About The Command Line Interface - Dell PowerVault MD3220 Cli Manual

About the Command Line Interface

This guide is intended for system administrators, developers, and engineers
who need to use the command line interface (CLI) tool and its associated
commands and script files. Selected CLI commands perform functions that
can also be accessed from the Modular Disk (MD) Storage Manager, which is
the graphical user interface (GUI) to the storage array. See the Owner's
Manual, which describes the Storage Manager software that is used to create and
manage multiple storage arrays. For additional information, see the hardware
and software manuals that shipped with your system.
NOTE:
Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates first
because they often supersede information in other documents.
NOTE:
CLI commands do not have interactive warnings for destructive commands.
CLI is a software tool that enables storage array installers, developers, and
engineers to configure and monitor storage arrays. Using the command line
interface, you can issue commands from an operating system prompt, such as
the Microsoft Windows command prompt (C:\) or a Linux operating
system terminal.
Each command performs a specific action for managing a storage array or
returning information about the status of a storage array. You can enter
individual commands, or run script files when you need to perform operations
more than once (such as installing the same configuration on several storage
arrays). A script file can be loaded and run from the command line interface.
You can also run commands in an interactive mode. Interactive mode enables
you to connect to a specific storage array and rapidly enter a command,
determine the effect on the storage array, and then enter a new command.
The command line interface gives you direct access to a script engine utility in
the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager software (MD Storage
Manager). The script engine reads the commands, or runs a script file, from the
command line and performs the operations instructed by the commands.
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