HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.6.0-00 CLI Reference Guide

The following describes how to display each type of Help. Unless otherwise specified, the examples
below assume that Windows is used and that the Device Manager CLI is installed in C:\hdvm.
• Basic Help
Basic Help contains the format for Device Manager CLI commands, a list of commands, and a list
of options.
To display basic Help, execute the Device Manager CLI without any arguments.
In Windows:
C:\hdvm> hdvmcli.bat
In Solaris, AIX, Linux, or HP-UX:
# ./hdvmcli.sh
Basic Help includes the current Device Manager CLI version.
• Command Help
Command Help explains the functions of specific commands and the parameters that can be
specified for those commands.
You can display command Help from the Device Manager CLI as follows:
C:\hdvm> hdvmcli help command-name
For example, to display command Help for the GetServerInfo command, specify the following:
C:\hdvm> hdvmcli help GetServerInfo
• Help for the batch function
The Device Manager CLI contains a batch function. Help for the batch function displays the format
for specifying batch files from the command line, the commands that can be specified in batch
files, and the format used in batch files.
You can display Help for the batch function from the Device Manager CLI as follows:
C:\hdvm> hdvmcli help batch
List of Device Manager CLI commands
The following tables explain the commands that can be used in the Device Manager CLI, organized
by purpose.
• Commands related to storage system management, page 34
• Commands related to logical groups, page 37
• Commands related to LUNs, page 38
• Commands related to host management, page 39
• Commands related to server management, page 39
• Commands related to replication, page 40
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