RadiSys SEG-100, Administration Manual

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Selecting object categories
With some categories, it is necessary to first choose a member of that category with the cc
(change category or context) command before individual objects can be manipulated. This is
the case, for example, with routes. There can be more than one routing table, so when adding
or manipulating a route, you must first use the cc command to identify which routing table
you are interested in.
Suppose a route is to be added to the routing table main . The first command would be:
Device:/> cc RoutingTable main
Device:/RoutingTable/main>
Notice that the command prompt changes to indicate the current category. You can now add
the route:
Device:/RoutingTable/main> add Route Interface=sfp1

Network=sfp1_net Name=new_route1
To deselect the category, the command is cc on its own:
Device:/RoutingTable/main> cc
Device:/>
The categories that require an initial cc command before object manipulation have a “/”
character following their names when displayed by a show command. For example:
RoutingTable/ .
Inserting into rule lists
Rule lists such as the IP rule set have an ordering that is important. With the add command,
the default is to add a new rule to the end of a list. When placement at a particular position is
crucial, the add command can include the Index= property as an option. Inserting at the first
position in a list is specified with Index=1 in an add command, the second position with
Index=2 and so on.
Referencing by name
You can optionally name some objects using the Name= property with the add command. An
object, such as an IP rule, will always have an Index value that indicates its position in the rule
list but can optionally be allocated a name as well. Subsequent manipulation of such a rule
can be done either by referring to it by its index (list position) or by using its assigned name.
The SEG ‐ 100 Command Line Interface Reference lists the options available for each SEG
object, including Name= and Index=.
To make reading configurations easier, it is strongly advised to always add a unique name to
important objects in an SEG configuration. For example, IP rules should always have an
appropriate name specified so that their purpose can be immediately understood.
Using duplicate names for the Name option is allowed but not recommended.