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Dell PowerVault MD 32XX/36XX Series Storage Arrays CLI Guide

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How To Use The Command Line Interface

Using the CLI commands, you can access the script engine, specify which storage array receives the script commands, and set operation environment parameters.

A CLI command consists of the following elements:
  • The term SMcli
  • Storage array identifier
  • Parameters
  • Script commands
The following syntax is the general form of a CLI command: 
SMcli 
                                    storageArray parameters script-commands;
where,

SMcli invokes the command line interface.

storageArray is the host name or IP address of the storage array.

parameters are the CLI parameters that define the environment and purpose of the command.

script-commands are the commands or name of the script file containing the script commands.

The script commands are the storage array configuration commands. About The Script Commands presents an overview of the script commands. Script commands provide definitions, syntax, and parameters for the script commands.

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