56 Chapter 8 Storage enclosure management
8 Storage enclosure management
Select a method for accessing the controller module (CM), based on your own system requirements or the
requirements of your customers.
Type
Description
Local serial port connection and a terminal
emulator
Local access to CM using serial port input and output
Serial over LAN (SOL)
Remote access to CM redirected serial port input and output to network
Console redirection (iKVM)
Local access to CM using a keyboard, video or monitor, and mouse
Table 5 Methods of access to controller module
Select an interface that best fits your requirements to directly or remotely monitor and manage storage
enclosure activity.
Method
Description
Command-line interface (CLI)*
Supports interactive and scripted commands
Disk Storage Management Utility (DSMU)*
Provides web-based GUI
JSON-based Application Programming
Interface (API)
Provides means to conduct JSON-based operations
Redfish/Swordfish-based API
Provides means to conduct Redfish/Swordfish operations
XML-based API
Provides means to conduct XML-based operations
*Access method discussed in the following content
Table 6 Interface options
TIP Use the QR code on the included Getting Started sheet to access related storage enclosure
documentation online.
Command-line interface usage
One of the simplest methods of monitoring and managing activities performed by the storage enclosure
system is to use the command-line interface (CLI) embedded in each . There are two primary access methods:
l
Direct connection to the serial USB port of the using a terminal emulator installed on a management host
l
Remote connection to a secure LAN using either SSH or HTTPS
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