HP XP Command View Advanced Edition Software - Manual (Page 37)

Command line interface syntax and parameters
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NOTE: When you specify options in the properties file, you can omit them on the command line.
For details about how to specify options in the properties file, see section 5-2 .
NOTE: If you specify a parameter in the command line although the parameter has been specified
in the properties file, the value of the parameter specified in the command line has precedence.
NOTE: When the same parameter is specified multiple times, the value specified last is used.
Parameters are passed to the server as part of a request. Depending on the command, some are
required and some are optional. If you omit a required parameter, you cannot execute the
command. Each parameter is represented as a combination of name and value, such as
parameter-name
= parameter-value. The parameter name is not case sensitive. . If you want
to specify a value that includes spaces, enclose the value in double quotation marks ("), as in
hostmode="Windows
Extension, Solaris Extension".
NOTE: If you specify a parameter in the command line when the parameter has been specified in
the properties file, the value of the parameter specified in the command line has precedence.
NOTE: When the same parameter is specified multiple times, the value specified last is used.
NOTE: Some parameters cannot be used for some commands. For usable parameters, see
chapter 4 .
Table 3-1 hdvmcli options
Option Argument Status Description
-u or --user Userid 1 Required A valid user ID for the server
NOTE: You must register your user ID in
Device Manager before using Device
Manager CLI.
-p or --password password or
@file-path
1, 2
Required The login password for the Device Manager
server, or a file that contains the login
password
A password can either be specified directly, or
a file containing a password can be specified.
The application user needs to have access
permissions for this file. Do not grant access
permissions to common users for this file.
When specifying a file path, include an @ sign
at the beginning of the file path. The text on
the first line of the specified file is read and
used as the password.
-s or --secure no argument Optional Uses a secure connection (https) to
communicate with the server.
-i or --input 3
Filename
2 Optional An XML API request file
Takes input from the specified file, which must
contain the server request as a complete XML
document, and outputs it as an XML-formatted
document.
NOTE: If you specify this option, the
specification in the file overrides the
equivalent specification on the command line.
NOTE: You cannot specify this option
together with either the -f (or --format)
option or the -b (or --batch) option.