Hitachi MK-96RD621-08 - Manual (Page 156)

5-2 Using the Storage Navigator CLI
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide
Overview of Storage Navigator CLI
The Storage Navigator CLI enables users to perform operations on the storage
system by entering commands at the command line rather than using the
Storage Navigator GUI. For the current microprogram version, Universal
Replicator for IBM IBM z/OS and Universal Volume Manager support Storage
Navigator CLI.
The Storage Navigator CLI has the following advantages compared to using
the Storage Navigator GUI:
• Batch processing
The Storage Navigator CLI shortens the operation time because it does not
involve any interactive user operation. This benefits users when large-scale
changes are required to the storage system.
• Interoperability with other programs
The Storage Navigator CLI provides the commands that allow you to:
– save storage system configuration in a CFL spreadsheet
– change storage system configuration by using a CFL spreadsheet
– check a CFL spreadsheet before applying 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 Storage Navigator CLI provides the checking command. If a CFL
spreadsheet has an error, you can easily find out what is the problem with
the spreadsheet by looking at the checking results in the CFL spreadsheet.
Storage Navigator CLI Operations
The Storage Navigator CLI enables you to:
• configure the storage system by using a spreadsheet
• save the storage system configurations in spreadsheet(s)
The following figure describes these operation procedures: