Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference - VMware Communities

Basic Commandsmanagefiles -retrieveRetrieves SP logging files from a remote storage system to the localsystemDescriptionThe naviseccli or navicli managefiles command with the -retrievefunction lets you retrieve SP logging files from supported directorieson a remote storage system to the local system.Note: The dumps and logs directories are supported for managefiles.You can specify the files to retrieve using the -all or -file switches, oryou can omit switches and display a list of files, then choose a filefrom the list.Syntax managefiles -retrieve is used with naviseccli (described on page 37)or navicli (described on page 45) as follows:managefiles -retrieve [-path path] [-all] [-file filenames]PrerequisitesOptionsOutputFor naviseccli, you must have a user account on the storage systemon which you want to execute the command.For navicli, you must have a user entry in the Navisphere agentconfiguration file.-path pathSpecifies the path on the local system to copy the file to. If you donot use this switch, the file is copied to the current directory.-allRetrieves all files from the supported directory.-file filenamesRetrieves the specified files from the supported directory.-oExecutes the command without prompting for confirmation.None if the command succeeds; status or error information if it fails.220 EMC Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference