Enable Top Clients/Files Metrics in Harvest #3904 | NetApp | Page 1

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 6:50 AM

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This is not working as expected.
I've enabled activity tracking on single SVM + all volumes within this SVM.

Configured keyperf as stated in #3904

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 6:52 AM

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@meager bough Do you get any results if your curl below endpoint against ONTAP?

api/storage/volumes?fields=svm.name,name&activity_tracking.state=on

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If you have enabled this after updating the template and restarting NABox, by default, new volumes affected by the activity tracking changes will be considered only after one hour by Harvest.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 6:54 AM

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strange, no records:

{
"records": [
],
"num_records": 0,
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/storage/volumes?fields=svm.name,name&activity_tracking.state=on"
}
}
}

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 6:55 AM

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Ok. We need to fix this issue first.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 6:55 AM

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vol analytics show -vserver netapp-proxmox
Scan
Vserver Volume State Progress Files Scanned Total Files

netapp-proxmox proxmox_backups on - - -
netapp-proxmox proxmox_backupserver on - - -
netapp-proxmox proxmox_linux_data on - - -
netapp-proxmox proxmox_linux_os on - - -
netapp-proxmox proxmox_windows_data on - - -
netapp-proxmox proxmox_windows_os on - - -

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According to ONTAP Docu... this is all I need to do?

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 6:57 AM

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See from system manager if this flag is on?

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Let me check in ontap cli side

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 6:58 AM

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Oh weird ... with GUI option it enabled just now 🤔 I used CLI method.

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 6:58 AM

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You want to enable volume tracking in cli

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https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-cli/volume-activity-tracking-on.html#description

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Volume tracking is for file explorer

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 6:59 AM

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Ah I used wrong one

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 6:59 AM

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These two flags seem similiar but do different things.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 6:59 AM

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I used analytics 😵‍💫

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 6:59 AM

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Yeah i have tripped over them in past myself.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 6:59 AM

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I can disable analytics then?

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 6:59 AM

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Yes

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 6:59 AM

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Thanks.

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Also is this enough or do I need to enable for each cluster manually the "KeyPerf"?

cat harvest.yml
Defaults:
    debug: false
    addr: ""
    collectors:
        - Rest
        - RestPerf
        - KeyPerf
        - Zapi
        - ZapiPerf
        - Ems
    datacenter: ""
    exporters:
        - nabox-victoriametrics
    enabled: false```

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I just did now in defaults only.

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:03 AM

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By default, volume performance metrics will be collected via KeyPerf

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I think NABox has collector at each cluster level so you will need to add in every cluster.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:05 AM

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I'll move to Cluster section and see if it shows any data.

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:05 AM

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That shouldn't be needed though if you are making the change for TopClients

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https://github.com/NetApp/harvest/blob/main/conf/restperf/default.yaml#L52
We use KeyPerf regardless

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:06 AM

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I have "No data" if it does not use KeyPerf 🤔
Guess I need to wait some time after enabling file tracking?

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:06 AM

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I think you are using harvest 26.02?

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:06 AM

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its the latest one that comes with 4.2.0

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:06 AM

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meager bough I have "No data" if it does not use KeyPerf 🤔 Guess I need to wait some time a...

Are you getting data in curl now?

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:06 AM

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meager bough its the latest one that comes with 4.2.0

yes

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:07 AM

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yes curl shows data

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:07 AM

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meager bough yes curl shows data

ok restart NABox process once and if volume has traffic running data should be visible in 5-10 minutes post restart.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:07 AM

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Yes, restarted 2min ago .... lets see.

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:07 AM

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Does system manager shows activity traffic?

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:08 AM

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That means I can undo KeyPerf changes? 🙂

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:08 AM

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Yes

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:08 AM

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I see some graphs now.

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:08 AM

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Cool

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:08 AM

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This needs to be removed then in latest version, its confusing 😄

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:09 AM

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Are you saying it's unclear, as if it's instructing people to enable this collector?

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:09 AM

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Correct.

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:10 AM

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Yeah we can remove that line and drive it via discussion link.

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We'll make the change.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:10 AM

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Or point it to this: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-cli/volume-activity-tracking-on.html

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:10 AM

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meager bough Or point it to this: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-cli/volume-activity-tra...

We'll add this to discussion.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:15 AM

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fyi.. After removing KeyPerf conf it does not display any graphs

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:16 AM

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Do you have any customization for RestPerf Volume template?

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:16 AM

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stopped

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I did not create any RestPerf templates... only AuditLog and ChangeLog so far.

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:17 AM

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Please share support bundle here https://upload.nabox.org/yite-vuma-dire

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Doc will be updated via PR https://github.com/NetApp/harvest/pull/4220/changes
And updated discussion https://github.com/NetApp/harvest/discussions/3904

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:20 AM

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So this means I still need the keyperf folder and everything?

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:20 AM

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Customization you still need.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:21 AM

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Ah okay, I've did now everything except adding KeyPerf to harvest.yml .. lets see

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Because thats the first step in your documentation ^^

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fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:22 AM

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I see, Let me test it once.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:23 AM

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I see now no graphs are beeing at all 😄

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Oh wait, it did update now, was too fast.

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:24 AM

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cool

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:24 AM

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But will wait for Top Clients ... this still shows "no data"

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:24 AM

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It can take couple of minutes as API we call provides data sometimes and sometimes it doesn't.

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I have tested and yes KeyPerf needs to be listed in your default.yaml

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Discussion steps are correct.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:29 AM

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Still "no data"

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Guess I need to enable KeyPerf 🤔

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:30 AM

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Yes please

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:31 AM

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I just enabled in defaults only not on cluster level, would be nice if this works out.
else each cluster is a pain when you got around 50 to manage 😛

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:31 AM

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Let me check test that also once 🙂

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Tested, Listing in defaults does not work because NABox lists collectors at the cluster level, which causes the defaults to be overwritten at the cluster level.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:34 AM

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damn it.

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I enabled on cluster level now.

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:35 AM

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@grave lance If this is something we can improve in NABox.

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:39 AM

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Now it works fine @fervent folio

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:39 AM

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cool. Thanks for confirming!

meager bough Apr 2, 2026, 7:40 AM

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Documentation is right, just had to enable file tracking instead of analytics on Volume/SVM Level.

fervent folio Apr 2, 2026, 7:40 AM

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Yes.

#Enable Top Clients/Files Metrics in Harvest #3904