Common methods are methods used to retrieve information about the storage cluster, the API itself, or ongoing API operations.
GetAPI
You can use the GetAPI method to get a list of all the API methods and supported API endpoints that can be used in the system.
GetAsyncResult
You can use GetAsyncResult to retrieve the result of asynchronous method calls. Some method calls require some time to run, and might not be finished when the system sends the initial response. To obtain the status or result of the method call, use GetAsyncResult to poll the asyncHandle value returned by the method.
GetCompleteStats
NetApp engineering uses the GetCompleteStats API method to test new features. The data returned from GetCompleteStats is not documented, changes frequently, and is not guaranteed to be accurate. You should not use GetCompleteStats for collecting performance data or any other management integration with a storage cluster running Element software.
GetLimits
You can use the GetLimits method to get the limit values set by the API. These values might change between releases of Element, but do not change without an update to the system. Knowing the limit values set by the API can be useful when writing API scripts for user-facing tools.
GetOrigin
You can use the GetOrigin method to get the origination certificate for where the node was built.
GetRawStats
NetApp engineering uses the GetRawStats API method to test new features. The data returned from GetRawStats is not documented, changes frequently, and is not guaranteed to be accurate. You should not use GetRawStats for collecting performance data or any other management integration with a storage cluster running Element software.
ListAsyncResults
You can use ListAsyncResults to list the results of all currently running and completed asynchronous methods on the system. Querying asynchronous results with ListAsyncResults does not cause completed asyncHandles to expire; you can use GetAsyncResult to query any of the asyncHandles returned by ListAsyncResults.