# Startup API for Perl

The Startup API is used to create and initialize the object that is required to communicate between the NetApp Manageability SDK client and the NetApp storage system.

This page contains information about the Startup Management APIs for Perl, including the description and syntax, and the input, input types, input description, and input return values.

## NaServer::new

### Prototype

new($server, $majorversion, $minorversion)

Description

Creates a new object of NaServer class and sets the default value for the following object members:

$user= root

$password= ""

$style= LOGIN

$port= 80

$transport_type= HTTP

$servertype= FILER

You can overwrite the default values by using the set Core APIs.

Input | Description
$server | The host name or IP address of server.
$majorversion | The major version of the Data ONTAP API.
| For DataFabric Manager server APIs for OnCommand Core Package, pass 1 as the major version.
$minorversion | The minor version of the Data ONTAP API.
| For DataFabric Manager server APIs for OnCommand Core Package, pass 0 as the minor version.

Return value

The NaServer object