Extreme Networks EPICenter 6.0, Reference Manual

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The Macro Editor
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To use a variable in a macro, select the variable and click Insert in the menu of commands at the
right. The selected variable is inserted at the insertion point in the script.
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To modify the name or description (prompt) of a variable, click Modify in the menu of commands.
The Modify Variable dialog is almost identical to the New Variable dialog, except that the current
name and Description are shown in the appropriate fields.
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To delete a variable, select the variable and click Delete.
NOTE
User-defined variables are saved with the macro, and are valid only for the macro in which they were created. They
are not shared across macros.
System Variables
System variables are predefined variables available for inclusion in a macro. They are expanded
automatically based on the scope of where the macro is executed.
You cannot modify or delete the system variables.
To use a system variable in a macro, click the System Variables tab in the lower part of the Macro
Editor view, then just select the variable and click Insert at the right of the System Variables space. The
selected variable is inserted at the insertion point in the script.
The Execution Context
The execution context determines when a Telnet macro will be available in other EPICenter features,
based on the element selected in the Component Tree. For example, a macro with Device Group context
will appear in the
Macros submenu of the EPICenter Tools menu, and in the right-click pop-up menu
when a Device Group node is selected in the Component Tree. A macro with Device Group context will
be executed on all devices in the Device Group.
Table 17: System Variables for use in Telnet Macros
Variable Short Description Description
$deviceName Device Name The name of the device on which the macro is running
$deviceIP Device IP Address The IP address of the device on which the macro is running
$port Port Index The port on which a port macro is running
$serverName Server Name The name of the EPICenter server
$serverIP Server IP Address The IP address of the EPICenter server
$serverPort Server Port The EPICenter server port
$date Server Date The current date from the EPICenter server
$time Server Time The current time from the EPICenter server
$trap Trap varbind A trap varbind. Must be followed by the variable index in parentheses.
Should be used ONLY in macros that are to be executed as alarm
actions. See
“Using Trap Varbinds in Telnet Macros” on page 212 .