Artesyn ViewCheck on ATCA-9405 Installation and Use (May 2014) - Manual (Page 14)

Introduction
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1.2 ViewCheck Access Methods
This section explains the different methods to access ViewCheck services on the Artesyn ATCA
blades.
You can access ViewCheck using the following interfaces.
 CLI
 XML
Using these interfaces, you can
 Initiate a diagnostic test
 Query available diagnostic tests
 Query status of a particular diagnostic test
 Start and stop monitoring
 Stop a diagnostic test
 Generate Hardware inventory
1.2.1 CLI
CLI is one of the interfaces provided to access the ViewCheck capabilities on the blade. Using
CLI, you can start, stop, and query kind of primitives at this prompt. The ViewCheck CLI can be
accessed via a console using SSH.
Blade Services Framework, a proprietary service of Artesyn, is used to provide the CLI access to
ViewCheck service. BSF binaries are provided along with the ViewCheck binaries.
For more information on BSF RPMs and Installation procedures, refer Installation of ViewCheck
on page 31 .
1.2.2 XML
XML is also one of the primary interfaces to access ViewCheck capabilities on the blade. XML
interface supports methods, classes, and event notification mechanism. Using XML, you can
start, stop, query, and configure the parameters related to tests and monitors. XML interface
can be accessed in the same manner as CLI and is provided by BSF.