Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6500, Reference Manual

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SmartSwitch 6500 Reference Manual 1-3
Introduction
Abbreviations
Pay attention to how switch attributes appear in section headings of Chapter 2. Switch attributes are not case sensitive,
but you must spell them correctly. For example, if the heading states BUSStat, you must enter
busstat
and not
busstats.
switch_prompt # show busstats
Command busstats not Valid for Action show
Type Help <command> for help
switch_prompt #
switch_prompt # show busstat
ELANNumber(ALL) :
BUS ELANs
============================================================================
ELAN ELAN000 Statistics
Out Octets : 0
Out Unicast : 0
switch_prompt #
You can, however, abbreviate the switch attribute to the extent it is unique. For example, instead of entering
show
porttrafficcongestion
, you can just enter
show portt
. You can do the same with operators. For example, instead
of entering
modify
, you can enter
mod
. You should enter at least three characters for any operator. For example:
switch_prompt # modify portmode
PortNumber(ALL) :
PortMode(SONET) :
switch_prompt #
switch_prompt # mod portm
PortNumber(ALL) :
PortMode(SONET) :
switch_prompt #
If you enter part of a command, and that part is not unique, the console displays a numbered list of possible matching
commands. For example, entering
show pnnin
is ambiguous because there are several commands that start with
“pnnin.” In response, the SmartSwitch 6500 displays a list of possible commands:
switch_prompt # show pnnin
Objects beginning with pnnin for action show
0 : PnniNeighbor
1 : PnniNetworkLink
2 : PnniNetworkNode
3 : PnniNode
4 : PnniNodeTimer
(#)Command (Q)uit? :