Is there an ONTAP SDK interface to change a qtree's security style?

[sbriatnetapp]

Am I missing something, or is there no means to change a qtree's security style in the Manageability SDK version 4.1 ONTAP APIs?  I'm looking for an API equivalent to "qtree security" on the CLI.

Thanks,

Andy

[rle · Accepted solution]

There is no 7-mode API to change qtree security.  You will have to use the system-cli API.  See https://communities.netapp.com/message/3072#3072 for an example.

Regards,

   - Rick -

[sbriatnetapp]

Does system-cli still exist in version 4.1?  I'm not seeing it in the Docs...

Thanks,

Andy

[rle]

Andy -

It is undocumented.  That is why I pointed you to the example.  There is also a code example in the SDK.  I suggest writing a small standalone Perl script or C or Java program and call "qtree security".

Here is some documentation:

system-cli

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An interface to the CLI.

Input Name	Range	Type	Description
args		arg[]	The arguments of the command line.
priv		string optional	Priviledge level, e.g. "admin" or "advanced".
Output Name	Range	Type	Description
cli-output		string	All output (including error messages) from the command.
cli-result-value		integer	The result value of the command execution (as in CLI 'result'). Possible Values: 0 (command could not be executed), 1 (command executed, but may have errors). Data ONTAP 6.4 and earlier returned 255 if the command executed.

Vfiler-enabled

Yes

Element definition: arg

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The individual arguments of a command

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Regards,

   - Rick -

[sbriatnetapp]

For the benefit of anyone who comes across this discussion later, here's the way I did this in Python, possibly useful as an example:

def invoke_cli(self, *cli_args):

    """

    Call the unsupported/undocumented system-cli API.

    cli_args, joined with spaces, would represent the command line

    if executing in the CLI.

    Return the NaElement result of executing the command.

    """

    args = NaElement('args')

    for arg in cli_args:

        args.child_add(NaElement('arg', arg))

    cli = NaElement('system-cli')

    cli.child_add(args)

    out = self.api.invoke_elem(cli)

    if out.results_status() == 'failed':

        raise OntapApiException(out.results_errno(), out.results_reason())

    return out

"self.api" is simply an NaServer instance; OntapApiException is an exception I use to handle errors that would be shown in out.results_status().

-Andy