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There are three access methods for configuring and administering a OneFS powered cluster:
OneFS 9.0 and later provide Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) support for Isilon Gen6 and PowerScale platforms. This functionality allows out-of-band console access and remote node power control over a dedicated Ethernet management port and is configured and managed using the ‘isi ipmi’ CLI command set.
While the Web Interface is the most intuitive, menu driven, and simple to use cluster administration method, it is also the most limited in terms of scope. The CLI has a more comprehensive set of administrative commands that the WebUI, making it a popular choice for OneFS power users.
However, where possible, use scripts to automate management of the cluster through the platform API. Using scripts also avoids challenges with the CLI and WebUI in parsing large numbers of configuration policies—for example, tens of thousands of NFS exports.