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Overview of the HDLM Command dlnkmgr

This section describes how to specify the HDLM command dlnkmgr and its

subcommands (called operations in HDLM).

Command format

Enter the command using the following format:

dlnkmgr [connection-options] operation [parameter [parameter-

value]]

dlnkmgr

The command name.

connection-options

The information required to log in to the target host.

operation

The type of operation.

parameter

A value required for an operation.

parameter-value

A value required for an operation parameter.

Enter the host connection options in the following format:

-s host-name -u user-name -p password

host-name

The name of the target host.

user-name

The user name used to log in to the host.

password

The password used to log in to the host.

If you omit the -u or -p parameter, the command will prompt you to

enter a user name or password. In this case, enter the user name or

password as directed.
Note that you do not need to specify host connection options if the

following environment variables are set on the remote management

client:

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VI_SERVER: Host name

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VI_USERNAME: User name

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VI_PASSWORD: Password

Operations of the dlnkmgr command

Table 6-1 Operations of the dlnkmgr Command on page 6-3

shows the

operations of dlnkmgr and their functions.

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Command Reference

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