Dell PowerVault MD3260i - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 About The Command Line Interface......................................................................................15
How To Use The Command Line Interface .............................................................................................................15
Usage Notes .....................................................................................................................................................16
CLI Commands ..................................................................................................................................................16
Command Line Parameters ..............................................................................................................................18
Formatting Considerations ......................................................................................................................................22
Detailed Error Reporting .........................................................................................................................................22
Exit Status ...............................................................................................................................................................23
Usage Examples .....................................................................................................................................................24
2 About The Script Commands...................................................................................................27
Script Command Structure .....................................................................................................................................27
Script Command Synopsis ......................................................................................................................................29
Recurring Syntax Elements .....................................................................................................................................30
Usage Guidelines ....................................................................................................................................................34
Adding Comments To A Script File .........................................................................................................................35
3 Configuring A Storage Array...................................................................................................37
Configuring A Storage Array ...................................................................................................................................37
Determining What Is On Your Storage Array ...................................................................................................38
Saving A Configuration To A File ......................................................................................................................39
Using The Create Virtual Disk Command .........................................................................................................40
Using The Auto Configure Command ...............................................................................................................42
Modifying Your Configuration .................................................................................................................................44
Setting The Storage Array Password ...............................................................................................................44
Setting Up SMTP And SNMP Alerts .................................................................................................................45
Setting The RAID Controller Module Clocks ....................................................................................................45
Setting The Storage Array Host Type ...............................................................................................................45
Setting Modification Priority ............................................................................................................................46
Assigning Global Hot Spares ............................................................................................................................46
Selecting The Event Levels For Alert Notifications ..........................................................................................47
Configuring Alert Notifications .........................................................................................................................48
4 Using The Snapshot Feature...................................................................................................49
Before Using Snapshot CLI Commands ..................................................................................................................49