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Using the Command Line Interface
The CLI can be used to perform the functions provided in the HP VMA Web Interface, as well as
other functions that are not available in the HP VMA Web Interface. Depending on the user’s
current access mode (described in Command Modes on page 145), a subset of CLI commands is
available for configuring, managing, and viewing information about the HP VMA SAN Gateway.
Note: This guide only documents commands that are needed for the HP VMA SAN Gateway, along
with some general-purpose commands. See Quick Reference to Commands on page 206. For
commands specific to the HP VMA-series Memory Array, see the HP VMA-series Memory Array
Installation and Service Guide .
CLI Shorthand Method
Commands can be expressed in shorthand form in the CLI. Each keyword can be abbreviated by
omitting its final letters, as long as the remaining letters are unique within the CLI command set.
For example, the commands to display the system date and time or the hostname can be abbreviated
as:
Additional letters can be included but none can be skipped; for example, the show clock
command can be typed as sho clo or sh clock or various other combinations, but not shw clk .
Other commands that are frequently typed in shorthand include:
If the command is shortened too much, an error message appears and help is offered. For example,
the abbreviation sh cl could mean show clock or show cluster so it generates this error
message:
sh clo show clock
sh h show hosts
en enable
conf t configure terminal
ex exit
> sh cl
% Ambiguous command "cl".
Type "sh cl?" for help.