HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 8)

Introduction 8
Interactive mode
VCSU enters interactive mode when invoked without any parameters. Users are prompted to enter missing
command line parameters.
Example:
No command line parameters given. Starting interactive mode.
Please enter action ("help" for list): healthcheck
Please enter Onboard Administrator IP Address: 192.168.1.100
Please enter Onboard Administrator Username: Administrator
Please enter Onboard Administrator Password: ********
When running the Virtual Connect Support Utility in interactive mode, do not use quotation marks around the
firmware package path even if the path contains spaces. Only use quotation marks around the firmware
package path when specifying the package location on the command line with the -l command-line
parameter.
Questions
The following table provides information on interactive mode questions and requests for input.
Interactive mode question/request Description Reference
Please enter action ("help\"
for list):
(required) Enter a command, or enter
help for a list of available
commands.
-a <command>
Commands (on page 10 )
Please enter action: (required) Asked if help was entered
for previous question. Enter a
command.
-a <command>
Commands (on page 10 )
Please enter Onboard
Administrator IP Address:
(required for all commands except
discover and packageinfo) IP
address of the active OA in the
primary enclosure
Commands (on page 10 )
-i <IP>
Please enter Onboard
Administrator Username:
(required for all commands except
discover and packageinfo) User
name of the active OA in the primary
enclosure
Commands (on page 10 )
-u <USER>
Please enter Onboard
Administrator Password:
(required for all commands except
discover and packageinfo)
Password of the active OA in the
primary enclosure
Commands (on page 10 )
-p <PWD>
Please enter starting IP
address:
(required) First IP address in the range
to search discover
-s <START IP>
Please enter ending address: (required) Ending IP address in the
range to search
discover
-s <END IP>
Please enter firmware package
location:
(required) Full path to the Virtual
Connect package on the local
computer
packageinfo (on page 13 )
report (on page 13 )
update (on page 15 )
-l <FILE>
Please enter the file location: (optional) Full path to the
configuration backup or support dump
file
configbackup
supportdump
-l <FILE>