- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- CLI Command Updates
- About The Command Line Interface
- About The Script Commands
- Configuring A Storage Array
- Using The Snapshot
Feature
- Before Using Snapshot CLI Commands
- Snapshot Images And Groups
- Snapshot Groups And Snapshot Consistency Groups
- Understanding Snapshot Repositories
- Consistency Groups And Remote Replication
- Creating Snapshot
Images
- Creating A Snapshot Image
- Deleting A Snapshot Image
- Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Image
- Deleting A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Deleting A Consistency Group Snapshot Image
- Scheduling Snapshot Images
- Starting, Stopping And Resuming A Snapshot Rollback
- Creating A Snapshot Group
- Deleting A Snapshot Group
- Reviving A Snapshot Group
- Creating A Consistency Group
- Deleting A Consistency Group
- Setting Consistency Group Attributes
- Adding A Member Virtual Disk To A Consistency Group
- Removing A Member Virtual Disk From A Consistency Group
- Changing The Pre-read Consistency Check Setting Of An Overall Repository Virtual Disk
- Setting Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
- Setting Snapshot Group Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
- Reviving Disk Groups, Physical Disks, Snapshot Groups, And Snapshot Virtual Disks
- Using The Snapshot
(Legacy) Feature
- Using Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Creating A Snapshot
Virtual Disk
- Enabling The Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature
- Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With User-Assigned Physical Disks
- Preparing Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Creating The Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With Software-Assigned Physical Disks
- Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk By Specifying A Number Of Physical Disks
- User-Defined Parameters
- Names Of Snapshot Virtual Disks And Repository Virtual Disks
- Changing Snapshot Virtual Disk Settings
- Stopping And Deleting A Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Using The Virtual
Disk Copy Feature
- About Virtual Disk Copy
- Virtual Disk Copy Types
- Creating A Virtual Disk Copy
- Viewing Virtual Disk Copy Properties
- Changing Virtual Disk Copy Settings
- Recopying A Virtual Disk
- Stopping A Virtual Disk Copy
- Removing Copy Pairs
- Interaction With Other Features
- About Snapshot (Legacy) Premium Features With Virtual Disk Copy
- Using The Remote
Replication Premium Feature
- How Remote Replication Works
- Replication Pairs And Replication Repositories
- Differences Between Remote Replication And Remote Replication (Legacy) Features
- Link Interruptions Or Secondary Virtual Disk Errors
- Resynchronization
- Remote Replication Group
- Previous Users Of Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
- Remote Replication Requirements And Restrictions
- Primary And Secondary Virtual Disks
- Setting Up Remote Replication
- Enabling The Remote Replication Premium Feature
- Activating The Remote Replication Premium Feature
- Creating A Remote Replication Group
- Adding Primary Virtual Disk To Remote Replication Group
- Changing Remote Replication Group Settings
- Adding Secondary Virtual Disk To Remote Replication Group
- Suspending A Remote Replication Group
- Deleting A Remote Replication Group
- Removing A Virtual Disk Or Repository Virtual Disk From A Remote Replication Group
- Disabling The Remote Replication Premium Feature
- Deactivating The Remote Replication Premium Feature
- Interaction With Other Premium Features
- Standard Remote Replication Commands
- Using The Remote
Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
- How Remote Replication (Legacy) Works
- Creating A Remote Replicated Pair
- Changing Remote Replication (Legacy) Settings
- Suspending And Resuming A Replication Relationship
- Removing A Replication Relationship
- Deleting A Primary Virtual Disk Or A Secondary Virtual Disk
- Disabling The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
- Deactivating The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
- Interaction With Other Premium Features
- Maintaining A Storage Array
- Script Commands
- Commands Listed Alphabetically
- Activate Remote Replication Feature
- Activate Storage Array Firmware
- Add Member To Consistency Group
- Add Physical Disks To SSD Cache
- Add Virtual Disk To Remote Replication Group
- Autoconfigure Storage Array
- Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares
- Blink SSD Cache
- Cancel Remote Replication Group Role Reversal
- Change SSD Cache Application Type
- Check Remote Replication Status
- Check Remote Replication Group Consistency
- Check Repository Consistency
- Check Storage Array Connectivity
- Check Virtual Disk Consistency
- Clear Physical Disk Port Statistics
- Clear Remote Replication Fault
- Clear Storage Array Configuration
- Set Storage Array Controller Health Image
- Clear Storage Array Event Log
- Clear Storage Array Firmware Pending Area
- Clear Storage Array Recovery Mode
- Clear Virtual Disk Reservations
- Clear Virtual Disk Unreadable Sectors
- Configure Automatic Support Bundle Collection
- Convert Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk To Snapshot Group
- Create Consistency Group
- Create Consistency Group Snapshot Image
- Create Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Create Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk Mapping
- Create Disk Group
- Create Disk Pool
- Create Host
- Create Host Group
- Create Host Port
- Create iSCSI Initiator
- Create RAID Virtual Disk (Automatic Physical Disk Select)
- Create RAID Virtual Disk (Free Extent Base Select)
- Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select)
- Create RAID Virtual Disk On A Disk Pool
- Create Read-Only Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Create Remote Replication
- Create Remote Replication Group
- Create Snapshot Group
- Create Snapshot Image
- Create Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk
- Create Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Create SSD Cache
- Create Storage Array Security Key
- Create Virtual Disk Copy
- Deactivate Remote Replication (Legacy)
- Delete Consistency Group
- Delete Consistency Group Snapshot Image
- Delete Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Delete Disk Group
- Delete Disk Pool
- Delete Host
- Delete Host Group
- Delete Host Port
- Delete iSCSI Initiator
- Delete Snapshot Group
- Delete Snapshot Image
- Delete Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk
- Delete Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Delete Snapshot Virtual Disk or Delete Snapshot Virtual Disk Schedule
- Delete SSD Cache
- Delete Virtual Disk
- Delete Virtual Disk On A Disk Pool
- Diagnose RAID Controller Module
- Diagnose RAID Controller Module iSCSI Host Cable
- Diagnose Remote Replication
- Disable Storage Array Feature
- Display Automatic Support Bundle Collection Configuration
- Display Support Bundle Collection Schedule
- Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware
- Download Physical Disk Firmware
- Download Storage Array Firmware/NVSRAM
- Download Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware
- Download Storage Array NVSRAM
- Enable Disk Group Security
- Enable Disk Pool Security
- Enable or Disable ODX
- Enable Or Disable SSD Cache For A Virtual Disk
- Enable or Disable VAAI
- Enable RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
- Enable Storage Array Feature
- Establish Remote Replicated Pair
- Increase Virtual Disk Capacity On A Disk Pool
- Load Storage Array DBM Database
- Modify Disk Pool
- Recopy Virtual Disk Copy
- Recover RAID Virtual Disk
- Re-Create Remote Replication Repository Virtual Disk
- Re-Create Snapshot
- Reduce Disk Pool Capacity
- Register SNMP Community
- Register SNMP Trap Destination
- Reinitialize Thin Virtual Disk
- Remove Incomplete Remote Replicated Pair From Remote Replication Group
- Remove Member Virtual Disk From Consistency Group
- Remove Physical Disks From SSD Cache
- Remove Remote Replication
- Remove Virtual Disk Copy
- Remove Virtual Disk From Remote Replication Group
- Remove Virtual Disk LUN Mapping
- Rename A Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Rename SSD Cache
- Repair Virtual Disk Consistency
- Replace Physical Disk
- Reset iSCSI IP Address
- Reset Physical Disk
- Reset RAID Controller Module
- Reset Remote Replication Group Statistics
- Reset Storage Array Battery Install Date
- Reset Storage Array iSCSI Baseline
- Reset Storage Array SAS PHY Baseline
- Reset Storage Array Virtual Disk Distribution
- Resume Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Resume Remote Replication
- Resume Remote Replication Group
- Resume Snapshot Image Rollback
- Resume Snapshot (Legacy) Rollback
- Resume Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Resume SSD Cache
- Revive Disk Group
- Revive Disk Pool
- Revive Physical Disk
- Revive Snapshot Group
- Revive Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Save Enclosure Log Data
- Save Input Output RAID Controller Module (IOC) Dump
- Save Physical Disk Log
- Save RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
- Save Remote Replication Group Statistics
- Save Storage Array Configuration
- Save Storage Array Controller Health Image
- Save Storage Array DBM Database
- Save Storage Array DBM Validator Information File
- Save Storage Array Events
- Save Storage Array iSCSI Statistics
- Save Storage Array Performance Statistics
- Save Storage Array SAS PHY Counts
- Save Storage Array State Capture
- Save Storage Array Support Data
- Schedule Support Bundle Collection Configuration
- Scheduling Snapshots
- Set Consistency Group Attributes
- Set Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Set Disk Group
- Set Disk Group Forced State
- Set Disk Pool
- Set Disk Pool Complete
- Set Enclosure Attribute
- Set Enclosure Identification
- Set Event Alert Filtering
- Set Foreign Physical Disk to Native
- Set Host
- Set Host Channel
- Set Host Group
- Set Host Port
- Set iSCSI Initiator
- Set iSCSI Target Properties
- Set Physical Disk Channel Status
- Set Physical Disk Hot Spare
- Set Physical Disk State
- Set RAID Controller Module
- Set Read-Only Snapshot Virtual Disk To A Read/Write Virtual Disk
- Set Remote Replication
- Set Remote Replication Group
- Set Session
- Set Snapshot Group Attributes
- Set Snapshot Group Media Scan
- Set Snapshot Group Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
- Set Snapshot Group Schedule
- Set Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk
- Set Snapshot Virtual Disk Media Scan
- Set Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
- Set Storage Array
- Set Storage Array Enclosure Positions
- Set Storage Array ICMP Response
- Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv4 Address
- Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv6 Address
- Set Storage Array iSNS Server Listening Port
- Set Storage Array Learn Cycle
- Set Storage Array Consistency Mode
- Set Storage Array Security Key
- Set Storage Array Time
- Set Storage Array Unnamed Discovery Session
- Set Thin Virtual Disk Attributes
- Set Virtual Disk
- Set Virtual Disk Attributes For A Disk Pool
- Set Virtual Disk Copy
- Set Virtual Disk Mapping
- Show Blocked Events
- Show Consistency Group Snapshot Image
- Show Current iSCSI Sessions
- Show Disk Group
- Show Disk Group Export Dependencies
- Show Disk Group Import Dependencies
- Show Disk Pool
- Show Host Ports
- Show Physical Disk
- Show Physical Disk Channel Statistics
- Show Physical Disk Download Progress
- Show RAID Controller Module
- Show RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
- Show Remote Replication Group
- Show Remote Replication Group Synchronization Progress
- Show Remote Replication Virtual Disk Candidates
- Show Remote Replication Virtual Disk Synchronization Progress
- Show SNMP Communities
- Show SNMP MIB II System Group Variables
- Show Snapshot Group
- Show Snapshot Image
- Show Snapshot Virtual Disks
- Show SSD Cache
- Show SSD Cache Statistics
- Show Storage Array
- Show Storage Array Auto Configure
- Show Storage Array Controller Health Image
- Show Storage Array DBM Database
- Show Storage Array Host Topology
- Show Storage Array LUN Mappings
- Show Storage Array Negotiation Defaults
- Show Storage Array ODX Setting
- Show Storage Array Power Information
- Show Storage Array Unconfigured iSCSI Initiators
- Show Storage Array Unreadable Sectors
- Show String
- Show Thin Virtual Disk
- Show Virtual Disk
- Show Virtual Disk Action Progress
- Show Virtual Disk Copy
- Show Virtual Disk Copy Source Candidates
- Show Virtual Disk Copy Target Candidates
- Show Virtual Disk Performance Statistics
- Show Virtual Disk Reservations
- Start Configuration Database Diagnostic
- Start Consistency Group Snapshot Rollback
- Start Disk Group Blink
- Start Disk Group Defragment
- Start Disk Group Export
- Start Disk Group Import
- Start Disk Pool Locate
- Start Enclosure Blink
- Start Input Output RAID Controller Module (IOC) Dump
- Start iSCSI DHCP Refresh
- Start Physical Disk Blink
- Start Physical Disk Channel Blink
- Start Physical Disk Initialize
- Start Physical Disk Reconstruction
- Start Remote Replication Synchronization
- Start Remote Replication (Legacy) Synchronization
- Start SED Secure Physical Disk Erase
- Start Snapshot Rollback
- Start Snapshot Image Rollback
- Start SSD Cache Performance Modeling
- Start Storage Array Blink
- Start Storage Array Configuration Database Diagnostic
- Start Storage Array iSCSI Refresh
- Start Virtual Disk Initialization
- Stop Configuration Database Diagnostic
- Stop Consistency Group Snapshot Rollback
- Stop Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Stop Disk Group Blink
- Stop Disk Pool Locate
- Stop Enclosure Blink
- Stop Pending Snapshot Images On Consistency Group
- Stop Physical Disk Blink
- Stop Physical Disk Channel Blink
- Stop Physical Disk Replace
- Stop Snapshot Group Image
- Stop Snapshot Group Pending Snapshot Images
- Stop Snapshot (Legacy)
- Stop Snapshot (Legacy) Rollback
- Stop Snapshot Rollback
- Stop Snapshot Image Rollback
- Stop Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Stop SSD Cache Performance Modeling
- Stop Storage Array Blink
- Stop Storage Array Configuration Database Diagnostic
- Stop Storage Array iSCSI Session
- Stop Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware Download
- Stop Virtual Disk Copy
- Suspend Remote Replication
- Suspend Remote Replication Group
- Suspend SSD Cache
- Test Remote Replication Group Connectivity
- Test SNMP Trap Destination
- Unregister SNMP Community
- Unregister SNMP Trap Destination
- Update SNMP Community
- Update SNMP MIB II System Group Variables
- Update SNMP Trap Destination
- Validate Storage Array Security Key
- Sample Script Files
Dell PowerVault MD 32XX/36XX Series Storage Arrays CLI Guide
Updated Commands
The syntax
of the following commands has been modified, updated, or enhanced
since the last release of this document.
- NOTE: not all commands are valid with all storage arrays. Some commands are specific to certain platforms.
-
Activate Remote Replication (Legacy)
-
Download Storage Array NVSRAM
-
Resume Remote Replication Group
-
Resume Snapshot (Legacy) Rollback
-
Set RAID Controller Module
-
Set Remote Replication (Legacy)
-
Set Storage Array
-
Start Remote Replication Synchronization
-
Stop Snapshot (Legacy) Rollback
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