Welcome to NetApp Manageability SDK. The SDK is useful for application developers who use NetApp products and technologies.
The SDK documents SDK Core APIs and sample codes in C, C++, Java, Perl, C#, VB.NET, PowerShell, Python, and Ruby. Furthermore, it provides guides to help build applications using the APIs, provides troubleshooting information, and documents concepts about NetApp technologies. The SDK also provides support to IBM N series systems, and support to IBM-rebranded Operations Manager, Protection Manager, and Provisioning Manager.
The NetApp Manageability SDK Help contains information about the following sections:
The Copyright Notice page documents the copyright information about the SDK.
The Trademark page documents the latest trademark information of all NetApp products.
The Support page lists support channels that you can use to obtain help or report issues about the SDK.
The Getting Started section provides information about the configuration details of the SDK, such as system requirements and software support, library information for the supported languages, known issues, and SDK release history.
The Programming Guide section provides details about the APIs that you can use to develop NetApp Manageability SDK client applications. This section also contains sample codes that help you to develop such applications.
The Sample Codes section provides sample codes for the Data ONTAP APIs, DataFabric Manager APIs, and the DataFabric Manager web services APIs for the OnCommand Unified Manager Core Package, and miscellaneous sample codes.
The Troubleshooting section provides troubleshooting information, including the description of different troubleshooting scenarios and the workarounds, and provides answers to frequently asked questions.
The Design Guides section provides design guides that you can use to develop applications for a particular solution domain by using a set of Data ONTAP APIs or a set of DataFabric Manager APIs for the OnCommand Unified Manager Package.
The Utilities of the SDK section provides details about the apitest utility, which is bundled with the SDK.
The Reference section provides information about NetApp storage systems and NetApp technologies, various interfaces for storage system management, and provides a link to OnCommand Unified Manager Package.
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