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discover Locate remote OA enclosures that exist on the network within a specified address range. VCSU displays the following: • Number of enclosures found • List of enclosure OA IPs with enclosure type, primary OA IP, and VC domain name This command is useful if an Administrator cannot remember the exact IP address of the OA on a certain enclosure, but knows the general IP address range. Item Syntax Parameters: START IP END IP Description vcsu -a discover -s -e First IP address in the range to search Last IP address in the range to search Example Discover an enclosure in a certain address range: vcsu -a discover -s 192.168.1.100 -e 192.168.1.200 configbackup Using the supplied credentials, log in to Virtual Connect and request a configuration download. VCSU saves the backup in the current directory using the file name supplied by Virtual Connect. This action requires a functioning VC domain. Item Description Syntax vcsu -a configbackup -i -u -p -vcu -vcp [-cp ] -l Parameters: IP USER IPv4 address of the active OA in the enclosure* Name of the OA user with privileges to access all enclosure interconnect bays. Minimum length is 1 character. Maximum length is 40 characters.** PWD Password of the OA user. Minimum length is 3 characters. Maximum length is 40 characters.** VCM USER Name of the Virtual Connect user with Domain privileges. Required if an enclosure is in a Virtual Connect domain. Minimum length is 1 character. Maximum length is 31 characters. VCM PASS Password for the Virtual Connect user. Minimum length is 3 characters. Maximum length is 31 characters. CONFIG PASS Optional. Password for the configuration backup file. Supported only for VC versions 3.00 and higher. The default is no password. LOCATION Full path, including file name, to save the configuration backup file. If not provided, VCSU saves the configuration backup file to the file name that VC provides and downloads it to the current directory. *In a multi-enclosure environment, this must be the IP address of the active OA in the primary enclosure. **In a multi-enclosure environment, USER and PWD parameters for the Onboard Administrator must be identical across local and all remote enclosures in the Virtual Connect domain. Example Commands 11

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Commands 11
discover
Locate remote OA enclosures that exist on the network within a specified address range. VCSU displays the
following:
•
Number of enclosures found
•
List of enclosure OA IPs with enclosure type, primary OA IP, and VC domain name
This command is useful if an Administrator cannot remember the exact IP address of the OA on a certain
enclosure, but knows the general IP address range.
Item
Description
Syntax
vcsu -a discover -s <START IP> -e <END IP>
Parameters:
START IP
First IP address in the range to search
END IP
Last IP address in the range to search
Example
Discover an enclosure in a certain address range:
vcsu -a discover -s 192.168.1.100 -e 192.168.1.200
configbackup
Using the supplied credentials, log in to Virtual Connect and request a configuration download. VCSU saves
the backup in the current directory using the file name supplied by Virtual Connect. This action requires a
functioning VC domain.
Item
Description
Syntax
vcsu -a configbackup -i <IP> -u <USER> -p <PWD> -vcu <VCM USER> -vcp
<VCM PASS> [-cp <CONFIG PASS>] -l <LOCATION>
Parameters:
IP
IPv4 address of the active OA in the enclosure*
USER
Name of the OA user with privileges to access all enclosure interconnect bays. Minimum length
is 1 character. Maximum length is 40 characters.**
PWD
Password of the OA user. Minimum length is 3 characters. Maximum length is 40
characters.**
VCM USER
Name of the Virtual Connect user with Domain privileges. Required if an enclosure is in a
Virtual Connect domain. Minimum length is 1 character. Maximum length is 31 characters.
VCM PASS
Password for the Virtual Connect user. Minimum length is 3 characters. Maximum length is 31
characters.
CONFIG PASS
Optional. Password for the configuration backup file. Supported only for VC versions 3.00 and
higher. The default is no password.
LOCATION
Full path, including file name, to save the configuration backup file. If not provided, VCSU
saves the configuration backup file to the file name that VC provides and downloads it to the
current directory.
*In a multi-enclosure environment, this must be the IP address of the active OA in the primary enclosure.
**In a multi-enclosure environment, USER and PWD parameters for the Onboard Administrator must be identical across
local and all remote enclosures in the Virtual Connect domain.
Example