Specifications

28 ExtremeWare XOS 10.1 Command Reference Guide
Command Reference Overview
Abbreviated Syntax
Abbreviated syntax is the shortest unambiguous allowable abbreviation of a command or parameter.
Typically, this is the first three letters of the command. If you do not enter enough letters to allow the
switch to determine which command you mean, the syntax helper will provide a list of the options
based on the portion of the command you have entered.
NOTE
When using abbreviated syntax, you must enter enough characters to make the command
unambiguous and distinguishable to the switch.
Names
All named components within a category of the switch configuration, such as VLAN, must have a
unique name. Names can be re-used across categories, however. Names must begin with an alphabetical
character and cannot contain any spaces. The maximum length for a name is 32 characters. Names may
contain alphanumeric characters and underscores (_) and cannot be keywords, such as vlan, stp, and so
on.
Command Shortcuts
All named components within a category of the switch configuration must have a unique name.
Components are named using the
create command. When you enter a command to configure a named
component, you do not need to use the keyword of the component. For example, to create a VLAN, you
must enter a unique VLAN name:
create vlan engineering
Once you have created the VLAN with a unique name, you can then eliminate the keyword vlan from
all other commands that require the name to be entered. For example, instead of entering the modular
switch command
configure vlan engineering delete port 1:3,4:6
you could enter the following shortcut:
configure engineering delete port 1:3,4:6
Similarly, on the stand-alone switch, instead of entering the command
configure vlan engineering delete port 1-3,6
you could enter the following shortcut:
configure engineering delete port 1-3,6
Modular Switch Numerical Ranges
Commands that require you to enter one or more port numbers on a modular switch use the parameter
<portlist> in the syntax. A <portlist> can be one port on a particular slot. The syntax for the port
and slot is:
port <slot_number>:<port_number>
For example, port 1 on slot 3 would be: