Netapp + VCO?

[Katwood]

Greetings, trying to locate any plugins for VCO and Netapp (OnCommand or FAS).  Demos abound, but can't find a download...

[cdecanini_]

There is no public plug-in yet. Please request information to your NetApp representative. The more people doing it the more chances NetApp consider releasing one.

[admin]

Hi,

just wanted to point out that you can use the ssh calls, cause vCO has an ssh plug-in

best regards

Christian

[marcseitz]

Hey,

maybe it's better to install the NetAPP-Powershell CMDlets and use the vCO with Powershell?

(The CMDlet's are very powerful and easy to use)

Regards,

Marc

[KiwiDave]

+1 for what Marc said. Using the Powershell will connect across the https interface to the filer using API calls, but if you used SSH-based calls then you would not be able to access filers where an admin was logged in since they do not allow concurrent connections (Service Processor aside).

I know that the plug-in created for Orchestrator is only available through NetApp but I would not expect them to give this out to you since they are pushing their WFA (Work Flow Automation) product for NetApp and interacting with WFA via REST.

I think it would be better to have a community driven set of workflows using the Powershell method personally, in general the NetApp APIs are pretty good and this is how I would approach it unless you have some sort of arrangement for WFA. The downside is having to then maintain 2 automation systems (and the ensuing troubleshooting when something goes awry).

[Katwood]

Powershell...keep getting this response to VCO questions, not really looking to augment a work flow tool with lots of powershell, at that rate, should just throw a webinterface and kick off powershell from there...

My irritation level with WFA exists because the OnCommand plugin exists on the MS System Center side of the house...

[cdecanini_]

You may be able to get the NetApp plug-in if you ask NetApp. If this is not possible they must have a web service API. You can use the SOAP / REST plug-ins to interact with these.