Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference - VMware Communities

Access Logix (Storage Group) CommandsstoragegroupDescriptionSyntaxCreates and configures storage groupsThe naviseccli or navicli storagegroup command lets you create andmanage shared storage systems, that is, storage systems that usestorage groups and have the Access Logix option. For most commandoperations, the CLI prompts for confirmation unless you use the -oswitch.You can use the CLI command storagegroup -connecthost to assign astorage group to all HBAs in a host, or the commandstoragegroup -setpath to assign a storage group to a specific HBA ina host. To change the settings of storage group that is alreadyassigned, use the command storagegroup -sethost. To disconnect ahost from all its storage groups, use storagegroup -disconnecthost.The storagegroup command has many switches, some of which havefunctions that you also indicate with switches.storagegroup is used with naviseccli (described on page 37) ornavicli (described on page 45) as follows:storagegroup[-addhlu switches] |[-addsnapshot switches] |[-chgname switches] |[-connecthost switches] |[-create switch] |[-destroy switch]|[-disconnecthost switch] |[-enable] |[-list switches] |[-removehlu switches] |[-removesnapshot switches] |[-sethost switches] |[-setpath switches] |[-shareable switch] |PrerequisitesFor 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.308 EMC Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference