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SnapDrive for UNIX incorrectly interprets the dollar sign

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SnapDrive for UNIX incorrectly interprets the dollar sign ($) and all special characters differently, if the special characters are specified as part of a configuration value.

All specified configuration values should be numeric. If you specify $ or any other special character as part of the configuration value, SnapDrive for UNIX accepts the value but interprets the numeric value mentioned after the special character in a different manner.

Example

The following is an example of how $ is interpreted:

#a=$123
#echo $a
23

[root@vm-linux-51-233 ~]# /opt/NetApp/snapdrive/bin/config_set volume-clone-retry-sleep=$129
[root@vm-linux-51-233 ~]# /opt/NetApp/snapdrive/bin/config_show |grep volume-clone-retry-sleep
volume-clone-retry-sleep:Number of seconds between retries during flex-clone create:'3':'29':1:0:'^[0-9]+$':filer

In this example, SnapDrive for UNIX interprets the configuration value ($123) as 23.

Workaround

Specify a backslash (\) before $. Modify the previous example as follows:

#a=\$123
#echo $a
23

[root@vm-linux-51-233 ~]# /opt/NetApp/snapdrive/bin/config_set volume-clone-retry-sleep=$129
[root@vm-linux-51-233 ~]# /opt/NetApp/snapdrive/bin/config_show |grep volume-clone-retry-sleep
volume-clone-retry-sleep:Number of seconds between retries during flex-clone create:'3':'29':1:0:'^[0-9]+$':filer