3Com 3500 manual Menu options are not case sensitive, Entering a Command String

40CHAPTER 1: ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW

Selecting Menu To select a menu option, at the prompt enter the menu option or enough Options of the name to uniquely identify it within the particular menu. Example:

to access the module menu from the top level of the Administration Console on a module in the CoreBuilder 9000, enter:

Select a menu option: module

Menu options are not case sensitive.

When you enter a menu option or command correctly, either you move to the next menu in the hierarchy, or the Administration Console displays information (a prompt or a screen display) for the option that you entered.

If you enter the menu option incorrectly, a message indicates that your entry is not valid or is ambiguous. Reenter the option from the point at which it became incorrect or expand a truncated command until it becomes unambiguous.

When a new menu appears, the selection prompt (with its choices in parentheses) changes to reflect your progression through the menus.

Example: If you enter bridge at the top-level menu and then agingTime at the module prompt, the prompt changes to reflect the current level:

Select a menu option (bridge/agingTime):

Entering a Command String

After you become familiar with the menu structure, you can enter a string of menu options or commands to move immediately to a task. Example: The command string for setting the path cost for a port on a module looks like this:

Select a menu option: bridge port stpCost