Quantum DXi V-Series User Manual

Quantum DXi-Series Command Line Interface (CLI) Guide
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February 2014
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Editing a Backup User syscli --edit backupuser --name <backup_user_name> --password
<backup_user_password> [--desc <description>]
This CLI command allows the admin user to edit a backup application user.
• --desc: user description. Enclosed in double quotes if string contains spaces
or special characters.
Deleting a Backup User syscli --del backupuser --name <backup_user_name>
This CLI command allows the admin user to delete a backup application user.
Deleting All Backup
Users
syscli --deleteall backupuser [--sure]
This CLI command allows the admin user to delete all existing backup
application users.
Listing Backup Users syscli --list backupuser
This CLI command provides a list of backup application users.
Listing Medium
Changers
syscli --list medchanger
This CLI command provides a list of medium changers that are present on the
system now.
Note: This command only lists PTT (path-to-tape) devices. To see a list of VTL
(virtual tape library) devices, use the --list vtl command (see
Listing
Existing VTL and Its Attributes on page 12).
Listing Tape Drives syscli --list tapedrive --serialnumber <serialnumber>
This CLI command provides a list of tape drives that are present on a given
physical library.
• --serialnumber: Must be a valid physical library serial number. Use --list
medchanger to get all available medium changer serial numbers.
Scanning Devices syscli --scan device
This CLI command allows the admin user to detect any physical tape library
attached to the system.

Quantum DXi V-Series Specifications

General

Data Deduplication	Yes
Deduplication Ratio	Up to 20:1
Replication	Yes
Interface	Ethernet
Encryption	Yes
Supported Protocols	CIFS, NFS, VTL
Management	Web-based GUI, CLI

Summary

Introduction to Quantum DXi CLI

CLI Users and Access

Describes the two local CLI user accounts, cliadmin and cliviewer, and their capabilities.

VTL Configuration CLI Commands

Adding a Virtual Tape Library (VTL)

Guides on adding a VTL partition with settings like name, model, slots, drives, and deduplication.

Creating Media for VTL

Guides on creating media for a defined VTL, requiring VTL name, type, number of media, and starting barcode.

Moving Media Between Storage Locations

Describes how to move media between virtual storage locations using source and destination types and indices.

NAS Configuration CLI Commands

Adding a NAS Share

Guides on adding one or more NAS shares with options for name, protocol, description, and permissions.

Joining or Disjoining Windows Domain

Covers joining a server to a workgroup or Active Directory domain and disjoining.

CIFS Share Access Control

Manages workgroup user access to CIFS shares and provides limited domain user privilege grants.

Replication CLI Commands

Initiating Replication for VTL or NAS

Starts replication for a specified VTL or NAS share, with options for barcode or namespace.

Failback VTL to Source from Target System

Fails back a replicated VTL to its specified source system.

Enabling VTL Replication Options on Source

Enables replication for a specified VTL on the system as a source.

OST CLI Commands

Adding a Storage Server

Adds a storage server with options for name, max connections, and description.

Installing TLS Certificate Files

Installs user-provided Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate files for encryption.

Network CLI Commands

Adding Network Configurations

Adds and configures network devices with IP, netmask, and gateway.

Setting Host, Domain Names, and DNS Search Path

Sets the system's host name, domain name, and DNS search paths.

Status CLI Commands

Getting VTL Performance Status

Returns the VTL's average write speed.

Health Check CLI Commands

Starting a Health Check

Starts a healthcheck on the system if it is not running.