FW V06.XX/HAFM SW V08.02.00 HP StorageWorks CLI Reference Guide for Directors and Edge Switches Reference Guide (AA-RQ7AE-TE, July 2004)

Introduction
18 CLI Reference Guide for Directors and Edge Switches
Command Line Interface Overview
The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a feature that provides an alternative to the
HP High Availability Fabric Manger (HAFM) and Embedded Web Server (EWS)
interface products for director and switch management capabilities.
The CLI can only be used through a Telnet client session in an out-of-band
management environment, using the Ethernet port in the director or edge switch.
Although the primary use of the CLI is in host-based scripting environments, the
CLI commands can also be entered directly at a command line. Any hardware
platform that supports the Telnet client software can be used.
The purpose of the CLI is to automate management of a large number of directors
and edge switches through scripts. Although the primary use of the CLI is in
host-based scripting environments, CLI commands can also be entered directly at
a command line.
Because the CLI is not an interactive interface, no prompts are displayed to guide
the user through a task. If an interactive interface is needed, the HAFM application
or EWS application should be used instead of the CLI.