Scenario: typical usage for the CLI

The topics that follow describe typical usage scenarios for the CLI.

Adding a node to the clustered system by using the CLI
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to add a node back into the system after it is either removed or rejected.
Displaying node properties by using the CLI
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to display node properties.
Discovering MDisks using the CLI
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to discover managed disks (MDisks).
Creating storage pools using the CLI
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to create a storage pool.
Adding MDisks to storage pools using the CLI
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to add managed disks (MDisks) to storage pools.
Creating volumes using the CLI
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to create a volume. You can create volumes that are not high availability volumes or you can create high availability volumes.
Configuring host objects
You can use the management GUI or command-line interface (CLI) to create host objects.
Creating host mappings by using the CLI
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to create volume-to-host mappings (host mappings).
Creating a FlashCopy consistency group and adding mappings using the CLI
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to create and add mappings to a FlashCopy® consistency group.
Preparing and starting a FlashCopy mapping by using the CLI
Before you start the FlashCopy process by using the command line interface (CLI), you must prepare a FlashCopy mapping.
Creating FlashCopy mappings by using the CLI
You can use the command line interface (CLI) to create FlashCopy mappings.
Preparing and starting a FlashCopy consistency group using the CLI
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to prepare and start a FlashCopy consistency group to start the FlashCopy process.

Parent topic: Using the CLI