AMCC 9590SE-4ME manual Installing the 3ware CLI on Mac OS, Working with 3ware CLI

Installing the 3ware CLI on Mac OS X

Installing the 3ware CLI on Mac OS X

3ware CLI can be installed from the 3ware software CD, or the latest version can be downloaded from the 3ware web site, http://www.3ware.com/support/ download.asp.

To install 3ware CLI on Mac OS X

•Run the installer and select CLI as the software to be installed.

Permissions Required to Run CLI

To run CLI, you can be logged onto the Power Mac G5 with one of the following sets of permissions:

•Administrator

•Root

You can also use SUDO to run CLI.

To start CLI

•In a Terminal window, type

sudo ./tw_cli

If prompted, enter your password.

Working with 3ware CLI

You can work with the 3ware CLI in different ways:

•Interactively, entering commands at the main prompt

•As a series of single commands

•By creating a script—an input file with multiple commands

The next few topics shows examples of these different methods.

•“Using the command interface interactively” on page 6

•“Using a single command with output” on page 6

•“Using an input file to execute a script” on page 7

•“Outputting the CLI to a Text File” on page 7

Examples shown in the CLI Syntax Reference chapter reflects the interactive method.

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