ATTO Technology Diamond Storage Array VT-Class - Manual (Page 38)

27
ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual
6.0 CLI: Interface via ASCII-based Commands
The command line interface (CLI) provides access to Diamond-VT services through a set of ASCII-
based commands. CLI commands may be entered while in CLI mode or by accessing the Advanced CLI
Configuration page in the ExpressNAV interface.
• CLI commands are context sensitive and
generally follow a standard format:
[Get|Set] Command [Parameter1|Parameter2]
followed by the return or enter key
• CLI commands are not case sensitive: you may
type all upper or all lower case or a mixture, no
matter what the definition either in help or these
pages states. Upper and lower case in this
manual and the help screen are for clarification
only.
• Commands generally have three types of
operation: get, set and immediate as
summarized in Exhibit 6.0-1.
The get form returns the value of a parameter or
setting and is an informational command.
Responses to get commands are specified in the
Results field for each command, followed by
Ready.
The set form is an action that changes the value of
a parameter or configuration setting. It may
require a
SaveConfiguration command and a
system restart before changes are implemented.
The restart can be accomplished as part of the
SaveConfiguration command or by using a
separate FirmwareRestart command. A number
of set commands may be issued before the
SaveConfiguration command.
Responses to set commands are either an error
message or
Ready. * , which indicates a
SaveConfiguration command is required.
Set commands which do not require a
SaveConfiguration command, defined as
immediate commands, are immediately
implemented.
Responses to immediate commands are either an
error message or
Ready.
Note
Zone commands do not use the get, set forms.
See
Zones on page 51 for more information on
how to use Zone commands.
Symbols, typefaces and abbreviations used to
indicate functions and elements of the command
line interface used in this manual include those
found in Exhibit 6.0-2.
Exhibit 6.0-1 Command Line Interface actions and responses
Set commands configure the Diamond-VT and display what you have changed after
completing the task. Commands which require a SaveConfiguration command to complete
their implementation will return Ready. *. Set commands which do not require a
SaveConfiguration command are immediately implemented.
Get commands display information about the configuration of the Diamond-VT.
Responses to get commands are specified in the Results field for each command,
followed by Ready.
Screen messages, also called returns, may be either terse, with just the current
information, or verbose, with labels and the current information. Default is verbose. If
you want the terse mode, type set VerboseMode disabled.