Using the command-line interface

This topic tells you how to use the management module command-line interface.

The IBM® management-module command-line interface (CLI) provides a convenient method for entering commands that manage and monitor BladeCenter® components. This chapter contains the following information about using the command-line interface:

• Command-line interface guidelines
• Selecting the command target
• Commands and user authority
• Cabling the management module
• Starting the command-line interface
• BladeCenter unit configuration
• Configuring the management module
• Starting an SOL session
• Ending an SOL session

See Command reference for detailed information about commands that are used to monitor and control BladeCenter components. Command-line interface error messages are in Error messages. See the IBM BladeCenter Serial Over LAN Setup Guide for SOL setup instructions and the documentation for your operating system for information about commands that you can enter through an SOL connection.