Quantum DXi V-Series User Manual

Quantum DXi-Series Command Line Interface (CLI) Guide
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February 2014
96 Utility CLI Commands
Changing the Password syscli --change password --name admin|monitor|cliadmin|cliviewer --
oldpassword <old_password> --newpassword <new_password>
This CLI allows the admin user to change the password of the following special
users:
admin - Web Administrator
monitor - Web Monitor
cliadmin - CLI Administrator
cliviewer - CLI Monitor
CLI command options:
• --change - Changes password of special users (admin, monitor, cliadmin,
cliviewer)
• --name - Name of special user whose password is to be changed.
• --oldpassword - if not specified on command line, the program will prompt
for the old password and will not echo it to screen.
• --newpassword - if not specified on command line, the program will
prompt for the new password and will not echo it to screen.
Resetting the Password syscli --reset password --name cliadmin|cliviewer [--sure]
This CLI allows the admin user to reset the password to factory default for the
following special users:
• cliadmin - CLI Administrator
• cliviewer - CLI Monitor
CLI command options:
• --reset - Resets password of special users to factory default.
• --name - Name of special user whose password is to be changed.
• --sure - if specified, the command will execute immediately without asking
for confirmation.
Getting the Security
Banner
syscli --get securitybanner [--terse]
This CLI allows the user to get the security banner of the system.
CLI command options:
• --get: Gets the security banner of the system.
• --terse: if specified, only the security banner will be displayed in the output.
Setting the Security
Banner
syscli --set securitybanner --txtfile <file-name>
This CLI allows the admin user to set the security banner for the system.

Quantum DXi V-Series Specifications

General

Data Deduplication	Yes
Deduplication Ratio	Up to 20:1
Replication	Yes
Interface	Ethernet
Encryption	Yes
Supported Protocols	CIFS, NFS, VTL
Management	Web-based GUI, CLI

Summary

Introduction to Quantum DXi CLI

CLI Users and Access

Describes the two local CLI user accounts, cliadmin and cliviewer, and their capabilities.

VTL Configuration CLI Commands

Adding a Virtual Tape Library (VTL)

Guides on adding a VTL partition with settings like name, model, slots, drives, and deduplication.

Creating Media for VTL

Guides on creating media for a defined VTL, requiring VTL name, type, number of media, and starting barcode.

Moving Media Between Storage Locations

Describes how to move media between virtual storage locations using source and destination types and indices.

NAS Configuration CLI Commands

Adding a NAS Share

Guides on adding one or more NAS shares with options for name, protocol, description, and permissions.

Joining or Disjoining Windows Domain

Covers joining a server to a workgroup or Active Directory domain and disjoining.

CIFS Share Access Control

Manages workgroup user access to CIFS shares and provides limited domain user privilege grants.

Replication CLI Commands

Initiating Replication for VTL or NAS

Starts replication for a specified VTL or NAS share, with options for barcode or namespace.

Failback VTL to Source from Target System

Fails back a replicated VTL to its specified source system.

Enabling VTL Replication Options on Source

Enables replication for a specified VTL on the system as a source.

OST CLI Commands

Adding a Storage Server

Adds a storage server with options for name, max connections, and description.

Installing TLS Certificate Files

Installs user-provided Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate files for encryption.

Network CLI Commands

Adding Network Configurations

Adds and configures network devices with IP, netmask, and gateway.

Setting Host, Domain Names, and DNS Search Path

Sets the system's host name, domain name, and DNS search paths.

Status CLI Commands

Getting VTL Performance Status

Returns the VTL's average write speed.

Health Check CLI Commands

Starting a Health Check

Starts a healthcheck on the system if it is not running.