Python Core APIs

Introduction

The Python Core APIs provide the following functions:

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NaServerThis class manages server sessions.

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NaElement

This class encapsulates the NetApp XML request elements. The NaElement

class encapsulates one level of an XML element. You can arbitrarily nest elements. They

have names, corresponding to XML tags, attributes (only used for results), values (always

strings), and children, corresponding to nested tagged items.

Content of this section

This section provides the following information about the Python Core APIs:

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Startup API —This API is used to create and initialize the object that is required to communicate between the NetApp Manageability SDK client and the server.

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Session Management APIs —These APIs are used to open the server connection, and to set and retrieve the server session parameters, such as transport type, authentication style.

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Input Output Element Management APIs —These APIs are used to open the server connection, and to set and retrieve the server session parameters, such as transport type, authentication style.

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Status Request APIs —These Python Core APIs are used to retrieve the status of an API requested to the server, and in the case of request failure, to get the error number and a string containing the error details.

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Startup and Memory Management APIs for Python

The Startup API is used to create and initialize the object that is required to communicate between the NetApp Manageability SDK client and the NetApp storage system. This page contains information about the Startup Management APIs for Python, including the description and syntax, and the input, input types, input description, and input return values.

Session Management APIs for Python

The session management APIs are used to open the server connection, and to set and retrieve the server session parameters, such as transport type and authentication style. This page contains information about the Session Management APIs for Python, including the description and syntax, and the input, input types, input description, and input return values.

Input Output Management APIs for Python

The Input Output (I/O) element in Python is represented by the NaElement class. The I/O elements are similar to XML containers; they have a name-value pair. You can nest them arbitrarily within other I/O elements. The I/O Management APIs are used to create I/O elements, and to set the value to or retrieve the value from the I/O elements. This page contains information about the Input Output Management APIs for Python, including the description and syntax, and the input, input types, input description, and input return values.

Status Request APIs for Python

Status Request APIs for Python are used to retrieve the status of an API requested to the server, and to get the error number and a string containing the error details in case there is a request failure. This page contains information about the Status Request Management APIs for Python, including the description and syntax, and the input, input types, input description, and input return values.

Parent topic: SDK Core APIs