Dell Storage Center Command Set 7.1 for Windows …

Dell Storage Center Command Set 7.1 for Windows PowerShell

Administrator's Guide

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Contents

About This Guide............................................................................................................... 5

Revision History..................................................................................................................................................................5 Audience............................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Related Publications........................................................................................................................................................... 5

1 Getting Started................................................................................................................6

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Requirements..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Installing the Command Set................................................................................................................................................6

2 Using the Command Set................................................................................................. 8

Accessing the Dell Storage Center Command Set.............................................................................................................. 8 Using the Dell Storage Center Command Set Shell...................................................................................................... 8 Using the Windows PowerShell Console.......................................................................................................................8

Connecting to a Storage Center......................................................................................................................................... 8 Establishing a Connection.............................................................................................................................................8 Creating Default Connections.......................................................................................................................................9 Creating SecureString Passwords.................................................................................................................................9

Using PowerShell Objects................................................................................................................................................. 10 Store Objects in Variables........................................................................................................................................... 10 Access Object Information.......................................................................................................................................... 10 Object Descriptions.....................................................................................................................................................10

Available Commands.......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Entering Single Commands......................................................................................................................................... 15 Creating Scripts.......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Running Scripts...........................................................................................................................................................15 Storage Center Snapin Utility...................................................................................................................................... 16

Formatting and Exporting Command Output.................................................................................................................... 16 Format Command Output in the Console....................................................................................................................16 Export Command Output to a File.............................................................................................................................. 16

Viewing and Printing Command-Line Help........................................................................................................................ 17 Access help information for each cmdlet in the Command Set Shell........................................................................... 17 View additional information..........................................................................................................................................17 View all information available for a cmdlet................................................................................................................... 17 View a list of all available Storage Center Snapin cmdlets............................................................................................17 Print help for all cmdlets..............................................................................................................................................17

A Migrating Scripts from Version 5.x................................................................................ 18

Syntax Modification Examples...........................................................................................................................................18 Example One: Expand-SCVolume................................................................................................................................18 Example Two: Set-SCVolume...................................................................................................................................... 19

Migrating Existing Scripts................................................................................................................................................. 19 Install Procedure Modification..................................................................................................................................... 19

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New Name for PowerShell Snapin.............................................................................................................................. 19 Internal Object Type Modifications.............................................................................................................................. 19 Snapins for Versions 5.x and 7.x Script Examples............................................................................................................. 20 Example Using Version 5.x Snapin Only...................................................................................................................... 20 Example Using Version 7.x Snapin Only...................................................................................................................... 20 Example with One Snapin Loaded.............................................................................................................................. 20 Example with Both Snapins Loaded........................................................................................................................... 20

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About This Guide

This guide provides instructions for installing and using the Dell Storage Center Command Set.

Revision History

Document Number: 680-037-006

Revision

Date

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September 2014

Description Initial release

Audience

Target audiences for this document are Dell storage administrators with knowledge of Windows PowerShell.

Related Publications

The following documents contain relevant information when using the Dell Storage Center Command Set:

? Storage Center System Manager Administrator's Guide Describes the Storage Center System Manager software that manages an individual Storage Center.

? Dell Storage Center Command Utility Reference Guide Provides instructions for using the Dell Storage Center Command Utility. The Command Utility provides a command-line interface (CLI) to enable management of Dell Storage Center functionality on Windows, Linux, Solaris, and AIX platforms.

? Dell Storage Center Software Update Guide Describes how to update Dell Storage Center software from an earlier version to the current version.

? Dell Storage Center Release Notes Contains information about features and open and resolved issues for a particular product version.

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