) { Write-Host "Connected to $controller as $username." # # Since for some strings reason the first call always fails, so just do one and ignore it. # Unfortunately, this command generates an error message no matter what I set the ErrorAction # to. There might be another command that will honor it. Get-NcFile -Path $fileToCreate -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -WarningAction SilentlyContinue } else { Write-Host "Failed to connect to $controller!" exit } # # Check to see if the file already exists. If it does, remove it. $fileProperties = Get-NcFile -Path $fileToCreate -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -WarningAction SilentlyContinue if ($fileProperties -ne $null ) { write-host "Removing cifssymlink $whereToPointTo" Remove-NcCifsSymlink -UnixPath $whereToPointTo -Confirm:$false Write-Host "Removing UNIX link $fileToCreate" Remove-NcFile -Path $fileToCreate -Confirm:$false } write-host "Creating new UNIX symlink $fileToCreate to $whereToPointTo" new-ncsymlink –target $whereToPointTo –linkname $fileToCreate write-host "Creating new cifs symlink for $whereToPointTo should redirect to $sharename$whereToPointTo$cifsPath" add-nccifssymlink –unixpath $whereToPointTo -cifspath $cifsPath -locality local –sharename $shareName   ... View more

I would like to submit a feature enhancement request regarding the NetApp ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit. In our environment, Windows FIPS mode is enabled (“System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing”). Under this configuration, the Invoke-NcSSH cmdlet fails because the underlying SSH implementation does not use FIPS-validated cryptographic providers. As a result, we are unable to use Invoke-NcSSH in our production automation workflows, even though SSH access itself is permitted. This creates a limitation for customers operating in security-hardened or compliance-regulated environments (e.g., FIPS 140-2/140-3). We would like to request that NetApp consider implementing a FIPS-compliant SSH option in the ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit. Possible approaches could include: Leveraging Windows’ built-in OpenSSH client or system crypto providers Using a FIPS-validated cryptographic library Providing an alternative secure transport mechanism that meets FIPS requirements FIPS compliance is increasingly required in enterprise and government environments, and having native support within the PowerShell Toolkit would greatly improve its usability in secure deployments. Please let us know if this enhancement request can be logged formally (PER) and whether there are any current or planned roadmap items addressing FIPS compliance for SSH functionality in the toolkit. Thank you for your time and consideration. ... View more