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Seeking Clarity on Which Cluster Management LIF? #49

Closed TheAuthority closed 1 year ago

TheAuthority commented 1 year ago

Page: How to access the ONTAP REST API

You should always use the cluster management LIF.

THE cluster management LIF (which I think is called "cluster_mgmt" by default) or ANY cluster management LIF?

We create specific-use cluster-mgmt LIFs for different purposes. I have assumed they always worked identically, but it wouldn't be the first time I've seen preference given to a built-in thing over a created thing.

dmp-netapp commented 1 year ago

Thanks for your feedback. We are reviewing now.

dmp-netapp commented 1 year ago

I have consulted with ONTAP engineering and expect to provide more detail soon.

dmp-netapp commented 1 year ago

When configuring an ONTAP cluster, the default and recommended behavior is to create one node-scoped management LIF for each node and one cluster-scoped management LIF for each cluster. However, there is no restriction on the number of cluster management LIFs that can be defined.

When accessing the ONTAP REST API, the guidance is to always use a cluster management LIF that supports HTTPS. If there are multiple cluster management LIFs available, they are all equivalent relative to the REST API.

dmp-netapp commented 1 year ago

I have updated the documentation page cited at top ("How to access the ONTAP REST API"). The change is live. Closing this issue.