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Creates a storage virtual machine (SVM) for an Amazon FSx for ONTAP file system.

post/#X-Amz-Target=AWSSimbaAPIService_v20180301.CreateStorageVirtualMachine

Headers

X-Amz-Target'AWSSimbaAPIService_v20180301.CreateStorageVirtualMachine' required

Request body

ClientRequestTokenstring

(Optional) An idempotency token for resource creation, in a string of up to 63 ASCII characters. This token is automatically filled on your behalf when you use the Command Line Interface (CLI) or an Amazon Web Services SDK.

FileSystemIdstring required

The globally unique ID of the file system, assigned by Amazon FSx.

Namestring required

The name of the SVM.

SvmAdminPasswordstring password

The password to use when managing the SVM using the NetApp ONTAP CLI or REST API. If you do not specify a password, you can still use the file system's <code>fsxadmin</code> user to manage the SVM.

RootVolumeSecurityStyle'UNIX' | 'NTFS' | 'MIXED'
<p>The security style of the root volume of the SVM. Specify one of the following values:</p> <ul> <li> <p> <code>UNIX</code> if the file system is managed by a UNIX administrator, the majority of users are NFS clients, and an application accessing the data uses a UNIX user as the service account.</p> </li> <li> <p> <code>NTFS</code> if the file system is managed by a Windows administrator, the majority of users are SMB clients, and an application accessing the data uses a Windows user as the service account.</p> </li> <li> <p> <code>MIXED</code> if the file system is managed by both UNIX and Windows administrators and users consist of both NFS and SMB clients.</p> </li> </ul>

Response

Success