Welcome
Welcome, and thank you for using our products. This is a reference manual for the command-line interface, with command descriptions, syntax, parameters, usage guidelines, examples, and related commands for each command.
This guide is written for storage and network administrators familiar with administering and managing storage arrays, snapshots, backups, VMs, Fibre Channel, and iSCSI.
Document conventions
This guide uses this standard set of typographical conventions:
Convention | Meaning |
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italics | Within text, new terms and emphasized words appear in italic typeface. |
boldface | Within text, CLI commands, CLI parameters, and REST API properties appear in bold typeface. |
Monospace | Code examples appear in monospace font: amnesiac > enable amnesiac # configure terminal |
< > | Values that you specify appear in angle brackets: interface <ip-address> |
[ ] | Optional keywords or variables appear in square brackets: ntp peer <ip-address> [version <number>] |
{ } | Elements that are part of a required choice appear in braces: {<interface-name> | ascii <string> | hex <string>} |
| | The pipe symbol separates alternative, mutually exclusive elements of a choice. The pipe symbol is used in conjunction with braces or brackets; the braces or brackets group the choices and identify them as required or optional: {delete <filename> | upload <filename>} |
Documentation
You can find the most current version of all Riverbed documentation on the Support site at
https://support.riverbed.com.
See the Knowledge Base for any known issues, how-to documents, system requirements, and common error messages. You can browse titles or search for keywords and strings. To access the Knowledge Base, log in to the Support site at
https://support.riverbed.com.
Each software release includes release notes. The release notes list new features, known issues, and fixed problems. To obtain the most current version of the release notes, go to the Software and Documentation section of the Support site at
https://support.riverbed.com. Examine the release notes before you begin the installation and configuration process.
Contacting Riverbed
This section describes how to contact departments within Riverbed. For some products, you might need to provide your Support ID. You can find this on the Help page of your product’s Management Console.
• Documentation—Have suggestions about Riverbed’s online documentation or printed materials? Send comments to
techpubs@riverbed.com.