5.System Administration with CLI

5.1About CLI Administration

Command Line Interface (CLI) is the primary user interface to administrate the system. CLI can be accessed either from the CID port or telnet session. All CLI commands are simple strings designed for the Administrator to manage your IP DSLAM easily.

5.1.1 Notation Conventions

zKeywords in a command that you must enter exactly as shown are presented in bold.

zUser specified values in a command are presented in regular typeface, i.e., not bold or italic.

zParameter values enclosed in < > must be specified.

zParameters enclosed in [ ] are optional. All modify parameters are shown as optional in CLI commands even if there exists only a single parameter.

zParameter values are separated by a vertical bar ìî only when one of the specified values can be used.

zParameter values are enclosed in { } when you must use one of the values specified.

zParameters are enclosed in [ ] + when you can specify the parameter one or more times, in the command line.

5.1.2 Command Structure

CLI commands conform to the following structure except for some basic service com-mands such as ping, traceroute etc.

<Action>:

This is the first keyword of a CLI command. It indicates the type of operation to be performed. "create" is an example of this keyword. However, if no action is specified it will mean ìmodifyî. For example, modify bridge port intf portid portid status enable and bridge port intf portid portid status enable ì mean the same.

<Group>:

This is the second keyword of a CLI command. It indicates the group of a CLI command. "Bridge" is an example of this keyword.

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