Command Line Interface Guide

Working With CLI Command Results

Server Administrator Command Line Interface (CLI) users can use the command output in various ways.

This chapter explains how to save command output to a file and how to select a format for the command

results that fits different objectives. The following table displays the systems on which omreport

commands are applicable.

Table 125. System Availability For The omreport Command

Command Level 1 Command Level 2 Applicable To

omreport modularenclosure Blade systems

servermodule Blade systems

mainsystem Blade systems

system Rack and Tower systems

chassis Rack and Tower systems

Output Options For Command Results

CLI command output displays to standard output on the system in a command window, in an X-terminal,

or on a screen, depending on the type of the operating system.

You can redirect command results to a file instead of displaying them to standard output. Saving

command output to a file allows you to use the command output for later analysis or comparison.

Whether you display command results to standard output or have the command results written to a file,

you can format the results. The format you select determines the way the command output is displayed

and the way the command output is written to a file.

Controlling Command Output Display

Each operating system provides a means of controlling the way that command results display to standard

output. The following is a useful command for ensuring that command results do not scroll by before

you can view them. The same command syntax works for the Microsoft Windows command prompt, the

Red Hat Enterprise Linux terminal, and the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server terminal. To display command

output with control over scrolling, type the CLI command and append the pipe symbol followed by more.

For example, type:

omreport system summary | more

omreport servermodule summary | more

The multiscreen system summary displays the first screen. When you want to see the next screen of

command output, press the spacebar.

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