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Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 About The Command Line Interface......................................................................................15
How To Use The Command Line Interface.............................................................................................................15
Usage Notes.....................................................................................................................................................16
CLI Commands..................................................................................................................................................16
Command Line Parameters..............................................................................................................................18
Formatting Considerations......................................................................................................................................22
Detailed Error Reporting.........................................................................................................................................22
Exit Status...............................................................................................................................................................23
Usage Examples.....................................................................................................................................................24
2 About The Script Commands...................................................................................................27
Script Command Structure.....................................................................................................................................27
Script Command Synopsis......................................................................................................................................29
Recurring Syntax Elements.....................................................................................................................................30
Usage Guidelines....................................................................................................................................................34
Adding Comments To A Script File.........................................................................................................................35
3 Configuring A Storage Array...................................................................................................37
Configuring A Storage Array...................................................................................................................................37
Determining What Is On Your Storage Array...................................................................................................38
Saving A Configuration To A File......................................................................................................................39
Using The Create Virtual Disk Command.........................................................................................................40
Using The Auto Configure Command...............................................................................................................42
Modifying Your Configuration.................................................................................................................................44
Setting The Storage Array Password...............................................................................................................44
Setting Up SMTP And SNMP Alerts.................................................................................................................45
Setting The RAID Controller Module Clocks....................................................................................................45
Setting The Storage Array Host Type...............................................................................................................45
Setting Modification Priority............................................................................................................................46
Assigning Global Hot Spares............................................................................................................................46
Selecting The Event Levels For Alert Notifications..........................................................................................47
Configuring Alert Notifications.........................................................................................................................48
4 Using The Snapshot Feature...................................................................................................49
Before Using Snapshot CLI Commands..................................................................................................................49