User's Manual

Using the Bay Command Console (BCC)
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The BCC displays the context of an object in terms of its location along a path that
begins at the root level of the device configuration tree. Each semicolon in the
path marks a transition from one level to the next branch level in the device
configuration tree. The semicolon is also equivalent to a Return key entered at the
end of a command, effectively starting a new command line.
For example, if you configure an IP interface (address 1.2.3.4, mask 255.0.0.0) on
ethernet/2/1 of a BLN router, the BCC displays its location as
box; ethernet/2/1; ip/1.2.3.4/255.0.0.0 (Figure 1-4.
).
Figure 1-4. Location or Context in Configuration Mode
Objects and Instances
In BCC terminology, configurable entities are referred to as objects of a particular
class, each of which constitutes an instance:
•An object is a configurable physical or logical entity such as a physical
interface or a protocol on an interface. Every configurable object belongs to a
specific class that defines its characteristics.
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box# ethernet/2/1
ethernet/2/1# ip address 1.2.3.4 mask 255.0.0.0
ip/1.2.3.4/255.0.0.0#
ip/1.2.3.4/255.0.0.0
ethernet/2/1
box