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

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CLI Commands

This section lists the CLI commands you can use to perform the following functions:

  • Identify storage arrays
  • Set passwords
  • Add storage arrays
  • Specify communication parameters
  • Enter individual script configuration commands
  • Specify a file containing script configuration commands

The following are general forms of the CLI commands, showing the parameters and terminals used in each command. The table below lists definitions for the parameters shown in the CLI commands.

Table 1. Command Name Conventions
Parameter Definition
a|b pipe symbol indicating alternative ("a" or "b")
italicized-words terminals
[...] (square brackets) zero or one occurrence
{...} (curly brackets) zero or more occurrences
(a|b|c) choose only one of the alternatives
bold terminals
SMcli 
                                 host-name-or-IP-address [
                                 host-name-or-IPaddress]
                                 [-c "
                                 command; {command2};"]
                                 [-n 
                                 storage-array-name | -w 
                                 WWID]
                                 [-o 
                                 outputfile][-p 
                                 password][-e][-S]
                              
SMcli 
                                 host-name-or-IP-address
                                 [
                                 host-name-or-IP-address] [-f 
                                 scriptfile]
                                 [-n 
                                 storage-array-name | -w 
                                 WWID]
                                 [-o 
                                 outputfile] [-p 
                                 password] [-e] [-S]
                              
SMcli (-n 
                                 storage-array-name | -w 
                                 WWID)
                                 [-c "
                                 command; {command2};"]
                                 [-o 
                                 outputfile][-p 
                                 password][-e][-S]
                              
SMcli (-n 
                                 storage-array-name | -w 
                                 WWID)
                                 [-f 
                                 scriptfile]
                                 [-o 
                                 outputfile] [-p 
                                 password] [-e] [-S]
                              
SMcli (-n 
                                 storage-array-name | -w 
                                 WWID)
                                 [-o 
                                 outputfile][-p 
                                 password][-e][-S]
                              
SMcli -a email:
                                 email-address
                                 [
                                 host-name-or-IP-address1
                                 [
                                 host-name-or-IP-address2]]
                                 [-n 
                                 storage-array-name | -w 
                                 WWID | -h 
                                 host-name |
                                 -r (
                                 host_sa | 
                                 direct_sa)]
                                 [-I 
                                 information-to-include][-q 
                                 frequency][-S]
                              
SMcli -x email:
                                 email-address
                                 [
                                 host-name-or-IP-address1
                                 [
                                 host-name-or-IP-address2]]
                                 [-n 
                                 storage-array-name | -w 
                                 WWID | -h 
                                 host-name |
                                 -r (
                                 host_sa | 
                                 direct_sa)] [-S]
                              
SMcli (-a | -x) trap:
                                 community,
                                 host-name-or-IP-address [
                                 host-name-or-IP-address1
                                 [
                                 host-name-or-IP-address2]]
                                 [-n 
                                 storage-array-name | -w 
                                 WWID | -h 
                                 host-name |
                                 -r (
                                 host_sa | 
                                 direct_sa)] [-S]
                              
SMcli -d [-w][-i][-s][-v][-S]
SMcli -m 
                                 host-name-or-IP-address -F 
                                 email-address
                                 [-g 
                                 contactInfoFile][-S]
                              
SMcli -A [
                                 host-name-or-IP-address
                                 [
                                 host-name-or-IP-address]] [-S]
                              
SMcli -X (-n 
                                 storage-array-name | -w 
                                 WWID |
                                 -h 
                                 host-name)
                              
SMcli -?

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