HP Client Virtualization with VMware View and VMware ThinApp manual Hpssacli Esxcli syntax

Table 7 HPSSACLI Command-Line Arguments

Argument	Function
esxcli	The esxcli application.
namespace	Each plugin must have an associated namespace which defines any environment or other system
	variables required by the application.
object	A plugin must have one or more associated objects which defines a single operation.
command	Prepares the esxcli target to accept a command-line string.
cmd options	Additional switches associated with the command itself (if necessary).
“command-string”	This is the string which dictates the operation that should be executed by the target application itself.

The current namespace and command names are: hpssacli and cmd respectively. The {cmd options} parameter can be cmdopts or -q. There is no need for an {object} type for hpssacli since the application operates on internal commands supplied in the command-string.

HPSSACLI ESXCLI syntax

The HPSSACLI utility is supported by the ESXCLI utility.

Use the following command syntax for all commands:

#esxcli –server=”servername or IP” –user=”username” –password=”root password” hpssacli cmd -q “command-string”

The command-stringparameter supports same commands that are specified at the HPSSACLI interactive command-line interface.

Example 1 This example shows the information about all the SmartArray controller on the server.

esxcli –server=”servername or IP” –user=”username” –password=”root password” hpssacli cmd -q “controller all show status ”

The following output is displayed:

Smart Array P212 in Slot 9

Controller Status: OK

Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded)

Controller Status: OK

Cache Status: OK

Battery/Capacitor Status: OK

Example 2 This example shows the detailed configuration information for the SmartArray controller in slot 0.

#esxcli –server=”servername or IP” –user=”username” –password”root password” hpssacli cmd -q “controller slot=0 show config detail”

The following output is displayed:

Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded)

Bus Interface: PCI

Slot: 0

Serial Number: 5001438013A25C90

Cache Serial Number: PBCDF0CRH0J7SD

RAID 6 (ADG) Status: Disabled

Controller Status: OK

Hardware Revision: C

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