User's Manual
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Overview
The LeftHand OS command-line interface (CLI) is built upon the API released with version 8.x. Develop your
own automation, scripting and management using the CLI.
• For instructions about using the CLI, see the Syntax section.
• The section on Global Parameters describes functionality that applies to the entire CLI and includes
commands to customize global operations.
System Requirements
Windows Server 2003 SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2, SP1, and SP2
Windows XP SP2
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows Server 2012
10 MB available space
Installing the CLI
Install the CLI from the Management Software DVD. The installation wizard automatically installs the
command-line software to the following default location in Windows and sets the environment variable:
C:\Program Files\HP\StoreVirtual\CLI
Sample Scripts
You can obtain sample scripts from the HP website:
http://www.hp.com/go/StoreVirtualDownloads
On-System CLI
The CLI is installed on storage systems and can be accessed by SSH:
• Log in to the on-system CLI using the system IP address and the designated port 16022
• If logging in from a command line, you must type the following command:
ssh –p 16022 -l <user> <NSM-IP>
Concurrent CLI commands
No more than five concurrent commands from distinct users should be sent to a single storage system. Users
can experience timeouts and performance declines with the sixth concurrent command. For example, CLI
commands from users Sue, Bob, Jim, Alan, and Les can be received and serviced by a single storage system
simultaneously. However, adding a sixth simultaneous command from Steve could result in a timeout or
performance decline for any of the users.
More than five simultaneous commands can be achieved by distributing CLI sessions across each storage
system in a management group. For example, in a three-node management group, six unique users can
simultaneously send commands by distributing them as follows:
• Sue and Bob send commands to StorageSystem-1
• Jim and Alan send commands to StorageSystem-2
• Les and Steve send commands to StorageSystem-3