Standard Features; Overview; Fabric Os Command Line Interface; Getting Help On A Command - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

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Standard features

This chapter describes how to configure your HP StorageWorks SAN using the Fabric OS Command Line
Interface (CLI). Before you can configure a Storage Area Network (SAN), you must power-up the Director
or switch and blades, and then set the IP addresses of those devices. Although this chapter focuses on
configuring a SAN using the CLI, you can also use the following methods to configure a SAN:
• Web Tools
For Web Tools procedures, see the Web Tools Administrator's Guide.
• Fabric Manager
For Fabric Manager procedures, see the Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide.
• Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)
For Data Center Fabric Manager procedures, see the Data Center Fabric Manager Administrator's
Guide.
• A third-party using the API
For third-party application procedures, see the third-party API documentation

Overview

As a result of the differences between fixed-port and variable-port devices, procedures sometimes differ
among HP switch models. As new models are introduced, new features sometimes apply only to specific
switches.
When procedures or parts of procedures apply to some models but not others, this guide identifies the
specifics for each model. For example, a number of procedures that apply only to variable-port devices are
found in "Configuring
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported, documenting all
possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document. In some cases, earlier releases
are highlighted to present considerations for interoperating with them.
The hardware reference manuals for HP products describe how to power up devices and set their IP
addresses. After the IP address is set, you can use the CLI procedures contained in this guide.
For additional information about the commands used in the procedures, see online help or the Fabric OS
Command Reference.

Fabric OS command line interface

Fabric OS 6.1.1 uses Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to control access to all Fabric OS operations. You
can display a list of all command help topics for a given login level. For example, if you are logged in as
user and issue the help command, a list of all user-level commands that can be executed is displayed. The
same rule applies to the admin, securityAdmin, and the switchAdmin roles.
NOTE: When command examples in this guide show user input enclosed in quotation marks, the
quotation marks are required.

Getting help on a command

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Issue the help
The argument displays the commands one page at a time.
|more
Or you can issue help <command> |more, where command is the name of the command for which
you need specific information.
Directors" on page 225.
command with no specific command and all commands will be dislayed.
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