MD Series: PowerTools SDK (SHMCLI) management tools location for MD JBODs

Summary: This article explains how to find PowerTools Software Development Kit (SDK) tool called SHMCLI which is used to manage MD/ME JBODs connected to hosts.

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Instructions

Support Pages: PowerTools Server Hardware Manger

The Administrator's Guide and Support Matrix are located at the same link.

Server Hardware Manager CLI (shmcli) is used for server connected Just A Bunch of Disks (JBODs) to pull hardware information from MD3060e/MD1xxx/ME484/MD2xxx attached to servers.
 

2U JBODs:

  • MD1200/1220
  • MD1400/1420
  • MD2412/2424

Dense JBODs:

  • MD3060e
  • MD1280
  • ME484
  • MD2460

Affected Products

MD Series, PowerVault MD1200, PowerVault MD1220, PowerVault MD3060e, Dell Storage MD1280, Dell Storage MD1400, Dell Storage MD1420, PowerVault MD2412, PowerVault MD2424, PowerVault MD2460
Article Properties
Article Number: 000104418
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 02 Dec 2025
Version:  9
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