This post contains the list of commands that will be most used and
will come handy when managing or monitoring or troubleshooting a Netapp
filer in 7-mode.
- sysconfig -a : shows hardware configuration with more verbose information
- sysconfig -d : shows information of the disk attached to the filer
- version : shows the netapp Ontap OS version.
- uptime : shows the filer uptime
- dns info : this shows the dns resolvers, the no of hits and misses and other info
- nis info : this shows the nis domain name, yp servers etc.
- rdfile : Like “cat” in Linux, used to read contents of text files/
- wrfile : Creates/Overwrites a file.
- aggr status : Shows the aggregate status
- aggr status -r : Shows the raid configuration, reconstruction information of the disks in filer
- aggr show_space : Shows the disk usage of the aggregate, WAFL reserve, overheads etc.
- vol status : Shows the volume information
- vol status -s : Displays the spare disks on the filer
- vol status -f / aggr status -f : Displays the failed disks on the filer
- vol status -r : Shows the raid configuration, reconstruction information of the disks
- df -h : Displays volume disk usage
- df -i : Shows the inode counts of all the volumes
- df -Ah : Shows “df” information of the aggregate
- license : Displays/add/removes license on a netapp filer
- maxfiles : Displays and adds more inodes to a volume
- aggr create <Aggr Name> <Disk Names> : Creates aggregate
- vol create : Creates volume in an aggregate
- vol offline : Offlines a volume
- vol online : Onlines a volume
- vol destroy : Destroys and removes an volume
- vol size [+|-] : Resize a volume in netapp filer
- vol options : Displays/Changes volume options in a netapp filer
- qtree create : Creates qtree
- qtree status : Displays the status of qtrees
- quota on : Enables quota on a netapp filer
- quota off : Disables quota
- quota resize : Resizes quota
- quota report : Reports the quota and usage
- snap list : Displays all snapshots on a volume
- snap create : Create snapshot
- snap sched : Schedule snapshot creation
- snap reserve : Display/set snapshot reserve space in volume
- /etc/exports : File that manages the NFS exports
- rdfile /etc/exports : Read the NFS exports file
- wrfile /etc/exports : Write to NFS exports file
- exportfs -a : Exports all the filesystems listed in /etc/exports
- cifs setup : Setup cifs
- cifs shares : Create/displays cifs shares
- cifs access : Changes access of cifs shares
- lun create : Creates iscsi or fcp luns on a netapp filer
- lun map : Maps lun to an igroup
- lun show : Show all the luns on a filer
- igroup create : Creates netapp igroup
- lun stats : Show lun I/O statistics
- disk show : Shows all the disk on the filer
- disk zero spares : Zeros the spare disks
- disk_fw_update : Upgrades the disk firmware on all disks
- options : Display/Set options on netapp filer
- options nfs : Display/Set NFS options
- options timed : Display/Set NTP options on netapp.
- options autosupport : Display/Set autosupport options
- options cifs : Display/Set cifs options
- options tcp : Display/Set TCP options
- options net : Display/Set network options
- ndmpcopy : Initiates ndmpcopy
- ndmpd status : Displays status of ndmpd
- ndmpd killall : Terminates all the ndmpd processes.
- ifconfig : Displays/Sets IP address on a network/vif interface
- vif create : Creates a VIF (bonding/trunking/teaming)
- vif status : Displays status of a vif
- netstat : Displays network statistics
- sysstat -us 1 : begins a 1 second sample of the filer’s current utilization (crtl – c to end)
- nfsstat : Shows nfs statistics
- nfsstat -l : Displays nfs stats per client
- nfs_hist : Displays nfs historgram
- statit : beings/ends a performance workload sampling [-b starts / -e ends]
- stats : Displays stats for every counter on netapp. Read stats man page for more info
- ifstat : Displays Network interface stats
- qtree stats : displays I/O stats of qtree
- environment : display environment status on shelves and chassis of the filer
- storage show <disk|shelf|adapter> : Shows storage component details
- snapmirror intialize : Initialize a snapmirror relation
- snapmirror update : Manually Update snapmirror relation
- snapmirror resync : Resyns a broken snapmirror
- snapmirror quiesce : Quiesces a snapmirror bond
- snapmirror break : Breakes a snapmirror relation
- snapmirror abort : Abort a running snapmirror
- snapmirror status : Shows snapmirror status
- lock status -h : Displays locks held by filer
- sm_mon : Manage the locks
- storage download shelf : Installs the shelf firmware
- software get : Download the Netapp OS software
- software install : Installs OS
- download : Updates the installed OS
- cf status : Displays cluster status
- cf takeover : Takes over the cluster partner
- cf giveback : Gives back control to the cluster partner
- reboot : Reboots a filer
