SAN Storage AVCLI Commands

You can manage SAN servers with SAN storage AVCLI commands.

About the SAN Storage AVCLI Commands

The AVCLI SAN storage commands enable you to perform tasks such as registering and altering SAN servers.

ALTER DISKGROUP

Use the ALTER DISK GROUP command to alter a diskgroup by adding or dropping disks.

The ALTER DISKGROUP command alters a disk group by adding or dropping disks from the group.

Syntax:

ALTER DISKGROUP SYSTEMDATA|EVENTDATA|RECOVERY ADD DISK <disk_name>
   [ON SECONDARY]

ALTER DISKGROUP SYSTEMDATA|EVENTDATA|RECOVERY DROP DISK <disk_name>
   [ON SECONDARY]

Use the [ON SECONDARY] option in a high availability configuration to apply this command to secondary Audit Vault Server.

Arguments

Argument	Description
disk_name	Name of the disk to add or drop. When adding a disk, the disk must be available in the system, and not previously added to a disk group. To display all disks available in the system, use the command “LIST DISK”.

Examples:

avcli> ALTER DISKGROUP SYSTEMDATA ADD DISK disk1;

Adds disk1 to the SYSTEMDATA disk group.

avcli> ALTER DISKGROUP RECOVERY DROP DISK disk2;

Drops disk2 from the RECOVERY disk group.

ALTER SAN SERVER

Use the ALTER SAN SERVER command to alter SAN servers that are registered with Audit Vault Server by logging into or logging out of a target that is available on the SAN server.

The ALTER SAN SERVER command alters a SAN server registered with the Audit Vault Server by logging in or logging out of a target available on the SAN server.

Syntax

ALTER SAN SERVER <server_name> LOGIN <target_name> ADDRESS address  [PORT <port>][AUTHENTICATED BY <username>] [ON SECONDARY]

ALTER SAN SERVER <server_name> LOGOUT <target_name> ADDRESS address  [PORT <port>][AUTHENTICATED BY <username>] [ON SECONDARY]

Use the [ON SECONDARY] option in a high availability configuration to apply this command to secondary Audit Vault Server.

Arguments

Argument	Description
server_name	Name of the SAN server registered with the Audit Vault Server.
target_name	Name of the target on the SAN server. To get a list of targets, use the command “LIST TARGET FOR SAN SERVER”.
address	IP address or hostname of the target on the SAN server
port	Optional. Default is 3260.
username	If needed, credential used to log in to the target. The user name and password is accepted from file input through `.av` file.

Example

avcli> ALTER SAN SERVER testServer1 LOGIN target1 ADDRESS sample_target.example.com   AUTHENTICATED BY username1;

Alter the SAN server testServer1 by logging into target1 at address sample_target.example.com using credentials username1. The default port number 3260 will be used.

avcli> ALTER SAN SERVER testServer2 LOGOUT target2 ADDRESS sample_target.example.com;

Alter the SAN server testServer2 by logging out of target2 at address sample_target.example.com.

DROP SAN SERVER

Use the DROP SAN SERVER command to drop SAN servers that are registered with Oracle Audit Vault Server.

The DROP SAN SERVER command removes a SAN server registered with the Audit Vault Server.

Syntax:

DROP SAN SERVER <server_name> [ON SECONDARY]

Use the [ON SECONDARY] option in a high availability configuration to apply this command to secondary Audit Vault Server.

Arguments

Argument	Description
server_name	Name of the SAN server registered with the Audit Vault Server.

Example:

avcli> DROP SAN SERVER testServer1;

Removes SAN server testServer1 from the Audit Vault Server.

LIST DISK

Use the LIST DISK commant to see details of disks that are available on your system.

The LIST DISK command displays details of all disks available in the system, or disks in a specific disk group.

Syntax:

LIST DISK [FOR DISKGROUP SYSTEMDATA|EVENTDATA|RECOVERY] [ON SECONDARY]

Use the [ON SECONDARY] option in a high availability configuration to apply this command to secondary Audit Vault Server.

Examples:

avcli> LIST DISK;

Displays the details of all disks in the system.

avcli> LIST DISK FOR DISKGROUP SYSTEMDATA;

Displays the details of the SYSTEMDATA disk group.

LIST DISKGROUP

Use the LIST DISKGROUP command to see the details of all disk groups in your system.

The LIST DISKGROUP command displays details of a disk group in the Audit Vault Server.

Syntax:

[ON SECONDARY]

Use the [ON SECONDARY] option in a high availability configuration to apply this command to secondary Audit Vault Server.

Example:

avcli> LIST DISKGROUP;

Displays details for all disk groups in the system, for example, name, total space, and free space. To see details of disk in a specific disk group, use the command “LIST DISK”.

LIST SAN SERVER

Use the LIST SAN SERVER command to display the details of SAN servers that are registered with Oracle Audit Vault Server.

The LIST SAN SERVER command displays details of SAN servers registered with Oracle Audit Vault Server.

Syntax:

LIST SAN SERVER [ON SECONDARY]

Use the [ON SECONDARY] option in a high availability configuration to apply this command to secondary Audit Vault Server.

Example:

avcli> LIST SAN SERVER;

Displays details of SAN servers registered in the system, for example, storage name, storage type, etc.

LIST TARGET FOR SAN SERVER

Use the LIST TARGET FOR SAN SERVER command to alter SAN servers that are registered with Oracle Audit Vault Server by logging into or logging out of a target that is available on the SAN server

The LIST TARGET FOR SAN SERVER command displays details of the targets available on a specified SAN server.

Syntax:

LIST TARGET FOR SAN SERVER <server_name> [ON SECONDARY]

Use the [ON SECONDARY] option in a high availability configuration to apply this command to secondary Audit Vault Server.

Arguments

Argument	Description
server_name	Name of the SAN server registered with the Audit Vault Server.

Example:

avcli> LIST TARGET FOR SAN SERVER testServer1;

Displays the details of targets available on SAN server testServer1.

REGISTER SAN SERVER

Use the REGISTER SAN SERVER to register SAN servers of a specified storage type with Audit Vault Server.

The REGISTER SAN SERVER command registers a SAN server with the Audit Vault Server.

Syntax

REGISTER SAN SERVER <SAN_server_name> OF TYPE <storage_type> ADDRESS <address> [PORT <port>] [METHOD <discovery_method>] [ON SECONDARY]

Use the [ON SECONDARY] option in a high availability configuration to apply this command to secondary Audit Vault Server.

Arguments

Argument	Description
SAN_server_name	Name of the SAN server. Must be unique.
storage_type	Storage type. Currently, only `iSCSI` is supported (case-insensitive).
address	IP address SAN server
port	Optional. Port number. Default is 3260.
discovery_method	Optional. Method used to discover targets. Possible values are: SENDTARGETS [AUTHENTICATED BY ] ISNS `AUTHENTICATED BY /` is accepted from file input through `.av` file. Default is `SENDTARGETS`.

Examples

avcli> REGISTER SAN SERVER testServer1 OF TYPE iSCSI ADDRESS 192.0.2.1;

Registers a SAN server testServer1 of storage type iSCSI at address 192.0.2.1. The default port number 3260 and the default discovery method sendtargets will be used.

avcli> REGISTER SAN SERVER testServer2 Of Type iSCSI ADDRESS 192.0.2.1 METHOD sendtargets AUTHENTICATED BY username2;

Registers a SAN server testServer2 of storage type iSCSI at address 192.0.2.1 using the discover method sendtargets with credentials username2.

SHOW iSCSI INITIATOR DETAILS FOR SERVER

Use the SHOW iSCSI INITIATOR DETAILS FOR SERVER command to see the iSCSI initiator details for Oracle Audit Vault Server.

The SHOW ISCSI INITIATOR DETAILS FOR SERVER command displays iSCSI initiator details for Oracle Audit Vault Server. These initiator details are used in the SAN server configuration to allow it to connect to the Audit Vault Server.

Syntax:

[ON SECONDARY]

Use the [ON SECONDARY] option in a high availability configuration to apply this command to secondary Audit Vault Server.

Example:

avcli> SHOW ISCSI INITIATOR DETAILS FOR SERVER;

Displays the iSCSI initiator details for the Audit Vault Server.