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Script Commands
CAUTION:
Commands entered using the command line interface (CLI) are
capable of damaging a configuration and causing loss of data if not used properly.
Command operations are performed as soon as you run the commands. Some
commands can immediately delete configurations or data. Before using the
command line interface, make sure you have backed up all data, and save the
current configuration so that you can reinstall it if the changes you make do not
work.
Command Formatting Rules
This section describes the general rules for formatting a script command and
how the command syntax is presented in the following command
descriptions. Syntax unique to a specific command is explained in the notes
at the end of each command description.
• The script commands are not case sensitive. Type the commands in
lowercase, uppercase, or mixed case. (In the following command
descriptions, mixed case is used as an aid to reading the command names
and understanding the purpose of the command.)
• You must enter spaces in the commands as they are shown in the
command descriptions.
• Brackets are used in two ways:
– As part of the command syntax
– To indicate which parameters are optional
The description of each parameter tells you when you must put
brackets around a parameter value.
• Parentheses shown in the command syntax enclose specific choices for a
parameter. That is, if you want to use the parameter, you must use one of
the values shown in the parentheses. Generally, you do not include
parentheses in a command. In some instances, however, you must put
parentheses around a list. For example, you must put parentheses around a
list of enclosure ID values and slot ID values. The description of each
parameter tells you if you must put parentheses around a parameter value.
• Vertical bars in a command indicate or and separate the valid entries for
the parameter. For example, the syntax for the raidLevel parameter in the
command description appears as follows:
raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6)
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