HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 14)

Introduction 14
Options
Options enable users to control certain behavior characteristics available during the command execution.
Some examples of options include controlling output format and specifying a quiet mode to suppress
interactive prompts.
Distinguish options from other command line elements by using a preceding hyphen (-). Option arguments
are required or optional, depending on the option being specified. For example, the -output option
requires an argument, which is a list of one or more output format attributes. However, the -quiet option
does not require any arguments to be specified.
The general format of a CLI option is as follows:
-[=argument1>,, . . .]
Example: ->show user suzi -output=script1
In the example, -output is the option, and script1 is an option argument.
Properties
Properties are specific configuration attributes of a managed element. Properties are commonly used during
set operations or add operations where a managed element is being modified or created. In some limited
circumstances, properties might also be used as a part of a show or other command.
IMPORTANT: If a property value contains embedded spaces, then the entire property value must
be contained within single or double quotes. Likewise, if a double quote is part of a property
value, it should be contained within single quotes, and if a single quote is part of a property value,
it should be contained within double quotes.
Command batching
Scripts are useful for batching many CLI commands. You can create a single CLI script to configure an entire
VC domain from scratch and use it on multiple enclosures.
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 enable script automation and better security, SSH
public/private key-pairs can be generated and uploaded to the public key to the VC firmware. For example:
>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. For example:
>plink [email protected] -m myscript.txt
The CLI enables you to enter multiple CLI commands in a single command-line invocation. This capability is
useful when batching several commands together and executing them in a particular sequence, within the
context of the same SSH session. This method improves the overall performance of lengthy script processing.
Example 1: Sample commands with no command batching
add profile Profile1
add network Network1
add uplinkset UplinkSet1
Example 2: Sample commands using command batching