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Chapter 4: Getting Started with Command Line Interface (CLI)
What is the Command Line Interface?
The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a Telnet based (also accessible via serial port) list of menu options
which enable you to configure and monitor any Tenor CMS unit; you can configure features and capabilities
such as numbering plans, channel usage per slot, border element, signaling type, and routing information. In
addition, you are also able to monitor system alarms and run diagnostic procedures. CLI attributes enable you
to further configure CLI options; these provide addition configuration items according to the option type. See
CLI Menu Tree - Expanded View for a complete list of menu options.
According to the type of function you want to perform, the CLI is divided into four different modes: Configu-
ration, Maintenance, Monitoring, and Diagnostics. You can move from one mode to another according to the
function you want to perform. For more information about modes, see Modes, further down on this page.
Through the CLI, there are also commands you execute to simplify the process of configuring and monitoring
the CMS unit. Some of these commands are globally used, others are specific to the mode in which you are
working. For example, the set command, available globally from within the Configuration mode, enables you
to set attributes for different options.
Options
Some configuration menu options can have multiple instances. As a result, those option types require an iden-
tifier to uniquely define a specific option type. For example, the Slot option represents Slots 1 through Slot 14
of the physical Tenor CMS chassis. As a result, you can issue a command for "Slot 3" to navigate to the
option that represents Slot 3. Based on te chassis, the system can have 2, 8, or 14 slots.
Physical options, such as Slot, are assigned by the system and cannot be added or removed; there are always
14 slots in a system. Other options are part of the default system, such as dial plan. You can configure the dial
plan and the corresponding attributes, but you are unable to create a second dial plan. Default menu options
cannot be deleted. These are noted in the expanded menu tree. See CLI Menu Tree - Expanded View.
Other options are user-defined, such as Signaling Groups. These can be added or removed as necessary; you
are able to assign an identifier to each option you create. For example, when creating a new ISDN signaling
group, you may assign the name 5ESSPRI. From that point, you can enter ISDNSignalingGroup 5ESSPRI and
you will be brought immediately to that option. As a result, you can assign relative names to your options that
closely represent your actual network.
Modes
The CLI is divided into four different modes: Configuration, Maintenance, Monitoring, and Diagnostics. You
can move from one mode to another according to the function you want to perform. See below for a definition
of each mode.
Configuration. The Configuration mode enables you to configure all functions in the Tenor CMS. Through
this mode, and commands such as new, set, and change, you access the applicable option for which you want
to configure and enter the desired information.
Maintenance. The Maintenance mode provides utilities for maintaining the system. Through the mode, for
example, you can assign a password or reset the system, if necessary.
Diagnostic. The Diagnostics mode provides a set of utilities to perform diagnostic and testing procedures. For
example, through this mode you are able to ping other units.
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