Netapp Cheatsheet

Basic commands:

·  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. Similar to "cat > filename" in Linux
. date: to view the current filer time

 Network commands

• sysconfig -a : shows hardware configuration with more verbose information

·  sysconfig -d : shows information of the disk attached to the filer

Aggregate status commands 

·  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 aggreate, WAFL reserve, overheads etc.

Volume  status commands 

·  vol status : Shows the volume information

·  vol status -s : Displays the spare disks on the filer

·  vol status -f : Displays the failed disks on the filer

·  vol status -r : Shows the raid configuration, reconstruction information of the disks

View Volume and aggregate size 

·  df -h : Displays volume disk usage

·  df -i : Shows the inode counts of all the volumes

·  df -Ah : Shows "df" information of the aggregate

·  df -Vh : Shows "df" information of the aggregate

License add and status 

·  license : Displays/add/removes license on a netapp filer

·  license add <License number>

·  vol create <volname> <aggrname> <size> : Creates volume in an aggregate

·  vol offline <volname> : Offlines a volume

·  vol online <volname> : Onlines a volume

·  vol destroy <volname> : Destroys and removes an volume

·  vol size <volname> [+|-]<size> : Resize a volume in netapp filer

·  vol options : Displays/Changes volume options in a netapp filer

·  qtree create <qtree-path> : 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 <volname> <snapname> : Create snapshot

·  snap sched <volname> <schedule> : Schedule snapshot creation

·  snap reserve <volname> <percentage> : 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 <src-path> <dst-path> : 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