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B – Command Line Interface

Set Command

 

 

 

 

Set Command

Sets a variety of switch, I/O blade, and port parameters.

Authority Admin for all keywords except Alarm Clear, Beacon, and Pagebreak which are available with User authority.

Syntax set

alarm clear beacon [state]

blade [slot_number] [state] config [option]

log [option] pagebreak [state] port [option] setup [option] switch [state]

Keywords alarm clear

Clears the alarm log. This keyword is available with User authority.

beacon [state]

Enables or disables the flashing of the Port Status LEDs according to [state]. This keyword is available with User authority. [state] can be one of the following:

on

Enables the flashing beacon.

off

Disables the flashing beacon.

config [option]

Sets port, switch, alarm threshold, and zoning configuration parameters. Refer to the ”Set Config Command” on page B-25.

log [option]

Specifies the type of entries to be entered in the event log. Refer to the ”Set Log Command” on page B-33.

pagebreak [state]

Specifies how much information is displayed on the screen at a time according to the value given by [state]. This keyword is available with User authority. [state] can be one of the following:

on

Limits the display of information to 20 lines at a time. The page break functions affects the following commands: Alias (List, Members), Show (Alarm, Log), Zone (List, Members), Zoneset (List, Zones), Zoning (Active, List).

off

Allows continuous display of information without a break.

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Q-Logic 8C manual Set Command, Syntax set

8C specifications

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