Quantum DXi-Series Command Line Interface (CLI) Guide
6-67081-09 Rev B
February 2014
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Path To Tape CLI Commands
Using Medium
Changers
syscli --use medchanger --sernum <medium changer serial number>
--usetype {backupapplicationspecific | ignore}
This CLI command allows the admin user to set the intended use for the
specified medium changer.
•
--use
: Set the intended use for the specified medium changer.
•
--sernum
: Must be a valid serial number of the medium changer. Use the
--list
medchanger command to get all the medium changer serial numbers.
•
--usetype
: Type of intended use for the medium changer.
Using Tape Drives
syscli --use tapedrive --sernum <tape drive serial number> --usetype
{backupapplicationspecific | ignore}
This CLI command allows the admin user to set the intended use for the
specified tape drive.
•
--use
: Set the intended use for the specified tape drive.
•
--sernum
: Must be a valid serial number of the tape drive. Use the
--list tapedrive
command to get all the tape drive serial numbers.
•
--usetype
: Type of intended use for the tape drive.
Listing Fibre Channel
Ports
syscli --list fcport
This CLI will list only the fibre channel (FC) ports. The results could be empty if
the proper licenses or FC board is not present.
Note:
If you see
Changeable
=
yes
in the output of this CLI command, that
refers to the fact that the FC port
type
can be changed from
initiator
to
target
or from
target
to
initiator
by the
--set fcport
command.
The
--list
option lists all FC ports present on the system.
Setting the Fiber
Channel Port Type
syscli --set fcport --alias <port_alias> --type initiator|target [--sure]
This CLI sets the specified Fibre Channel port to either
initiator
or
target
.
The port can only be changed on inactive connections. If it is necessary to
change a port, make sure that the port is disconnected before executing this
command. The
--list fcport
command can be used to determine if a port can
change or not (changeable).
Port names can be found by using
--list fcport
command.
CLI command options:
•
--set
: Sets fc port to either intitiator or target.
•
--alias
: The alias/name of the port (use
--list fcport
to find alias name).
•
--type:
The port can be set to either an initiator or a target.
