- Sun Storage Virtual Tape Library VTL User Guide

96267 • G Appendix A VTL command line reference 171

LogintotheVTLServer

iscon login [-s <server-name> -u <username> -p <password>|-e] [-X <rpc-

timeout>]

iscon login [--server-name=<server-name> --server-username=<username>

--server-password=<password>|--environment] [--rpc-timeout=<rpc-timeout>]

Description:

Thiscomma n d allowsyoutolog intothespecifiedVTLServerwithagiven

usernameandpassword.Oncesuccessfullyloggedintothese rver,‐u(‐‐server‐

username)and–p(‐‐server‐password)arenot necessaryfortheotherCLIcommands

withoptional–u an d –parguments.

Inordertousethe‐

e(‐‐environment)parameter,youmustsetthefollowingthree

environmentvariables:

■ ISSERVERNAME

■ ISUSERNAME

■ ISPASSWORD

Aftersettingthesevariables, the environmentparametercanbeusedinthelogin

commandinplaceof‐s<server‐name>‐u<user‐name>‐p  <pa ssword>.Therefore,

youcouldtype thefollowingto login:isconlogin‐e

Tosettheseenvironmentvariablesinthebashshell,youmustse tthreevariables

as

follows:

■ exportISSERVERNAME=10.1.1.1

■ exportISUSERNAME= root

■ exportISPASSWORD=password

‐X(‐‐rpc‐timeout)isanoptiontospecifyanumberbetween1and30000inseconds

fortheRPCtimeout.Thesystemwillretrythecommandfortheamountoftime

specifiedif theserverdoesnotrespond.ThedefaultRPCtimeoutis30seconds.