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E/OS Command Line Interface User Manual

Command Line Interface Overview

The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a feature that can be used to

manage switches and directors. It provides an alternative to the

Graphical User Interface (GUI) and web-based (HTTP) interface

products.

The CLI can only be used through a Telnet client session in an

out-of-band management environment, using the Ethernet port in the

director, switch, or SSH. Any hardware platform that supports the

Telnet client software can be used.

The primary purpose of the CLI is to automate management of a

large number of switches with the use of scripts. CLI commands can

also be entered directly at a command line.

Because the CLI is not an interactive interface, no prompts are

displayed to guide the user through a task. If an interactive interface

is needed, use the GUI-based or web-based SAN management

applications instead of the CLI.

Entering Command Line Interface Commands

The CLI commands can be entered directly at the command line of a

terminal or coded in a script.

Note that the output examples shown in the other sections of this

publication presume that commaDelim is off. For description on

commadelim, refer to Using the commaDelim Command on page 1-19.

NOTE: CLI commands are not case sensitive.

Documentation

Conventions

Throughout this publication, periods are used to separate the

components of a command name. However, the periods cannot be

included when the command is actually entered at the terminal or

coded in a script. (For description on how to enter commands, refer to

Navigation of the CLI Command Tree on page 1-14.)

The periods are automatically generated by the CLI while moving

through the CLI Command sequence.

Root> config

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