The nfsv3 counter object in DataONTAP tells you what all these 'other' operations are for NFS. I'm pretty sure there is a similar one for CIFS. Here is a list of the NFSv3 operations other than read & write:
null, getattr, setattr, lookup, access, readlink, create, mkdir, symlink, mknod, remove, rmdir, rename, link, readdir, readdirplus, fsstat, fsinfo, pathconf, commit
There are three counters in the nfsv3 counter object that are extremely useful for monitoring these "other" operations if you need to. You can create custom views in Performance Advisor that will show each of these counters over time. Very useful for troubleshooting "chatty" NFS applications that generate a lot of 'other' NFS operations.
Name: nfsv3_op_count
Description: Array of select NFS v3 operation counts
Properties: delta
Unit: none
Size: 22 column array
Column names: null, getattr, setattr, lookup, access, readlink, read, write, create, mkdir, symlink, mknod, remove, rmdir, rename, link, readdir, readdirplus, fsstat, fsinfo, pathconf, commit
Name: nfsv3_op_percent
Description: Array of select NFS v3 operations as a percentage of total NFS v3 operations
Properties: percent
Unit: percent
Size: 22 column array
Column names: null, getattr, setattr, lookup, access, readlink, read, write, create, mkdir, symlink, mknod, remove, rmdir, rename, link, readdir, readdirplus, fsstat, fsinfo, pathconf, commit
Base Name: nfsv3_ops
Base Description: Total number of NFS v3 operations per second
Base Properties: rate
Base Unit: per_sec
Name: nfsv3_op_latency
Description: Array of latencies of select NFS v3 operations
Properties: average
Unit: microsec
Size: 22 column array
Column names: null, getattr, setattr, lookup, access, readlink, read, write, create, mkdir, symlink, mknod, remove, rmdir, rename, link, readdir, readdirplus, fsstat, fsinfo, pathconf, commit
Base Name: nfsv3_op_latency_base
Base Description: Array of select NFS v3 operation counts for latency calculation
Base Properties: delta,no-display
Base Unit: none
Base Size: 22 column array
Base Column names: null, getattr, setattr, lookup, access, readlink, read, write, create, mkdir, symlink, mknod, remove, rmdir, rename, link, readdir, readdirplus, fsstat, fsinfo, pathconf, commit