Dell Technologies Boot Optimized Storage Solution-S2 User's Guide

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BOSS-S2 Command Line Interface Utility

The BOSS-S2 Command Line Interface (CLI) Utility enables you to check controller, physical disk, and virtual disk status while booted to an operating system. The application is also used to check physical disks and display controller SMART information. For more information about CLI commands, see Manage BOSS-S2 using CLI commands.

Table 1. BOSS-S2 CLI utility for supported operating systemsThis table describes the BOSS-S2 CLI utility for supported operating systems.
Operating system	Utility name
Windows	mvsetup
Linux	mvcli
ESXi	mvcli

NOTE:To use the mvsetup Windows utility, the BOSS-S2 management driver must be installed first. You can download the latest Windows unified console driver from www.dell.com/support/home. Linux or ESXi mvcli does not require a driver.

NOTE:To remove mvcli from the operating systems, uninstall BOSS-S2 drivers from the operating systems or remove the libraries and the executable files.

Table 2. Instructions to remove mvcli from the operating systemsThis table describes the instructions to remove mvcli from operating systems.
Operating system	Instructions to remove mvcli from the operating systems
Windows	Locate and remove the library and executable files
Linux	Locate and remove the library and executable files
ESXi	Remove using vib remove command