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Command syntax – HP Array Controller HSG V8.7 Software User Manual

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CLI Commands

B–5

Command Syntax

Commands to the controller must use the following command structure:

COMMAND parameter SWITCHES

n

Command. A word or phrase expressed as a verb that is used to
instruct the controller what to do. Every CLI command begins with
a command. Commands are represented in this manual in
capitalized form.

n

Parameter. When required in the command, one or more words or
phrases that supply necessary information to support the action of
the command. Not all CLI commands require parameters. The parts
of parameters that have to be entered as predefined text are in
uppercase italics and the variables are in lower-case italicized text.

n

Switches. An optional word or phrase that modifies the command.
Not all CLI commands require switches. Switches are represented
in this manual as capitalized, italicized text.