Storage file moves endpoint overview
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Overview
You can use this API to start a file move operation between two FlexVol volumes or within a FlexGroup volume, and view the status of all on-going file move operations in the cluster.
– GET /api/storage/file/moves
– GET /api/storage/file/moves/{node.uuid}/{uuid}/{index}
– POST /api/storage/file/moves
Examples
Moving two files from one FlexVol volume to the other FlexVol volume
# The API:
/api/storage/file/moves
# The call:
curl -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/storage/file/moves" -H "accept: application/hal+json" -d @move_between_fv.txt
move_between_fv.txt:
{
"files_to_move":{
"sources":[
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv1"
},
"path":"dir1/f1.txt"
},
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv1"
},
"path":"dir1/f2.txt"
}
],
"destinations":[
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv2"
},
"path":"dir2/f1.txt"
},
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv2"
},
"path":"dir2/f2.txt"
}
]
}
}
# The response:
{ }
Moving two files from one FlexVol volume to the other FlexVol volume (only specifying the destination directory)
# The API:
/api/storage/file/moves
# The call:
curl -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/storage/file/moves" -H "accept: application/hal+json" -d @move_between_fv_dir.txt
move_between_fv_dir.txt:
{
"files_to_move":{
"sources":[
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv1"
},
"path":"dir1/f3.txt"
},
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv1"
},
"path":"dir1/f4.txt"
}
],
"destinations":[
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv2"
},
"path":"dir2/"
}
]
}
}
# The response:
{ }
Moving multiple files from one FlexVol volume to the other FlexVol volume and providing a source reference file
# The API:
/api/storage/file/moves
# The call:
curl -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/storage/file/moves" -H "accept: application/hal+json" -d @move_between_fv_source.txt
move_between_fv_source.txt:
{
"files_to_move":{
"sources":[
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv1"
},
"path":"dir1/f5.txt"
},
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv1"
},
"path":"dir1/f6.txt"
},
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv1"
},
"path":"dir1/f7.txt"
}
],
"destinations":[
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv2"
},
"path":"dir2/f5.txt"
},
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv2"
},
"path":"dir2/f6.txt"
},
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv2"
},
"path":"dir2/f700.txt"
}
]
},
"reference":{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fv1"
},
"path":"dir1/f6.txt"
}
}
# The response:
{ }
Moving a file between two FlexGroup volume constituents in the same FlexGroup volume
# The API:
/api/storage/file/moves
# The call:
curl -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/storage/file/moves" -H "accept: application/hal+json" -d @move_between_fg.txt
move_between_fg.txt:
{
"files_to_move":{
"sources":[
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fg2"
},
"path":"test/file.txt"
}
],
"destinations":[
{
"volume":{
"name":"fg2__0008"
}
}
]
}
}
# The response:
{ }
Automatically selecting a destination constituent to move a file in a FlexGroup volume for capacity rebalancing
# The API:
/api/storage/file/moves
# The call:
curl -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/storage/file/moves?automatic=true" -H "accept: application/hal+json" -d @move_between_fg_automatic.txt
move_between_fg_automatic.txt:
{
"files_to_move":{
"sources":[
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fg2"
},
"path":"test/file2.txt"
}
]
}
}
# The response:
{ }
Moving a file between two FlexGroup volume constituents in the same FlexGroup volume using the "force" and "disruptive" options
# The API:
/api/storage/file/moves
# The call:
curl -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/storage/file/moves?force=true&disruptive=true" -H "accept: application/hal+json" -d @move_between_fg_force.txt
move_between_fg_force.txt
{
"files_to_move":{
"sources":[
{
"svm":{
"name":"vs0"
},
"volume":{
"name":"fg2"
},
"path":"test/file3.txt"
}
],
"destinations":[
{
"volume":{
"name":"fg2__0008"
}
}
]
}
}
# The response:
{ }
Retrieving file move operations
# The API:
/api/storage/file/moves
# The call:
curl -X GET "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/storage/file/moves" -H 'accept: application/hal+json'
# The response:
{
"records": [
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "e12bc78d-36bb-4274-8163-fb8c21d59c9b",
"index": 0,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "4e919b6d-1c76-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fg2__0008"
},
"path": "test/file2.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "4d14f2f6-1c76-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fg2__0005"
},
"path": "test/file2.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd/e12bc78d-36bb-4274-8163-fb8c21d59c9b/0"
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc",
"index": 1,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "18fd9110-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv1"
},
"path": "dir1/f2.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "220bdb3a-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv2"
},
"path": "dir2/f2.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd/ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc/1"
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc",
"index": 0,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "18fd9110-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv1"
},
"path": "dir1/f1.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "220bdb3a-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv2"
},
"path": "dir2/f1.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd/ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc/0"
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "6d12601b-5377-43bf-99f0-b4bec37565e2",
"index": 0,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "18fd9110-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv1"
},
"path": "dir1/f3.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "220bdb3a-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv2"
},
"path": "dir2/f3.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd/6d12601b-5377-43bf-99f0-b4bec37565e2/0"
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "6d12601b-5377-43bf-99f0-b4bec37565e2",
"index": 1,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "18fd9110-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv1"
},
"path": "dir1/f4.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "220bdb3a-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv2"
},
"path": "dir2/f4.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd/6d12601b-5377-43bf-99f0-b4bec37565e2/1"
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "bbfdface-0d46-4f5f-9624-72f4869eba81",
"index": 0,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "18fd9110-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv1"
},
"path": "dir1/f5.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "220bdb3a-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv2"
},
"path": "dir2/f5.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd/bbfdface-0d46-4f5f-9624-72f4869eba81/0"
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "bbfdface-0d46-4f5f-9624-72f4869eba81",
"index": 2,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "18fd9110-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv1"
},
"path": "dir1/f7.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "220bdb3a-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv2"
},
"path": "dir2/f700.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd/bbfdface-0d46-4f5f-9624-72f4869eba81/2"
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "bbfdface-0d46-4f5f-9624-72f4869eba81",
"index": 1,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "18fd9110-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv1"
},
"path": "dir1/f6.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "220bdb3a-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv2"
},
"path": "dir2/f6.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd/bbfdface-0d46-4f5f-9624-72f4869eba81/1"
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"uuid": "780255d2-10aa-11ec-a308-005056acf86d",
"name": "node2",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/780255d2-10aa-11ec-a308-005056acf86d"
}
}
},
"uuid": "6591a42a-4ea2-4d40-bfb4-38959f6bd68e",
"index": 0,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "438731dd-1c76-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fg2__0001"
},
"path": "test/file.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "4e919b6d-1c76-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fg2__0008"
},
"path": "/test/file.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/780255d2-10aa-11ec-a308-005056acf86d/6591a42a-4ea2-4d40-bfb4-38959f6bd68e/0"
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"uuid": "780255d2-10aa-11ec-a308-005056acf86d",
"name": "node2",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/780255d2-10aa-11ec-a308-005056acf86d"
}
}
},
"uuid": "1a94e95a-346e-4eb3-969a-110e275cbf18",
"index": 0,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "438731dd-1c76-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fg2__0001"
},
"path": "test/file3.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "4e919b6d-1c76-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fg2__0008"
},
"path": "/test/file3.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/780255d2-10aa-11ec-a308-005056acf86d/1a94e95a-346e-4eb3-969a-110e275cbf18/0"
}
}
}
],
"num_records": 10,
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves"
}
}
}
Retrieving all moves in a file move operation
# The API:
/api/storage/file/moves/{node.uuid}/{uuid}/{index}
# The call:
curl -X GET "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/storage/file/moves/*/ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc/*" -H 'accept: application/hal+json'
# The response:
{
"records": [
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc",
"index": 1,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "18fd9110-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv1"
},
"path": "dir1/f2.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "220bdb3a-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv2"
},
"path": "dir2/f2.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd/ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc/1"
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc",
"index": 0,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "18fd9110-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv1"
},
"path": "dir1/f1.txt"
},
"destination": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
"name": "vs0"
},
"volume": {
"uuid": "220bdb3a-26f1-11ec-bf0d-005056acf2dd",
"name": "fv2"
},
"path": "dir2/f1.txt"
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd/ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc/0"
}
}
}
],
"num_records": 2,
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/file/moves/*/ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc"
}
}
}
Retrieving a specific file move in a file move operation
# The API:
/api/storage/file/moves/{node.uuid}/{uuid}/{index}
# The call:
curl -X GET "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/storage/file/moves/*/ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc/1" -H 'accept: application/hal+json'
# The response:
{
"node": {
"uuid": "76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd",
"name": "node1",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/cluster/nodes/76bc12d1-10aa-11ec-a5b5-005056acf2dd"
}
}
},
"uuid": "ce2af347-586d-4b31-b728-1e925f51fdfc",
"index": 1,
"source": {
"svm": {
"uuid": "5b2c8638-10bc-11ec-8e1b-005056acf2dd",
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