Administrator Guide

path-to-target-object — is the list of arguments that defines the target object command applies to.
Command syntax structure
The commands for the Storage Enclosure CLI have a number of mandatory and optional input
parameters. Those parameters, in turn, can also have more than one valid attribute. However, each
parameter can accept only one valid value for each run. This section outlines the symbols used in the
syntax of each command in this document and the syntax layout in the shmcli help.
Table 1. Command syntax structure
Input Parameter Description
a|b Pipe symbol indicating alternative (“a” or “b”)
italicized-words Input value
[…] Optional input
<> Enclosed input value is required for parameter
Table 2. Parameter list
Parameter Name Description Valid Values
-a
Represents target adapter SAS WWID or Adapter Index
-d
Represents target drive WWN ( World Wide Name), Enclosure
Slot Index, Drawer Slot Index, Serial
Number, or Drive OS Path.
-w
Represents target enclosure drawer Drawer Index (0, 1, 2, 3, or 4)
-s
Represents target enclosure slot Enclosure Slot Index
-startDate
Target start date StartDate in the format of MM/DD/YY
-endDate
Target end date EndDate in the format of MM/DD/YY
-event
Type of event to view from the event log
EventType (INFO, CRITICAL, ERROR,
WARN)
-count
Number of events to view LatestEventCount numeric value
(1-1000)
-outputformat
Format of output data from shmcli
command
SupportedOutputFormats (xml, json)
-enc
Represents target physical enclosure Enclosure Index or WWN
-emm
Represents target EMM WWN or EMM Index
-file
Represents target firmware file for
updating a drive or EMM
Firmware update file location and name
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