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Configuring name services

Depending on the configuration of your storage system, ONTAP needs to be able to look up host, user, group, or netgroup information to provide proper access to clients. You must configure name services to enable ONTAP to access local or external name services to obtain this information.

  • How ONTAP name service switch configuration works
    ONTAP stores name service configuration information in a table that is the equivalent of the /etc/nsswitch.conf file on UNIX systems. You must understand the function of the table and how ONTAP uses it so that you can configure it appropriately for your environment.
  • Using LDAP
    An LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server enables you to centrally maintain user information. If you store your user database on an LDAP server in your environment, you can configure your storage system to look up user information in your existing LDAP database.