Dell PowerVault MD3200 CLI Guide - Page 16

CLI Commands, Table 1-1., Command Name Conventions, Parameter, Definition

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CLI Commands This section lists the CLI commands you can use to perform the following functions: • Identify storage arrays • Set passwords • Add storage arrays • Specify communication parameters • Enter individual script configuration commands • Specify a file containing script configuration commands The following are general forms of the CLI commands, showing the parameters and terminals used in each command. Table 1-1 lists definitions for the parameters shown in the CLI commands. Table 1-1. Command Name Conventions Parameter a|b italicized-words [...] (square brackets) {...} (curly brackets) (angle brackets) (a|b|c) bold Definition pipe symbol indicating alternative ("a" or "b") terminals zero or one occurrence zero or more occurrences occurrence exceeds maximum limit of 30 characters choose only one of the alternatives terminals SMcli host-name-or-IP-address [host-name-or-IPaddress] [-c "command; {command2};"] [-n storage-array-name | -w WWID] [-o outputfile][-p password][-e][-S] SMcli host-name-or-IP-address [host-name-or-IP-address] [-f scriptfile] [-n storage-array-name | -w WWID] [-o outputfile] [-p password] [-e] [-S] 16 About the Command Line Interface

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About the Command Line Interface
CLI Commands
This section lists the CLI commands you can use to perform the
following functions:
Identify storage arrays
Set passwords
Add storage arrays
Specify communication parameters
Enter individual script configuration commands
Specify a file containing script configuration commands
The following are general forms of the CLI commands, showing the
parameters and terminals used in each command. Table 1-1 lists definitions
for the parameters shown in the CLI commands.
SMcli
host-name-or-IP-address
[
host-name-or-IP-
address
] [-c
"command;
{
command2
};"]
[-n
storage-array-name
| -w
WWID
]
[
-
o
outputfile
][-p
password
][-e][-S]
SMcli
host-name-or-IP-address
[
host-name-or-IP-address
] [-f
scriptfile
]
[-n
storage-array-name
| -w
WWID
]
[-o
outputfile
] [-p
password
] [-e] [-S]
Table 1-1.
Command Name Conventions
Parameter
Definition
a|b
pipe symbol indicating alternative ("a" or "b")
italicized-words
terminals
[...]
(square brackets)
zero or one occurrence
{...}
(curly brackets)
zero or more occurrences
<...>
(angle brackets)
occurrence exceeds maximum limit of 30 characters
(a|b|c)
choose only one of the alternatives
bold
terminals