IBM FastT or DS3500, DS4000, DS5000 command line

To access a storage, use the DScli.

http://www.manageengine.com/products/opstor/monitoring-ibm-fastt.html

Diagnostic commands

As root:

> cd /opt/IBM_DS4000/client
#### Test connexion
> ./SMcli 192.168.1.101 -c "show storagesubsystem profile;"
#### Collect Support data into the file /opt/IBM_DS4000/client/ds4700_site1.zip
> ./SMcli 192.168.1.101 -c 'save storageSubsystem supportData file="ds4700_site1.zip";'

Save Storage Subsystem Events into a file:

save storageSubsystem (allEvents | criticalEvents) file=”filename”

Save Storage Subsystem State Capture:

save storageSubsystem stateCapture file=”filename”

http://www.filibeto.org/unix/aix/lib/hardware/ds4800/cli-script-programming-gc52127501.pdf