Dell EMC PowerStore CLI User Guide
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Dell EMC PowerStore CLI User Guide Version 3.x (July 2022 Rev. A05). Comprehensive command-line interface reference for managing Dell EMC PowerStore all-flash storage arrays. Covers CLI client installation and setup, certificate verification, command syntax, and using PowerStore CLI in scripts for automation. Enables storage administrators to perform volume management, snapshot operations, host configuration, and system monitoring via CLI for efficient datacenter operations.
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Dell EMC Power Store CLI User Guide Version 3.x
July 2022 Rev. A05
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Dell EMC Power Store CLI User Guide Version 3.x July 2022 Rev. A05
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents Additional Resources.....................................................................................................................4 Chapter 1: Introduction................................
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Preface As part of an improvement effort, revisions of the software and hardware are periodically released. Some functions that are described in this document are not supported by all versions of the ...
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Introduction This document provides a reference for using the Power Store command line interface (CLI) to work with your system. Topics: Overview Set up the Power Store CLI client Power Store CLI comm...
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Steps 1. Go to your support website. 2. Download the Power Store CLI client for your operating system. 3. Perform the following actions based on your operating system: On Windows, double-click the ins...
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Switches Use switches to configure Power Store CLI and connect to a system. Type switches immediately after pstcli. When typing more than one switch on the same line, separate each switch with a space...
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Example In the following example for changing the password of a user account, the action is set: pstcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u admin -p My Password456! local_user -name operator set –password New Password456!...
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Example The following example uses the create action command to create a volume. The new volume receives the ID 12345: pstcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u admin -p My Password456! -header volume create -name test -...
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Qualifier Description json—The JSON format is the JSON representation of the data, similar to the corresponding REST API response body. -raw—Removes human-readable formatting such as new lines and ind...
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"id": "616b80db-f8ad-46cb-b958-f9c8a7940770", "name": "tal2", "description": "", "type": "Primary", "wwn": &qu...
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Help on the Power Store CLI client For help on the client, including the use cases, switches, and system requests, type only pstcli or include the -help|-? switch. View the switches on page 13 provide...
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Where: [Choice] { -id <value> | -name <value> } -id <value> Unique identifier of the volume to modify. -name <value> Reference object (volume) by name. [Optional] -name <val...
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-port Port number on the system. -user|-u Username for logging in to the system. -password|-p Password for logging in to the system. -ssl_policy|- Policy for handling unknown SSL certificates download...
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Example 4 The following example removes the saved access credentials from destination system 10.0.0.1: pstcli -d 10.0.0.1 -remove_cred Access the system To access and run commands on a system through ...
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SSL certificates imported from the system Information about default system to access through Power Store CLI, including the system name or IP address and the system port number For more information, s...
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| Brand | Dell |
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| Pages | 16 |
| File Size | 196.58 KB |
| Published | July 03, 2026 |
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