Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software Users Guide for VMWare

Overview of the HDLM Command dlnkmgr
This section describes how to specify the HDLM command dlnkmgr and its
subcommands (called operations in HDLM).
Command format
Enter the command using the following format:
dlnkmgr [connection-options] operation [parameter [parameter-
value]]
dlnkmgr
The command name.
connection-options
The information required to log in to the target host.
operation
The type of operation.
parameter
A value required for an operation.
parameter-value
A value required for an operation parameter.
Enter the host connection options in the following format:
-s host-name -u user-name -p password
host-name
The name of the target host.
user-name
The user name used to log in to the host.
password
The password used to log in to the host.
If you omit the -u or -p parameter, the command will prompt you to
enter a user name or password. In this case, enter the user name or
password as directed.
Note that you do not need to specify host connection options if the
following environment variables are set on the remote management
client:
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VI_SERVER: Host name
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VI_USERNAME: User name
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VI_PASSWORD: Password
Operations of the dlnkmgr command
Table 6-1 Operations of the dlnkmgr Command on page 6-3 shows the
operations of dlnkmgr and their functions.
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Command Reference
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager (for VMware®) User Guide