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8 | HP P4000 CLI | Syntax
• GB - gigabytes (2^30)
• TB - terabytes (2^40)
There is no default for size units - the units must be specified. These are defined as International System of
Units (SI) for file storage (popular use).
Some values may be specified as either a size or percentage, for example, reserveQuota. The units will
determine how this is interpreted. For example:
• 10MB - 1,048,576 bytes
• 10GB - 10,737,418,240 bytes
• 10% - 1/10 of the current volume size
Password prompt
When credentials are required in the CLI, you may not want to display the password by typing the
"password=" parameter. If the username parameter is specified without the password parameter, you will be
prompted interactively for the password. This password will not be displayed.
cliq getGroupInfo login=10.0.1.2 username=admin
password: *******
Key file
Instead of specifying username/password parameters, you may choose to specify an encrypted key file
which contains the credentials. This file can be kept in a secure location, or otherwise access-controlled. To
create this file, use the createKey command.
cliq createKey login=10.0.1.2 username=admin password=secret
keyfile=key.dat
cliq getGroupInfo login=10.0.1.2 keyfile=key.dat
DNS names
You can also specify managers as a host name, provided they can be resolved by DNS:
cliq getGroupInfo login=Exchange-1 username=admin password=secret
Storage System CLI
When commands are executed on the storage systems (via SSH), no authentication parameters are required:
getGroupInfo
Integrated command shell
The CLIQ command line has an integrated shell that's executed by default when connecting directly to a
storage system, or running cliq.exe without any parameters:
>cliq
SAN/iQ Command Line Interface, v9.0 (type exit to quit)
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CLIQ>
The integrated shell supports rich command line editing features specific to the HP P4000 API. The following
editing keys are supported:
Key Meaning
LEFT Moves the cursor one space to the left.