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5 Using the CFL Extension
This chapter describes the CFL Extension. The CFL Extension allows you to perform operations by
entering commands into the command line of a Remote Web Console Client computer (for example,
from a Windows command prompt or a UNIX shell prompt).
• Overview of the CFL Extension
• CFL Extension Operations
• Preparing for Using the CFL Extension
• Command Reference
• Spreadsheets
Overview of the CFL Extension
The CFL Extension enables users to perform storage system operations by entering commands in the
command line rather than using the Remote Web Console GUI. For the current microprogram version,
LUN Expansion, Universal Replicator for Mainframe and External Storage support the CFL Extension.
Compared to the Remote Web Console GUI, the CFL Extension has the following advantages:
• Batch processing:
The CFL Extension reduces operation time because it does not involve any interactive user operation.
This is a benefit to users when the storage system requires large-scale changes.
• Interoperability with other programs
The CFL Extension provides the commands that allow you to:
• save the storage system configuration in a CFL spreadsheet.
• change the storage system configuration by using a CFL spreadsheet.
• check a CFL spreadsheet before applying the configuration to the storage system.
You can assemble these commands in your batch/script files such as Windows batch files or UNIX
shell scripts.
• Checking function
The CFL Extension provides the checking command. If a CFL spreadsheet has an error, you can
easily find out the problem with the spreadsheet by looking at the checking results in the CFL
spreadsheet.
CFL Extension Operations
The CFL Extension allows you to:
• Configure the storage system by using a spreadsheet
• Save the storage system configurations in spreadsheet(s)
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