Complete NetApp ONTAP keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 14 shortcuts across 3 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
ONTAP's command line is a hierarchy of directories — storage aggregate, volume, snapmirror — and every show command accepts -fields and -instance to control output. The table lists the commands an administrator runs when checking a cluster, plus the ones that change it; the notes follow the order of an investigation from cluster to volume.
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cluster show | Cluster status | Show cluster nodes, health, and eligibility. |
| system node image show | ONTAP version | Show the running ONTAP version and default boot image per node. |
| storage failover show | HA status | Show high-availability takeover and giveback status between node pairs. |
| network interface show | LIF status | List logical interfaces (LIFs) and the ports they are currently using. |
| event log show | Event log | Show recent EMS (Event Management System) log entries. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| storage aggregate show | Aggregate status | Show size, used%, state, and RAID status of all aggregates. |
| storage aggregate show-space | Aggregate space detail | Break down aggregate space usage by feature: volumes, metadata, snapshot reserve. |
| storage disk show | Disk inventory | List physical disks, their aggregate assignment, and ownership. |
| aggr relocation start | Relocate aggregate | Move an aggregate from one node to its HA partner. |
| vserver show | List SVMs | List Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs) and their state. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| volume show | Volume status | List volumes with size, used%, and state. |
| volume create | Create volume | Create a new FlexVol volume on a specified aggregate. |
| volume show-space | Volume space detail | Break down volume space usage: user data, snapshots, and metadata. |
| snapmirror show | Replication status | Show SnapMirror replication relationships and their status. |
The most essential NetApp ONTAP shortcuts are: cluster show (Cluster status), system node image show (ONTAP version), storage failover show (HA status).
These are command-line commands — type them in your terminal or console. Combine them with shell history search (Ctrl + R) and aliases to work even faster.
The NetApp ONTAP shortcut for cluster status is cluster show. Show cluster nodes, health, and eligibility.
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cluster show lists the nodes and whether each is healthy and eligible, and system node image show reports the ONTAP version on each — the two facts support asks first. storage failover show shows HA pair status and whether takeover is possible; a "false" there is the reason a planned reboot is refused. network interface show lists LIFs with their home ports and whether they are home, which explains most "clients can reach one node but not the other" reports. event log show is the EMS log, filterable by severity and time.
storage aggregate show lists aggregates with state and size and storage aggregate show-space breaks down where the space went — volume footprints, snapshot reserve, metadata. storage disk show lists disks with their container and state, and spots spares and failed drives. aggr relocation start moves an aggregate to its partner node non-disruptively, which is how you balance load or prepare a node for maintenance without a takeover. vserver show lists the storage virtual machines that own the volumes.
volume show lists volumes per SVM with size and state, volume show-space explains a volume's usage including snapshot spill, and volume create makes one — the aggregate, size and junction path are the required arguments. snapmirror show lists replication relationships with lag time and health, and is the command to check before trusting a DR copy. Tab completion works at every level of the hierarchy, and ? lists what can follow.
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