7 Command-Line Interface
TheCommand-LineInterface (CLI) in Update Managerprovidesa sc ripting
environmentforupdating system components, and is part of the ServerView
OperationsManager.The CLI is installed automatically with the Update Man-
ager.
TheCommand-lineinterface consists of t wo parts:
lGFCLI,c ommandsand parameters
lcitfs.bat, a batch job to updatea new server and addt hes erverto the
ServerList

7.1 GFCLI (Command-LineInterface)

TheCLI runs without user interaction (quietmode), creates log files if
requiredandreturns variousreturn values. You shouldt est these returnvalu-
es,f orexample, by checking the %errorlevel% sys tem variable(Win-
dows)or $? (Linux), ors imilars cript andlanguageelements.
Thestructure of the individualc ommandsflollows t hec onvention:
GFCLI<command> <parameter>
Eachcommand consists of t heconstant GFCLI, followedby the <com-
mand>parameter, which defines thec ommandand subsequentcommand-
dependentparameters.
Parameter Description
-S(StartFlash) Starts updatewith v ersioncheck
Thisoption only updates system components for
whicha newer version is found.
-O(StartFlash) Startsupdate without versionc heck
-W(WaitForDone) Waits for the endof the update jobs
-R(Reboot) Startsan explicit reboot
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