Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 5353-1002144-01Using BCU commands 16. When the File Download screen displays, save the file to an appropriate location on yoursystem.Using BCU commandsSome procedures in this manual reference BCU commands for adapter monitoring andconfiguration.To use BCU commands, enter commands at the BCU> command prompt. For Windows systems,launch the command prompt using the Brocade BCU desktop aa, which automatically installs toyour desktop with the adapter software. If installation fails (possibly because devices are notpresent on the system), the shortcut is still created. The BCU shortcut provides quick access to theinstallation folder where you can perform the following tasks:• Run the Support Save feature• Reinstall drivers• Run adapter utilitiesNOTELaunching BCU on Windows systems through methods other than through the desktop shortcut isnot recommended and may result in display of inconsistent information.To list all the commands and subcommands, type the following command:bcu --helpTo check the CLI and Driver version number, type the following command:bcu --versionTo launch a BCU command at the BCU> prompt, enter the command as in the following example:port --listNOTEFor complete details on BCU commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide.VMware ESX 5.0 and later systemsFor VMware ESX 5.0 and later systems, BCU commands are integrated with the esxcliinfrastructure.To run a BCU command, use the following syntax:esxcli brocade bcu --command=”command”where:command BCU command, such as port --list.For example:esxcli brocade bcu --command="port -list"
