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For most IT generalists, managing Dell Unity systems through the Unisphere GUI interface is comprehensive enough to use for their daily administrative tasks. For more advanced users, who create scripts for automated routine tasks or enjoy using command-line interfaces, the Unisphere CLI can be used. The Unisphere CLI can be used for the same tasks that can be done in Unisphere, such as configuring and managing storage resources, protecting data, managing users, viewing performance metrics, and other similar tasks.
With the release of Dell Unity OE version 4.3, CLI accepts references to all objects by their friendly name in addition to their ID. This improves usability and allows for easier scripting and management of multiple or net-new systems. To use the Unisphere CLI, users can install the Unisphere CLI on their host and run CLI commands to their Dell Unity system from the native command prompt.
For more information about using the Unisphere CLI, refer to the Unisphere Command Line Interface User Guide on Dell Support.