The following table lists common tasks that management applications might perform, along with recommendations on which interface set(s) to use. These will be explained in more detail later.
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Filer/Netcache discovery |
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Network and overall system health monitoring |
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On-demand virus scanning |
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On-access file filtering, access control and so on |
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Backup and data migration |
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Management of standard CIFS features such as shares, directories, and file permissions |
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Security analysis |
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Full filesystem scans |
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Management of Netapp-specific functionality such as SnapMirrorŪ, SnapShots, quotas and so on |
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Command-line tasks not covered by any other API |