CloudLink Command actions for Windows PowerShell

Summary: When performing many tasks related to CloudLink Agent on Windows machines, you use the svm command. This command has several subcommands that are used to perform actions including encrypting, decrypting, setting dependencies, and showing status. ...

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Instructions

The following table lists the actions for each svm subcommand and identifies the topic in the CloudLink documentation where it is referenced.

Table 1. Command actions
Action Commands Procedure
Clear dependencies svm cleardeps <Microsoft SQL Server service name>

Example:

svm cleardeps MSSQLServer

For more information, see the topic "CloudLink Agent for Microsoft SQL Server" in the Dell EMC CloudLink Deployment Guide.
Decrypt

svm decrypt [disk_volume]

For more information, see Decrypt a volume.
Encrypt svm encrypt [disk_volume] Encrypt a mount point or block device.

For more information, see Encrypt a volume.

Manage svm manage [device_name] Take control of a self-encrypting drive.
Register clagent.bat /S [clc_address] [/g [group_regcode]] [/t] Use the /t option to set Trusted Platform Module (TPM) mode on a physical machine that has a TPM version 2.0 chip installed. This option is only available during CloudLink Agent installation.
Svm CERTPATH=<folder where the securevm.cer & securevm.key are saved> See Assign third-party signed certificate to Windows agents during upgradation of CloudLink from earlier versions.
Release svm release [device_name] Release control of a self-encrypting drive.
Set dependencies svm setdeps <Microsoft SQL Server service name>

Example:

svm setdeps MSSQLServer

For more information, see the topic "CloudLink Agent for Microsoft SQL Server" in the Dell EMC CloudLinkDeployment Guide.
Show dependencies svm showdeps For more information, see the topic "CloudLink Agent for Microsoft SQL Server" in the Dell EMC CloudLink Deployment Guide.
Status svm status For more information, see the topic "Verify successful deployment" in the Dell EMC CloudLink Deployment Guide.

 

 

Command variables

This topic provides information about the command variables that are used in CloudLink.

The following lists the parameters that are used with one or more svm subcommands.

  • device_name—The device must be identified when it is not mounted and listed in /etc/fstab.
  • disk_volume—C drive, and D drive
  • mount_point—The mount point to be encrypted.
  • SED—The self-encrypting drive you want to control with CloudLink Center.

Affected Products

CloudLink SecureVM, PowerFlex rack, ScaleIO
Article Properties
Article Number: 000273161
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2025
Version:  2
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