Users Guide

Parameter Abbr. Argument Description
--name -n group-name Specifies the name of the PS Series group.
--user-name -u user-name Specifies the user name on the PS Series group.
Optional Parameters
--file -f file-location Specifies the location of the group access file.
--ip-address -i IP-address Specifies the permanent IP address of the PS Series group.
You must use parameter when creating a new entry for the PS
Series group.
--management-ip -I mgmt-IP-address Specifies the management IP address for the PS Series group
--no-password none none Specifies not to store a password for this user. If you use this
option, you will be prompted to enter a password each time an
ASMCLI command is run (for example, create smart-
copy) and you are not able to run a scheduled operation.
--password -p password Specifies the password to be encrypted and stored.
Examples: Creating Group Access
This section includes examples of creating group access records.
Example 1: Creating Group Access for Volumes on Multiple Groups
In this example, a system uses volumes on three different PS Series groups. You need to store credentials for all three PS Series groups to
use ASM/LE for all of the volumes, as follows:
# asmcli create group-access --name eqlgroup1 --ip-address
192.x.x.xx --user-name j_smith
# asmcli create group-access --name eqlgroup2 --ip-address
192.x.x.xy --user-name j_smith
# asmcli create group-access --name eqlgroup6 --ip-address
192.x.x.xz --user-name John_Smith
If the /user1 and /user2 file system mount points are built by volumes on eqlgroup1 and if the credentials you provided are valid, you
can create a Smart Copy for those file systems without specifying a user name and password for the operation:
# asmcli create smart-copy --source /user1 /user2
If you try to perform an ASMCLI operation that requires administrator access to a PS Series group without providing valid credentials, you
will get an error. For example, if the file system mount points /AccPay and /AccRecv are on a member that is not included in the group
access file, ASMCLI does not have the necessary credentials to create Smart Copies for those volumes:
# asmcli create smart-copy --source /AccPay /AccRecv
Error: Cannot connect to PS Array 192.x.x.xx : No group entry for that IP address in the
group access file.
Example 2: Specifying a Management IP Address
In this example, the --management-ip option is used to create a group access file for PS Series groups that are configured with
separate IP addresses for management:
asmcli create group-access --name eqlgroup1 --ip-address
192.x.x.xx --management-ip eqlmgmt1.mycompany.com
--user-name j_smith
Password for j_smith on eqlgroup4:
Example 3: Managing Multiple Identities
It might be necessary to use different credentials for different ASM/LE operations. You can manage multiple identities in two ways:
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