HP StorageWorks 1000/1500 Modular Smart Array Command Line Interface user guide (347282-004, June 2007)

HP StorageWorks 1000/1500 Modular Smart Array Command Line Interface user guide 17
2 Using the CLI
Managing and configuring the MSA and its storage includes configuring LUNs, entering connection
information, limiting access to the storage, and viewing information about the configuration.
This chapter is organized in the order in which the commands are used when configuring a new MSA
installation.
• Help commands, page 17
• Show commands, page 19
• LUN-related commands, page 25
• Global commands, page 35
• Host connection commands, page 40
• Access Control List commands, page 43
Help commands
Help commands can be used to display a list of all possible commands or a detailed description of a
specific command. Displayed information may include required command syntax, a brief definition, the
number of characters for a command option value, or a list of allowed/disallowed characters.
The basic command is help. It can be modified to narrow the request.
Basic command
help [CommandNoun|CommandVerb] [display_all]
Command options
CommandNoun|CommandVerb—information about the specified command verb or noun will be
displayed.
display_all—a list of all currently supported commands will be displayed.
Example help command and response
CLI> help
Possible command verbs:
help add
copy change download
delete migrate expand
extend accept rename
set locate show
disable start stop
clear override
Possible command nouns:
unit units connection
acl profile mode
spare firmware unit_id
this_controller this_controller_idother_controller
other_controller_idglobals prompt
disk bus box
all cancel connections
version disks tech_support
standby preferred_path auto_path_change
proxystats this_controller_hard_address
perf
cacheinfo taskstats debug
eventlot aculock