SNAX Connection Manager (SNAX/CM) Manual

Notation for Messages
Notation Conventions
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Notation for Messages The following list summarizes the conventions for the presentation of displayed
messages in this manual.
Notation Meaning
Nonitalic text Nonitalic letters, numbers, and punctuation indicate text that is displayed or returned exactly as
shown.
Example:
Backup Up.
lowercase italic letters Lowercase italic letters indicate variable items whose values are displayed or returned.
Examples:
p-register
process-name
Brackets [ ] Brackets enclose items that are sometimes, but not always, displayed. A group of items enclosed in
brackets is a list of all possible items that can be displayed, of which one or none may actually be
displayed. The items in the list may be arranged either vertically, with aligned brackets on each side
of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of brackets and separated by vertical lines.
Examples:
Event number = number [ Subject = first-subject-value ]
LDEV ldev [ CU % ccu | CU %... ] UP [ ( cpu , chan ,% ctlr ,% unit ) ]
Braces { } Braces enclose a list of items, one of which is always displayed. A group of items enclosed in braces
is a list of all possible items that can be displayed, of which one is actually displayed. The items in the
list may be arranged either vertically, with aligned braces on each side of the list, or horizontally,
enclosed in a pair of braces and separated by vertical lines.
Examples:
LBU { X | Y } POWER FAIL
process-name State changed from old-objstate to objstate
{ Operator Request. }
{ Unknown. }
Vertical line | A vertical line separates alternative items in a horizontal list that is enclosed in brackets or braces.
Example:
Transfer status: { OK | Failed }
Percent sign % A percent sign precedes a number that is not in decimal notation. % indicates octal notation.
%B indicates binary notation. %H indicates hexadecimal notation.
Examples:
%005400
P=% p-register E=% e-register