Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S Software User’s Guide

Introducing the Command Line Interface

To configure and manage components running on the controller, Adaptec provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) called Adaptec Storage Manager as well as a command line interface (CLI).

The CLI provides an alternative to Adaptec Storage Manager. Through the CLI, you can perform most of the storage management tasks that you can perform with Adaptec Storage Manager and, in addition, some tasks not available in the GUI. To automate testing or array creation in a production environment, the CLI enables you to use CLI commands in Windows command scripts and UNIX/Linux shell scripts.

This chapter describes briefly some of the commands available in the CLI. For a full description of all the CLI commands see the Adaptec SCSI RAID Software Reference Guide.

Accessing the Command Line Interface

You can execute the command line interface (CLI):

■From the Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT Start button

Note: The following procedure assumes that you accepted the default location for the software during installation.

To access the CLI from the Windows XP(basic disk only), Windows 2000(basic disk only) or Windows NT Start button:

1Click the Start button and move the mouse cursor to Programs. Click on Programs.

2Move the mouse cursor to SMBE. The Adaptec program group will display.

3Move the mouse cursor to the CLI icon. Click on CLI.

■From the NetWare server console

To access the CLI from the NetWare server console, type aaccli at the prompt. When the system displays the CLI> prompt, which indicates that you can now use CLI commands.

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