Specifications

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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Getting Command Help
Displaying Command Syntax and Parameters
To display the syntax of a command, enter the command without any parameters. The following example
shows the syntax report provided by the switch using the addport command.
pop20two.1.AXSM.a > addport
ERR: incorrect number of parameters: (not enough)
Syntax: addport "<ifNum> <bay.line> <guaranteedRate> <maxRate> <sctID> <ifType>
[vpi]"
If Number -- number between 1 and 60
Line Number -- format bay.line
Guaranteed virtual int. Rate -- rates in cells/sec:
Max virtual int. Rate -- for OC48:between 50 and 5651320
for OC12:between 50 and 1412830
for OC3:between 50 and 353207
for T3:between 50 and 96000(PLCP),104268(ADM)
for E3:between 50 and 80000
SctID -- Port SCT Id between 0 and 255, for default file use 0
IfType -- 1: uni 2: nni 3: vnni
vpiNum -- vpi between 1 and 4095:
used for configuring interface as virtual trunk
When a parameter is shown between less-than (<) and greater-than (>) symbols, the parameter represents
a variable that must be replaced by a value. The values are described below the command syntax.
When the parameter is shown between brackets ([]), it is an optional parameter. If you omit an optional
parameter, most commands will use the last value defined for the option. If no value has been assigned
to an option, the default value is used.
Note Some commands, such as dspcd and saveallcnf, do not require parameters, so entering the command
without parameters executes the command.When you enter the saveallcnf command, which saves the
current switch configuration to a file, the switch prompts you to confirm the save before execution
begins. Whenever the switch prompts you to confirm a command, the command you are confirming is
likely to change the switch configuration, reduce switch performance, or take a long time to execute.
Tip To see the syntax of a command that does not require parameters, enter the command with a parameter
you know is incorrect. For example,
8850_NY.7.PXM.a > dspcd jim
ERR: Invalid Slot number specified
ERR: Syntax: dspcd ["slot_number"]
slot number -- optional;