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4.5 CLI: Interface via ASCII-based Commands
The Command Line Interface (CLI) provides access to Diamond Storage Array services through a set
of ASCII-based commands.
CLI commands may be entered while in CLI
mode or by accessing the Advanced CLI
configuration page in the ExpressNAV interface.
CLI commands are context sensitive and
generally follow a standard format:
[Get|Set] Command Parameter
1|Parameter 2]
CLI commands are not case sensitive: you may
type all upper or all lower case or a mixture, no
matter what the definition either in Help or these
pages states. Upper and lower case in this manual
and the
screen are for clarification only.
help
Commands generally have three types of
operation: get, set and immediate as summarized
in Exhibit 4.5-1.
The get form returns the value of a parameter or
setting and is an informational command.
Responses to get commands are specified in the
Results field for each command, followed by
Ready.
The set form is an action that changes the value of
a parameter or configuration setting. It may
require a
SaveConfiguration
Exhibit 4.5-1 Command Line Interface actions and responses
Set commands configure the array and display what you have changed after completing the task. Commands
which require a SaveConfiguration command to complete their implementation returns Ready . *. Set
commands which do not require a SaveConfiguration command are immediately implemented.
Get commands display information about the configuration of the array. Responses to get commands are
specified in the Results field for each command, followed by Ready.
Screen messages, also called returns, may be either terse, with just the current information, or verbose, with
labels and the current information. Default is verbose. If you want the terse mode, type set VerboseMode
disabled.
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command and a
system restart before changes are implemented.
The restart can be accomplished as part of the
command or by using a separate
SaveConfiguration
command.
FirmwareRestart
A number of set commands may be issued before
the
command.
SaveConfiguration
Responses to set commands are either an
error message or Ready
indicates a SaveConfiguration command
is required.
Set commands which do not require a
SaveConfiguration command, defined as
immediate commands, are immediately
implemented.
Responses to Immediate commands are either an
error message or Ready.
Note
Zone commands do not use the get, set forms.
Creating Zones
Refer to
information on how to use Zone commands.
Symbols, typefaces and abbreviations used to
indicate functions and elements of the CLI used in
this manual include those found in Exhibit 4.5-2.
. *
, which
on page 69 for more
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