18 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
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