ASU proxy tool

The ASU proxy tool is an executable binary that accepts ASU command syntax and invokes the corresponding OneCLI command.

ASU proxy tool syntax

asu.exe [command] [-parameter]

For more information about ASU, refer to: https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-asu

The following table lists commands and parameters used by the ASU proxy tool and the corresponding XClarity Essentials OneCLI commands and parameters.

Table 1. Matrix of ASU and OneCLI commands and parameters
ASU		OneCLI
Command	Parameter	Command	Parameter
show	-n	show	node
	--host --user --password		--bmc user:pwd@host
	--group		The mapped result for asu show --group BMC is OneCli show BMC. The --group parameter is removed in the OneCLIcommand string.
showvalues	-n	showvalues	--node
	--host --user --password		--bmc user:pwd@host
	--group		The mapped result for asu show --group BMC is OneCli show BMC. The --group parameter is removed in the OneCLI command string.
showdefault	-n	showdefault	--node
	--host --user --password		--bmc user:pwd@host
	--group		The mapped result for asu show --group BMC is OneCli show BMC. The --group parameter is removed in the OneCLI command string.
comparedefault	-n	comparedefault	--node
comparedefault	--host --user --password	comparedefault	--bmc user:pwd@host
showgroups	-n	showgroups	--node
showgroups	--host --user --password	showgroups	--bmc user:pwd@host
set	-n	set	--node
set	--host --user --password	set	--bmc user:pwd@host
loaddefault	-n	loaddefault	--node
loaddefault	--host --user --password	loaddefault	--bmc user:pwd@host
creatuuid	--host --user --password	creatuuid	--bmc user:pwd@host
delete	-n	delete	--node
delete	--host --user --password	delete	--bmc user:pwd@host
save		save	The --file parameter is added by default.
	-n		--node
	--host --user --password		--bmc user:pwd@host
	--group		The mapped result for asu show --group BMC is OneCli show BMC. The --group parameter is removed in the OneCLI command string.
replicate		replicate	The --file parameter is added by default.
replicate	--host --user --password	replicate	--bmc user:pwd@host
restore		restore	The --file parameter is added by default.
	-n		--node
	--host --user --password		--bmc user:pwd@host
batch		batch	The --file parameter is added by default.
	-n		--node
	--host --user --password		--bmc user:pwd@host
generate		generate	The --file parameter is added by default.
	-n		--node
	--host --user --password		--bmc user:pwd@host
export		export	The --file parameter is added by default.
	-n		--node
	--host --user --password		--bmc user:pwd@host
import		import	The --file parameter is added by default.
	-n		--node
	--host --user --password		--bmc user:pwd@host
deletecert	-n	deletecert	--node
deletecert	--host --user --password	deletecert	--bmc user:pwd@host
nodes	--host --user --password	nodes	--bmc user:pwd@host
help	-n	showdes	--node
help	--host --user --password	showdes	--bmc user:pwd@host

Example of an ASU script using the --group parameter

asu.exe show --group GROUP1

Example of an ASU script using the --host parameter

asu.exe help all --host host --user userid --password password

In this example, the asu.exe --host parameter maps to:

OneCli.exe config showdes --bmc userid:password@host

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