HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition CLI Reference Guide (TK981-96006, May 2014)

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.
• List of commands related to storage system management, page 33
• List of commands related to logical groups, page 39
• List of commands related to LUNs, page 39
• List of commands related to host management, page 40
• List of commands related to server management, page 41
• List of commands related to replication, page 42
List of commands related to storage system management
You can use the storage system management commands to register, modify, and delete storage system
information.
Table 4 List of commands related to storage system management
DescriptionCommand name
Locks a specified storage system.
AddArrayReservation
Creates an external parity group. It also creates an LU for the external
parity group that is created.
AddExternalArrayGroup
Creates a host storage domain or host group.
AddHostStorageDomain
Sets a label.
AddLabel
Creates an LDEV and a logical unit in the storage system.
AddLogicalUnit
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