Dell PowerStore CLI User Guide

The PowerStore CLI switches apply only to your installed PowerStore CLI client. Use the switches to access a system, upload files to the system, and manage security certificates.

Format

Switches

-destination|-d

IP (IPv4 or IPv6) address or network name of the destination system. If you do not include this switch, the client uses the addresses that are specified for -default.

-port

Port number on the system.

-user|-u

Username for logging in to the system.

-password|-p

Password for logging in to the system.

-ssl_policy|-ssl

Policy for handling unknown SSL certificates downloaded from the system. Value is one of the following:

• interactive — Prompt the user to accept the certificates for the current session (default).
• reject — Automatically reject the certificates.
• accept — Automatically accept the certificates.
• store — Automatically accept and store the certificates.

-cert_list

List of all certificates stored locally in the lockbox.

-cert_clear

Delete all certificates stored locally in the lockbox.

-cert_del

Delete one or more certificates from the lockbox. Type a comma-separated list of certificate IDs.

NOTE:Use -cert_list to view a list of stored certificates with their IDs.

-help|-h|-?

Display information about the syntax and switches, a list of command categories available on the target system, and information about getting further help on specific topics.

-save_cred

Save the access credentials that are specified for the -user and -password switches to a local security file in the lockbox. With the access credentials saved, PowerStore CLI automatically applies them to the specified system destination and port pair each time you run a command. Save PowerStore CLI settings explains saving user account credentials to the local client system.

-remove_cred

Remove the specified user account from the lockbox.

-remove_all_creds

Remove all user accounts from the lockbox.

-default

Save the destination, port pair, and SSL policy as defaults. You can use the -default switch with the -destination, -port, or -ssl_policy switches, or with any combination of those switches. The saved SSL policy applies to the client for all destinations. Also, you can update the destination and port separately. Save PowerStore CLI settings explains saving user account credentials to the local client system.

-header

Show the header message (system IP address, port number, and so on), which is hidden by default, above the command output.

-v|-version

Display the version of your PowerStore CLI.

-clear_cache

Clear cached data.

Example 1

The following example accesses the destination system 10.0.0.1 as user admin with password MyPassword456!:

Example 2

The following example saves the access credentials for the specified user:

Example 3

The following example sets the destination system as the default:

Example 4

The following example removes the saved access credentials from destination system 10.0.0.1: