Using Valid Formats And Ranges - Cisco MDS 9124 - Fabric Switch Reference

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When you execute a command, perform command completion, or obtain context sensitive help, the
switch software allows the operation to progress if you have the correct permission as specified in the
description of the command.

Using Valid Formats and Ranges

Do not enter ellipsis ( ... ), vertical bar ( | ), less or great ( < > ), bracket ( [ ] ), or braces ( { } ) in
Note
command lines. These characters have special meaning in Cisco MDS SAN-OS text strings.
Some commands require a MAC address, IP address, or IDs that must be designated in a standard format
or given a range. See
Table 1-7 Valid Formats and Ranges
Address Description
MAC address 6 bytes in hexadecimal format separated by colons
(not case-sensitive)
IP address 32 bytes, written as 4 octets separated by periods
(dotted decimal format) that are made up of a network
section, an optional netmask section, and a host
section.
VSAN Integer that specifies the VSAN.
VLAN Integer that specifies the VLAN
Port WWN Eight hexadecimal numbers separated by colons (not
(pWWN) case-sensitive).
Node WWN Eight hexadecimal numbers separated by colons (not
(nWWN) case-sensitive).
LUN 8 bytes in hexadecimal format separated by colons. A
minimum of two hex characters are acceptable. The
valid format is hhhh[:hhhh[:hhhh[:hhhh]]]
FCID Six character hexadecimal value prepended by 0x.
Domain ID Integer that specifies the domain.
Timers Integer that specifies timers in milliseconds for
latency, FC time out values (TOV).
Switching module Slot in which the applicable switching module
resides.
Switch priority Integer specifying switch priority.
Channel group Integer that specifies a PortChannel group addition.
Fabric Shortest Path Integer that specifies the hold time (in milliseconds)
First (FSPF) before making FSPF computations.
Fabric Analyzer The allowed range for the frame size limit in bytes.
OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Network administrator—Has permission to execute all commands and to set up to 64 permission
levels based on user roles and groups.
Table 1-7.
Using Valid Formats and Ranges
Valid Format Example
00:00:0c:24:d2:Fe
126.2.54.1
7
11
12:34:56:78:9A:BC:dE:F1
12:34:56:78:9A:BC:dE:F1
64
(100d = 64h)
0xabc123
7
100
1
5
1
1000
64
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
Range
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1 to 4093
1 to 4093
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—
—
1 to 239
0 to 2147483647
1 to 15
1 to 254
1 to 100
0 to 65535
64 to 65536
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