Command syntax, Example command, Target overview – HP 6Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Manual

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Command syntax

A typical VSM CLI command string consists of three variables: a target device, a command, and
one or more clarifying parameters. The syntax of a VSM CLI command line is as follows:

<TARGET> command

[parameter=OPTION_A|OPTION_B] [parameter]

The following conventions apply to all VSM CLI command strings:

A basic command string includes identifying information about the target, along with a
command word and clarifying parameters, if required or desired.

Commands are not case sensitive.

Some target names can be abbreviated.

The VSM CLI does not support line-continuation characters. If all characters of a command
cannot fit on one line of the VSM CLI, the command wraps to the next line on the screen. The
maximum command length is 255 characters.

Example command

The following example shows the use of target, command, and parameter variables in a VSM CLI
command string to update network settings on a switch:

switch location=local network hostname=XXX dhcp=off
[ipaddr=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX] [subnetmask=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX]
[gateway=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX]
Target:

switch location=local

Command:

network

Required parameter:

hostname=XXX

Required parameter:

dhcp=<OFF|ON>

Optional parameter:

ipaddr=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

Optional parameter:

subnetmask=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

Optional parameter:

gateway=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

Target overview

The target variable provides the path to the device you want to configure. The device can be a
c-Class BladeSystem enclosure, an enclosure device bay, an enclosure interconnect bay, an external
storage enclosure, or a zone group.

Syntax for the target portion of a command is as follows:

Supported parameters

Target syntax

Device

<all|local>

bladeenclosure

location

c-Class BladeSystem enclosure

<chassis_name>

bladeenclosure

chassisname

<serial_number>

bladeenclosure

serial number

<all|#>

bladeport id

Device bay in a BladeSystem enclosure

<all|#|local|remote|wwid>

switch location

Switch in a BladeSystem enclosure

<wwid>

switch enclosureid

<all|#>

port id

Switch port

Command syntax

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