Users Guide

NOTE: ESXi 6.5 U1 or ESXi 6.0 U3 P06 is the minimum requirement to install the BOSS-S1 CLI utility.
Supported BOSS-S1 CLI commands
The following table lists the supported BOSS-S1 command line interface (CLI) commands. For more information about the
commands, type > help.
NOTE: The BOSS-S1 CLI utility only supports the following commands:
Table 5. Supported CLI commands
CLI commands Description Windows Usage Linux / VMware Usage
info -o hba
Display BOSS-S1 controller
information.
mvsetup info -o hba ./mvcli info -o hba
info -o vd
Display virtual drive information. mvsetup info -o vd ./mvcli info -o vd
info -o pd
Display physical drive information. mvsetup info -o pd ./mvcli info -o pd
smart -p <PD_ID>
Display SMART information of
physical drive.
mvsetup smart -p 0 ./mvcli smart -p 0
NOTE: SMART reports the health status of the M.2 disks. Refer to the SMART status return once the command is
executed.
event
Display controller events. mvsetup event ./mvcli event
NOTE: There may be inconsistency in the events that are listed in BOSS CLI and other management interfaces that
include Dell EMC Open Manage Storage Services.
flash
Enables you to perform controller
firmware upgrade.
mvsetup flash -a update -f
<image binary file> -t raw
./mvcli flash -a update -f
<image binary file> -t raw
help
Details help for all commands or
for only one command.
mvsetup help info ./mvcli help info
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