Interactively

To run dmctl interactively, connect to the Manager as follows:

         # 
		
         BASEDIR
         /smarts/bin/dmctl -s
         <server_name> [--broker=
         <host>
         :
         <port>]

where:

<server_name> is the name of the Manager.
<host> is the host on which the Broker resides.
<port> is the port on the host from which the Broker can be accessed.

Note:
The --broker option is optional. The default value is localhost:426.

The following command, starts dmctl interacting with the TEST_SERVER Manager registered with the broker running on the local host and port 426. At the prompts, type the username and password.
```
               # 
		
               BASEDIR
               /smarts/bin/dmctl -s TEST_SERVER --broker=localhost:426
            
```
The output appears similar to the following:
```
>dmctl -s TEST_SERVER --broker=localhost:426
Server TEST_SERVER User: admin
admin’s Password: XXXXXXX
Domain Manager Control Program (v9.0.0.1) -- Type ‘help’ for a
list of commands.
Attached to ‘TEST_SERVER’
dmctl>
```
Once attached to the Manager, use the create command to create an instance of a class:
```
create <class_name>::<instance_name>
```
where:
<class_name> is the name of the class.
<instance_name> is the name of the instance of the class.

For example, type the following command to create an instance of the SM_Printer class, named HP_Printer1:
```
dmctl>create SM_Printer::HP_Printer1
            
```
The getClasses command lists all of the classes in the repository.

You can also populate the value of an attribute by using the put command:
```
               put <class_name>::<instance_name>::<property_name> <value> 
```
where:
<class_name> is the name of the class.
<instance_name> is the name of the instance of the class.
<property_name> is the name of the property in the class instance.
<value> is the value of the property.

For example, type the following command to populate the value of the SM_SerialNumber attribute associated with router-1.mynet.com (an instance of the Router class):
```
dmctl>put Router::router-1.mynet.com::SM_SerialNumber 123456abc
            
```