User's Guide

Chapter1 About Command Line Interface

1.1 Overview

This document provides information about a Command Line Interface to NEC ExpressUpdate. This interface

is executed by 'esmcli' command.

IMPORTANT:

• 'esmcli' command does not have a function to registering a component to NEC ESMPRO

Manager. In case of registering a component, please use NEC ESMPRO Manager's Web

interface.

• In case of CLI, following characters are not available in group name.

"’ \ < > & “ ( ) ^"

• Using NEC ExpressUpdate, "Updates via NEC ExpressUpdate Agent" or "Updates via

Management controller" of the component must be enabled.

1.2 System Requirements

'esmcli' command can be executed only on a management PC, which NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver. 5.4 or

later is installed on.

NEC ESMPRO Manager command line interface requires following user level of operating system:

On Windows: Administrator

On Linux: root

CHECK:

• In case of Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008

R2, you need to set the permission to access to the directory including Command Line

Interface execution file (esmcli.exe). After setting the permission, the standard user can also

use Command Line Interface.

TIP:

• See "NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide" for information about system

requirements of NEC ESMPRO Manager.