topic Re: WFA to modify /etc/rc files in Active IQ Unified Manager Discussions

WFA to modify /etc/rc files

Lukas — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 23:16:29 GMT

Hello,

We are using WFA to create vFilers. It does roughly everything we need. However, it does update /etc/rc files (which is very good) but we'd like to have it updated a bit differently.

It adds the following lines into /etc/rc:

vlan add vif0 XXXX

ifconfig vif0-XXXX `hostname`-vifX-XXX netmask 255.255.255.224 broadcast xx.xxx.xxx.xx partner vif0-XXXX up

Can WFA update it in a way like this?

# vFiler 01

vlan add vif0 XXXX

ifconfig vif0-XXXX `hostname`-vifX-XXX netmask 255.255.255.224 broadcast xx.xxx.xxx.xx partner vif0-XXXX up

# vFiler 02

vlan add vif0 XXXX

ifconfig vif0-XXXX `hostname`-vifX-XXX netmask 255.255.255.224 broadcast xx.xxx.xxx.xx partner vif0-XXXX up

# vFiler 03

vlan add vif0 XXXX

ifconfig vif0-XXXX `hostname`-vifX-XXX netmask 255.255.255.224 broadcast xx.xxx.xxx.xx partner vif0-XXXX up

Even the comments are important.

Have you had a need for this, or could you please point me the right direction?

Thank you!

Lukas

Re: WFA to modify /etc/rc files

sinhaa — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:08:37 GMT

Hi Lukas,

@ Can WFA update it in a way like this?

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Its not WFA that writes this data in /etc/rc files and hence can't control it. Its the ONTAP that does it and WFA has no say in it.

You can write a Data-Formatter code which can modify /etc/rc in the format you want after actual commands execution is complete. For your simplistic requirement, it should not be very difficult. This code can also be a WFA command.

sinhaa

Re: WFA to modify /etc/rc files

Lukas — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:51:31 GMT

Hi,

thanks for your answer.

Could you give me some hints? Should I write a data-formatter which then will be used by WFA? Or can I even use WFA only?

Thanks for giving me direction. I will try to look into it.

Regards,

Lukas