Command Line Interface Guide

Introduction 19
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SP2 (64-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SP3 (64-bit)
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (64-bit)
Added support for the following platforms:
Dell PowerEdge R720, R820, R620, and T620
Added support for the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 10
Mozilla Firefox 10, 11, and 12
NOTE: For the supported operating systems list, see the
Dell Systems Software
Support Matrix
at dell.com/support/manuals. Select Choose from a list of all Dell
products option and click Continue. Click Software, Monitors, Electronics &
Peripherals Software Enterprise System Management.
NOTE: CLI commands are not supported on systems with VMware ESXi operating
system.
Accessing the Windows Command Prompt to Run
CLI Commands
If you are running the Microsoft Windows operating system, use the 32-bit
command prompt to run a Server Administrator CLI command. Access the
32-bit command prompt using one of the following methods:
•Click
Start
Programs
Accessories
Command Prompt
•Click
Start
Run
and type
cmd.exe
NOTE: Do not type command in the Run dialog box to launch a command line
window; this activates the MS-DOS emulator command.com, which has
environment variable limitations that can cause subtle problems with CLI.
Primary CLI Commands
The commands that carry out the functions of Server Administrator are:
omconfig
omhelp
omreport