Users Guide

Manage BOSS-S2 using CLI commands
This section provides information about the methods to use the BOSS-S2 Command Line Interface (CLI) for performing a
variety of controller and enclosure specific operations.
The BOSS-S2 CLI utility is supported on the following operating systems:
● Windows
● Linux
● ESXi
Topics:
• BOSS-S2 CLI commands supported on PowerEdge servers
• Run BOSS-S2 CLI commands on PowerEdge servers running the Windows operating system
• Run BOSS-S2 CLI commands on PowerEdge servers running the Linux operating system
• Run BOSS-S2 CLI commands on PowerEdge servers running the ESXi operating system
BOSS-S2 CLI commands supported on PowerEdge
servers
The following table lists the supported BOSS-S2 command line interface (CLI) commands. For more information about the
commands, type > help.
NOTE: The BOSS-S2 CLI utility only supports the following commands:
Table 6. Supported CLI commands
CLI commands Description Windows usage Linux/VMware usage
info -o hba Display BOSS-S2 controller
information.
mvsetup info -o hba ./mvcli info -o hba
info -o vd Display virtual drive
information.
mvsetup info -o vd ./mvcli info -o vd
info -o pd Display physical drive
information.
mvsetup info -o pd ./mvcli info -o pd
smart -p <PD_ID> Display SMART information
of physical drive.
mvsetup smart -p 0 ./mvcli smart -p 0
event Display controller events. mvsetup event ./mvcli event
help Details help for all
commands or for only one
command.
mvsetup help info ./mvcli help
NOTE: SMART reports the health status of the M.2 disks. See the SMART status return after the command is executed.
NOTE: There might be inconsistency in the events that are listed in BOSS CLI and other management interfaces that
include Dell EMC Open Manage Storage Services.
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