HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.1 CLI Reference Guide (TB581-96051, May 2011)

1 Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the Device Manager CLI. This chapter also explains the differences
between Device Manager licenses and provides a procedure for downloading the Device Manager
CLI from the Device Manager server.
Overview of the Device Manager CLI
By issuing commands from a command line prompt, the Device Manager CLI communicates with the
Device Manager server and issues requests to a storage system. This enables you to acquire
configuration information and change the settings of the storage system managed by HP StorageWorks
P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software.
NOTE:
Device Manager can be used to reference information on mainframe volumes, but cannot be used to
configure the volumes.
The Device Manager CLI enables you to create a script that runs several commands in order, and
perform batch operation for the Device Manager server. Therefore, using the Device Manager CLI
allows efficient operation by the system administrator when setting large volumes of predetermined
content, such as when making initial settings for the storage system.
Note regarding terms
In this manual, host storage domain is used for host group.
Device Manager licenses
Device Manager provides the following two licenses:
Full license:
A full license is required to use all Device Manager functions. The three types of full licenses are
permanent, temporary, and emergency.
Core CLI/SMI-S license:
The Core CLI/SMI-S license enables you to use only storage management functions that use the
Device Manager CLI. With the Core CLI/SMI-S license, you cannot use storage management
functions from the GUI.
The following table shows the differences in functions between the Core CLI/SMI-S license and a full
license:
Table 1 Differences in functions between the Core CLI/SMI-S license and a full license
Functions available with the Core CLI/SMI-S licenseItem
Same as for a full licenseSupported platforms
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