Splunk for Netapp api-* rights

[daniel333]

All,

Our storage team states that a service account with api-* isn't acceptable. can someone tell me the specific rights it needs so we are not giving it global rights?

[piebob]

take care of 🙂

[halr9000 · Accepted solution]

I'm glad that you have a storage team who is paying attention. 🙂 This is actually addressed in the NetApp app docs (which isn't available to the public quite yet), but I'll paste:

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/NetApp/1.0/DeployNetapp/Configuretheinputs#Configure_the_script...

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Create a user with read-only permissions

To create a read-only user account for use with the Splunk App for NetApp, follow the instructions in this NetApp KB article: "How to create a read only user to monitor a filer in DataFabric Manager (DFM) and Performance Advis...

Note: You must have a NetApp website account to access this KB article.

[lcrielaa]

Hi,

The Netapp KB article specifies different versions of DFM and the different API capabilities needed. Which one should should we follow?

Or even better, can you make the Netapp app documentation publicly available and provide the required roles for a read-only account that grant sufficient access for all aspects of the Netapp app to work?

[marcusgross]

Hi,

the first link doesn't work.

M.

[halr9000]

BTW, please tag your questions with "splunk app for netapp" so that others see it with the app download..