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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Cohesity REST Network Information Service (NIS) API
11 actions
11 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/cohesity-network-information-service-nis-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 11
$.info
$.paths['/nis-netgroups'].get
$.paths['/nis-netgroups'].post
$.paths['/nis-netgroups/{name}'].get
$.paths['/nis-netgroups/{name}'].put
$.paths['/nis-netgroups/{name}'].delete
$.paths['/nis-providers'].get
$.paths['/nis-providers'].post
$.paths['/nis-providers/{domain}'].get
$.paths['/nis-providers/{domain}'].put
$.paths['/nis-providers/{domain}'].delete
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Cohesity REST Network Information Service (NIS) API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/cohesity-network-information-service-nis-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 10
- target: $.paths['/nis-netgroups'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List NIS netgroups
effect: read
questions:
- Which NIS netgroups are configured on my cluster?
- Can I look up several netgroups by name at once?
instructions:
- text: List all NIS netgroups.
- text: Show the NIS netgroups named {netgroupNames}.
slots:
netgroupNames: query.netgroupNames
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/nis-netgroups'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create an NIS netgroup
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add an NIS netgroup to control NFS access?
- Can I set root squash when creating a netgroup?
instructions:
- text: Create NIS netgroup {name} in domain {domain}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
domain: requestBody.domain
- text: Add netgroup {name} on domain {domain} with NFS access {nfsAccess} and squash {nfsSquash}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
domain: requestBody.domain
nfsAccess: requestBody.nfsAccess
nfsSquash: requestBody.nfsSquash
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/nis-netgroups/{name}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get one NIS netgroup
effect: read
questions:
- What NFS access does a specific netgroup grant?
- Which domain is a given NIS netgroup in?
instructions:
- text: Show NIS netgroup {name}.
slots:
name: path.name
- text: Get the NFS access settings of netgroup {name}.
slots:
name: path.name
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/nis-netgroups/{name}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update an NIS netgroup
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change the NFS access level of an existing netgroup?
- Can I move a netgroup to a different NIS domain?
instructions:
- text: Update netgroup {name} in domain {domain} to NFS access {nfsAccess}.
slots:
name: path.name
domain: requestBody.domain
nfsAccess: requestBody.nfsAccess
- text: Change squash on existing netgroup {name} (domain {domain}) to {nfsSquash}.
slots:
name: path.name
domain: requestBody.domain
nfsSquash: requestBody.nfsSquash
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/nis-netgroups/{name}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete an NIS netgroup
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I remove an NIS netgroup from the cluster?
- Do I need the domain as well as the name to delete a netgroup?
instructions:
- text: Delete NIS netgroup {name} in domain {domain}.
slots:
name: path.name
domain: requestBody.domain
- text: Remove netgroup {name}.
slots:
name: path.name
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/nis-providers'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List NIS providers
effect: read
questions:
- Which NIS servers is my cluster configured to use?
- Can I filter NIS providers by domain name?
instructions:
- text: List all NIS providers.
- text: Show NIS providers for domains {domainNames}.
slots:
domainNames: query.domainNames
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/nis-providers'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Add an NIS provider
effect: write
questions:
- How do I connect my cluster to an NIS domain?
- Can I add slave servers alongside the master NIS server?
instructions:
- text: Add NIS provider for domain {domain} with master server {masterServerHostname}.
slots:
domain: requestBody.domain
masterServerHostname: requestBody.masterServerHostname
- text: Register NIS domain {domain} using master {masterServerHostname} and slaves {slaveServers}.
slots:
domain: requestBody.domain
masterServerHostname: requestBody.masterServerHostname
slaveServers: requestBody.slaveServers
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/nis-providers/{domain}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get an NIS provider by domain
effect: read
questions:
- Which master server is set for a given NIS domain?
- What tenants can use a particular NIS provider?
instructions:
- text: Show the NIS provider for domain {domain}.
slots:
domain: path.domain
- text: Get master and slave servers of NIS domain {domain}.
slots:
domain: path.domain
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/nis-providers/{domain}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update an NIS provider
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change the master server for an existing NIS domain?
- Can I update which tenants an NIS provider is shared with?
instructions:
- text: Change NIS domain {domain} to master server {masterServerHostname}.
slots:
domain: path.domain
masterServerHostname: requestBody.masterServerHostname
- text: Update NIS provider {domain} with master {masterServerHostname} for tenants {tenantIds}.
slots:
domain: path.domain
masterServerHostname: requestBody.masterServerHostname
tenantIds: requestBody.tenantIds
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/nis-providers/{domain}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete an NIS provider
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I disconnect my cluster from an NIS domain?
- Can I delete an NIS provider by its domain name?
instructions:
- text: Delete the NIS provider for domain {domain}.
slots:
domain: path.domain
- text: Remove NIS domain {domain} from the cluster.
slots:
domain: path.domain
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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