CLI Guide

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:

• omcong

• omhelp

• omreport

The omcong command writes values that you assign to an object's properties. You can specify values for warning thresholds on

components or prescribe actions that the system must perform when a certain warning or failure event occurs. You can also use the

omcong command to assign specic values to the system's asset information parameters, such as the purchase price of the system, the

system's asset tag, or the system's location.

The omhelp command displays short-text help for CLI commands. The shorthand equivalent of omhelp is the command for which you want

help followed by -?. For example, to display help for the omreport command, type one of the following commands:

• omhelp omreport

• omreport -?

The omreport command displays reports of the management information of the system.

NOTE

: For an overall summary of the CLI commands, type omhelp.

NOTE: The omupdate commands are no longer supported in Server Administrator and are replaced by Dell Update Package or

the Server Update Utility commands. To update the dierent components, download the Dell Update Package and run the

<package name> /s [/f command. For more information on the corresponding CLI syntax, see the

Dell Update Packages

for Operating Systems User’s Guide

or the

OpenManage Server Update Utility User’s Guide

at dell.com/support/manuals.

Related Links: Working With CLI Command Results

CLI error checking and error messages

When you type CLI commands, the CLI checks these commands for the correct syntax. If you type a command and the command is

executed successfully, a message is displayed, stating that the command is successful.

Success Messages

When you type a successful omcong command, data for that component is displayed.

The following omcong command examples displays valid CLI commands and their success messages:

Introduction