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Dell PowerVault MD 32XX/34XX/36XX/38XX
Series Storage Arrays
CLI Guide
Contents
Main
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
Contents
2 About The Command Line Interface...............................................................18
6 Using The Snapshot (Legacy) Feature.............................................................67
8 Using The Remote Replication Premium Feature........................................ 87
9 Using The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature........................97
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CLI Command Updates
New Commands
Updated Commands
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About The Command Line Interface
How To Use The Command Line Interface
Usage Notes
CLI Commands
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Command Line Parameters
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Formatting Considerations
Detailed Error Reporting
Exit Status
Usage Examples
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About The Script Commands
Script Command Structure
Script Command Synopsis
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Recurring Syntax Elements
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Usage Guidelines
Adding Comments To A Script File
Configuring A Storage Array
Configuring A Storage Array
Determining What Is On Your Storage Array
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Saving A Configuration To A File
Using The Create Virtual Disk Command
Creating Virtual Disks With User-Assigned Physical Disks
Example Of Creating Virtual Disks With User-Assigned Physical Disks
Creating Virtual Disks With Software-Assigned Physical Disks
Example Of Creating Virtual Disks With Software-Assigned Physical Disks
Creating Virtual Disks In An Existing Disk Group
Enclosure Loss Protection
Using The Auto Configure Command
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Modifying Your Configuration
Setting The Storage Array Password
Setting Up SMTP And SNMP Alerts
Setting The RAID Controller Module Clocks
Setting The Storage Array Host Type
Setting Modification Priority
Assigning Global Hot Spares
Selecting The Event Levels For Alert Notifications
Configuring Alert Notifications
Using The Snapshot Feature
Before Using Snapshot CLI Commands
Snapshot Images And Groups
Snapshot Groups And Snapshot Consistency Groups
Snapshot Groups
Snapshot Consistency Groups
Understanding Snapshot Repositories
Snapshot Consistency Group Repositories
Consistency Groups And Remote Replication
Creating Snapshot Images
Creating A Snapshot Image
Deleting A Snapshot Image
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Image
Deleting A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
Deleting A Consistency Group Snapshot Image
Scheduling Snapshot Images
Starting, Stopping And Resuming A Snapshot Rollback
Creating A Snapshot Group
Deleting A Snapshot Group
Reviving A Snapshot Group
Creating A Consistency Group
Deleting A Consistency Group
Setting Consistency Group Attributes
Adding A Member Virtual Disk To A Consistency Group
Restrictions
Removing A Member Virtual Disk From A Consistency Group
Changing The Pre-read Consistency Check Setting Of An Overall Repository Virtual Disk
Syntax Applicable To One Or More Virtual Disks
Syntax Applicable To Only One Virtual Disk
preReadConsistencyCheck
Setting Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
Setting Snapshot Group Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
Reviving Disk Groups, Physical Disks, Snapshot Groups, And Snapshot Virtual Disks
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Using The Snapshot (Legacy) Feature
Using Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk
Enabling The Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With User-Assigned Physical Disks
Preparing Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
Creating The Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With Software-Assigned Physical Disks
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk By Specifying A Number Of Physical Disks
User-Defined Parameters
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Names Of Snapshot Virtual Disks And Repository Virtual Disks
Changing Snapshot Virtual Disk Settings
Stopping And Deleting A Snapshot Virtual Disk
Re-creating The Snapshot Virtual Disk
Preparing Host Servers To Re-create A Snapshot Virtual Disk
Re-creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk
Using The Virtual Disk Copy Feature
About Virtual Disk Copy
Virtual Disk Copy Types
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Creating A Virtual Disk Copy
Enabling The Virtual Disk Copy Feature
Determining Virtual Disk Copy Candidates
Creating A Virtual Disk Copy
Preparing Host Servers To Create A Virtual Disk Copy
Copying The Virtual Disk
Viewing Virtual Disk Copy Properties
Changing Virtual Disk Copy Settings
Recopying A Virtual Disk
Preparing Host Servers To Recopy A Virtual Disk
Recopying The Virtual Disk
Stopping A Virtual Disk Copy
Removing Copy Pairs
Interaction With Other Features
About Snapshot (Legacy) Premium Features With Virtual Disk Copy
Using The Remote Replication Premium Feature
How Remote Replication Works
Replication Pairs And Replication Repositories
Differences Between Remote Replication And Remote Replication (Legacy) Features
Link Interruptions Or Secondary Virtual Disk Errors
Resynchronization
Remote Replication Group
Previous Users Of Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium
Remote Replication Requirements And Restrictions
Primary And Secondary Virtual Disks
Setting Up Remote Replication
Enabling The Remote Replication Premium Feature
Activating The Remote Replication Premium Feature
Creating A Remote Replication Group
Adding Primary Virtual Disk To Remote Replication Group
Changing Remote Replication Group Settings
Adding Secondary Virtual Disk To Remote Replication Group
Suspending A Remote Replication Group
Deleting A Remote Replication Group
Removing A Virtual Disk Or Repository Virtual Disk From A Remote Replication Group
Disabling The Remote Replication Premium Feature
Deactivating The Remote Replication Premium Feature
Interaction With Other Premium Features
Standard Remote Replication Commands
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Using The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
How Remote Replication (Legacy) Works
Replication Repository Virtual Disks
Replication Relationships
Data Replication
Write Modes
Synchronous Write Mode
Asynchronous Write Mode
Write Consistency Mode
Link Interruptions Or Secondary Virtual Disk Errors
Resynchronization
Creating A Remote Replicated Pair
Performance Considerations
Enabling The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
Activating The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
Activating The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature With User-Assigned Physical Disks
Activating The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature With Software-Assigned Physical Disks
Activating The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature By Specifying A Number Of Physical Disks
Determining Candidates For A Remote Replicated Pair
Creating A Remote Replicated Pair
Changing Remote Replication (Legacy) Settings
Suspending And Resuming A Replication Relationship
Removing A Replication Relationship
Deleting A Primary Virtual Disk Or A Secondary Virtual Disk
Disabling The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium
Deactivating The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium
Interaction With Other Premium Features
Snapshot Virtual Disks
Virtual Disk Copy
Storage Partitioning
Virtual Disk Expansion
Maintaining A Storage Array
Routine Maintenance
Running A Media Scan
Running A Consistency Check With A Media Scan
Resetting A RAID Controller Module
Enabling RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
Resetting Battery Age
Removing Persistent Reservations
Synchronizing RAID Controller Module Clocks
Performance Tuning
Monitoring Performance
Changing RAID Levels
Changing Segment Size
Defragmenting A Disk Group
Using SSD Cache
Enabling SSD Cache For A Virtual Disk
Creating SSD Cache
Adding Physical Disks To Existing SSD Cache
Removing Physical Disks From Existing SSD Cache
SSD Cache Performance Modeling
Additional Information About SSD Cache And Performance Modeling
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
Collecting Physical Disk Data
Diagnosing A RAID Controller Module
Recovery Operations
Setting RAID Controller Module Operational Mode
Changing RAID Controller Module Ownership
Initializing A Physical Disk
Reconstructing A Physical Disk
Initializing A Virtual Disk
Redistributing Virtual Disks
Script Commands
Command Formatting Rules
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Firmware Compatibility Levels
Commands Listed By Function
Disk Group Commands
Enclosure Commands
Host Topology Commands
iSCSI Commands
Physical Disk Commands
RAID Controller Module Commands
Remote Replication Commands
Session Command
Show String Command
Snapshot Commands
SSD Cache Commands
Storage Array Commands
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Virtual Disk Commands
Virtual Disk Copy Commands
Commands Listed Alphabetically
Activate Remote Replication Feature
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Activate Storage Array Firmware
Add Member To Consistency Group
Syntax For Use With An Existing Repository Virtual Disk
Syntax For Use When Creating A New Repository Virtual Disk In A Disk Group
Syntax For Use When Creating A New Repository Virtual Disk In A Disk Pool
Add Physical Disks To SSD Cache
Add Virtual Disk To Remote Replication Group
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Autoconfigure Storage Array
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Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares
Blink SSD Cache
Cancel Remote Replication Group Role Reversal
Change SSD Cache Application Type
Check Remote Replication Status
Check Remote Replication Group Consistency
Check Repository Consistency
Check Storage Array Connectivity
Check Virtual Disk Consistency
Clear Physical Disk Port Statistics
Clear Remote Replication Fault
Clear Storage Array Configuration
Set Storage Array Core Dump
Clear Storage Array Event Log
Clear Storage Array Firmware Pending Area
Clear Storage Array Recovery Mode
Clear Virtual Disk Reservations
Clear Virtual Disk Unreadable Sectors
Configure Automatic Support Bundle Collection
Convert Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk To Snapshot Group
Create Consistency Group
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Create Consistency Group Snapshot Image
Create Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
Syntax With User Specified Base Virtual Disks
Syntax When Setting The Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk To Read Only
Syntax When Setting The Repository Full Limit
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Create Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk Mapping
Create Disk Group
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Create Disk Pool
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Security Type
Create Host
Create Host Group
Create Host Port
Create iSCSI Initiator
Create RAID Virtual Disk (Automatic Physical Disk Select)
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Create RAID Virtual Disk (Free Extent Base Select)
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Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select)
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Create RAID Virtual Disk On A Disk Pool
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Create Read-Only Snapshot Virtual Disk
Create Remote Replication
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Create Remote Replication Group
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Create Snapshot Group
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Create Snapshot Image
Create Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk
Syntax (User-Defined Physical Disks)
Syntax (User-Defined Number Of Physical Disks)
Syntax (Existing Repository Disk Group)
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Enclosure Loss Protection
Scheduling Snapshots (Legacy)
Create Snapshot Virtual Disk
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Create SSD Cache
Create Storage Array Security Key
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Create Virtual Disk Copy
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Deactivate Remote Replication (Legacy)
Delete Consistency Group
Delete Consistency Group Snapshot Image
Delete Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
Delete Disk Group
Delete Disk Pool
Delete Host
Delete Host Group
Delete Host Port
Delete iSCSI Initiator
Delete Snapshot Group
Delete Snapshot Image
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Delete Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk
Delete Snapshot Virtual Disk
Delete Snapshot Virtual Disk or Delete Snapshot Virtual Disk Schedule
Delete SSD Cache
Delete Virtual Disk
Delete Virtual Disk On A Disk Pool
Diagnose RAID Controller Module
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Diagnose RAID Controller Module iSCSI Host Cable
Diagnose Remote Replication
Disable Storage Array Feature
Display Automatic Support Bundle Collection Configuration
Display Support Bundle Collection Schedule
Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware
Download Physical Disk Firmware
Download Storage Array Firmware/NVSRAM
Download Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware
Download Storage Array NVSRAM
Enable Disk Group Security
Enable Disk Pool Security
Enable or Disable ODX
Enable Or Disable SSD Cache For A Virtual Disk
Syntax Applicable To A Standard Virtual Disk
Syntax Applicable To A Snapshot Virtual Disk
Syntax Applicable To A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
Enable or Disable VAAI
Enable RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
Enable Storage Array Feature
Establish Remote Replicated Pair
Increase Virtual Disk Capacity On A Disk Pool
Syntax Applicable To One Or More Virtual Disks
Load Storage Array DBM Database
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Modify Disk Pool
Recopy Virtual Disk Copy
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Recover RAID Virtual Disk
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Preallocating Storage Capacity
Segment Size
Cache Read Prefetch
Reserved Space on Physical Disks
Re-Create Remote Replication Repository Virtual Disk
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Re-Create Snapshot
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Reduce Disk Pool Capacity
Register SNMP Community
Register SNMP Trap Destination
Reinitialize Thin Virtual Disk
Remove Incomplete Remote Replicated Pair From Remote Replication Group
Remove Member Virtual Disk From Consistency Group
Remove Physical Disks From SSD Cache
Remove Remote Replication
Remove Virtual Disk Copy
Remove Virtual Disk From Remote Replication Group
Remove Virtual Disk LUN Mapping
Rename A Snapshot Virtual Disk
Rename SSD Cache
Repair Virtual Disk Consistency
Replace Physical Disk
Reset iSCSI IP Address
Reset Physical Disk
Reset RAID Controller Module
Reset Remote Replication Group Statistics
Reset Storage Array Battery Install Date
Reset Storage Array iSCSI Baseline
Reset Storage Array SAS PHY Baseline
Reset Storage Array Virtual Disk Distribution
Resume Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
Resume Remote Replication
Resume Remote Replication Group
Resume Snapshot Image Rollback
Resume Snapshot (Legacy) Rollback
Resume Snapshot Virtual Disk
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Resume SSD Cache
Revive Disk Group
Revive Disk Pool
Revive Physical Disk
Revive Snapshot Group
Revive Snapshot Virtual Disk
Save Enclosure Log Data
Save Input Output RAID Controller Module (IOC) Dump
Save Physical Disk Log
Save RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
Save Remote Replication Group Statistics
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Save Storage Array Configuration
Save Storage Array Core Dump
Save Storage Array DBM Database
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Save Storage Array DBM Validator Information File
Save Storage Array Events
Save Storage Array iSCSI Statistics
Save Storage Array Performance Statistics
Save Storage Array SAS PHY Counts
Save Storage Array State Capture
Save Storage Array Support Data
Schedule Support Bundle Collection Configuration
Scheduling Snapshots
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Set Consistency Group Attributes
Set Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
Set Disk Group
Troubleshooting
Set Disk Group Forced State
Set Disk Pool
Set Disk Pool Complete
Set Enclosure Attribute
Set Enclosure Identification
Set Event Alert Filtering
Set Foreign Physical Disk to Native
Set Host
Set Host Channel
Set Host Group
Set Host Port
Set iSCSI Initiator
Set iSCSI Target Properties
Set Physical Disk Channel Status
Set Physical Disk Hot Spare
Set Physical Disk State
Set RAID Controller Module
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Syntax Element Statement Data
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Set Read-Only Snapshot Virtual Disk To A Read/Write Virtual Disk
Set Remote Replication
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Set Remote Replication Group
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Set Session
Set Snapshot Group Attributes
Set Snapshot Group Media Scan
Set Snapshot Group Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
Syntax For Increasing Capacity
Syntax For Decreasing Capacity
Set Snapshot Group Schedule
Set Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk
Scheduling Snapshots (Legacy)
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Set Snapshot Virtual Disk Media Scan
Set Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
Set Storage Array
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Set Storage Array Enclosure Positions
Set Storage Array ICMP Response
Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv4 Address
Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv6 Address
Set Storage Array iSNS Server Listening Port
Set Storage Array Learn Cycle
Set Storage Array Redundancy Mode
Set Storage Array Security Key
Set Storage Array Time
Set Storage Array Unnamed Discovery Session
Set Thin Virtual Disk Attributes
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Set Virtual Disk
Syntax Applicable To One Or More Virtual Disks
Syntax Applicable To Only One Virtual Disk
Syntax Applicable To Virtual Disk Mapping
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Set Virtual Disk Attributes For A Disk Pool
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Add Capacity, Add Physical Disks, And Segment Size
Cache Flush Modifier
Cache Without Battery Enabled
Modification Priority
Cache Read Prefetch
Segment Size
Set Virtual Disk Copy
Set Virtual Disk Mapping
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Show Blocked Events
Show Consistency Group Snapshot Image
Show Current iSCSI Sessions
Show Disk Group
Show Disk Group Export Dependencies
Show Disk Group Import Dependencies
Show Disk Pool
Show Host Ports
Show Physical Disk
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Show Physical Disk Channel Statistics
Show Physical Disk Download Progress
Show RAID Controller Module
Show RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
Show Remote Replication Group
Show Remote Replication Group Synchronization Progress
Show Remote Replication Virtual Disk Candidates
Show Remote Replication Virtual Disk Synchronization Progress
Show SNMP Communities
Minimum Firmware Level
Show SNMP MIB II System Group Variables
Show Snapshot Group
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Show Snapshot Image
Syntax For Showing A Specific Snapshot Image
Show Snapshot Virtual Disks
Show SSD Cache
Show SSD Cache Statistics
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Show Storage Array
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Show Storage Array Auto Configure
Show Storage Array Core Dump
Show Storage Array DBM Database
Show Storage Array Host Topology
Show Storage Array LUN Mappings
Show Storage Array Negotiation Defaults
Show Storage Array ODX Setting
Show Storage Array Power Information
Show Storage Array Unconfigured iSCSI Initiators
Show Storage Array Unreadable Sectors
Show String
Show Thin Virtual Disk
Show Virtual Disk
Show Virtual Disk Action Progress
Show Virtual Disk Copy
Show Virtual Disk Copy Source Candidates
Show Virtual Disk Copy Target Candidates
Show Virtual Disk Performance Statistics
Show Virtual Disk Reservations
Start Configuration Database Diagnostic
Start Consistency Group Snapshot Rollback
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Start Disk Group Blink
Start Disk Group Defragment
Start Disk Group Export
Start Disk Group Import
Start Disk Pool Locate
Start Enclosure Blink
Start Input Output RAID Controller Module (IOC) Dump
Start iSCSI DHCP Refresh
Start Physical Disk Blink
Start Physical Disk Channel Blink
Start Physical Disk Initialize
Start Physical Disk Reconstruction
Start Remote Replication Synchronization
Start Remote Replication (Legacy) Synchronization
Start Secure Physical Disk Erase
Start Snapshot Rollback
Start Snapshot Image Rollback
Start SSD Cache Performance Modeling
Start Storage Array Blink
Start Storage Array Configuration Database Diagnostic
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Start Storage Array iSCSI Refresh
Start Virtual Disk Initialization
Stop Configuration Database Diagnostic
Stop Consistency Group Snapshot Rollback
Stop Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
Stop Disk Group Blink
Stop Disk Pool Locate
Stop Enclosure Blink
Stop Pending Snapshot Images On Consistency Group
Stop Physical Disk Blink
Stop Physical Disk Channel Blink
Stop Physical Disk Replace
Stop Snapshot Group Image
Stop Snapshot Group Pending Snapshot Images
Stop Snapshot (Legacy)
Stop Snapshot (Legacy) Rollback
Stop Snapshot Rollback
Stop Snapshot Image Rollback
Stop Snapshot Virtual Disk
Stop SSD Cache Performance Modeling
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Stop Storage Array Blink
Stop Storage Array Configuration Database Diagnostic
Stop Storage Array iSCSI Session
Stop Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware Download
Stop Virtual Disk Copy
Suspend Remote Replication
Suspend Remote Replication Group
Suspend SSD Cache
Test Remote Replication Group Connectivity
Test SNMP Trap Destination
Unregister SNMP Community
Unregister SNMP Trap Destination
Update SNMP Community
Update SNMP MIB II System Group Variables
Update SNMP Trap Destination
Validate Storage Array Security Key
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Sample Script Files
Configuration Script Example 1
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Configuration Script Example 2