CLI Guide

Table Of Contents
Examples
Display which attributes are writable in the current context, and their valid inputs:
VPlexcli:/distributed-storage/distributed-devices/TestDisDevice> set
attribute input-description
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application-consistent Takes one of '0', '1', 'f', 'false', 'n', 'no', 'off', 'on',
't', 'true', 'y', 'yes' (not case sensitive).
auto-resume Takes one of '0', '1', 'f', 'false', 'n', 'no', 'off', 'on',
't', 'true', 'y', 'yes' (not case sensitive).
block-count Read-only.
block-size Read-only.
capacity Read-only.
clusters-involved Read-only.
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Use the --default argument without any attribute(s) to display the default values for the current (or specified) context's
attributes:
VPlexcli:/distributed-storage/distributed-devices/TestDisDevice> set --default
attribute default-value
---------------------- -----------------
application-consistent No default value.
auto-resume No default value.
block-count No default value.
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Change the name of a meta-volume:
VPlexcli:/clusters/cluster-1/system-volumes/new_meta1_backup_2010May24_163810> set name
backup_May24_pre_refresh
Display information about attributes in the eth0 context:
VPlexcli:/> set /management-server/ports/eth0
attribute input-description
--------------------------------------------- -----------------
/management-server/ports/eth0::address Read-only.
/management-server/ports/eth0::auto-negotiate Read-only.
/management-server/ports/eth0::duplex Read-only.
/management-server/ports/eth0::gateway Read-only.
/management-server/ports/eth0::inet6-address Read-only.
/management-server/ports/eth0::inet6-gateway Read-only.
/management-server/ports/eth0::name Read-only.
/management-server/ports/eth0::net-mask Read-only.
/management-server/ports/eth0::speed Read-only.
/management-server/ports/eth0::status Read-only.
Display the address attribute for eth0:
VPlexcli:/> set /management-server/ports/eth0::address
attribute input-description
-------------------------------------- -----------------
/management-server/ports/eth0::address Read-only.
Set the remote IP address and started attributes for SNMP traps:
VPlexcli:/notifications/call-home/snmp-traps/Test> set remote-host 10.6.213.39
VPlexcli:/notifications/call-home/snmp-traps/Test> set started true
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