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About the BCU
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About the BCU
This appendix provides reference documentation for the Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU)
supporting the Brocade Fibre Channel components.
BCU runs in two modes:
• Direct mode, where you type the command at the command prompt. For example:
bcu port --topology
• Shell mode, accessed using the bcu shell; for example,
bcu> port --topology
.
• To access the shell mode, type bcu shell.
• To exit out of shell mode, type exit.
All the commands in this appendix are shown in the direct mode. For example:
bcu port --topology
To use the CLI help, type the following command:
bcu --help
BCU commands
The following table alphabetically lists the Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU) commands that are
available for configuring the devices in a SAN environment that use a Brocade CNA.
Command Operands Synopsis
Help commands
bcu --help Lists all available sub-commands.
bcu --help Lists all details about the specific subcommand.
Adapter commands
bcu adapter --list
--name
--query
--enable
--disable
Authentication commands
bcu auth --show
--policy
--algo
--secret “secret string”
--stats
--statsclr