topic Where do I find the docs for the actual server API like file-read-file and volume-list-info? in Software Development Kit (SDK) and API Discussions

Where do I find the docs for the actual server API like file-read-file and volume-list-info?

ZhengCai — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:00:48 GMT

Hi All,

I am a beginner of netapp SDK, so my first question is very basic. After I downloaded the netapp manageability sdk 5.5 and read through SDK_help.htm, I cannot find the detailed documentation for the actual API calls to the server.

For example, I am using C/C++, and I would like to know the input/output data format of 'file-read-file' and 'volume-list-info'. All I can do right now is to infer from the sample code in apitest.c or vollist.c.

I am attaching a screenshot of the help document's appearance in my browser. All I can find are only the 'na_*_*' core apis. So if possible please show me where should I go or give me a pointer.

Thank you very much in advance.

Zheng

Re: Where do I find the docs for the actual server API like file-read-file and volume-list-info?

acjackson — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 08:29:50 GMT

You probably want this: Reference Manual for ONTAP 9.0 APIs

http://mysupport.netapp.com/documentation/docweb/index.html?productID=62289&language=en-US

Another good source of help is ZEDI or ZExplore Devolpment Interface, which also displays the help to every api call/option

Re: Where do I find the docs for the actual server API like file-read-file and volume-list-info?

ZhengCai — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:17:47 GMT

Great, I got it. Thank you so much for your help!