CLI Guide

Command syntax overview
Commands vary in complexity. The simplest command has only command level 1. The omhelp command is a simple command. When you
type omhelp, a list of the main CLI commands is displayed.
The next level of complexity includes commands that contain command levels 1 and 2. All of the about commands are examples of
command level 2 complexity. The omcong about and omreport about commands display a very brief summary. The summary shows
version information for the systems management software installed on the system; for example, Server Administrator 1.x.
Some commands have command level 1 and command level 2 and one name=value pair. Consider the following example command that
instructs Server Administrator for more details about the environment for Server Administrator:
omreport about details=true
In this example, command level 1 is omreport, command level 2 is about, and the name= value pair is details=true.
Many commands use command level 1, command level 2, and command level 3, but do not require any parameters (name=value pairs).
Most omreport commands are of this type. For example, the following command displays a list of alert actions that are congured for
components on a system.
omreport system alertaction
The most complex commands have all three command levels and can have multiple name=value pairs. The following is an example of two
name=value pairs:
omconfig system assetinfo info=depreciation duration=3
The following is an example of nine name=value pairs:
omconfig system assetinfo info=acquisition purchasecost=<n> waybill=<n> installdate=<mmddyy>
purchasedate=<mmddyy> ponum=<n> signauth=<text> expensed=<yes>|no> costcenter=<text>
In each chapter of this document, command syntax and other information about the commands are formatted using any of the following
elds as appropriate:
Table 4. Command syntax
command level 1 command level 2 command level 3 name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2
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