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The smsap cmdfile command

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You can use the cmdfile command to run any command if the shell on your host limits the number of characters that can appear on a command line.

Syntax

smsap cmdfile
-file file_name
[-quiet | -verbose]

You can include the command in a text file and use the smsap cmdfile command to execute the command. You can add only one command in a text file. You must not include smsap in the command syntax.

Note The smsap cmdfile command replaces the smsap pfile command. The smsap cmdfile is not compatible with the smsap pfile command.

Parameters

  • -file file_name

    Specifies the path to text file containing the command you want to execute.

  • -quiet

    Specifies that only error messages are displayed in the console. The default is to display error and warning messages.

  • -verbose

    Specifies that error, warning, and informational messages are displayed in the console.

Example

This example creates a profile by including the profile create command in command.txt located at /tmp. You can then run the smsap cmdfile command.

The text file contains the following information:

profile create -profile SALES1 -repository -dbname SNAPMGRR
-login -username server1_user -password ontap -port 1521 -host server1
-database -dbname SMSMSAP -sid SMSMSAP -login -username sys -password oracle -port 1521
-host Host2 -osaccount oracle -osgroup db2

You can now create the profile by running the smsap cmdfile command with the command.txt file:

smsap cmdfile -file /tmp/command.txt