Contents
1 CLI Command Updates......................................................................................16
New Commands..................................................................................................................................16
Updated Commands...........................................................................................................................16
2 About The Command Line Interface...............................................................18
How To Use The Command Line Interface....................................................................................... 19
Usage Notes...................................................................................................................................19
CLI Commands..............................................................................................................................19
Command Line Parameters...........................................................................................................21
Formatting Considerations................................................................................................................. 25
Detailed Error Reporting.....................................................................................................................25
Exit Status............................................................................................................................................ 26
Usage Examples...................................................................................................................................27
3 About The Script Commands........................................................................... 29
Script Command Structure.................................................................................................................30
Script Command Synopsis..................................................................................................................31
Recurring Syntax Elements.................................................................................................................33
Usage Guidelines.................................................................................................................................38
Adding Comments To A Script File.................................................................................................... 38
4 Configuring A Storage Array............................................................................ 39
Configuring A Storage Array...............................................................................................................40
Determining What Is On Your Storage Array...............................................................................40
Saving A Configuration To A File.................................................................................................. 42
Using The Create Virtual Disk Command.................................................................................... 42
Using The Auto Configure Command......................................................................................... 45
Modifying Your Configuration............................................................................................................47
Setting The Storage Array Password.............................................................................................47
Setting Up SMTP And SNMP Alerts...............................................................................................48
Setting The RAID Controller Module Clocks............................................................................... 48
Setting The Storage Array Host Type........................................................................................... 48
Setting Modification Priority......................................................................................................... 49
Assigning Global Hot Spares.........................................................................................................50
Selecting The Event Levels For Alert Notifications...................................................................... 50
Configuring Alert Notifications..................................................................................................... 51
5 Using The Snapshot Feature.............................................................................52
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