Specifications

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ATTO Technology FibreBridge 1180E/D Installation and Operation Manual
8.1 Command line use and guidance
Configuration of the ATTO FibreBridge, also known as FibreBridge Services, is available via the
Command Line Interface (CLI)
FibreBridge Services includes displaying and
modifying various attributes of FibreBridge
operation, as well as the update of firmware using
the command line interface (CLI).
The Command LIne Interface provides access to
FibreBridge Services through ASCII command
lines. CLI is designed to be used by applications
and “power users.”
The initial display, after powering up the unit or
restarting firmware, will contain the information
in Exhibit A. Once the initial display is complete,
with the
Ready
, you are in the Command Line
Interface mode.
Type
Help
to disaply a list of all commands
available.
➔
CLI commands are context sensitive and
generally follow a standard format:
[Get | Set] Command [Parameter 1 | Parameter 2]
followed by the
return
or
enter
key
➔
CLI commands are case insensitive: you
may type all upper or all lower case or a
mixture. Upper and lower case in this
manual and the
help
screen are for
clarification only.
➔
Commands generally have three types of
operation: get, set and immediate. They are
summarized here and in Exhibit 8.1-1
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The
get
form returns the value of a
parameter or setting and is an
informational command.
Responses to get commands are specified in the
Results
field for each command, followed by
Ready.
➔
The
set
form is an action that changes the
value of a parameter or configuration
setting. It may require a
SaveConfiguration
command and a
restart of the system before it is
implemented. The restart can be
accomplished as part of the
SaveConfiguration
command or by using
a separate
FirmwareRestart
command. A
number of set commands may be issued
before the
SaveConfiguration
command.
Responses to
set
commands are either an error
message or
Ready.
*. The asterisk indicates you
must use a
SaveConfiguration
command to
finalize the
set
command.
SaveConfiguration
will
ask whether you want to restart the system or not.
➔
Set commands which do not require a
SaveConfiguration
command, defined as
immediate commands, are immediately
executed.
Responses to Immediate commands are either an
error message or data results followed by
Ready.
➔
Symbols, typefaces and abbreviations used
to indicate functions and elements of the
command line interface used in this
manual are in Exhibit 8.1-2.
Exhibit 8.1-1 Command explanations.
Set commands configure the FibreBridge and display what you have changed after completing the task.
Commands which require a
SaveConfiguration
command to complete their implementation will return
Ready. *.
Set commands which do not require a
SaveConfiguration
command are immediately executed.
Get commands display information about the configuration of the FibreBridge. Responses to get commands are
specified in the Results field for each command, followed by
Ready
.
Screen messages, also called returns, may be either terse, with just the current information, or verbose, with
labels and the current information.