This command sets the persistent environment for commands that are entered during the remainder of the current session.
The persistent command environment is indicated by the command prompt. When you start the command-line interface, the persistent command environment is the BladeCenter unit, denoted as system by the command prompt. You can target a single command to an environment other than the one that is set as the default by adding a -T option to the command that includes a valid target destination (see Selecting the command target for information). Target environments can be specified using the full path name, or using a partial path name based on the persistent command environment. Full path names always begin with system. The levels in a path name are divided by using a colon ( : ).
The following table lists BladeCenter components and the command paths that are supported as targets by the env command.
| Component | Target path |
|---|---|
| BladeCenter unit | system |
| Management module | system:mm[x] |
| Blade server | system:blade[x] |
| Blade server integrated system management processor (BMC or service processor) | system:blade[x]:sp |
| Blade server I/O-expansion card | system:blade[x]:dtr[y] |
| Blade server high-speed expansion card | system:blade[x]:hsdc |
| Blade server microprocessor | system:blade[x]:cpu[y] |
| Blade server storage expansion unit | system:blade[x]:be |
| I/O (switch) module | system:switch[x] |
| Power module | system:power[x] |
| Blower | system:blower[x] |
| Media tray | system:mt |
| Function | What it does | Command | Valid targets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set BladeCenter unit as command target | Sets the BladeCenter unit as the persistent target for commands during the current session. This is the persistent command environment you are in at the beginning of each command-line interface session, indicated by the system> prompt. | env env -T system |
The env command can be directed to any installed device. |
| Set management module as command target | Sets the management module as the persistent target for commands during the current session. |
env -T system:mm[x]
where x is the bay (1 or 2) that identifies the management module. |
The env command can be directed to any installed device,
in this case
where x is the management-module bay number. |
| Set blade server as command target | Sets the specified blade server as the persistent target for commands during the current session. |
env
-T system:blade[x] where x is the blade bay that identifies the blade server. A blade server that occupies more than one blade bay is identified by the lowest bay number that it occupies. |
The env command can be directed to any installed device,
in this case
where x is the blade bay that identifies the blade server. |
| Set blade server sub-component as command target | Sets the specified sub-component on the specified blade
server as the persistent target for commands during the current session. Valid
sub-components are:
|
env -T system:blade[x]:comp
where x is the blade bay that identifies the blade server on which the sub-component is installed. A blade server that occupies more than one blade bay is identified by the lowest bay number that it occupies. where comp is the sub-component:
|
The env command can be directed to any installed device,
in this case -T system:blade[x]:comp where x is the blade bay that identifies the blade server on which the integrated system management processor is installed. where comp is the sub-component:
|
| Set I/O module as command target | Sets the specified I/O module as the persistent target for commands during the current session. |
env
-T system:switch[x] where x is the I/O-module bay where the I/O module is installed. |
The env command can be directed to any installed device,
in this case
where x is the I/O-module bay where the I/O module is installed. |
| Set power module as command target | Sets the specified power module as the persistent target for commands during the current session. |
env
-T system:power[x] where x is the power module bay where the power module is installed. |
The env command can be directed to any installed device,
in this case
where x is the power module bay where the power module is installed. |
| Set blower as command target | Sets the specified blower as the persistent target for commands during the current session. |
env
-T system:blower[x] where x is the blower bay where the blower is installed. |
The env command can be directed to any installed device,
in this case
where x is the blower bay where the blower is installed. |
| Set media tray as command target | Sets the media tray as the persistent target for commands during the current session. | env -T system:mt | The env command can be directed to any installed device,
in this case -T system:mt |
Example: To set the persistent target of commands to the service processor on the blade server in blade bay 5, while the BladeCenter unit is set as the default command target, at the system> prompt, type
env -T system:blade[5]:sp
The following example shows the information that is returned:
system> env -T system:blade[5]:sp
OK
system:blade[5]:sp>
To set the persistent target of commands to the service processor on the blade server in blade bay 5, while the BladeCenter unit is set as the default command target, at the system> prompt, you can also type
env -T blade[5]:sp
The following example shows the information that is returned:
system> env -T blade[5]:sp
OK
system:blade[5]:sp>
To issue the reset command on the blade server in blade bay 5, while the management module is set as the default command target, at the system:mm[x]> prompt, type
reset -T system:blade[5]