Dell EMC PowerVault MD3060e - SHM CLI Command Syntax Structure

command — is the action the utility runs.
path-to-target-object — is the list of arguments that denes the target object command applies to.
Command syntax structure
The commands for the Storage Enclosure CLI have a number of mandatory and optional input parameters. Those parameters, in turn, can
also have more than one valid attribute. However, each parameter can accept only one valid value for each run. This section outlines the
symbols used in the syntax of each command in this document and the syntax layout in the SHM CLI help.
Table 1. Command syntax structure
Input Parameter Description
a|b Pipe symbol indicating alternative (“a” or “b”)
italicized-words Input value
[…] Optional input
<> Enclosed input value is required for parameter
Table 2. Parameter list
Parameter Name Description Valid Values
-a
Indicates target adapter SAS WWID or Adapter Index
-d
Indicates target drive WWN ( World Wide Name), Enclosure Slot Index,
Drawer Slot Index, Serial Number, or Drive OS Path.
-w
Indicates target enclosure drawer Drawer Index (0, 1, 2, 3, or 4)
-s
Indicates target enclosure slot Enclosure Slot Index
-startDate
Target start date StartDate in the format of MM/DD/YY
-endDate
Target end date EndDate in the format of MM/DD/YY
-event
Type of event to view from the event log
EventType (INFO, CRITICAL, ERROR, or WARN)
-count
Number of events to view LatestEventCount numeric value (1-1000)
-outputformat
Format of output data from shmcli command SupportedOutputFormats (XML, JSON)
-enc
Indicates target physical enclosure Enclosure Index or WWN
-emm
Indicates target EMM WWN or EMM Index
-file
Indicates target rmware le for updating a drive or
EMM
Firmware update le location and name
-outputdir
Output directory to place the archived output le Absolute path to the directory of output archive le
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