MDM SERVER COMMANDS

CLIX mdsAssertSetting MDMHostSpec [-D]

Reports the current setting of the MDM Server’s Assert option. Return

values are “ON” or “OFF”.

CLIX mdsDiskSpaceFree MDMHostSpec [-D]

Display the disk space free in the Report, Archive, and Accelerator

directories.

CLIX mdsGetReportFile MDMHostSpec filename [-D]

Display contents of a file provided by the filename argument from the

MDM Server report directory. May be restricted by mds.ini settings.

Cannot be used and returns an error when the MDM Server is running

on a non-Windows platform.

CLIX mdsMonitor MDMHostSpec [-D] [-W] [-T seconds]

Displays information about the current and queued activities on the

MDM Server.

CLIX mdsNewPassword MDMHostSpec newPassword [-D]

Replace the existing MDM Server password. To remove an existing

password, that is to have no password, use “” (quoted empty

password) for the newPassword argument.

CLIX mdsAssertOff MDMHostSpec [-D]

Stop writing errors to the MDM Server’s Assertion log. Does not

overwrite the setting of the UseAssert mds.ini parameter.

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CLIX mdsAssertOn MDMHostSpec [-D]

Write errors to the MDM Server’s Assertion log. Does not overwrite the

setting of the UseAssert mds.ini parameter.

CLIX mdsParameters MDMHostSpec [-D]

Display the contents of the MDM Server mds.ini file. May be restricted

by mds.ini settings.

CLIX mdsReportFiles MDMHostSpec Credentials [-D]

Return a list of the files in the MDM Server report directory for which the

given credentials are permitted access. May be restricted by mds.ini

settings. Cannot be used and returns an error when the MDM Server is

running on a non-Windows platform.

CLIX mdsRollingLog MDMHostSpec [-E] [-D]

Display the contents of a file from the current Server*.xml file. With –E

flag, other log files are also included. Cannot be used and returns an

error when the MDM Server is running on a non-Windows platform.

CLIX mdsSetParameter MDMHostSpec settingName=value [-D]

Insert or modify a line from the top section of the MDM Server mds.ini

file. The settingName=value should appear exactly as it would in the

mds.ini file and requires quotes to escape any blanks or punctuation.

May be restricted by mds.ini settings.

CLIX mdsStart MDMHostSpec [-D]

Start the MDM Server if it is not running. Not supported on Unix/Linux.

CLIX mdsStatus MDMHostSpec [-T seconds] Credentials [-D] [-B]

Show information about repositories mounted on the MDM Server for

which the given credentials are permitted access.

CLIX mdsStop MDMHostSpec [-D]

Stop the MDM Server if it is running.

CLIX mdsStatus MDMHostSpec [-T seconds] Credentials [-D] [-B]

Show information about repositories mounted on the MDM Server for

which the given credentials are permitted access.

CLIX mdsVersion MDMHostSpec [-D]

Display the version number and interface information for CLIX.