Dell PowerVault MD3420 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 CLI Command Updates.......................................................................................... 17
New Commands ..................................................................................................................................17
Updated Commands ........................................................................................................................... 17
2 About The Command Line Interface..................................................................19
How To Use The Command Line Interface .......................................................................................20
Usage Notes .................................................................................................................................. 20
CLI Commands ............................................................................................................................. 20
Command Line Parameters .......................................................................................................... 22
Formatting Considerations ................................................................................................................. 26
Detailed Error Reporting .....................................................................................................................26
Exit Status .............................................................................................................................................27
Usage Examples .................................................................................................................................. 28
3 About The Script Commands...............................................................................31
Script Command Structure .................................................................................................................32
Script Command Synopsis ..................................................................................................................33
Recurring Syntax Elements .................................................................................................................34
Usage Guidelines .................................................................................................................................39
Adding Comments To A Script File .................................................................................................... 39
4 Configuring A Storage Array................................................................................41
Configuring A Storage Array ............................................................................................................... 41
Determining What Is On Your Storage Array ............................................................................... 42
Saving A Configuration To A File .................................................................................................. 43
Using The Create Virtual Disk Command .................................................................................... 44
Using The Auto Configure Command ..........................................................................................47
Modifying Your Configuration ............................................................................................................48
Setting The Storage Array Password ............................................................................................ 49
Setting Up SMTP And SNMP Alerts ...............................................................................................49
Setting The RAID Controller Module Clocks ................................................................................50
Setting The Storage Array Host Type ........................................................................................... 50
Setting Modification Priority ......................................................................................................... 50
Assigning Global Hot Spares ......................................................................................................... 51
Selecting The Event Levels For Alert Notifications .......................................................................51
Configuring Alert Notifications ..................................................................................................... 52
5 Using The Snapshot Feature................................................................................ 55