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ONTAP CLI Shells

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Administration overview with the CLI

You can administer ONTAP systems with the command-line interface (CLI). You
can use the ONTAP management interfaces, access the cluster, manage nodes,
and much more.

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Different Shells for CLI Commands

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The cluster has three different shells for CLI commands, the clustershell,

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the nodeshell, and the systemshell. The shells are for different purposes, and they
each have a different command set.
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 The clustershell is the native shell that is started automatically
when you log in to the cluster.
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o It provides all the commands you need to configure and

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manage the cluster. The clustershell CLI help (triggered

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by ? at the clustershell prompt) displays available

clustershell commands.
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The man command_name command in the clustershell

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displays the man page for the specified clustershell

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command.
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 The nodeshell is a special shell for commands that take effect

only at the node level.
o The nodeshell is accessible through the system node
run command.
o The nodeshell CLI help (triggered by ? or help at the
nodeshell prompt) displays available nodeshell
commands. The man command_name command in the

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nodeshell displays the man page for the specified

nodeshell command.
o Many commonly used nodeshell commands and options
are tunneled or aliased into the clustershell and can be
executed also from the clustershell.
 The systemshell is a low-level shell that is used only for
diagnostic and troubleshooting purposes.
o The systemshell and the associated “diag” account are
intended for low-level diagnostic purposes. Their access
requires the diagnostic privilege level and is reserved only

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for technical support to perform troubleshooting tasks.

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CLI Shells: th
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ONTAP uses the following three CLI shells:
 Cluster Shell (Default One) – scope is all the nodes in the
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cluster
 Node Shell --- Scope is particular Node only (7-Mode
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commands)
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 System Shell --- Scope is one node only (Used for

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troubleshooting and diagnostics)

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Cluster Shell:

Login to NetApp ONTAP through SSH using putty.

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Default its, Login to cluster shell.

You can manage the ONTAP cluster using cluster shell commands.
Prompt Example: Cluster-name::>

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Press “?” to list the cluster shell command directories.

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Node Shell:

 The nodeshell is a special shell for commands that take effect

only at the node level.
o The nodeshell is accessible through the system node
run command.
Prompt Example: Node-Name>
You can run only 7-Mode commands.

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Switch to Node Shell from Cluster Shell.

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To list aggregates and volumes.

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Cluster Shell Privilege Levels:
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Cluster Shell Has Three Modes of privilege level.

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 admin (default one)

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 advanced
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 diagnostics
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You can use the set command to check the privilege level.

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Few commands only work in Advanced and diagnostics mode.

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Example:
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To check the cluster RDB status, you need advanced privilege mode.
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Switch to Advanced Privilege Mode.

use set adv command.
Prompt Example: Cluster-Name::*>

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Now you can list the cluster RDB.

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Switch to diagnostic Mode.

Use set diag command.

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System Shell:
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 The systemshell is a low-level shell that is used only for

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diagnostic and troubleshooting purposes.

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You can switch to System Shell use the following command. But you
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need diag mode privilege is required.

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Prompt Example: Node-Name-01%

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To list and troubleshoot cluster configurations.

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To check the ONTAP Cluster RDB.
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