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6-4 CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING BASIC SETTINGS
For more information on ports and paths, refer to Chapter 1 in Using
NETBuilder Family Software. For more information on commands, refer to
Chapter 1 in Reference for NETBuilder Family Software.
b If the command includes a parameter, type the service name (if necessary), the
parameter name, and values.
The service name focuses the action of the command on a particular
bridge/router service.
In some cases, you may not need to enter the service name. For example, if a
parameter is unique to a service, the service does not need to be specified. If
two or more services have parameters of the same name, you must include
the service name in the syntax. For more information, refer to “Entering
Service Names in Command Lines” on page 6-7.
The value part of the command specifies how you want the parameter to be
set. Values include numerics, strings, or addresses, depending on the
parameter. For additional information, refer to “Syntax for Assigning Values”
on page 6-10.
2 After entering the complete command, press the Return key.
The bridge/router software includes online help for commands, services,
parameters, and syntax, described in “Getting Help” on page 6-10. The syntax that
appears in online help is the full-form syntax; it contains full names and visual cues
for entering commands. You can also enter commands using an abbreviated version
of the syntax.
For information on full-form and abbreviated syntax, read the following sections
and see Figure 6-1 and Figure 6-2. For additional information on short cuts for
entering commands, refer to “Using Aliases” on page 6-8 and “Command History
Substitution” on page 6-8.
Full-Form Syntax
To display the full-form syntax (provided by online help in NETBuilder software) type
a question mark (?) or a question mark with other options, as described in “Getting
Help” on page 6-16.
Figure 6-1 shows the parts and symbols that make up command syntax. For more
information on symbols, refer to “Symbols” on page 6-5.
Figure 6-1
Full-Form Syntax
SETDefault !<path> -FDDI InsertPolicy = [Insert | DoNotInsert]
A hyphen always precedes service name and must
be entered if the service name is entered.
Command name
An exclamation point
must precede a port,
virtual port, or path number.
Service name
Parameter name
Square brackets enclose optional
values or a list of optional arguments.
Do not enter the square brackets.
A vertical bar separates mutually exclusive
values in a list, one of which can be entered.
Do not enter the bar itself.
Angle brackets enclose
variable parameters or
values. Do not enter brackets.