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SEM Utility Syntax

The sem utility has the following syntax:

sem -h <hostname> -u <user> -p <password> -listcolddb | -defrost <archive>

• -h

  Specifies the hostname of the computer where the cold db files are stored.

• -u

  Specifies the user name used to authenticate with CA EEM server.

• -p

  Specifies the password for a user name used to authenticate with CA EEM server.

• -listcolddb

  Lists all the cold db files stored on the host computer.

• -defrost <archive>

  Defrosts the specified archive file.

• -fips

  Specifies that the sem utility uses FIPS-compliant algorithms.

  Note: The sem utility must be used with -fips option if the CA EEM Server is configured in a FIPS-only mode.

The following table explains return values of the sem utility: