Dell EMC Unity UEMCLI Commands: Manage from the CLI

Dell EMC Unity arrays can be managed through the Unisphere GUI, the REST API or the Unisphere CLI (UEMCLI) — and for scripting, monitoring and quick diagnostics, UEMCLI is the fastest path. This guide covers everything from installing the CLI and enabling SSH to the object-path command syntax that makes uemcli so powerful, straight from the official Dell knowledge base article.

Getting UEMCLI: Install or Use SSH

Two methods: install the Unisphere CLI tool on your management station, or enable SSH on the array (Unisphere > System > Service > Service Tasks > Enable SSH) and run UEMCLI directly in the SSH session with the service account — no installation needed. Both require the management station to be on the same management network as the Storage Processors.

uemcli.exe -d 192.168.1.10 -u admin -p password /stor/config/pool show

Object-Path Syntax: The Key to UEMCLI

Every UEMCLI command needs an object path plus an action. To display storage pools:

uemcli /stor/config/pool show

/stor/config/pool is the object path; show is the action applied to all objects under that path. Discover the hierarchy with uemcli / --help (all object paths) and drill into actions with uemcli <object path> --help. Everything — pools, LUNs, hosts, snapshots, replication — follows the same pattern, which makes it trivial to script.

Automation and Scripting Patterns

Because the syntax is uniform, UEMCLI slides into shell scripts and cron jobs: collect pool utilization every hour, export host inventory, or trigger snapshot creation before maintenance. Pair it with Dell PowerStore best practices for a broader Dell storage strategy, and review 3PAR health-check workflows for a vendor-neutral comparison of storage CLI triage.

原文链接：https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000205901/dell-emc-unity-how-to-use-unisphere-cli-uemcli-commands