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Accessing the CLI, Accessing the CLI in MS-DOS

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Command Line Interface Accessing the CLI The method you use to access the CLI depends on the operating system, as described below. Accessing the CLI in MS-DOS To access the CLI from the MS-DOS prompt, move to the directory containing the afacli executable, then type afacli. Accessing the CLI in Windows To access the CLI in Windows: 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 Adaptec Storage Manager. The Adaptec program group is displayed. 4 Click CLI. Note: In Windows, when the CLI executes a 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 in Unix, 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. D-4

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Command Line Interface
Accessing the CLI
The method you use to access the CLI depends on the operating
system, as described below.
Accessing the CLI in MS-DOS
To access the CLI from the MS-DOS prompt, move to the directory
containing the
afacli
executable, then type
afacli
.
Accessing the CLI in Windows
To access the CLI in Windows:
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
Adaptec Storage Manager
.
The Adaptec program group is displayed.
4
Click
CLI
.
Note:
In Windows, when the CLI executes a 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 in Unix, 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.