1-11IntroductionIn this ChapterThe CLI provides a command line alternative to Adaptec StorageManager. Through the CLI, you perform most of the storagemanagement tasks that you can perform with the Adaptec StorageManager GUI and, in addition, some tasks not available in StorageManager. With CLI, you can also use the CLI commands in DOScommand scripts and UNIX shell scripts.AudienceThis Reference Guide is for system administrators and experiencedusers who are familiar with drive configuration and who have ageneral understanding of the operating systems they are using.This guide also assumes you are familiar with RAID concepts.Audience 1-1Accessing the CLI 1-2Terminology 1-3Conventions 1-4Command Syntax 1-5Parameter and Switch Value Types 1-7Status Information 1-13