I agree - but the GX command line is so intuitive and quick (with the autocomplete), I find that that web interface just slows you down.
The idea is that the web interface matches the CLI, but there's quite a bit missing from it really (though the command structure looks the same in both).
 
I would imagine that sooner rather than later (OnTap 9.0?), the GX element manager will get merged with the 7G web interface anyway. The ability to show the derived CLI command would be a useful feature in the new OS...
 
 

From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com on behalf of Nick Bernstein
Sent: Sat 26/04/2008 05:01
To: Langdon, Laughlin T. (Lock)
Cc: <toasters@mathworks.com>
Subject: Re: Submitting Suggestions to Netapp/CLI command builder

Very cool idea, but ontap gx has a completely different web interface (awesome) and cli structure to boot... There is a 1:1 equivalent to what you click in the web ui or command line. I think that sorta accomplishes the goal, just not exactly the same way.

Hth,
Nick

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On Apr 25, 2008, at 1:41 PM, "Langdon, Laughlin T. (Lock)" <Langdon.Lock@Mayo.EDU> wrote:

How would one go about submitting a suggestion to NetApp?

 

I was thinking it would be nice, if while working in the Filer View GUI, your operations selected would build a command line “example”

 

Say for instance you wanted to make a new volume from the GUI.

 

You go to the volume section and you click Add.

The wizard pops up.

click next

Select your volume type (flexible)

click next

Name the volume (vol1)

Select language (en_US)

Decide if you want to use UTF-8 or not (no)

click next

select the aggregate (aggr0)

set your space guarantee (volume)

click next

choose volume size type (useable)

choose volume size (100GB)

set snapshot reserve (10%)

click next

now it shows all the options you picked in the text box.

Create New Volume

 

Volume Name: vol1

Aggregate Container: aggr0 (14TB, raid_dp,mirrored)

Volume Size: 100 GB

Snapshot Reserve: 10%

Language: English (US)  (en_US)

Space Guarantee: volume

 

I want it to add the command line example of all the choices you picked.  So it would look something like this

 

Create New Volume

 

Volume Name: vol1

Aggregate Container: aggr0 (14TB, raid_dp,mirrored)

Volume Size: 100 GB

Snapshot Reserve: 10%

Language: English (US)  (en_US)

Space Guarantee: volume

CLI Commands used :     vol create vol1 -l en_US aggr0 -s volume 100g

                                                snap reserve vol1 10

 

I couldn’t find a CLI command to specify if that 100GIG was useable or total space, but I hope you get what I’m going for.

This might help people become more proficient in the CLI interface, and also help build commands for scripting.

 

Thoughts, Ideas, comments?



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