You manage a filer using the Data ONTAP operating system. You edit configuration files to supply information that Data ONTAP needs to perform certain tasks. You can use FilerView to perform most administrative tasks from a Web-based user interface.
You administer the filer through Data ONTAP, which uses configuration files relevant to file service administration. Data ONTAP manages data in the following three ways:
Data storage management
Data organization management
Data access management
Filer management consists of the following categories:
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