HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.1.1 CLI Reference Guide (TB581-96066, September 2011)

DescriptionStatus
Argument for the
option
Option
The file for storing the execution results
Sends output to the specified file, instead of the console.
When this option is specified, the command does not
send the execution results to the standard output.
If you specify an existing file, that file is overwritten.
Optional
file-name
#2
-o or
--output
The format in which the execution results are output.
You can use this option only when you execute the
GetStorageArray command. The execution results
of the GetStorageArray command can be output in
the following formats:
csv: CSV format
#4
xml: XML format
Note: Specify csv or xml by using lowercase letters.
If this option is omitted, the execution results are output
in the standard format.
You cannot specify this option together with either the
-i (or --input) option or the -b (or --batch) option.
Optional
csv or xml
-f or
--format
The flag for enabling message tracing
When this option is specified, the command outputs the
requests and responses sent to or received from the
Device Manager server in XML to the
MessageTrace.log file.
OptionalNo argument
-t or
--messagetrace
The commands specified in the batch file are executed
together.
For example usages of this option, see “Using the batch
functionality” on page 349.
You cannot specify this option together with either the
-i (or --input) option or the -f (or --format)
option.
Optional
batch-file-
name
#2
-b or
--batch
#1
You can create a user ID and password using the GUI.
#2
Either an absolute path or a relative path can be specified for the file path.
#3
If you execute a command other than the Help function by specifying a login user ID but not
specifying the login password for the option or property, a message appears prompting you to
enter the login password.
#4
If you specify csv with the -f (or --format) option as one of the parameters for the GetStor-
ageArray command, there are some parameters that you cannot specify. For details about the
parameters that you cannot specify when -f csv is specified, see “Outputting execution results
in CSV format” on page 365.
The parameters that form the input to a command are specified from the command line as name/value
pairs. The parameter name is specified first, then the equal sign and the parameter value, as follows:
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