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Accessing the CLI in MS-DOS, Using the CLI

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Command Line Interface (CLI) Accessing the CLI in MS-DOS To access the CLI from the MS-DOS prompt, move to the directory containing the afacli executable and then type afacli. Accessing the CLI in Windows To access the CLI: Note: The following procedure assumes that you accepted the default location for the software during installation. 1 Click the Start button. 2 Click Programs. 3 Browse to SMBE. The Adaptec program group displays. 4 Click CLI. Note: In Windows, when the CLI executes an background command, it displays status information in the title bar of a DOS command prompt window. The status information includes a percentage indicating a level of completion. Accessing the CLI in UNIX To access the CLI, display a window and type aaccli in any directory. When the system displays the CLI> prompt, you can use CLI commands. The status information appears at the bottom of the CLI window. For the commands to work in any directory, the path in the startup file (.login or .cshrc) must include the directory where the software is installed. Refer to your operating system documentation for information on setting up directory paths in the .login and .cshrc files. Using the CLI This section contains some examples of using CLI commands to perform common tasks. C-3

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Command Line Interface (CLI)
Accessing the CLI in MS-DOS
To access the CLI from the MS-DOS prompt, move to the directory
containing the
afacli
executable and then type
afacli
.
Accessing the CLI in Windows
To access the CLI:
Note:
The following procedure assumes that you accepted the
default location for the software during installation.
1
Click the
Start
button.
2
Click
Programs
.
3
Browse to
SMBE
. The Adaptec program group displays.
4
Click
CLI
.
Note:
In Windows, when the CLI executes an background
command, it displays status information in the title bar of a DOS
command prompt window. The status information includes a
percentage indicating a level of completion.
Accessing the CLI in UNIX
To access the CLI, display a window and type
aaccli
in any
directory. When the system displays the
CLI>
prompt, you can use
CLI commands. T
he status information appears at the bottom of the
CLI window.
For the commands to work in any directory, the path in the startup
file (
.login
or
.cshrc
) must include the directory where the software
is installed. Refer to your operating system documentation for
information on setting up directory paths in the
.login
and
.cshrc
files.
Using the CLI
This section contains some examples of using CLI commands to
perform common tasks.