Users Guide

Deploying Your Operating System Using VMCLI 217
Version Display
-v
This parameter is used to display the VMCLI utility version. If no other
non-switch options are provided, the command terminates without an
error message.
Help Display
-h
This parameter displays a summary of the VMCLI utility parameters. If no
other non-switch options are provided, the command terminates without
error.
Encrypted Data
-e
When this parameter is included in the command line, VMCLI will use an
SSL-encrypted channel to transfer data between the management station and
the iDRAC6 in the remote system. If this parameter is not included in the
command line, the data transfer is not encrypted.
NOTE: Using this option does not change the displayed Virtual Media encryption
status to enabled in other iDRAC6 configuration interfaces like RACADM or the Web
interface.
VMCLI Operating System Shell Options
The following operating system features can be used in the VMCLI
command line:
• stderr/stdout redirection — Redirects any printed utility output to a file.
For example, using the greater-than character (>) followed by a filename
overwrites the specified file with the printed output of the VMCLI utility.
NOTE: The VMCLI utility does not read from standard input (stdin). As a result,
stdin redirection is not required.
• Background execution — By default, the VMCLI utility runs in the
foreground. Use the operating system's command shell features to cause
the utility to run in the background. For example, under a Linux operating
system, the ampersand character (&) following the command causes the
program to be spawned as a new background process.