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

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Usage Examples

The following examples show how to enter CLI commands on a command line. The examples show the syntax, form, and in some examples, script commands. Examples are shown for both Windows and Linux operating systems. The usage for the -c parameter varies depending on your operating system. On Windows operating systems, put quotation marks (" ") around the script command following the -c parameter. On Linux operating systems, put single quotation marks (‘ ’) around the script command following the -c parameter.
  • NOTE: See Script Commands for descriptions of the script commands used in the following examples.
This example shows how to change the name of a storage array. The original name of the storage array is Payroll_Array. The new name is Finance_Array.
Windows: 
SMcli -n "Payroll_Array" -c "set storageArray userLabel=\"Finance_Array\";"
Linux: 
SMcli -n ‘Payroll_Array’ -c ‘set storageArray userLabel="Finance_Array";’
This example shows how to delete an existing virtual disk and create a new virtual disk on a storage array. The existing virtual disk name is Stocks_<_Bonds. The new virtual disk name is Finance. The RAID controller module host names are finance1 and finance2. The storage array is protected and requires the password TestArray.
Windows: 
SMcli finance1 finance2 -c "set session password= \"TestArray\"; delete virtualDisk [\"Stocks_<_Bonds\"];create virtualDisk
                                    physicalDiskCount[3] raidLevel=5 capacity=10 GB userLabel=\"Finance\"; show storageArray healthStatus;"
Linux: 
SMcli finance1 finance2 -c ‘set session password= delete virtualDisk ["Stocks_<_Bonds"]; create virtualDisk physicalDiskCount[3]
                                    raidLevel=5 capacity=10 GB userLabel="Finance"; show storageArray healthStatus;’
This example shows how to run commands in a script file named scriptfile.scr on a storage array named Example. The -e parameter runs the file without checking syntax. Executing an SMcli command without checking syntax enables the file to run more quickly; however, the SMcli command may not execute correctly if the syntax is incorrect. 
SMcli -n Example -f scriptfile.scr -e
This example shows how to run commands in a script file named scriptfile.scr on a storage array named Example. In this example, the storage array is protected by the password My_Array. Output, as a result of commands in the script file, goes to file output.txt.
Windows: 
SMcli -n Example -f scriptfile.scr -p "My_Array" - o output.txt
Linux: 
SMcli -n Example -f scriptfile.scr -p ‘My_Array’ - o output.txt
This example shows how to display all storage arrays that are currently discovered in the current configuration. The command in this example returns the host name of each storage array. 
SMcli -d
If you want to know the IP address of each storage array in the configuration, add the -i parameter to the command. 
SMcli -d -i

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