CLI Guide

Using the VPlexcli
Topics:
• Logging into the CLI
•
Password Policies
• Logging out from the CLI
• CLI context tree
• Context tree searching
• Navigate the CLI context tree
• Using CLI commands
Logging into the CLI
The metro node command line interface supports all metro node operations. You can access the CLI in the metro node clusters.
Use an SSH client, such as PuTTY and OpenSSH, to log in to the interface.
Prerequisites
Before logging in to the CLI, configure the SSH client as follows:
● Port: 22
● SSH protocol version: 2
● Scrollback lines: 2000000
Steps
1. Using an SSH client, connect to the metro node management module in the cluster that you want to log in to. Use the
following information to connect to the module:
The following prompt appears:
Login as:
2. Type service to log in as the service user and press ENTER.
The following prompt appears:
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Password:
3. Type the service password and press ENTER.
The following prompt appears:
service@director-1-1-a:~>
4. Type vplexcli and press ENTER.
The following prompt appears:
VPlexcli:
Results
You are now logged into the VPlexcli.
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