Getting Started; Using Noninteractive Mode; Using Interactive Mode - Qlogic 2400 Series User Manual

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Getting Started

The QConvergeConsole CLI manages iSCSI, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel
functions on QLogic Fibre Channel adapters, Intelligent Ethernet Adapters, and
Converged Network Adapters. This chapter describes how to start the
QConvergeConsole CLI using the noninteractive mode (command line interface)
and the interactive mode (menu-driven interface).

Using Noninteractive Mode

Noninteractive mode is a command line interface that executes a command and
its parameters, and then terminates. Use the noninteractive mode to run
QConvergeConsole CLI from a script file or when you want to perform a single
operation. This guide describes the noninteractive mode commands by function in
the following sections:
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To start the noninteractive QConvergeConsole CLI in Windows
operating system shell, and then type commands with command line switches.
For specific command formats, refer to the section for the corresponding adapter
function. For example, to discover iSCSI ports on a Converged Network Adapter,
issue the following command:
qaucli -pr iscsi -i
QConvergeConsole CLI is case sensitive. In addition, file names in some
operating systems are case sensitive; in this case, QConvergeConsole CLI is
case sensitive for that specific file.

Using Interactive Mode

Interactive mode is a menu-driven interface that manages QLogic Ethernet
adapters, QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters, and all functions of QLogic Converged
Network Adapters, including NIC, Fibre Channel, and iSCSI. Although the
QConvergeConsole CLI contains menus for all of these adapter types, for clarity,
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Use administrator mode for Windows 2008 or later.
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4, NIC Noninteractive Commands
5, Fibre Channel Noninteractive Commands
6, iSCSI Noninteractive Commands
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