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Dell PowerFlex Manager 4.6.x CLI Reference Guide

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Command format

All SCLI commands use the following format:

Table 1. Operating systems and command formatThe following table lists the operating systems and the associated CLI command formats.
Operating system Command format
Linux scli [--mdm_ip <IP>] --<cmd_name>
VMware scli [--mdm_ip <IP>] --<cmd_name>
Windows scli [--mdm_ip <IP>] --<cmd_name>
Xen siocli [--mdm_ip <IP>] --<cmd_name>

Where: 

  • --mdm_ip <IP>

    is one or more IP addresses of the servers running the primary MDM and secondary MDM. In a non-clustered environment, use the MDM IP address.

    If the CLI does not reside on the MDM, the --mdm_ip parameter must be added to every CLI command. 

  • --<cmd_name>

    Is the command to be run.

Example: 

scli --mdm_ip 10.10.10.3,10.10.10.4 --query_all

Additional rules:

  • All parameters are preceded by --
  • The order of the parameters in the command is insignificant.
  • SCLI commands are lowercase and case-sensitive.

--mdm_ip

The mdm_ip parameter indicates the MDM designated to receive and run the command. If the command is run from the primary MDM, this switch may be omitted.

Example: 

scli --query_all

To avoid using the --mdm_ip parameter in every command, or avoid having to install the CLI on other servers, use SSH, or RDM to log in to the shell running on the management server.

You cannot run SCLI commands on the secondary MDM. However, you can send a command from the secondary MDM by adding the --mdm_ip parameter with the primary MDM IP address to the command.

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