Complete VAST Data keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 12 shortcuts across 3 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vms modify --mgmt-data-vip ip | Set data-network VIP | Expose the VAST Management Service (VMS) on the data network for tenant access. |
| manager create --user-type type | Create admin | Create a cluster or tenant admin user for VMS. |
| role create --tenant-id id | Create role | Create an access role scoped to a specific tenant. |
| realm create --tenant-id id | Create realm | Create a management realm scoped to a tenant. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| view create --path path --protocols nfs | Create view | Create a new NFS, SMB, or S3 view (export) on the cluster. |
| view modify --path path | Modify view | Change protocol or policy settings on an existing view. |
| snapshot create --path path --name name | Create snapshot | Create an indestructible point-in-time snapshot of a view. |
| clone create --source-path p --destination-path p2 | Create clone | Create a writable clone of a view from a snapshot. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tenant create --capacity-rules rules | Create tenant | Create a new multi-tenant partition with capacity limits. |
| qospolicy create --is-gold | Create QoS policy | Create a high-priority (gold) quality-of-service policy for a view. |
| quota create --hard-limit size | Create quota | Set a hard capacity limit on a view or tenant. |
| tenant show-client-metrics | Client metrics | Show a tenant's per-client NFS operation statistics. |
The most essential VAST Data shortcuts are: vms modify --mgmt-data-vip ip (Set data-network VIP), manager create --user-type type (Create admin), role create --tenant-id id (Create role). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
VAST Data has 12 keyboard shortcuts across 3 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
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 VAST Data shortcut for set data-network vip is vms modify --mgmt-data-vip ip. Expose the VAST Management Service (VMS) on the data network for tenant access.
VAST Data includes 4 Cluster & Management shortcuts, including vms modify --mgmt-data-vip ip (Set data-network VIP) and manager create --user-type type (Create admin). See the full list in the Cluster & Management section above.
VAST Data includes 4 Views & Data Protection shortcuts, including view create --path path --protocols nfs (Create view) and view modify --path path (Modify view). See the full list in the Views & Data Protection section above.
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