Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) Configuration and Management Manual (H06.16+, J06.05+)

Table 26 Object Naming Convention Summary and Reserved Names (continued)
Character LimitNaming
Recommendation
First Character
Requirement
Starting Symbol
(Required)
Reserved NamesObject Type
5ZTCxx where xx
are letters or
numeric digits.
Letter$NonePROCESS
(CIPSAM)
8N, S, or OGroupLetterN/ANoneCLIM
Module
Slot
Port
Fiber
7Limit to 5
characters; use
LetterN/ANonePROVIDER
CIPSAM process
name.
8NoneLetterN/ANoneROUTE
Wildcard Support
Normally, an SCF command line must include an object specifier composed of the object type and
an object name. For many commands, the CIP subsystem accepts object-name templates. In an
object-name template, one object name can be used to indicate that multiple objects of a given
object type are to be affected by the command.
Object-name templates allow you to specify multiple objects by entering either a single wild-card
character, or text and one or more wild-card characters. In the CIP subsystem, you can use these
wild-card characters:
Use an asterisk (*) to represent a character string of undefined length. The first example gives status all CLIMs
subordinate to $ZZCIP. The second gives information on all CLIMs subordinate to $ZZCIP that have names
*
starting with CL. The third gives status for all CLIMs subordinate to $ZZCIP that have names starting with CL
and ending with 5.
SCF> STATUS CLIM $ZZCIP.*
SCF> INFO CLIM $ZZCIP.CL*
SCF> STATUS CLIM $ZZCIP.CL*5
Use the question mark to represent a single unknown character in a specific position. For example, $ZZCIP.S?1
selects all object names subordinate to $ZZCIP that begin with S, end with 1, and contain exactly one
character between the S and the 1.
?
You can use wildcard characters in any combination.
If you have set a default process name by using the ASSUME command, you can omit the process
name and use the asterisk (*) to specify all objects of the specified object type under the assumed
process. For example, the next two commands set the default process to $ZZCIP and display
information about all CLIMs under $ZZCIP:
SCF> ASSUME PROCESS $ZZCIP
SCF> INFO CLIM *
Abbreviations
Command and object type names can be abbreviated as long as the abbreviation is not ambiguous.
Table 27: Command and Object Type Abbreviations shows the minimal abbreviations currently
allowed for CIP commands and object types:
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