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Using the cycli Utility 305
cycli Options
cycli Options
Administrators can invoke the cycli command with a number of different
options shown in the following table.
cycli Parameters and Arguments
The OnBoard CLI configuration options are organized in a hierarchy called a
parameter tree. You can use the get, show, and list commands to show
parameters (see “get | show” on page 323 and “list” on page 325). You can
also use the get command to show the values of individual parameters at the
end of a branch.
No tools is provided to find out which parameters let you add parameters to
them, and no way exists to find out what values are accepted when setting
parameters. Expert users can look up which branches allow parameters in the /
Table 10-1: cycli Utility Options
Option Description
-1 When entered either in command line or in batch mode with commands
that act on a single parameter, speeds up response time.
-C Commits changes when quitting.
-f file Reads commands from file. Used for running commands in batch mode.
-F Forces login (terminate an existing configuration session, if any). Used
when specifying commands to run in command line or batch mode.
-h Help. Shows a brief summary of command line options.
-q Quiet mode. Suppresses messages. Useful only when entering interactive
mode.
-t timeout Sets the idle timeout in minutes. Default is 10 minutes.
-T Disables idle timeout (same as -t 0).
-V Displays the cycli version and exits.
-- Signals the end of options and start of cycli commands. If any are
specified, cycli goes into command line or batch mode.