Ssa Cli; Using The Ssa Cli; Opening The Cli In Console Mode - NEC Express 5800 Series User Manual

SSA CLI

Using the SSA CLI

Access SSA with one of the many methods available:

Accessing SSA in the offline environment

Accessing SSA in the online environment
Some SSA CLI features are only available in the offline environment, such as setting the boot controller and
boot volume.
SSA CLI has two operating modes:

Console mode
You can adjust several configuration parameters on several devices without having to restart SSA each
time.

Command mode
You can make an isolated change of just one configuration parameter on one device.
For more information about using SSA CLI for Linux, see the following README.txt files:

SSA: /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssacli/README.TXT

SSACLI (32bit): /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssacli/ssacli-X.XX-X.X.XXXX.txt

SSACLI (64bit): /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssacli/ssacli-X.XX-XX.XXXX_XX.txt
IMPORTANT: For ESXi, When changing the construction of RAID such as create or delete logical
drive, plug/unplug physical drive, please restart the sfcb service.
"/etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart"

Opening the CLI in Console mode

The syntax of the command required to open the SSA CLI in Console mode depends on the operating system
that you are using.

For Microsoft Windows, enter the following text:
C:\Program Files\Smart Storage Administrator\ssacli\bin\ssacli.exe
Alternatively, click Start, and select Programs>Windows System>Smart Storage Administrator
CLI>Smart Storage Administrator CLI.

For Linux, enter the following text:
# ssacli

For ESXi 6.x, enter the following text:
# /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssacli/bin/ssacli
After you have entered Console mode in either operating system, the screen displays the following message
and console prompt:
HP Smart Storage Administrator CLI X.XX.X.X
Detecting Controllers...Done.
Type "help" for a list of supported commands.
Type "exit" to close the console.
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