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

Command Formatting Rules

This section describes the general rules for formatting a script command and how the command syntax is presented in the following command descriptions. Syntax unique to a specific command is explained in the notes at the end of each command description.

The script commands are not case sensitive. Type the commands in lowercase, uppercase, or mixed case. (In the following command descriptions, mixed case is used as an aid to reading the command names and understanding the purpose of the command.)
You must enter spaces in the commands as they are shown in the command descriptions.
Brackets are used in two ways:
- As part of the command syntax
- To indicate which parameters are optional
The description of each parameter tells you when you must put brackets around a parameter value.
Parentheses shown in the command syntax enclose specific choices for a parameter. That is, if you want to use the parameter, you must use one of the values shown in the parentheses. Generally, you do not include parentheses in a command. In some instances, however, you must put parentheses around a list. For example, you must put parentheses around a list of enclosure ID values and slot ID values. The description of each parameter tells you if you must put parentheses around a parameter value.
Vertical bars in a command indicate or and separate the valid entries for the parameter. For example, the syntax for the raidLevel parameter in the command description appears as follows:
```
raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6)
```
To use the raidLevel parameter to set a RAID level of 5, enter:
```
raidLevel=5
```
When you specify physical disk locations by using enclosure ID values and slot ID values, separate the ID values with a comma. If you enter more than one set of ID values, separate each set of values by a space. Put parentheses around the set of values. For example:
```
(0,0 0,1 0,2 0,3 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3)
```
Italicized terms in the command indicate a value or information that you need to provide. For example, when you encounter the italicized term:
```
                                       numberOfPhysicalDisks
                                    
```
Replace the italicized term with a value for the number of physical disks that you want to include with the command.
You can use any combination of alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores for the names of the following components:
- Storage arrays
- Host groups
- Hosts
- Disk groups
- Snapshot groups
- Snapshot images
- Virtual disks
- Host bus adapter (HBA) host ports
Names can have a maximum of 30 characters. If the label contains multiple words, underscores, or hyphens, you must put quotation marks around the name. In some usages you must also put brackets around the name. The description of each parameter tells you if you must put quotation marks or brackets around a parameter value. The character string cannot contain a new line. You must use unique names or the RAID controller module firmware returns an error.
- NOTE: You can use any combination of alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores for the names. Command names can have a maximum of 30 characters. If you exceed the maximum character limit, replace square brackets ([ ]) with angle brackets (< >) to overcome this limitation.
On Microsoft Windows, you must put a backslash (\) before and after the name in addition to other delimiters. For example, the following name is used in a command running under a Windows operating system:
```
[\"Engineering"\]
```
For Linux, and when used in a script file, the name appears as the following:
```
["Engineering"]
```
When you enter the World Wide Identifier (WWID) of an HBA host port, some usages require quotation marks around the WWID. In other uses, you must put angle brackets (< >) around the WWID. The description of the WWID parameter tells you if you must put quotation marks or angle brackets around the WWID.
Script commands must end with a semicolon (;). You can enter more than one script command on the command line each time you enter a CLI command.

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