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Pure Storage CLI Commands
A list of useful Purity CLI commands to manage Pure Flash Storage arrays.
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pureadmin commands
The pureadmin command displays and manage administrative accounts in Pure Flash Storage Array12 Commands-
pureadmin create testuser --api-tokenGenerate an API token for the user testuser
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pureadmin create testuser --api-token --timeout 2hCreate API Token for testuser valid for 2 hours
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pureadmin create testuser --role storage_adminCreate user testuser with storage_admin role. Possible roles are readonly, ops_admin, storage_admin, array_admin
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pureadmin delete --api-tokenDelete API Token for current user
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pureadmin delete testuserDelete user testuser from Flash Array
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pureadmin delete testuser --api-tokenDelete API Token for user testuser
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pureadmin listList all the users configured in the Flash Array
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pureadmin list --api-tokenList all the users with api tokens configured
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pureadmin list --api-token --exposeList all the users with api tokens configured and expose the api token for the current user loggedin.
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pureadmin reset testuser --lockoutUnlock locked user testuser
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pureadmin setattr testuser --passwordChange the password for the user testuser
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pureadmin setattr testuser --role array_adminChange the role of the user testuser to array_admin role. Possible roles are readonly, ops_admin, storage_admin, array_admin
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purearray commands
The purearray command displays attributes and monitors I/O performance in Pure Flash Storage Array19 Commands-
purearray disable phonehomeDisable phonehome or dialhome feature of array.
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purearray enable phonehomeEnable phonehome or dialhome feature of array.
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purearray listDisplay the array name,serial number and firmware version
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purearray list --connectDisplay remotely connected arrays for replication
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purearray list --connect --throttleDisplay the replication throttle limit
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purearray list --connection-keyDisplay the connection key that can be used to connect to the array
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purearray list --controllerList all the controllers connected to the Array. This will also display the model and status of each controller
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purearray list --ntpserverList the NTP servers configured
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purearray list --phonehomeDisplay the dial home configuration status of the Array
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purearray list --spaceDisplay the capacity and usage statistics information of the Array.
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purearray list --space --historical 30dDisplay the capacity and usage statistics information of the Array since last 30 days
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purearray list --syslogserverList the syslog server names configured to push the logs in pure array
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purearray monitor --interval 4 --repeat 5Display the array-wide IO performance of a Flash Array in every 4 seconds for 5 times.
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purearray remoteassist --statuscheck the Remote Assist is active or inactive
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purearray rename MYARRAY001Set the name of the array to MYARRAY001
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purearray setattr --ntpserver ''Remove all the NTP servers configured for pure array
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purearray setattr --ntpserver time.google.comSet the NTP server
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purearray setattr --syslogserver ''Remove all the syslog server servers configured for pure array
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purearray setattr --syslogserver log.server.comset the syslog server for pure array
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pureaudit commands
The pureaudit command displays and manages the audit logs record details in Pure Flash Storage Array7 Commands-
pureaudit listDisplay the list of audit records. Audit trail records are created whenever administrative actions are perfromed by a user (for eg: creating, destroying, eradicating a volume)
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pureaudit list --filter 'command="purepod" and subcommand="create"'List all the audit records for purepod create command executed in the array
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pureaudit list --filter 'command="purepod" and user="pureuser"'List all the audit records for purepod commands executed by pureuser in the array
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pureaudit list --filter 'command="purepod"'List all the audit records for purepod command executed in the array
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pureaudit list --filter 'user = "root"'Display the list of audit records for the root user
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pureaudit list --limit 10Display the first 10 rows of audit records
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pureaudit list --sort userDisplay the list of audit records sorted by the user field. By default the records are sorted by the time field
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pureconfig commands
The pureconfig command provides commands to reproduce the current Pure Flash Storage Array configuration1 Command-
pureconfig listDisplay list of commands to reproduce the volumes, hosts, host groups, connections, network, alert and array configurations. Copying this and running in another array will create an exact copy.
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puredrive commands
The puredrive command provides information about the Flash Drives and NVRAM modules in Pure Flash Storage Array5 Commands-
puredrive listList all the flash drive modules in an Array. This will also display the capacity of each module.
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puredrive list --specList all the flash drive modules in an Array along with Protocol( SAS/NVME) information
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puredrive list --totalList all the flash drive modules in an Array with the total capacity figure
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puredrive list CH0.BAY10Display information about flash drive BAY10 in CH0
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puredrive list CH0.BAY10 --packDisplay information about flash drive BAY10 in CH0 and all other drives in the same pack
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purehgroup commands
The purehgroup command displays and manages HostGroup objects in Pure Flash Storage Array18 Commands-
purehgroup connect MY-HOSTS --vol MY_VOL_001Connect volume MY_VOLUME_001 to hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup connect MY-HOSTS --vol MY_VOL_001 --lun 100Connect volume MY_VOLUME_001 to hostgroup MY-HOSTS and assign LUN id 100
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purehgroup create MY-HOSTSCreate a hostgroup called MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup create MY-HOSTS --hostlist MY-HOST-001,MY-HOST-002Create hostgroup MY-HOSTS and add existing hosts MY-HOST-001 and MY-HOST-002 in to it
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purehgroup delete MY-HOSTSDelete empty hostgroup MY-HOSTS.
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purehgroup delete MY-HOSTS_1 MY-HOSTS-2Delete empty hostgroups MY-HOSTS-1 and MY-HOSTS-2
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purehgroup disconnect MY-HOSTS --vol MY_VOL_001Disconnect volume MY_VOLUME_001 from hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup listList all the hostgroups a with member hosts
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purehgroup list --connectList all the hostgroups and connected volumes
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purehgroup list --connect MY-HOSTSList all the connected volumes for hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup list --filter "host_list='MY-SERVER-001'"Display the Host Group where Host MY-SERVER-001 is a member
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purehgroup list --spaceList all the hostgroups with the total capacity of volumes provisioned to each and the consumption
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purehgroup rename MY-HOSTS YOUR-HOSTSRename hostgroup MY-HOSTS with YOUR-HOSTS
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purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --addhostlist MY-HOST-002,MY-HOST-003Add MY-HOST-002 and MY-HOST-003 to existing hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --hostlist ""Remove all the hosts from hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --hostlist ""Remove all the hosts from hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --hostlist MY-HOST-002,MY-HOST-003Replace members of MY-HOSTS with new hosts MY-HOST-002 and MY-HOST-003
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purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --remhostlist MY-HOST-002,MY-HOST-003Remove MY-HOST-002 and MY-HOST-003 from hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehost commands
The purehost command displays and manage Host objects in Pure Flash Storage Array27 Commands-
purehost connect MY-SERVER-001 --vol MY_VOL_001Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to host MY-SERVER-001. This will Provide the R/W access to the volume.Next available lun address will used by default.
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purehost connect MY-SERVER-001 --vol MY_VOL_001 --lun 10Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to host MY-SERVER-001 and assign LUN id 10. This will Provide the R/W access to the volume.
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purehost connect MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002 --vol MY_VOL_001Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to hosts MY-SERVER-001 and MY-SERVER-002
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purehost create MY-SERVER-001Create a host object called MY-SERVER-001. HBA wwns can be added later using purehost setattr command.
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purehost create MY-SERVER-001 --wwnlist 1000000000000001,10:00:00:00:00:00:00:01Create a host object called MY-SERVER-001 and add HBA wwns to it
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purehost create MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002Create hosts MY-SERVER-001 and MY-HOST-002
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purehost delete MY-SERVER-001Delete host MY-SERVER-001
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purehost delete MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002Delete hosts MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002
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purehost disconnect MY-SERVER-001 --vol MY_VOL_001Disconnect volume MY_VOL_001 from host MY-SERVER-001. This will remove the visibility of the volume to the host.
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purehost disconnect MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002 --vol MY_VOL_001Disconnect volume MY_VOL_001 from hosts MY-SERVER-001 and MY-SERVER-002
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purehost listList all the hosts in a Flash Array with its member WWNs or IQNs or NQNs. This will also show the Host Groups if it part of any.
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purehost list --allList all the hosts in a Flash Array along with its member initiators connected to volumes through target ports
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purehost list --connectList all the hosts in a Flash Array which have connected volumes
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purehost list --connect --privateList all the hosts with non shared volumes. Volumes are not assigned through hostgroup.
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purehost list --connect --sharedList all the hosts with shared volumes assigned through hostgroup
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purehost list --filter "wwn='1000000000000003'"Display the host with WWN 1000000000000003 as a member
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purehost list --personalityDisplay the list hosts along with the personality set against each. The personality is define using the purehost setattr command.
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purehost list MY-SERVER*Display the details of all the Hosts those name start with MY-SERVER
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purehost list MY-SERVER-001Display the details of Host MY-SERVER-001
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purehost list MY-SERVER-001 --connectList all the volumes connected to Host MY-SERVER-001
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purehost list MY-SERVER-001 --personalityDisplay the personality of host MY-SERVER-001
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purehost rename MY-SERVER-001 YOUR-SERVER-001Rename host MY-SERVER-001 to YOUR-SERVER-001
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purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --addwwnlist 1000000000000003Add new HBA wwn 1000000000000003 to host MY-HOST-001. 1000000000000003 should not be part of any other host.
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purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --personality esxiSet the personality of host MY-SERVER-001 to esxi. Some other values are aix, solaris etc..
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purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --remwwnlist 1000000000000003Remove HBA wwn 1000000000000003 from host MY-SERVER-001
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purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --wwnlist ""Remove all wwns from MY-HOST-001
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purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --wwnlist 1000000000000003Update the contents of an existing host with new wwn 1000000000000003
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purehw commands
The purehw command displays hardware components and updates visual identifications in Pure Flash Storage Array9 Commands-
purehw listList all the hardware components along with information like status, temperature, voltage etc.
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purehw list --specList all the hardware components along with information like Model name, Part number and serial number
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purehw list --type bayList all the Drive modules in an Array
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purehw list --type bay --specList all the Drive modules in an Array along with part number and serial number
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purehw list --type ctList all the Controller in an Array
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purehw list --type ethList all the Ethernet ports in an Array
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purehw list --type fcList all the FC ports in an Array with status and speed information
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purehw list CT0 --specDisplay model, part number, and serial number of Controller 0
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purehw list CT0.FC0Display information about FC port 0 on controller 0. Port status and speed also be displayed.
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purepod commands
The pureaudit command create and Manage PODs for Synchronous replication in Pure Flash Storage Array16 Commands-
purepod add --array PFAX70-REMOTE MYPOD001Add the remote array PFAX70-REMOTE to the POD MYPOD001. This will stretch the POD and volume data inside the POD synchronously replicated between two arrays. The arrays in a stretched POD are considered as peers, there is no concept of source and target. Volumes within the POD will be visible in each arrays with same serial numbers.
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purepod create MYPOD001Create a POD called MYPOD001
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purepod create MYPOD001 MYPOD002Create PODs named MYPOD001 and MYPOD002
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purepod destroy MYPOD001Destroy or delete POD MYPOD001. The POD must be empty and unstretched to destroy. POD will not be destructed immediately, but placed under 24hr eradication pending period.
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purepod destroy MYPOD001 MYPOD002Destroy or delete PODs MYPOD001 MYPOD002. The PODs must be empty and unstretched to destroy. PODs will not be destructed immediately, but placed under 24hr eradication pending period.
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purepod eradicate MYPOD001Completely delete or eradicate POD MYPOD001. The POD will not recover after this.
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purepod eradicate MYPOD001 MYPOD002Completely delete or eradicate PODs MYPOD001 MYPOD002. The PODs will not recover after this.
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purepod listList all the PODs in the Pure Flash array. This will shows the arrays in POD and status of each.
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purepod list --pendingList all the PODs including destroyed, but not eradicated
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purepod list --pending-onlyList only the PODs which are destroyed, but not eradicated
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purepod list MYPOD001List the detail of POD MYPOD001
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purepod listobj --type array MYPOD001List all the arrays included in MYPOD001
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purepod listobj --type vol MYPOD001List all the volumes included in MYPOD001
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purepod recover MYPOD001Recover MYPOD001 which is destroyed earlier.
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purepod remove --array PFAX70-REMOTE MYPOD001Remove the remote array PFAX70-REMOTE from the POD MYPOD001. This will unstretch the POD and volume data inside the POD no longer synchronously replicated between two arrays. Volumes within the POD will be only visible in local array.
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purepod rename MYPOD001 YOURPOD001Change the name of POD from MYPOD001 to YOURPOD001
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pureport commands
The pureport command displays Flash Array Host Connection Ports in Pure Flash Storage Array7 Commands-
pureport listDisplay all the target ports within the Flash Array. This includes FC, iSCSI and NVME ports. This command also displays WWNs of FC ports iSCSI Qualified Names(IQNs) for iSCSI ports and NVMe Qualified Names(NQNs) for NVMe ports.
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pureport list --initiatorDisplay all the host initiator WWNs, IQNs, NQNs known for the Flash Array. This also shows the target ports on which the initiators are eligible to communicate.
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pureport list --initiator --raw --filter "initiator.wwn='1000000000000001'"Search for HBA WWN 1000000000000001 and on which FC port its been logged in to.
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pureport list --initiator --raw --filter "name='CT0.FC0'"Display all HBA WWNs logged to the FC port CT0.FC0
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pureport list --raw --filter "name='*ETH*'"Display all the iSCSI Ports with its IQNs in the Flash Arrays
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pureport list --raw --filter "name='*FC*'"Display all the Fibre Channel Ports with its WWNs in the Flash Arrays
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pureport list --raw --filter "name='CT0.FC*'"Display all the Fibre Channel Ports in Controller 0 with its WWNs in the Flash Arrays
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purevol commands
The purevol command displays and manage Virtual volumes and Snapshots in Pure Flash Storage Array36 Commands-
purevol connect MY_VOL_001 --hgroup MY-HOSTSConnect volume MY_VOL_001 to hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purevol connect MY_VOL_001 --host MY-SERVER-001Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to host MY-SERVER-001. This will Provide the R/W access to the volume.Next available lun address will used by default.
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purevol connect MY_VOL_001 --host MY-SERVER-001 --lun 10Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to host MY-SERVER-001 and assign LUN id 10. This will Provide the R/W access to the volume.
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purevol connect MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002 --host MY-SERVER-001Connect volumes MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 to host MY-SERVER-001
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purevol copy MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Create a copy MY_VOL_001 and name it as MY_VOL_002. If MY_VOL_002 already exists this will throw and error.
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purevol copy MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002 --overwriteCopy data from MY_VOL_001 to an existing volume MY_VOL_002. Contents of MY_VOL_002 will be overwritten.
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purevol create --size 10G MY_VOLUME_001Create a Virtual volume called MY_VOLUME_001 of size 10GB
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purevol create --size 10G MY_VOLUME_001 --bw-limit 10MCreate a Virtual volume MY_VOLUME_001 of size 10GB and limit is bandwidth to 10MB/s
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purevol create --size 10G MY_VOLUME_001 MY_VOLUME_002Create Virtual volumes MY_VOLUME_001 and MY_VOL_SIZE_002 of size 10GB
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purevol create --size 1G MYPOD001::MY_VOL_001Create a volume of 1GB size and include it in MYPOD001.
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purevol destroy MY_VOL_001Destroy virtual volume MY_VOL_001. This volume can be recovered within 24hrs. After that, physical storage occupied this volume will be reclaimed.
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purevol destroy MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Destroy virtual volumes MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_001. These volumes can be recovered within 24hrs. After that, physical storage occupied these volumes will be reclaimed.
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purevol discconnect MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002 --host MY-SERVER-001Disconnect volumes MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 from host MY-SERVER-001
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purevol disconnect MY_VOL_001 --hgroup MY-HOSTSDisconnect volume MY_VOL_001 from hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purevol disconnect MY_VOL_001 --host MY-SERVER-001Disconnect volume MY_VOL_001 from host MY-SERVER-001. This will remove the visibility of the volume to the host.
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purevol eradicate MY_VOL_001Eradicate virtual volume MY_VOL_001 which is destroyed earlier. This will fully destroy the volume and not be able to recover further.
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purevol eradicate MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Eradicate virtual volumes MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 which are destroyed earlier. This will fully destroy the volumes and not be able to recover further.
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purevol listList all the Virtual Volume
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purevol list --filter "size='20T'"List all the volumes with 20TB size
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purevol list --pendingList all the Virtual Volumes including destroyed but pending for eradication
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purevol list --pending-onlyList all the destroyed Virtual Volumes pending for eradication
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purevol list --snapList all the snap shots
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purevol list --sort createdList all the volumes sorted by create time in descending order
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purevol list --sort serialList all the volumes sorted by serial number descending order
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purevol list --sort sizeList all the volumes sorted by size in descending order
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purevol list MY_VOL*List all the Virtual Volumes prefixed with MY_VOL
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purevol list MY_VOL_001List information about MY_VOL_001
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purevol recover MY_VOL_001Recover virtual volume MY_VOL_001 which is destroyed earlier.
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purevol rename MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Rename virtual volume MY_VOL_001 to MY_VOL_002
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purevol setattr --bw-limit 1M MY_VOL_001Change the bandwidth limit of MY_VOL_001 to 1MB/s
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purevol setattr --bw-limit 1M MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Change the bandwidth limit of MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 to 1MB/s
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purevol setattr --size 2G MY_VOL_001Increase the size of MY_VOL_001 to 2GB
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purevol setattr --size 2G MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Increase the size of MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 to 2GB
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purevol snap MY_VOL_001Create snap shot of MY_VOL_001. If it is first snap then MY_VOL_001.2 will be created
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purevol snap MY_VOL_001 --suffix PRDCreate snap shot of MY_VOL_001 with PRD as a suffix. MY_VOL_001.PRD will be created
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purevol truncate --size 1G MY_VOL_001Reduce the size of MY_VOL_001 to 1GB
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pureadmin create testuser --api-tokenGenerate an API token for the user testuser
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pureadmin create testuser --api-token --timeout 2hCreate API Token for testuser valid for 2 hours
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pureadmin create testuser --role storage_adminCreate user testuser with storage_admin role. Possible roles are readonly, ops_admin, storage_admin, array_admin
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pureadmin delete --api-tokenDelete API Token for current user
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pureadmin delete testuserDelete user testuser from Flash Array
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pureadmin delete testuser --api-tokenDelete API Token for user testuser
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pureadmin listList all the users configured in the Flash Array
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pureadmin list --api-tokenList all the users with api tokens configured
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pureadmin list --api-token --exposeList all the users with api tokens configured and expose the api token for the current user loggedin.
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pureadmin reset testuser --lockoutUnlock locked user testuser
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pureadmin setattr testuser --passwordChange the password for the user testuser
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pureadmin setattr testuser --role array_adminChange the role of the user testuser to array_admin role. Possible roles are readonly, ops_admin, storage_admin, array_admin
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purearray disable phonehomeDisable phonehome or dialhome feature of array.
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purearray enable phonehomeEnable phonehome or dialhome feature of array.
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purearray listDisplay the array name,serial number and firmware version
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purearray list --connectDisplay remotely connected arrays for replication
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purearray list --connect --throttleDisplay the replication throttle limit
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purearray list --connection-keyDisplay the connection key that can be used to connect to the array
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purearray list --controllerList all the controllers connected to the Array. This will also display the model and status of each controller
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purearray list --ntpserverList the NTP servers configured
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purearray list --phonehomeDisplay the dial home configuration status of the Array
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purearray list --spaceDisplay the capacity and usage statistics information of the Array.
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purearray list --space --historical 30dDisplay the capacity and usage statistics information of the Array since last 30 days
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purearray list --syslogserverList the syslog server names configured to push the logs in pure array
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purearray monitor --interval 4 --repeat 5Display the array-wide IO performance of a Flash Array in every 4 seconds for 5 times.
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purearray remoteassist --statuscheck the Remote Assist is active or inactive
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purearray rename MYARRAY001Set the name of the array to MYARRAY001
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purearray setattr --ntpserver ''Remove all the NTP servers configured for pure array
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purearray setattr --ntpserver time.google.comSet the NTP server
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purearray setattr --syslogserver ''Remove all the syslog server servers configured for pure array
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purearray setattr --syslogserver log.server.comset the syslog server for pure array
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pureaudit listDisplay the list of audit records. Audit trail records are created whenever administrative actions are perfromed by a user (for eg: creating, destroying, eradicating a volume)
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pureaudit list --filter 'command="purepod" and subcommand="create"'List all the audit records for purepod create command executed in the array
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pureaudit list --filter 'command="purepod" and user="pureuser"'List all the audit records for purepod commands executed by pureuser in the array
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pureaudit list --filter 'command="purepod"'List all the audit records for purepod command executed in the array
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pureaudit list --filter 'user = "root"'Display the list of audit records for the root user
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pureaudit list --limit 10Display the first 10 rows of audit records
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pureaudit list --sort userDisplay the list of audit records sorted by the user field. By default the records are sorted by the time field
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pureconfig listDisplay list of commands to reproduce the volumes, hosts, host groups, connections, network, alert and array configurations. Copying this and running in another array will create an exact copy.
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puredrive listList all the flash drive modules in an Array. This will also display the capacity of each module.
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puredrive list --specList all the flash drive modules in an Array along with Protocol( SAS/NVME) information
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puredrive list --totalList all the flash drive modules in an Array with the total capacity figure
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puredrive list CH0.BAY10Display information about flash drive BAY10 in CH0
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puredrive list CH0.BAY10 --packDisplay information about flash drive BAY10 in CH0 and all other drives in the same pack
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purehgroup connect MY-HOSTS --vol MY_VOL_001Connect volume MY_VOLUME_001 to hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup connect MY-HOSTS --vol MY_VOL_001 --lun 100Connect volume MY_VOLUME_001 to hostgroup MY-HOSTS and assign LUN id 100
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purehgroup create MY-HOSTSCreate a hostgroup called MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup create MY-HOSTS --hostlist MY-HOST-001,MY-HOST-002Create hostgroup MY-HOSTS and add existing hosts MY-HOST-001 and MY-HOST-002 in to it
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purehgroup delete MY-HOSTSDelete empty hostgroup MY-HOSTS.
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purehgroup delete MY-HOSTS_1 MY-HOSTS-2Delete empty hostgroups MY-HOSTS-1 and MY-HOSTS-2
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purehgroup disconnect MY-HOSTS --vol MY_VOL_001Disconnect volume MY_VOLUME_001 from hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup listList all the hostgroups a with member hosts
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purehgroup list --connectList all the hostgroups and connected volumes
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purehgroup list --connect MY-HOSTSList all the connected volumes for hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup list --filter "host_list='MY-SERVER-001'"Display the Host Group where Host MY-SERVER-001 is a member
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purehgroup list --spaceList all the hostgroups with the total capacity of volumes provisioned to each and the consumption
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purehgroup rename MY-HOSTS YOUR-HOSTSRename hostgroup MY-HOSTS with YOUR-HOSTS
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purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --addhostlist MY-HOST-002,MY-HOST-003Add MY-HOST-002 and MY-HOST-003 to existing hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --hostlist ""Remove all the hosts from hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --hostlist ""Remove all the hosts from hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --hostlist MY-HOST-002,MY-HOST-003Replace members of MY-HOSTS with new hosts MY-HOST-002 and MY-HOST-003
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purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --remhostlist MY-HOST-002,MY-HOST-003Remove MY-HOST-002 and MY-HOST-003 from hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purehost connect MY-SERVER-001 --vol MY_VOL_001Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to host MY-SERVER-001. This will Provide the R/W access to the volume.Next available lun address will used by default.
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purehost connect MY-SERVER-001 --vol MY_VOL_001 --lun 10Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to host MY-SERVER-001 and assign LUN id 10. This will Provide the R/W access to the volume.
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purehost connect MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002 --vol MY_VOL_001Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to hosts MY-SERVER-001 and MY-SERVER-002
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purehost create MY-SERVER-001Create a host object called MY-SERVER-001. HBA wwns can be added later using purehost setattr command.
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purehost create MY-SERVER-001 --wwnlist 1000000000000001,10:00:00:00:00:00:00:01Create a host object called MY-SERVER-001 and add HBA wwns to it
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purehost create MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002Create hosts MY-SERVER-001 and MY-HOST-002
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purehost delete MY-SERVER-001Delete host MY-SERVER-001
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purehost delete MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002Delete hosts MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002
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purehost disconnect MY-SERVER-001 --vol MY_VOL_001Disconnect volume MY_VOL_001 from host MY-SERVER-001. This will remove the visibility of the volume to the host.
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purehost disconnect MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002 --vol MY_VOL_001Disconnect volume MY_VOL_001 from hosts MY-SERVER-001 and MY-SERVER-002
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purehost listList all the hosts in a Flash Array with its member WWNs or IQNs or NQNs. This will also show the Host Groups if it part of any.
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purehost list --allList all the hosts in a Flash Array along with its member initiators connected to volumes through target ports
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purehost list --connectList all the hosts in a Flash Array which have connected volumes
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purehost list --connect --privateList all the hosts with non shared volumes. Volumes are not assigned through hostgroup.
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purehost list --connect --sharedList all the hosts with shared volumes assigned through hostgroup
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purehost list --filter "wwn='1000000000000003'"Display the host with WWN 1000000000000003 as a member
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purehost list --personalityDisplay the list hosts along with the personality set against each. The personality is define using the purehost setattr command.
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purehost list MY-SERVER*Display the details of all the Hosts those name start with MY-SERVER
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purehost list MY-SERVER-001Display the details of Host MY-SERVER-001
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purehost list MY-SERVER-001 --connectList all the volumes connected to Host MY-SERVER-001
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purehost list MY-SERVER-001 --personalityDisplay the personality of host MY-SERVER-001
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purehost rename MY-SERVER-001 YOUR-SERVER-001Rename host MY-SERVER-001 to YOUR-SERVER-001
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purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --addwwnlist 1000000000000003Add new HBA wwn 1000000000000003 to host MY-HOST-001. 1000000000000003 should not be part of any other host.
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purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --personality esxiSet the personality of host MY-SERVER-001 to esxi. Some other values are aix, solaris etc..
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purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --remwwnlist 1000000000000003Remove HBA wwn 1000000000000003 from host MY-SERVER-001
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purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --wwnlist ""Remove all wwns from MY-HOST-001
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purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --wwnlist 1000000000000003Update the contents of an existing host with new wwn 1000000000000003
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purehw listList all the hardware components along with information like status, temperature, voltage etc.
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purehw list --specList all the hardware components along with information like Model name, Part number and serial number
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purehw list --type bayList all the Drive modules in an Array
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purehw list --type bay --specList all the Drive modules in an Array along with part number and serial number
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purehw list --type ctList all the Controller in an Array
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purehw list --type ethList all the Ethernet ports in an Array
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purehw list --type fcList all the FC ports in an Array with status and speed information
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purehw list CT0 --specDisplay model, part number, and serial number of Controller 0
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purehw list CT0.FC0Display information about FC port 0 on controller 0. Port status and speed also be displayed.
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purepod add --array PFAX70-REMOTE MYPOD001Add the remote array PFAX70-REMOTE to the POD MYPOD001. This will stretch the POD and volume data inside the POD synchronously replicated between two arrays. The arrays in a stretched POD are considered as peers, there is no concept of source and target. Volumes within the POD will be visible in each arrays with same serial numbers.
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purepod create MYPOD001Create a POD called MYPOD001
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purepod create MYPOD001 MYPOD002Create PODs named MYPOD001 and MYPOD002
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purepod destroy MYPOD001Destroy or delete POD MYPOD001. The POD must be empty and unstretched to destroy. POD will not be destructed immediately, but placed under 24hr eradication pending period.
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purepod destroy MYPOD001 MYPOD002Destroy or delete PODs MYPOD001 MYPOD002. The PODs must be empty and unstretched to destroy. PODs will not be destructed immediately, but placed under 24hr eradication pending period.
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purepod eradicate MYPOD001Completely delete or eradicate POD MYPOD001. The POD will not recover after this.
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purepod eradicate MYPOD001 MYPOD002Completely delete or eradicate PODs MYPOD001 MYPOD002. The PODs will not recover after this.
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purepod listList all the PODs in the Pure Flash array. This will shows the arrays in POD and status of each.
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purepod list --pendingList all the PODs including destroyed, but not eradicated
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purepod list --pending-onlyList only the PODs which are destroyed, but not eradicated
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purepod list MYPOD001List the detail of POD MYPOD001
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purepod listobj --type array MYPOD001List all the arrays included in MYPOD001
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purepod listobj --type vol MYPOD001List all the volumes included in MYPOD001
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purepod recover MYPOD001Recover MYPOD001 which is destroyed earlier.
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purepod remove --array PFAX70-REMOTE MYPOD001Remove the remote array PFAX70-REMOTE from the POD MYPOD001. This will unstretch the POD and volume data inside the POD no longer synchronously replicated between two arrays. Volumes within the POD will be only visible in local array.
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purepod rename MYPOD001 YOURPOD001Change the name of POD from MYPOD001 to YOURPOD001
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pureport listDisplay all the target ports within the Flash Array. This includes FC, iSCSI and NVME ports. This command also displays WWNs of FC ports iSCSI Qualified Names(IQNs) for iSCSI ports and NVMe Qualified Names(NQNs) for NVMe ports.
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pureport list --initiatorDisplay all the host initiator WWNs, IQNs, NQNs known for the Flash Array. This also shows the target ports on which the initiators are eligible to communicate.
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pureport list --initiator --raw --filter "initiator.wwn='1000000000000001'"Search for HBA WWN 1000000000000001 and on which FC port its been logged in to.
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pureport list --initiator --raw --filter "name='CT0.FC0'"Display all HBA WWNs logged to the FC port CT0.FC0
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pureport list --raw --filter "name='*ETH*'"Display all the iSCSI Ports with its IQNs in the Flash Arrays
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pureport list --raw --filter "name='*FC*'"Display all the Fibre Channel Ports with its WWNs in the Flash Arrays
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pureport list --raw --filter "name='CT0.FC*'"Display all the Fibre Channel Ports in Controller 0 with its WWNs in the Flash Arrays
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purevol connect MY_VOL_001 --hgroup MY-HOSTSConnect volume MY_VOL_001 to hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purevol connect MY_VOL_001 --host MY-SERVER-001Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to host MY-SERVER-001. This will Provide the R/W access to the volume.Next available lun address will used by default.
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purevol connect MY_VOL_001 --host MY-SERVER-001 --lun 10Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to host MY-SERVER-001 and assign LUN id 10. This will Provide the R/W access to the volume.
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purevol connect MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002 --host MY-SERVER-001Connect volumes MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 to host MY-SERVER-001
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purevol copy MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Create a copy MY_VOL_001 and name it as MY_VOL_002. If MY_VOL_002 already exists this will throw and error.
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purevol copy MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002 --overwriteCopy data from MY_VOL_001 to an existing volume MY_VOL_002. Contents of MY_VOL_002 will be overwritten.
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purevol create --size 10G MY_VOLUME_001Create a Virtual volume called MY_VOLUME_001 of size 10GB
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purevol create --size 10G MY_VOLUME_001 --bw-limit 10MCreate a Virtual volume MY_VOLUME_001 of size 10GB and limit is bandwidth to 10MB/s
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purevol create --size 10G MY_VOLUME_001 MY_VOLUME_002Create Virtual volumes MY_VOLUME_001 and MY_VOL_SIZE_002 of size 10GB
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purevol create --size 1G MYPOD001::MY_VOL_001Create a volume of 1GB size and include it in MYPOD001.
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purevol destroy MY_VOL_001Destroy virtual volume MY_VOL_001. This volume can be recovered within 24hrs. After that, physical storage occupied this volume will be reclaimed.
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purevol destroy MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Destroy virtual volumes MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_001. These volumes can be recovered within 24hrs. After that, physical storage occupied these volumes will be reclaimed.
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purevol discconnect MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002 --host MY-SERVER-001Disconnect volumes MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 from host MY-SERVER-001
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purevol disconnect MY_VOL_001 --hgroup MY-HOSTSDisconnect volume MY_VOL_001 from hostgroup MY-HOSTS
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purevol disconnect MY_VOL_001 --host MY-SERVER-001Disconnect volume MY_VOL_001 from host MY-SERVER-001. This will remove the visibility of the volume to the host.
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purevol eradicate MY_VOL_001Eradicate virtual volume MY_VOL_001 which is destroyed earlier. This will fully destroy the volume and not be able to recover further.
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purevol eradicate MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Eradicate virtual volumes MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 which are destroyed earlier. This will fully destroy the volumes and not be able to recover further.
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purevol listList all the Virtual Volume
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purevol list --filter "size='20T'"List all the volumes with 20TB size
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purevol list --pendingList all the Virtual Volumes including destroyed but pending for eradication
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purevol list --pending-onlyList all the destroyed Virtual Volumes pending for eradication
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purevol list --snapList all the snap shots
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purevol list --sort createdList all the volumes sorted by create time in descending order
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purevol list --sort serialList all the volumes sorted by serial number descending order
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purevol list --sort sizeList all the volumes sorted by size in descending order
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purevol list MY_VOL*List all the Virtual Volumes prefixed with MY_VOL
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purevol list MY_VOL_001List information about MY_VOL_001
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purevol recover MY_VOL_001Recover virtual volume MY_VOL_001 which is destroyed earlier.
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purevol rename MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Rename virtual volume MY_VOL_001 to MY_VOL_002
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purevol setattr --bw-limit 1M MY_VOL_001Change the bandwidth limit of MY_VOL_001 to 1MB/s
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purevol setattr --bw-limit 1M MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Change the bandwidth limit of MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 to 1MB/s
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purevol setattr --size 2G MY_VOL_001Increase the size of MY_VOL_001 to 2GB
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purevol setattr --size 2G MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002Increase the size of MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 to 2GB
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purevol snap MY_VOL_001Create snap shot of MY_VOL_001. If it is first snap then MY_VOL_001.2 will be created
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purevol snap MY_VOL_001 --suffix PRDCreate snap shot of MY_VOL_001 with PRD as a suffix. MY_VOL_001.PRD will be created
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purevol truncate --size 1G MY_VOL_001Reduce the size of MY_VOL_001 to 1GB
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