AMCC 9590SE-4ME Using the command interface interactively, Using a single command with output

Chapter 1. Introduction to the 3ware Command Line Interface

Using the command interface interactively

You can use 3ware CLI interactively, entering commands at the main prompt and observing the results on the screen.

To use the CLI interactively

1 Enter the following command:

./tw_cli

The main prompt is displayed, indicating that the program is awaiting a command.

//localhost>

2At the CLI prompt, you can enter commands to show or act on 3ware controllers, units, and drives.

For example,

//localhost> show

displays all controllers in the system and shows details about them, like this:

Ctl Model Ports Drives Units NotOpt RRate VRate BBU

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c0 9590SE-4 4 4 1 0 3 5 TESTING

Using a single command with output

You can use 3ware CLI with line arguments, processing a single command at a time. To do so, simply enter the command and the arguments.

Single commands can be useful when you want to perform a task such as redirecting the output of the command to a file. It also allows you to use the command line history to eliminate some typing.

Syntax

tw_cli <command line arguments>

Example

tw_cli /c0 show diag > /tmp/3w_diag.out

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