Ilmi Commands; Position-Dependent And Keyword-Driven Parameters; Command Entry - Cisco MGX 8850 Command Reference Manual

ILMI Commands

This chapter describes the ILMI commands. These commands let you add, delete, configure, display
status, and create statistics for ILMI at the UNI and for PNNI. The chapter begins with a description of
issues related to command entry, port identification, and so on.

Position-Dependent and Keyword-Driven Parameters

A command can include parameters that are keyword-driven or position-dependent.
For position-dependent parameters, you must type parameters in the order they appear in the syntax
description or on-line help. To create a logical port, for example, the position-dependent syntax is:
addport <ifNum> <bay.line> <guaranteedRate> <maxrate> <sctID> <ifType> [vpi]
For a keyword-driven parameter, a keyword must precede the value. The keyword is preceded by a dash
and followed by the parameter (–timeout <secs>, for example). The order you enter keyword-driven
parameters does not matter—although any preceding or succeeding, position-dependent parameters
must appear as they do in the command syntax description.
In the following syntax example, the command is to delete more than one connection at a time. The
mandatory, position-dependent connection identifier consist of a logical port (ifNum) and the VPI and
VCI of the first connection to delete. After the connection identifier, the line shows two optional,
keyword-driven parameters. These keyword-driven parameters let you enter the number of connections
to delete and specify verbose mode:
delcons <ifNum> <vpi> <vci> [-num <num. conns to del>] [-verbose < 1 | 0 >]

Command Entry

When you enter a command with the current version of the product, you must type all intended
arguments before you press the Return key or Enter key.
If you press the Return key or Enter key with incorrect parameters or no parameters (if the command
requires parameters), a message displays the syntax and parameter ranges. The returned message may
also suggest what the problem is. For example, the message may warn of too few parameters. No error
messages or warnings appear until you complete the command.
Release 2.0, Part Number 78-10467-04 Rev C0, October 2001
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