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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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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.
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BOSS-S1 CLI commands