CLI Guide

Contents
1 CLI Command Updates......................................................................................16
New Commands..................................................................................................................................16
Updated Commands........................................................................................................................... 16
2 About The Command Line Interface...............................................................18
How To Use The Command Line Interface....................................................................................... 19
Usage Notes...................................................................................................................................19
CLI Commands..............................................................................................................................19
Command Line Parameters...........................................................................................................21
Formatting Considerations................................................................................................................. 25
Detailed Error Reporting..................................................................................................................... 25
Exit Status............................................................................................................................................ 26
Usage Examples...................................................................................................................................27
3 About The Script Commands........................................................................... 29
Script Command Structure.................................................................................................................30
Script Command Synopsis.................................................................................................................. 31
Recurring Syntax Elements................................................................................................................. 33
Usage Guidelines.................................................................................................................................39
Adding Comments To A Script File.................................................................................................... 39
4 Configuring A Storage Array.............................................................................41
Configuring A Storage Array............................................................................................................... 41
Determining What Is On Your Storage Array............................................................................... 42
Saving A Configuration To A File.................................................................................................. 44
Using The Create Virtual Disk Command.................................................................................... 44
Using The Auto Configure Command..........................................................................................47
Modifying Your Configuration............................................................................................................49
Setting The Storage Array Password............................................................................................ 49
Setting Up SMTP And SNMP Alerts...............................................................................................50
Setting The RAID Controller Module Clocks................................................................................50
Setting The Storage Array Host Type........................................................................................... 50
Setting Modification Priority..........................................................................................................51
Assigning Global Hot Spares.........................................................................................................52
Selecting The Event Levels For Alert Notifications...................................................................... 52
Configuring Alert Notifications..................................................................................................... 53
5 Using The Snapshot Feature.............................................................................54
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