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ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual
6.1 CLI provides ASCII-based interface
The command line interface (CLI) provides access to the ATTO iPBridge
Services through a set of ASCII
commands. CLI commands may be entered while in CLI mode.
iPBridge Services provide configuration and
monitoring for the iPBridge. CLI commands may
be entered while in CLI mode or on the
ExpressNAV interface
Advanced CLI
page.
• CLI commands are context sensitive and
generally follow a standard format
[Get | Set] Command [Parameter 1 |
Parameter 2]
followed by the return or enter key
• CLI commands are case insensitive: you may
type all upper or all lower case or a mixture.
Upper and lower case in this manual and the
help screen are for clarification only.
• Commands generally have three types of
operation: get, set and immediate.
• The get form returns the value of a parameter or
setting and is an informational command.
Responses to get commands are specified in the
Results field for each command, followed by
Ready.
• The set form is an action that changes the value
of a parameter or configuration setting. It may
require a
SaveConfiguration command and a
restart of the system before it is implemented.
The restart can be accomplished as part of the
SaveConfiguration command or by using a
separate
FirmwareRestart command. A
number of set commands may be issued before
the
SaveConfiguration command.
Responses to set commands are either an error
message or
Ready. *. The asterisk indicates
you must use a
SaveConfiguration command
to finalize the set command.
SaveConfiguration will ask if you want to
restart the system or not.
• Set commands which do not require a
SaveConfiguration command, defined as
immediate commands, are immediately
executed.
Responses to Immediate commands are either
an error message or data results followed by
Ready.
For an example of a typical CLI command and
response, see Exhibit 6.1-1 on page 46.
Exhibit 6.1-1 Symbols, typefaces and abbreviations used to indicate functions and elements of the
command line interface used in this manual.
Command conventions
Symbol Indicates Symbol Indicates
[ ] Required entry Boldface words must be typed as they appear
< > Optional entry Italicized words Arguments which must be replaced by
whatever they represent
| pick one of mp1 Management port
… Ellipses, repetition of
preceding item
Dp Data port (0<= Dp <= 4)
\n end of line fp Fibre Channel port
- a range (6 – 9 = 6, 7, 8, 9) fcidx index field taken from the most recent
FCTargets command