HP StoreVirtual 4000 Storage - Manual (Page 7)

1 Overview
The LeftHand OS command-line interface (CLI, also referred to as CLIQ,) is built upon the API
released with version 8.x. You can develop your own automation, scripting and management
using the CLI.
For instructions about using the CLI, see the Syntax section.
The Global parameters section describes functionality that applies to the entire CLI and includes
commands to customize global operations.
System Requirements
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Windows Server 2003 SP1
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Windows Server 2003 R2
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Windows Server 2008 R2, SP1, and SP2
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Windows XP SP2
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Windows Vista
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Windows 7
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Windows 8
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Windows Server 2012
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Windows Server 2012 R2
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10 MB available space
Installing the CLI
Install the CLI from the Management Software DVD. The installation wizard automatically installs
the CLI software to the following default location in Windows and sets the environment variable:
C:\Program Files\HP\StoreVirtual\CLI
Accessing the CLI
The CLI is installed on each StoreVirtual storage system and can be accessed by SSH. To log in,
enter the storage system IP address and the designated port of 16022, as shown in the following
example:
ssh –p 16022 -l
Concurrent CLI commands
No more than five concurrent commands from distinct users should be sent to a single storage
system. Users can experience timeouts and performance declines with the sixth concurrent command.
For example, CLI commands from users Sue, Bob, Jim, Alan, and Les can be received and serviced
by a single storage system simultaneously. However, adding a sixth simultaneous command from
Steve could result in a timeout or performance decline for any of the users.
More than five simultaneous commands can be achieved by distributing CLI sessions across each
storage system in a management group. For example, in a three-node management group, six
unique users can simultaneously send commands by distributing them as follows:
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Sue and Bob send commands to StorageSystem–1
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Jim and Alan send commands to StorageSystem–2
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Les and Steve send commands to StorageSystem–3
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