Installing and Using the Admhost and Admsnap Utility

Function

Description

Syntax and Examples

 

 

 

 

 

 

admhost lun_flush

The admhost lun_flush command flushes all write

admhost lun_flush [-h]-o object_name

 

cache data, for the specified device (object_name) to

[-t object_type devicedriveletter]

 

disk.

where

 

 

-hdisplays a help message

 

 

-oobject_name specifies the name or drive

 

 

letter of the device you want to flush.

 

 

-tobject_type is an optional switch that

 

 

specifies the object type (device or

 

 

driveletter) of the device you want to flush.

 

 

If you specify the device name, admhost

 

 

identifies the corresponding device and

 

 

drive letter.

 

 

 

admhost lun_list

The admhost lun_list command lists the drive letters

admhost lun_list [-h][-l lun_wwn]

 

and WWNs for all server devices.

[-dobject_name] [-aoutput_style]

 

 

where

 

 

-hdisplays a help message.

 

 

-llun_wwn specifies the WWN of the device

 

 

you want to list.

 

 

-dobject_name specifies the drive letter or

 

 

name of the device you want to list.

 

 

-aoutput_style specifies an alternative

 

 

output style for the list output. The default

 

 

style lists the drive letter and WWN for the

 

 

logical unit. The -aswitch lets you specify

 

 

physicaldrive as the output style.

 

 

 

admhost help

This admhost help command displays the syntax for

admhost help

 

each admhost command and the revision number of the

 

 

Admhost Utility.

 

 

Output for admhost help command is shown below.

 

 

Revision number: V1.1.0.0.0 - 0

 

 

Valid operations include:

 

 

lun_flush, lun_activate,

 

 

lun_deactivate, lun_list, and

 

 

help.

 

 

Valid types include: device and

 

 

driveletter.

 

 

 

 

Using the Admhost Utility

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CLARiiON specifications

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