Dell 36XX, 34XX, 38XX, 32XX manual How To Use The Command Line Interface, Usage Notes, CLI Commands

How To Use The Command Line Interface

Using the CLI commands, you can access the script engine, specify which storage array receives the script commands, and set operation environment parameters.

A CLI command consists of the following elements:

•The term SMcli

•Storage array identifier

•Parameters

•Script commands

The following syntax is the general form of a CLI command:

SMcli storageArray parameters script-commands;

where,

SMcli invokes the command line interface.

storageArray is the host name or IP address of the storage array.

parameters are the CLI parameters that define the environment and purpose of the command.

script-commandsare the commands or name of the script file containing the script commands.

The script commands are the storage array configuration commands. About The Script Commands presents an overview of the script commands. Script commands provide definitions, syntax, and parameters for the script commands.

Usage Notes

If you enter SMcli and a storage array name but do not specify CLI parameters, script commands, or a script file, the command line interface runs in interactive mode. Interactive mode enables you to run individual commands without prefixing the commands with SMcli. You can enter a single command, view the results, and enter the next command without typing the complete SMcli string. Interactive mode is useful for determining configuration errors and quickly testing configuration changes.

If you enter SMcli without any parameters or with an incorrect parameter, the script engine returns usage information.

NOTE: The SMcli command is installed under the client directory of the selected path during a management station install of the MD Storage Manager software.

NOTE: The SMcli command should be a component of the system environment command path.

CLI Commands

This section lists the CLI commands you can use to perform the following functions:

•Identify storage arrays

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