Dell PowerEdge R440 EMC Boot Optimized Server Storage-S1 Users Guide - Page 24
BOSS-S1 CLI commands, Using CLI commands from Windows, Using CLI commands from Linux, Using CLI
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6 BOSS-S1 CLI commands This section provides information about the methods to use the BOSS-S1 command line interface (CLI) for performing a variety of controller and enclosure specific operations. The BOSS-S1 CLI utility is supported on the following operating systems: • Windows • Linux • ESXi Topics: • Using CLI commands from Windows • Using CLI commands from Linux • Using CLI commands from ESXi • Supported BOSS-S1 CLI commands Using CLI commands from Windows Follow these procedures to run the command line interface (CLI) commands using the Windows operating system: 1. Download the latest MVSETUP BOSS-S1 utility for Windows from www.dell.com/support/home. 2. Extract the content of the mvsetup_xxxx_Axx.zip file on the system. 3. Navigate to the directory where you have extracted the content of the mvsetup_xxxx_Axx.zip file and run the mvsetup.exe file. The CLI window, within which you can run BOSS-S1 CLI commands, is displayed. where you can run the BOSS-S1 CLI commands. Using CLI commands from Linux Follow these procedures to run the Command Line Interface (CLI) commands using the Linux operating system: 1. Download the latest MVCLI BOSS-S1 utility for Linux from www.dell.com/support/home. 2. Extract the content of the mvcli.xxxx_Axx.zip file on the system. 3. Navigate to the directory to which you have extracted the content of the mvcli.xxxx_Axx.zip file and run the ./install and ./mvcli files. The CLI window, within which you can run BOSS-S1 CLI commands, appears. Using CLI commands from ESXi Follow these procedures to run the command line interface (CLI) commands using the ESXi operating system: 1. Install ESXi on a host machine. 2. Use WinSCP or SCP and copy the attached files into the /tmp/ directory. 3. Log in to an ESXi shell using putty. 4. Change the directory to cd /tmp. 5. Run the command, - esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/SAS-RAID_BOSS-S1_CLI_Axx.zip to install the offline bundle. Successful commands are reported at the command line. 6. Enter the directory cd /opt/dell/boss/ and run the mvcli (BOSS CLI) utility. NOTE: ESXi 6.5 U1 or ESXi 6.0 U3 P06 is the minimum requirement to install the BOSS-S1 CLI utility. 24 BOSS-S1 CLI commands
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