CLI Guide

Contents
1 CLI Command Updates......................................................................................16
New Commands..................................................................................................................................16
Updated Commands........................................................................................................................... 16
2 About The Command Line Interface............................................................... 17
How To Use The Command Line Interface....................................................................................... 18
Usage Notes...................................................................................................................................18
CLI Commands..............................................................................................................................18
Command Line Parameters..........................................................................................................20
Formatting Considerations.................................................................................................................24
Detailed Error Reporting.....................................................................................................................24
Exit Status............................................................................................................................................ 25
Usage Examples.................................................................................................................................. 26
3 About The Script Commands........................................................................... 28
Script Command Structure.................................................................................................................29
Script Command Synopsis..................................................................................................................30
Recurring Syntax Elements................................................................................................................. 32
Usage Guidelines.................................................................................................................................38
Data Assurance (DA) Feature.............................................................................................................. 38
Adding Comments To A Script File.................................................................................................... 39
4 Configuring A Storage Array............................................................................ 40
Configuring A Storage Array...............................................................................................................40
Determining What Is On Your Storage Array................................................................................41
Saving A Configuration To A File.................................................................................................. 43
Using The Create Virtual Disk Command.................................................................................... 43
Using The Auto Configure Command......................................................................................... 46
Modifying Your Configuration............................................................................................................48
Setting The Storage Array Password............................................................................................ 48
Setting Up SMTP And SNMP Alerts...............................................................................................49
Setting The RAID Controller Module Clocks................................................................................49
Setting The Storage Array Host Type........................................................................................... 49
Setting Modification Priority......................................................................................................... 50
Assigning Global Hot Spares......................................................................................................... 51
Selecting The Event Levels For Alert Notifications.......................................................................51
Configuring Alert Notifications..................................................................................................... 52
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