CONTENTS
About the Command-Line Interface (CLI) ............................................................................................... 11
Command Groups ................................................................................................................. 11
CLI LOGIN .................................................................................................................................... 12
BASIC CLI SYNTAX ....................................................................................................................... 13
CLI Command Example .......................................................................................................... 13
Shortening Commands .......................................................................................................... 13
COMMANDS UNIQUE TO THE CLI ................................................................................................ 13
COMMON OPTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 14
TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................................................................... 16
Error Checking ....................................................................................................................... 16
Command Validation ............................................................................................................. 17
OTHER FUNCTIONALITY ............................................................................................................... 17
Combining Commands .......................................................................................................... 17
Creating Aliases ..................................................................................................................... 17
Customizing the CLI Environment .......................................................................................... 17
Piping Output ........................................................................................................................ 18
Filtering Output ..................................................................................................................... 18
Using Closures and Subcommands ........................................................................................ 18
Logging Off, Shutting Down, or Restarting the Server ............................................................ 19
Quick-Start Tasks ................................................................................................................................... 20
MANAGEMENT TASKS ................................................................................................................. 20
Creating and Deleting Multiple Volumes or LUNs ................................................................... 21
Sample Command Set ........................................................................................................... 21
SOFTWARE UPDATE ..................................................................................................................... 22
Software Update Flow ........................................................................................................... 23
Command-Line Reference ...................................................................................................................... 24
HELP, HISTORY, VERSION ............................................................................................................. 24
help ....................................................................................................................................... 24
history ................................................................................................................................... 25
version ................................................................................................................................... 26
