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BASIC CLI SYNTAX

The basic syntax for the CLI commands is:

commandgroup:command --option1 <item> --option2 <item> ... arg1 arg2 ...

Some options require specified items – these are explained in the next section.

The Help and History commands use the syntax of

*:help and *:history, respectively. They

are explained in detail in the next section.

For Fibre Channel, the UUIDs in commands represent WWPNs.

CLI Command Example

pool:create --pesize 512 mainpool fioa fiob fioc fiod fioe fiof fiog fioh

This creates a new storage pool called mainpool, from the device IDs specified, with a physical

extent size (

pesize) of 512KB.

Shortening Commands

Using the format commandgroup:command you can omit the commandgroup part only when

the result is unique to the CLI. For example,

system:setup can be shortened to setup and

config:verify to verify, etc. However, port:get cannot be shortened to get because

there are other

get commands (pool:get, etc.) that are used by the CLI.

When shortening list commands, use the plural form. For example,

pool:list becomes pools.

Commands that Cannot Be Shortened

All CLI commands can be shortened to omit their

commandgroup name, except the following:

• create

• delete

• get

• update

COMMANDS UNIQUE TO THE CLI

Although most CLI commands have GUI counterparts, there are some functions that are available

only via the CLI. These unique commands include:

• help

• history