User guide

ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide B-1

EPICenter Utilities

This appendix describes several utilities and scripts shipped with the ExtremeWare

EPICenter software:

• The DevCLI utility, that can be used to add and delete devices from the EPICenter

database using the

devcli command

• The Inventory Export scripts, that can be used to extract information from the

EPICenter inventory and output it to the console or to a file

• The SNMPCLI utility, that can be used to inspect the contents of device MIBs

• The Port Configuration utility, a Windows-only utility you can use to change the ports

used by the EPICenter server

The DevCLI Utility

The DevCLI utility allows you to add devices to and remove devices from an EPICenter

database using a command line statement, rather than through the EPICenter client user

interface. You can add devices individually or in groups, and can specify arguments such

as community strings and login and passwords for both the EPICenter server and the

devices. You can specify a list of devices in a file and have them added in a single

operation.

The DevCLI is useful for updating the EPICenter inventory database quickly when large

numbers of devices are added or removed, or if changes occur frequently. It can also be

usefulwhenyouwantto duplicatethedeviceinventoryacrossmultipleinstallationsof the

EPICenter server.