Using the Command-Line Interface
10
ProSafe M4100 Series Managed Switches
Command Syntax
A command is one or more words that might be followed by one or more parameters.
Parameters can be required or optional values.
Some commands, such as
show network
or
clear vlan,
do not require parameters.
Other commands, such as
network parms
, require that you supply a value after the
command. You must type the parameter values in a specific order, and optional parameters
follow required parameters. The following example describes the
network parms
command syntax:
•
network parms
is the command name.
•
<ipaddr>
and
<netmask>
are parameters and represent required values that you must
enter after you type the command keywords.
•
[gateway]
is an optional parameter, so you are not required to enter a value in place of
the parameter.
The
New Template User Manual
lists each command by the command name and provides a
brief description of the command. Each command reference also contains the following
information:
•
Format shows the command keywords and the required and optional parameters.
•
Mode identifies the command mode you must be in to access the command.
•
Default shows the default value, if any, of a configurable setting on the device.
The
show
commands also contain a description of the information that the command shows.
Command Conventions
In this document, the command name is in
bold
font. Parameters are in
italic font
. You
must replace the parameter name with an appropriate value, which might be a name or
number. Parameters are order dependent.
The parameters for a command might include mandatory values, optional values, or keyword
choices.
Table
1
describes the conventions this document uses to distinguish between value
types.
Format
network parms <ipaddr> <netmask> [gateway]
Table 1. Parameter Conventions
Symbol
Example
Description
<> angle brackets
<value>
Indicates that you must enter a value in place of the
brackets and text inside them.
[] square brackets
[value]
Indicates an optional parameter that you can enter in
place of the brackets and text inside them.
