HP Surestore Director FC-64 Command Line Interface User's Guide

2 Command Line Interface Overview
Command Line Interface Overview
The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a feature that pro vides an alternative to HP EFC
Manager and HP Embedded Web Server ( HP EWS) pro ducts for directo r and switch
management c apabilities.
The CLI can o nly be used thro ugh a Telnet client sessio n in an o ut-of-band management
enviro nment, using the Ethernet po rt in the director or switch. Although the primary use of
the CLI is in host-based sc ripting environments, the CLI co mmands can also be entered
directly at a co mmand line. Any hardware platform that suppo rts the Telnet client software
can be used.
The primary purpose o f the CLI is to auto mate management o f a large number o f switches
with the use o f scripts.
Bec ause the CLI is not an interactive interface, no checking is done for pre-existing
conditions and no prompts are displayed to guide the user through a task. If an interactive
interface is needed, the HP EFC Manager or HP EWS products should be used instead of
the CLI.