4-4
C
HAPTER
4: L
OCAL
M
ANAGEMENT
B
ASICS
Entry of the stp submenu’s
3
option produces the prompt:
(3)bridge\(4)stp\(3)port>.
Finally, entering
1
finalizes the prompt as:
(3)bridge\(4)stp\(3)port\(1)display>>
Direct Access to
Submenus
To select an embedded sub-menu or settings-option several levels deep in
your current menu without having to step down through the sub-menus,
type all the intervening menu numbers or initial characters with blanks in
between. For example, if you wish to display the complete FDB table,
type
b f d
from the Main menu. This is a shortcut to selecting
b
(bridge)
on the Main menu,
f
(fdb) on the Bridging menu, and
d
(display) on the
Forwarding Database menu. The number sequence for this example
would be
3 3 1.
In Part II, each command description includes the menu
sequence required to perform the command directly.
Should you enter an illegal character or string (such as an out-of-range
parameter), the display will respond with an error message indicated by a
three-asterisk (***) prefix.
Parameter Entry
When prompted for parameters, you can enter them all on the same
command line with blanks in between or you can enter some or all of
them on separate command lines. You are repeatedly prompted for the
remaining parameter as follows:
Enter parameter(s): ‘Bridge No. ‘ ‘Bridge Priority’
All or some of the parameters may also be entered in the same command
line immediately following the selected menu option or sequence of
menu options. In some instances separate prompts call for additional
parameters which must be entered in their individual prompt line.
Once all the parameters at the lowest submenu level have been entered,
the option is activated and the output is displayed.
Quick Key Functions
The following quick key functions are available when working with the
management menus. Table 4-2 covers navigating functions in the menu
system; Table 4-3 covers aids for editing parameters.
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