Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference - VMware Communities

Domain and Security Commandsdomain -setmaster (AX4-5 series running Navisphere Managerand Navisphere Express only, and CX series)Sets a storage system as the master storage system in a domainDescriptionThe naviseccli domain command with the -setmaster function,establishes the storage system you specify as the master storagesystem in a domain. The master storage system holds the master copyof all global account information in the domain. This information iscopied to all member storage systems in the domain. You can onlyhave one master storage system in a domain. You can use domain-setmaster to establish a domain or to change the master storagesystem in an existing domain.Note: An AX series storage system can act as the domain master in asingle-system domain that contains only an AX series system. An AX seriessystem cannot act as domain master in a multiple-system domain. You mustestablish a CX3 series, CX series, or off-array host to act as the domain master.If you are using domain -setmaster to set up a domain, you specifythe IP address of a new or existing storage system, not part of anexisting domain. This storage system becomes the master andinitializes the domain. You can then use the domain -add commandto add additional storage systems to the domain.When you use domain -setmaster to change the master storagesystem in an existing domain, the existing master storage system isautomatically demoted, and the storage system you specify becomesthe new master storage system.Note: The domain -setmaster command is supported for AX4-5 seriesNavisphere Express only with FLARE version 02.23.050.5.7.xx or later andnot with any prior FLARE versions.SyntaxPrerequisitesdomain -setmaster is used with naviseccli (described on page 37) asfollows:domain -setmaster IPAddr [-o]You must have a user account on the storage system on which youwant to execute the command.428 EMC Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference