How you administer a filer

You administer a filer using the Data ONTAP operating system. You can use the following methods of administering a filer:

Command execution through the filer's command line
Command execution through Windows network management tools
Configuration file editing
Command execution through the FilerView interface
Command execution through DataFabric® Manager software

Command execution through the filer's command line

You can use the filer's command line to execute all Data ONTAP administrative commands, with the exception of some Windows server administrative commands.

You can access the filer's command line from

A serial terminal connected to the console port of the filer
A Telnet session to the filer

You can also access some commands through a remote shell program, such as the UNIX rsh utility.

Command execution through Windows

You can use Windows commands to perform filer administrative tasks related to Windows network operations.

You can execute Windows commands that affect the filer using native Windows administration tools such as Computer Manager, Server Manager, and User Manager, depending on your network type.

Configuration file editing

You edit configuration files to supply information that Data ONTAP needs to perform certain tasks.

You can access configuration files by mounting the root directory of the filer on a UNIX client or by mapping the administrative share (C$) to a drive on a Windows client, then editing the file from the client.

Command execution through FilerView

You use FilerView to perform most administrative tasks from a Web-based interface.

You can use FilerView whether or not you purchased a license for the HTTP protocol.