D-Link xStack Storage DSN-4000 Series, Cli User'S Manual

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Command Line Interface User’s Guide 1
Chapter 1 Introduction
The CLI is a line-oriented user interface that provides commands for configuring, managing,
and monitoring an D-Link storage array. The CLI can be used as an alternative or supplement
to the Management Center graphical user interface (GUI).
Using the CLI can be useful in the following scenarios:
Users who want to develop tools and applications that utilize D-Link functions.
Users that do not have access to a Web browser or the Internet.
Users who prefer to use a CLI rather than a graphical user interface (GUI).
Users that want to perform multiple tasks. CLI users can create a sequence of commands
that are connected together to achieve a very flexible range of results. By comparison,
there is no simple way to connect the output of one GUI program to the input of
another.
Users who perform activities using scripts that contain one or more command lines .
For the latest information about the CLI, consult the Interoperability Matrix
on the D-Link Web site:
www.dlink.com .
This chapter provides an introduction to the CLI. The topics covered in this chapter are:
Section 1.1, Contexts (page 2)
Section 1.2, Commands (page 3)
Section 1.3, Properties (page 4)
Section 1.4, Understanding the CLI Hierarchy (page 4)
Section 1.5, Members (page 6)
Section 1.6, Enumerators (page 6)
Section 1.7, Special Keywords (page 6)