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Show CLI usage online help
This CLI command can be used to display brief usage help on the screen.
>vcem -help
Several CLI option keywords provide for abbreviated alternatives – that is, {-failover | -fo}.
VCEM CLI Usage:
- Perform VC Profile Failover on specified VC Domain Bay Server
>vcem {-failover | -fo} {-bay "EnclosureName:BayNumber" | -host "BayServerHostName" | -ip "BayServerIPAddress"}
- Listing details for specified VCEM Job
>vcem {-list | -ls} {-details | -dt} -job "jobNumber"
- Show CLI Help
>vcem {-help | -h}
CLI exit and error codes
The CLI returns a numeric value that either indicates success or a particular error or failure. The
CLI also displays an associated error message (through stdout). A zero returned value indicates
success. A return value greater than zero indicates an error or failure. The following list shows all
possible exit and error codes and messages that might be returned by the VCEM CLI.
VCEM CLI syntax error codes/messages
Error message Code
ERROR–Invalid command line syntax 1
ERROR–Invalid command line option 2
ERROR–Argument not allowed for this option 3
ERROR–Only one required argument allowed for this option 4
ERROR–Missing a required argument for this option 5
ERROR–Missing operational option 6
ERROR–Missing command line option(s) 7
ERROR–Invalid command line argument 8
ERROR–Duplicate options not allowed 9
ERROR–Option not allowed 10
VCEM CLI User Authorization and Login error codes/messages
Error Message Code
ERROR–Could not locate VCEM SOAP Service 15
ERROR–Could not login to VCEM 16
- Systems Insight Manager must be running
- VCEM must be installed
- User must be in OS Administrator group
- User must be valid SIM user
- User must have adequate VCEM authorization
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