Learn About the Command Line Interface
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The Command Line Interface (CLI) gives you direct access to the script engine from the command line shell of your operating system. The CLI provides an efficient way to edit, send, and execute storage management commands on multiple network storage subsystems. Although you can also access the script engine using the Enterprise Management Window, doing so only lets you edit or execute script commands on the storage subsystem that you have selected in the Enterprise Management Window instead of multiple storage subsystems.
Use the CLI to:
- Access the script engine directly instead of through the Enterprise Management Window.
- Select multiple storage subsystems on which to execute script commands.
- Supply script language commands either directly to the command line interface screen or to a script file.
- Create batch files of script commands for execution on multiple storage subsystems.
- Execute script commands on host-agent managed or directly managed storage subsystems, or a combination of both.
- Execute mass operations on multiple storage subsystems, such as firmware downloads and upgrades.
- Display configuration information about the network storage subsystems.
- Add storage subsystems to the management domain
- Perform an automatic discovery of all storage subsystems attached to the local subnet.
- Add or delete SNMP trap destinations and e-mail alert notifications
- Specify the mail server and sender email address or SNMP server for alert notifications
- Display the alert notification settings for storage subsystems currently configured in the Enterprise Management Window
- Direct the output to standard command line display or to a named file.
The CLI operates from the command line shell of your operating system. For a list of command line parameters, see Using the Command Line Interface.
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Using the Command Line Interface
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