CLI Guide

Enter a Command by Navigating One Menu at a Time

Enter a command by navigating through the CLI one menu at a time.

1. Type the

and press the Enter key.

The available submenus and commands under the menu are displayed.

2. If needed, type the

and press the Enter key.

The available submenus and commands under the submenu are displayed.

3. Repeat Step 2 until you reach the submenu level containing the command that you want to execute.

4. Type

and press the Enter key.

The command is executed.

Example:

1. Type client-access authentication mapping and press the Enter key.

2. Type mapping and press the Enter key.

3. Type manual and press the Enter key.

4. Type add NAS jsmith johns -EnableWindowsToUNIXMapping Yes and press the Enter key.

Enter a Single Line Command

To enter a single line CLI command:

Type:

and press the Enter key.

The command is executed.

Example:

Type: client-access authentication mapping manual add Active-Directory jsmith johns EnableWindowsToUNIXMapping Yes and

press the Enter key.

CLI Output

Depending on the command, all available output might be displayed, or just the beginning of the output might be displayed along

with the following message describing the options available for navigating the output.

<command> <number>% Press Enter for next line Space for next page or ESC to stop paging.

For some commands with lengthy output, the following options are available:

• % — Displays the percentage of output displayed

• Enter — Pressing Enter displays the next line of output

• Space — Pressing Space displays the next page of output

• ESC — Pressing Esc returns you to a command prompt

For the -list and -view commands, you can append --CSV to the command to display the command output in a comma-

delimited format with a header.

Getting Help on the CLI

FluidFS Command Line Interface (CLI) provides commands for administration and monitoring of the FluidFS cluster.

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