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help command

This command displays a list of all commands that are available in the command-line interface with a brief description of each command.

You can also issue the help command by typing ?. Adding a -h, -help, or ? option to a command displays syntax help for the command.

If command syntax is not correctly entered, or if a command fails to run, an error message is returned. See Common errors for a list of error messages that apply to all commands or help command errors for a list of error messages that are specific to the help command.

Table 1. help command.

The command table is a multi-row, four-column table where each row describes a CMM CLI command option: column one lists command function, column two provides a detailed command description, column three shows command-option syntax, and column four lists valid command targets.

FunctionWhat it doesCommandTarget (see paths in Command targets)
HelpDisplays a list of commands and a brief description of each command.help Any installed device.
? Any installed device.
Command helpDisplays help information for the specified command.command -h

where command is any valid CLI root command (no options specified).

Any installed device.
command -help

where command is any valid CLI root command (no options specified).

Any installed device.
command ?

where command is any valid CLI root command (no options specified).

Any installed device.
Example: To display a list of commands, while the CMM in bay 1 of a Flex System Carrier-Grade Chassis is set as the default command target, at the system:mm[1]> prompt, type
help

To obtain help about the env command, while the CMM in bay 1 of a Flex System Carrier-Grade Chassis is set as the default command target, at the system:mm[1]> prompt, type one of the following commands:

  • env -h
  • env -help
  • env ?

The following example shows the information that is returned from these commands:

system:mm[1]> help
? -- Display commands
accseccfg -- View/edit account security config
advfailover -- View/edit advanced failover mode
airfilter -- Manage the chassis air filter
alarm -- Manage Telco System Management alarm(s)
alertcfg -- Displays/configures the global remote alert settings
alertentries -- View/edit remote alert recipients
autoftp -- View/Edit auto ftp/tftp/sftp setting
baydata -- View/edit Blade Bay Data string
bootmode -- View/edit Boot mode
bootseq -- View/edit the blade boot sequence settings
chconfig -- View/edit Service Advisor Settings
chlog -- Display Service Advisor Activity Log entires
chmanual -- Manually generate call home request
cimsub -- View/clear CIM subscriptions
cin -- Displays/Configures Chassis Internal Network
cinstatus -- Displays Status of Chassis Internal Network
clear -- Clear the config
clearlog -- Clear the event log
config -- View/edit general settings
console -- Start SOL session to a blade
coolingzones -- View cooling zone information
crypto -- View/edit cryptographic settings
date -- View/edit date, time and time zone setting
dhcpinfo -- View DHCP server assigned settings
displaylog -- Display log entries
displaysd -- Display service data
dns -- View/edit DNS config
env -- Set persistent command target
ethoverusb -- View/edit the status of a blade SP's interface on Ethernet-over-USB
events -- View/edit Events config
exit -- Log off
files -- Displays and deletes files stored on the CMM
fod -- Display FoD licenses for management modules and switches
<span className="ph"> fruactlog -- Displays FRU activity log</span>
fsmcm -- Disables FSM Central Management
fuelg -- Power management
groups -- View/edit Active Directory groups
health -- View system health status
help -- Display command list
history -- Display command history
ifconfig -- View/edit network interface config
info -- Display identity and config of target
iocomp -- View I/O compatibility for blades and switches
ldapcfg -- View/edit LDAP config
led -- Display and control Leds
list -- Display installed targets
monalerts -- Displays and configures monitored alerts
ntp -- View/edit NTP config
permgroups -- View/edit user permission group settings
ping -- Pings targeted switches or blades
pmpolicy -- View/edit power management policy settings
portcfg -- Serial port configuration
ports -- Port configuration
power -- Control target power
pwrprofile -- Display and configure the power schedules for groups of servers
read -- Restore from a file containing CLI commands
remotechassis -- Chassis discovered over the network
reset -- Reset target
scale -- Display scalable complexes
sddump -- Initiate service data dump
sdemail -- Send service information using e-mail
security -- View/edit security config
service -- Displays aux power status and performs service resets
smtp -- View/edit SMTP config
snmp -- View/edit SNMP config
sol -- View SOL status and view/edit SOL config
sshcfg -- View/edit SSH config
sslcfg -- View/edit SSL config
syslog -- View/edit syslog config
tcpcmdmode -- View/edit TCP command mode config
temps -- View temperatures
trespass -- View/edit trespassing warning config
uicfg -- View/edit user interface configuration
update -- Update firmware from remote location
uplink -- View/edit failover on network uplink loss config
users -- View/edit user profiles
vlan -- View/edit vlan config
volts -- View voltages
write -- Write a file containing CLI commands

Type "<command> -h" for individual command syntax help.
[ ] is used for indexing (by bay number)
< > denotes a variable
{ } denotes optional arguments
| denotes choice
system:mm[1]> env ?
env -T <target>
where <target> is a full or relative target path. Example full target paths are:
system
system:mm[x]
system:blade[x]
system:blade[x]:sp
system:switch[x]
system:power[x]
system:blower[x]
system:mt[x]
system:fanmux[x]
Note: To see a list of all installed targets, please use the 'list' command.
system:mm[1]>