HP Integrity BL870c i2 Server-Blade - Manual (Page 9)

Introduction 9
Supporting comments and blank lines in CLI scripts
Scripts are useful for batching many CLI commands. Administrators can create a single CLI script to
configure an entire VC domain from scratch and use it on multiple enclosures.
The updated version of the CLI supports command scripts that contain blank lines and comments. In
previous firmware versions, all commands that were provided as input to the CLI through scripts could
only be valid commands. Supporting comments and blank lines enables users to maintain descriptive
comments and notes in the configuration script more easily.
When using a Linux SSH client, simply redirect the script into SSH. If the SSH keys are not configured on
the client and in the firmware, a password prompt appears. To allow script automation and better
security, SSH public/private key-pairs can be generated and uploaded to the public key to the VC
firmware.
>ssh [email protected] < myscript.txt
When using a Windows-based SSH client, pass the file to the client using the -m option. If the SSH keys
are not configured on the client and in the firmware, a password prompt appears. To allow script
automation and better security, SSH public/private key-pairs can be generated and uploaded to the
public key to the VC firmware.
>plink [email protected] -m myscript.txt
The following sample script illustrates a CLI script that contains this type of formatting. Note that all
comment lines must begin with "#".
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This is my sample Virtual Connect Domain Configuration Script
# Revision 1.0.1.2
# February 15, 2008
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Add Some Users
add user SomeNetworkUser password=pass1 privileges=network
add user SomeStorageUser password=pass2 privileges=storage
add user SomeDomainUser password=pass6 privileges=domain
add user SomeAdminUser password=pass3 privileges=*
add user DomainNetworkUser password=764dhh privileges=domain,network
# Add Some Profiles with Default VC-Enet and VC-FC Connections
add profile MyProfile
add profile AnotherProfile
add profile Profile45
# Add a few VC-Enet Networks
add network MyNetwork
add network Network2