stcli datastore Commands

stcli datastore Command

Operations for storage cluster datastores.

stcli datastore [-h] {list | create | info | update | delete | mount | unmount}

Syntax Description

Option

Required or Optional

Description
create

One of set required.

Creates a storage cluster datastore with the name and size.
delete

One of set required.

Deletes a storage cluster datastore.
info

One of set required.

Provides information about the specified storage cluster datastore.
list

One of set required.

Lists the storage cluster datastores.
mount

One of set required.

Mounts a storage cluster datastore.
unmount

One of set required.

Unmounts a storage cluster datastore.
update

One of set required.

Updates a storage cluster datastore's name and/or size.

Command Default

None. One option from the set is required.

Usage Guidelines

Accompany the stcli datastore command with one of the positional arguments enclosed in { } or optional arguments enclosed in [ ].

stcli datastore create Command

Creates a storage cluster datastore with the provided name and size.

stcli datastore create [-h] --name NAME --size SIZE [--unit {kb | mb | gb | tb}] [--blocksize {8k,4k}]

Syntax Description

Option

Required or Optional

Description
--blocksize

Optional.

Block size for stored data. Default 8K for all datastores. In VDI workloads, 4K is default.
--name NAME

Required.

Name of storage cluster datastore.
--size SIZE

Required.

Size of storage cluster datastore.
--unit {kb,mb,gb,tb}

Optional.

Unit for size. Default GB.

Command Default

ID or NAME must be specified. Default unit of measure is GB. Default blocksize is 8K.

Usage Guidelines

Accompany the stcli datastore create command with both of the required parameters, and the optional parameter, if needed.

stcli datastore delete Command

Deletes a storage cluster datastore.

stcli datastore delete [-h] {--id ID | --name NAME}

Syntax Description

Option

Required or Optional

Description
--id ID

One of set required.

ID of datastore.

--name NAME

One of set required.

Name of the datastore.

Command Default

None. One option from the set is required.

Usage Guidelines

Accompany the stcli datastore delete command with one of the positional arguments enclosed in { } or optional arguments enclosed in [ ].

stcli datastore info Command

Provides information about the specified storage cluster datastore.

stcli datastore info [-h] {--id ID | --name NAME}

Syntax Description

Option

Required or Optional

Description
--id ID

One of set required.

ID of datastore.
--name NAME

One of set required.

Name of datastore.

Command Default

None. One option from the set is required.

Usage Guidelines

Accompany the stcli datastore info command with one of the positional arguments enclosed in { } or optional arguments enclosed in [ ].

stcli datastore list Command

Lists the storage cluster datastores.

stcli datastore list [-h]

Command Default

No available options.

Usage Guidelines

Run the stcli datastore list command or add the optional argument enclosed in [ ].

stcli datastore mount Command

Mounts a storage cluster datastore.

stcli datastore [-h] {--id ID | --name NAME}

Syntax Description

Option

Required or Optional

Description
--id ID

One of set required.

ID of datastore.
--name NAME

One of set required.

Name of datastore.

Command Default

None. One option from the set is required.

Usage Guidelines

Accompany the stcli datastore mount command with one of the positional arguments enclosed in { } or optional arguments enclosed in [ ].

stcli datastore unmount Command

Unmounts a storage cluster datastore.

stcli datastore unmount [-h] {--id ID | --name NAME}

Syntax Description

Option

Required or Optional

Description
--id ID

One of set required.

ID of datastore.
--name NAME

One of set required.

Name of datastore.

Command Default

None. One option from the set is required.

Usage Guidelines

Accompany the stcli datastore unmount command with one of the positional arguments enclosed in { } or optional arguments enclosed in [ ].

stcli datastore update Command

Updates a storage cluster datastore's name and/or size.

stcli datastore update [-h] {--id ID | --name NAME} [--newname NEWNAME] [--size SIZE] [--unit {kb | mb | gb | tb}]

Syntax Description

Option

Required or Optional

Description
--id ID

One of set required.

ID of datastore.
--name NAME

One of set required.

Name of datastore.
--name NAME

Optional.

New name of storage cluster datastore.
--size SIZE

Optional.

New size of storage cluster datastore.
--unit {kb,mb,gb,tb}

Optional.

Unit for size. Default GB.

Command Default

None. One option from the set is required. Default unit is GB.

Usage Guidelines

Accompany the stcli datastore update command with the required parameters, and any of the positional arguments enclosed in { } or optional arguments enclosed in [ ].