NetApp HCI, Manual

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Persistent volumes that are associated with management services are created and assigned
to a new account during installation or upgrade. If you are using persistent volumes, do not
modify or delete the volumes or their associated account
Find more information
• Manage volumes
• NetApp Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
• SolidFire and Element Software Documentation Center
Volume access groups
A volume access group is a collection of volumes that users can access using either
iSCSI or Fibre Channel initiators.
By creating and using volume access groups, you can control access to a set of volumes. When you associate
a set of volumes and a set of initiators with a volume access group, the access group grants those initiators
access to that set of volumes.
Volume access groups have the following limits:
• A maximum of 64 IQNs or WWPNs are allowed in an access group.
• An access group can be made up of a maximum of 2000 volumes.
• An IQN or WWPN can belong to only one access group.
• A single volume can belong to a maximum of four access groups.
Find more information
• Manage volume access groups
• NetApp Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
• SolidFire and Element Software Documentation Center
Initiators
Initiators enable external clients access to volumes in a cluster, serving as the entry point
for communication between clients and volumes. You can use initiators for CHAP-based
rather than account-based access to storage volumes. A single initiator, when added to a
volume access group, allows volume access group members to access all storage
volumes added to the group without requiring authentication. An initiator can belong to
only one access group.
Find more information
• Manage initiators
• Volume access groups
• Manage volume access groups
• NetApp Element Plug-in for vCenter Server