Understanding conventions, When commands take effect, Command syntax – Avocent CPS1610 CPS User Manual

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When commands take effect

Each command is completely processed before the next command can be entered.

Some commands prompt for confirmation before they are processed. In these

cases, you must confirm or cancel by entering Y or N respectively.

If you enter a Server FLASH command or if you change the CPS IP address with

a Server Set command, a CPS reboot is required before the change becomes

effective. In these cases, the CPS database is updated when you enter the

command and you are prompted that the change will not take effect until the

CPS reboots. You may choose to reboot at that time, or you may decline. When

the CPS reboots, your session and all other sessions on the CPS are terminated.

Understanding Conventions

This section describes the parts of a CPS command and the conventions used

in this document to describe a command’s syntax.

Command syntax

A command may have four types of syntax: positional commands, positional

parameters, keyword parameters and keyword values. The following examples

demonstrate the syntax types.

The following Set Port command changes the baud rate and flow control

settings for port 2.

> PORT 2 SET BAUD=57600 FLOW=XONXOF

Command Syntax Types in Example Command

Value Syntax

PORT Positional

command.

2

Positional parameter that indicates the port number for the command.

SET

Positional command that indicates port settings are to be changed.

BAUD

Keyword parameter, which is always followed by an equal (=) sign.

57600

Keyword value indicating the baud rate value for the BAUD
keyword parameter.

FLOW

Keyword parameter, which is always followed by an equal (=) sign.

XONXOF Keyword

value.

Not every command will contain all syntax types. For example, the following

command reboots the CPS.

>SERVER REBOOT

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